Jay Rodriguez
Burnley
Deanne Rose
Reading FC Women
Tom Edwards
Stoke City
Daniel Iversen
Leicester City
Lewis Morgan
New York Red Bulls
Connor Taylor
Stoke City
Jack Price
Colorado Rapids
Cameron Harper
New York Red Bulls
Kyle McCallister
St Mirren
Lasse Sorensen
Lincoln City
Aidan Stone
Port Vale
Malvind Benning
Port Vale
Ben Paton
Ross County
James Clarke
Solihull Moors
Noah Allen
Inter Miami CF
Matthew Wright
Ross County
Stephen Wearne
Grimsby Town
Abdoulaye Cissoko
Seattle Sounders
Clement Bayiha
Montreal Impact
Brody Paterson
Hartlepool United
Liam Fraser
Toronto FC
Greg Ranjitsingh
Minnesota United
Rocco Romeo
Toronto FC
Harry Paton
Ross County
Jay Chapman
Inter Miami CF
Eric Dick
Sporting Kansas City
Vital Kats
Glasgow City
Curtis Anderson
Wycombe Wanderers
Patrick Seagrist
New York Red Bulls
Owain Fon Williams
Dunfermline Athletic
Thomás Chacón
Minnesota United
Jose Aja
Minnesota United
Michael Azira
Chicago Fire
Jay Rodriguez
Jay is an English striker who came through the academy at Burnley as the only player to be given a professional contract under Steve Cotterill. He went on to make his first team debut in the Championship on 29 December 2007.
In the summer of 2012 he was subject to significant interest from Premier League clubs after finishing the 2011 season as Burnley’s top scorer and earning a place in the Championship Team of the Year. A £7 million move to Southampton followed where he made his Premier League debut on the opening day of the season against Manchester City.
On 2 July 2017 Jay signed for West Bromwich Albion for £12 million scoring 33 goals for the club over a two year period including 22 goals in the 2018/19 Championship season. A return to Burnley followed in July 2019 when Burnley paid his £10 million release clause.
Jay played for England U21s before going on to make his senior debut on 15 November 2013 against Chile at Wembley Stadium.
Deanne Rose
Tom Edwards
Born in Stafford, Tom joined Stoke City’s academy at the age of eight. He progressed through the ranks to win the U18 player of the year twice before making his Premier League debut on 14 October 2017 against Manchester City. His home debut followed against West Bromwich Albion where he was named man of the match in their 3-1 victory.
The English right back has since established himself as a key member of the Stoke City side and is a regular in the England U20 squad.
Daniel Iversen
Daniel is a Danish goalkeeper who began his career in the Danish Superliga with Esbjerg before his move to Leicester City in January 2016. He made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018/19 season for Oldham Athletic where he went on to make 42 appearances during a loan spell.
Daniel has played for Denmark in every age group from U16s through to U21s and received his first call up to the senior team in September 2019 for Denmark’s UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
Daniel is a player who has come from our long term relationship with our partners First Touch in Scandanavia.
Daniel is currently on loan at Rotherham United
Lewis Morgan
Lewis is a Scottish winger who started his career in the Rangers youth system before joining St Mirren on a two year contract, making his debut for the club in 2014.
After helping St Mirren achieve promotion to the SPL, Lewis was bought by Celtic signing a four-and-a-half year contract with the club on 5 January 2018.
Lewis made his debut for Celtic in the away leg of the 2018/19 Champions League match against Armenian side Alashkert in the first qualifying round and has represented Scotland nine times at U21 level before making his senior debut against Peru on 29 May 2018.
In January 2020 Celtic accepted an offer from new MLS side Inter Miami CF where Lewis made his debut for David Beckham’s side on the opening week of the 2020 MLS Season on 1st March.
Lewis won the MVP Award for his Inter Miami side in their Inaugural MLS season.
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Jack Price
Jack is an English midfielder who began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers progressing through the academy from 2001-11 before signing a professional contract.
The central midfielder made his professional debut on 10 August 2013 in a 4-0 win against Gillingham where Kenny Jacket praised Jack as ‘the team’s best player’.
In January 2018 the club accepted a transfer offer from Colorado Rapids in the MLS where he signed a four year contract. Since then Jack has gone on to make himself a vital member of the team and has been named as the club’s captain going forward.
In his impressive 2019 season Jack broke David Beckham’s 2010 record for the most set piece assists in a single MLS season when he finished with 11.
Jack has won MVP in all 3 seasons since he has joined the Colorado Rapids.
Cameron Harper
Cameron Harper is an American/Scottish forward who joined Celtic’s Academy in August of 2018 at the age of 16. Since then he has featured for the Celtic U-18s and Reserves while also representing the US at U-16, U-17 and most recently playing for Tab Ramos and the US U-20 team.
Cameron as he made his Celtic debut on 11th January against Hibernian in a 1-1 draw. Cameron started the match and played 60 minutes at Celtic Park. He became the first American to make a competitive appearance for Celtic since Timothy Weah’s final appearance for the Hoops in a 3-0 win over Aberdeen in May of 2019.
Kyle McCallister
Kyle is a Scottish winger who came through the youth system at St Mirren making his first team debut in February 2013. Kyle signed for Derby County in January 2017 for an undisclosed fee. He returned to St Mirren on loan for the second half of the 2018-19 season, helping the side to stay in the Scottish Premiership. In August 2019, McCallister left Derby and signed a long-term contract with St Mirren.
Having played for the U17 side in 2015-16 Kyle made his debut for Scotland U21s in March 2019 against Sweden before being involved in the UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifying matches.
Lasse Sorensen
Lasse is a Danish midfielder who was born in Vejen and began his career with Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga before moving to Stoke City in January 2016.
He made his professional debut for Stoke City on 13 May 2018 in their Premier League match against Swansea City, providing the assist for the winner from his free kick.
Lasse is a player who has come from our long term relationship with partners First Touch in Scandanavia.
Aidan Stone
Aidan signed his first professional contract with Burnley after being scouted playing internationally for England Schoolboys. He joined Mansfield in the summer of 2019 making his debut for the Stags in August 2019.
Malvind Benning
Ben Paton
James Clarke
James Clarke is a defender who currently plays for Mansfield Town. He came through the academy at Burnley and signed his first professional contract in April 2018. The following month James was named as Burnley’s Scholar of the Year.
On 24th June 2019 James signed for Mansfield Town making his debut in the Football League on 20 August against Leyton Orient.
James has represented the Republic of Ireland at U18 level.
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Matthew Wright
Matthew Wright is a Scottish forward who currently plays for Ross County. He was selected by North of Scotland U15 squad which is where he was originally scouted by the club. Matthew received his 2 year scholarship from Ross County when he was 15 where scored over 30 goals over the 2 year period. Matthew got offered his first professional contract in April 2020 where he has gone on to train with the first team on a daily basis ever since.
Matthew first trained with the first team when he was 15 years old before travelling to be part of the first team squad at 16. His first time on the bench during an SPL game was when his Ross County side travelled away to Livingston on 21st September 2019.
Matthew made his first team debut for Ross County against Stirling Albion on 14th November in a 3-0 win.
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Abdoulaye Cissoko
Clement Bayiha
Clement is a Canadian defender who can also play in midfield. He began his career with Montreal Impact attending training camps with the first team in 2018 before joining Ottawa Fury for the 2018 USL Season.
On 16 November 2018 Clement signed a homegrown contract with the Montreal Impact before making his debut on 30 March 2019 against Sporting Kansas City.
Clement was called up to the Canadian U23 team for the 2018 Toulon Tournament and for the 2018 CONCACAF U20 Championships.
Brody Paterson
Liam Fraser
Liam is a Canadian midfielder who was part of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency program until January 2013 when he moved to Toronto FC.
He signed his first professional contract in February 2016 and in 2017 was listed in the USL’s 20 under 20 list. Liam signed with Toronto FC as a homegrown player on 19 January 2018 making his MLS debut in April against the Colorado Rapids.
Liam has also represented Canada receiving his first call up to the U20 development camp in 2015 before being named in the squad for the 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championships. After multiple camp call-ups in 2018 and 2019 he made his debut for the senior team on 15 October in a 2-0 win against the USA.
Greg Ranjitsingh
Greg is a Canadian goalkeeper whose college career was spent at Mercer University between 2011-14 where he ranked third nationally in total saves and finished as Mercer’s career leader in both Goals Against Average and clean sheets.
Greg joined Louisville City FC in 2015 and in August 2016 he became the first Louisville player to be called up for internationals after he was selected by Trinidad and Tobago for their 2018 World Cup Qualification.
He made a big impact in the Louisville side that won the USL Cup in consecutive seasons in 2017 and 2018 including saving two penalties in the Eastern Conference finals against New York Red Bulls 2 and winning ‘Save of the Playoffs’ in the same year.
His move to Orlando City in December 2018 reunited him with former Louisville coach James O’Connor. Greg made his debut for the club away in Seattle.
On 25th November 2019 Minnesota United selected Greg Ranjitsingh with the 16th pick in the 2019 End Of Year Waiver Draft.
He was added to Trinidad and Tobago’s 2019 Gold Cup roster in May 2019 and followed that with his debut in June against Canada.
Rocco Romeo
Rocco is a Canadian defender who joined Toronto FC Academy in 2013 before making his professional debut in 2015 for Toronto 2. A contract extension was completed in 2017 before his loan move to Denmark for the 2019 season.
Rocco then signed his MLS Homegrown contract with Toronto FC on 21st January 2020.
Harry Paton
Harry Paton is a Canadian midfielder who currently plays for Ross County in the SPL. Harry originally came over to the UK to join Fulham before he headed to Scotland in 2016/17 to join Hearts.
Paton joined Ross County in 2018 where he where he went on to win his first pieces of silverware with The Stages as they won both the Scottish Championship and the Scottish Challenge Cup in the 2018/19 season.
Harry has represented Canada at youth level when he was a vital part of the U17 side who participated in the 2015 CONCACAF U17 Championships and then also progressed to play for his county at U20 level.
Jay Chapman
Jay Chapman is a Canadian midfielder who played his college soccer at Michigan State before signing a Homegrown contract with Toronto FC on 15 January 2015.
He made his professional debut for their USL side in March of the following season before making his Toronto FC debut in the 2015 Canadian Championships. Jay’s impressive performances during that season resulted in his inclusion in the 2016 MLS Homegrown team.
On 13 November 2019 Jay was traded to Inter Miami CF after 79 appearances for Toronto FC in exchange for $100,000 in General Allocation Money.
Jay has played for the Canadian U17s at both the 2011 CONCACAF U17 Championships and also at the 2011 FIFA U17 World Cup before progressing to the Canadian U23s. His debut for the senior side was made on 22 January 2017 against Bermuda – a 4-2 victory in which he scored.
Eric Dick
Eric Dick is an American goalkeeper who played his college soccer at Butler University between 2013-17.
On 19th January 2018 he was selected with the 13th overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City making his professional debut for their United Soccer League affiliate Swope Park Rangers on March 31st.
Vital Kats
Curtis Anderson
Curtis Anderson is an English Goalkeeper who currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers in the English Championship. He signed for the side on 2 September 2020 on a one year contract.
Curtis began his career with Blackpool before a transfer to Manchester City aged 11 in 2012 for a fee of £15,000. He remained with their academy sides until March 2019 when he moved stateside to play in the USL Championship for Charlotte Independence.
Curtis has represented England at U16,17,18 and U19 levels and was a vital part of the squad for the England U17 side that finished runners up at the 2-17 UEFA European U17 Championships. In October 2017 he won the FIFA U17 World Cup winning 5-2 in the final to ensure that England won the competition for the first time in their history.
Patrick Seagrist
Patrick Seagrist is an American left back who attended Marquette University between 2016-19 making 65 appearances for the Golden Eagles.
Seagrist was selected 10th overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by the New York Red Bulls before signing his professional contract on February 27th. He made his debut in the opening game of the 2020 MLS Season for NYRB at home playing 90 minutes in a win 3-2 against Cincinnati.
Owain Fon Williams
Owain is a Welsh goalkeeper who completed his youth career at Crewe Alexandra signing his scholarship with the club in 2003.
He made 271 appearances in the Football League including 161 for Tranmere Rovers, as well as representing Stockport County, Bury and Rochdale. Owain moved to Scotland on 16 July 2015 signing for Inverness and making his debut the same day in their UEFA Europa League Qualifying match with Astra Giurgiu of Romania.
A loan move to Indy Eleven occurred ahead of the USL Championship 2018 season where he made 34 appearances playing every minute for his side. Owain played for Hamilton Academical in the 2019/20 season before signing for Dunfermline on a 2 year deal on 3 August 2020.
Owain is a Welsh Youth International who made his debut for the U17 side in November 2003 during a 4-0 win over Azerbaijan in a UEFA European U17 Championship Qualifying match. After four appearances for the U19 side he moved up to the U21s playing almost every minute of the 2009 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers. He was first called up to the senior Wales team in February 2009 and was a member of the Wales squad that reached the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016.
Thomás Chacón
Thomas Chacon is a youth academy product of Danubio and he made his professional debut for the side on 23 November 2017 where he went on to score his first goal for his club against River Plate.
On 7 August 2019 he signed for Minnesota United as a Young Designated Player.
Thomas is another player who we have worked closely with from our partner Marcelo in Uruguay.
Jose Aja
Jose Manuel Aja is a Uruguayan central defender who began his career for Nacional in Uruguay before a loan to Orlando City in 2016. A permanent move followed before he was traded to Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for $125,000 of Target Allocation Money and a Second Round MLS SuperDraft pick for 2021.
The 6’4 defender signed for Minnesota on 14 February 2020.
Jose is another player who we have worked closely with from our partner Marcelo in Uruguay.
Michael Azira
Michael is a Ugandan international who made his debut for his home country in 2016 and played a key role in their 2017 African Cup of Nations squad.
He is a midfielder who began his professional career in the USL with the Charleston Battery in 2012 before being signed by Seattle Sounders in the MLS in March 2014.
In 2016 Azira was selected by Colorado Rapids in the 2015 MLS Waiver Draft where he went on to make 66 appearances for the club. At the beginning of the 2018 MLS season he was traded to the Montreal Impact where he made 29 appearances before joining Chicago Fire.