Menu
Close
Our football development pathway is geared to help players with their football, personal and career development.
Some of our former participants now play semi-pro/pro football, while some are currently Community Sports Foundation coaches and helping to develop the next generation of young footballers.
See some of our success stories:
England women’s international Lauren Hemp joined the Foundation from an early age, as part of our Girls’ Centre of Excellence.
During her time with the Foundation, she trained with the Boys EPDC, before signing for her first WFA club Bristol City. She signed for Manchester City Women in 2018, and won the PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year that year.
In 2022, Lauren was part of the Lionesses team that lifted the European Championships Trophy at Wembley, before winning the competition again in 2025.
Aged just four years old, Angus Gunn attended our Mini Kickers sessions and was a regular at the Foundation’s Soccer Schools. He attended PDC/EPDC sessions, before signing for the Club’s Academy.
Following seven years at Manchester City’s Academy, Angus enjoyed a breakout season with Norwich City in 2017-18, before signing for Premier League side Southampton.
In 2021, following Norwich’s promotion back to the Premier League, the club resigned the Scottish international and he made a further 121 appearances for the Yellows.
Aimee’s involvement with the Foundation started in the school playground enjoying our School PPA activities. She attended our Girls’ Centre of Excellence, and like Lauren Hemp and Flo Allen, was signed by Bristol City Women.
Following spells at the newly-formed Manchester United Women in 2018, and Sheffield United, she rejoined Bristol City in 2020, before moving to Leicester City and then to Southampton in 2024.
Midfielder Adeyemi has enjoyed a long career in the Football League with spells at Norwich City, Bradford City, Oldham Athletic, Brentford, Birmingham City, Cardiff City, Leeds United, Rotherham United and Ipswich Town.
From the early age of 5 he enjoyed our Mini Kickers sessions and the PDC/EPDC, before signing for the Academy aged nine.
Young goalkeeper Joe Rose progressed through all tiers of our development programmes from an early age.
His journey has taken him from the PDC to the EPDC, where he was a regular for our CSF Canaries, before joining our Football & Education programme aged 16 – where he spent one year with us before joining Norwich City U18s.
Joe now plays outfield for local side Tacolneston FC.
Midfielder Todd, who was born in Dereham, attended the Foundation’s Soccer Schools and our football development programmes.
He joined the Academy aged ten, and following a loan spell at Fortuna Sittard in Holland, was part of the title-winning Canaries side that got promoted to the Premier League in 2019.
After 129 appearances at Carrow Road, Todd departed in 2023, moving to Rangers and Blackburn Rovers.
Once a member of our girls Centre of Excellence, Summer was among the first intake of girls in our Football & Education programme.
She joined the Foundation’s coaching team as an apprentice in 2018, and after progressing through the ranks is now our Girl’s and Women’s Football Development Manager.
Local boy Brad was part of the Foundation’s development set-up from an early age, working his way into the Norwich City Academy and into the U21 squad.
Brad made his first team debut in a League Cup game vs Stevenage in 2024, after an initial loan spell with Accrington Stanley where he won Player of the Season.
The defender joined Stockport County on loan in February 2025 before making the move permanent in the summer.
Currently a part of Norwich City’s U21 squad, Henry gained experience in the Foundation’s development pathway before joining the Canaries Academy and signing his first professional contract in July 2025.
Henry’s journey started at our Goalkeeper Soccer Skill Centres as a six-year-old, before he moved to our Goalkeeper Development Centre for two years and then joined the Academy.
Finlay signed his first professional contract at Carrow Road in July 2025, having impressed with the Club’s U18 and U21 sides.
The full-back was previously part of the Foundation’s Development Centre before joining Norwich City Academy.