Florent Indalecio

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Florent Indalecio
Personal information
Full name Florent Jose Indalecio [1]
Date of birth (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Rhone-Alpes, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittifaq
Youth career
Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2025– Al-Ittifaq 4 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 1 March 2025 (UTC)

Florent Jose Indalecio (born 25 January 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Ittifaq as a forward.

Career

Born in Rhone-Alpes, [1] 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. [2] He then spent a number of unsuccessful trials at various clubs, [2] including in the United States. [3] A year later he was diagnosed with a tumour in his knee. [4] He worked in a factory, [5] whilst playing for amateur clubs Andrézieux-Bouthéon, Saint-Chamond and Hauts Lyonnais. [3] [6]

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, [2] working as a bricklayer. [4] He learned English whilst working on the construction sites. [5] He made two competitive appearances for Fraser Park before the season ended due to COVID-19. [2]

He moved to England in March 2020 to stay with Allan Saint-Maximin, a friend from Saint-Étienne. [2] Following a trial with Newcastle United, [2] he signed a short-term contract with the club in October 2020. [7] [8] Newcastle manager Steve Bruce said that Indalecio would initially play for the under-23 team, and had to "prove himself". [9] [10] Indalecio said he would repay the faith shown in him by Newcastle. [5] Indalecio described it as his "second opportunity" in football. [4] He was released by Newcastle at the end of the season. [11]

After leaving Newcastle he signed for local non-league club Morpeth Town in October 2021, [12] making two Cup appearances for them that month. [13]

He returned to Australia in February 2022, signing for Dandenong Thunder. [14] [15] [16] He moved to APIA Leichhardt for the 2023 season. [1]

He signed for Emirati club Al-Ittifaq in January 2025. [17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Florent Indalecio at Soccerway . Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Knight, Chris (9 October 2020). "From bricklaying to an NUFC trial - Florent Indalecio's journey so far". ChronicleLive.
  3. 1 2 "Florent Indalecio à la conquête de l'Australie". Actufoot.com. 17 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Knight, Chris (29 October 2020). "Florent Indalecio ready to grasp 'second opportunity' at NUFC". ChronicleLive.co.uk.
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  17. ↑ "UAE Football Association: Florent Jose INDALECIO". www.uaefa.ae.


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