Your football.
Your education.
Your future.
Future 11 Football prepares ambitious male and female footballers from England for US college soccer and post-18 opportunities.
Not every player is accepted. Every applicant is screened, assessed and considered individually before being invited to join their graduating class.
Not a database.
Not a mass-market agency.
A consultancy.
Future 11 is not a mass-market recruitment database. It is a long-term football and education consultancy built around each player's graduating year.
Players join a named cohort, build a verified profile, attend regular showcases and receive increasingly focused recruitment support as they approach graduation. Every pathway is shaped around playing level, academic position, finances, family circumstances and long-term ambition.
Our objective is not to force every player towards the same destination. It is to help each player develop, become visible and find the right next step.
How Future 11 WorksSelective by design
We do not accept every applicant — and that honesty is one of the most important things we offer. Before offering a place, we consider the player's current level, potential, academic position, attitude, commitment, intended pathway and whether Future 11 can genuinely add value.
Honest by principle
If we do not believe we are the right fit, we will say so. If expectations need adjusting, we will explain why. Families receive honest guidance before making a financial commitment. We do not guarantee scholarships, trials, professional contracts or placements.
Personal by practice
Every player who joins receives direct, ongoing support throughout their membership. You work with John and the Future 11 team personally. This is not an automated platform or a junior account manager.
No false promises. No guaranteed scholarships. No one-size-fits-all pathway.
Your class.
Your timeline.
Your journey.
Players join the cohort matching the year in which they expect to leave school or college and progress into their next football and education opportunity.
Each class has a maximum starting allocation of 20 boys and 20 girls. Once a class is full, no further players will be accepted. Availability is updated regularly.
Final preparation and active recruitment
With the next decision approaching, the focus is on creating complete recruitment assets, identifying realistic targets, establishing coach conversations and helping families compare opportunities.
- Final profile and footage
- Academic and eligibility review
- Target-college or pathway shortlist
- Active coach engagement
- Application and decision support
Build visibility before the final year
This cohort has time to strengthen footage, academic preparation, physical evidence and recruitment relationships before decisions become urgent.
- Profile development
- Regular showcase evidence
- Academic planning
- Early pathway research
- Initial recruitment exposure
Develop the evidence recruiters will need
Players begin building consistency, understanding recruitment expectations and identifying the areas that will most affect their future options.
- Individual development targets
- Position-specific evidence
- Academic awareness
- High-quality habits
- Long-term pathway planning
Start early and build deliberately
Early entry provides time to develop without recruitment pressure. The profile grows alongside the player, creating a clear record of progress.
- Honest baseline assessment
- Long-term goals
- Development habits
- Education about future pathways
- Gradual profile building
More than one route.
One honest conversation.
Future 11 considers US college soccer and UK post-18 opportunities. Players are not forced towards a particular destination because it suits the business.
The American pathway
The US college system can combine competitive football, higher education and valuable life experience. Opportunities exist across NCAA, NAIA and junior-college programmes, each with different playing, academic and financial considerations.
- The different levels of US college soccer
- Academic and eligibility expectations
- Scholarship and financial-aid realities
- Recruitment communication
- Video and profile requirements
- Campus, location and lifestyle considerations
- Two-year to four-year transfer pathways
The goal is not simply to secure an offer. It is to find a college at which the player can play, study, develop and thrive.
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Senior and further options
Post-18 options may include university football, senior non-league football, specialist education programmes and opportunities that combine training with study or employment.
- University football environments
- Senior non-league pathways
- Specialist football education programmes
- Comparison with available US opportunities
Future 11 helps players compare these routes with any US opportunities available to them.
Apply to Future 11The right opportunity is the one that works for the whole player — not only the footballer.
A Licence Part 1
Honest guidance
for both.
John Brandon has spent more than 20 years working across education, coaching, scouting and player development. His football experience includes work within the environments of professional clubs, England Schools football, the US college environment and hundreds of individual player journeys into the American system.
John holds the full UEFA B Licence and has completed Part 1 of the UEFA A Licence. His experience with players aged approximately 15–19 gives him a detailed understanding of the decisions facing young footballers and their families.
Alongside football, John is an experienced senior education leader. This combination matters because a successful pathway must consider academic suitability, wellbeing, maturity, family circumstances and long-term development — not simply playing ability.
"I will always be honest about a player's current position and realistic opportunities. Accepting a fee from every family is not the model. We must believe that Future 11 is the right fit and that we can genuinely add value."
A structured journey
towards the right
opportunity.
Future 11 combines development, evidence, exposure and personal guidance. Support increases as each player approaches the point at which coaches, colleges and education providers are making decisions.
Future 11 cannot guarantee a scholarship, financial award, professional contract or placement. We guarantee an honest process, professional preparation and committed support.
Players submit information about their football, education, ambitions and current circumstances. A video link should be supplied wherever possible.
We review playing history, footage, academic information, intended pathway and family readiness. Suitable applicants are invited to a consultation or assessment.
We establish an honest baseline. This may include football assessment, position-specific analysis, physical information, academic review and a discussion about realistic goals.
Players who are a suitable fit receive a formal invitation to join the relevant graduating class. Acceptance is based on fit and potential — not simply the ability to pay.
The player receives a structured Future 11 profile containing relevant football, academic, physical and video information. Profiles are reviewed and updated as the player develops.
Monthly content, regular cohort sessions, pathway reviews and four annual showcases help players improve and build credible recruitment evidence.
As graduation approaches, Future 11 increases recruitment activity through suitable introductions, profile sharing, showcase exposure and coach engagement.
Families receive support comparing opportunities, understanding practical considerations and identifying the option that best matches the player's football, education and personal needs.
Experience built through
real player journeys.
These journeys demonstrate the range of routes available — from junior college to NCAA Division I and II, NAIA football, academic honours and progression back into senior English football.
Joseph Whitney
Essex goalkeeper → Catawba College, North Carolina
Joseph progressed from Southend High School for Boys and senior non-league football in Essex to Catawba College's men's soccer programme. He made his first collegiate start in 2024, saving all three shots on target to secure a clean sheet and a 1–0 South Atlantic Conference victory.
Jed Smith
Essex defender → Lander University
Jed progressed to Lander University where he became an important part of the defence and was named a First-Team Academic All-American. He achieved a 4.0 GPA while studying Business Administration — an outstanding example of football and education working together.
Owen Bellamy
Essex → Mars Hill University & Tabor College
After his US journey, the winger returned to the English senior game and earned an opportunity with Eastbourne Borough. Owen's experience demonstrates how college football can contribute to education, personal development and subsequent football progression.
Sofian Maghouz
London midfielder → Multiple NCAA programmes
Sofian entered the US system through junior college before progressing across NCAA programmes including Carson-Newman, Western Illinois and St Mary's University. His honours include NJCAA All-American recognition, All-Region selection and Lone Star Conference Newcomer of the Year.
Andrea Borg
Peterborough United → Seton Hall University
Andrea entered the US pathway after representing Peterborough United in English professional football. At Seton Hall he developed into an experienced NCAA Division I player and made more than 80 college appearances.
Millie Dingwall
England → Emmanuel College, Massachusetts
Millie progressed to Emmanuel College in Boston, Massachusetts — a further example of Future 11's commitment to creating well-supported pathways for ambitious female footballers from England pursuing US college soccer opportunities.
Ellie Barratt
England → Clayton State University, Georgia
Ellie committed to Clayton State University, an NCAA Division II programme in Georgia. Her journey represents Future 11's commitment to creating equally visible and well-supported pathways for ambitious female footballers from England.
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Alex King
England → LSU Shreveport
English forward Alex King progressed to LSU Shreveport and earned Red River Athletic Conference All-Freshman recognition — highlighting the opportunities available within NAIA football and the importance of finding an environment in which a young player can contribute and continue developing.
Alex Golder
Essex midfielder → Genesee CC & LSU Shreveport
Alex entered the US system through Genesee Community College before progressing to LSU Shreveport. His route demonstrates the value of junior college as a starting point from which players can establish themselves academically and athletically before moving to a four-year programme.
Isaac Pascal
Southend-on-Sea → Carson-Newman University
By his senior season, Isaac had accumulated more appearances than any other player on the published squad. His pathway illustrates the value of consistency, adaptability and long-term commitment.
Listed for reference. Future 11 does not imply a formal institutional partnership unless one exists in writing.
Choose how you pay.
The standard Future 11 programme fee is £1,650, with flexible payment plans based on the player's graduating class. Families choosing to pay the entire fee upfront receive a £150 pay-in-full saving, reducing the price to £1,500.
The £150 joining payment forms part of the £1,650 payment-plan total. It is not an additional charge.
Where a player joins outside the standard intake period, we will provide an individual payment schedule before enrolment.
Full payment, cancellation and membership terms are provided before a family enrols.
- Active Future 11 player profile
- Secure player information record
- Monthly performance, recruitment or education content
- Regular cohort sessions for players and/or parents
- Annual individual pathway review and action plan
- Four Future 11 showcase opportunities during every membership year
- Footage, assessment evidence and profile updates generated through the showcase programme
- Increasing recruitment support as graduation approaches
- Unlimited one-to-one consultancy calls
- Personal travel and accommodation for showcases
- Third-party application, eligibility, testing or visa fees
- Additional showcases beyond the four included each membership year
- The optional Florida USA tour
- Regulated football-agent services
- A guaranteed placement, scholarship, financial award or professional contract
An optional tour to Florida in April of the year before each player graduates. Separately priced; not included in the programme fee.
Register interest →Submitting an application does not create a payment obligation or guarantee acceptance. Suitable applicants will be invited to a consultation before a place is offered.
Common questions answered.
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Submitting this form does not guarantee a place. It begins Future 11's screening process. John will review every application personally and be in touch within 48 hours.
Select "Book a parent consultation" as your preferred pathway. We are happy to have an initial conversation with no obligation before you apply formally.