No regrets as Harhys returns to Thai league

Since he was a teenager at the Singapore Sports School, Harhys Stewart has always harboured a dream of playing professional football in Europe.

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Following a breakout season in Thailand with Chiangrai United, the Singaporean midfielder seemed to have ticked one item off the bucket list in June, when he signed a two-year deal with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ferizaj.

But two months into his Kosovan sojourn, the wheels have come off and Stewart has called it quits. The 24-year-old agreed to a mutual termination of his contract and has joined Thai League 1 side Uthai Thani.

Stewart, who made his debut for his new club in a 4-1 loss to Ayutthaya United on Aug 29, told The Straits Times that a mix of on- and off-field issues contributed to him ending the stint abruptly, even before he had played a competitive match for the Kosovan side.

"I was really excited about a new challenge but in a few weeks there, I realised the set-up wasn't so professional," he said. "It wasn't a good place to develop and it was not a good working environment.

"I told myself to give it a chance, put my head down and work hard in pre-season but when the season started, it was evident that things were not going to change."