FIRST TEAM || Isaac Benouzekri signs for the Saints ahead of the 2023 season

Eastern United FC is delighted to announce the signing of youngster Isaac Benouzekri.

Isaac Benouzekri, 19, was born in 2003 in Australia.
Isaac is set to join the Saints ahead of the 2023 season after a full season at Adelaide University SC.
He started playing club football at the age of 8 for Adelaide Thunder, he spent two years at the club before spending the rest of his junior development at Adelaide Comets (U10's & U11's) and Birkalla.
After a few season with local clubs, he joined the State programs; first he was part of the Skillaroos; and then he was involved with the NTC.
In 2019, he joined Adelaide City and was part of the Under 18's squad and worked his way up and started knocking into the First Team squad.
In 2022, he joined his former coach Stavros Gelekis at Adelaide University.
Isaac Benouzekri made 19 First Team appearances and he will be looking to add further appearances to his CV in 2023..


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Isaac Benouzekri, had this to say:
"I heard good things about the club, when we played against I liked the game style they proposed, so when I knew Gabriel was interested on me I took the opportunity straight away." 

He then added:
"The standard of professionalism of the club is something that caught my eye, the winning mentality and attention to details is something that I am keen to experience as I believe it will help me to develop further."


Photo courtesy of Adam Butler

Manager Gabriel Markaj had this to say about our new signing:
"When his name came into my attention, I was a bit sceptical but then after a few phone calls and matches reviews, I started changing my mind and I had to contact him to discuss his interest in joining the club. I like the fact that he has personality on the football pitch; he is someone that likes to take his football serious and that goes a long way on decisions when signing players."