Aw, poor little guy- he just looks so sad- I love the photo- If I had to pick out something I'd say the logo on the shirts a little distracting but otherwise I love it- the b&w's awesome- 9!
nice lighting and background. his eye direction takes away from the overall feel of the shot. same expression looking directly at the camera would have a greater impact.
Great lighting here, and I like the expressions on the boy's face and his head melting in the darkness. But his clothes are quite bad IMHO for this portrait. The white stripes on his T-shirtÍs neck always leads my eyes away from his face, as this is the whitest area on your photo. I would have chosen a dark T-shirt, to make his face the brightest area on the photo, it would make this photo excellent, this way it looks a bit strange to me.
A lovely, clean, crisp photo. Maybe the choice of strip (football shirt) over which there can be no control(!!) causes a distraction from the face but maybe his team are just as important.