Personal Statement
Hi coaches
I have been playing soccer almost every day since I was 4 years old and I get great pleasure from training and improving. It doesn't matter if it's just me and the ball; I am still having the time of my life.
I play as an attacking midfielder and my biggest strengths are my ball manipulation and ability to play in tight spaces. I am very coachable; my number one focus is improving. I love learning new things as a player and as a person.
A few years back, I was given a series of opportunities to trial with professional academies. I had a trial at Chelsea and Oxford United academy, after my 6 week trial with the club I played several matches and picked up a lot along the way, but at the end of my time with the academy the coaches gave me 3 areas in my game to improve upon: my right foot, aggression and finally, my weight of passing. Since that day I have been working avidly on the weaker areas of my game to get me closer to my goal of reaching the level I believe I am capable of playing at.
I am also hard-working academically and I have been predicted A grades for my GCSE exams in summer 2024. I would love to attend college in the USA so that I can advance my soccer ability in a highly competitive environment with a soccer culture that is new to me, as well as getting a highly valuable college degree that could open many doors for me in the future.