Three months on from his release from a Thailand detention centre, Australian refugee and footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi has accepted a job with Football Victoria as their Community and Human Rights Advocate.
The part-time job will see the Pascoe Vale player engage with Victoria's multicultural football community and inspire them with his own personal battle.
Al-Araibi made global headlines earlier this year after being detained in Thailand for over two months and threatened with deportation back to his native Bahrain where he faced possible torture and death for alleged crimes.
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Now safely back in Australia and playing football, the 25-year-old is already keen to give back to the round ball community in Victoria.