Hungary at this time of year is cold. Very cold.

But Reggae Girl Marlo Sweatman should fit in perfectly with the cool climes, for she has matching cool feet, cool personality, cool hair, and yes, that cool smile.

As a central midfielder, her playing style has often been described as having the trappings of a calm, cool and collected head, and it is these qualities that have clearly earned her professional contracts in Europe and secured her place in the history-making Reggae Girlz squad.

“I believe my style as a midfielder is composed and technical. I believe my strengths are very much simple football and I believe it has helped me a lot, because in Europe it’s more technical and tactical football than athleticism, which is why I think I fit in so well in certain styles of football over here (Europe),” Sweatman reasoned.

As her professional career continues its bloom, Sweatman recently made a move from the Netherlands to top flight Hungarian side, St Mihaly FC, in Szeged, in the south of the central European country.

“My last club (PEC Zwolle) was first division in The Netherlands, but I finished that contract and spent the summer training at home, and doing the qualifications with Jamaica. My goal was to get on a professional team in August, but it didn’t go as I planned. I finally got an offer in the winter for a first division club that met my standards and I took it. My contract here is until summer 2020,” said Sweatman, giving a brief background how the deal came together.

The 24-year-old Sweatman, who has spent the last two years playing on the rigorous European circuit, is confident that her stock should rise with her new club.

“I have played abroad in Europe now for a total of two years and what grabbed me to this Hungarian offer is that I am going to be a key player and a big role is there for me on the team, which is what I need, personally, at this point of my career,” she said from Szeged on Monday.

“I’ve played three friendlies now and have started and played 90 minutes in all of them, so if i keep up the same work and output I believe my chances are high (for securing a starting place),” Sweatman added.

Her immediate goal in Hungary, Sweatman says, is two fold.

“My personal goals will be to continue to prepare myself the best I can for the World Cup, at the same time growing into my professional team and making an immediate impact,” she shared with the Jamaica Observer.

At the moment, Sweatman claims she is happy with where her career is.

“My career is going better than I could have ever dreamed, of course with the main dream of qualifying for the World Cup coming true,” she noted.

Still, there is one unfulfilled dream.

“From I was a little girl I wanted to play in England, so I would have to say that’s still a massive desire for me,” Sweatman revealed.

One of the most progressive things happening to Jamaica’s women’s football is that a lot of its players are finding themselves in the US collegiate system and in professional clubs far and wide. This movement and exposure was credited for the Girlz historic World Cup qualification, and Sweatman agrees.

“Personally, my game really grew when I went to college and abroad to Europe because you find yourself playing with better players, different coaches, new styles of play. And as a player, it’s the best thing because it allows you to grow in different areas and ways.

“Therefore is it key for players to get out there and grow, whether that’s playing in college or professionally. But it’s very important to step out of your comfort zone and to the next level, and that made all the difference with us Reggae Girlz as we are now broadening our horizons, going out and becoming better players with our football programmes and then coming together and bringing everything into one team,” Sweatman asserted.

Jamaica have players in other parts of Europe, including Italy, and only recently, midfielder Lauren Silver made a move to Norway.