Football cover letter example
A letter to a club asks for one thing: a chance to be seen. Name your position and level in the first lines, give your season in figures your club recorded, show you are fit and available, then say why this club and when you could come.
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Callum Brennan
Preston · [email protected] · 07700 900897
3 November 2026
Mr Daniel Okafor
First Team Manager
Wyre Bridge Town FC
Bridge Road Stadium
Fleetwood FY7 9ZZ
Dear Mr Okafor
Trial request: central midfielder
I am a central midfielder playing for Ribble Vale FC in the Northern Premier League, and I am writing to ask for a trial with your first team. I came through a two-year scholarship at Lune Town FC’s academy, where I completed the Sporting Excellence Professional apprenticeship.
Last season I played 41 games as the deeper of two central midfielders, with 6 goals and 9 assists, and completed 86% of my passes in the club’s match data. I have been vice-captain since January, and my teammates voted me players’ player of the season.
I train on three evenings a week and follow a conditioning plan on the other days. After a hamstring tear in October 2024 I came back on the physio’s plan and have not missed a game through injury since.
Your side keeps the ball and builds from the back, which is how I play best. I am free for a trial on any midweek date and can send match clips if they would help. My CV is attached. Thank you for considering me.
Yours sincerely
Callum Brennan
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Why each paragraph is there
I am a central midfielder playing for Ribble Vale FC in the Northern Premier League, and I am writing to ask for a trial with your first team. I came through a two-year scholarship at Lune Town FC’s academy, where I completed the Sporting Excellence Professional apprenticeship.
Your position, your level, what you are asking for and where you came through.
Last season I played 41 games as the deeper of two central midfielders, with 6 goals and 9 assists, and completed 86% of my passes in the club’s match data. I have been vice-captain since January, and my teammates voted me players’ player of the season.
The season in numbers your club recorded.
I train on three evenings a week and follow a conditioning plan on the other days. After a hamstring tear in October 2024 I came back on the physio’s plan and have not missed a game through injury since.
Fit and available: how you train and recover.
Your side keeps the ball and builds from the back, which is how I play best. I am free for a trial on any midweek date and can send match clips if they would help. My CV is attached. Thank you for considering me.
Why this club, when you are free, and a short close.