KOLKATA: Delhi boy
Kshitij Kumar Singh
, a prodigy of
Reliance Foundation Young Champs
has joined the Holland based
NEC Nijmegen
club for its Under-15 youth squad. NEC Nijmegen is a professional football club which competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
It's youth teams features at the highest level in Dutch youth leagues and competes against top European clubs in international tournaments.
Kshitij, a second year batch student of Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) residential football program, had been to the Netherlands for two rounds of trials with PSV Eindhoven and NEC Nijmegen earlier this year before his selection in the NEC youth team.
The 13-year-old started playing football at the age of six initially with Bhaichung Bhutia Academy and then at FCB Escola. The forward was an early talent to be spotted by Piet Hubers, technical director of
ISL
grassroots at the
Delhi Dynamos Scouting Festival
for RFYC scholarship in 2016.
Since last June with RFYC, Kshitij has participated in 29 competitive and friendly games, scoring 31 goals and provided 25 assists.
RFYC, started in 2015 has amplified ISL clubs' grassroots initiatives to spot talented children across the country between the ages of 11 and 14. Through robust talent scouting system, the deserving children are offered full-time residential scholarships by RFYC at Navi Mumbai. Today there are 48 scholars in the RFYC Programme.
Speaking on his selection, Kshitij said, "I'm very excited to join NEC Youth team. I want to thank all my coaches and fellow players at RF Young Champs who have motivated me to perform better continuously. I would love to play for the Indian national team in the future."
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