""In my mind then, there was there was no chance of becoming a professional football player let alone playing in the Premier League and playing for England as well," Scott told BBC Radio Guernsey in September. "It's been a crazy five or six years of my life and and things have changed drastically for me and my family.""
""I wasn't playing very well and flying over every week was becoming a bit too much," he told BBC Sport in 2023. "I just wanted to chill at home with my friends at weekends because I missed almost four and a half years of doing that. To have that little bit of childhood back was something I definitely needed. "To gain some confidence by coming back and playing local football was huge for me. It was proba"
Alex Scott progressed from making a Guernsey debut in front of 55 people in 2019 to becoming a Bournemouth Premier League regular and receiving a first England call-up at 22. He spent four and a half years in Southampton's academy from age eight, commuting weekly from Guernsey, before being released before 13. Bournemouth showed interest but he chose to return to Guernsey to regain childhood and confidence, playing local football and rebuilding his game. The recent years have transformed his career trajectory and affected his family positively, prompting rapid professional advancement.
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