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http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/corey-gameiros-on-his-way/2030641.aspxPresenting Australia's next football superstar: Wollongong teenager Corey Gameiro.
He will return to England in a fortnight to start a two-year contract with English Premier League club Fulham.
Buoyed by a barrage of goals for Fulham's youth side, Gameiro aims to crack the first team - the outfit that battles the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool, week-in, week-out - during the next two years.
"The next couple of years are the most important of my life," the budding striker said.
"At the moment I am 17, I would love to be in the first team when I am 18 or 19.
"I want to be there in the next two years."
The South Coast Wolves product - who made his NSW Premier League debut at 15 after being discovered by technical director Glenn Fontana - forced his way into the youth team after a goal-scoring binge as a scholar.
His most eye-catching display was the brace which sank West Bromwich Albion in the FA Youth Cup, earlier this month.
Fulham won 6-4 in extra time after the ex-Illawarra Sports High student set up one and scored two goals at Craven Cottage.
Gameiro reflected on the magical evening shortly after returning to his family home at Port Kembla, for Christmas.
"I was sick for 10 days before the game with a throat infection, but the day before the game I called the coach [former Fulham and Manchester City defender Kit Symonds] and asked him if I could sit on the bench," he said.
"He put me on in the 70th minute and I did all right.
"I can't tell you how much it meant to me to play a part."
Although Gameiro has only been on the other side of the world chasing his dream since July, he recounted his recent heroics in a distinctly English accent.
"It's disgusting, I hate it," he said, tongue-in-cheek.
He might be Australian and sound English, but Gameiro has drawn comparisons with a Welshman: former Liverpool legend Ian Rush.
Fulham's head of talent ID and recruitment Malcolm Elias - who unearthed Tottenham wunderkind Gareth Bale and England international Theo Walcott - heaped the lavish praise on Gameiro before he wreaked havoc against the Baggies.
"It's just the beginning, the scholarship was all well and good, now I have to work hard and build my reputation," Gameiro said.
"It's a full-time job now. Six days a week, you're at the ground or playing a game, arrive at eight in the morning, leave at four in the afternoon.
"Every day is tough but I know how many of my mates still playing down here would kill for the chance and that spurs me on."
As does a mentor-protege relationship with the Cottagers' famous player - Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.
"I had lunch with him [Schwarzer] before I came home, he's a role model for me," Gameiro said.
"His dedication is an inspiration, I hated going to the gym but he's in there every day showing what it takes to succeed."
Although only just embarking on the treacherous waters of professional football, Gameiro dreams of joining Schwarzer at the 2014 World Cup.
"That's the main thing, making it into the Australian team, I want to be the No 9 [the traditional number worn by the primary striker] at the next World Cup."