Edson Da Silva Doliveira - Boot Dreams: Now or Never

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Edson Da Silva Doliveira

23, London

Edson moved to London aged seven. He joined a school programme with Fulham FC aged around 14-15, and joined the 2nd team. The Fulham Academy decided not to take Edson on so he went to Thamesmead where he was their top scorer for the season. He was signed by a club in Andorra, but released during the pandemic.

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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