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Nike Academy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| clubname | Nike Academy |
| image | Nike academy logo.png |
| image_size | 110px |
| founded | |
| ground | St George's Park |
| Burton upon Trent, England | |
| capacity | 3,100 |
| dissolved | |
| league | Friendlies |
| season | 2011–12 |
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Burton upon Trent, England The Nike Football Academy was an English football academy funded and administered by Nike, Inc. The academy had a revolving squad of unsigned under-20 players and was run with the intention of helping them find a professional club. The academy was based at St George's Park National Football Centre. The squad was made up of players scouted worldwide and drafted to the squad through Nike Most Wanted trials. Over 50 players have gone on to play professional football over the years. The programme was led by manager Jon Goodman, with former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Matt Murray who worked as assistant manager.
The programme was also known for its collaborations with world class players, including Sami Khedira, Joe Hart, Rio Ferdinand, Francesco Totti, Mario Götze and others. Players such as David Accam, Tom Rogić, Majeed Waris, Petar Golubović and Evan Dimas are graduates of the programme.
The academy regularly played exhibition matches facing teams like FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Manchester United and others.
The academy closed at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Technical staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| IRL Jon Goodman | Head coach |
| ENG Matt Murray | Assistant coach |
| MEX Jesús Vázquez | Featured player |
| ARG Lautaro Alegrini | Featured player |
| SCO Jacob Donnely | Jugador Destacado |
| TUR Utku Kolkoparan | Headcoach of Turkey |
Notable participants
- AUS Dejan Pandurevic
- AUS Tom Rogic
- BEL Dario Van den Buijs
- CPV Alvin Fortes
- CRO Josip Juranović
- ENG Conor Branson
- ENG Sean Clare
- ENG David Goldsmith
- ENG Jorge Grant
- ENG Rarmani Edmonds-Green
- ENG Billy Ions
- ENG Alex Parsons
- ENG Jordan Rose
- ENG Bilal Sayoud
- ENG Ryan Sellers
- ENG Jordan Tillson
- ENG Jordan Tunnicliffe
- ENG Alex Whittle
- GER Fabian Senninger
- GHA David Accam
- GHA Rolland Appiah
- GHA Abdul Majeed Waris
- GRE Dimitris Komnos
- IDN Evan Dimas
- IDN Muhammad Rafli
- MAS Shazuan Ashraf Mathews
- MAR Saifeddine Alami
- MAR Ismail H'Maidat
- MAR Brahim Sabaouni
- MAR Alexis André Jr.
- NLD Delvin Pinheiro Frederico
- NOR Lars Herlofsen
- NZL Myer Bevan
- NIC Kayro Flores Heatley
- PER Fernando Canales
- PER José Guidino
- POL Matty Cash
- RUS Maksim Boychuk
- RUS Artemi Ukomsky
- CIV Siriki Dembélé
- ESP Youssef Ezzejjari
- ESP Ignacio Varona
- SRB Petar Golubović
- SGP Cameron Edwards
- RSA Reyaad Pieterse
- KOR Moon Seon-min
- SUR Anfernee Dijksteel
- SWE Pontus Almqvist
- THA Apirat Heemkhao
- THA Napapon Sripratheep
- URU Gonzalo Balbi
References
References
- (4 May 2012). "Stadium launch: Loughborough University FC v Tottenham Hotspur U18s". [[Loughborough University.
- (20 March 2015). "Barcelona 0-3 Nike FC: Is this a glimpse of football's future? | Barney Ronay".
- [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/nov/25/nike-academy-big-time-route-promising-players Inside the Nike Academy: the branded alternative for reaching the big time] on ''The Guardian''
- [https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/mar/20/barcelona-nike-fc-football-future Barcelona 0-3 Nike FC: is this a glimpse of football’s future?] by Barney Ronay on ''The Guardian''
- [https://www.soccerbible.com/performance/miscellaneous/2015/02/nike-academy-vs-fc-barcelona/ Nike Academy vs FC Barcelona], 24 February 2015
- [https://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/skills/nike-academy-arsenal-test The Arsenal test] by Huw Davies on Four Four Two, 8 February 2012
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQBSTjavVPQ Nike Academy vs Inter]
- "WHY DID THE NIKE ACADEMY CLOSE?".
- [http://www.nike.com/nikefootball/academy/meet-the-coaches?locale=en_GB NikeAcademy.com]
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