PRESS RELEASE
Paris, 24th May 2019
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PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN SET UP IN THAILAND FOR THE FIRST TIME!
This summer, Paris Saint-Germain will inaugurate their first Academy in Thailand, in partnership with the company Asia Football Development. This ambitious project will be rolled out on several sites and aims to recruit more than a thousand Thai players aged 5 to 16 in its first season.
From July, young Thai footballers will be able to take part in summer camps organised in the cities of Bangkok, Phuket, Hua Hin and Koh Samui.
In September 2019, a permanent Paris Saint-Germain Academy will be set up, offering year-round training sessions in these four cities and on a fifth site in Pattaya.
The children will benefit from top-of-the-range facilities, as well as the expertise of Technical Director Sebastien Roques, who is in charge of managing the overall project.
With a wealth of experience managing professional teams and Academies worldwide, Sébastien Roques has been specially trained by Paris Saint-Germain to pass on the club’s values and footballing philosophy to young Thai players.
He will be assisted by other Parisian coaches, who are all qualified to impart the club’s top-quality training methods.
Fabien Allègre, Director of Marketing and Brand Diversification at Paris Saint-Germain, announced: “Paris Saint-Germain have great ambitions for Asia, and they are making them a reality by opening offices dedicated to the club’s development in Singapore. Opening a Paris Saint-Germain Academy in Thailand is a continuation of this international development. Thanks to our top-quality local partners and our coaches’ outstanding training, our young Thai supporters will benefit from the best training conditions and innovative educational guidance.”
Find more information about the Paris Saint-Germain Academy Thailand’s courses at
www.psgacademythailand.com
About the Paris Saint-Germain Academy
The Paris Saint-Germain Academy is a football school that is open to boys and girls from 5 to 16 years of age. For the 2018-2019 season, it is established in 14 different countries (France, Brazil, Canada, United States, Great Britain, Portugal, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Qatar, Germany, Russia, Thailand), with 80 year-round training centres and more than 150 seasonal camps.
Around 13,000 children attend the Academies, and half of them live in countries other than France. The Paris Saint-Germain Academy’s success reflects the Club’s ever-increasing popularity both in France and abroad.
In these training centres, around 250 coaches trained by the Club offer top-level coaching and guidance, with great attention paid to the values of excellence, fun and fair play, in order to make the experience as fulfilling as possible. The coaching at the Paris Saint-Germain Academy is representative of that of the world-renowned European club. Whether they attend the training school all year round or join a training camp during school holidays, the children benefit from top-quality coaching using Paris Saint-Germain’s training methods.
The Paris Saint-Germain Academy is part of the Club’s international development strategy and provides a doorway into the Paris Saint-Germain universe for youngsters from all over the globe.
