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French footballer (born 1997)

Florent Indalecio
Personal information
Full name Florent Jose Indalecio
Date of birth (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rhone-Alpes, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team APIA Leichhardt
Youth career
Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Saint-Chamond
Hauts Lyonnais
2020 Fraser Park FC
2020–2021 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2021 Morpeth Town 0 (0)
2022 Dandenong Thunder 6 (1)
2023– APIA Leichhardt 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Florent Jose Indalecio (born 25 January 1997) is a French professional footballer, who plays for Australian club APIA Leichhardt as a forward.

Career

Born in Rhone-Alpes, Indalecio began his career with the youth team of Saint-Étienne, but was released by the club at the age of 15 due to poor behaviour. He then spent a number of unsuccessful trials at various clubs, including in the United States. A year later he was diagnosed with a tumour in his knee. He worked in a factory, whilst playing for amateur clubs Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Chamond and Hauts Lyonnais.

He then moved to Sydney, Australia, where he played with amateur team Fraser Park FC from January 2020, combining playing with a job working in construction, working as a bricklayer. He learned English whilst working on the construction sites. He made two competitive appearances for Fraser Park before the season ended due to COVID-19.

He moved to England in March 2020 to stay with Allan Saint-Maximin, a friend from Saint-Étienne. Following a trial with Newcastle United, he signed a short-term contract with the club in October 2020. Newcastle manager Steve Bruce said that Indalecio would initially play for the under-23 team, and had to "prove himself". Indalecio said he would repay the faith shown in him by Newcastle. Indalecio described it as his "second opportunity" in football. He was released by Newcastle at the end of the season.

After leaving Newcastle he signed for local non-league club Morpeth Town in October 2021, making two Cup appearances for them that month.

He returned to Australia in February 2022, signing for Dandenong Thunder. He moved to APIA Leichhardt for the 2023 season.

References

  1. ^ Florent Indalecio at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. ^ Knight, Chris (9 October 2020). "From bricklaying to an NUFC trial - Florent Indalecio's journey so far". ChronicleLive.
  3. ^ "Florent Indalecio à la conquête de l'Australie". Actufoot.com. 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ Knight, Chris (29 October 2020). "Florent Indalecio ready to grasp 'second opportunity' at NUFC". ChronicleLive.co.uk.
  5. ^ Douglas, Mark (23 October 2020). "'I will play for free' says NUFC's new signing". ChronicleLive.co.uk.
  6. "Florent Indalecio (ex-ASSE) à l'essai à Newcastle !". Actufoot.com. 22 September 2020.
  7. Kelly, Ciaran (23 October 2020). "Newcastle United staff believe new signing Florent Indalecio has 'got something'". ChronicleLive.co.uk.
  8. "Newcastle United sign Saint-Maximin's bricklayer mate Florent Indalecio from Australia's fourth division". Goal.com.
  9. Ryder, Lee (23 October 2020). "Steve Bruce reveals the role of out of window signing Florent Indalecio". ChronicleLive.co.uk.
  10. "Steve Bruce: 'We haven't just signed Florent Indalecio because he's Allan Saint-Maximin's mate'". The Northern Echo.
  11. Knight, Chris (18 June 2021). "Florent Indalecio reflects on his time at Newcastle". ChronicleLive.co.uk.
  12. "Saturday's transfer list - October 16th - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". Thenpl.co.uk.
  13. "Morpeth Town | Appearances | Florent Indalecio | Football Web Pages". Footballwebpages.co.uk.
  14. "Florent Indalecio has signed for Dandenong Thunder from Newcastle United (England)". Twitter.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  15. Knight, Chris (29 March 2022). "Meet forgotten Newcastle signing who shrugs off 'easy' Saint-Maximin critics". ChronicleLive.
  16. "Remember the NPL4 player who joined Newcastle United? He's back in Australia and eyeing the A-League". sport.optus.com.au.


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