Nike Academy To Celtic - Journey Of 'The Chance' Winner Tom Rogic
The Chance has helped to develop the talents of thousands of young footballers. For one player, it's been the stepping stone to a professional career, earning a contract with one of Europe's elite clubs. Today he's living the dream of every young player.
Tom Rogic, a talented Australian midfielder, arrived in the U.K. to take part in The Chance 2011. Since that day, it's been a whirlwind rise to fame. A journey thats taken him to A-League outfit Central Coast Mariners, all the way to Scottish giants Celtic.
After entering the Chance in 2011, Rogic caught the eye of Nike Academy Director of Football Jimmy Gilligan and his coaching team, making the top eight of The Chance 2011 Final and winning a place in the Nike Academy - living, training and playing as an elite footballer for a year.
After, Rogic was scouted and signed by the Central Coast Mariners back in his native Australia. His journey didn t stop there. This January he was signed by the famous Celtic Football Club. In his debut game, Rogic was named man-of-the-match for the Glasgow giants. "I know I am at one of the biggest clubs in the world today because of the opportunity I had with The Chance," Rogic says.
"If you d told me, when I was going through 'The Chance,' that a year or 18 months later I d be playing for the Celtic first team, I wouldn t have believed you. My advice to the winners of this year s 'The Chance' is to not give up, because you don t know what can happen."
"The past 12 months have been amazing for me and it s really just the beginning, Rogic continues. I feel very privileged to be a part of this football club and hopefully I can continue to progress."
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