Total Futsal Rising Stars: Nico Cespedes

Those are the words of Braintree Futsal Club's head coach, Jack Harrod, in response to the name Nico Cespedes, whom he has coached since the age of eight.

The 17-year-old has since developed into one of the most exciting and unique profiles in English futsal, working under Harrod across multiple international tours, lifting various European youth futsal trophies and now, taking on National Futsal Series Tier 2 South.

"Coming from a Bolivian-Spanish family, he has great futsal roots," Harrod says.