LEICESTER CITY LOOKING FOR FOOTBALL TRIAL
I have been a supporter of your club for a number of years now and would love the opportunity to join your squad.
I have been playing football since I was 5 years old. I first started playing for a local team called Westfield Wanderers where I became a prolific goal scorer, scoring over 1000 goals in the 9 years I was there. It was here that I was first spotted by Leicester City FC and was given a trial with them. I had three trial games for them scoring a hat-trick in each one. A week after my final game for them I was told that I was not what they were looking for and they let me go. This did not knock my confidence, as I strongly believed that more opportunities would come to prove myself. Every year I won trophies with Westfield from top goal scorer, to players player, to managers player and even clubman. I achieved over 30 trophies from that club alone.
I then went on at the age of 14, to play for Hinckley United, a tougher league and a much better standard of football - where i improved further. I remained the top goal scorer at that club too. My school at the time was John Cleveland College, I played for their team too as a striker. My final game for my school was a county cup semi-final where we unfortunately lost, although we did lose we played well. This later resulted in me receiving a phone call from Nottingham Forest with the opportunity for me to play a trial game for their under 19 team, i was just 16. Sadly, 2 weeks before my trial game I suffered a fall and broke my collar bone. Nottingham Forest insisted on keeping me on and told me that they would be in touch, but this never happened. This did knock my confidence, as I was leaving school and football was all I had ever wanted to do and my big opportunity didn't go as planned. This left me quite depressed.
After leaving school I stepped up from junior football to senior football, where I played for a local Sunday league team in Hinckley called Research Garage. I decided to go back to Hinckley United as a reserve team player for the season 2010/2011, during the start of the season sat on the bench a few times for Dean Thomas in the first team. Soon after Hinckley United went bankrupt and the players left.
Therefore, I remain at Research Garage on Sundays, but I also play for Earl Shilton Albion in their Saturday senior league. At Earl Shilton Albion I was called to play for their first team, but I enjoy playing with their reserves so I decided that this is where I would stay for the time being. Furthermore, within the last year I have had the opportunity to move to Canada and play for Toronto professionally, but circumstances in England and at home have prevented this from happening, therefore I am keen to pursue a career in football closer to home, preferably at your club. I am feeling fitter and more motivated now than ever. Football is my life and I hope you can give me the chance to prove that i can be a great in the sport as well as an asset to your club, Leicester City FC.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Marley Henry