Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong signs with Future Global Sports

Future Global Sports is delighted to announce that Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong has appointed us to represent him on an exclusive basis.

Berkeley-Agyepong, 23, is widely considered one of the best young talents in non-league football having excelled in spells at Aldershot Town and Dartford FC.

A quick-witted and intelligent attacking midfielder, Berkeley-Agyepong started his career at Premier League outfit Crystal Palace, signing at the age of eight and developing through the club’s academy in the same age group as other Palace academy graduates such as Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

Berkeley-Agyepong spent a decade at the Crystal Palace academy and performed well enough to be rewarded with a three-year professional contract up to Under-23 level. His highlights at Palace include a hat-trick in an FA Youth Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday in 2013, and Berkeley-Agyepong was part of Palace’s first-team squad for the 2016 pre-season tour to the USA and Canada.

Berkeley-Agyepong left Crystal Palace in 2018 to pursue his senior career, signing for Aldershot Town in the National League. He made 52 appearances for the club and scored five goals before moving to Dartford FC in 2020, a club he initially joined on a month’s loan in 2019.

There, Berkeley-Agyepong has shown why he is considered one of the brightest talents in non-league, scoring 8 goals in 26 appearances and putting in a number of outstanding performances to help transform Dartford from a mid-table outfit into league title challengers.

During Berkeley-Agyepong’s initial loan spell Dartford won five of his six games, before he was recalled by Aldershot in January 2020. He re-signed for Dartford at the end of the 2019/2020 season.

“He [is] a massive part of what we’re trying to achieve,” his manager at Dartford, Steve King, commented after Berkeley-Agyepong returned to Dartford. “Having Jacob back was a massive one for me because Jacob’s time here was outstanding. He was my number one target.”

“He is another level of player. He sees things. He is way above the level (we’re at).”

At Future Global Sports we also firmly believe Jacob is way above his current level and has bags of untapped potential.

We feel that with the right guidance, hard work and continued focus on improving his game Jacob can go on to have a successful career in the game.

Together with our growing status as the number one place to be for young talented players to develop and reach their potential in football we feel we can help nurture Jacob’s undoubted talent, offer guidance and identify the right opportunities for his career progression.

The hard work starts now.

Future is Jacob!

FGS client Priestley Farquharson completes Football League move

Future Global Sports is delighted to announce that our client Priestley Farquharson has completed a move to Newport County AFC from Cymru Welsh Premier League champions Connah’s Quay Nomads on a two-and-a-half year deal.

Farquharson joins SkyBet League Two promotion chasers Newport County on a deal until the summer of 2023 to become the latest FGS client to complete a move from non-league football to the professional game.

Farquharson, 23, is a powerful centre-back who has gained experience with Bishop’s Stortford, Hitchin Town and Billericay Town. He joined Connah’s Quay Nomads in 2019 following a spell with Hayes & Yeading, where he made 45 appearances in the Southern Football League.

Farquharson featured in the Scottish Challenge Cup final during his first season with the Nomads, playing 80 minutes of their 3-1 defeat against Ross County as they became the first non-Scottish side to reach the final.

The 23-year-old then helped the Deeside club make history with a league and cup double last season after they sealed the Nathaniel MG Cup before claiming the Cymru Premier league title for the first time in the club’s history.

Farquharson, scored two goals and managed four assists in 20 league outings last term, and won the Cymru Premier Young Player of the Season award for a string of outstanding performances throughout the 2019-20 campaign.

The Englishman made 12 appearances in the Cymru Premier this season before the league was brought to a halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic, scoring three goals in the process. He was also given the captain’s armband for the Nomads’ UEFA Europa League qualifying second round clash against Dinamo Tbilisi in September and played in the club’s first ever UEFA Champions League outing, a qualifier against FK Sarajevo.

He will wear the number five jersey during his time with the Exiles.

Farquharson said: "I’m delighted to have signed here and I can’t wait to get started. My main aim is to keep out goals, but I can get goals further up the pitch too, so I just want to help as much as I can.

"Connah’s Quay Nomads have been great for me and they have really helped my development. It was the first time they won the league last season, so hopefully I can carry on the winning trend here."

Manager Michael Flynn added: "I’ve tracked Priestley’s progress for a while and have been keen on bringing him to the club in previous transfer windows. He has made great strides with Connah’s Quay over the last few seasons and I'm sure he learnt a lot from Andy Morrison, so I feel it is now the right time to get him on board with us.

"It’s a big step up from the Cymru Premier to this division, but I feel it is a challenge that he’s ready for."

Congratulations Priestley from everybody at Future Global Sports!

Welling United complete moves for Finn O'Mara and Sam Mvemba

Welling United have completed the signings of Finn O’Mara and Sam Mvemba.

Central defender Finn O’Mara, 21, makes the step up to the Vanarama National League South on a one-month loan from Folkestone Invicta.

The talented former Gillingham youngster made his professional debut aged 17 for the Medway club before joining Invicta in 2018, initially on loan. O’Mara has made 96 appearances for Folkestone - 82 starts, 14 as a substitute and has scored five goals for the club.

Left-back Sam Mvemba, 20 joins Welling on a dual registration from Isthmian Premier side Bishop’s Stortford. Mvemba joined Stortford last summer after two seasons at Aveley where he made 73 appearances for the club as a teenager. He was a key player in the Aveley side which made club history by reaching the FA Trophy quarter final in 2019/2020.

Mvemba’s promising displays at left-back saw him invited for trials at EFL Championship outfit Barnsley Football Club, where he spent a week in September 2020. The move to Welling represents a climb of two divisions for Sam inside six months.

O’Mara had trials at Sky Bet League One side Fleetwood Town in 2019.

Both go into the Welling United squad for this weekend’s game at Oxford City in the National League South, and will look to establish themselves at Step 2 level and show their undoubted promise. Good luck, guys!

Further information available on Welling United official website.

New Brexit regulations - How FGS can help you stay ahead of the game

The FA, the Premier League and EFL have come together to agree a plan for entry requirements for overseas players post Brexit.

Football’s Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) proposal was submitted to the Government last month by the FA, as the governing body for football, and has now been approved by The Home Office.

The criteria will provide the framework for Premier League and EFL clubs to sign overseas players when the UK leaves the European Union (EU) after 31 December 2020.

Post Brexit, clubs will not be able to sign players freely from the EU. Players from EU countries who want to play in the Premier League or EFL will be required to gain a GBE, like all other overseas players without the right to work in the UK.

The GBE will operate a points-based system, where points are scored for senior and talented young players based on:

• Senior and youth international appearances
• Quality of the selling club, based on the league they are in, league position and progression in continental competition
• Club appearances, based on domestic league and continental competition minutes

At Future Global Sports we are offering our services in consultancy to provide high-value solutions around Brexit using our global network of contacts and partners. Brexit will bring about widespread changes to player recruitment going forward, with big opportunities in new markets and changes in existing markets both in the UK and around the world.

In a landscape that is ever-changing, our detailed understanding of the new regulations, together with our presence and relationships with clubs in different nations from South America to Africa to Scandinavia, put us in a unique position to offer guidance and source new opportunities for clubs to gain an edge in the markets.

Contact us today: contact@futureglobalsports.com if you would like to learn more and work with us to stay ahead of the competition. For a more detailed blog on the subject of Brexit, possible repercussions and opportunities in player recruitment by one of our directors see here.

Joseph Boachie signs with Future Global Sports

Future Global Sports is thrilled to announce that Joseph Boachie has appointed us to represent him on an exclusive basis.

Boachie, 22, is one of the most dynamic and exciting forwards in non-league football and comes with a high pedigree after starring for Loughborough University and Stamford AFC, where he was named in the 2018/19 Evo-Stik Team of the Season after a string of eye-catching performances.

Joseph’s performances week-in, week-out for Stamford saw him invited in to trial with Championship club Birmingham City in 2019, while other Football League clubs also showed concrete interest before an injury put paid to Joseph’s progress at the time.

Fit, recovered, and performing well academically, Boachie is now ready to dedicate himself to pursue a career in football and hungry to prove himself capable of returning to the level that had so many EFL clubs showing interest.

Boachie is an intelligent and creative left-footed attacking midfielder / number 10 with the physicality and athleticism that suits the modern game. He has good vision and technique, and can also play on the left wing or as a striker. Operating between the lines he drops deep and can run at defences or play through balls to open up opponents.

At Future Global Sports we firmly believe in working with young talent to give them guidance and opportunities, and we are confident Joseph has all the values - hard work, dedication, intelligence and a strong and humble growth mindset - that both match FGS and can set him up for further success as he continues his career.

We are excited to work with Joseph as we feel he has real untapped potential, and together with our support we hope and believe the sky is the limit. The hard work starts now.

Future is Boachie!