Southampton FC Academy Our 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

Southampton Football Academy – Our Vision

To be one of the world’s leading football Clubs renowned for a strong association with its community and a long tradition of developing young talent that...

About Southampton FC Talent ID Scouts

Academy scouts are registered with the Premier League and have been CRB checked. The Academy carries out regular

Identifying Young Talent at Southampton Academy

The aim to identify and recruit young talent through the Academy's extensive scouting network. This means that if one of the academy staff identifies a talented player, the boy…

Do Southampton run open trials, and how do I get a trial?

We always watch players at their local clubs or schools before inviting them for a trial. Therefore, if you write in for a trial, you should always include a

How to get Scouted by Southampton Football Club

It’s probably just about every young or amateur league footballer’s dream to get scouted by a top Premier League club. Just about any footballer will have dreamed about being watched or scouted by a professional scout at some time or another, so in this article we’ll give you

I keep contacting Southampton, but never seem to get invited in. What can I do to get scouted?

Football is a hugely competitive profession in which to ‘make it’. Obviously talent is required, but it takes real resilience and determination to be successful in the game. Some people are noticed...

How Southampton 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

How to write a Football Trial CV that will get you Scouted at Southampton

So many footballers contact teams asking for football trials You can now maximise you professional football club chances with this easy to follow CV, guaranteed to impress any football scout.

This will stop your CV's getting ignored!

Academy Managers ask for specific footballing requirements in a CV, this was written by a Football Academy Manager showing you how to seriously increase football trial selection..... Make your playing career stand out....

Southampton Academy Development Centre Information

Development Centre’s are within one hour's travel of the Club. Each Centre is staffed by FA qualified coaches and the sessions last between one and