At just 22-years-old, @ccmariners young gun @max.balard has 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. At such a young age, the midfielder has already: - Lived in FIVE different countries: Australia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and the UAE 🇦🇺 🇲🇾 🇱🇰 🇻🇳 🇦🇪 - Spent part of his childhood in the middle of the Sri Lankan Civil War. “𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 [𝗵𝗶𝘀] 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹.” - Battled through rejection by Manly United Under 18’s to play professionally at the Mariners 🌴 - Completed a double degree in Commerce and Economics while playing football full-time 🎓🤯 - A key cog in the first Central Coast side to make the Grand Final in 10 years! 🏆 An incredible journey, and he’s only just getting started 💪 📰: bit.ly/3WD7U4k