Born in Camden to Colombian parents, Alzate broke into the Oâs side as a teenager and made 12 appearances in the chaotic 2016-17 campaign, when hapless owner Francesco Becchetti ripped through five managers and the club came within a whisker of going bust.
Alzateâs efforts werenât enough to avert the drop, but they did catch the eye of Brightonâs vaunted talent-spotters, who offered the young midfielder an escape route from trips to Braintree and Boreham Wood.
âWhen I joined Brighton, theyâd just been promoted to the Premier League,â says the 26-year-old, who joined Hull in the summer after seven years at the Amex.
âI joined the Under-23 squad, but it was still a massive jump. The quality of the players was levels and levels above.
âI wasnât intimidated, though. Even when I was at Orient, I always backed myself to play at the highest level. So when I did start getting games in the Premier League, I was kind of like âOkay, this is nothing specialâ. Then I got called up by Colombia.
âLooking back now, though, it all happened so quick. I didnât have time to digest it. It was just like every day was another day, and I just had to take it on, meet the challenge, plough on. I probably didnât appreciate what Iâd achieved.â
Alzate emerged at the same time as Alexis Mac Allister, whose understated excellence for the Seagulls was exposed to a wider audience by his starring role in Argentinaâs World Cup triumph in Qatar. Within six months he had completed a £35m switch to Liverpool and is now an integral midfield cog for Arne Slotâs Premier League leaders.
âI was with Alex for a couple of years,â says Alzate. âHeâs a good friend of mine and we still talk every now and then.
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