October can't come fast enough for Cowra's Chloe Lanham.
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The 13-year-old soccer player has recently traded the outdoor form for futsal and she has shown she is just as capable in the indoor, five-a-side sport.
Representing NSW Country in the recent National Championships in Sydney, Chloe put her skills on show, impressing selectors enough to be included in the Australian National team which will tour the UK in October.
Chloe starred in the under 14s competition, before succumbing to an injury later in the Championships - her team finished fifth overall.
"Excellent, she was one of the strongest on the field," Chloe's father Karl Lanham said of her performance at the National Championships.
"She's more outdoor...but playing futsal helps increase skills and footwork, that's why she got into it and she's excelled in it."
Playing soccer in Cowra since the age of five, Chloe has this year taken her achievements in the sport to the next level.
She has represented NSW Country in both futsal and soccer and has played for the NSW Western Mariners in the NSW Division 1 Womens League. But her best achievement to date is her most recent one and according to her father she cant wait to play for her country.
"She's excited alright, she does half an hour of ball work out the back every night to keep her skills up, she doesn't want to lose that footwork," he said.
"It's her first trip overseas but a couple of her friends from Millthorpe also got selected, so that's really good for her."
The tour of the UK begins in October this year. Chloe will be joined by her parents Kylie and Karl.