The Journey

I do not even know where to begin this story. The last few weeks have been crazy. Honestly, anything can happen in life with just a flip of a switch. There is so many things that can change in a month or even a week. I cannot even imagine I would be moving to a […]

Like anything in life, achieving something that is bigger than you takes time and requires multiple steps. Many says it is a marathon not a sprint. I can definitely say it is the same with my quest in football. My faith has kept me going in constantly taking positive actions towards the goal I have

Fast forward one year, I was at the end of my time in Spain and had to go back to my home country, Indonesia. At that time, I knew that I needed to fulfil my dad’s promise to go to university continuing my education. Hence, becoming a student athlete is the only option for me

Taking the leap to European football is the ultimate dream for most kids all over the world. Not only because how well football is played there, but also the image that has been portrayed by the media of how glamorous European football is. I’m included among those kids, acknowledging how great it is to be

Not long after my elementary school year had finished, puberty hit me quite hard to be honest. My body became very slim and tall which made my outlook quite skinny. I was 12 at that time where I had a mindset shift. I finally decided to join another football club near my hometown, called Bali

My name is Rafael, the picture on the left is just a young boy with a dream that one day can make kicking a ball for a living. In this first post, I want to share my youth football experience, where the ups and downs begin. I was born and grew up in Indonesia, Bali.