01Dubai / UAE
Dubai Resident
17+
Already here.
Ready for more.
For ambitious players already based in Dubai / UAE who want to enter a structured full-time football environment and continue progressing within senior football.
Arabian Falcons FC
Path
to pro.
Your route
to pro football.
Full-time senior football programmeDubai / UAE
// Two routes
01
Dubai Resident
Full-time football in Dubai
02
International Player
Dubai → United Kingdom → United States
// Choose your route
One programme.
Two ways in.
Path to Pro is built around a full-time senior football environment in Dubai, with different routes for players already based in the UAE and players joining from overseas.
02Dubai → UK → USA
International Player
18+
One pathway.
Three countries.
Dubai→United Kingdom→United States
A full-time international player development programme combining professional development in Dubai, assessment in the United Kingdom and a selection pathway into USL League Two in the United States.
// Both routes
The core
football programme.
Both routes share the full-time Path to Pro football environment in Dubai.
- Professional player contract within the UAE
- Structured weekly high-performance training
- Competitive senior match programme
- Strength, conditioning + athletic development
- Player data + performance tracking and analysis
- Medical, injury management + player care
- Individual player development planning
- Match footage + coverage
- Nike training + matchday kit
- Nike tracksuit + presentation wear
01 / Dubai Resident also includes
- Performance reviews + development assessments
- Professional matchday environment
Pathway access for suitable players
- AFFC senior football
- UK assessment / trial opportunities
- USL League Two selection pathway
- Further football, education + career pathways
02 / International Player adds
Relocation + player support
- UAE visa support
- Full-season player accommodation
- Three nutritious meals per day
- Daily programme transport
- Player welfare + lifestyle support
UK assessment phase
- UK assessment window
- UK assessment support
USA selection pathway
- USL League Two selection pathway
- USL League Two programme support for selected players
Opportunity is provided.
Progression is earned.
Senior-team progression, UK opportunities, USL League Two participation and external placements depend on performance, eligibility and selection. None are guaranteed by joining either route.
// The environment
Full-time
football.
A structured senior football environment built around training, competition, performance and individual development.
01
Train
Structured high-performance football
- Structured weekly football training
- Professional coaching
- Tactical preparation
- Technical development
- Individual development planning
02
Compete
Senior match football
- Competitive senior match programme
- Professional matchday environment
- Match minutes within the AFFC football structure where selected
- Match footage and performance review
Selection and minutes are earned, not guaranteed.
03
Perform
Strength + conditioning
- Individual strength and conditioning
- Athletic development
- Performance monitoring
- Recovery support
- Preparation for the physical demands of senior football
04
Develop
Analysis + player planning
- Player data
- Performance analysis
- Individual player development plans
- Regular development assessments
- Performance reviews
- Career guidance
05
Recover
Medical + player care
- Integrated medical support
- Injury management
- Recovery
- Player care
- Welfare support
One programme.
One player journey.
Multiple routes forward.
// The player pathway
Your performance
builds the route.
Path to Pro gives players a professional football environment in which to develop, compete and build a credible performance record.
Where that record leads depends on performance, readiness, eligibility and selection.
Starting point
Path to Pro
Build the player.
Build the record.
- Professional coaching
- Senior match environment
- Strength, conditioning + recovery
- Player data + analysis
- Development planning
- Match footage
- Player profile + visibility
01 / AFFC club route
Earn your way
through AFFC.
Path to Pro
Build the player
AFFC senior football
Earned progression
AFFC First Team environment
May be considered
Players may earn competitive senior football opportunities within the AFFC club environment.
Players demonstrating the required level may be considered for progression toward the senior First Team environment.
Subject to performance + selection
02 / International route
Dubai.
UK.
USA.
- Phase 01
Dubai
Full-time football environment
August → April
- Structured training
- Competitive senior matches
- S&C
- Medical + player support
- Analysis
- Performance development
- Phase 02
United Kingdom
Brooke House assessment window
Assessment window
- UK football exposure
- Technical evaluation
- Assessment
- Consideration for international progression routes
- Phase 03Selection-based
United States
USL League Two
May → July / 8 weeks
Selected players may progress into an eight-week USL League Two summer season.
- Competitive pre-professional minutes
- College recruitment exposure
- USL recruitment exposure
- MLS recruitment-network exposure
The UK phase is an assessment window, not a guaranteed club trial or placement. USL League Two participation is selection-based — not every International Player progresses to the USA phase.
// Possible next steps
AFFC senior football
UK + Europe
Trials and network opportunities
US college
Football + education pathway
UAE + regional football
External football opportunities where appropriate
Football careers
Potential opportunities across the wider football industry
Possible outcomes, not a guaranteed sequence.
Nothing given.
Everything earned.
// International player
One pathway.
Three countries.
Professional development in Dubai. Assessment in the United Kingdom. A selection pathway into USL League Two in the United States.
01
Dubai
01 / DubaiAugust → AprilBuild the
player.The journey begins inside the full-time Arabian Falcons football environment in Dubai.
Focus
- Structured training
- Competitive senior matches
- Strength + conditioning
- Medical + player support
- Performance analysis
- Individual development
- Match footage + player record
02
United Kingdom
02 / United KingdomAssessment windowBrooke House assessment window
Test the
level.A dedicated Brooke House assessment experience providing players with UK football exposure, technical evaluation and consideration for the programme's international progression routes.
Focus
- UK football exposure
- Technical evaluation
- Player assessment
- Brooke House feedback
- Consideration for international progression
03
United States
03 / United StatesMay → July8 weeksUSL League Two
Earn the
next stage.Selected players may progress into an eight-week USL League Two summer season in the United States.
USL League Two participation depends on performance, eligibility and selection. Not every International Player travels to the USA phase.
Potential environment
- Competitive pre-professional football
- College recruitment exposure
- USL recruitment networks
- MLS recruitment network exposure
- Player services + operational support
Winter Park, Florida / Showalter Stadium + Ward Park
// Player support
Included within the International Player route.
- UAE visa support
- Full-season player accommodation
- Three nutritious meals per day
- Daily programme transport
- Player welfare + lifestyle support
- Nike training + matchday kit
- Nike tracksuit + presentation wear
- UK assessment support
- USL League Two programme support for selected players
International flights, visa or entry costs, personal expenses and services not expressly listed are excluded unless otherwise confirmed in writing.
Opportunity
is provided.
Progression
is earned.
International player?
// Training + performance
Built for
the work.
Path to Pro operates across an integrated training, performance and recovery environment in Dubai.
JA Sports Complex
On-pitch training
Oxygen Gyms
Performance + recovery
- 01Full-size training pitches
- 02Strength + conditioning
- 03Recovery + wellness
- 04Physiotherapy + treatment
- 05Tactical preparation
- 06Matchday readiness
Train.
Recover.
Develop with intent.
// AFFC / Success stories
The next move
looks different
for every player.
01
Aziz
Crystal Palace / KAA Gent
02
Abou
Vendsyssel / Denmark
03
Awudu
RWDM / Belgium
04
Matthew Ridley
Larne FC / Northern Ireland
// Take flight
Built for players
ready to commit.
Dubai Resident
17+Suitable for
- Players already based in Dubai / UAE
- Players seeking a full-time structured football environment
- Players seeking senior football exposure
- Players looking for a platform to continue progressing
- Players ready to commit to their development
- Players who understand that opportunity must be earned
International Player
18+Suitable for
- International players prepared to relocate to Dubai
- Players seeking a full-time professional football environment
- Players seeking competitive senior match experience
- Players targeting opportunities in the UAE, UK or United States
- Players interested in US college football + education
- Players who need performance data, footage + a credible player profile
- Players looking for structured development + clear guidance
- Players prepared for the demands of a professional football environment
Think this is
your route?
All applicants are assessed before being offered a place on the programme.
// Questions
Before you
apply.
Ready to take
the next step?
All applicants are assessed before being offered a place.
// Path to Pro
Your next
opportunity
starts here.
Built for ambitious players ready to commit to the process and earn their next opportunity.
All applicants are assessed before being offered a place on the programme.
Nothing given.
Everything earned.
