From futsal to Texas college for goalkeeping prodigy Aurelia Haynes

This week she locked in the next chapter of her remarkable rise as a keeper, securing a spot at Texas's Navarro College in 2023 where she'll play against some of the USA's most talented young soccer stars.

She'll complete her final year of school Willougby Girls High next year before jetting off to America where she hopes to make her name on the college soccer scene.

"I always wanted to play college soccer, it's always been in the back of my mind because it's very very competitive in the US," Haynes said.

"I had quite a few different schools reach out to me. Making a decision is really tough because you don't exactly know what the school's going to be like, it's hard to make a decision just based over a Zoom call.

"The coach is what drew me there, I really got on with her and I think her goals for the team drew me there and I think the program is also one of the best programs in the junior college division."

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Haynes spent two years in the Canberra United Academy before playing a season with Canberra Olympic.

She moved to Sydney for school this year, and has been living in an apartment on her own since leaving Canberra.

"It's definitely been a really big change moving out by myself at 17," Haynes said.

"It's been really good, my new team [Northbridge Bulls] has been really good and my school's been really good as well.

"This year I want to get as good as I can, have as much experience before heading over and push for that starting spot when I get there.

"I didn't really know what I wanted to do after school. It was [either] do this, I didn't really know, go into the police force or something like that.

"It definitely was a relief to have some certainty around what I want to do."