I Started Playing Football at 15... Can I Play Semi-Pro by 19?

Can you become a semi-pro footballer after starting football at 15? Semi-pro football, non-league football and the journey to becoming a professional footballer — this is my journey. My name is Jeshurun, and my goal is to become a professional footballer. But before I can get there, I need to prove myself at semi-professional level. I only joined my first proper football team at 15 years old. After one season, I went straight into men's football and began playing amateur/non-league football. Now, at 19, I'm documenting my journey to see whether I can make the jump into semi-professional football. This isn't just about football. I'm documenting the physical, technical, tactical and mental side of becoming a better footballer, while learning from my coaches, teammates, family and other players who have already reached higher levels of the football pyramid. In this first video, I work on my shooting and finishing before opening up about the biggest thing holding me back: confidence and self-belief. I also sit down with David, a semi-professional footballer who has played through the lower levels of the English football pyramid and was promoted from Step 6 to Step 5, to find out what actually separates the levels and what it takes to progress through non-league football. 0:00 The Road to Semi-Pro Football 0:51 What's Holding Me Back 3:19 Insights From a Semi-Pro Player #JeshurunNanjo