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A football CV has to tell a manager what kind of player you are before anything else: position, preferred foot, the level you play at and your last season in numbers your club recorded.

Then show how you train, recover and learn from games, and where you came through. This example is a semi-professional central midfielder, two years after an academy scholarship, asking for a trial at a full-time club.

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Callum Brennan
Central Midfielder

Profile

Central midfielder, right-footed and comfortable on the left, playing semi-professional football in the Northern Premier League after a two-year scholarship at a professional club’s academy. Played 41 games in the 2025–26 season as the deeper of two central midfielders and has been vice-captain since January 2026. Fit, available for every match and looking for a trial or a contract at a full-time club.

Playing history

Central Midfielder Ribble Vale FC (semi-professional), Preston · July 2024–present

41 appearances, 6 goals and 9 assists in 2025–26; voted players’ player of the season.

Play as the deeper of two central midfielders: take the ball from the centre-backs under pressure and switch play, with 86% of passes completed in the club’s match data.

Train on three evenings a week and follow the club’s strength and conditioning plan on the other days.

Came back from a hamstring tear in October 2024 on the physio’s six-week plan, and have missed no game through injury since.

Review each match video with the assistant manager on Mondays and set one target for the next game.

Vice-captain since January 2026: lead the warm-up and speak for the players to the management team.

Help run the club’s Saturday-morning junior sessions and meet sponsors at home games.

Gym Instructor (part time) Fulwood Leisure Centre, Preston · September 2024–present

Induct new members, show them the equipment and write simple programmes; about 12 hours a week around training.

Scholar Lune Town FC Academy, Lancaster · July 2022–June 2024

Two-year scholarship: full-time training with the under-18s, 52 appearances, and 9 games for the under-21s.

Completed the Sporting Excellence Professional Level 3 apprenticeship alongside training, with a performance review every six weeks.

Followed the academy’s anti-doping education, nutrition and recovery programme.

Qualifications

Sporting Excellence Professional Level 3 Apprenticeship, football (2024)

Level 2 Certificate in Gym Instructing (2025)

Emergency First Aid at Work (2025)

GCSEs: six at grades 9 to 4, including English Language 5 and Maths 5 (2022)

Fictional example for a footballer. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What football clubs and their academies look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Compete in events, matches and competitions41 appearances, 6 goals and 9 assists in 2025–26
Follow training programmes to develop skills, technique and staminaThree evenings’ training a week, and the club’s conditioning plan on the other days
Work with coaches, sports scientists and psychologists to improve performanceEach match video reviewed with the assistant manager, with a target for the next game
Work with physiotherapists and medical staff to recover from injuryBack from a hamstring tear on the physio’s six-week plan; no game missed through injury since
Get advice on nutrition and lifestyle to achieve peak fitnessThe academy’s anti-doping education, nutrition and recovery programme
Take part in promotional and sponsorship activitiesThe club’s Saturday junior sessions, and sponsors met at home games

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a sports professional, which covers football. A club will judge the playing itself at a trial; the CV gets you there.

Pay varies: the National Careers Service lists pay for a sports professional as variable (checked 3 November 2026).

Facts checked against National Careers Service: Sports professional on , Skills England: Sporting excellence professional apprenticeship standard (ST0524) on , The FA: Full-Time features on and National Careers Service: How to write a CV on .

Skills to list for this job

The skills the National Careers Service lists for a sports professional, in CV wording. Put down only the ones you can show, each with where you used it.

  • Persistence and determination
  • Ambition and drive
  • Physical fitness and stamina
  • Patient and calm in stressful situations
  • Strength, balance and co-ordination
  • Leadership
  • Taking feedback and working well under pressure
  • Thorough, with close attention to detail
  • Basic computer and hand-held device skills
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From the National Careers Service profile, checked 3 November 2026.

A profile if you are starting out

This CV's profile is written for someone with experience. Here is the same job at the other level: copy it, or open it in the editor with this CV and write over it.

Second-year academy scholar and central midfielder, captain of the under-18s, looking for a first professional or semi-professional contract when the scholarship ends in June. Has played 30 games this season and 4 for the under-21s, and is completing the Sporting Excellence Professional Level 3 apprenticeship alongside training.
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Inside this example
  • Profile: 63 words here
  • Playing history: 218 words here
  • Qualifications: 36 words here
  • Skills: 37 words here

How to write yours

01

Put your position first

Position, stronger foot and the level you play at belong in the first line of your profile. A manager reads them before anything else.

02

Give the season in numbers

Appearances, goals, assists or clean sheets, from your club’s or league’s records, for your last full season and this one so far.

03

Show how you look after yourself

How you train, recover and came back from an injury tells a club you will be available, not just talented.

04

Plan for after playing

A part-time job, a coaching or fitness qualification, or study shows a club you are organised, and gives you a second career.

Questions about a football CV

Is there a football apprenticeship?

Football is one of the sports for the Sporting Excellence Professional apprenticeship, at Level 3, which typically takes 18 months (Skills England, checked 3 November 2026). If your academy scholarship included it, list it under qualifications with the year.

What do clubs look for in a player?

The football option of that standard covers passing and receiving under pressure, the techniques of your position, the tactical decisions of your role, such as when to press and when to drop, and playing your part in attack, defence and transition (Skills England). Give one line of evidence for each, from your own games.

Which numbers go on a football CV?

Use figures your club or league recorded: appearances, goals, assists, clean sheets or a pass rate from the club’s match data. A manager or scout can check them, so never estimate. No club data? Leagues that run on the FA’s Full-Time system can record player stats as well as scores, and each league’s Full-Time site shows its scores, stats and tables (The FA: Full-Time, checked 4 November 2026). Your club secretary can tell you whether your league uses it.

How do you get into professional football?

The National Careers Service names three: an apprenticeship, being spotted in amateur sport by a talent scout, and sponsorship or a scholarship scheme (National Careers Service, checked 3 November 2026). Your CV is what you send with a trial request or a scholarship application.

Should a football CV give my date of birth and height?

A UK CV usually leaves out your age and date of birth (National Careers Service). If a club or a trial form asks for your date of birth, height or registration details, give them there.

Should a football CV mention life after playing?

Professional sports careers can be relatively short, so the National Careers Service suggests planning what you will do after competing. A qualification or a part-time job on your CV, like the gym instructing here, shows that plan.

Modern and one page: your position, foot and playing skills sit in the side column, and the playing history fills the main column. For a club’s online form, switch to Plain.

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