Historically, Montenegro has been a breeding ground for world-class soccer players, despite its relatively small population of 650,000. The country’s history of producing world class players makes it a hotbed for scouts and clubs on the lookout for emerging soccer talent. With three professional leagues from medium to good standard of play, our academy players have a prime opportunity to showcase their skills and potentially secure spots in these professional clubs.

Leveraging Sasa’s extensive personal contacts not only within Montenegrin clubs but also across European and UK clubs, our players receive visibility on a broader stage.

The Academy’s primary goal is to actively promote each player, with the aim of offering our players to soccer clubs for free, enabling them to kick start their professional soccer journey.

Even after a player signs with a club, our commitment continues as we provide ongoing guidance and support through any challenges they may encounter.

The Academy’s most significant asset lies in Sasa’s extensive connections and relationships within the soccer world, cultivated over the past 30-plus years. It is through these networks that our players gain a significant advantage, greatly increasing their chances of being noticed and realizing their dream of becoming professional players

By spending at least one year at our Academy while completing your online US high school diploma, your chances of securing a US University Scholarship are exponentially increased. Our professional training setup and athletic development ethos aim is to put all our players far ahead of the competition. We have strong ties with US Universities that offer scholarships, we know exactly what it takes to win a scholarship place.

We also understand that the US University Admissions criteria require more than just the skills of soccer, all US colleges value pupils who have had broader life experiences and are culturally rich and have diversity of thinking that comes from being exposed to different people and cultures. So the very fact that you have travelled outside your home country and experiencing a different culture like Montenegro gives you that added advantage and places you at the top of their admission wish list

By joining our world class soccer Academy, the opportunities are very real. We first and foremost want to turn you into a professional footballer, but we also give you the choice to enjoy a fully paid soccer scholarship at a top tier Division 1 and 2 US University on full scholarship. The US Scholarship allows you to pursue both your academic and soccer dreams at the same time and without the financial burden.

Finally, we want to really express that no matter what pathway our boys and girls eventually take, they will forever be part of the Sasa Ilic Soccer Academy and our lifetime friends. We want to nurture a very strong family connection and create an alumni that will forever be part of their future and ours.

As parents, it’s difficult to send our children away, however, by setting them free to pursue their dream while immersing themselves in a new culture is an experience of a lifetime that will instill two most important traits a parent can give their child. Self-belief and the confidence that they can be and do anything they put their mind to. Self- agency is such a critical skill to give our kids.

With over 30 years of soccer excellence experience and a family man himself with two young boys, your children will be part of a highly nurturing family at the Academy where trust and transparency is everything.