Anoop Sharma Pem is an offensive midfielder for the Mauritius national football team

Mauritius national football team

The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M, is the national team of Mauritius and is controlled by the Mauritius Football Association.-Early years:...

. He joined the football training club at the age of 14, playing for the Junior team. His first senior international match was on the 18th January 2008 against Algeria

Algeria national football team

The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...

. He was the right winger playing with Jacques-Désiré Périatambée

Jacques-Désiré Periatambee

Jacques-Désiré Périatambée is a Mauritian footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club SC Bastia. He has also represented Mauritius internationally with Club M....

 on the left wing. His goal from a free-kick

Direct free kick

A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...

 fascinated a lot of people to the point where he was compared to Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team...

and the youngster struck again in the second half with a long range shot.