Help fund Fife teenage football star Danny Allan McIvor's US scholarship dream
A 17-year-old Methil footballer who has been offered a scholarship in America needs funding if his lifelong dream is to become a reality.
East Fife 2008s midfielder Danny Allan McIvor – formerly of Glenrothes Strollers, Kelty Hearts and Raith Rovers youth teams - can be a student athlete playing high level football in New York while studying a sports management degree at Jefferson Community College.
Although family savings will cover roughly half the cost of accommodation, training and study expenses involved for Levenmouth Academy pupil Danny, he and his mum Tina – who has set up a GoFundMe page online at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-fife-footballer-take-his-opportunity-in-the-usa – need to raise another £10,000 by May 31 so they would greatly appreciate the support of any individuals or businesses.
Tina told the Fife Free Press: “Being a football player is Danny’s dream. He dreams of seeing how far he can go in the game.
"He went for trials with Future Pro USA and got accepted into their agency. He's been working for the past couple of years getting footage for his football reel, playing games and stuff like that.
"That got put on his profile that was sent to America. He got four offers and finally got to the stage where he was going to accept one of them.
"At the community college Danny be a sports athlete with great facilities on campus. They have their own physios and he'll have three meals a day planned for him and get his own training programme.
"The facilities they have are just out of this world compared to what he would get here. It's pro football level that they're playing at.
"So he'll split his time between 50% training at games and studying around his training.
"He wants to have his degree as a back-up, hoping he can somehow work in the football industry if he can’t play professionally.”
Danny’s two-year course in America starts on August 11, hopefully leading to years three and four – transferring to a university – when he would finish his degree.
Tina thanks Ryan at The Human Collective for sharing Danny’s story, and also everyone who has backed the fundraiser and helped to reach £870 so far. Please donate if you can.