At Professional Experiences & Football Connections we provide elite level players from the United States the opportunity to experience, compete against and be scouted by professional clubs in Europe. Through our own experiences and many decades of coaching at the elite level, we have developed a network that allows us to offer this unique experience. We compete only against the actual academy teams of professional clubs and provide training and coaching by our professional coaching staff.
ABOUT PRO-EX FC
SUMMER 2025
NETHERLANDS TRIP
The 2025 Holland trip is officially in the books!! Another great experience and more memories created for our players. The competitive game environment that we faced in the Netherlands is unlike that in the U.S., only Pro-Ex FC can deliver this level of competition through the relationships we've built over the years. Interested in participating in one of our future trips? Contact pro.exfootballconnections@gmail.com
Sample Schedule:
​Day 1
Arrive in Amsterdam, settle in hotel, lunch, training session
Day 2
Training session in the morning, training in the afternoon
Day 3
Game vs FC Utrecht 15:00 at Kampong (u16 & u19)
Day 4
Game vs Bayer Leverkusen 19:00 (u19)
Game vs The Hague Regional team 19:00 (u16)
Day 5
Sightseeing in Amsterdam
Day 6
Game vs Excelsior at Excelsior 14:00 (u16) & 16:00 (u19), Team dinner
Day 7
Game vs ADO Den Haag at AMVJ 12:00 (u16) & 14:00 (u19)
Day 8
Return to the U.S.
This schedule is a sample and subject to changes based on game days and game times
COST EXPLANATION SUMMER 2025 TRIP
The cost per player is $1850, this includes the following:
Two weeks of training prior to departure in Somerset, NJ with our professional staff
Uniform
Training while in the Netherlands with our professional staff
4 or 5 matches against professional youth academies
Transportation for all who travel (players and chaperones) to and from airport to hotel, to and from hotel to all games
Travel polo
One cultural excursion for all who travel (players and chaperones)
Not included:
Hotel (chaperones and players can stay in the same room)
Airfare
We only charge for the players, we do not charge the chaperones)
Payments can be split into 3 payments. The initial deposit is NON-REFUNDABLE
ADDITIONAL SCOUTING OPTIONS
Players who aspire to become a professional player in Europe can contact Pro-Ex FC for scouting opportunities. Pro-Ex FC has contacts in several countries and with several professional clubs. Placement is not guaranteed and pre-screening by Pro-Ex FC is mandatory before any contact is made with clubs in Europe.
Players must be at least 15 years old.
Practice session at PSV Eindhoven Summer 2024
About Jordi Meijer
Founder PRO-EX FC
Jordi Meijer has been a football professional for over 25 years and has experience in his native the Netherlands, Australia and the United States. Jordi is currently the Technical Director of Dutch Total Soccer, a training organization in New Jersey that brings in professional Dutch trainers to work with players. He is also the Director of Coaching of NJ Premier F.C. and Varsity coach at Somerville high school.
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In his numerous years of coaching, Jordi has won several State Champions, Regional Championships and a National Championship with his teams. He has also fostered many players who have gone on to play in college, professionally (in the U.S. and Europe) and who have played for their National teams.
Jordi holds coaching licenses from the Netherlands (KNVB), Germany (DFB) and the United States (USSF).
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Through his network, which was built over many years, Jordi is able to provide U.S. based players an opportunity to be seen and scouted by professional European clubs.
Married for almost 20 years with 2 children, Jordi has made his home in the U.S. but still holds strong ties to the Netherlands.
