A full-season gap year built for American players
Become the player college coaches are looking for
Real Spanish league competition, promotion-relegation stakes, and direct exposure to NCAA programmes at the annual Eture Showcase.
Valencia and Vinaròs · One full season · Places are capped.
Our alumni
The record, from our own database
782
college placements
433
Division I placements
298
universities reached
+60
NCAA programmes at the Showcase
$60M
in scholarships
The goal
One season that changes what coaches see
College coaches recruit what they can see. A season in Spanish registered football — with video, real minutes and a reference they already know — changes the whole conversation, and it changes it before your recruiting window closes rather than after.
You live here, train daily under UEFA-licensed staff, and compete every weekend in a league with promotion and relegation at stake. Nothing about it is a friendly.
Everything in one programme
What the year gives you
Real competition
The Spanish league system, week in week out, with something on the line. Not a showcase circuit.
Minutes that count
Four teams across the club, and players move between them so everybody competes. Nobody spends a season watching.
Seen by NCAA coaches
The Eture Showcase brings U.S. college programmes to Valencia every February, and you are already here.
Recruiting handled
Video, profile, contact with coaches and negotiation, by the staff who have done it 782 times.
Living and training
Residence, meals, gym, recovery and video analysis on site, so the season is a season and not a logistics problem.
Academics kept alive
Spanish classes and a schedule that leaves room for the coursework you are carrying.
Testimonials
Hear it from those who know Eture best
Real insight from the players who live the experience and the NCAA coaches who recognise its value.
Eture provided me with a great opportunity to get games under my belt and train at high level facilities on a daily basis after the pandemic had taken away my routine in the US and interfered with my recruiting cycle. Through the gap-year program, I was able to get plenty of games and film that I was able to use to showcase my abilities with the schools that were interested in recruiting me. Through my time there, several college coaches travelled to Spain to recruit and share their collegiate experience and insights for what makes a good Division 1 player. When I was put in touch with Creighton, I showcased the right things they look for a player, and they offered the things I was looking for in my collegiate experience, which led to my decision to join their program. I will always be grateful to Eture for my time there and the resources they provided me that served as a bridge to get into Division One Soccer with Creighton.
Pablo Andrade
Eture Class 21–22 · Creighton University graduate
I want to thank the Eture FC Program, staff and my teammates for all the support and memories along the way. You've all played a big role in helping me grow and reach this point. I'm truly grateful to be part of this program and proud to represent Eture FC as I move on to play college soccer.
Harlem Clemons
Committed to SIUE · NCAA Division I
Thank you, Eture, for your support and guiance in helping me reach my goal of playing collegiate soccer. I truly appreciate everything you guys have done. And to my teammates, thank you for making the journey so enjoyable and for always pushing me to be my best self on and off the field.
Mason Street
Committed to Coastal Carolina University · NCAA Division I
I'm very grateful for this Gap Year with Eture. The program has given me a chance to create strong conections with my new friends in a new country. I'd also thank you to the Eture Staff for workinghard everyday and providing a great environment to prosper and grow my skills. Eture has helped start a new path and I'm very grateful for this program.
Cal Scott
Committed to American International College · NCAA Division II
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