Joel Stevens leaves Southern United as he departs to Europe

After a very good start of season for Southern United scoring six goals in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the New Zealander Joel Stevens is set to leave Southern in order to approach opportunities to play in Sweden – where Stevens already played in the past season.

The 24-year old winger represented New Zealand at U20 FIFA World Cup in 2015 and also achieve continental glory with his former club Team Wellington, before departing to Sweden to pursue the development of his career. According to Southern media, the player wants to the top-tier of football in Sweden and he might be receiving trial opportunities in the upcoming transfer window to open in January, 2020.

Stevens played in Sweden for the third-tier side Husqvarna FF and already played three times for the All Whites. The player wishes to rejoin the national team, this one of the biggest reasons the winger is looking for opportunities in Europe – in order to impress the All Whites new coach Danny Hay. Stevens was named the player of the Week 5 of the ISPS Handa Premiership this season after scoring a hattrick.

Stevens thanked Southern the chance to comeback to his homeland and improve his game and now expected his good performances in New Zealand can make the path for finding a new club this time in a full-professional European league.