Brisbane teen heads to German soccer club renowned for developing superstars

ABC NEWS (Australia)

An unexpected pairing between a suburban soccer club and a German giant will deliver international opportunities for Australian talent. The youth development deal will see a Brisbane teen head to a club renowned for developing superstars.

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00:00 My name is Melanie LaFrance and I play left back, midfield and left wing.

00:11 Remember the name because this Brisbane young gun will be going places.

00:15 I hope to one day play for the Matildas.

00:18 Melanie LaFrance will be pulling on a less familiar yellow and black kit at Dortmund's

00:22 training academy later this year.

00:25 The talented teen couldn't believe it when she heard.

00:27 I was like screaming and stuff of excitement.

00:30 Obviously I had to pull over because I was in shock.

00:33 When I played we had planes in my day but we just never got on them.

00:37 The Wolves hope to see more players heading to the airport, blazing a trail for others

00:41 to follow.

00:42 We've seen a lot of young talented girls as well as boys and that transition to come

00:49 and train and play in Germany is there for the taking.

00:54 Couldn't happen to a better person than Melanie in a World Cup year.

00:57 The 14-year-old has been at the Wolves since she was four years old.

01:01 She's one step closer to her goal of playing professionally.

01:04 I'll get to know how they do their stuff and maybe I can bring something back from

01:09 there and do it in the game.

01:11 But first she'll have to tackle the language.

01:14 I don't know any German.

01:16 The Brisbane teen hopes her dream of pulling on the green and gold can one day become a

01:21 reality.

01:22 She'll be right here soaking up as much football as possible at the World Cup.

01:26 I'll be going to seven games out of eight but I think Dad's going to book more tickets

01:32 to go all of them.

01:33 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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