The 21-year-old migrated to Australia aged four with his parents who were searching for a better life.

He currently holds no international caps at any level meaning he is eligible to play for either Kenya or Australia.

Kamau enjoyed success last season with Adelaide United winning the 2016 premiership and championship, scoring the first goal in the 3-1 grand final triumph over Western Sydney Wanderers.

The speedster also conceded he felt City was the right club for career progression.

“I liked the direction of where the club was heading in, it has a good vision, good people in and around the club and good players,” Kamau said.

“I thought I could further my career by moving here and hopefully I’m going to do that. So far it’s been a beneficial move and I’ve been doing well.

“I would definitely like to represent Australia, that’s been a goal of mine for a while, so if I ever get the chance then I’d definitely pick the Socceroos.

“I just go out to play week-in week-out, do my best and if that opportunity ever arises I’ll happily take it with both hands.”

And with Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou not afraid to experiment with talent in the A-League, Kamau believed performing consistently would be more beneficial rather than “hitting form at the right time”.

“More so you focus on being consistent because a little bit of form isn’t going to provide you with the opportunity,” he said.

“If you do get the opportunity I don’t think just being in-form is good enough to keep you in the squad like the Socceroos.

“They have a lot of depth, you try to go out there and perform consistently throughout the whole season in order to get that chance if it does come.”

City travel to Spotless Stadium on Friday night to take on te Wanderers whose defence have proven to be shaky this season conceding 13 goals in six games.

Kamau is still yet to score this season, but has proven to be deadly in the front third with Bruno Fornaroli, Tim Cahill and Fernando Brandan all combining efficiently.

Kamau’s presence has frustrated Wanderers in his past two appearances as City downed Western Sydney 4-1 in the FFA Cup quarter-final before the beginning of the A-League season and 2016 grand final which he had not forgotten about.

“I remember them pretty well from last season in that final I scored against them," he said.

"In the FFA Cup game... I think we go out there and play the same as we did in that game, we’ll be able to do well and come away with the three points.

“It’s not so much we’re focusing on what they’re doing or how they’ve been playing, we know they’re a good side and they have quality. We treat them with respect and go out and perform at our best, hopefully that’ll bring us the result.”

To cap off a big 2016 for Kamau, City play high-flying Sydney FC in the FFA Cup final in a fortnight at AAMI Park.

Kamau was on the bench for the Reds’ 2014 Cup Final 1-0 win over Perth Glory and was relishing the opportunity to potentially be a part of City’s first trophy win.

He got a glance of the cup as he took time out of his schedule to meet primary school students at Antonine College on Wednesday.

“We’ll like to go out there, depending on how they fair in their results in the coming weeks, hopefully give them their first loss and bring some silverware to the club,” Kamau said.

“I think having a home match is going to be fantastic, hopefully we’ll be able to fill out the stadium and get a lot of fans behind our back, the club hasn’t won silverware and we’re looking to make the FFA Cup trophy the first for this season and the first of many hopefully.”