We Have Made Moves This Summer...
As the summer transfer window comes to a close, we would like to keep you in the loop
It’s been a great summer of footy in New York City. We have been blessed with so much success and face a crazy final week ahead as the transfer window closes. The project is strong and we are so thankful for the support and even more excited to keep expanding to accommodate more players and more football. We want to keep the dream alive and provide players with opportunities at the next level. Stay tuned for what’s coming, but for now, here’s a short recap of our summer…..
Showcase Success
Our New York show case was a major success. 40 of New York's best kept secrets came out and really proved a point. Our staff couldn't believe the tempo and tenacity of the game. Of the 40 players that played in our New York showcase, 8 are currently in Europe (Germany, Spain, France, Sweden, Israel) as I write this, either signing, signed or on trial. Insane. 20% of the kids that showed up, shipped off with pro opportunities…..and were not done yet. As you many of you may know, we have 3 tiers of players: Guys we ship out right away for trials, Academy level players who are pro ready but just to fit a proper fit, and then our TFP domestic players who will prepare to go out in the next window and will work with us until then. Our 6 academy level players are patiently waiting and training in our US based academy program until the transfer window closes to start their journey. Our 6 TFP Domestic players were selected to stay in our system, train domestically and develop and wait for their chance to meet up with the rest of the boys in Europe. Lastly, 6 more from the combine were signed to an ASL professional contract to play with the Philadelphia Fury, one of our biggest partner clubs.
Let me break this down for everyone:
Little Falls FC- The Future
TFP Summer of Kinder Footy!
We are proud to announce the Partnership between Little Falls FC and The Fussball Project LLC. Our head of scouting Marin Gjoca, will now be the Director of Coaching at Little Falls FC and it will serve as our feeder club into a new generation of European bound footballers. We are excited to expand our brand of football philosophy into the youth level and slowly bring the European football machine, into New Jersey. We are currently in talks with other youth clubs that we will affiliate with. More to come!
TFP New York/New Jersey
Another massive announcement would be our TFP New Jersey/New York team. Our team will play in the NJSSL in the top Amateur division and will serve as a place for our academy, domestic or even professionals to get games in and stay sharp in order to be ready for the next opportunity abroad. This team will be closely tied with our TFP training sessions that also take place in New jersey as well as our NYC TFP sessions, where there will be at least 1 training session a day, under professional conditions, run by our head of scouting Marin Gjoca. He is responsible for 2 of our signed TFP players playing in Europe that came directly from our TFP training sessions in Nutley, New Jersey.
We also have a new team in the Cosmopolitan League with long time partner Zum Schneider. We are having some of our NY based talent develop there and get games in which we will regularly check in on before we decide who will head over for pro opportunities.
Major Sportswear Brand Partnership/ Agency Partnership
We are very excited to announce partnership deal in it's final stages with a major sportswear brand as well as a partnership with a big time football players agency based out of Munich. Both partnerships will only increase our profile and allow us to grant more players opportunities. While we can’t release the names of either just yet we are extremely excited and will keep you updated!
TFP Training Sessions
Lastly, our TFP training sessions have been the highlight of our summer. Every morning we host a top class professional training session in Nutley, New Jersey and then twice a week we hold a night session under the bright lights of New York City, where friendships have been ended and contracts have been won. Pure footballing class through the summer. All of our professional players take part in these sessions in their off seasons, but at our training sessions, nobody cares whether you went on trial at Man United or St. Peters College, can you do it on a hot summer day at TFP?
We are so pleased to see beautiful football and love welcoming new faces, send us a message on Facebook, Instagram, Email with any questions you may have and as always, if you know of a quality baller, send him our way.