When Samuel Armenteros returned to the Netherlands, he was ready to rejoin the soccer world.
It was just over two years ago, in the spring of 2016, when the Swedish striker had just finished his year in Azerbaijan. He’d knew his time with Qarabag, in Baku, would take him out of the spotlight, but he’d earned the reward, he felt. As a 25-year-old, coming off an 11-goal season with Willem II in the Dutch Eredivisie, he had a chance to cash in. Besides, he ended up loving his time in Baku, saying the team in Azerbaijan’s oil-rich capital gave him “everything you could wish for.