Arabian Falcons FC

// THE CLUB

About Arabian Falcons
Football Club

Arabian Falcons FC was founded in 2023 to raise the standard of independent football in the UAE.

Arabian Falcons Football Club was established with a clear vision, to build a structured football platform that combines professional standards, youth development, and long-term sustainability within the UAE football landscape.

Ailan Hamad Al Mheiri // President, Arabian Falcons Football Club
Our mission

To develop players, support students, and build football pathways that connect youth participation, academy development, competitive football, and future opportunity.

Our vision

To become one of the most distinctive football development platforms in the Middle East, known for professional standards, clear player pathways, elite football knowledge, commercial intelligence, and a modern football identity built from the UAE to the world.

Our position

Arabian Falcons is not only a football team. We are a football development platform built around four connected layers: senior competitive football, UAE National Pro League participation, academy and school-based development, brand, media, community, and commercial growth.

// Our standard

Nothing here is given. Everything is earned.

Arabian Falcons is built on belief, discipline, precision, progress, and unity. These values shape how we train, how we compete, how we develop young players, how we work with partners, and how we represent the club.

The badge is not decoration. It is a standard.

// Leadership

Football knowledge at the highest level.

Across our coaching and leadership team, Arabian Falcons brings more than 700 Premier League appearances, a Premier League title winner, and nearly 1,500 professional career appearances, giving players direct access to proven football knowledge at the highest level.

Head of Football Operations + Co-Owner

Jason Puncheon

English Association Football Manager. Former English Premier League attacking midfielder.

Career highlights

204 Premier League appearances, 24 PL goals, Captain of Crystal Palace F.C., scored in the FA Cup Final 2016, played extensively across PL and Championship.

Professional clubs

Luton Town, Barnet, West Ham United, MK Dons, Plymouth Argyle, Southampton, Blackpool, QPR, Crystal Palace, Huddersfield Town, Pafos FC.

Contribution to AFFC

Leads football operations and technical structure. Oversees long-term football strategy. Supports governance and player development frameworks. Provides senior leadership experience.

Manager

Jonjo Shelvey

Former England international central midfielder.

Career highlights

278 Premier League appearances, 6 England international caps, UEFA European competitions, known for passing range and leadership qualities.

Professional clubs

Charlton Athletic, Liverpool, Blackpool, Swansea City, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Caykur Rizespor.

Contribution to AFFC

Leads First Team coaching and match preparation. Develops tactical frameworks and performance systems. Supports youth-to-senior transition pathways. Establishes professional training standards.

First Team Captain

Ravel Morrison

Jamaica international attacking midfielder. Developed through the Manchester United F.C. academy.

Career highlights

Represented Jamaica national football team, competed in CONCACAF international fixtures, graduate of Manchester United academy.

Professional clubs

Manchester United, West Ham United, Birmingham City, QPR, Cardiff City, Lazio, Atlas F.C., Ostersunds FK, Sheffield United, ADO Den Haag, DC United, Derby County.

Contribution to AFFC

Serves as senior role model within the First Team environment. Supports team discipline and professional conduct. Assists in mentoring younger First Team players. Encourages performance accountability and teamwork. Promotes positive team culture and match readiness.

Academy Coach + Player

Danny Simpson

English Association Football Coach. Former English Premier League right-back. Former Manchester United academy player.

Career highlights

213 Premier League appearances. 2015/16 Premier League Champion with Leicester City. 54 Premier League clean sheets. Promoted to the Premier League with Sunderland, Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers. Key member of Leicester City's historic title-winning team. Reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with Leicester City.

Professional clubs

Manchester United, Sunderland, Newcastle United, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester City, Bristol City.

Contribution to AFFC

Leads academy coaching with Premier League title-winning experience. Serves as a senior playing example within the AFFC environment. Brings elite professional habits, defensive structure, and matchday standards to the Academy and the wider club. Mentors young players from a winner's perspective.

Sporting Director

Harry Agombar

Former Arabian Falcons First Team Manager. Former professional midfielder developed at Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

Career highlights

Developed in the Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur academies. Known for high-energy, possession-based football.

Contribution to AFFC

Leads player pathway, recruitment, and football development. Connects First Team, Second Team, and youth structures into a single progression model. Sets the football identity that runs through every level of the club.

// The AFFC ecosystem

Arabian Falcons operates as a connected football ecosystem.

// Why Arabian Falcons

Built from the ground up.

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