Calling All Goal Keepers!

“I started goalkeeping in Portugal from the age of 9, developing my core skills under an ex professional goalkeeper and from then on it became my everything. I joined Brentford academy at 12 and stayed their until 16 where I developed into the more modern goalkeeper, which is sought after nowadays. Adapting to being comfortable with the ball at my feet, distributing it long, having good hands and being agile meant that I had a different, more up to date, approach to goalkeeping. By 20 years old I got my level 1 and 2 FA goalkeeping badges and worked at West Bromwich Albion with young goalkeepers. Becoming a goalkeeping coach at young age, I took all my experiences and ideologies into coaching sessions to help build players up, utilize their strengths and work on their weaknesses. For me, goalkeeping is a unique position and should be approached differently to the outfielders.”