Experience

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  Integral Sports Management

  • United Kingdom

  • Head of Football Operations

    • Apr 2020 - Present
    • United Kingdom

    Head of Football Operations for Integral Sports Management leading the growth of our portfolio of players. We offer athletes bespoke support to suit their specific needs. Working as part of the wider ISM team, that includes experts and mentors across a number of areas, all helping to shape the player of today. Integrity, trust and respect is at the heart of everything we do.

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  East Anglian Elite Football Academy

  • Peterborough, United Kingdom

  • Head coach

    • 2014 - Present
    • Peterborough, United Kingdom

    Elite football academy looking to bridge the gap between grass roots and academy football. Working in partnership with professional clubs across the East Anglia region we have highly qualified coaches delivering a structured training programme covering the 4 corners of learning. Having started from scratch we now have close to 100 kids across all age groups representing our academy with a number of players now signed to professional clubs.

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  Pitch Representation

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Football consultant

    • Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
    • London, United Kingdom

    Football consultant and FA registered intermediary ⚽️

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  adidas

  • Lead scouting consultant/player recruitment for adidas UK (London and Southern England)

    • Jul 2014 - Jan 2019

    Head of academy scouting and player recruitment for adidas in the football industry for London/Southern UK. Monitoring current contracted adidas youth players and looking to find and recruit the next batch of top young players in this country to join our brand. Having established a thorough network of contacts across all aspects of football including managers, chief executives, academy managers, heads of recruitment, coaches, and agents this has enabled me to sign a significant number of players to the brand in recent years. I am big on relationships and trust while always working with integrity and honesty. Forever willing to learn and aspirations to be the best I can possibly be in the field I'm in. #Allinornothing#Therewillbehaters#Bethedifference

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  Manchester City Football Club

  • Youth Academy Scout - (East Anglia)

    • Feb 2017 - Dec 2018

    Youth Academy Scout - (East Anglia)UK Southern region City Football Services

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  West Bromwich Albion Football Club

  • National Scout

    • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

    National scout for Cat 1 Premier League football academy.I covered the South of England 14-23 age groups predominantly looking at players released or late developers across the region.

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  Huntingdon Town FC

  • Assistant Manager

    • Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

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  Football

  • Professional footballer

    • Jul 1994 - Jul 2014

    20 years a professional footballer making over 650 career appearances with clubs ;Tottenham HotspurBarnet Peterborough Oldham Athletic Stevenage Dagenham and Redbridge Dartford

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  Arsenal F.C

  • Arsenal Academy Coach & Scout

    • 2007 - 2014

    Youth Development phase coach, working 3 times a week for 7 years with elite footballers in one of the Worlds top academies. Also worked as a talent id scout identifying the best young players to add to the youth development phase at the football club.