Get to know more about young Sky Blues midfielder Sam McIllhatton with Sydney FC’s PS4 NPL NSW U20 team set to contest their Major Semi Final on Saturday.

Nickname:

Sammy.

Three people you’d invite over for a party:

Lionel Messi, Iniesta and Kevn Hart.       

Worst habit:

Biting my lip.

Coffee order:

Chai Latte.

Favourite colour:

Blue.

^{*McIllhatton (second left) with the U20 NPL 2 Champions trophy. Photo by Corina Dodovski}

Can you cook – what’s your specialty:

I live by myself so I cook a bit. My go to is a nice salad and pasta.

Ideal holiday:

Europe somewhere during winter.

Most used emoji:

The smiley face.

Biggest inspiration and why:

My family, they’ve got me this far in my footballing career and continue to push me.

Describe your game day routine:

I like to eat pasta before the game and then just before I head out onto the pitch I have a banana.