ESS MIC Residency

Boys 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 /2011

March 27 - April 6, 2026

ABOUT ESS RESIDENCY

ESS Residency has 9 years of experience bringing players from around the world to our Residency Programs in Spain. Our goal is to provide players with the opportunity to develop in a professional environment playing in one of the best tournaments in Europe, MIC.

The ESS Residency experience is invaluable in shaping our players into better players and just as important, better young men.

DIDI RODRIGUEZ

ESS Residency Director

The ESS Residency Program is led by UEFA Pro licensed coach Didi Rodriguez, a former player of FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid, and a former coach at La Liga club Girona FC.

The combination of his playing resume and more than 15 years of coaching provides ESS Residency players one of the top coaches in Spain to guide them through their experience.

PRE-MIC TRAINING CAMP

March 27-31

Pre-MIC Training Camp in Lloret de Mar

Before MIC, ESS Residency players have an intensive 5-day training camp to prepare for one of the top tournaments in Europe that includes the following:

5 Pre-MIC Training sessions
1 Pre-MIC match
1 Pre-MIC video analysis

MIC FOOTBALL

March 31 - April 5

MIC Football is one of the most famous youth tournaments in Europe, with some of the world’s biggest clubs participating. In 2024 ESS Residency reached the quarterfinals and lost a close match to Villareal 1-0, and in 2025 defeated Atlético Madrid in the quarterfinal before falling in the semifinal to eventual champion Figueres.

After the intensive Pre-MIC preparation working with ESS Residency Director Didi Rodriguez and his staff, ESS Residency players get to test themselves against the very best in the world at MIC.