Quinton Fortune Academy
Sarah Collins

Sarah Collins

Managing Director



My journey to playing for Manchester United

Quinton Fortune is a South African footballer who has represented a number of European clubs including Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Bolton Wanderers. In 1991, at the end of the Apartheid, Fortune, only 14 was able to leave South Africa and moved to England

Fortune favours the brave

The latest film in Manchester United Foundation’s #UnitedandMe campaign features South African-born Fortune. Fortune moved to the UK aged five and now trains with his Foundation coach at Middleton Technology School. He recently met his namesake, Quinton Fortune, plus United first-team players who helped to make his dreams come true.