Just over two weeks ago, Bordeaux striker Josh Maja looked set to be moving back to England after various reports suggested that he was set to sign for Championship side Birmingham City. However, at the last hurdle Maja decided to stay at Bordeaux for another season, signing a new two-year deal, including an option to

The Premier League has never been filled with as much young talent as it has today. From the newly promoted sides all the way to the quadruple chasing giants, the best league in the world is packed to the brim. Many of these talents made their name in the lower ranks or abroad but with

Levi Lumeka, still only 23 years--old, has already had a career many could only dream of. Currently under contract at French Ligue 1 side Troyes, Lumeka’s story is a shining example of how taking the biggest risks in football can bring the highest of rewards. Lumeka’s footballing career started at the Chelsea academy, where he

The name Muhammadu Faal will be on the scouting list of a number of football league sides this summer after the Isthmian Premier Division striker’s stellar season at Enfield Town, scoring 33 league goals as his side aim for promotion. However, it’s not been an easy journey for Faal, who has had to face leaving

“Every game we’re confident. We know the players we have and we look at the opposition and see how we can stop them, there’s always confidence going into every game.” Ajibola Alese, at the age of 21, has been at West Ham for almost 14 years and this year has made his breakthrough as a

At the age of just 20 years old, Jayden Sweeney is one of Leyton Orient’s current longest serving players. Joining Orient from the early age of seven, Sweeney has been able to risen through the ranks, from Under-8’s level all the way through to the first team. It all began at the age of just

For many young, aspiring footballers, the fear of being released can be one that hangs over plenty, and if the fears become a reality many see it as the end of a potential career in the game. However 18-year-old Junior Tchamadeu is evidence that being released is never the end of the road. “Everybody needs