South African striker Dino Ndlovu will play the biggest game of a checkered career when he lines up for Azerbaijan side Qarabag against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Ndlovu has been the subject of some ridicule in his homeland after failing to deliver in the local league, and then making a startling admission to newspaper Laduma that he lacked the motivation to compete in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).
But in Europe in the past few seasons, and Israel before that, he has been a sensation, helping his teams to trophies on the back of goal-scoring prowess.