LaLiga: launch of "LaLiga ProPlayer" a programme to help young players join universities in the USA

LaLiga has launched "LaLiga ProPlayer", a programme for LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3 clubs which will help one young player aged 16 to 22 from each club gain a sports scholarship to join a university in the United States, according to the Spanish league on 08/01/2018.

"The objective of this program, led and promoted by LaLiga, is to support soccer players from LaLiga Santander and LaLiga 1|2|3 clubs, so that they can take advantage of their athletic potential in order to obtain scholarships at American universities, while also earning a college degree that can open up opportunities in the wider job market," said LaLiga, who launched the project in collaboration with Banco Santander, the official title sponsor of the two championships managed and operated by LaLiga, and the agency AGM, specialised in obtaining sports scholarships in the United States.

"Each club will be able to propose several candidates, and a mixed committee of LaLiga and AGM will choose one student-athlete per club," added LaLiga.

"For the clubs, it is an opportunity to get involved in the academic…