Mat Ryan has already faced a fair few challenges to earn and then make a career as a goalkeeper.
In an interview with Sportsmail three years ago, he described how in his early years he was told constantly that he was not good enough and not tall enough to be a goalkeeper.
The last 11 months have also brought along their own set of contrasting obstacles and adversity to overcome, but representing three different clubs and a return to Spain is just another time to adjust and embrace for the ex-Valencia stopper.
'I have always been someone to just take things in my stride,' he tells Sportsmail.