News, transfer updates and interviews with English players abroad.
It may have only been a couple of months that Steven Johnson Fikula got to spend in Norway but he still recalls it as a positive experience. The defender started his career with Mansfield Town and was part of the under-18 side which won a third successive EFL Youth Alliance North-east Division title in the …
Former Southampton youngster Pat Suraci was just 18 when he headed to Belgium to join second-tier side Lommel United. The attacking midfielder spent the 2016/17 season on the continent before returning to England where he has since played for non-league sides Gosport Borough (pictured above), Bognor Regis Town, Weymouth and Blackfield & Langley. His stint …
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It's been a season of ups and downs for Tom Holmes. He's had his first taste of regular first team football in a new country but also suffered a serious facial injury at the start of the year. What he does know for sure is that his side now have five cup finals as they …
When Norwich City announced a partnership with USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies at the end of January 2019, it came with the promise of players from the Canaries's academy making the temporary switch across the Atlantic to gain competitive experience. Less than a week later, that promise came true as it was agreed for …
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After Stephy Mavididi won January's award with a 41% share of 200 votes, we're back again for February. Here's this month's nominees. VOTE HERE Matt Derbyshire - Omonia - four goals Remarkable to think this is now Matt Derbyshire's fourth season in Cyprus, which is longer than he spent at Nottingham Forest or Rotherham United, …
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The term rock at the back is used a lot in football but it's difficult to use any other expression when it comes to describing Macaulay Gillesphey's time at Brisbane Roar so far. The 24-year-old defender has started every one of the Roar's matches this season, missing just 50 minutes of league action. Having started …
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It's fair to say battling relegation this season will not faze George Cox one bit. The 22-year-old left-back on loan at Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard has already come through so much to be able to call himself a professional footballer. The Brighton defender found out in 2018 that he had an irregular heartbeat and at …
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Zak Guerfi's career was on an upward trajectory. After an impressive spell in Sweden where he helped his side achieve promotion, the midfielder earned his first senior call-up to the Tunisia national team and secured a move to Tunisian top-flight side US Monastir. It seemed like all the hard work and the risk of first …
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Melvyn Lorenzen still has some memories of his early years growing up in London, even if they are blurry now. The winger was born in England and spent his first five years in the capital before moving to Germany where he grew up and learned the game he loves. Growing up in Germany, Lorenzen played …
That headline may seem unusual to see on a site named English Players Abroad but Renny Smith is a Londoner through and through, despite his international allegiances. The 23-year-old qualifies to play for Austria through his maternal grandfather and has represented the nation at under-18 and under-19 level. The situation reminds me of a certain …
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