Success stories

Who we have helped

We help promising athletes and students win sports, academic and independent scholarships at the high school or university of their dreams in the USA and Canada, opening the door to a professional contract along the way. We take you through the whole process, from which schools are realistic in the first place to what to pack and how to deal with any problems once you are there.

50+athletes placed
16different sports and disciplines
3+years of experience
100%success rate on F1 visas
Martin Honl

Martin Honl

AthleticsLayton Christian AcademySalt Lake City, Utah

From the offers he received, Martin chose Layton Christian Academy in Utah, where he studied and ran, specialising in the 800 and 1500 metres. He earned an American high school diploma there and, after a gap year, moved on to Wake Forest, one of the most prestigious track programmes in the top college league, NCAA D1.

"I would like to thank Johana and Martin for their excellent work and their help finding a suitable high school in the USA and handling the formalities needed to get a student admitted. It is not straightforward with individual sports, but they secured offers from several schools. My son ended up choosing the school in Salt Lake City and is very happy, both academically and athletically."Karolína Honlová · mother
Nela Klapková

Nela Klapková

BasketballDaytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida

Nela is a Czech basketball player with experience of the national team and the top Czech leagues. In America she chose Daytona State College in Florida, where she averaged 9 points a game and was among the team's leading scorers, until a knee injury cut the season short. She is now back on a full scholarship at Collin College, who play in NJCAA D1, the top JUCO division.

"Absolutely outstanding work. Nothing was ever a problem: from finding the school and negotiating a large scholarship to translating the school reports and the smallest details. The whole process was smooth and quick. I recommend them to anyone who wants to go to America with their sport."Nela Klapková · in their own words
Jan Hartmann

Jan Hartmann

FootballPrep school (Pennsylvania)New Hope, Pennsylvania

Honza spent two years at Solebury School, an academically prestigious prep school an hour from New York and Philadelphia. He became captain of the football team and was named to the regional All-Star team after the 2024 season. In spring 2025 he earned his American high school diploma.

"As the mother of a high schooler who, thanks to them and their expertise, is studying at a football-focused high school in Pennsylvania, I have nothing but good experiences with SportujUSA. From the very first contact we were met with helpful, fast, reliable and highly professional service, which did not let up even after our son started school."Marcela Hartmannová · mother
Štěpán Novák

Štěpán Novák

FootballGateway Legacy Christian AcademySt. Louis, Missouri

Štěpán is a footballer with experience of both youth and senior football who came to the USA for his final year of high school to earn an American diploma. He played for the GSA team at Gateway Legacy Christian Academy in Missouri, who play college sides every year alongside their high school fixtures.

Vitaly Mezencev

Vitaly Mezencev

AcademicsFlorida Preparatory AcademyMelbourne, Florida

Vitaly accepted a scholarship offer from Florida Preparatory Academy in sunny Florida, which he chose for its lively atmosphere and pleasant climate. Alongside his studies he devotes himself to boxing and strength training. He also earned his American high school diploma in Florida.

Lukáš Kuča

Lukáš Kuča

FootballNCAA Division 1Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Lukáš is a seasoned midfielder who came through the Sparta Prague academy. From third-tier Dvůr Králové he moved to America and Rider University in New Jersey, where he plays in NCAA D1, the top college league, and regularly competes for the leading positions in his region. He attended the prestigious PORG grammar school in Czechia and keeps up the same academic standard in the USA.

Nichita Cusnir

Nichita Cusnir

AcademicsFlorida Preparatory AcademyMelbourne, Florida

Nichita is a gifted student who arrived from Czechia with a flawless academic record, and kept it up in his senior year at Florida Preparatory Academy, a few minutes from the beach. Alongside his studies he took up boxing and other martial arts.

"SportujUSA helped me get into a high school in the USA without stress or complications. They expertly guided me through the applications, the visa and preparing the documents, giving personalised support tailored to me. I warmly recommend them."Nichita Cusnir · in their own words
David Stoklásek

David Stoklásek

FootballMidAmerica Nazarene UniversityKansas City, Missouri

David is an experienced centre-back who played in the Czech third tier and for second-tier HFK Kroměříž. In his first college season, 2023/2024, he played almost every match in full for the NAIA league champions and went with the team to within a whisker of the national tournament final. He is thriving academically too.

"A very positive experience. Everything went exactly as agreed and without a hitch. We worked on it all together and I am thoroughly enjoying my time at the university so far."David Stoklásek · in their own words
Filip Šanda

Filip Šanda

BasketballUnited International CollegeMiami, Florida

Filip is a basketball player who used his talent to win a scholarship at an attractive address, right in Miami. He is taking a bachelor's degree at United International College and has represented the school with distinction in college basketball, becoming one of its ambassadors along the way. He also creates engaging content on his social media from Miami.

Alessandro Riccio

Alessandro Riccio

FootballFaith Christian AcademyMilford Square, Kalifornie

Alessandro joined Faith Christian Academy in California, where he came into the Coalinga team under a Brazilian coach and settled in so quickly that he became the team's leading scorer and made the league's top 10 marksmen. The coach began building around him, so Alessandro decided to stay for a second year and graduate.

Ellen Eiseltová

Ellen Eiseltová

FootballLife Preparatory AcademyWichita, Kansas

Ellen is a talented footballer with experience of the Slavia Prague academy, the Czech national team and the top Czech women's league. She made enough of an impression at SokrCamp 2026 to receive a scholarship offer from Life Preparatory Academy in Kansas. She will play there for the school team and at club level for FC Wichita, one of the most elite women's programmes in the USA.

Samuel Vyda

Samuel Vyda

FootballCentral Methodist UniversityFayette, Missouri

Samuel is a footballer who played in the third tier of the men's game for FK Mladá Boleslav. He finished school in the spring and decided to move across the ocean to live out his dream and earn a university degree at the same time. His scholarship took him to Central Methodist University in Missouri, whose football programme is among the best in the NAIA.

Jan Fulnek

Jan Fulnek

FootballMaryville UniversitySt. Louis, Missouri

Jan is an experienced footballer and a Baník Ostrava product who has gathered plenty of playing experience in the Czech second and third tiers. He is now taking that to American soil at Maryville University, one of the best in NCAA D2, where his ambition is to win both a master's degree and a league title.

Nella Bernasová

Nella Bernasová

BasketballCisco CollegeCisco, Texas

Nella is a talented Czech basketball player with national team experience who worked her way to a 100% scholarship to study and play in the USA. She started out in Texas at Cisco College and after a year transferred as a sophomore to the elite programme at College of Southern Idaho, who compete for the national tournament title in NJCAA D1 every year.

Alex Bortey

Alex Bortey

FootballMontverde AcademyMontverde, Florida

Alex is a young midfielder who was at Dukla Prague before heading to the USA. At SokrCamp 2025 he was spotted by the director of sport at the prestigious Montverde Academy, who offered him a scholarship. Since the autumn he has been studying and playing football at Montverde in Florida, one of the most prestigious high schools in all of America.

Michal Zachar

Michal Zachar

BasketballHoosac SchoolHoosick, New York

Michal is a basketball player who moved from a Slovak academy to the ISA Hoosac international basketball academy in New York, which combines top-level basketball with the strong academic programme at Hoosac School. He joined for his final year and earned an American high school diploma there.

Radek Zahradník

Radek Zahradník

FootballWestern Iowa TechSioux City,

Radek is a quick, technically able footballer who plays on the wing and came up through Valašské Meziříčí. From there he went all the way to Western Iowa Tech, joining the Comets in NJCAA D2. He is a strong student as well as a footballer, so he has a chance of standing out on both fronts against American competition.

Kristýna Siváková

Kristýna Siváková

FootballLouisiana Christian UniversityNew York City, New York

Kristýna is a talented footballer with plenty of experience from the Czech national team and the top leagues in Italy and Poland. In the USA she won a scholarship at Louisiana Christian University in Pineville, where she took a master's degree. She has now moved on to Monroe University in New York, who play in NCAA D2.

David Stashchuk

David Stashchuk

FootballGateway Legacy Christian AcademySt. Louis, Missouri

David's footballing journey began in Ukraine, from where talent and hard work took him across the ocean. He made enough of an impression at SokrCamp 2025 to receive a scholarship offer from GLCA high school in St. Louis. He chose to start in the spring, and from January 2026 threw himself into training with the GSA Prep team.

Elis Konečná

Elis Konečná

AcademicsMiami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida

Elis studies at Miami Dade College, one of the largest universities in the USA with nearly 50,000 students, and makes the most of everything life in Miami has to offer. She documents her academic journey carefully and shows on Instagram what studying in the middle of the city and everyday life in this sunny metropolis look like.

Radek Novák

Radek Novák

AcademicsSt. Anthony's High SchoolHuntington, New York

Radek joined St. Anthony's High School in New York State, where he got the America you see in the films and graduated successfully. He is continuing on to university, this time back home in Czechia.

Šimon Pilný

Šimon Pilný

AcademicsSouthwestern AcademyLos Angeles, Kalifornie

Šimon is an academically gifted student and proof that America looks for more than elite sport alone. He won a scholarship to Southwestern Academy in Los Angeles, where alongside his studies he took part in many sports and extracurricular activities. He completed his final school year in California.

Peter Ondriš

Peter Ondriš

FootballLayton Christian AcademySalt Lake City, Utah

Peter is a right-sided centre-back who came up through Novomestský športový klub in Bratislava. He made enough of an impression at SokrCamp 2026 to earn an offer from Layton Christian Academy in Utah, one of the strongest footballing schools in the western USA. From the Slovak capital he went straight to the mountains just outside Salt Lake City.

Petr Daňha

Petr Daňha

VolleyballMissouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Missouri

Petr is a talented outside hitter from VK Trox Příbram who won a scholarship to Missouri Valley College in the USA. He joined the team as a key addition, but later chose professional volleyball in Austria.

Hanuš Jaroslav Minárik

Hanuš Jaroslav Minárik

FootballFort Erie International AcademyFort Erie, Ontario

Hanuš is a goalkeeper spotted at SokrCamp 2026 by the scout Gustavo Machado. The school happened to be looking for a keeper, so everything was agreed quickly and fell into place. He went to Fort Erie International Academy, an elite Canadian sports school just outside Niagara Falls on the US border.

Alex Jurica

Alex Jurica

Ice hockeyOntario Hockey AcademyCornwall, Ontario

Alex is a talented Slovak ice hockey player who took a big step: moving for hockey and study all the way to Ontario, Canada. He went to the prestigious Ontario Hockey Academy, one of the sport's nurseries in its very birthplace, where elite training is combined with high school.

Dominika Špinarová

Dominika Špinarová

FootballThe Kiski SchoolSaltsburg, Pennsylvania

From the autumn Dominika is heading to The Kiski School in Pennsylvania, arriving from ABC Braník not only as a student but as a significant addition to the football team. She joins straight into the final year, giving her the chance to earn an American high school diploma.

Lukáš Daněk

Lukáš Daněk

FootballFaith Christian AcademyMilford Square, Kalifornie

Lukáš is proof that the road to America can start at home. A visiting scout spotted him at the first SokrCamp and recommended him for a scholarship at a high school in California. He went to play for the Coalinga team at Faith Christian Academy, where a Brazilian coach and technically strong team-mates helped him take another step forward.

Lucie Lindušková

Lucie Lindušková

BasketballCrowder CollegeNeosho, Missouri

Lucie is a Czech basketball player from KP Brno who worked her way through top-level youth basketball into the highest Czech women's league. She is now taking her talent to America and NJCAA D1, the top junior league, where she will play on a full scholarship for Crowder College in the picturesque Ozarks of south-west Missouri.

Štěpán Horešovský

Štěpán Horešovský

FootballFort Erie International AcademyFort Erie, Ontario

Štěpán is a goalkeeper who was recommended by a scout at SokrCamp 2025 and won the largest scholarship in the whole team as a result. It gave him the chance to study at the elite Canadian high school Fort Erie International Academy and keep developing both as a footballer and academically.

Natálie Nespěchalová

Natálie Nespěchalová

AthleticsGateway Legacy Christian AcademySt. Louis, Missouri

Natálie's all-round ability won her a scholarship to Gateway Legacy Prep in the big city of St. Louis. At the school she took up track and field and also earned her American high school diploma.

Emma Basarabová

Emma Basarabová

Beach volleyballTusculum UniversityTusculum, Tennessee

Emma is a beach volleyball player taking her career across the ocean to Tusculum University in Tennessee, the oldest university in the state, where NCAA D2 awaits. She made her mark at home more than once: two 13th places at the Czech championships, 4th at the women's Summer Cup, and victory in the Winter Beach League Prague.

Adam Drábek

Adam Drábek

Ice hockeyAmerican International CollegeSpringfield, Massachusetts

Adam is an ice hockey player who came through the Czech junior top flight and gathered a good deal of experience there. Across the ocean he joined American International College in Massachusetts, a programme with a rich history in NCAA D1, the top college league, which today competes in NCAA D2. The new facilities and coaching give him room to take another step forward.

Leoš Kohoutek

Leoš Kohoutek

FootballMorningside UniversitySioux City, Iowa

Leoš went to Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa's fourth-largest city and a school with a proud sporting tradition that collects national titles. There he joined a historically very strong football team competing in the NAIA Great Plains Athletic Conference, an ideal environment in which to keep pushing his level higher.

Kryštof Procházka

Kryštof Procházka

FootballFutEduValencie, Comunidad Valenciana

Kryštof came up as a footballer at Bad Leonfelden in Austria, where he gathered valuable experience including in the third tier and built a solid foundation. Wanting to go further still, he decided to spend a year in Spain, where he intends to devote himself fully to football in a quality environment.

Eduard Keršner

Eduard Keršner

FootballFutEduValencie, Comunidad Valenciana

Eduard made enough of an impression at SokrCamp to win a free week-long football trial at FutEdu in Valencia, Spain. He was so taken with the environment that he later returned for a full three months, devoting himself entirely to football and pushing his level higher again.

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Ambassadors

The faces who will show you America from the inside.

Sebastián PribulaIce hockey
SUNY Potsdam, New York

Sebastián Pribula

Sebastian studies at SUNY Potsdam in the USA, where he is also a goaltender in NCAA hockey. On social media he shares his experience of the American college environment, everyday life on campus and a look behind the scenes of college hockey, showing what it takes to combine study with sport at the top level in the USA.

Filip ŠandaBasketball
Miami, USA

Filip Šanda

A talented basketball player at point guard for United International College in Miami. On Instagram he shows his life as an American college athlete, his day-to-day lifestyle and his experience of studying and playing basketball in the USA. Alongside sport he also covers cryptocurrencies and investing.

Elis KonečnáAcademics
Miami, USA

Elis Konečná

Elis is in her second year at the famous Miami Dade College, one of the largest universities in the USA, whose bachelor's programmes are attended by more than 58,000 students. On Instagram she shares everyday student life in Miami, her experiences of studying, beauty tutorials and life in one of America's best-known sunshine cities.

Our team

The people you will be talking to.

Johana Karbanová
Co-founder & chief operating officer

Johana Karbanová

Sport has been part of Johana's life since early childhood, and her path is closely tied to the United States. She finished high school at Solebury School in Pennsylvania and went on to study and play college football at Florida Memorial University in Miami, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She extended her education with an MBA at United International College in Florida. She began coaching at the FCHC youth club in Miami and then served as head coach of the women's college team at United International College. In autumn 2024 she joined the Inter Miami CF academy, working first as a scout and then with the youth age groups as head coach of the U11 and U12 sides. Having been through high school and college study, football and a coaching career in the USA herself, she now passes that knowledge on to SportujUSA clients.

Florida Memorial UniversityFC Hialeah City: coachInter Miami CF Academy: U12 head coach
Martin Krob Jr.
Co-founder and strategic adviser

Martin Krob Jr.

Football has been an integral part of Martin's life since early childhood, as a player, a fan and a coach. He finished high school in the USA and earned a bachelor's degree in business at the Anglo-American University in Prague. He continued his studies in Spain at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, completing a master's programme in economics in Spanish.

He extended his education further with a Master of Finance at Florida International University, where he was named the best student of his year. While at FIU he also worked as assistant coach of the women's college team at United International College.

He currently works in financial advisory and company valuation for an international American firm.

Anglo-American University: BAFIU Master of FinancePolytechnic University Cartagena: MSc
Petr Veselý
Business consultant

Petr Veselý

Sport has been with Petr for practically his whole life. Football and tennis have always had the biggest place in it; he played both actively for years and still follows them closely as a fan. He took his university degree in Economics and Management at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, including one semester abroad in Liverpool, England. He currently works in sales at Shoptet, developing new business opportunities and working with companies in e-commerce. He also has close ties to the USA, which he came to know through travelling. He has visited New York and travelled the West Coast, giving him first-hand experience of the American environment and culture.

CZU: Economics and ManagementLiverpool exchange studentShoptet sales specialist
David Stoklásek
University selection and placement specialist

David Stoklásek

Czech competitive football, US college sport and youth coaching. David began his football at the FC Baník Ostrava academy, where he played up to U15 level. In senior football he made more than 60 appearances in the MSFL for Baník Ostrava and FC Hlučín, and also gained experience in the Czech second tier with Kroměříž. He then moved his football and his studies to the United States, where he is currently in his third season of NAIA college football at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas. Alongside his own studies and playing career he is also gaining coaching experience in the USA with a youth academy in Kansas. His experience of both the Czech and the American football environment lets him give SportujUSA clients a practical view of the college athlete's path in the USA.

MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityFC Baník OstravaSantafé Wanderers FC
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