New York Pro Soccer Tryout

If you're serious about playing professionally, PSC’s New York Pro Soccer Tryout offers a real opportunity to be seen by professional coaches from the U.S. and Europe. PSC tryouts are attended by actual decision-makers — head coaches, scouts, and sporting directors — who directly coach, work with, and evaluate players across the three days.

With over 700 professional trials and contracts earned through our tryouts, we have placed players in the MLS, MLS Next, USL Championship, USL League One, and across 20 countries in Europe — including the English Premier League.

We are the most successful in the industry and have been featured on International News Station Sky Sports (Click to view) as well as US news stations in Florida (click to view) and North Carolina (Click to view).

In addition to playing in front of professional coaches, every player receives a full, detailed evaluation from the coaches and PSC Agency Staff in attendance. These evaluations break down your strengths, areas for development, and next steps in your career pathway — whether that’s pro, college, or academy.

After attending a PSC tryout you’ll see why we are recognized as the most professional and respected player placement company in the industry. Our staff and coaches are committed to helping players improve, progress, and succeed both on and off the field.

Have questions about our New York pro soccer tryout or how PSC can help you with your pro career? Reach out to our Agency Staff here or register for the tryout below.

New York Pro Soccer Tryout Details

DATE

June 26-27-28 , 2025

LOCATION

Aviator Sports Complex
3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11234, United States

FORMAT 

11v11 showcase games
Ages 15 and older (most players are between 15 - 25). We work with all age groups whether you are looking for first team contracts or academy contracts.

COST

$499

What You will Receive at a PSC Tryout 

- 3 days of live showcasing in front of professional Head Coaches and PSC Agency Staff, providing you with a unique opportunity to showcase live to the decision makers.

- Direct coaching and feedback from professional Head Coaches and PSC Agency Staff, tailored to help you reach your highest potential during the showcase.

- Comprehensive individual evaluation, highlighting your strengths and what you excel at, written by the attending coaches and PSC Agency Staff.

- Constructive feedback on areas for improvement, along with personalized advice from pro coaches and PSC Agency Staff to help you refine your game for future showcases.

- Placement with an attending professional club, should you prove capable of playing at that level, giving you the opportunity to take the next step in your career.

- Recommendations to professional clubs not in attendance,  via PSC Agency Staff  if you demonstrate the ability to compete at the professional level.

- Complete contract negotiation and management by PSC, ensuring all administrative processes and negotiations are handled by our expert team, who have placed and managed players in the EPL & MLS.

- Access to additional training, development, and showcase opportunities for players who demonstrate the potential to progress and take their career to new heights.

Players who have Attended PSC Tryouts and Signed Pro 

PSC New York Pro Soccer Tryout Scouting Network

Each of the following clubs will be in attendance personally at the upcoming tryouts or will be recruiting via PSC Agency Staff.

Charlotte FC is a professional club competing in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top-tier league in the United States. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the team launched in 2022 and plays its home matches at Bank of America Stadium. Backed by strong fan support and ambitious ownership, Charlotte FC has quickly built a competitive roster featuring international talent and U.S. national team players. The club is focused on long-term development and success, providing a pathway to professional soccer at the highest level in North America. Charlotte FC’s participation in PSC events offers valuable exposure to top-tier coaching and scouting for players. 

Drogheda United play their football in the Irish Premier League having won the Irish First Division in 2020. They have developed a good reputation since 2005 by winning two Setanta Sports Cups, an FAI Cup, a League Cup, and their first league title, the 2007 League of Ireland Premier Division. Their current roster has PSC players Zishim Bawa and James Bolger who signed earlier this year and they will be using PSC's New York Pro Soccer Tryout to recruit more talent for the coming months. 

Read our club profile on Drogheda Utd to find out more about the club, past signings and why you should want to sign for them!

JK Tallinna Kalev are the longest serving club in Estonian history and currently play in the top flight, the Meistriliiga, and have been attending events for the last 5 years. Sporting Director and former MLS star Joel Lindpere will be attending our New York Pro Soccer Tryout in search of players capable of making the top grade in Estonia. Having enjoyed successful playing careers for both New York Red Bulls and Chicago Fire Joel is aware of the talent America has to offer and has signed multiple players from PSC tryouts before.

Read our club profile on JK Tallinna Kalev to find out more about the club, past signings and why you should want to sign for them!

Galway United play their football in the Irish Premier League having won the Irish First Division in 2023 and will be using PSC's New York Pro Soccer Tryout to recruit more talent for the 2025 season. Head Coach John Caulfield has attended multiple PSC events and worked with a number of PSC players in the past when managing at Cork City who hosted a showcase game v PSC in 2019.

Mosta FC is a Maltese football club competing in the Maltese Premier League, the top division of football in Malta. Based in the town of Mosta in the central region of the island, the club has steadily established itself as a solid contender in Maltese football. Known for developing local talent and offering international opportunities, Mosta FC regularly competes against the country’s best teams and has participated in UEFA competition qualifiers. The club provides an ideal gateway into European football, especially for players looking to gain exposure, minutes, and professional experience on the continent. Mosta have signed and trialed over 10 PSC players from past tryouts so know the quality they can find at a PSC event.

Sliema Wanderers FC is Malta’s oldest football club and one of its most decorated, competing in the Maltese Premier League. Based in the coastal town of Sliema, the club has a rich history that includes over 25 league titles and numerous cup victories. Known for its professionalism and strong youth development, Sliema has been a launching pad for many players seeking careers in Europe. With regular participation in domestic and UEFA competitions, Sliema Wanderers offers an excellent platform for ambitious players looking to break into European football through a competitive and well-structured environment.

MLS Next Pro side North Texas SC are no stranger to the quality that PSC tryouts produce. The Texas based club signed PSC forward Leo Londe in 2024 who had previously been on trial at Sheffield United in the EPL. They will be using PSC's tryouts in search of more talent they can add to their roster. 

B71 Sandoy have been working with PSC for the last 3 years on player recruitment and enjoy a strong relationship . The club have offered contracts to nine players from PSC tryouts in the last 3 years and are a realistic pathway into the professional game. Tryout attendees who have signed with B71 include Brian Okpala, James Drye, Joel Vazquez, Carter Beck, Jovanni Garcia, Alejandro Medina and Sulahmana Bah.

Click here to see our club profile on B71 Sandoy to find out about the club and why you should want to sign for them!

Rick Schantz is a highly respected American coach best known for his success with Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship. Under his leadership, Phoenix became one of the league’s most dominant teams, earning multiple Western Conference titles. Schantz is recognized for his attacking style, ability to develop young players, and experience navigating the professional U.S. soccer landscape. He brings a wealth of knowledge and network connections to PSC tryouts, offering players critical insights into what it takes to succeed professionally in the U.S and the opporutnity to be placed with clubs in his network in the USL leagues. His presence ensures accurate evaluation and real opportunity for talented individuals aiming for the next level.

Maltese First Division side FC Zurrieq will be in recruiting at our New York Pro Soccer Tryout in search of more players they can add to their roster from PSC tryouts. The club signed 18-year-old Kalani Delarole from a PSC tryout this season who has gone on to score 20 goals for the U20 team and also make his professional debut this campaign scoring 4 goals for the first team. In 2024 they have already signed three PSC players Sulahmana Bah, Nate Stone and Jerry Mwenda.

Read our club profile on Zurrieq here

Martin O’Connor is a former professional footballer and experienced coach with deep ties to the English game. He enjoyed a successful playing career in the Football League, including stints with Birmingham City and Walsall. As a coach and manager, O’Connor has worked at various levels of English football, known for his leadership, tactical understanding, and focus on player development. His involvement with PSC combines offers players direct feedback and coaching from someone with years of experience in professional football both on and off the pitch, making him a valuable asset at any showcase event.

Coach Mark Miller has been working with PSC for nearly ten years and in that time has assisted with the placement of over 40 players in Malta across the top two tiers. Having placed over 10 players in the Maltese Premier League Miller has also been responsible for the recent signing of Kalani Delarole with FC Zurrieq. He will be recruiting from our New York Pro Soccer Tryout in search of more players who can play in the Maltese Premier League.

Click to read our profile on Mark Miller and why you should want to sign in Malta .

Over the last 9 years, Bodens BK have regularly attended PSC’s pro soccer tryouts and signed/trialed over 25 players through PSC. The club have provided PSC with an official mandate to recruit from our New York Pro Soccer Tryout. Many PSC players have benefited from this relationship such as Eddy Prugh who scored 21 goals for the club over 3 seasons and earned a move to Colorado Switchbacks in the USL, Andy Lorei, who scored 15 goals for the club and earned a move to the Tulsa Roughnecks of the USL. Bodens won the league in 2022, gaining promotion to Division One with a squad that included Zishim Bawa & Chris Banfi, both signed from PSC tryouts and strengthened their squad with PSC Recommendation Vincenzo Candela in 2023. Recent showcase player James Bolger signed for Bodens BK in 2024 and after 3 successful months moved onto the Irish Premier League.

Read our club profile on Bodens BK to find out more about the club, past signings and why you should want to sign for them!

PSC Licensed Agent and CEO Mark Taylor has represented hundreds of players across his career across levels as high as the EPL & MLS. He is well connected in USA and throughout Europe having organized and hosted professional tours on behalf of EPL sides and La Liga sides such as Everton FC, Real Valladolid CF and the Argentine Men's National Team. The company used Mark’s professional network to place standout players from PSC Combines. He will be using PSC's New York Pro Soccer Tryout and to find players he can recommend to his contacts in the professional game. 

PSC Director Tom Taylor played professional soccer in England, Norway and America from 2003 until 2011 including Viking FK and Portland Timbers. After playing, Taylor continued a coaching career in the US as first team Coach at Wilmington Hammerheads and Tulsa Roughnecks in the USL Championship. Since initiating PSC in 2010 he has been responsible for operations of PSC Soccer and turning it into the United States most successful soccer academy for placing players into the pro game in Europe and USA. Tom has been responsible for, or assisted with, every single one of our men’s player placements in since 2010 and has an extensive network of contacts throughout Europe and USA and will be recommending stand out players from PSC's New York Pro Soccer Tryout.

PSC Director Simon Deeley is a UEFA and USSF licensed coach who has worked with PSC since 2011 as Director of Player Recruitment and Placement. During this time he has directed over 60 showcase tours and more than 150 Professional Soccer Combines throughout the US and Europe assisting and facilitating in all of the 600+ success stories we have announced since 2010. Simon has been personally responsible for beginning the professional careers of over 200 players in Europe, most recently Martim Sequeira and Jacques Fokam Sandeu in Iceland and will be looking for more players capable of playing professionally in Europe at our New York Pro Soccer Tryout.

Read our agency profile of Simon here and why you should want to impress him

Lee Holmes is an English former professional footballer who played for a number of clubs including Southampton, Derby County, Portsmouth and represented England at U16. U17 and U19 level. Holmes was Derby County youngest ever player at just 15 years of age, as well as the youngest goalscorer at 16, and at the time the youngest footballer to appear in the FA Cup (aged 15). Holmes has been working PSC for the past two years and assisted with placements such as Leo Londe on trial with Sheffield United in the English Premier League and Paul Cooper who signed with Barnsley FC in England League 1. Holmes is also PSC's Residential Program Director which has seen 8 players offered professional opportunities in the last 2 years. 

Check out our profile of Lee here

USL Hall of Famer David Irving will be in using PSC's New York Pro Soccer Tryout in search of players he can recommend to his network within the USL Championship and League One. Irving had a career spanning 20 years in the USL Leagues where he signed over 30 players from PSC tryouts and developed a reputation for finding untapped talent. His strongest find being Luke Mulholland picked up from a combine like this and went on to play in the MLS. He also gave Glenn Murray his first professional contract who went on to score 47 EPL goals in 148 appearances.

Check out Dave's scouting profile here

Gareth Holmes has spent his entire coaching life working in some of the top academies in England such as Nottingham Forest and Derby County FC before now becoming Head Coach at Mickleover FC. The English born coach has been instrumental at recent tryouts in the placement of players in Europe including Leo Londe on trial at Sheffield United FC in the English Premier League and Paul Cooper with Barnsley FC in League One in England. He has been coaching on PSC’s Residential programs and Showcase tours for the last 3 years and will be heading up PSC’s 2025 UK Elite College Program.

Check out Gareth Holmes Coaching Profile here

Michael Anhaeuser will be in attendance at our New York Pro Soccer Tryout in search of players capable of making the grade in the USL. Coach Anhaeuser knows the USL system intimately having won the USL Championship as both a player and as a coach. He coached and played in the USL for 27 years where he signed and trial over 30 players from PSC combines so knows the process of a PSC combine and the quality of player it produces.

Check out Mike's Coaching Profile here

Over the last 10 years PSC Agency staff have recommended over 600 players from tryouts like this for professional contract and trial. Our agency staff have so many connections and contacts from events and combines over the years and it is not possible to invite them all to a tryout. We are eager to get as many players placed as possible and are constantly reaching out to clubs to find out their player needs. Recent examples of players who were placed with clubs who were not in attendance directly at a tryout and signed players based on PSC's recommendation are Anthony Herbert signing with FC Haka in the Finnish Premier League (went on to represent National Team and play in Europa conference League in first full year as a pro), Leo Londe trialing with Sheffield United in the EPL,  Abdul Mansaray signing in Iceland (named in team of the year for his league) and Chris Banfi, who signed with Bodens BK in Sweden. Each of these were signed by coaches who did not directly attend a combine but trusted PSC’s professional experience and judgment. If you prove you are a strong enough player at our New York Pro Soccer Tryout, we will look to recommend and place you with any club in our network.

Read our agency staff profile here

Players are often requesting our agency for video footage from our events they can use for highlight videos. Now, we are able to provide that footage to players who can receive all three days of game footage from the tryout for just $115. Videos will be sent via an online link within 14 days of the tryout ending. 

Players can learn more about the video package HERE

PSC is offering a VIP package for players who wish to receive additional benefits from the tryout. Our VIP package is headed up by current PSC Director and former EPL player Lee Holmes. VIP players will receive:

–  Full game footage from each day of the tryout

– 30 minute Post Tryout evalutation with Lee Holmes to analyse performance and talk through the evaluation received from the professional coaches.

–  2 x PSC Branded jerseys for use during the tryout.

–  Advice on resume building, what to include and how to present it.

–  Advice on Highlight video creation and what to include.

CLICK HERE for full details on our VIP Package

NEW YORK PRO SOCCER TRYOUT REFUND POLICY

If you are unable to attend the New York Pro Soccer Tryout due to injury, emergency, or any other reason, we will be able to offer you a 12 month credit for any of our future pro soccer combine events. Credits are only valid if we are notified before 72 hours of the tryout starting.

NEW YORK PRO SOCCER TRYOUT FEEDBACK

Within 14 days of the New York Pro Soccer Tryout finishing we will contact all players via email to inform you if you have been offered a contract or a trial with one of the professional clubs in attendance, been recommended to a club within our network, or been selected for one of our further programs.