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According to Celine, she started to seriously train in football about four years ago when she was 11-years-old at the Blue Star Sports Association (PSBB), Penang.
She also said that one of the factors that made her fall in love with the sport was because she got to learn new and fun techniques, and it also helped her maintain balanced mental health when she’s faced with challenges.
With the spirit and desire to improve her performance, Celine migrated to Phuket, Thailand and underwent training with the British Phuket International School (BISP) for two years.
“While training in Malaysia, I learned a lot about the basics of football. However, in Thailand, the training is more intense and in-depth because I train every week under the Cruzeiro methodology,” she said in the statement shared by FAM.
In Munich, Germany, she attended a trial held by the Bavarian giants, and was accepted to join their U-17 women s second team.
More impressively, she has also been playing on the men s U-15 team of lower tier club Wacker Munchen e.V.
According to an FAM social media posting, Celine has been scoring for both sides, one for the U-15 side and two more for the women s team.
“Despite the challenges, the community here is very friendly and has been extremely welcoming to me since the very beginning. Thanks to this, I have been able to adapt and settle in since arriving in Germany in June.
Celine Chuang in the colour of Bayern Munich.
PETALING JAYA: Don’t be surprised at reading about a Malaysian girl mixing it up with the boys and scoring goals.
That will be 15-year-old Celine Chuang, a future football star in the making strutting her stuff with one of the biggest football clubs in Germany – Bayern Munich.
The national Under-15 team winger created history when she became Malaysia’s first female footballer to play for the second squad of the Under-17 FC Bayern Women since July this year.
“All of my efforts over the years paid off when I was selected as one of the 10 players to join the second squad of the Under-17 FC Bayern Women, ” said Celine.