 My name is Ali Obla and I'm 17 years old. My position is attacker. First I started in ground for areas playing park soccer, played three years there and then under 12s and under 13s I joined Marconi. I got involved with the Wanderers since the first year 2016. I moved up from Marconi and came to Western Sydney Wanderers. It was a good feeling because I remember when Ian Crook came to me after my grand final with Marconi. Ken spoke to me, told me that I remember I lost that final. Ken spoke to me, kept my head up, keep positive, make sure I work hard for Wanderers and gives me a feeling that I can make it to the Ailik team one day. Keep working hard pushing myself to make sure I get there. It's very good to be working with the coaches and the coaching staff that their main goal is to keep pushing you and make sure you achieve your goal, your dream of becoming a professional footballer. That has a very big effect on the player as their aim and will is just to help us out, help us make our weaknesses into strength. Wanderers is known for having young players moving up into the first team also the first grade team. CC players that are 16 years old playing the first grade shows that here it doesn't matter about age as long as you have the capability and ability to play their proper style of football. Having scholarships shows that everyone here has the opportunity all you have to do is just put the work in, make sure you work hard and then everything will fall into place.