David Ospina can pinpoint the moment when his destiny was shaped. Arsenal’s Colombia international was a 10-year-old hopeful at Club Deportivo in his home town of Medellín and, like many youngsters who show a natural aptitude for football, he played as a striker. One day, though, the squad’s two goalkeepers cried off and the coach, Dario Castañeda, put out the call for a volunteer. Ospina raised his hand. “I was very small at the time. In fact, I was the smallest person on the team,” Ospina says. But he has never been a player to lack the courage of his convictions. His baptism between the sticks went well and Castañeda encouraged him to give the position a try...
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