# @aleagues on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Csx4IjXJi_Z
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10562636-aleagues-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a3b1c103e0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-05-28T08:00:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** A-Leagues (@aleagues) — https://gondola.cc/aleagues

## Caption

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 💪

📰: https://bit.ly/3WD7U4k

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-Leagues | @aleagues | https://gondola.cc/aleagues | Professional Football League |
| Tristan Furney | @tristanfurney | https://gondola.cc/tristanfurney | Photographer |

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