DAVID PHELPS
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DAVID PHELPS
PROGRAMME MANAGER
Age: 30
Where are you from? Halifax, England
How long have you lived in Singapore: nearly 4 years
Favourite football team: fc halifax town
Favourite sport outside football: athletics/running
Favourite player: lionel messi
Fest moment in footbalVcoaching: winning trophy at wembley with fc halifax
Favourite film: cool runnings
Favourite song: aint no mountain high enough – marvin gaye
I started at 9 years old at my local club called Elland athletic as a defender, then moved to striker. At 111 Joined the Leeds United development squad for 6 months but was not taken into the academy team. After this I joined FC Halifax Town at 12 and was there until I was 16_ We were lucky enough to go to Sicily and train with AC Milan for a week during my time there. Midway through this, at 14, I was taken on trial at Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, but again, unfortunately, was not taken on so I stayed at FC Halifax until I was 16 when I moved into semi-professional football with a team called Bradford Park Avenue. where I was lucky enough to captain the under 18 sides in the FA Youth Cup. I struggled with injuries that are well known by everyone at BFA, I was called Sicknote at many of my old clubs. Football was my life as a child a-d I loved every moment of it
Tell us about your football career as a child:
I started at 9 years old at my local club called Elland athletic as a defender, then moved to striker. At 111 Joined the Leeds United development squad for 6 months but was not taken into the academy team. After this I joined FC Halifax Town at 12 and was there until I was 16_ We were lucky enough to go to Sicily and train with AC Milan for a week during my time there. Midway through this, at 14, I was taken on trial at Championship side Sheffield Wednesday, but again, unfortunately, was not taken on so I stayed at FC Halifax until I was 16 when I moved into semi-professional football with a team called Bradford Park Avenue. where I was lucky enough to captain the under 18 sides in the FA Youth Cup. I struggled with injuries that are well known by everyone at BFA, I was called Sicknote at many of my old clubs. Football was my life as a child a-d I loved every moment of it