Whilst on trial at our event in Manchester back in April, 20-year-old attacking midfielder Sam Hulme was scouted by AFC Darwen.

With an impressive football background, which includes playing abroad in Australia for eight months, Sam returned to the UK with hopes of being spotted at our event.

He told us: “This season I’ve not been playing in the UK, I went over to Australia to play football. The first club I played for was Riverina Rhinos. They were a small team playing one league below the A League but they folded. Then I joined another team called Murray United and they had a few ex Australian internationals playing for them.”

Sam was able to use his previous football experiences whilst at our event, which led to him being scouted by the semi-pro side. When asked about his trial with AFC Darwen he explained: “I only attended one session but the coaching was alright, they seemed to know what they were doing and were professional.”

“The trial was good, we started off by doing a bit of fitness at the beginning and then passing drills, possession like rondos and stuff. Then we did shooting drills and had a game at the end.” He added.

Unfortunately due to Sam playing at a similar standard to AFC Darwen already, he has opted to stay with his current team Turton F.C. Everyone at UK Football Trials would like to wish Sam the best of luck in the future and look forward to seeing him at our event at the end of May with hopes that he can once again be scouted.