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How Promise David emerged from Maltese shadows into the Premier League

The Guardian Football about 1 hour 1 mins read

Former teammates and coaches rave about Brighton’s summer signing, who impressed with Canada at the World Cup

Promise David had a five-year plan. He would score bags of goals, earn a transfer to a top European league and play for Canada at the 2026 World Cup. There was just one problem: apart from his parents, teammates and coaches, no one in soccer seemed to know his name.

It was 2023, and the striker was scrapping for minutes in Estonia’s Meistriliiga – a league small enough that streaming services didn’t bother with its matches. He was 22 and already a football nomad. He had been cut from his home town club’s academy. Passed over by NCAA college programs. Relegated to the reserve squad of almost every club he played for.

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