Football trials and getting scouted
What scouts look for, what really happens at a football trial, and what you can do so they find you. No hype.
What you get
Where scouts look
Scouts search here by position and area.
What gets checked
Your club verifies your seasons.
Trials
Open trials from clubs, on the board.
Your best plays
The first thing a scout watches.
How it works
Create your profile
Your sport, your position and your area.
Complete your record
And ask your club to verify it.
Show up in their searches
When they look for a player like you.
Frequently asked questions
How do I contact a football scout?
It works the other way round: the scout finds you. They filter by sport, position, age group and area, and keep the profiles they can check. Your part is to be there, with your record verified by your club.
How do I get a football trial?
Clubs and academies post open trials with a date, an age group and a venue, and they pick from players they can check first. Turning up is the last step. What gets you on the list is a record verified by your club.
What happens at a football trial?
It takes a morning. Short games of 10 or 15 minutes, with a bib and two or three coaches watching from the touchline. They only see you for a few minutes, so what they already knew about you before you arrived counts for a lot.
What should I take to a football trial?
Boots, shin pads, a light and a dark kit, water and ID (a birth certificate if you are under 18). Many clubs also ask for your date of birth, your position and your past teams. If your sports CV is ready, you just show it.
Where are football trials advertised?
Each club posts its own on its website and social media, usually a few weeks ahead. There is no single list, and if someone asks you for money to see one, be careful. Urankin does not run trials: it helps you turn up ready.
How do you get scouted for soccer?
Coaches and scouts shortlist the players they can check: position, teams, seasons and who verifies them. Soccer tryouts and showcases come after that shortlist, not before.
Do scouts look you up online?
Yes, but they only trust what they can check. That is why your sport, position, teams and seasons need to be in one place, under your name, verified by your club.
Does it help at 12 or 14?
Yes, and the earlier the better. Almost nothing that happens in youth sport gets written down, and by 18 there is no way to prove it. If you are under 18, the account is yours and your parent or guardian publishes.
What do scouts want to see?
What you have done, where, when and who confirms it. A list you wrote yourself is not enough.
How do you become a professional footballer?
By training, playing and getting seen. That last part is more up to you than you think: if your record is where clubs search, verified by your club, the day someone asks about you the answer is already there.