Darius Ionut Cnacoschi - Aged 11 - Trial for Watford
After moving to the UK from Romania a few years back, 11-year-old goalkeeper Darius Ionut Cnacoschi was lucky enough to be scouted by Premier League side Watford.
This was the first set of trials attended by the 11-year-old since he was unsuccessfully trialled by professional club Barnet two years ago.
When talking to Darius’ dad he told us: “He had a trial at Barnet Football Club two years ago, but it was when he first moved over here so his knowledge of English was not great.”
Luckily for Darius, his father was recommended UK Football Trials by a friend and Darius decided not to let the his previous experience with Barnet end his dreams of playing football professionally, and attended our December trials in West London where he impressed scouts from Watford.
After receiving news that he had been scouted, Darius was invited to firstly play a match at Watford’s training facilities and then to be observed for a further four days.
We were told by Darius’ father: “He played a couple of games and did some drills. The facilities at Watford are very good. I would say on their part the facilities are 5 star for sure.
"The training ground and where the kids were changing and what not are absolutely great. The people there were also very friendly and professional.”
Unfortunately, Darius was not pursued further by the Premier League outfit, but both Darius and his father were overall very happy with their experience at both Watford and with UK Football Trials, stating: “Due to how busy they were, Watford couldn’t give individual feedback but that is what football is like.
"I don’t want to complain about anything. When I rang them back they elaborated and gave us an explanation that Darius needs to be quicker and play the ball more precisely. I just want to say thank you very much for the opportunity that you have given us.”
We at UK Football Trials would like to wish Darius the best of luck with all of his future football endeavours and hope to see him again at one of our trials.
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