The ESFA is delighted to announce the successful trialists from the initial stage of the England U18 Schoolboys’ trial process. These trialists will now progress to stage two, representing their region with the aim of reaching the final trial in December.
The ESFA hosted stage one of the England U18 Schoolboys’ Pro:Direct trials on Sunday 15th October, with a event taking place in the South East. From the trial, a squad of successful players has been selected and they will now go forward and represent their region in stage two of the trials process.
You can view the selected squad details below –
The successful boys from the weekend’s event will go forward to create the South East squad, with the North v Midlands and South East v South West matches making up the second phase of the Pro:Direct Trials process.
A huge congratulations to the players listed below for making their respective regional squads:
South East
| Players Name | Players County |
| Oliver Spicer | Buckinghamshire |
| James Sales | Hertfordshire |
| Tom Kay | Hertfordshire |
| Archie O’Brien | Hertfordshire |
| Kye Davidson | Kent |
| Luke Russell | Kent |
| James Taylor | Bedfordshire |
| Gezz Francis | Inner London |
| Cameron McQueen-Hinkley | Inner London |
| Reece Cartwright | Inner London |
| Foday Cesay | Inner London |
| Adam Jones | Sussex |
| Jack Matton | Surrey |
| Ethan Gold | Surrey |
| Uriel Ekperuoh | Surrey |
| Charlie Thomson | Essex |
| Henry Hart | Essex |
The ESFA would like to thank all the players that took part in this season’s initial trials and wish them the very best of luck with their next pursuits in their footballing careers.
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The National Governing Body for Schools’ Football in England.
