Usian Bolt celebrates after scoring
Jamaican multiple Olympic Champion Usain Bolt scored two goals on
his debut as a professional player for Australian A-League team Central
Coast Mariners.
He scored the two goals in the second half for the club in a friendly.
According to BBC Sports, the Jamaican eight-time Olympic sprint
champion scored the Mariners’ third and fourth goals in a 4-0 win over
Macarthur South West and celebrated with his trademark lightning bolt
pose.
Bolt joined the A-League club in August for an “indefinite training period”.
“My first start and scoring two goals, it’s a good feeling,” Bolt, 32, said.
“I’m happy I could come here and show the world I’m improving. I’m keen to be a Mariner, to play my best and get into the team.”
For his opening goal Bolt ran on to a chipped ball played by
Scotland striker Ross McCormack, held off the defender and finished
powerfully low past the goalkeeper.
He capitalised on a defensive mix-up for his second, with Macarthur
defender and goalkeeper colliding to leave Bolt to tap in from close
range.
McCormack, on loan from Aston Villa, headed in the Mariners’ first goal in the eighth minute.
“The best thing about Usain Bolt is he’s so humble,” McCormack said.
“He’s fitted in well with the lads. From my first day even to where he is now, the transformation is huge.”
The 100m and 200m world record holder has previously trained with
Borussia Dortmund, South African club Sundowns and Norway’s
Stromsgodset.
He retired from athletics in 2017 and has since said it would be a “dream” to play professional football.
The Australian A-League season begins on 19 October and the Mariners are yet to confirm whether Bolt will be offered a contract.
Watch the goals below:
Usain Bolt’s first goal for the Mariners. What a moment. pic.twitter.com/divaakmxxr
— JΛKE BUCKLEY 🇦🇺 (@TheMasterBucks) October 12, 2018
🎮 Usain Bolt's only gone and done a Fortnite celebration, cementing his status as an Official Footballer pic.twitter.com/cxm0bk5QAI
— COPA90 (@COPA90) October 12, 2018
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