Lion City Sailors sensation Nur Ain Salleh, 14, has her sister to thank for giving her a start in football. Aged just five, Ain would accompany Nur Atikah...
Nur Ain Salleh was recently promoted to the Sailors’ senior side who compete in the Deloitte Women’s Premier League.Lion City Sailors sensation Nur Ain Salleh, 14, has her sister to thank for giving her a start in football. Aged just five, Ain would accompany Nur Atikah Ardini to Serangoon Stadium for the latter’s national youth team training sessions.
Ain told The Sunday Times in an interview at the Sailors’ Training Centre at Mattar Road: “Ever since my sister stopped playing football about two years ago, I just wanted to prove that I am better than her.Unlike most of her peers, who find their feet training with girls their age, Ain’s exceptional talent saw her training with and playing against boys since she was six.
“Her development pathway for her at the LCS Academy is for her to remain in the boys’ programme for as long as she remains competitive.“We are also exposing her yearly to an individual training stint at Atletico Madrid, and also looking for a suitable programme that would benefit her progress overseas.”
In just her second game, Ain showed her big-match prowess by netting twice to help the Sailors win 3-1 against Albirex Niigata in a top-of-the-table clash on July 20 at Choa Chu Kang Stadium. Growing up, one of her favourite activities was to stay up late with her dad, a Manchester United fan, to catch their matches.
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