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Free agent footballer: what to do now
By the ScoutMe team · 2 min read · Updated
Becoming a free agent happens to almost every player. What matters are the next few weeks: how quickly you become visible, and what shape you are in when the call comes.
Stay fit
Keep a routine: running, strength work and, where possible, sessions with the ball alongside other players. A trial can come at a few days' notice.
Update your profile
Say clearly that you are a free agent and since when, add your last season and upload recent video. On ScoutMe you mark yourself as a free agent or signed, so clubs that need someone now can find you.
Use your network
Let former coaches and teammates know. Many places are filled through a recommendation before they are ever advertised. A short message with your profile and video is enough.
Watch open positions
Follow the open positions and trials clubs post and apply where you genuinely fit. A few targeted applications work better than many random ones.
Check the paperwork
Before you sign elsewhere, make sure you are actually released by your previous club, and ask the new one about registration and your federation's deadlines.
Registrations and transfers go through your national football association, often via a regional one for amateurs, under rules based on FIFA's Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. If you are unsure whether you are free, ask your association.
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