Crawley Town striker on first league goal - 'It was the best feeling of my life'

Ricky German has plenty of praise for Crawley Town since completing his return to the Football League last year.
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The 21-year-old penned a deal with Town in January 2019, having blitzed the Southern League in a short spell at Hendon.

German bagged 21 goals in just 28 games for the Greens, becoming one of non-league’s most prolific scorers before making his EFL return.

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The young striker had nothing but thanks for Crawley boss John Yems.

“The gaffer showed faith in me and he likes to give young players a chance,” he said.

“I just want to go out there and repay him, and I think I will.”

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After a loan spell at the National League South’s Hemel Hempstead, German earned a place in the first team, eventually netting his first ever Football League goal in a 3-0 win over Oldham.

“It was the best feeling of my life,” he said, revelling in the fact that his father was present to witness the moment.

“To score in front of my dad was even better. It was just perfect that he got to see me score my first goal for Crawley.

“It should have come earlier, though,” he admitted, “against Stevenage and Exeter I definitely should have scored, but I’ve got it now and no one can take that away from me.”

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