Transition Into a Football Career With These 4 Actions

Liam Henshaw
4 min readAug 14, 2024

Football jobs are competitive.

A lot of people want to have a career working in football, it’s a dream for many. That dream can be hard to achieve if you’re working in another industry. Most people think they don’t have any experience or skills to work in football.

Instead they settle for the career path they’re already on.

You likely already have the ability, knowledge and skills to transition into a football career.

There are four actions you need to consistently engage with.

Think of these as principles that should form part of your routines.

  • Utilising your strengths
  • Continuous development
  • Networking
  • Building a brand

Let’s expand on these.

Action 1 — Utilising Your Strengths

Whatever industry you’re coming from, you’ve got desirable skills.

I’m sure of it. Your job is to be aware of the killer transferable skills that you have already. Make sure you’re marketing them to the football industry.

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Liam Henshaw

Data Analyst & 1st Team Scout | I help aspiring football professionals create opportunities in the game by writing online