ðə mˈɪdfiːldɚ hæd flˈiːɾɪŋ stˈɪnts wɪð swˈɪs sˈaɪd ˌɛfsˈiː wˈɪl, fɹˈɛntʃ tˈiːm stˈeɪd bɹˈɛst twˈɛnti nˈaɪn ænd dʒˈɜːmən tˈiːm ɹˈɑːtwˈaɪs ˈoʊbɚhˌɔːsən, pɹˈaɪɚ tə mˈuːvɪŋ tʊ ˈɪŋɡlənd.
The midfielder had fleeting stints with Swiss side FC Wil, French team Stade Brest 29 and German team Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, prior to moving to England.