Prior to beginning his professional business career, our CEO trained and played football (soccer) in various countries such as England, Portugal, Spain, Denmark and the United States, and learned and trained in world-renowned facilities such as The Michael Johnson Performance Center (USA) and St. George's Park (England), home to the England National Team. "Yan" has created a system that allows the coaches of Y29 Formation to provide the most professional and effective private coaching and training to various athletes and clients in the metroplex.

Mamadou Saidou Diallo brings with him a wealth of European and Senegalese playing experience. Mamadou grew up playing in one of the world’s premier adademies, Diambars FC, known for producing some of the world’s best players in Europe. In 2013, Mamadou competed in the World-Renowned Norway Cup where his team finished as a finalist. Along with his professional club time, he also represented the Senegalese Youth National Teams growing up. He later played NCAA D1 soccer for Long Island University where he won three NEC championship titles (‘21, ‘23, ‘24) and was recognized as one of the league’s most accurate passers and assist leaders.

Caiden has been immersed in high-level soccer since he started playing. Growing up, Caiden played club soccer with Solar and captained his High School Varsity team. He was later invited to play in Valencia, Spain before returning to the US and playing NCAA Division 1 soccer. He was later invited back to Valencia, Spain to continue his career.