"It's been a pretty crazy ride," AC Oulu striker Ashley Coffey told BBC Sport. The path to success hasn't been easy for many UK players in Finland, who faced adversity before thriving in the Veikkausliiga."
"I didn't get a contract, so from there, I just thought, 'this is kind of over in terms of professional football, I'll get a qualification at university.' I think I partied too much but thoroughly enjoyed it."
"Then came a trial in Sweden's fourth tier. After watching one training session, Huddinge IF offered him 200 (167) a month, a transport ticket and a free pair of boots."
"The following year, in 2020, he broke the third-tier goalscoring record with 28 goals in 29 games for IFK Haninge, before signing the first professional contract of his career at 27."
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