High school student named in Joeys team bound for the UK
A 17-year-old southeast Queensland school student has taken another major step towards achieving his English Premier League dream after being selected to wear the green and gold of Australia for the first time.
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Izaack Powell’s ultimate goal is to earn a contract with a team in the English Premier League — a dream he is certainly on the right track to achieve.
The 17-year-old Grace Lutheran College student will jump on a plane bound for England this weekend with the Australian Joeys under-17s team.
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It is the first time the former Peninsula Power player will have the chance to wear the green and gold.
A chance Powell said he hopes to get again come the under-17 World Cup in October.
When not in Canberra for Joeys training camps Powell plays and trains with Brisbane Roar FC.
The Year 12 student said juggling training and school commitments was no easy task.
“I have to look at what is coming up and plan with teachers about what I’m going to miss,” Powell said.
“We get time during Joeys camps to study as well.”
He made history last season as the youngest player to debut for the club’s A-League side at 16 years and 361 days old.
He went on to play in the nation’s top competition five more times.
“From playing in front of a hundred or so people at Logan Metro Sports Complex to playing in front of 10,000 plus people at Suncorp was definitely a big challenge for me,” Powell said.
Brisbane Roar will play Central Coast Mariners at Dolphin Stadium, at Redcliffe, tonight, for the round of 16.
It is not yet known if Powell will get a call up for the team.
He said he hoped to get selected more often this year, especially for the games scheduled to be played in his backyard at Dolphin Stadium.
“There are a lot of new players in the side, a lot of experienced players to learn from,” Powell said.
Powell has also been nominated for a Local Sports Stars Individual award.
The FFA Cup game will kick off at 7.30pm at Dolphin Stadium on Wednesday August 28.
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