Kayne van Oevelen

Van Oevelen spent his childhood playing outfield before switching to goalkeeping as a teenager, a background that shapes how he plays the position. He reads situations with an athlete's instincts rather than a goalkeeper drilled since childhood, reacting to whatever happens in front of him rather than relying on textbook positioning. That late switch left him comfortable with the ball at his feet, useful for a team that wants its goalkeeper to help build attacks.

Goalkeepers who start the position late sometimes take longer to develop the habits that come naturally to those trained from childhood, and gaps in his game may still show up against sharper finishers. His athleticism covers plenty of those gaps, but reflexes only carry a goalkeeper so far once opponents learn to exploit his positioning. Whether the technical side of his game catches up with his instincts will decide how far he goes.