Bojan Krkic

Frank Rijkaard put me in the first team when I was 17 and gave me every week the chance to play with the first team and start my way in football. I was so young and my dreams came true so quickly thanks to Rijkaard.

Stoke City gave me the opportunity to play in the most competitive league in the world, and I have only words of gratitude for their trust and for the way they have treated me.

It is important to find a place where you feel trust, you feel belonging and stability.

Mark Hughes convinced me to come to Stoke, he has helped me and showed his trust in me from the beginning.

I played many matches and got experience very early. Did I lose some of my childhood? This is one of the things that I am more sensitive about and that touched me the most, because I am a family person. There are many moments that I haven't had the chance to enjoy with my family and also with my friends.

Mark Hughes really believes in me, he makes me feel as though I'm a great footballer.

This is football, things can change very fast. Let's be clear about it though: I will not be used as change to facilitate someone else's transfer.

I started very young and it is not easy to get to grips what I achieved at the age of 17.

I made my debut very early and a lot of things happened to me at a young age, but I was there for the best time in Barcelona's history and played with the best players in the world.

Christmas time is for me one of the most special times of the year.

I miss scoring lots of goals, but I have always thought that a striker should not be judged just by the amount of goals he scores. The work he does for the team is also important.

I've been doing extra work but I always do. I want to feel at my best and I want to be ready when the gaffer gives me the chance.