{"id":9214,"date":"2021-01-07T00:21:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T00:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpvip1.prd.footballapl.com\/wan\/2021\/01\/07\/al-taay-his-scholarship-contract\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T13:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:42:33","slug":"al-taay-his-scholarship-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/al-taay-his-scholarship-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Taay on his scholarship contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Midfielder Mo Al-Taay on signing his first professional contract with the club and stepping up into the Wanderers first team from the academy <\/p>\n

Midfielder Mohamed Al-Taay on signing his first professional contract with the club and stepping up into the first team from the Academy.<\/h3>\n

Having impressed Wanderers head coach Carl Robinson during pre-season, Al-Taay featured in a number of pre-season matches in the centre of midfield, earning himself a scholarship contract in the process. <\/p>\n

The contract means a lot for Al-Taay who has worked his way up through the Wanderers Academy system. <\/p>\n

“I was just very happy to be honest. I have to thank the gaffa for believing in me and then my family and friends as they’ve always been there for me,” said Al-Taay.<\/p>\n

“I just had to stay patient and whenever my chance came I just have to take it.<\/p>\n

“It means a lot because I’ve put in a lot of hard work and it’s good to put a smile on my parents faces.”<\/p>\n

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Al-Taay has been a Wanderer since 2016 and more recently was the captain of the club’s National Premier League (NPL) first team where he gained a wealth of experience. <\/p>\n

“It’s been very good to be honest playing against men in the NPL,” explained Al-Taay.<\/p>\n

“It has helped me a lot and also as a captain, I was honoured to take the armband and to be a leader for the boys.<\/p>\n

“It was a chance to show myself and prove that I’m ready for the next step.<\/p>\n

“When the new gaffer came in it was my chance to show myself, it was a fresh start so I was just ready for the opportunity, so I just have to give everything in training.”<\/p>\n

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The scholarship contracts means a bit more for Al-Taay who grew up in Western Sydney and started his football journey as a junior at Marconi Stallions. <\/p>\n

“It means a lot as I grew up in Western Sydney so just giving back to the area and giving back to our fans,” said Al-Taay.<\/p>\n

“We know they spent a lot on memberships so it’s just important that we put a smile on their faces and give 110% on the pitch.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Midfielder Mo Al-Taay on signing his first professional contract with the club and stepping up into the Wanderers first team from the academy","protected":false},"author":252,"featured_media":9215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[2],"competition":[],"acf":{"match_card_embed_league":null,"match_card_embed_club":null,"match_card_embed_match":false,"match_card_embed_disable":false,"auto_publish_updates":true,"reference_article":null,"article_featured_video":null,"article_featured_video_tagline":"","article_byline":"Western Sydney Wanderers FC","article_media_type":"news","article_video":"","gallery":"","shared_ffa_source":"keepup","shared_hide_in_app":false,"article_player":[19674],"article_team":null,"article_competition":null,"article_match":null,"credit":"","related_articles":null,"push_to_social":false,"priority":1,"sport":false,"language":false,"private_content":false,"access_level":[],"article_id":"9214","app_featured_image":null,"article_content_group":"news"},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/al-taay-his-scholarship-contract\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Al-Taay on his scholarship contract","url":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/al-taay-his-scholarship-contract\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/al-taay-his-scholarship-contract\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/AlTaay.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/01\/AlTaay.jpg"},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"KEEPUP Staff"}],"creator":["KEEPUP Staff"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Western Sydney Wanderers","logo":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/cropped-Western_Sydney_Wanderers_FC-2.png"},"keywords":["wanderers academy"],"dateCreated":"2021-01-07T00:21:31Z","datePublished":"2021-01-07T00:21:31Z","dateModified":"2023-11-09T02:42:33Z"},"rendered":"