Andrew Redmayne

Andrew James Redmayne (born 13 January 1989) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League club Sydney FC and the Australia national team.

Andrew Redmayne

Redmayne playing for Sydney FC in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Andrew James Redmayne[1]
Date of birth	(1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Gosford, Australia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sydney FC
Number	1
Youth career
2005–2006	NSWIS
2006–2008	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	AIS	17	(0)
2008–2010	Central Coast Mariners	3	(0)
2010–2012	Brisbane Roar	2	(0)
2012–2015	Melbourne City[A]	48	(0)
2015–2017	Western Sydney Wanderers	29	(0)
2017–	Sydney FC	185	(0)
International career‡
2008–2009	Australia U20	25	(0)
2010–2011	Australia U23	6	(0)
2019–2022	Australia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

Redmayne was born in Gosford and played youth football with the Australian Institute of Sport Football Program before starting his professional career with Central Coast Mariners. After moving to Brisbane Roar in 2010, Redmayne moved to Melbourne Heart (now City) in 2012. In 2015, he transferred to Western Sydney Wanderers.

Redmayne has appeared for Australia at the U-20, U-23, and senior levels.

Early life

Redmayne was born in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

Club career

NSWIS and AIS

Redmayne played youth football with both the New South Wales Institute of Sport and the Australian Institute of Sport. As a result of a NSWIS tour of England, Redmayne had a short trial at Arsenal FC. Despite an initial offer of a move to England, Arsenal withdrew their offer after signing 15-year-old Wojciech Szczęsny instead. His time at the AIS included two seasons in the Victorian Premier League.^[3][4][5]

Central Coast Mariners

Redmayne playing for the Central Coast Mariners youth team

Redmayne signed with hometown club Central Coast Mariners for the 2007–08 A-League.^[6] Redmayne made his competitive debut for the club in September 2008, coming on as an early substitute for the injured Mark Bosnich in a win over Perth Glory.^[7] Redmayne made his starting debut for the club one week later in a 3–3 draw with Adelaide United.^[8]

Redmayne made what was to be his final competitive appearance for the Mariners in January 2010, a 2–0 loss to Wellington Phoenix.^[9]

Brisbane Roar

On 18 January 2010 it was announced he would be joining Brisbane Roar after failing to find regular game time at the Mariners.^[10] Redmayne made his debut for the club as an 80th-minute substitute for regular goalkeeper Michael Theoklitos in a 4–0 win at home to Gold Coast United.^[11] He made a second appearance for the Roar in the side's final match of the 2011–12 A-League regular season – again in a win over Gold Coast United.^[12]

Melbourne City

On 21 January 2012, Melbourne Heart announced the Redmayne as their first signing for the 2012–13 A-League season.^[13] In January 2013, he made his Heart debut in a victory over Newcastle Jets and was subsequently promoted to first-choice 'keeper at the club.^[14]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Redmayne returned to New South Wales to play for Western Sydney Wanderers in 2015.^[15]

Sydney FC

In January 2017, Redmayne moved to Sydney FC.^[16]

With first choice keeper Danny Vukovic out on international duty, Redmayne made his first appearance for the Sky Blues against Perth Glory keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 win.^[17] With the departure of Vukovic, Redmayne began pre-season as first-choice and starting every match. He started the first game of the season against rivals Melbourne Victory, helping the team to a 1–0 win. He subsequently won the A-League Championship with Sydney in 2019 and again in 2020.

International

Redmayne playing for the Olyroos in 2011

Senior

Redmayne was first called up to the Australian national squad in June 2019 for a friendly against South Korea, after his performance in the 2019 A-League Grand Final.^[18] He made his international debut in the friendly, playing a full game as Australia lost 1–0.^[19]

On 13 June 2022, Redmayne came off the bench in the 120th minute of the FIFA World Cup play-off match against Peru. In the penalty shoot-out, he successfully put off the Peru players and managed to save the vital penalty to help secure Australia's passage to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[20] In an interview after the game, Redmayne revealed that the tactic had been planned for months.^[21]

Personal life

Outside of his football career, Redmayne has harboured ambitions to become a primary school teacher. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Redmayne finished his studies and received his teaching degree during the tournament.^[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 November 2024

Club	Season	League			Australia Cup		Asia		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AIS	2007[3]	Victorian Premier League	12	0	—		—		12	0
	2008[4]	Victorian Premier League	5	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		17	0	—		—		17	0
Central Coast Mariners	2008–09[23]	A-League	2	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2009–10[23]	A-League	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		3	0	—		0	0	3	0
Brisbane Roar	2010–11[23]	A-League	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2011–12[23]	A-League	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		2	0	—		0	0	2	0
Melbourne City	2012–13[23]	A-League	13	0	—		—		13	0
	2013–14[23]	A-League	24	0	—		—		24	0
	2014–15[24]	A-League	11	0	1	0	—		12	0
	Total		48	0	1	0	—		49	0
Western Sydney Wanderers	2015–16[24]	A-League	23	0	3	0	—		26	0
	2016–17[24]	A-League	8	0	3	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		31	0	6	0	0	0	37	0
Sydney FC	2016–17[24]	A-League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2017–18[24]	A-League	28	0	5	0	6	0	39	0
	2018–19[24]	A-League	29	0	5	0	5	0	39	0
	2019–20[24]	A-League	27	0	1	0	2	0	30	0
	2020–21[24]	A-League	25	0	—		—		25	0
	2021–22[24]	A-League Men	16	0	4	0	6	0	26	0
	2022–23[24]	A-League Men	29	0	3	0	—		32	0
	2023–24[24]	A-League Men	29	0	5	0	—		34	0
	2024–25[24]	A-League Men	5	0	1	0	3	0	9	0
	Total		189	0	24	0	22	0	235	0
Career total			290	0	31	0	22	0	343	0

International

As of 13 October 2022

Australia
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	1	0
2020	0	0
2021	1	0
2022	2	0
Total	4	0

Honours

Brisbane Roar

• A-League Men Premiership: 2010–11
• A-League Men Championship: 2010–11, 2011–12

Sydney FC

• A-League Men Premiership: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
• A-League Men Championship: 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Australia Cup: 2017, 2023

Australia U20

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2008

Individual

• PFA A-League Team of the Year: 2017–18
• A-League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21^[25]
• A-Leagues All Star: 2022^[26]

Notes

1. Formerly known as Melbourne Heart.

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
3. "2007 Victorian Premier League (Foxtel Cup) Results". Ozfootball. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
4. "2008 Victorian Premier League Results". Ozfootball. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
5. "The email that shattered andrew redmaynes hopes of playing for Arsenal". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
6. "Mariners sign teenage defender". Fox Sports (Australia). 1 August 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
7. "Mariners win tainted by Bosnich injury". One News (New Zealand). 27 September 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
8. "A-League 2008/2009 – Round 7 between Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners at Hindmarsh Stadium". FootballNews.com.au. 3 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
9. "Ifill bags a double as Phoenix beat Mariners". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
10. "Redmayne on His Way To Roar". FourFourTwo (Australia). 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
11. Monteverde, Marco (13 February 2011). "Ruthless Roar celebrate A-League Premier's Plate with 4–0 win over Gold Coast United on return to Suncorp Stadium". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
12. Pace, Daniel (25 March 2012). "Stunning late strike from George Lambadaridis helps Brisbane Roar to victory over Gold Coast United". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 28 October 2014.
13. "Heart Transplant For Roar's Redmayne". FourFourTwo (Australia). 21 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
14. Monteverde, Marco (4 January 2013). "Former second choice Roar keeper Andrew Redmayne faces old teammates on sunday". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
15. "Popovic brings Redmayne to Wanderers". The World Game. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
16. "Redmayne departs Western Sydney Wanderers for Sydney FC". The World Game. SBS. 2 January 2017.
17. "Perth Glory vs Sydney FC, A-League Men, Round 24, 26th Mar 2017". 31 July 2017.
18. Bossi, Dominic. "Redmayne gets a glove on Socceroos debut". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
19. Wilson, Jacob. "Redmayne: 'It's a moment I'll remember forever'". Socceroos.
20. "Australia vs. Peru - Football Match Summary - June 13, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
21. "How the Socceroos 'planned' Redmayne's heroics months in advance". socceroos.com.au. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
22. D'Urbano, Nick. "Redmayne's 'amazing' World Cup revelation: He's graduated!". Keep Up. Keep Up. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
23. "Andrew Redmayne (Western Sydney Wanderers)". Ultimate A-League.
24. "Andrew Redmayne". aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
25. "Dolan Warren Awards: Birighitti and Redmayne split goalkeeper of the year honours". keepup.com.au. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
26. Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

External links

• Andrew Redmayne profile WSWanderersFC.com.au
• Andrew Redmayne at Soccerway
• Andrew Redmayne – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Andrew Redmayne at National-Football-Teams.com