to late/old!?

I honestly have no idea about Australian soccer and even less about opportunities in that country, but I think it's never too late for amateur or semi-professional teams.

However, if you want to go for it you need to build some self-esteem and believe you can do it. If you don't think you can, you simply won't make it.
Start training as soon as possible and see how you feel.
It's good to ask people for suggestions, but not so good for opinions, as the answer you are looking for should come from yourself, not others.
It'd be great if someone here knew better about Australian soccer to give accurate feedback, but don't wait for that to happen and start taking action.

Believe you can and you are halfway there.

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Have a ball find a wall and use your imagination.

Put all the free time that you have an have a ball at your feet.

Check out the amature league some are way better then others in every country.

Then try out for one and see how you do. Then see how far you can move up from there

 

Once they see you can play and can help their team win. They will all want to be your friends. You never have enough friends man.

I am down to just two men friends left I have known both for over 65 years. That is what happens when you get old. But I am starting to make some new ones even at my age. The good news is most of them are women

 

Try not to let that bother you. I left a team, most of whom were my mates to join a team where i knew no one. Firstly i used that to my advantage, as it made me work twice as hard during the first few training sessions in order to impress, which paid off with a starting place.
Secondly, i made some good friends there as well over the following seasons.

 

I dont want to shatter your dreams or anything, but you wont reach semi-pro level.

You say you only played for two years, which is not nearly enough to get the basics right in football.
If you want to improve as a player, you need to start play as much as possible, working on your technique with the ball. As of now, your nervous system is completely wired to rugby and athletics, and is going to require a LOT of effort getting your body and mind used to playing football again. You might have fast feet or run very fast, but if you lack the basics, then you wont stand a chance on any level.

Coevers 1000 touch daily routine is the way to go. Aside from that, scout the parks and play sunday pickup games to see how you measure up to the average player.

 

I don't know the standard over there or what level you are at. Basically i would get playing for a team and see how you get on to start with.

Anything is possible, it might take alot of hard work but if you put in maximum effort, you never know where you will end up.

 

I am a little confused if you Know the answer why are you asking the question?

 

I think he asked for suggestions on what he should do to reach his goal. My response is "Don't quit" just because someone says you are "too small," too old," "too short," "too slow," or "too" anything else. It takes more than "a little" hard work. In order to be better than everyone else, you will need to work harder than everyone else. It also takes mental determination to persevere.

 

Congrats!!! please keep us informed! good luck and do your best

 

Play as much as you can... pickup sessions, amateur leagues, whatever. You'll be exposed to different situations and will learn. You'll also learn by observing what other players do in various situations.

 

Great effort. Don't slack off now. Put the graft and effort in and hopefully it will pay off with a first team call up.

 

I say never give up on your dreams but be realistic. I gave up on my dreams of becoming a pro, its never going to happen for me. I just started loving the game too late in life to become somebody with it. But my goal now is to get a fitness degree or something with Sport and Exercise science and become a fitness trainer for a pro team or a national team.

 

Posters here are talking about field players, but if you are a keeper it is a bit different. Keepers peak about 5 years later than field players and play about 5 years longer too.

 

Most important part is to have fun. I think you will just fine, as long as you know what your role is and play that role well. I.E, if you are a fullback, defend, but overlap when there is room. More than knowing individual players on your team, I think you should focus more on playing your position the way it should be played. If you do that, you will make quick friends, and they will be more welcoming. Soccer is a global game, and I have been in situations where we can't even communicate with one another because I don't understand them or they don't understand me, but once the manager tells me the formation and my position, we all just play without saying a word sometimes.

 

I am 17 man

 

Congratulations. Keep up the hard work.

 

I don't want to give you false encouragement so I would say at 24 it is a little late if you aren't already at the skill level to be recruited. It's never to late to play football though. You should never give up on your dreams because of what someone else says. "Look up to the legends until you look them in the eye"

 

I'd say it's too late for pro. I was in the same boat but tried at about 19yrs old and got nowhere (from Adelaide, Australia). I trialled for a top semi-pro reserve side here and even trialled really well but got rejected. I feel it was a biased rejection as all the players in that club were Greek/Italian and I am blonde haired and English and not a part of that culture (club was founded by Greek I think). After that I just got discouraged and was sick of not playing regular football so played amateur for a shitty side and just lost passion and now skipped this season.

You could still get into semi-pro if you are really good but most of the sides will be looking for young talent. You can definitely play amateur tho (and some times get paid).

Good luck.