JUST a few years ago he was playing in the third tier of Scottish football.
But tonight he made himself a national hero with a stunning goal on his international debut.
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Rumarn Burrell had a loan spell at Kilmarnock in the 2021-22 season when the Ayrshire side were in the Championship, when on the books at Middlesbrough.
He was released by North Yorkshire club in 2022 and he subsequently spent two years playing in Scotland’s League One.
The striker would go on to score 12 goals in 39 appearances for Falkirk after signing a one-year deal with the Bairns.
But the next season he took his scoring feats to new heights.
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Burrell rattled in 25 goals in 42 games for Cove Rangers (including 21 in 34 in the league) and his excellent form saw him earn a move back to England.
He signed for Burton Albion and has continued to impress, winning a call-up to the Jamaica national team this month.
Burrell, 24, was born in Birmingham but has Jamaican ancestry and boss Steve McClaren was keen for him to join the Reggae Boyz ahead of the Concacaf Gold Cup this summer.
He was handed his debut tonight in Jamaica’s Unity Cup opener against rivals Trinidad & Tobago – managed by Manchester United and Aston Villa legend Dwight Yorke.
This is the second edition of the Unity Cup, a tournament held in London between nations with large diasporas in the city.
Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago are joined by Ghana and Nigeria this year (Jamaica, Nigeria and the Republic of Ireland competed in 2024).
The two Caribbean sides are fierce rivals, having played each other more than they have anyone else in their history.
And Burrell was at the heart of the action at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Hull City star Kasey Palmer opened the scoring for Jamaica in the first half with an audacious panenka penalty.
But the Burrell outdid him with an inventive overhead kick in the 53rd minute.
Burrell quickly improvised after Palmer had a shot saved from close range to turn his body into position and direct the ball into the net.
Trinidad & Tobago pulled one back just a minute later through Isaiah Leacock and Kevin Molino equalised on 69 minutes.
But defender Richard King, who at one time was briefly linked to Rangers, stepped up in injury time to score the winner from the penalty spot.
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