Will Huffer
- Sporting Background & Achievements: Started at Leeds United at 8years old, progressing as a scholar there and making his professional debut for the club in the Championship at 20. During his time at Leeds he represented England U16-U20 and went to the U17 Euros and World Cup.
- University & Subject: Open University – BA (Hons) Arts and Humanities
- Current Role: Executive Search Recruiter
- Career Transition Advice: It will seem weird at first to even think about a life where your job isn’t football. Talk to people about it and embrace the process, it’s actually quite enjoyable.
Mario Cox
- Sporting Background & Achievements: England Futsal Team, following his time at Birmingham City where he played until the age of 18.
- University & Subject: BSc Sport Science with Management, Loughborough University
- Current Role: Recruiter
- Career Transition Advice: The biggest thing really is to keep going. You’ve got to keep going. I’ve had quite a few setbacks but you have to keep pushing and keep going forward, because something will come out of it, like it has for me.
Sam Jordan
- Sporting Background & Achievements: Semi Professional footballer for Raynes Park Vale, Reading development centre previously
- University & Subject: Business Diploma at college
- Current Role: Associate consultant, Legal BD, Marketing & Communications
- Career Transition Advice: Don’t be afraid to step into the unknown and use what you have learnt from sport.
