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Matt Derbyshire's unexpected revival: How forgotten Under 21s star has turned his life around to become leading English goalscorer in Europe

Ten years after he christened the new Wembley with a goal for England Under 21s, former Blackburn Rovers prodigy Matt Derbyshire is enjoying an unexpected revival as the most prolific English striker anywhere in Europe this season.

Unwanted by new Rotherham Town manager Alan Stubbs last summer, 30-year-old Derbyshire took the bold step of uprooting his family nearly three thousand miles to play for Omonia Nicosia in Cyprus.

So far it's proved an enlightened decision with his 21 goals this season - 18 in the league, one in the cup and two in the Europa League - surpassing Harry Kane and Jermain Defoe with the likes of Jamie Vardy, Daniel Sturridge and Wayne Rooney lagging even further behind.