Ten years ago the-then teenager was loaned out to a non-league team by Exeter City, but says he just worked hard and is now at the pinnacle of the European game.
These are the nights Ollie Watkins never imagined were possible. Scoring in a tournament for England? That seemed so far out of reach when he was playing club football in the sixth tier - and still out of the Premier League just four years ago. Now finally at 28, here he was - wearing the Three Lions shirt with tens of millions watching worldwide.
' It's why at this point, inside the Dortmund stadium, he was reflecting on that struggle to even break back into the professional ranks a decade ago when Exeter sent the teenager out on loan to non-league. 'I put in a lot of hard work to get to this point,' he said. 'It's not just this season. It's cumulative and I've worked hard to get to this point and I'm going to enjoy every moment.
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