Villarreal CF: partnership with the VanCity Pro Football Academy in Vancouver (CAN)

Villarreal CF (LaLiga Santander) has entered into a partnership agreement with the VanCity Pro Football Academy (Vancouver, CAN) as part of its Villarreal Academy international expansion project, announced the club on 01/10/2022.

Founded in January 2018, the Canadian academy has more than 100 football players aged between 5 and 18 years old, from Vancouver and its surrounding areas.

The collaboration between VanCity and Villarreal CF "will be based on training coaches under the Yellows' methodology and on development of the academy’s players in Vancouver. A weekly plan will be developed with Yellows Academy coaches and the Villarreal CF Methodology Department. Furthermore, thanks to this collaboration, the youngsters training at the academy will have the chance to participate in different programmes carried out by the Villarreal Academy initative in Spain," explained the Spanish club.

"VanCity Pro Football looks for elite players who from the youngest age develop their positional play while thinking. We decided to partner with Villarreal because of their ability to develop players…