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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Joey Lynch

Garang Kuol, 18, joins Newcastle United with the innate tools of a star

Newcastle United unveil new Australian signing Garang Kuol.
Newcastle United unveil new Australian signing Garang Kuol. Photograph: Serena Taylor/Newcastle United/Getty Images

Garang Kuol is officially off to Newcastle United. Having rode a wave of momentum from A-League youth football to the biggest league in the world in less than a year, the world is at the feet of Australian football’s next big thing. Now, with an entire nation watching on, he stares down the barrel of taking daunting, treacherous steps into the unknown.

Just a week on from becoming the youngest player to debut for Australia since 17-year-old Harry Kewell, Kuol was formally unveiled as the latest member of the Toon on Friday after flying to the UK following the Socceroos’ 2-0 win in Auckland to seal the deal.

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