England vs Colombia: Southgate's men should be very careful of this player

Mina follows in the footsteps of injured midfielder James Rodriguez, who himself shone at the 2014 finals when key striker Radamel Falcao was out with a knee problem

When Yerry Mina, Colombia’s top scorer at the World Cup in Russia, was a chubby, shy child in the small sugar-growing town of Guachene, he dreamed not of scoring goals but of saving them.

The eager soccer student first tried his hand at goalkeeper, wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father and uncle, who had played the position professionally.

But Mina was so terrible that his first coach, Seifar Aponza, moved him to outfield positions.

Now aged 23, defender