Goalie Skills For Australia Futsal

A newcomer to the sport of Futsal, Eli Wallis is a bit of a prodigy.

Having played soccer on representative teams for over two years, Eli decided he wanted to give futsal a try at school and joined the Proserpine State High School team.

With the school’s competition, he travelled up to Townsville, and while the school team didn’t progress as they had hoped, Eli was able to catch the eye of a professional scout and was selected for the Mackay team.

From here, it has been a whirlwind of achievements, competing in Brisbane at the National School Futsal Championships, before he was selected for the Queensland team and played against New South Wales.

And now, he’s been fortunate to be selected for an Australian youth team and will be travelling to Fiji in 2024 for competition.

“It feels pretty amazing,” Eli explained.

With professional hopes, Eli will continue to pursue futsal, better his skill and challenge himself.

Being goalie, Eli’s proudest moment that he can distinctly remember is blocking a goal from the halfway line.

“We were playing against New South Wales at the Brisbane tournament and one of them, one of the best players, went for a shot from the halfway line,” Eli explained.

“He was aiming for the top corner, and I jumped, and it just grazed my fingertips, and I managed to flick it on the crossbar. It was pretty amazing.”

Riding this high, at the moment, between soccer and futsal, futsal is definitely Eli’s preferred sport, but you will still catch him on the soccer field occasionally.