The career of Javier Hernández in Europe, where he played for some of the leading teams in England, Spain and Germany, he left an important mark on some young Mexican footballers who want to have a career as successful as him. Such is the case of Teun Wilke, Aztec striker who recently signed with the TO SLEEP of Series B of Italy.
At 19 years old, Wilke has similarities with Chicharito in his career, As both were left out of an Under-17 World Cup with the Mexican National Team. Teun stayed in the last cut to go to Brazil 2019 and Hernandez the same for Peru 2005.
“I am inspired by my family and football i like to see different players and teach them the best. An example for me is Chicharito for his way of thinking and the race he has had is an example. I would like to talk to him later, “Teun said in an interview with Half time.
“At the beginning he was strong and tough (staying out of the World Cup), but I took a lot of positive energy from him and it motivates me to show why I should have been in this World Cup and that I can be in the Major Selection “.
Three years ago, the young man born in Querétaro i emerged from the White Roosters nursery emigrated to the soccer of the Netherlands with the Heerenveen, movement that was facilitated by its Dutch ancestry, which inherited of its father. In soccer tulip played with the youthful equipment and he was sometimes called upon to train with the first team, but the pandemic shut down his process, as in that country all youth tournaments were suspended.
Faced with this situation, if I arrive with the SPAL there will be working for a few months with the youth of the club to take rhythm of game and to make debut in Series B, category in which the Biancoazurri picture plays Italian soccer.
“It’s been a beautiful day, proud to be on a team with such a rich history. I’m working with the youth team to pick up pace because in Holland there were no official matches for the Covid-19 and for that reason I have no pace of play. The first is to fix this and in the short term be with the first team“, He pointed out.
PARIS 2024, AMONG ITS GOALS WITH THE TRICOLOR
Inactivity in the Netherlands with the Heerenveen it moved away it of the Mexican Selection, But in his goals is to fight to be taken into account in the Olympic process heading to Paris 2024, As he is currently 19 years old, so he will be in the Under-23 category for the upcoming Games.
“I want to be in the process. My main goal now is SPAL, for now I have not thought about the National Team but I want to be at the Paris Olympics because it is another goal, “he added.
Teun is one of the strikers who is called to be one of the forwards of the Mexican Selection in the future, and he likes the competition that is starting to exist in his position with players like Santiago Giménez and Santiago Muñoz, Elements of its category that are beginning to stand out.
“We hope most of us get better and get to be in the Major, it’s a very exciting one for everyone to be able to have competition at the highest level and that ‘s the best. “