Latte Lath's journey from street games and Carrick to new start in Germany

Emmanuel Latte Lath's journey took him from Ivory Coast to Italy as a child, now he is making another new start in Germany.

Emmanuel Latte Lath remembers the feeling he experienced as an eight-year-old when his journey from Ivory Coast, his country of birth, to a new life in Italy began.

"I started to realise when I was on the plane and I saw people different than me, I was a bit scared," the ex-Middlesbrough striker tells BBC Sport.

The Ivorian forward, now playing for Union Berlin, was six years old when he discovered he was moving to Europe, finally making the move two years later.

Despite leaving behind many friends and family in the west African country, he would be reunited with his father in Italy, which gave him an opportunity to grow their relationship.

"It was important because when I was born, it wasn't that close," the 27-year-old says.

"He went to Italy to find a better life, so it wasn't that easy talking with him every time by phone. I was missing this part from my father.

Source: BBC Sport