David Raya's career has been anything but ordinary. From the humblest beginnings in rural Spain, to Blackburn and then onto Brentford via a stop in non league, our number one's rise to the international stage has been remarkable, if not unsurprising.
In this latest Buzzbox original, Stu Wakeford headed to the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, for a stroll in the park with the man labelled by Jurgen Klopp as 'a Number 10 in goal.
With thanks to Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew for permission to film on site - please see https://www.kew.org for visiting information.
With thanks to Southport Football Club and Blackburn Rovers Football Club for imagery.
Southport info can be found here - https://southportfc.net/
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00:00 - Intro
01:15 - Growing up
02:51 - Moving to Blackburn
07:00 - Goal keepers heights
08:00 - Being self critical
09:55 - Signing to Blackburn
15:25 - Moving to England
18:20 - Moving to Southport
20:25 - Seeing himself on TV
22:00 - Making his debut at Elland Road
23:08 - Being dropped from Blackburn
26:00 - Blackburn relegated to League One
27:00 - Importance of being relegated for Raya
28:15 - Importance of being coached by Steven Drench
30:30 - Helping younger goalkeepers
31:20 - Collision at West Brom
35:10 - Joining Brentford
38:39 - Play Off final
40:23 - Fight for promotion
41:53 - Attention in the Premier League
43:09 - Making his debut for Spain
45:50 - Biggest moments of his career
48:24 - Outro