PROJECT ZERO:
THE ROAD TO PRO
DIRECT EUROPEAN TRIALS THROUGH ID SELECTION, PROFESSIONAL EVALUATION, DEVELOPMENTAL CONTRACTS, AND POTENTIAL FIRST TEAM CONTRACTS
Project Zero prepares North American players for real European professional standards and routes qualified players into direct trial environments through ID selection. This is not a camp. This is a standards-first pathway built around real professional evaluation, documented outcomes, developmental contracts, and potential first team opportunities.
Why this pathway exists
Built by a former pro who lived Team Canada, Toronto FC, injury, rebuild, and the real pressure of the game.
Project Zero makes more sense when families understand who is behind it. This pathway was built from real football environments, not theory. See Derick Sequeira’s story, playing career, World Cup pathway, setback, rebuild, and why he now mentors serious players through a higher standard.
Read The Story
What Project Zero is
A direct trial pathway built to prepare players to be evaluated and chosen.
Not a traditional academy. Not leagues and trophies. Project Zero prepares players for the demands of professional evaluation and routes qualified players into direct trial opportunities through a real standards process.
Core structure
Evaluation first
ID selection
Direct trials
Contract pathways
Pathway connection
Project Zero × Braga pathway connection.
Project Zero identifies and prepares players for direct trials connected to the Braga pathway environment. Qualified players can move through ID selection, direct trial opportunities, developmental contract pathways, and in exceptional cases, first team contract routes.
Braga trial proof
Watch the real trial environment.
This is not a camp. This is the actual evaluation environment: facilities, standards, movement, coaching, and the context players step into when they enter a legitimate Braga trial pathway.
Keep scrolling for scout insight, player experience, and verified outcomes.
Braga trip gallery
Inside The Trip.
Real images from the Braga trip, the stadium environment, the facilities, the badge, the field, and the context players step into when the pathway is real.
Relationship and context
How Armandinho Manjate Connects To This Pathway.
Before the clips, this matters: Armandinho Manjate is not a random contact. He was Derick Sequeira’s former coach for two years, part of the early development that helped lead him into the Canadian national team environment, and a scout with experience across SC Braga, Benfica, and Sporting. This relationship is built on real football history, not borrowed credibility.
Intro video
The Story Behind The Relationship.
This video introduces how Derick met Armandinho, why that relationship matters, and how the Braga connection is grounded in real development, real football experience, and real trust built over time.
Scout authority
What Armandinho Manjate Sees That Most Families Miss.
Armandinho Manjate is a scout with experience across SC Braga, Benfica, and Sporting. These three clips break down three hard truths: where money goes in youth football, why the Canadian system is broken, and why parents need guidance from someone who has actually lived the pathway.
Clip 01
Money In Youth Football
Why money in youth football often goes to the wrong people, and why families need to be more careful about who they trust.
Clip 02
The Canadian System Is Broken
Why serious players often get stuck in the wrong system and why talent alone is not enough without the right pathway and guidance.
Clip 03
A Message To Parents
Parents get lost when they trust the wrong mentors. Players need guidance from someone who has lived the pressure, the pathway, and the reality of the game.
Player experience
What Players Experienced.
These are not random reviews. These are players speaking about what the environment actually felt like: the level, the standards, the pressure, and the difference between vague exposure and a real football pathway.
Testimonial 01
A Real Player Perspective
What changed once the player stepped into a real standards-based environment and saw what the next level actually demands.
Testimonial 02
What The Environment Felt Like
The difference between wanting the next level and actually experiencing the pressure, expectations, and reality of it.
Proof
Only verified outcomes count.
We only count what can be verified: trial invitations, higher-environment evaluations, developmental contract pathways, and documented progression inside the pathway.
Verified trial invitation
Verified identification selection
Verified higher-environment evaluation
Verified developmental contract pathway
Verified higher-tier placement with proof
Apply
Enter the selection process.
For families who want structure, standards, accountability, and real trial opportunities — not empty promises.
Parent name
Player name
Player age
Current club / team
Biggest development gap
12-month goal
Video links / match clips
Ready for ID selection