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Nike Academy
Full nameNike Academy
Nickname(s)The Academy
Founded2009
GroundSt George's Park
Burton upon Trent, England
Capacity3,100[1]
LeagueFriendlies

The Nike Football Academy is an English football academy funded and administered by Nike, Inc.. The academy has a revolving squad of unsigned under-20 players and is run with the intention of helping them find a professional club. The academy is currently based at St George's Park National Football Centre.[2] The squad is made up of players scouted worldwide and drafted to the squad through Nike Most Wanted trials. Over 50 players have gone on to play professional football over the years. The programme is led by Manager Jon Goodman, with former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Matt Murray working as Assistant Manager.

The programme is also known for its collaborations with world class professional players, most notably Sami Khedira, Joe Hart, Rio Ferdinand, Francesco Totti, Mario Gotze and others.

Players such as David Accam, Tom Rogic, Majeed Waris, Petar Golubovic and Sergio Galeano are graduates of the programme.

The Academy regularly play teams like FC Barcelona, AS Roma, Inter Milan, Manchester United and others.

List of The Chance winners

2010–11

Pos. Name Current club[3]
GK South Africa Reyaad Pieterse

2011–12

No. Pos. Name[4][5] Current club
06 MF Belgium Ismail H'Maidat Brescia Calcio
07 MF Belgium Dario van den Buijs Fc Eindhoven
08 MF Brazil Wallace Camilo Brazil Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube
27 FW France David Fernandes CS Sedan Ardennes
32 DF Greece Dimitris Komnos Greece AE Kifisias[6]
39 DF Italy Marco Di Lauro England Nike Football Academy[7]
41 FW Japan Ryosuke Kinoshita Unknown
68 MF Russia Kirill Laptev Sweden Husqvarna FF
72 DF Serbia Petar Golubović Italy AC Pisa 1909 (Loan from A.S. Roma)
76 MF South Africa Teboho Charlie Tsotetsi Unknown
77 MF South Africa Melusi Zulu South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
78 FW Spain Saife Alami Bazza Romania FC Dunărea Călărași[8]
79 DF Spain Gonzalo Balbi Iceland KR Reykjavik
83 FW Sweden Bubakary Sonko Sweden Nyköpings BIS
92 MF England Jose Figura Iceland BI/Bolungarvík[8]
100 MF United States Brian Iloski United States Los Angeles Galaxy U20 Academy[9]

After Jorge Grant signed for Nottingham Forest F.C., Jose Figuera, Kirill Laptev and Saife Alami Bazza were given a trial to replace him.[8]

Wallace Camilo, David Fernandes and Melusi Zulu ended up not going with the team on the Nike "The Chance" tour. To replace them the following three contestants were brought in:[7]

No. Pos. Name Current club
16 MF Colombia Kevin Salazar Chiquiza England Nike Football Academy[7]
24 MF Ecuador Joel Bravo Unknown
61 DF Peru Fernando Canales Unknown

Squads

2011–12

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK South Africa RSA Reyaad Pieterse
2 DF England ENG Conor Branson (captain)
3 DF South Africa RSA Jonathan King
4 MF Ghana GHA David Accam
6 DF England ENG Phillip Stevenson
7 MF Belgium BEL Fabio Tonini
8 MF Australia AUS Tom Rogić
9 MF England ENG Karl Clair
10 FW England ENG Tobi Amokeodo
12 DF England ENG Andy Harrison
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF South Korea KOR Moon Seon-Min
16 FW England ENG Tashan Adeyinka
17 DF England ENG Jordan Tillson
18 MF England ENG James Cottingham
19 FW France FRA Mustapha Taline
20 MF England ENG Josh Ekim
21 GK England ENG Brandon Hall
23 DF England ENG Daniel Wilkinson
24 MF England ENG Albert Ansah
25 DF England ENG Lewis Thomas

2012–13

As of 6 November 2012.[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Joe Martin
2 DF England ENG Brandon Honer
3 DF England ENG Conor O'Sullivan
4 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Kennedy
5 DF England ENG Jordan Tunnicliffe
6 MF South Africa RSA Michael Koopowitz
7 MF England ENG Jorge Grant
8 MF England ENG Alex Parsons
9 FW England ENG Billy Ions
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF England ENG David Goldsmith
11 MF England ENG Michael Kalu
12 GK England ENG Alastair Worby
13 DF England ENG Lewis Tallack
14 MF Australia AUS Cameron Edwards
15 MF England ENG Ryan Tinsley
16 FW England ENG Tom Foltyn-Brown
19 MF England ENG Jamie Edge
20 DF England ENG Karlton Watson

Karlton Watson signed a professional contract for the premier league side, Leicester City FC on the 22nd of November 2012.[11] Cameron Edwards also signed professional terms with the Australian team Melbourne Heart on the 21st of December 2012.[12]

2014–15

As of 8 September 2014.[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Christian Baffour
2 GK Norway NOR Lars Herlofsen
3 DF Netherlands NED Darren Johnstone
4 DF England ENG Hamza Asadi
5 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Negro
6 DF Peru PER José Guidino
7 DF France FRA Darren Johnstone
8 MF England ENG Ashleigh Artwell
9 MF England ENG Sean Clare
10 MF England ENG Dominic McGiveron
11 MF Germany GER Jeremy Franky
12 MF   Hicham Manaa
13 FW Netherlands NED Alvin Fortes
14 FW England ENG Chipo Mbweeda
15 FW France FRA Brahim Sabaouni

Current technical staff

Name Role[14]
England Jon Goodman Head coach
England Matt Murray Assistant coach
England Josh Dixon S&C coach

References

  1. ^ "Stadium launch: Loughborough University FC v Tottenham Hotspur U18s". Loughborough Football on Facebook. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. ^ http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/mar/20/barcelona-nike-fc-football-future
  3. ^ "Nike Football: The Chance: Undiscovered". Nike, Inc. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  4. ^ "The Nike Academy - Meet the Team". Nike Football on Facebook. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Winners of The Chance 2012 Announced in Barcelona". Nike, Inc. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Greece - D. Komnos". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "Nike Football's The Chance announces its three winners". Nike Football. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  8. ^ a b c "The Nike Academy on Facebook". Nike Football on Facebook. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Pro Prospects: Iloski enjoys his chance". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  10. ^ "The Nike Academy - Meet the Team". The Nike Academy on Soccer. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  11. ^ [{https://www.facebook.com/NikeAcademy/?fref=photo} | accessdate=30 December 2015]
  12. ^ [{https://www.facebook.com/NikeAcademy/?fref=photo} | accessdate= 30 December 2015]
  13. ^ "Nike Academy 2014-15". The Nike Academy on Facebook. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  14. ^ NikeAcademy.com
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