Tonsser

Oi! We just welcomed Dream Chaser number 175.000 on the Tonsser app in the UK 🇬🇧 We can't wait for the Tonsser United Final4 in London in February 2025 and to see the teams and players from Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and London in action and show the public and the scouts, just how much unsigned promise there is around us. Power to the Dream Chaser!

We just hosted our very first Tonsser United tryouts in Eindhoven! Huge thanks to our amazing team and ESPN for making the Tonsser United journey accessible to more talent across the Netherlands. 🚀⚽🇳🇱 Marco de Ruiter, Piet Dijkstra, Joe van der Sar, Alessandra Roucos

7 years ago, we helped a young kid get back into football. This week he played head-to-head with Messi and was outstanding. - Released from academy - Gave up the dream, returned to childhood club to play with friends - Kept using the Tonsser app - Selected for a Tonsser showcase in Denmark - Invited to trials in Malmö, Marseille, before signing youth contract with FC København - Signs first pro contract with original academy, HB Køge - Signs for Silkeborg IF and becomes matchwinner in Danish Cup Final - Debut for Peru national team - Celebrated in Peru for (almost) shutting down Messi It can be challenging at times to have a delay of years on the impact of your work. But it's a great motivator to keep building infrastructure that provide opportunities at scale for young people, and keep challenging opinions saying that the current system will automatically catch all high potential players with facts and stories like Oliver's.

The story of Issiaga Camara is becoming a beauty 💚 Born in Guinea and challenged by family adversity he arrived in France aged 11. Here he started playing in amateur french club, Amilly, and during 2018 started using Tonsser to build his player profile - recording 46 matches, 90 G/A and receiving 459 player of the match votes. As a result, Issiaga was invited for tryouts, and eventually selected for Tonsser United where he captained the team in the 2019 Vinci Cup against clubs like Juventus FC, PSG, FC Porto and Lille. The team did incredible and either won or drew against a string of French academy teams, including a 1-1 draw against PSG. After the tournament, 10 players were picked up by French academies. Issiaga, arguably the stand-out player, was however unable to join interested clubs due to passport issues after the tournament and in the following years until they were resolved. This summer Issiaga Camara signed his first pro contract for OGC Nice and last night he started in the Europa League game at home against FC Twente wearing number 36. Still only 19 years old, Issiaga deserves it more than anyone. Fighting adversity on so many levels, but always keeping his humble and relentless spirit. Extremely happy for Issiaga and that Tonsser have played a helping role in Issiaga unlocking his potential. Still a lot of potential to unlock though. Equally thankful to adidas for powering Tonsser United from the beginning to create real-life impact on young footballer's lives, and all you current and former Tonsser people who have supported and helped Issiaga during his Tonsser United time and afterwards, through up's and down's, and closer to his dream.

Today we are excited to announce 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 💥 The ultimate mini tournament and opportunity for unsigned youth players, starting in France, England and The Netherlands 🏆 After 6 years of bridging the gap between grassroots and academy football by hosting tryouts, showcases, matches against academy teams and trials with pro teams, we are ready to take the next step with the Tonsser United concept and provide more excitement and opportunities to aspirational youth players. In early 2025, the Tonsser United Final Four will be our inaugural version with our exciting new youth mini-tournament for undiscovered and unsigned youth players, playing for their city to win the crown and doing so in front of clubs and scouts. Throughout this fall, users of the Tonsser app have been able to apply and be selected for tryouts in Marseille, Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Eindhoven and Enschede to fight and convince the coaches to win the selection to represent their city team at the Final Four. A national tournament of city rivalries, hidden gems and great showcase opportunities for the players. We have seen the huge impact a program like Tonsser United can have on young aspirational players - providing motivation, memorable experiences, friendship, a change of mindset and leap into academy and professional football - but think we are still only scratching surface of how far we can take it, given the challenges that young players face today. Here are few shots from our latest tryout in Rotterdam, playing out just next to Feyenoord academy and club training ground. Excited to share more, also on our great partners and clubs, as we work forward and prepare for the Final Four events in England, France and The Netherland in the beginning of 2025.

🚀 Breaking News! 🚀 We’re excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership with our incredible allies adidas, HOLY and 11teamsports Group! After months of hard work, Tonsser United is taking it to the next level—expanding to 12 cities across Europe with an epic Final Four showdown in three countries this January! This is a monumental step in our commitment to grassroots football, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds. With the help of our partners, we’re supercharging our events in France 🇫🇷, offering even more players the opportunity to showcase their talents on a massive stage. 🔥 What’s Coming Up? 🔥 ➡ October: Talent scouting begins in Paris and Lyon ➡ November: Marseille joins the action ➡ December: Rennes enters the spotlight—for the first time in the region ➡ January: The ultimate Final Four, where the top talents from across the country will battle it out to defend their city in front of scouts! ➡ And more to come in the second part of the season We’re also proud to partner with one of the most influential football creators on the market, #PiedsCarrés, to help us elevate this mission and spotlight even more deserving talent. Let’s do this, #TonsserUnited! 🙏 A massive thank you to:🙏 - HOLY for joining the Tonsser United journey - Tom Ruiz & Léo Dumas 💧 - adidas for their continued trust and support - Vincent Simon 👟 - 11teamsports Group for outfitting our players with the latest and greatest gear - Paul Reiter & Johannes Mulert 👕 - Saïd and Maureen Hallet for elevating the stories through the #PiedsCarrés channel 🎥 Stay tuned for updates on our other markets!!!

Amazing to see George Ilenikhenas story unfold. Aged 13 and playing for amateur club, Antony Football Evolution, George downloaded the Tonsser app. Up until 2022 he tracked 57 matches, 86 goals, 36 assists and received 303 Player of the Match votes on Tonsser. He also won trophies for Best Teammate and Player of the Season in his league. In 2020, George was intended to play as the striker for Tonsser United in Vinci Cup in Paris, but the tournament was unfortunately cancelled due to covid. In 2022, George joined Amiens as his first professional club. Now, a few years later, Player of the Match and matchwinner against FC Barcelona in the Champions League for AS Monaco. Still only 18.

Year 2 in The Netherlands for Tonsser 🇳🇱 A year ago, we announced our exciting 5-year partnership with EMM, the JV of Disney, Eredivisie and KNVB, to empower young Dutch players to progress and build new pathways for underrated footballers. Now kicking off year 2, it was great to see Joe van der Sar share our new features and ambitious Tonsser United plans for this 2024-2025 season on ESPN, as we aim to build on top of a very good first year. A debut year that had many highlights including Tonsser being the most downloaded free sports app for a good portion of the season, creating the first Tonsser United matches and seeing the first players being signed afterwards. Excited to continue our work in The Netherlands with our great partners and hopefully make our positive contributions to a strong Dutch youth ecosystem. 🟠 🟠 🟠 

🚀 Exciting News! Tonsser United is Back with a Bigger, Bolder Vision! 🚀 This season, we’re going all out with Tonsser United, our 21st century club aimed at bringing deserving amateur players on the pitch and offering alternative routes to pro academies. What’s new? ⚽ 30 events across 3 markets (France, England, and the Netherlands) and 1,200 players on the pitch!!! – a massive expansion from just 2 events in 2 markets! 🏙️ We’re taking Tonsser United beyond the capitals and into multiple cities, reaching more talent than ever before! 📲 Our network of coaches will bring top players (selected through data on our app) onto the pitch in key cities across each market. 🏆 The best players from each city will represent their region in a thrilling Final Four, competing to be the best team in the country and showcasing their skills in front of professional scouts. 🎥 Top content creators will help us bring buzz and excitement throughout the season and during our events. Stay tuned – next week, we’ll reveal our lineup of partners and the creators who will support us throughout this exciting journey! 🙌 #TonsserUnited #FootballTalent #GrassrootsFootball #GameChanger #BigThingsComing

Young makers of the Tonsser x adidas Pheno Collection. A little snippet from creator day in Paris, where players from our community workshopped with adidas designers to create the first Tonsser United x adidas drops. Pretty cool to see the young people be creative and make their own ideas come to life as physical products in close collaboration with people who made their dreams come true. This is the platform we dreamt of creating. A platform that creates opportunities for young people to develop and progress, on and off the pitch. Thanks to our friends at adidas and Full Ace for making this possible.