Watch: Polish amputee Oleksy’s stunner wins Puskas Award for finest objective

Polish amputee footballer Marcin Oleksy receives the FIFA Puskas Award for the very best objective throughout the ceremony of the Finest FIFA Soccer Awards in Paris. AP

Polish amputee participant Marcin Oleksy received the Puskas Award for finest objective, named after Hungary nice Ferenc Puskas, on Monday at The Finest FIFA Soccer Awards 2022 ceremony held in Paris. Oleksy received the award for a objective scored from an overhead kick in Poland’s home amputee soccer league.

Oleksy is the primary ever amputee participant to win the FIFA Puskas Award.

The opposite nominees for the celebrated award included France star Kylian Mbappe and Brazilian Richarlison.

“It’s been tough for me to even dream about an award like this. I’m standing earlier than you right this moment receiving the award for the very best objective on the earth,” Oleksy after profitable the award. “I’m dedicating this award to Ewelina, Tomek, Tosia – as a result of it was due to them that I used to be in a position to decide myself up after the accident and am right here now, and might rating such stunning objectives.

“I additionally need to thank your entire soccer neighborhood as a result of somebody has created this stunning sport that makes it potential for us to seek out success. Thanks very a lot!”

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Oleksy, 36, use to play as a goalkeeper in Polish fourth division earlier than assembly an unlucky accident. In 2010, Oleksy, aged 23, was concerned in an accident whereas working as a street employee the place a machine fell on his legs and ultimately the decrease a part of his left leg needed to be amputated.

With hopes of taking part in soccer together with his new child son, Oleksy determined to return to sport and restarted as a goalkeeping coach on the youth degree earlier than becoming a member of the amputee soccer workforce Warta Poznan. Oleksy’s award profitable objective was scored for Warta Poznan in November final 12 months towards Stal Rzeszow within the PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa.

Oleksy nonetheless works as a building employee when not taking part in soccer for Warta Poznan. He’s doing properly in soccer as properly. Oleksy was a part of the Poland workforce that took half within the 2022 Amputee Soccer World Cup.

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