Owen Goodman
Squad number 18 · Barnsley
Their 2026 World Cup
Owen Goodman travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Canada, wearing number 18, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 5 matches (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 16, beaten by Morocco 3-0.
The goalkeeping job went to M. Crépeau (5 matches, 457′).
Another 4 players in the Canada squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Canada team page.
Biography
Owen Olamidayo Goodman (born 27 November 2003) is a professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League One club Barnsley, on loan from Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Early life Goodman was born in Harold Wood, London, England. He moved to Canada with his parents when he was five and played for clubs South Simcoe United and County FC in Alliston, Ontario. During this period, he transitioned from playing as a defender to goalkeeper so that he could continue playing after training sessions. He returned to the United Kingdom from Ontario in 2015, at the age of thirteen. He started playing with the Crystal Palace academy from under-13 level.
Crystal Palace Goodman signed a professional contract with Crystal Palace in July 2021 as a seventeen year-old.
2022–23 Goodman had a place on the first-team bench for Crystal Palace in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 2022. He signed a contract extension with Crystal Palace in November 2022.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)