H&W WELDERS FC
First-team management in the NIFL Championship, including back-to-back third-place finishes in 2024/25 and 2025/26.
View experience ↗UEFA PRO LICENCE COACH & MANAGER
BUILT ONCULTURE.DRIVEN BYSTANDARDS.
Football leadership shaped by elite playing experience, senior first-team management and more than three decades of developing people and players.
PAUL KEE / FOOTBALL LEADERSHIPUEFA PRO LICENCE COACH & MANAGER
PEOPLE. PURPOSE.
PERFORMANCE.
UEFA PROHighest-level UEFA coaching qualification
2×Consecutive third-place league finishes
1993Maiden City Soccer founded
LMAApplied management qualification
01 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRINCIPLES
THE GAME IS ABOUT PEOPLE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.
From a professional playing career across England and Northern Ireland to first-team management, international youth coaching and founding Maiden City Soccer, my approach has always been rooted in clarity, belief and everyday standards.
I believe sustainable performance is built when people understand the purpose, trust the process and take responsibility for the team.
More about my journey ↗02 / THE PHILOSOPHYFOUR PILLARS.
FOUR PILLARS.
ONE STANDARD.
A practical leadership philosophy that connects the dressing room, the training ground and matchday.
01 /
CULTURE
Establish belonging, shared values and daily responsibility.
02 /
CLARITY
Give players clear principles, roles and decision-making tools.
03 /
COURAGE
Encourage competitive bravery, honest feedback and resilience.
04 /
DEVELOPMENT
Improve individuals so the collective can reach higher levels.
03 / A CAREER IN FOOTBALLEXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
AT EVERY LEVEL.
Professional playing experience. Senior management. International youth development. Community leadership.
MAIDEN CITY SOCCER
Developing a football pathway rooted in access, confidence, learning and long-term community impact.
View experience ↗NORTHERN IRELAND U17
Head coaching experience at youth international level, with an emphasis on elite player development.
View experience ↗04 / BEYOND THE TOUCHLINE
EXPERIENCE TO SHARE. PERFORMANCE TO BUILD.
Alongside first-team coaching and management, I bring experience in technical leadership, recruitment, coach mentoring, performance culture and building player pathways.
Consultancy & services ↗THE LEADERSHIP BELIEF
“LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT BEING THE BEST; IT IS ABOUT MAKING OTHERS BETTER.”
Lead the environment. Develop the people. Raise the standard.
05 / THE NEXT CONVERSATION
Contact Paul ↗LET'S TALK FOOTBALL.
For management opportunities, coaching leadership, consultancy, mentoring or media enquiries.
UEFA PRO LICENCE✦LMA QUALIFIED✦FIRST-TEAM MANAGEMENT✦PLAYER DEVELOPMENT