David Grantham

David Grantham (born 1964, Carrington) was a Brunanter goalkeeper who played with several clubs as well as the Brunant national football team. Grantham is widely considered to be one of the best Brunanter goalkeepers of all time.

Victoria Niesburg
Grantham started out in Carrington FC's youth squad in 1982, but in 1984 he was released. Grantham was picked up by Victoria Niesburg that same year and served as their third-choice keeper until 1985 when he was made their backup keeper. In 1986 he made his first debut in the Cape Cross Parish League, a 2-1 defeat to Sterren Koningstad. By the end of the season, he was made their first-choice keeper and had a great season in 1987-88, in which Victoria was promoted to the Second League. In 1987-88 he was again brilliant in goal, but the team's financial woes led them to consider selling him.

Sheckin Lads
In 1988, Grantham was sold to Lovian team Sheckin Lads. He made his debut quickly, and while not a regular starter, he had a good start in his team's championship run. He consistently performed well in the Lovian Supercup, but only until 1994 would his team win again, by then becoming Sheckin Lads' undisputed starter. He would keep up his good form and in 1998 again won the Supercup, where he made many crucial saves. In 2000 he decided to retire from football owing to his age (36).

National team
In 1987 Grantham was called up for a number of games for the U-20 team. His first appearance for the senior team was in 1988; the Micronations World Cup was coming up and Brunant's regular keepers were out on injury. In his first professional tournament, Grantham did excellently and was hailed for his performance versus Hungary.

It was a semifinals match and favorites Hungary were dominating the match. While the Brunanter defense was easily beat by the forwards, Grantham would rush out and harass the strikers, saving many and forcing them to take wide shots. The game ended 0-0 and had to go to extra time; while some Brunanter players missed their penalties he did well to keep out Hungarian shots, including the game-winning save against Lajos Détári. In the final, he could not prevent two goals from Faroe Island but still did great overall. Grantham continued with the team until 1997 but would not win another tournament again.

Personal life
Grantham was born in Carrington (Carrington Parish) but since 1988 has been living in East Hills, Hurbanova. He is married to a Lovian artist and has three children.