How much do you get paid to play football overseas?
Oct 16th, 2007 by Coach DeLorm
I was looking around the net and found this article about a study that studied how much American players make when they go overseas to play.
Foreign clubs pay an average of $900 a month and $150 bonus for victories, qualifying for playoffs, and winning a national championship. Besides the money and American that go overseas can have the money for room and board, cell phone usage, and transportation. There is also insurance that is usually paid for by the host team. Basically if you find the right team you can travel the world and play football for free.
There is more information where I found the article (here).
If i was a player that had no family to support I would seriously look into finding a nice team to play for overseas. It would be a great way to see the world.
I am a 27 year old football player who is desperately trying to get overseas. I actually found this article while attempting to find more info on how to achieve this goal. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on what the best route to take is? I was a very succesful and highly recruited highschool player. I had several division 1 offers, and decided on SDSU. There I played a bit, but suffered a few injuries and got into a bit of trouble. I have always felt as though my career was cut short, and I have always wanted to move overseas. This seems like an ideal scenario for me. Got any suggestions? Where do I start? Who do I contact and how do I do so? Any help is much appreciated.
Players aren’t paid in Australia, but its very easy to get a working holiday visa and come over for a year to play and work. You can even end up turning it into a full time job.
I am looking for a football coaching job overseas, specifically Italy, but am willing to go elsewhere. My specialty is offense and I have been an athletic director for several years overseas. If given the right position, I would be willing to stay for several years.