Signing for Liverpool is the latest step in a remarkable journey for Luiz Diaz, the Colombian forward who was once so slight his coaches feared he was suffering from malnutrition.
He has since experienced life in Europe - having spent three years with Porto - but aged 18 had never left his own country, despite being raised next to the border with Venezuela in north-eastern Colombia.
His first experience of travelling abroad came in mid-2015, when the young winger was called up to represent his country at the Copa America of Indigenous People.
As a member of the Wayuu - the largest indigenous community in Colombia - he could not have been more excited after impressing local legend Carlos Valderrama.