Wyan Reid signs with Future Global Sports

Future Global Sports is delighted to announce that Wyan Reid has appointed us to represent him on an exclusive basis.

Reid, 21, is an exciting right-sided wing-back / winger with a strong body of experience in non-league senior men’s football for Aveley FC, a club at which he emerged through the academy and went on to make more than 50 appearances.

Reid was a key member of the Aveley team that broke records, becoming the first side in the club’s history to reach the FA Trophy quarter finals, a feat which earned them a trip to play Notts County in 2020.

Reid came through Aveley’s double-winning Reserve side in 2018, and was named Reserve Team Player of the season for a string of excellent performances. He broke into the first team that season and made 11 appearances, before taking the number 7 shirt and making it his own in 2019/20 with 40 appearances, 6 goals and 4 assists from wide right.

In total Reid made 56 appearances for Aveley, clocking up 7 goals and 9 assists. A brief spell at Brentwood Town also followed.

Wyan now makes the step up to National League South level in the 2021/22 season after we concluded a deal for him to join an exciting young Concord Rangers team that got to Wembley last season in the FA Trophy Final.

At Future Global Sports we believe that Wyan has a lot of untapped potential with his raw pace, direct running and ability on the ball.

With hard work and a hunger to improve all elements of his game we feel Wyan can not only prove himself at National League South level but show that he is a potential Football League player in the making. We are excited to help offer our guidance and expertise in this area to help take his game to new levels.

Future is Wyan!

Future Global Sports launches first annual Under-23s Talent ID Report

For more than five years Future Global Sports have been market leaders in the non-league market, identifying, working with and helping to develop the top young talents in non-league football.

Our detailed and innovative approach to non-league talent identification has seen us identify more than £10 million* worth of talent in the semi-professional leagues of English football, finding and working with players such as Sorba Thomas (Boreham Wood to Huddersfield Town), Priestley Farquharson (Hayes & Yeading, now Newport County), Sam Barratt (Maidenhead United to Southend United), Ricardo German (Hendon to Crawley Town), Cody Cooke (Truro City to St. Mirren) and many others.

On top of this we have also scouted and recommended players such as Max Kilman, Max Watters, Jamal Lowe, Omar Bogle and Jonah Ayunga - players who we discovered early in non-league who have now gone on to established clubs at very high levels including the Premier League and Championship.

Our unique ability to find talent in the semi pro game is now expanding as we turn our focus to academy football with the release of our first annual Premier League U23s Talent ID Report.

The document provides information on every player at Under-23 level in both Premier League and PL2 academies, offering you the chance to gain a significant edge in finding key information on the best young players coming out of academy football.

The report comes in the form of a database with information on every single player at more than 26 professional Under-23 academies in English football from age 17 to 23, including PL2 Divisions 1 + 2 and other teams such as Charlton Athletic U23s and Watford U23s.

Every player in the report has been watched on at least one occasion, with detailed information and evaluation of the player, contract status and our own scout report observations and projections.

By working with Future Global Sports. we can you offer access to our database as well as bespoke data and scouting information on players who can help your club reach new levels. This complements our unique ability to identify talent at non-league level, which continues to go from strength to strength.

Stay ahead of the curve - fill out our short form to register your interest today for a free consultation or to purchase the report.

* - (valuations via transfermarkt.de as of May 2021)

Future Global Sports launches manager database to raise profile of unsung coaches

It is quite rare for upcoming managers to get the recognition their hard work deserves. Particularly at semi-pro / non-league level, there are numerous unsung coaches doing fantastic work that goes unnoticed, usually due to a lack of media coverage and focus on this level of football.

Despite this, some of the games’ top managers began their careers at this level, including the Cowley brothers and Chris Wilder, who climbed all the way from the lower regions of non-league step 5 (at Alfreton Town) to the Premier League with Sheffield United.

With this in mind Future Global Sports is pleased to announce the launch of our Coaches Collective - a Coaches and Manager Database that will showcase upcoming and unsung managers in the lower levels of English football to key decision-makers and stakeholders within the game at professional level.

The database is free to join and will allow you as a manager, coach or chief scout to register your details and have your progress monitored more formally.

By registering and joining our Coaches Collective you will have the opportunity to be shortlisted for vacant coaching or managerial positions at clubs around the UK, Ireland and abroad, showcase your managerial credentials and receive another way to get your achievements recognised.

The Collective is free to join - simply fill in your details including level of coaching or scouting qualifications - and join us to increase your chances of being recognised for your hard work.

The Collective is also available to scouts and recruitment professionals within football who are interested in registering to get noticed by chairmen / chairwomen, sporting directors or heads of recruitment looking to attract new staff.

To join our exclusive database and raise your profile among directors, chairmen and others within the game register for free now at: bit.ly/fgscoachescollective

Once registered your details will be lodged and you will be considered for suitable vacant roles that may arise from time to time. For further information you can also contact us via email: contact@futureglobalsports.com or Twitter @futglobalsports.

Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong signs with Future Global Sports

Future Global Sports is delighted to announce that Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong has appointed us to represent him on an exclusive basis.

Berkeley-Agyepong, 23, is widely considered one of the best young talents in non-league football having excelled in spells at Aldershot Town and Dartford FC.

A quick-witted and intelligent attacking midfielder, Berkeley-Agyepong started his career at Premier League outfit Crystal Palace, signing at the age of eight and developing through the club’s academy in the same age group as other Palace academy graduates such as Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Berkeley-Agyepong spent a decade at the Crystal Palace academy and performed well enough to be rewarded with a three-year professional contract up to Under-23 level. His highlights at Palace include a hat-trick in an FA Youth Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday in 2013, and Berkeley-Agyepong was part of Palace’s first-team squad for the 2016 pre-season tour to the USA and Canada.

Berkeley-Agyepong left Crystal Palace in 2018 to pursue his senior career, signing for Aldershot Town in the National League. He made 52 appearances for the club and scored five goals before moving to Dartford FC in 2020, a club he initially joined on a month’s loan in 2019.

There, Berkeley-Agyepong has shown why he is considered one of the brightest talents in non-league, scoring 8 goals in 26 appearances and putting in a number of outstanding performances to help transform Dartford from a mid-table outfit into league title challengers.

During Berkeley-Agyepong’s initial loan spell Dartford won five of his six games, before he was recalled by Aldershot in January 2020. He re-signed for Dartford at the end of the 2019/2020 season.

“He [is] a massive part of what we’re trying to achieve,” his manager at Dartford, Steve King, commented after Berkeley-Agyepong returned to Dartford. “Having Jacob back was a massive one for me because Jacob’s time here was outstanding. He was my number one target.”

“He is another level of player. He sees things. He is way above the level (we’re at).”

At Future Global Sports we also firmly believe Jacob is way above his current level and has bags of untapped potential.

We feel that with the right guidance, hard work and continued focus on improving his game Jacob can go on to have a successful career in the game.

Together with our growing status as the number one place to be for young talented players to develop and reach their potential in football we feel we can help nurture Jacob’s undoubted talent, offer guidance and identify the right opportunities for his career progression.

The hard work starts now.

Future is Jacob!

FGS client Priestley Farquharson completes Football League move

Future Global Sports is delighted to announce that our client Priestley Farquharson has completed a move to Newport County AFC from Cymru Welsh Premier League champions Connah’s Quay Nomads on a two-and-a-half year deal.

Farquharson joins SkyBet League Two promotion chasers Newport County on a deal until the summer of 2023 to become the latest FGS client to complete a move from non-league football to the professional game.

Farquharson, 23, is a powerful centre-back who has gained experience with Bishop’s Stortford, Hitchin Town and Billericay Town. He joined Connah’s Quay Nomads in 2019 following a spell with Hayes & Yeading, where he made 45 appearances in the Southern Football League.

Farquharson featured in the Scottish Challenge Cup final during his first season with the Nomads, playing 80 minutes of their 3-1 defeat against Ross County as they became the first non-Scottish side to reach the final.

The 23-year-old then helped the Deeside club make history with a league and cup double last season after they sealed the Nathaniel MG Cup before claiming the Cymru Premier league title for the first time in the club’s history.

Farquharson, scored two goals and managed four assists in 20 league outings last term, and won the Cymru Premier Young Player of the Season award for a string of outstanding performances throughout the 2019-20 campaign.

The Englishman made 12 appearances in the Cymru Premier this season before the league was brought to a halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, scoring three goals in the process. He was also given the captain’s armband for the Nomads’ UEFA Europa League qualifying second round clash against Dinamo Tbilisi in September and played in the club’s first ever UEFA Champions League outing, a qualifier against FK Sarajevo.

He will wear the number five jersey during his time with the Exiles.

Farquharson said: "I’m delighted to have signed here and I can’t wait to get started. My main aim is to keep out goals, but I can get goals further up the pitch too, so I just want to help as much as I can.

"Connah’s Quay Nomads have been great for me and they have really helped my development. It was the first time they won the league last season, so hopefully I can carry on the winning trend here."

Manager Michael Flynn added: "I’ve tracked Priestley’s progress for a while and have been keen on bringing him to the club in previous transfer windows. He has made great strides with Connah’s Quay over the last few seasons and I'm sure he learnt a lot from Andy Morrison, so I feel it is now the right time to get him on board with us.

"It’s a big step up from the Cymru Premier to this division, but I feel it is a challenge that he’s ready for."

Congratulations Priestley from everybody at Future Global Sports!