The 12-year-old boy who lives under a bridge and trains every day to be a professional footballer

Although he lives under a bridge with his entire family, a boy of Colombia He has set out to become a professional soccer player. Sebastián Murillo is only 12 years old, but he already knows what it is like to face the difficulties of extreme poverty.

In conversation with Noticias Caracol, the minor showed the conditions in which he lives with his mother and brother. The three sleep under a bridge in Medellín and they manage to get food and to survive.

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Despite the difficult situation he is going through, Yarley BejaranoSebastián’s mother, highlighted her son’s perseverance and dedication, as he trains daily to fulfill his dream of becoming a soccer player.

“I train almost every day, there are times when I don’t go to train because I don’t have socks”indicated the teenager.

His efforts seem to have paid off, as he reached the Soccer Dreams Sports Club in Medellinwhere he currently stands out for his talent.

“He is a player who has speed, who has mischief, who has dribbling, who has a goal, he is very intelligent to play soccer. He is a boy who is talented, he is a boy who plays football well and is letting himself be trained. Just as many have reached professional football ”, assured Giovanni Valenciaowner of said team.

Help with household expenses by dancing at traffic lights

Yarley He explained the great effort his son makes to be a soccer player, not only in sports, since he is also a great human being and a good son.

“Sometimes he doesn’t go because there’s no food and he’s scared because he could faint,” the woman assured.

To support daily expenses, the minor dance at traffic lights. Thus, you can buy food and pay for tickets to go to training.

At his young age, he knows very well that his goals go beyond being a footballer, as he also seeks to lift his family out of poverty.

Source: Elcomercio

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