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Grant Hall goes back to his roots at City College Brighton

As a former student at City College Brighton and Hove’s Football Development Academy, Albion centre-half Grant Hall recently returned to the College to congratulate current student Jordan Adekunle, who has just been selected for the England Colleges U/19s 17-man squad to tour Italy in March.

Grant, who made his Albion debut against Southampton in their 3-0 Championship win, feels a debt of gratitude to the College. “When I was originally released by Albion, I wasn’t quite sure what to do,” said Grant. “I wanted to stay in football and play at a high level but also keep up my education in case my football career didnt work out so City College was ideal and a very positive experience for me.” Grant had originally been released as an Albion scholar at 16 but the club monitored his progress and were impressed with what they saw.

“Grant’s a good example to young players who get released at 16 and think that their dreams are over but in a lot of cases, players develop at different stages,” says Luke Hampton, team leader for sport at City College.
Grant decided to join our academy while also playing non-league football at Lewes and that stage of development was crucial for him to get to where he is today. Hoping to follow in Grants footsteps and make it as a professional is 16-year-old winger Jordan, a former Charlton Athletic youth player.

“Jordan’s a bit more of a raw talent,” said Luke. “He’s an eye-catching player and has real pace and power. I think he could learn a lot from Grant’s maturity and general approach to the game and if he focuses himself like Grant has he’ll have a real chance of making it.

For more information on sports courses at City College, contact course information at 01273 667759, email info@ccb.ac.uk or see www.ccb.ac.uk

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