Exaucé Mabanza-Ditu - Boot Dreams: Now or Never

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Exaucé Mabanza-Ditu

21, Surrey

Exaucé’s family left The Congo when he was six years old due to Civil unrest. He played for local teams until the age of 11 when he was scouted by Crystal Palace. At 16, he was offered a Scholarship but a few months later they withdrew. Since then, Exaucé has had trials at Brentford and Barnet which were unsuccessful, so moved into non-League, firstly with Welling United and then Staines Town FC.

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Boot Dreams: Now or Never is a six-part documentary series which sees 16 footballers, aged 18 to 26, all rejected by top clubs, arrive at a unique training camp which aims to get them a new pro contract by helping them with their struggles, both on and off the pitch.

Can they get back in the game, and the dream job they love?

Throughout the four-week process, they’ll also be visited at regular intervals by presenter Roman Kemp, who once dreamed of becoming pro himself, and wants to find out more about the experiences that have led them there.

The new six-part documentary series is on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer from Sunday 20 August.

Source BBC Three