Courtesy: Fraser Coast Chronicle


Edyn's footy dreams

by Richard Harvey

8th October 2009

MARYBOROUGH'S Edyn Belton has set her goals high.

She'd love to play football for Australia and marry superstar David Beckham - she's even written the vows for their wedding and has got them pinned on her bedroom wall.

You could say that his wife Victoria may have something to say about the latter but Belton's dream of wearing green and gold may turn into a reality one day if the 15-year-old continues to impress with her two feet.

The Aldridge State High School student plays both football and futsal for Queensland and she is determined to play herself to the top of the world game.

She's already been picked in an honorary national team for futsal after captaining Queensland during the national titles in Albury-Wodonga.

Queensland lost 6-5 in the semi-finals against Victoria but Belton had something to celebrate when she was named in the All Stars team.

Belton, who plays club futsal for The Wannabes, a team of Aldridge students, was also selected to go on a tour of Brazil next year, something she said would be fantastic if it wasn't for the price tag - somewhere in the region of $7000.

But it's not only with a futsal ball at her feet that Belton, a defender, has impressed with this year.

Her football performances for the Doon Villa senior women's team in the Fraser Coast League Division I competition saw her finish the season with the award for the most consistent senior player - not a bad effort when you consider it was her first season in the top grade.

Now the season is over, Belton, who started playing football for Doon Villa in the under six age group, said she was going to sit back and relax for a while.

“It's been a big year in both futsal and football for me so it will be good to have a bit of time out,” she said.

“I've been kept busy but I've loved every minute of it.”

But why does Belton, whose ambition is to become a pro footballer, want to marry Beckham? “Who wouldn't? He's hot.”







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