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EduKick “Pre-Pro” Professional Football Club Trial Tours

Do you dream of playing professional soccer abroad?
EduKick, the leaders in International Football Academies since 2001, allows highly talented young footballers to submit via email or through our website portal, their current YouTube Video Highlight Link and updated Football CV (resume) for consideration to join our pre-selected EduKick “PRE-PRO SELECT SQUAD” abroad for our next professional club trial tour!
EduKick is well known for pre-selecting and developing extremely high-level football prospects in our professional program. By using the same systematic approach that has produced many professional footballers over the years, EduKick has an unbelievable success rate of producing quality players and also offering them careers playing professional soccer.
The PRE-PRO SELECT SQUAD Trial combine events give players 15 to 24 an opportunity to compete against professional football club teams from all over the world in exposure matches designed to provide participating EduKick “pre-pro” players an opportunity to be offered a contract to play professionally. The EduKick Pre-Pro Select Squad for each tour always consists of a maximum of 20 field players and 4 goalkeepers. So for each tour, we carry 20-24 pre-selected high-level footballers with the best potential to succeed
EduKick “Pre-Pro” Professional Football Club Trial Tours are conducted several ttimes annually and is an international platform that allows players to compete against professional football club teams all over the globe in exposure matches designed to provide participating EduKick “pre-pro footballers” an opportunity to be exposed to professional football clubs and possibly be offered a contract to play professionally.

The EduKick Pre-Pro Technical Football Leadership Team

EduKick - EduKick is well known for pre-selecting and developing extremely high-level football prospects in securing professional trials for its footballers since 2001. By using the same systematic approach that has produced many professional footballers over the years, EduKick has an unbelievable success rate of producing quality soccer players and also offering them careers playing professional soccer both in their home country and abroad. Football is more than just a sport, it's a way of life. With EduKick, young footballers are given an opportunity to feel like a professional footballer. We help them to train and play abroad and prepare for the next step in their footy career.

Joey Bilotta

Joey is an ex-professional footballer and President of EduKick International Football Academies since 2001. He has over 20 years of professional experience discovering and assisting young footballers as a football (soccer) talent scout and owner of EduKick. He is also the “Soccer Life Coach” an expert in providing football & education advice as well as consulting and advising young “pre-pro” footballers and their parents.

Barry Maclean

Barry is one of the most prominent football agents in North America, having over two decades of experience brokering hundreds of international transfers his player agent company Beswicks Sports.

Miguel Vilchez

Former professional football from Spain.
Owners of OnSports Consulting & EduKick Spain OnSports Football Academy

Cristobal Soto

EduKick Spain Technical Director
UEFA Pro Spanish Fútbol Coach / Talent Scout

Rudy Ybarra

Former Professional Footballer
A Licensed Pro Coach, Soccer Director, VUFC

Marcelo Piana

Former Professional Footballer
Talent Scout USA. Uruguay & V.P., VUFC

Marco Ybarra

For a little over 20 years, Marco has been involved in professional soccer in some way, shape or form. He’s now a professional soccer agent specializing in moving players between USA, Mexico and Latin America.

Armandinho

Armandinho Boaventura Manjate (born June 30, 1970) is a Brazilian former footballer and seasoned football manager. Current Director of EduKick Brazil and an international talent scout for Sport Lisboa & Benfica (Portugal) and Cruzeiro Esporte Clube ( Brazil).

Armando Cosilion

Armando, professional talent scout for La Liga Mex pro clubs, is the Director of EduKick Vallarta Mexico and has owned and operated his CODEFUT Soccer School (based in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico) for close to 20 years. He is an experienced, licensed Mexican soccer coach and owner of DELFINES PVRN (participating in the newly formed pro league “NUESTRA LIGA.”