June 2022, Doha, Andrew Redmayne He takes the field as part of Australian coach Graham Arnold’s strategy, starring in a penalty shootout that will go down in history. The 34-year-old dancing goalkeeper became a hero by stopping Alex Valera’s final shot and starred in one of the most viral dances ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“That way the opponent doesn’t know where I’m going to throw myself and I also want him to be nervous because the target is smaller than it really is.” “It doesn’t always work for me, but this time I could saving two shots,” he explained in 2019, when his peculiar “strategy” helped his team win the penalty shootout. Redmayne used it on Valera after diving right to save his shot.
Andrew was playing his third game in the arc Australia and only had 173 minutes of experience; However, he became an idol by knocking out Peru in the playoffs for the last place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
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Where is Redmayne currently playing?
After accompanying the team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, 1.94m tall Andrew Redmayne continues as Sydney FC’s goalkeeper. In the 2022/2023 A-League (Australia’s local league), the Oceanic goalkeeper has maintained a streak of 39 clean sheets and 5 games with a goal unbeaten. It is currently valued at €500,000 on the current market.
Andrew Redmayne was close to the Premier League
In 2005, at the age of 16, Andrew defended the New South Wales Institute of Sport when he played a game with Arsenal’s youth team, against whom he held his unbeaten record. Thanks to his performance, Redmayne was invited by the London club to try out at their youth academies.
In the end, after several tests, Arsenal decided on another goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczęsny. Far from throwing in the towel, Andrew grabbed the face of the England team. “I became an Arsenal fan after that experience,” he recalls.
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Australian performance in Qatar 2022
Australia managed to reach the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after losing to Australia France and defeated Tunisia and Switzerland. However, the Oceanian team faced a strong Argentina who eliminated them 2-1 from the tournament. Andrew Redmayne remained on the Australian bench without adding any more minutes at the World Cup.