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GK · Scouting role · Ball-Playing Keeper

Distributor

Distribution specialist, passing outlet

The job The role in practice Related roles

The job

Distribution specialist who starts attacks from the back with pinpoint passing under pressure.

The role in practice

Examples from authorised role assessments. Historical assignments belong to the named playing phase.

Current players

Bart VerbruggenBrightonView profile →BRS86
Carl RushworthCoventry CityView profile →BRS84

Historical phases

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Related roles

Sweeper Keeper →

The keeper may start high, but progression through passing is the defining value.

Marshal →

Command and set-piece authority help, but circulation under pressure is the main brief.

Shotstopper →

Shot-stopping matters, but the role is not built around save-first interpretation.