The IA Academy announces 16
The influential IA Academy has today announced 16 of it's players are now ready to graduate from the Academy and sign for their first professional clubs, The players have been developed by the Academy from a young age and as with all IA Academy prospects they will leave at age 18 to join clubs around the world.
The Academy will now set about searching for the best clubs for these young players to start off their careers, to facilitate this the Academy has made profiles for all the players available in their proprietary scouting software program.
Widely touted by the staff at IA Academy as the most humble of players, ALMIGHTY GOD is a wonderful footballing talent, the type of English striker not seen very often. He loves playing off the shoulder of the last man and with his vicious right foot Almighty is a huge threat to opposition defences as he has the ability to power through a defensive line before beating a keeper with a multitude of finishes.
Andres Martinez is one of a new generation of Colombian footballers, inspired by the exploits of Radamel Falcao at Athletico Madird, emerging onto the European football stage. With his use of pace combined with his deadly finishing abilities Andres is a natural poacher however his ability in the air means that he could also be used as a Complete or Advanced Forward. This ability to play multiple roles has led to Andres attracting the interest of a staggering 15 clubs throughout the world from England to Mexico.
The only Welsh player to ever graduate from the IA Academy. Arwel is a unique Welsh footballing talent, comparable only perhaps to Aaron Ramsey with his superb passing ability, However if he is able to stay injury free and given time to develop at the right club Thomas could surpass his fellow countryman. With 12 clubs chasing his signature he is one of the most in demand players to graduate from the Academy this year.
The only goalkeeper on the books at IA Academy, Ash Harbin is sure to have a bright future in football as the Academy rarely selects keepers to join it's illustrious ranks and even fewer actually graduate. Perhaps his most impressive attributes are his physical stats, he is a very agile player and that coupled with his reflexes and aerial ability means that he has no real weakness as a keeper and will surely be picked up quickly once he leaves the Academy.
Busi, the younger brother of Barcelona and Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets turned down the chance to attend the legendary La Masia for the opportunity to join the IA Academy. Unlike his brother Busi is not defensively minded, he loves to play behind the front man but with his finishing ability he can easily be relied upon to join attacks as an Inside Forward, During his time at the Academy he was a consistent performer scoring a good amount of goals for and Attacking Midfielder. Unsurprisingly Busi has attracted the interest of several Spanish sides and will likely have his pick of who to join.
A member of the Australian contingent at the IA Academy Kirk Mackintosh has everything you could want to see in a striker, Great finishing, dribbling, long range and passing skills. He will surely go on to be one of the greatest players ever to come out of Australia. His ability does mean that he is unlikely to ever play in his native Australia as he has attracted the interest of lots of European clubs lately.
It is hoped Morales has broad shoulders as he will have to carry the hopes of his national side for a very long time to come, he is easily the most talented player to come out of Panama in a very long time and will likely be their star for his entire career. Luis can play in central midfield but he may be adapted during his career to play up front, he has the ability to score goals but he would be missed by any team if he was not playing in Attacking Midfield.
The current England squad has two fantastic Left Backs in Ashley Cole and Leighton Baines, however there is a lack of emerging talent in the position. Now there is Matt Burn, he will hope to be the future England first choice at Left Back. Burn is a marauding left back with the ability to play fantastic balls into the box from the left wing position but unlike most attacking full backs Burn does not compromise his defensive abilities when he attacks as he is a superb tackler and will mark any winger out of the game
The Norwegian national team will be very happy with the promising talent of Nathan Holmes, Even though he has the ability to play for the English national side thanks to having an English parent, Holmes has already stated that he would only play for Norway at international level. This is certainly a loss for England as Holmes looks like a supremely talented player who will surely be a star for the Norwegian national team for many years to come.
The young Swede dreams of becoming a Madrista one day and with his natural ability he has every chance to do so if he chooses the right career path and proves himself. A marauding Left Winger, Hult has everything that you could want from a left sided winger with his ability to not only swing in a superb cross but also to take on his man and beat him into the box, something defences would be ill advised to let him do with his finishing ability.
Sweden has developed many talented midfielders but Per Lindholm has the capacity to be one of the best to come out of Sweden, The defensive midfielder is strong, quick and most importantly he is intelligent. He lacks for nothing in the defensive side of football and any player wanting to get a win over his side will have to game-plan very well for Per. Rightly so, 8 clubs are chasing the midfielders signature and he will have to decide whether to he wants to play in Sweden or try his hand at football abroad.
Phelix along with his compatriot Kirk Mackintosh will have his sights set on a strong future with the Australian national team, The diminutive left wingers has been attracting the interest of many Premier league clubs and will likely have his pick of which club he wishes to sign for. The left winger will give defenders nightmares and his combination of pace and technical ability means that he will be able to cause problems for the best defences.
Who needs Jack Wilshere? With Ravi Parmar England have some fantastic attacking options for the future. Capable of playing across the entire attacking midfield three, with a preference for playing in the hole, Parmar has all the skills needed to play at the highest level of World football. In fact Ravi is the most wanted player of all the Academy graduates with 16 clubs battling it out to sign the young midfielder.
Per Lindholm has competition for the title of best defensive midfielder to graduate the Academy, Dravinski is the archetypal dynamic working midfielder in the mould of Keane and Essien. He not only has the ability to break up play but he has one hell of shot on him and if allowed space to shoot he will cause keepers problems all day long.
The third Swede to graduate the Academy this year Simon has been attracting a lot of attention from clubs in the Bundesliga, Simon is a good all round striker and would be a great signing for many clubs around the World but he does appear to be looking towards joining a German side for his first club. Not only is he capable of scoring and creating goals, Andersson is a great worker for the team and in the future is likely to feature in the Swedish national side.
Not much is known about his time in Somalia and all we really need to know about Waka is that he is a supremely talented footballer. Another elusive attacking midfielder, Waka's passing range combined with his dribbling ability will make surely Waka a household name in the future, And with 4 clubs chasing his signature includint Atletico Paranaense - Waka may be set to continue his footballing education in Brazil