Watching the noughties classic Bend It Like Beckham aged 10-years-old triggered a lifetime of football, moving to the United States and an eventual contract with Crystal Palace for Eagles striker, Rea Laudat.
"I watched the film when I was 10 and was like: 'This is what I want to do," explains the 26-year-old forward in an interview with Palace TV.
"The first memories of football were playing in the garden with my brother. Then I used to go and watch him play and I remember seeing the women's team and I would say to my dad: 'I would love to play for a team.