hiː ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ fˈɔːɹwɚd bˌʌt hiː wʌz mˈuːvd tə fˈʊlbˈæk, ðə pəzˈɪʃən hiː wʊd mˈeɪnli plˈeɪ, baɪ ˈæmɪn dˈɑːboʊ ðə jˈuːθ tˈiːm mˈænɪdʒɚɹ æt ðə tˈaɪm.
He originally started his career as a forward but he was moved to full-back, the position he would mainly play, by Amin Dabo the youth team manager at the time.