Young Kiwis in UK

Probably not - left Naaaaarich for a life of sun in Gibraltar with Europa Point FC, but left after next-to-no-time, and is now enjoying the obscurity of playing part time footy/full time shelf stacking with some team called Dereham Town in Blighty.

He was with them before when he was on Norwich's books as part of their academy squad.

Erik Panzer has signed with Fallon's club Truro City:

Congratulations to @epanzer_NZ who has joined fellow Kiwi @thecowlickmoos at @TCFC_Official!#EPan https://t.co/pS7Q8UEF8o

— NZFootballers OS (@NZFootballersOS) October 5, 2016

awesome name for a centre back! i did some research: he's 23, former Nelson Suburbs - Canterbury United (youth) - Nelson Falcons and Quinnipiac Univ in the US

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/85021183/erik-panzer-follows-all-whites-striker-rory-fallon-to-english-club-truro-city

This Lewis Tiller thing was misrepresented by the NZ media.

The media said that he was "the only kid from hundreds who trialed in Australasia to be selected for West Ham's u-18 team"

The reality is that West Ham run a commercial racket whereby they hold competitions (not real trials) around the world and the winners get to travel to London at their own cost for one game against a Hammers academy team.

 It's called "The Elite Academy Experience" and hardly anyone who goes to London gets signed. 

Those selected for the academy experience are required to pay their own way to and from London, which carries a total cost of about $5500..

While there, the player will train and have a game against the West Ham United academy team and also receive a complete set of training kit, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Boleyn Ground, West Ham's stadium, and tickets to a Hammers game in the EPL.

Not at all the same thing as being scouted by an EPL club and invited for proper trials or being offered a place in a youth team.

However, this Tiller kid must have some ability, because Bret Angell has included him in his Hawkes Bay SS Premiership squad after he initially played pre-season games for Hamilton Wanderers.

Thanks Big Pete. I was wondering how that worked. It sounded pretty far out. I guess any player who is told that have to pay their own way to a pro organisation for a trial of sorts needs to be very weiry. If they want you they would spring for the travel.

I guess Lewis is really outside the UK now.

And yes. Just saw his name in the Hawkes Bay wider squad today. Great to see he is being given a chance. He has more control over his fortunes now.

Another Kiwi at Truro -

Congrats to @ZaneSole who has joined fellow Kiwis @thecowlickmoos & @epanzer_NZ at @TCFC_Official!!#ZSol
https://t.co/Yd2o0mxAyz

— NZFootballers OS (@NZFootballersOS) November 4, 2016

Nice interview with Zane here.

Papakura represent!

Played in a 5-a-side against a team he was in years ago, when he was young. He was a niggly little prick always kicking people after the ball, and my mate grabbed him by the shoulders and shoved him down saying "take that you little cnut"

Ahhh, good days

Going to have to make another visit to Truro.  One big problem is that the side is not playing well.  Rory is clearly behind all the kiwi lads being signed but if their form does not improve, him and Hodges could well be shown the door along with their signings.

They got a win yesterday - 4-2 away at Whitehawk and both Erik Panzer and Zane Sole played the full game.

Erik Panzer and Zane Sole have an article written about them on the BBC website:

17 year old Jake Mechell from Cambridge, NZ, will travel to the UK next month to compete in the Nike Academy Most Wanted Global Showcase alongside talented young footballers from all over the world.

Source

The Global Showcase Final was last weekend 

The 5 x winners selected to join the Nike Academy were from Russia(2), Turkey, France, Germany

Micheal Den Heijer a center back who plays for NEC Nijmegen u21. A young lad who is only 20 and has played 5 games and scored 2 goals, has played for the NZ u17's 8 times. Looks like a good young talent, would great to see him grow becuase NZ does look a little light on cb especially when reid isn't called up.

Player Profile:

At u17 and u20 level he played as CM, i thought that was his natural position

ACFC put him further back. Think he got found out a bit as a CM.

Might have found his ideal role... if he keeps scoring as a CB it can only help... unless they are conceeding heaps at the same time!

didn't he get loaded out from there?

Andrew Blake on trial at Hibs. Played 81 minutes at right back in a pre-season game. http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/7668

Hope he does well... I thought he did ok with us and looked decent at the u20's when we hosted them.

Still there. Played full 90 Sunday last for winning Hibs X1 v Lowland League outfit.

How is Andrew going in Scotland?

He's contracted to Hibs. Has been playing for their U20s, and also at the same time has been playing for Edinburgh City on loan.

Any Ayr United fans here? Wondering if young Chch GK Ellis Hare-Reid (with Scots ancestry) is still there.

He is indeed still with Ayr. 

Signed a youth team contract at Ayr last September.

Playing for the Ayr Academy u-20's in the SPFL Development League West.

u-20 Match Reports (he's sometimes just listed as "Reid" in team lineups):

http://www.aufa.org.uk/category/boys-match-reports...

Upcoming Fixtures & Table:

https://spfl.co.uk/development-league/west-fixture...

Here's a recent match report featuring Hare-Reid (named "Reid-Hare" in this report):

http://www.aufa.org.uk/academy-20s-squeeze-past-mo...

Also has been on the bench for the first team at least once in Scottish League One that I could find on October 21 vs.Forfar Athletic:

http://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=485478

Ex Nomads United and St Anrews College, Christchurch.

Spent a couple of years playing youth football in Spain at Malaga and Orihuela C.F. (Valencia district)

DOB- 12/01/1999
height- 191cm
weight-83.2kgs
position- goalkeeper
holder of a New Zealand and British passport

Clubs:
2017- Ayr United football club/ Orihuela c.f./ New Zealand u20 wider squad
2016- FC Malaga City academy/ Malaga divison de honour/ Atletico Malagueno/New Zealand u20 wider squad
2015- pro direct academy
2014- Nomads United 

Here's an article about a young guy playing in 2nd div Scotland.

Says he's Australian but 'spent part of his childhood in New Zealand'.

Could potentially be another Ingham?

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2018/02/07...

Depends on whether he acquired kiwi citizenship while here I guess as well.  He certainly hasn't lived in NZ for 5 years after age 18.  We don't know his parents' nationalities either, so very hard to determine if he's even eligible.

Great goal in that video, but concerning to read he's already had 3 knee reconstructions by 21.

His mum represented NZ in Judo at the Olympics in 2000, but was born in Scotland, as was he.

Jack must have come to NZ as an infant, and left when he was 10. He represented Australia at the 2012 AFC U16 Championship.