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Linking Youth Athletes to Professionals

SUMMER SESSIONS GOING ON NOW!!!

Players age 6+ are invited to train with Elite Sports Group this summer! Camps will focus on technical confidence, speed and agility, game awareness, and fun! Summer staff consists of ESG trainers, collegiate coaches and players, and some special guest professional players!

JULY 18-21 SPECIAL EVENT, GIRLS EMPOWER CAMP ft. ROWAN UNIVERSITY, ST. ELIZABETH, ROWAN COLLEGE-GLOUCESTER COUNTY WOMEN’S HEAD COACHES!

 
 
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ESG PRO Event Athletes
ESG PRO Sidney Rivera
ESG PRO Sidney Rivera

On January 20, 2015, Rivera was selected in the third round (63rd overall) of the 2015 MLS Super Draft by Orlando City SC. On May 8, he was sent on loan to USL affiliate club Louisville City. He made his professional debut four days later in a 3–0 victory.

On April 6, 2016, Rivera signed with NASL expansion side Puerto Rico FC.

ESG PRO Rafi Diaz
ESG PRO Rafi Diaz

On March 20, 2014 Díaz signed his first professional contract with USL side Orlando City SC. Díaz made his first team debut with Orlando on May 14, 2014.

Ravi then went on trial with the NY Red Bulls during the 2015 preseason and then signed with the club for the 2015. On April 12, 2015 he made his debut with the club coming on as a late game substitute and made his debut as a starter for New York Red Bulls II in a 1-1 draw against the Charleston Battery.

On February 6, 2018 Díaz signed with Sacramento Republic SC for the 2018 season where he current fights for for time to be the starting goalkeeper.

ESG PRO Rich Balchan
ESG PRO Rich Balchan

On January 14, 2011, Balchan was drafted in the first round (12th overall) in the MLS Super Draft by the Columbus Crew. He made his professional debut on February 22, 2011 in the first leg of the Crew's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final series against Real Salt Lake and played his first league game with the Crew on March 19, 2011 in the season opener against D.C United.

Due to injury Rich was released by Columbus following an injury-plagued 2012 season including 3 sports hernia surgeries after being pushed to play through a groin tear from July–November 2011.

After signing with Real Salt Lake in 2013, Balchan was released at the end of their 2014 season and signed by the Tampa Bay Rowdies in March 2015.

On March 1, 2017, he signed with Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL.

ESG PRO Keasel Broome
ESG PRO Keasel Broome

Broome was selected in the 3rd Round of the 2015 MLS Superdraft by the San Jose Earthquakes.

On April 1, 2015 Keasel signed with historic NASL club New York Cosmos.

In June 2015 Keasel received his first National Team call-up for a Barbados 2018 World Cup qualification match against Aruba. Broome made his international debut in the first leg of the qualification series on 10 June 2015, posting a shutout as Barbados won 2–0.

Keasel proceeded to become the starting goalkeeper for the Harrisburg City Islanders and in 2017 signed with the Pittsburgh RIverhounds where he earned several starts before a season ending injury.

Elite Sports Group began as a soccer training company through the passion of Matt Perrella, an aspiring professional soccer player struggling to find a break through at the next level. Matt attended trials in over 10 countries to make his dream a reality and despite a number of rejections Matt believed in his talents and abilities to persevere his way into professional soccer.

Through tremendous determination and hard work Matt broke into the pros with stints at Newcastle United (England), Carolina Railhawks (NASL), and Jacksonville Armada (NASL) before earning his first start with Bethlehem Steel (USL).

Matt created ESG through his personal network of professional soccer players with the idea to increase the access youth players could have with professional athletes and from that idea Elite Sports Group was formed. Matt is connecting with other athletes not only in soccer across MLS, USL, and NWSL, but all sports, finding professional athletes to help inspire the next generation of aspiring pro athletes.

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“Stand for something even if no one else is standing with you”

Elite Sport Group delivers unparalleled training environments to athletes across America featuring real professional athletes. In an effort to change the training environment we have joined forces with professionals who want to deliver elite experiences to all levels of youth players.

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