Wally Dieng
Scouting, Events & European Pathways
Former French professional footballer and founder of Football Scout Events, bringing three decades of playing, scouting, showcase and European recruitment experience.
Experience that strengthens the network.
Former professional footballer, scout and founder of Football Scout Events, contributing European recruitment insight, showcase experience and international talent identification networks.
Core expertise
- Professional football experience
- European scouting
- Showcase design
- Club recruitment networks
- International player pathways
- Talent evaluation
- Football entrepreneurship
What Wally brings to NEXTGEN
- Brings a former player eye to scouting and recruitment decisions.
- Provides practical knowledge of how European scouts and club decision makers assess players.
- Strengthens NEXTGEN’s showcase, trial and recruitment event design.
- Adds a broad European football network and experience moving players from visibility to real evaluation.
Professional playing career
Built his football foundation as a professional defender in France before moving into scouting and sports entrepreneurship.
- Played for SM Caen in Ligue 1 and CS Sedan Ardennes in Ligue 2 during the 1990s.
- Represented France at youth international level.
- Retired from active professional football before moving into player identification and sports business.
Founder, Football Scout Events
Founded Football Scout Events (FSE) in 2010 to create structured access between players and professional recruitment environments.
- FSE organises scouting events, elite showcases and international immersion camps.
- FSE describes a network of more than 40 professional club relationships across major European leagues.
- FSE activity includes development integrations and cooperation with football academy environments such as Real Betis Global Academy.
International scouting & pathway development
Has built a career around exposing players outside traditional academy pipelines to professional decision makers.
- Designs events where recruitment staff can evaluate players directly.
- Works across European and African talent markets.
- Combines football evaluation with mentorship and preparation for the realities of professional recruitment.
NEXTGEN technical contribution
Collaborates with NEXTGEN around scouting, evaluation and international opportunity design.
- Supports talent identification events and player evaluation within African grassroots pipelines.
- Contributes European club network knowledge to placement and trial decisions.
- Supports the concept of fully funded or supported development opportunities for players who would otherwise lack access.
Public contact & social links
Advisors provide expertise and introductions but do not have decision making authority. Unless appointed in writing to another role, they are not trustees, employees, football agents or representatives authorised to bind NEXTGEN.