Malaysian youngster to play in Italy

IT came as a pleasant surprise to read Bernama's report of an Italian-Malaysian Sean Gan Giannelli who is set to join Italian Club Atletico Arezzo's Under-17 team in the Tuscany region come Monday.

The 15 -year-old, is in fact a student of Bukit Jalil Sports School and trains and plays with the Under-17 Bukit Jalil squad.
   
His father, Massimo was proud of his son's progress in the sport as he is the first Malaysian to enter Italy's youth football club system after attending trials in June.
 
"He is a very ambitious young man and his goal in life is to play professional football at the highest level in Europe and from what he has achieved so far, the sky is the limit," he told Bernama, adding that he was now making preparations for Sean's stay in Italy.
  
He said Sean, a striker, impressed with his pace and technical skills at Arezzo, a Serie D club now led by head coach Abel Balbo, a former Argentinian national player who had played alongside soccer legend Maradona. 

Balbo, who had scored 150 goals in Italy's Serie A as a striker, had played with AS Roma, Udinese, Fiorentina, Parma and Boca Juniors.

Among the other Malaysian youngsters who are playing abroad include Nazmi Faiz Mansor (Portugal), Wan Zack Haikal Wan Noor and Wan Zaharulnizam Zakaria (Japan).

HD says: And the list keeps growing.

Comments

  1. Hi Bro,

    As you said "the list is growing", below is an e-mail i received from a Malaysian soccer mom based in Italy.

    Cheers

    Salam,

    Hi there, we are currently on vacation ( currently staying in klang taman sri andalas) till Raya in my home country Malaysia. Both my sons currently under team Praese in Genoa Italy. ( twice a week tranning ( 5 hours tranning) and tournament during weekends around region of liguria) Danish Pesenti aged 7 ( professional team Genoa CFC is currently interested in him for youth team 2015 next season) playing with this team since aged 3 1/2 years old and Daniel Pesenti aged 9 since aged 5 years old.

    Would very much appreciated if they be given an opportunity to expose and gain more experience with your youth team if existing.

    Hope to hear from you soonest.

    Thank you,
    Linda hamid

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  2. another huge step for malaysian football

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  3. Excellent stuff Gobi.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. both WANs confirmed?

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  5. How about another Malaysian teenager Tam Sheang Tsung (Shanghai Shenhua? Is he agree to represent Malaysia in future?

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    1. Mak rase la kan,besar kemungkinan tuh ade untuk dia masuk main dengan team nippon tuh ha.dia dah menyinar seawal usia 13 tahun dan dihantar ke sao paulo.di sana orang brazil pun terpikat dengan corak permainan budak tam ni.malah dia antara pemain termuda dapat main di j-league.jadi,mak x rasa jepun fa tuh akan berdiam diri macam persatuan bola kita,sudah tentu mak ghase dorang dah keep tab budak ni.dia pun ada cakap nak main world cup,jadi adakah dengan mewakili malaysia yang nak main peringkat tinggi di adia pon payah dapat merealisasikan impian budak tam ni?tapi,apapun sama sama la kita tunggu sebab mak pun nak tengok dia main untuk malaysia.tp fam dan pejabat konsulat di china kenelah jaga kebajikan budak tam ni,masih x yerlalu lambat untuk cuba memberi doktrin kepada dia.nak ekjas parent pun,aku x rasa parent dia dapat berbuat apa apa untuk final decision sebab hanya tam ni ajerla yang berkuasa menentukannya.

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    2. Mak rase la kan,besar kemungkinan tuh ade untuk dia masuk main dengan team nippon tuh ha.dia dah menyinar seawal usia 13 tahun dan dihantar ke sao paulo.di sana orang brazil pun terpikat dengan corak permainan budak tam ni.malah dia antara pemain termuda dapat main di j-league.jadi,mak x rasa jepun fa tuh akan berdiam diri macam persatuan bola kita,sudah tentu mak ghase dorang dah keep tab budak ni.dia pun ada cakap nak main world cup,jadi adakah dengan mewakili malaysia yang nak main peringkat tinggi di adia pon payah dapat merealisasikan impian budak tam ni?tapi,apapun sama sama la kita tunggu sebab mak pun nak tengok dia main untuk malaysia.tp fam dan pejabat konsulat di china kenelah jaga kebajikan budak tam ni,masih x yerlalu lambat untuk cuba memberi doktrin kepada dia.nak ekjas parent pun,aku x rasa parent dia dapat berbuat apa apa untuk final decision sebab hanya tam ni ajerla yang berkuasa menentukannya.

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  6. i heard that tam sheang tsung have been persuaded by JFA to represent their U-19 team .. but i dont sure this is true or not ..

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  7. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=438080032869352
    mr haresh deol .. i bet u want to see this ..
    this kid is 10 years old, yemen ancestry but live in KL.. his name is essa =)

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