What Are The Chances of Becoming a Professional Footballer?



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http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/estimated-probability-competing-college-athletics

Pro Odds 2020

https://kfoxtv.com/sports/locomotive/usl-players-association-issues-counterproposal-to-usl

https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide

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22 thoughts on “What Are The Chances of Becoming a Professional Footballer?”

  1. Disclaimer: These stats are my own rough calculations. Numbers change every year and because the football landscape in the states is so complicated, it’s not an easy thing to figure out. Take it as a rough estimate and idea of how difficult it is! Best of luck to everyone on the journey.

  2. bro so this means that I’m gonna be a pro. I’m the number one in my team so far, my team is Copenhagen Fc and I’m playing number 10. I’m training at least 2 hours almost everyday. I hope I will be a pro soccer player one day🙏

  3. Man, you've always go the best content. Out of curiosity, for a horribly talented player (not me), injury free and fit, who played college ball but short duration due to life circumstances, at what age do you feel he should hang up the cleats vs continue trying at the semi-pro level?

  4. Hi Coach Javi,
    I just signed for an NAIA school and I can’t wait to start. I really wanna turn pro and I just wanted to ask how to build up connections that will help me turn pro? Thanks

  5. Thank you. Very comprehensive. Maybe I misunderstood something, but this seemed very HS-centric. I think the chances are much better (although also very small) for those in travel/academies, which in many cases are not even allowed to play in their own HS teams.
    Bottom line, if you do well in school and choose a career wisely, your chances of living off soccer are much higher. But then, you'll be a boring human being typing comments in a youtube channel.

  6. If you don’t have aspirations of being pro into high school you won’t go pro. Step 1 you better be involved in a MLS academy system. Typically there are pre academy stuff around 8-12 years of age. Next at U-12 academy system. So if you wait until you are 14 to go “want” to go pro you are too far behind. In fact most kids won’t play high school soccer on the pro track. The play academy soccer instead.

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