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The Truth About Leaving Your Country To Play Abroad | Matthew Guillaumier
What does leaving Malta to play football abroad really cost you?
Matthew Guillaumier is a Malta international midfielder and national team vice captain who has played for Hamrun Spartans, Birkirkara, Stal Mielec in Poland and now Panserraikos in Greece.
Everyone calls him Gully. He went to Empoli at 15 for half a season, too young to play matches and homesick in the middle of his O levels. Back at Luxol he played first team football at 16 and lived through 17 defeats in a row without a point. Then came Birkirkara, Hamrun, a loan to Siena, two years at Stal Mielec in Poland, and now…
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