Hakeem al-Araibi could be given a chance to play professional football in Australia with A-League newcomers Western United set to assess his credentials in the coming months when they begin to scour the Victorian state leagues for new players.

One week after arriving back in Australia following his release from prison in Thailand, the Bahraini refugee was back training with National Premier League club, Pascoe Vale, hoping to return to the playing field in a matter of weeks as part of his long-term goal to crack the A-League.

Back in action: A-League hopeful Hakeem al-Araibi is put through his paces at Pascoe Vale training. Credit:Justin McManus

"I will start the training now and do my best. I want to see my future. I want to be in the A-League in the future. I am not ready now, but if I work hard, get better, maybe," he said.

The road will be long and arduous for the the defender who is well short of the fitness levels required to play NPL football having spent more than two months in a jail in Bangkok while awaiting potential extradition to Bahrain - the country he fled from in 2014 to Australia where he was granted asylum.