Former footballer Jota Peleteiro, who played for Alaves, Brentford and Aston Villa, has converted to Islam.
The 32-year-old Spanish player, who also played for Real Madrid Castilla, a Real Madrid reserve team, took the decision after he was impressed with the treatment he received from his Kuwaiti friend Faisal Buresli, according to Al-Qabas, Be Soccer reported.
Last week, Peleteiro travelled to Kuwait to complete his conversion to Islam. The idea began to cross Peleteiro’s mind a year ago when he first visited Buresli, whom he described as “friend, business partner and brother.”