Here, the powerhouse defender takes FTBL through a day in his life, from 8am-8am, and in this case, an away game day for his Thai Second Division club Air Force Central FC.

8 am Wake up. Plenty of fluids straight away and then head to breakfast. Oats with banana, blueberries and some honey.

9 am team walk and stretching

10 am Snacking on some fruit and sipping on water.

11 am I like to just go on the spin bike, and just get the blood flowing, really light resistance. And I do an easy 10-minute core and bodyweight routine.

12 pm Team lunch. Usually a buffet. I like to have spaghetti and some rice with veggies and chicken. Again drinking plenty of water throughout.

1-3 pm Just chill out in the room, will have a 30-minute nap usually in this time. As well I’ll try to do some analysis of my opponent where possible (with our team we don’t do any game analysis of the other team)

3 pm Pre-match meal. Nothing too heavy I’ll try to have a sandwich and Greek yogurt along with an electrolyte drink.

3:30 pm The bus will leave for the stadium. On the way, it will stop at a temple and the Thai players and coaches will do their prayers.

4:30 pm Arrive at the ground

5 pm Players will do their prehab, and do what they need to get ready for the game. Everyone has their own way of getting ready.

Watch out for elephants on the way to the game

6:30 pm kick off

8:30 pm After the game straight into the ice bath shower and back onto the bus. Electrolyte drink and plenty of water as well as a protein shake.

9-9:30 pm Back to the hotel for a post-match meal. Usually consisting of high protein foods Lots of chicken fish rice veggies.

10 pm Back to the room and sleep

Next morning...

8 am I’ll do some recovery in the gym spin bike, stretching, foam rolling out. If there’s a pool available I’ll use that too. And then fly back to Bangkok!

Flottmann moved to Thailand in December last year.

PLUS...

Ex-Sydney FC defender's Thai transfer proves a winner

Patrick Flottmann left Sydney FC for more game time. He got that in Thailand. But he got a whole lot more.

He left the A-League because he wanted - and needed - regular game time.

It was tough at Sydney getting opportunities, though he played against Arsenal in 2017 in a high-profile friendly.

Flottmann against Arsenal in 2017

Since arriving in Thailand, the 22-year-old has grown as a player through the experience of being a foreign signing in the rapidly improving Thai Second Division.