Jay Rodriguez
Burnley
Connor Taylor
Bristol Rovers
Deanne Rose
Leicester City Women
Tom Edwards
Salford City
James Clarke
Solihull Moors
Lasse Sorensen
Huddersfield Town
Daniel Iversen
Stoke City
Kyle McAllister
Forest Green Rovers
Harry Paton
Ross County
Aidan Stone
Port Vale
Josh Bickerton
Stoke City
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.
Connor Taylor
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.
James Clarke
James Clarke is a defender who currently plays for Solihull Moors Football Club. 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.
James has represented the Republic of Ireland at U18 level.
Lasse Sorensen
Lasse is a Danish midfielder who was born in Vejen and began his career with Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga.
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.
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
Kyle McAllister
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.
Harry Paton
Harry Paton is a Canadian midfielder who currently plays for Motherwell FC. 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.
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.
Josh Bickerton