Hocine Achiou, whose scoring exploits have carried Algeria into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals, hopes his goals can carry his country all the way to next Saturday's final.
The pint-sized striker, who has already been dubbed the Algerian Maradona, scored one of the goals of the tournament to beat Egypt and then added another in the defeat to Zimbabwe to carry his team into Sunday's last eight clash against Morocco.
But he insisted that he did not want to snatch the limelight from his teammates.
"I have done a lot of work," said the 25-year-old.
"But I am not simply a soldier who has come to defend the colours of his homeland. I have to thank the coach for having faith in me in the first place and I hope to achieve even more to take us further in the tournament.
"There is no secret to my success. It is thanks to my teammates that I have been successful in my task so far but I have also succeeeded because I have listened to my coach and the other players."
Achiou hit the headlines at the tournament in the first round when he came off the bench to score the winner against Egypt.
It was a remarkable goal with the USM Alger striker collecting the ball inside his own half and dribbling past three defenders before scoring in the corner.
In the last group match against Zimbabwe, his goal saved Algeria from elimination as it boosted his side's goals scored tally to eliminate Egypt.
"I am always optimistic about our chances," said the man who has been dubbed the Algerian Maradona because of that wonder goal and due to his compact build. - he stands just two centimetres taller than the Argentinian legend.
"Maradona is my favourite player," said Achiou.
"But to be compared to him will take a lot of work on my part. I am just trying to make progress in my career," added the player who still has dreams of making it big in the European leagues.
"I would like to play in Europe where the leagues are strong. I like Enghlish football but it's necessary to go slowly. We will see after the African Nations Cup if there are any contacts."