{"id":8472,"date":"2021-10-15T14:43:56","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T13:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/?p=8472"},"modified":"2021-11-02T11:09:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T11:09:36","slug":"west-brom-signs-year-7s-archie-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgnorthendowed.co.uk\/news\/west-brom-signs-year-7s-archie-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"West Brom Signs Year 7’s Archie Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Year 7 pupil, Archie Williams, who plays for the WBA Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

West Bromwich Albion, like every professional football club, is always on the lookout for the stars of tomorrow and Bridgnorth Endowed student, Archie Williams, has just been signed as a member of the U12\u2019s academy team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The talented 12-year-old, who has been with the WBA Academy for six years, will step up to embark on an intensive programme, which includes three nights of training a week and games on Sundays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archie\u2019s football career began at just five years-old, when he joined local team, Bridgnorth Spartans, and signed up for a football camp at St Leonard\u2019s School during the summer holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His talent was obvious from the start and he was picked for a team that played over in Wolverhampton, where he was scouted by Wolves and given the opportunity to train with them for six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the age of six, Archie was playing regularly for Wolves and Spartans and, during a game in Wolverhampton, was spotted by both Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He went on to sign for the Albion, where he\u2019s been ever since, and the recent move to the U12s marks a major step forward as the level of commitment gets significantly more serious at this stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Academy\u2019s Assistant Education Officer, Kierenne Baldwin, recently contacted the school and said: \u201cI am very proud to tell you your pupil Archie Williams is a signed member of our U12\u2019s team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Front row, second from left: Archie pictured with his Year 7 teammates in BES colours<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe like to work closely with the player, parents, school and club to support development of the pupil both from a football and life skills perspective without it hindering their education in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archie, who also plays for the school, has already produced some top performances for the BES Year 7 team, scoring a staggering nine goals in just two matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PE teacher, Mr Chase, said: \u201cArchie is one of the most natural finishers I’ve ever seen in school football. He really is a tremendous talent and both Bridgnorth Endowed and the local community are very lucky to have him.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe is extremely level-headed and knows that to establish a future in football is not a given and further hard work and sacrifice is required to make it in the professional game. We look forward to supporting his development over the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

West Bromwich Albion, like every professional football club, is always on the lookout for the stars of tomorrow and Bridgnorth Endowed student, Archie Williams, has just been signed as a member of the U12\u2019s academy team. The talented 12-year-old, who has been with the WBA Academy for six years, will step up to embark on … <\/p>\n

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