Plenty of British-born players are reluctant to play football in even two different countries, let alone seven.
But Colin Kazim-Richards’ path hasn’t been like many of his peers.
The Celtic forward might be a Turkish international, but he was born and raised in London.
And the ‘Coca-Cola Kid’ – so nicknamed after being bought by Brighton using the proceeds of a fan competition run by the soft drink company, is set to move to Brazilian club Coritiba.
Colin Kazim undergoing his medical at Coritiba. He is expected to sign a contract until December 2017. pic.twitter.com/QPqBPhG6aP
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Kazim-Richards is still a couple of months shy of his 30th birthday, but will likely soon be able to add Brazil to a long list of countries in which he has plied his trade.
That list comprises England and Turkey, where he has turned out for multiple clubs, plus France (Toulouse), Greece (Olympiacos), The Netherlands (Feyenoord) and Scotland (Celtic).
Having begun the 2015/16 in the Eredivisie before finishing it in the Scottish Premiership, he will hope the move to South America can help him rediscover the form that earned him 37 caps for Turkey.
His last appearance for Fatih Terim’s side came in March 2015, and he was left out of the squad which will face Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic at Euro 2016.
