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Scotland defender Jack Hendry is hoping to make up for his lost years at Celtic by kicking on for his new club in Belgium.
The centre-back, who recently joined Club Brugge in a multi-million pound move from fellow-Belgian side Oostende, is set to face up to the likes of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar on Wednesday night in their Champions League clash with PSG.
Brugge will also face English champions Man City and Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg in their Group A schedule – a far cry from his days spent on the outside looking in under Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon at Parkhead.
The 26-year-old stood out on loan in the Jupiler Pro League last season and is hoping to take his game to new heights for club and country with top class continental tests.
He told BBC Radio Scotland: “It’s just about turning negatives into positives and not getting too low.
“It’s very difficult and at stages of my career I’ve thought: ‘Is this the right road you want to go down?’”
“But you’ve got to just lean on the right people at the right times and back yourselves and I think the main thing is to keep believing in your ability because when you lose that it’s a situation which isn’t good and you might go down the wrong path.
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“For me it’s just to keep repeating to myself I can do it, my time will come, working hard and I’ve got the ability to get me there.
“It’s just repetition to keep going over and believing in my ability. Whether that’s looking back at certain games you play well or certain things you’ve done well throughout your career and leaning on the right people at the right times is really good for you.
“If you get good people around you it puts you in a good place. You’ve got to go out and do it and I felt the stage I created last year was a good environment for me and the right set up where I could go and express myself.
“I always thought if I get someone who backs me and gives me that opportunity I’ll repay it and that’ll hopefully be the case at Club Brugge.
“It’s starting to show at international level as well and hopefully I can make that position my own in the Scotland set up and keep on pushing and see how far I can go.
“I’m getting to an age now where I’m starting to gain a bit of experience. I’ve lost out on a few years but hopefully I can make up for that now with nights like Wednesday.”
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