Who is Freddie Woodman? Liverpool’s third-choice goalkeeper, and Gareth Southgate’s godson

SportFootballWho is Freddie Woodman? Liverpool’s third-choice goalkeeper, and Gareth Southgate’s godsonWoodman made his Premier league debut for Liverpool in the Merseyside derby when he replaced the injured Giorgi Mamardashvili Jamie Braidwood Sunday 19 April 2026 15:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960607","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/freddie-woodman-liverpool-goalkeeper-gareth-southgate-b2960607.html","title":"Who is Freddie Woodman? Liverpool turn to third-choice goalkeeper "}}Freddie Woodman replaced the injured Giorgi Mamardashvili (Reuters)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Liverpool goalkeeper Freddie Woodman was thrown into the Merseyside derby at Everton after an injury to Giorgi Mamardashvili left the Reds down to their third-choice goalie. With Alisson...