Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Mumbai City FC's new signing, Tunisian Amine Chermiti, 31, believes his vast experience, having played football around the world, will keep him in good stead as he embarks on his maiden ISL journey that kicks off on October 20.

Chermiti, 31, has played for Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin (2008-10) before becoming the first Tunisian to score a hat-trick in the Europa League (2011) while playing for FC Zurich in Switzerland.

Talking about his experience with Hertha Berlin, Chermiti said he regretted leaving them. "Hertha Berlin contacted me when I was 19. It was not easy. I had to learn German and it is one of the most difficult languages. But football wise, I enjoyed the first season. Then I injured my knee and it took three months to heal. In the second season, I was loaned out to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. But in Germany, the standard of football is at an another level. They make players into machines. I was happy there. Now, in hindsight, looking back at my career, I regret leaving Bundesliga," Chermiti told mid-day yesterday.