Could this star in the making be Saviour of Hull City?

Quick, strong and lethal in the box, at the tender age of 17, Saviour Kamara is the second highest scorer in the Sierra Leone Premier League and a member of the national under-20s squad.

But because he lives in a country where football scouts fear to tread, his prodigious talents are little known beyond the dirt pitches and ramshackle stadiums he calls home.

That could be about to change, however, because Saviour is to star in a film about his quest for glory – and it could be the ultimate footballing fairytale.

In a sport which cherishes those who have risen from humble origins, Saviour's story would make even the rags-to-riches parable of the successful footballer who began kicking tin cans about pale by comparison.

Like many of his peers in Sierra Leone, Saviour's first football was a human skull – an horrific consequence of the civil war that tore his country apart and an indication of the desperate poverty it still endures.

But his continuing development into one of its brightest talents is also a testament to the healing powers of the beautiful game, as football in the West African country has brought previously warring factions together, and given a generation of boys a chance to dream.

As a son of Freetown – the country's capital that is twinned with Hull – Saviour's dream is to play for Hull City, and two Tigers fans who stumbled across his talents are trying to secure him a trial, while documenting his remarkable journey.

They Call Me Saviour, a film by Matt Stephenson and Alan Jones of the Hull-based Nova Studios, follows the starlet's life in Sierra Leone and will end with the yet-to-be written chapter of his arrival in Hull and a possible trial.

They have completed filming in Sierra Leone and plan to shoot the rest of the footage in March when Saviour will travel to East Yorkshire.

As fans they would like to see him in a Tigers shirt, but are convinced another club will take him if City pass.

Mr Stephenson said: "It's really hard for players to get out and get noticed because it's not a very scouted country. People are frightened of it but there's nothing to be frightened of. They had a war, it was horrible, but it's not like that now.

"We wanted to make a film about a footballer from Sierra Leone and now we've got involved we want to help. He has this dream of international football and Hull City needed a striker for such a long time it seemed the obvious thing to do.

"There are other teams who are interested but we really want Hull City to be the first place he goes because they are our team and we are City supporters."

Saviour's fame in Freetown is such that people shout his name in the street and he has been labelled "the new Drogba".

He has been taken under the wing of Sierra Leone's most successful footballing export Mohamed Kallon, whose previous clubs include Inter Milan and Monaco, and who owns Saviour's current club, FC Kallon, one of the best in Sierra Leone.

Saviour, a devout Muslim, is like any teenager apart from his complete devotion to football. And he is not short of confidence.

Asked which players he would liken himself to, he said "Ronaldo and Rooney".

He continued: "I want to get this chance to play for Hull. I'm the best from Sierra Leone so I will help them and score goals for them. In my heart I feel Hull City, I feel English football. I'm quick, fast, and I've got good control. That's why I will make my dreams reality."

Adam Pearson, Hull City's head of football operations, said Saviour would get a trial and be made welcome, but the club would be unable sign him at the moment even if it wanted to because of EU regulations.

He said: "We would do that (give him a trial); the problem is it's incredibly difficult to take players that age for a whole host of reasons from Sierra Leone, mainly because at that age they are not allowed to come to the country on a professional contract and he hasn't a chance of getting a work permit.

"We would look after him and show him around. He would need to go to a Belgium or a country of that nature who have the ability to take players from outside the EU. The regulations do not allow us to take players that age unless they are in their national team on a regular basis.

"It's not just a case of a boy getting on a plane from Sierra Leone, no matter how romantic it sounds, but we would certainly have a look at him."

Lure of the english premier league

FOOTBALL is the most popular sport in Sierra Leone, both for playing and watching.

There is huge interest in the English Premier League, and the Sierra Leone Premier League is well supported, with most games played in the National Stadium in Freetown.

Teams include FC Kallon, Mighty Blackpool, East End Lions, Diamond Stars, Ports Authority and Old Edwardians.

Mohamed Kallon is the country's most successful footballer.

The striker, who began at Old Edwardians, now plays in China but has played for several leading sides in Europe, including Inter Milan, Monaco, and AEK Athens.