'I'm so proud of him' - Walsall dad gushes over six-year-old son's dedication to footballing dreams
Little Demari Sawyers has been into football since he was a toddler and over the last two years has developed into a promising defender in a prestigious footballing academy in Walsall.
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The football ace has been playing for the last two years, currently trains at Ace Academy and has already had contact from a premiere league football club.
Demari plays as a centre back for Ace Academy's Marseille under 6s, a football academy based in Walsall, but unlike most players who want to be upfront scoring goals, Demari prefers being a wall at the back and hopes to snag a professional contract when he's older to play in defence.
His Dad, Damion, 37, originally from Jamaica but living in Walsall said he's 'so proud' of Demari, who trains weekly and works 'so hard' to improve every day to make it in the big leagues.
The Real Madrid fan, whose middle name is Ronaldo, but favourite player is World Cup winner Lionel Messi, said he loved playing football because of the good it does for his health and how good it feels to stop the opposition from scoring, while trying to nab a few goals himself.
Speaking exclusively to the Express & Star, Demari said: "'Football is my favourite thing to do, I really enjoy tackling, passing and scoring, I have been playing here for two years and have noticed myself get better every time I train.
