JOSH Green may only be 17 years old but he has already been on the losing team in too many grand finals.

He can't forget the agonising defeat as a Palm Beach player in under-11s, or another loss playing for Tugun in under-12s.

But with his team, Tweed Valley Kings, in hot form and having already wrapped up a place in the Gold Coast Premier League finals series, the young goalkeeper reckons this year might just be the year to be on the winning side.

“I actually haven't won a grand final yet, it would be good to win one in my first year in Premier League, I would like to think we could,” he said.

“Everyone wants to make the grand final, but (coach Craig) Madden is good at keeping us focused on each game.”

Madden approached the former Tugun star at the start of the year, telling the teenager that he wanted to lift the Tweed Valley Kings from relegation contenders to a top-four Premier League side, and the goalkeeper signed on the dotted line.

He has proved a key signing in the Kings' rise to the top, starting every game this season.

He and defenders Chris Brown, Luke Craig and Ben Blair, have developed a formidable combination and have the competition's best defensive record, conceding just 22 goals, one less than Broadbeach, and seven less than Southport.

“I have a lot of trust in them,” Green said of his colleagues.

The Kings play Southport on Saturday at Reg Dalton Oval, Kingscliff, and a win could catapult the team to the minor premiership, if other results go their way, or at least a top-two spot.

“It is a pretty big game, and they beat us, just (2-1), they were pretty lucky to win, really,” Green said.

“I am definitely looking forward to it.”

Green is one of about 60 of the Gold Coast's best young footballers who are trialling for a spot in the Gold Coast United youth team, but he is cautious about the idea of playing professionally.

“This is my first year in Premier League and I am just happy to be playing,” the apprentice carpenter said.

Should the Kings go on and win the grand final, Green will still be too young to celebrate with anything other than lemonade, as he doesn't turn 18 until October.

But luckily there are others in the same boat, and he will be able to sip the soft drink along with Jimmy Cartwright and Anthony Blyde.