Tell us about your time at NAIS Pudong and where your career has taken you so far.
I attended NAIS Pudong from Year 6 to Year 11, leaving when I was 16 years old. In those six years I was able to balance my academics alongside pursuing my sporting aspirations with help from the school.
I have countless memories both in and out the classroom at NAIS and have made some lifelong friends that I still see regularly to this day. A key memory for me is winning the ACAMIS football competition, especially with the team being so close together and it being held at NAIS, winning felt like even more of an accomplishment.
It was always extremely important to achieve a good education, however, football has always been my main passion. It had always been my dream to play football professionally, and I’m extremely grateful I was able to fulfill this dream. The staff at NAIS had always been supportive of me pursuing my football career, for instance, when I had to miss school to go to England for trials, they were able to accommodate me with work online. The football training sessions, matches and tournaments that NAIS provided, alongside so many other sports, played an integral part in my development as a sportsman and football player.
I started my professional football career at Ipswich Town and am now playing for Woking FC. Football is a cut-throat industry and definitely a tough one to break into. Becoming a football player will undoubtedly involve challenges, but if you approach those challenges determined and with awareness, you can succeed in this professional path.
