Florent Indalecio

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

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*
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]