Where he startedOriginal IPDP
- Sole-of-foot first touch
- Decision-making under pressure
- Defensive positioning & pressing
- Pivot rotations in a 3–1
- Back-post finishing
- Stretching play to create space
Worked on
& improved
& improved
Where he is nowCurrent IPDP
- Hold-up play consistency under pressure
- Cleaner link-up with wing players
- Timing & quality of lay-offs
- Earlier decisions — hold, set, turn or finish
- Delaying runs in behind
"Joe has progressed well since returning to futsal. His earlier development work focused on sole control and the fundamentals of playing as a pivot."
Team Sunderland · Individual Player Development Plan
Strength skyrocketed — 3.7× bodyweight (Aug 2026)
Earned a move up to Step 4
Scarborough Athletic U19 Player of the Season 2024/25
Invited to England U23 assessment camp
Age 4–16
Brazilian Soccer School — the technical foundation. League title with his futsal team at 13.
Age 7
Strength & conditioning begins at PROformance — years of verified testing since.
2024
Semi-pro football debut — youngest ever at the club · trial at Stoke City.
2024/25
Scarborough Athletic U19 Player of the Season · steps up to Step 5.
2025
Trial at Charlton Athletic.
2026 · age 18
Steps up to Step 4 · joins Team Sunderland (NFS Tier 2 North) — 8 goals in his first season.
Now
Invited to the England U23 assessment camp · Barnsley trial upcoming.
His head coach believes Joe has the potential to go a long way in futsal.
— Tony Loftus · Head Coach, Team Sunderland