Joining A Professional Development squad - Arsenal

Players who have progressed through the Academy and have shown the potential to play at a higher level are offered professional contracts and will then join

Academy Academy Mission

To create an elite environment that attracts, retains and develops top quality players providing an ongoing supply of academy graduates to the First Team squad, whilst ensuring those individuals who fall short of this standard have the necessary skills and education to enable them

How Do Arsenal Scout Children For Their Youth Football Academy?

There are a number of ways that clubs and indeed most other professional football clubs take children into their football academies. The most common ways that clubs selects its youth players are through tryouts held at the club and through the club's youth scouting network

Join A Pro Academy like Arsenal

For direct communication with this Professional Academy, you can visit the

How does recruitment work at Arsenal Academy?

We have a network of scouts who work for the Club on a local, national and international basis. They look for players predominantly from Under-7s to....

How Arsenal Academy develop upcoming football talent

This Football Academy is developed in order to invest in upcoming footballing talent and provide the network, coaching, health and lifestyle advice that each player needs to make a successful

About Arsenal Pro Academy

Pro Academies offer an advanced football development and education programme supported by expert and dedicated staff. The Academy is located at:

ARSENAL SOCCER SCHOOL OPEN TRIALS

ARSENAL SOCCER SCHOOL OPEN TRIALS THIS IS FOR SOCCER SCHOOLS

Apply to Join Arsenal Soccer Schools for ages U11 U12 U13 U14 U15

How to get a trial at Premier League Academy Like Arsenal

You must be selected to have a trial at a Premier League Academy, so it is important that players are spotted in the right places at the right times. For some players, they prefer a direct approach sending in

How Arsenal academy scouts make an approach

A scout will talk with the parents/managers and/or teachers of a player. We do not approach children directly. If you are approached by an Academy scout...

What are Arsenal Scouts looking for?

Quite simply; talent. Scouts understand that players come in all shapes and sizes, with a variety of strengths and weaknesses. They take into account a player’s....

Arsenal’s Scouting Network

The Arsenal youngsters have been the talk of the town but how did Arsenal get them?. Some have signed from abroad and others groomed from the academy. Chief Scout Steve Rowley tells us the process of identifying and bringing in such talents.

What’s the process for finding players? Do you tell them where to be or do they follow their own leads?