HAVING dropped out of the Football League with Sutton United, Joe Kizzi is determined to get back there with new club Barnet.
The versatile defender spent three years in the EFL with the U's after a long and winding road through Non-League to reach the top 92.
There were stops at Eton Manor, Enfield, Waltham Abbey, Cheshunt, Wingate & Finchley, Billericay and Bromley before he made his Football League debut at the ripe old age of 28.
Playing in the EFL, therefore, was something that Kizzi treasured and makes you understand why he is so keen to return there before he one days hangs up his boots.
"In my personal journey, this is the first time I have suffered a major setback," explained Enfield-born Kizzi, who can cover either the rightback or centre-half roles.
"From the Essex Senior League, every season or two I have moved up.
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