Through the partnership with the ISS, Sevilla FC have a presence at Shekou International School in Shenzhen, China, where coaches selected and trained by the club provide extracurricular sessions to students in accordance with the clubs own teaching and training methodology.
In the eight months since the collaboration agreement was signed, the academy has doubled its number of players from 22 to the current 56. Activities have been a continuous success, from the summer camp (which will be hopefully be rolled out in Seville in 2024) to an Under-12 tournament in November, where students – dressed in Sevilla FC colours – finished second ahead of AC Milan’s academy. The academy’s current objectives are to reach 80 players by the end of the 2023-24 academic year, given the demand that is beginning to emerge thanks to promotional work in nurseries, public schools and shops in the area.