 Hey, what's going on guys? Thank you once again for coming back and watching another video guaranteed to make you a better player today We're talking about how to become a professional footballer And I'm very excited to release this video because in this video is some powerful information that if you actually use it Actually act upon it you will increase your chances of achieving this goal of becoming a professional player Now today, we're talking to William Olaremme John He's played professionally in several different countries around the world Started off in the MLS then he moved to Morocco, Croatia, Israel, Azerbaijan Right now he's playing professionally in Finland. So this guy has done it. He's been through it He's got a lot of powerful advice to share with you So please turn up the volume get focused and listen to this guy because he's about to share some great information That I want you to take to guys. What up? My name is William Olaremme John. I'm a professional soccer player I have technically played Professional soccer on four continents and now I play in Europe for ropes in the Finnish Super League We're gonna talk a little bit about how to become a professional soccer player more specifically This is not gonna be a video about how hard you need to work What you need to eat when you need to work out and all those things Okay, if you don't know already that you need to work hard in order to become a professional athlete Then you've already lost this video is for people who are outside of the market I mean of any age of any age, okay, and regardless of your country. Okay, things will change Depending on what country you're in but I'm gonna try and give you some guidelines that way you have an understanding of What you can do first things first Let's talk about what you will find if you do a search on how to become a professional soccer player Something you're gonna come across our open tryouts Combines maybe some of these European tours where they will take you with a possible chance to play in front of Some coaches from some European teams There's no guarantee that you will get a contract out of these we're going to be spending a lot of money and your time on transportation food and Certain fees that they will make you pay these are in my opinion not the best way to go about it It's actually probably the worst way to go about it because everyone has an opportunity to get these and they're not exclusive In any way and there's no guarantee that the coach even has to look at you at all I also googled the cost for some open trials in the MLS and Seattle Sounders is a hundred and fifty dollars LA Galaxy is a hundred and seventy five dollars and my hometown club is Sporty Kansas City they charge two hundred and fifty eight dollars and they top out at about two hundred people for tryouts, so That's two hundred fifty eight times two hundred people. That's about fifty one thousand six hundred dollars Which they've made in two days, you know, so it makes perfect sense for them. They already have the field They're not gonna pay for your food They're not paying for your hotel if you're coming from outside Okay, and there's no guarantee that they have to give anyone a contract at all whatsoever So it makes sense for them Okay, and you need to understand that clubs have their own channels and their own ways of getting players and this is not the best Way for them to do that if you have the money to do this by all means go for it But there's a better way and I'm gonna explain that a little bit later Let's say you want to just contact a club yourself and tell them you're the player that they need to win the championship Let's just have a look at what DC United's policy is Because they do not have open trials and if you go to their website you can read The first team does not hold open trials, but does invite players for trials Inviting a player for trial is extremely rare and Usually only after the team has scouted a player with their current professional team Which means you're not getting in because you're not a professional. Okay? Unsolicited requests for a trial are not accepted Please do not call asking for a tryout an individual that would like to make their abilities known to DC United's first team Should forward a copy of their resume and DVD Material submitted will not be returned If the first team is interested they will contact you and in bold Please do not call us or send a message Inquiring about the status of the materials you submitted. Okay, so if you're curious as to what's happening to your DVD When DC United gets it Now I could be wrong. I could be completely wrong. They could have an intern there sitting down and Watching every minute of every DVD in order to check and see if they haven't missed something But I highly doubt it Yeah, those options are out. You're gonna need an agent. The reason for this is that an agent is in the system already He knows coaches. He knows scouts He has other players who are hopefully in some of these teams that you want to be on don't get confused Agents are very much in this To make money as much as it is many players dream to become a professional They don't necessarily share that dream for you Especially if they think they might have to work very hard It becomes a little tricky and if you're a parent and you have a kid who you who aspires to be a professional Then I'm gonna try and give you at least an idea of how to make this Work for you. So some rules Never send money to us to an agent ever on any condition There are no agency fees the only time you need to be sending an agent money is after he's gotten you your first contract and You guys are talking about 10% 15% whatever it is before that never send an agent any money ever secondly agents are At the beginning not your friend. Okay, they will tell you anything So you need to do your own research on the agent if you Google FIFA player agents. All right, you're gonna find a list of agents that have past some tests and licensing they have Recognition by the by the Federation Make your videos as professional looking as possible Okay, because if they click on the the YouTube link and they can't tell which player you are and they can't see it very well They're just not gonna look it's very important. Okay, because they have plenty of players to choose from and if you don't make it easy for them Why should they care? You're also gonna need a CV or Resume and you want to keep this as simple as possible. Okay, your name your age Where you're from which passports you hold. Okay What position you play your dominant foot? All right, and When you're listing which teams you play for or have played for you want to put your statistics there your goals games played and Hopefully that gets you an idea of how to get started. I'll definitely make another video about the other things that you're gonna run into this should be enough to keep you away from Wasting your money and wasting your time and Getting you a chance to just get on the field and do what you love Thank you will for that fantastic video I know you put a lot of work into that and it shows because that is some quality Information now if you're watching this video at home and you're saying to yourself Yeah, this is something I want to do. I do want to become a professional Well, you need to take this information and you need to act on it today Not tomorrow not next month not next season when you're a better player Okay, start early and stick with it for the long run because in reality You may have to hear a hundred nos before you get that one. Yes You need to start early and you need to stick with it now That may discourage some people having to hear all those nos or go through all these hard times, but believe me It's not gonna come to you easy. So if that discourages you maybe this isn't for you What it needs to do is motivate you you're willing to put in that hard work You're willing to go through all this because this is what you really want Okay, if it motivates you then you're on the right track now Please do me a big favor and follow William Olaremi John on all forms of social media He's given me a bunch of links and I'm gonna put them in the description of this video if you look below this video click that description tab and Read through that you'll have links to his Facebook to his Twitter to his Instagram and to his website Okay, lots of great content on there and lots of great highlight videos Please follow this guy because he is the real deal now before we leave. Let's just talk about What he talked about in his short video? Okay talked about the European tours the Combines where coaches come and watch a group of players for a week or so the open tryouts came what he said is These aren't the best so players do get selected from those it happens every year players do get selected from yours It's just a very few very small amount What he did recommend was first getting your player video in place getting your resume made Okay, with all those details that he mentioned remember the player video has to be in-game footage No one wants to see you do dribbling through cones and hitting free kicks By yourself. Okay, what can you actually do in the game show your ability to perform in the game? So in-game footage a good player resume or CV and then you can send that off to clubs If you want to start being your own agent, but what do you recommend is get yourself an agent now You can search on the internet what I would recommend is if you can you may not have this option But if you have a friend who's gone professionally and they have an agent or a relative or a friend of a friend or your Uncle's cousin had an agent and he did if you can talk to someone who has worked with someone You know that person is probably going to give you a better chance of getting in touch with that agent If you have a good video if you have a good resume, okay? So if you need to watch this video a couple times, please do remember Please follow William all around me John on Facebook Twitter Instagram and check out his website Thank you once again will for making this great video and most importantly to you right there watching this video This is what you want. We'll act on it Do something today to get where you want to be tomorrow talk to you real soon