Coach · Referee · Speaker · Author
Building the next generation of soccer stars.
From a professional playing career across Algeria and France to nearly a decade coaching in the U.S. as a USSF Pro Coach License holder, Smail Ferroudj develops players, mentors coaches, and speaks to communities on what sport can teach us about life.
USSF
Pro Coach License
~10 Years
Coaching Experience
Algeria → France
Pro Playing Career
Certified
Referee
Work with Coach Smail
Four ways forward.
Whether you're organizing an event, developing a player, or leading a club, there's a path here for you.
Book a Talk
Keynotes on the immigrant athlete story, youth development, and leadership through sport.
Community Coaching
Clinics, camps, and private training for players and teams ready to level up.
Pro Player Development
A pathway for families with children serious about the pro track.
Club Leadership
Curriculum design, coach mentorship, and referee services for ambitious clubs.
From player to mentor
Akbou. Algiers. Paris. Now the American sideline.
Smail's professional career began in Algeria, promotions with ORBAkbou, a championship with RCKouba, and two seasons with MCAlger, before continuing in Paris at Université Paris 5, where he captured the Clairefontaine Tournament as Best Striker. His coaching career began in the United States, and today he channels that experience into every session, clinic, and conversation with the players and families he serves.
Read his full storyComing this year
A children's book series about believing, playing, and belonging.
A new series for young readers who love the game, and the families cheering them on. Rooted in Smail's own story, written to inspire the next generation on and off the pitch.
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