The Pride of Vallekas

When did you make the decision to pursue football and what motivated you to do so? It has always been a dream for me to became a footballer since a I was a little boy.  When I was called by the national team at the age of 15 I realized that my dream could be true. What was the experience like when you played for Celta Vigo for the first time? I remember that I was very excited because I was only 16 years old and it was a very happy moment. How would you describe your time at Celta, and do you think your experiences on loan at Numancia and Recreativo helped shape you as a player? I was very young, everything passed by very fast. It was the moment when finally my dream of being a footballer came true. It was a learning experience. At Numancia and Recre was my first time away from home and family, for a 18 year old boy it could be difficult but that made me grow as a person and made me realize that that is the life of a professional footballer. You helped the Spain unde...

You can follow Rez on Twitter here . A bit about yourself and your background I am currently in my junior year of high school in Iraqi Kurdistan. Watching and playing football are among my predominant hobbies and the sport makes up a big part of my daily life. How long have you been a fan of Real Madrid and what made you support them in the first place? I initially started watching football eight years ago. I grew to admire the Spanish national side which accomplished so much during their so-called “golden generation,” and upon learning that the likes of Ramos, Xabi, and Casillas played for Real Madrid, I decided to watch a few of their matches. It took a while, but after enjoying emphatic victories and defeats in several Clásicos and other big fixtures, I became emotionally invested enough to consider myself a Madridista. Given the transfer windows and the squad that was assembled at the start of the season, is Real Madrid where you want it to be? In this club, the only m...