The Championship club have been watching the development of the young and talented ‘keeper and he will play against Charlton Athletic ahead of him attending a week-long training and coaching session during the school half-term week at the end of the month.
Daryn Noble, Wanderers first-team manager and head of the Wanderers’ junior section, said: ‘Max joined us as an under-12 player and he has made excellent progress through our junior teams.
He has the right attitude and determination to succeed and having broken into our first-team this season, aged only 15, he now has the opportunity to prove himself at a higher level.
‘Max works hard at his game, he is always hungry to learn more and he really deserves this chance to show what he can do with a professional club.’ Jouan, a pupil at Grainville School, currently plays for Wanderers’ U16s as well as the club’s first team.
He was also part of Jersey’s victorious Star Trophy U15s Schoolboys’ team last season as well as having played at all representative levels for the Jersey Football Association’s FA School of Excellence.
Jouan travels to Southampton on Thursday evening to join up with his new under-16 team-mates.
He returns on Saturday following the game.
Jouan is not the first of Wanderers’ youngsters to attract the attention of Southampton.
Under-14 midfielder Kamen Nafkha is also involved with the Southampton junior set up and Jouan’s U16 teammate, Michael Weir – formerly of St Paul’s – is already signed up for their junior academy.
Nafkha scored four goals in a 13-1 Southampton victory over AFC Bournemouth several weeks ago.
Noble added: ‘We are extremely proud of what Max and the other lads have achieved.
It reflects positively on everything we have been trying to do through our junior set up.
‘We are trying to get the attitude of all the players right at our club.
We want them all to be on their best behaviour all the time and respect their coaches, team-mates, opposition and referees.
‘Youngsters dream of being professional players and now we have several who may go on to live their dream.
We have a number of quality players coming through and we hope others will get similar opportunities.
‘We have forged strong links with Southampton and we are delighted to work with them to develop some of the best junior football talents in the Island.
‘This is fantastic recognition for the work our coaches put in and reflects positively on the principles and structure we have adopted in becoming an FA Charter Standard Community Club.’ In his younger days Jouan was coached by former Muratti goalkeeper Steve Carlyon while today his under the wing of Richard Hébert, who also won a Muratti cap in 1991.
