FA Cup, in the fourth qualifying round, by Halifax Town. But the Ghanaian doesn't regret his footballing journey one bit. READ MORE: Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham held by side division below in FA Cup tie screened live in USA Speaking to the BBC, he said: "I wouldn't take anything away from the journey I had, I enjoyed every experience playing professionally before coming here. "I enjoy playing football regardless of the level." St Ives had already had to overcome Barking, Canvey Island, and Chasetown before one last shot of the FA Cup first round.He continued: "The FA Cup is massive, it's a big deal, the club has already made history by reaching this round, we want to continue building that history, this is another big game."Hotter had first moved to Italy in 2010 - when he was snapped up by Triestina, he last six months before AC Milan decided to spend £1million on the youngster.The 29-year-old spent five years in Milan, but despite rubbing shoulders with Andrea Pirlo and David Beckham, Hotter never made a first-team appearance.
He told CambridgeshireLive: "Although playing for the second team."I had the chance to spend some time with the first team and mixed with big stars like Ronaldinho, Beckham, Ibrahimovic, Robinho and Gattuso.
I learnt a lot from them."Hottor spend time at local rivals Inter Milan after he was released by the Rossoneri, but again after failing to crack the first team he moved to Malta.From Malta came his first move into non-league with Kettering, starting a journey that would see the former Milan prospect role up to St Ives.
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