Socceroos frontman Mathew Leckie has scored only once for the national team, but if his recent form is anything to go by he will surely add to his tally in the two World Cup qualifiers against Bangladesh and Tajikistan.
The 24-year-old Victorian has been in Germany for several seasons and his game has improved with each passing year. He showed just how much with a stunning strike for his Bundesliga club, Ingoldstadt, in the away win over Augsburg at the weekend.
Leckie picked up the ball wide on the right, cut in and smashed a fierce rising drive with his left foot that curled up and into the corner of the goal. 
It was the sort of strike that could make him a contender for goal of the season, but what surprised most observers was that it came from his left foot. For all of his speed, power, pace and enthusiasm, the one knock on him has been that he has always seemed very right sided.
"I was very happy personally to score my first Bundesliga goal," Leckie said on Tuesday in Perth where he is preparing for Thursday's game against Bangladesh. "It was a nice one to score as well. I don't hit it that perfectly every time with my left foot, but that time it worked out perfectly in the top corner, so I was very happy."
Tough and resilient, Leckie is not one to brood on his scoring record with the national team.
"It's been a while since I scored for the Socceroos. It's something I am missing with the national team. I try not to let it worry me too much," he said.
"I want to score goals for the national team, and I am pretty confident that if I work hard they will come. Coming into the camp with a goal helps my confidence."
Germany is home for several Socceroos, including fellow striker Robbie Kruse, who, although absent from this squad, has just sealed a loan move to Stuttgart where he will link up with another Socceroo, injured goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak.
Leckie thinks it is a positive move for Kruse, who is leaving a strong Bayer Leverkusen team.
"Obviously he has had two major injuries but it's nice to see him back. What he needs now is game time. He has been coming on for Leverkusen, which is a very strong team. I think it's a smart move for him and hopefully he can play some regular football and get back to strong fitness."
Leckie is one of a new breed of ambitious youngsters establishing themselves in the national team under Ange Postecoglou and he is optimistic that with a breakthrough win in the Asian Cup the Socceroos can go on to bigger things.
"We are confident in what we are doing. The way we are playing is good and we are trying to bring in a footballing based style," Leckie said. "There were doubters before the Asian Cup when we played those two games against UAE and Qatar and they weren't the best results. We always knew that if we worked hard and stuck to what we were doing it would work.
"We are setting expectations now where we want to qualify for the World Cup playing good football. The young players have got experience and are moving on. Mass [Luongo] has moved to QPR, I am playing in the Bundesliga. Tommy [Rogic] is a very good player, he was injured but is now fit. It's exciting times for the team."