Florent Indalecio
French footballer (born 1997)
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Florent Jose Indalecio (born 25 January 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florent Jose Indalecio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Rhone-Alpes, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| 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) |
| 2025 | Al-Ittifaq | 4 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 1 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
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]
