Alex Iwobi Quotes

For me, playing through all the youth teams at Borussia Dortmund was a really good experience because I was able to play against talented opponents at a relatively early age.

Whether Under-17 level, the 21s, or senior team, it's my dream to play for England as often as I can.

Playing for England was one long roller-coaster: some ups and downs, but also quite a few moments when you're not really sure if you're enjoying the ride.

Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.

I just want to do the best I can, which means playing for the England full side one day and carry on playing well for Everton.

I can look forward to that. Getting back over to Europe and playing at a little bit higher level, then hopefully becoming a leader for the national team.

You can ask any young player in the lower leagues. They always dream of playing for England.

Signing for Leicester, they gave me a great platform to go and play for England as well.

When I think back to what my dreams were as a kid, the only one I had was to play for England.

Once I reached about 14 or 15, I started to steady myself and get into a midfield role and carried that on until I was 17. Then I dropped into right-back, and I have played there ever since.

I started going training with Southampton, and they were selecting the team for the under-9s. I did a six-week trial and got in. I was quite lucky to play at a good standard from a very young age.

I think playing for England is the pinnacle of every young English player's career.

I was trained under very famous coaches in the Italian national team, Read Madrid, Juventus, Internazionale and Parma.

As a youth player, I played for England and got used to it, and I have just to carry it on to the bigger stage.

When I was a young kid, I never expected to play for Arsenal or England.

I've really enjoyed myself and the time I've had on the pitch, the opportunity to play for England.

To be honest, I started playing for Belgium in the youth team stages. As a kid, Belgium was all I knew. We played football with my schoolmates as well as at the academy.

Going with England and the Under-21s was great for me.

I started to play at four years old. I went to Corinthians at nine years old. Then, it started to become more serious.

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

I played for England off the back of playing for Bolton so I would like to thank the fans there for making me feel at home for the four years that I played there.

I just love playing for England, whether it's opening or middle order.

I am dreaming that Italy can return to having lots of important talent. We need to grow our young players.

I was about five or six when I went to the little foundation camps. I got into the academy when I was nine, and I've gone through every age group since and into the first team.