The purpose ofthis study was to investigate evaluation oftalent recruitment criteria and its input to development of Tesfa Gondar under 13 Football Project players. For this purpose the following basic questions were raised: At what extent coach ofTesfa Gondar football project is applying the sCientific and universal talent recruitment criteria? how the training plan implementation delivered by the coach ofTesfa Gondarfootball project, effective on players physical and technical development? And what are the major challenges that encountered in the talent development process of Tesfa Gondar football project players? To address the formulated research questions questionnaire, interview and techniqual and physical test were usedfor data collection. To analyze the collected data descriptive statistical analysis such as mean, standard- deviation, one sample t- test, paired - sample t- test and Pearson product movement correlation (Pearson r) techniques were applied. The findings ofthe study clearly indicated that players agreed their coach had tested players' Technical/Tactical, Physical, Psychological and Physiological attributes during selecting them to the Tesfa Gondar foot ball project. Therefore, it is concluded that the coach ofTesfa Gondarfootball project was applying the scientific and universal talent recruitment criteria to select the project players. However, trainees were not accessed with the appropriate and sufficient equipments and facilities. This vvas the major challenges that encountered in the talent development process of Tesfa Gondar football project. From the findings, it is also concluded that the training, delivered by the coach ofTesfa Gondarfootball project, was effective on players' height, weight, physical (flexibility, power/strength and agility) development and technical (shooting skill) developments. However, the training delivered by 'the trainer of Tesfa Gondar football project was not effective on players' dribbling skill. Therefore, from the results of the. study, one can concluded that the skills andperformances offootball players is improved whenever scientific and universal talent recruitment criteria and talent development techniques are applied to select and develop football players and whenever football players are accessed with sufficient equipments andfacilities. Based on the findings, the researcher suggests the following recommendations: a football coach should apply the scientific and universal talent recruitment criteria and talent development techniques to select and develop football players. Meaning, a football coach should test individual's Technical/Tactical, Physical, Psychological and Physiological attributes. Key words: Talent, Talent recruitment criteria, Tesfa Gondar under 13 football project players