Age Quote by Isa Guha

I made my England debut when I was 17, against India. I was the first Asian to play for the England women's team, and…

— Isa Guha

I moved to England at a young age so it was different, unlike other Dutch players as I had to get used to a…

— Patrick van Aanholt

Growing up in a brand-new country, coming from the Philippines, was hard. I was treated differently and felt like people thought less of me…

— Bella Poarch

I started my career in an era when footballers were different. There was a different culture.

— Gareth Barry

Going to Watford at such a young age and leaving everyone behind and being around new people was very different for me. Adapting was…

— Jadon Sancho

I am a player who finds it easy to adapt to the circumstances, and I don't think I would have had a problem adapting…

— Dani Alves

When I was playing in the Ajax youth teams - when I was, say, 14, 15 - you started to get all those international…

— Johan Cruyff

When I came over, there was a lot of criticism that I was too young to go to England. I just wanted to take…

— Nathan Ake

I am very happy that I proved Asian players can deal with the high levels of European football.

— Park Ji-sung

My first game was against India and while my roots will always be Indian I was born in England and wanted to represent them.

— Isa Guha

I remember, when I arrived in England, a lot of people said that my style of play was not for England.

— Gerard Pique

I arrived when I was a kid; I was just 17. I would have liked to have played more, but I learned a lot…

— Gerard Pique