From the Australian fourth division to a top club in England. Frenchman Florent Indalecio managed to do it a few weeks ago. The 23-year-old has signed a contract with Newcastle United’s U23 team until the end of the season. Experience as a professional – nonexistent.

But Newcastle manager Steve Bruce boldly told the Daily Mail: “We have decided to take a small risk with him. We will see how it will do this year ».

Spectacular football in the head

The reason for Indalecio’s rapid rise is, among other things, a spectacular top goal with which he is in focus during a test training session with the Magpies in the summer. Thanks to his old friend and current Newcastle striker Allan Saint-Maximin (23), who helped him in this test training session, Indalecio had this unique opportunity.

Indalecio’s football career began at the St. Etienne youth academy. There the striker played with Saint-Maximin. However, they separate when Indalecio is excluded from the club for disciplinary problems.

“I was at the end”

The Frenchman then had to deal with a malignant tumor before trying his luck in Australia with fourth division Fraser Park FC a year ago. He also earns his living in construction. One of the most difficult jobs, as Indalecio tells the Sydney Morning Herald about his work Down Under. «Nobody in Sydney wants to work for bricklayers (…), it’s very physically demanding. I was at the end. My body was tired. “

But thanks to his part-time job, today’s professional can speak English. There is nothing but “Hello, how are you” and “Thank you” before his Australian adventure.

Indalecio wants more

And now Indalecio is in the midst of his next adventure as a Newcastle player, of which he is very proud. But he wants more. “My goal is to be able to demonstrate with U23 that I have the skills to play at a better level.”

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Indalecio makes his way from the construction site to a Premier League club

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