AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

AFC Wimbledon Development squad and Academy are the youth teams of professional English association football club AFC Wimbledon. Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) system for youth development, the academy has been granted Category Three status. The Under-18 squad currently competes in Football League Youth Alliance South East Conference. The Under 18's squad play their home matches in the FA Youth Cup at Kingsmeadow, in Kingston upon Thames, London. Whilst the Under 23's play a majority of their matches at Merstham F.C. most other matches are held at the club's New Malden training complex. The development squad competes in the Under–21 Premier League Cup.

AFC Wimbledon Academy
Full nameAFC Wimbledon
Nickname(s)The Dons, The Wombles
Founded2003
GroundNew Plough Lane
ChairmanJoe Palmer
ManagerMichael Hamilton (Academy Manager)
LeagueFootball League Youth Alliance
2019-201st (Merit League One)
WebsiteClub website

History

The AFC Wimbledon Academy was founded in 2003. In 2010, the Under-13s squad won the Tesco Cup, having triumphed through the County and Regional rounds of the competition, by beating Lytham St Annes YMCA 2–0 in the final.

Current academy and youth development staff

Name Role
England Michael Hamilton Academy Manager
England Michael Cook Academy Head of Operations
England Anthony Ferguson Head of Coaching
England James Oliver Pearce Under 18s Head Coach
England Jack Matthews Lead Youth Phase Coach (U13-16)
England Nicholas Wright Lead Foundation Phase Coach
England Liam Connor Head of Physical Performance
England Jenna Richards Physical Performance and Medicine Manager
England Stuart Page Head of Education
England Ben Fosuhene Head of Academy Talent ID
England Ahmed Jama Head of Academy Performance Analysis
Portugal Diogo Santos Youth Development Phase Coach
England Conor Martin Academy Club Journalist
England Deji Olorukoba-Oseni Academy Administrator

Current Youth Development Squads

Under-23s Development squad

As of 12 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Zach Robinson
20 DF England ENG Huseyin Biler
24 MF England ENG Alfie Bendle
26 DF England ENG Jack Currie
33 DF England ENG Isaac Ogundere
35 DF England ENG Ethan Sutcliffe
49 FW England ENG Quaine Bartley
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Josh Hallard
DF England ENG Ben Mason
MF England ENG Marcel Campbell
MF Wales WAL Morgan Williams
FW England ENG Paris Lock
FW Norway NOR Aron Sasu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Under-18s squad

Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) system for youth development, the AFC Wimbledon Academy has been granted Category Three Academy status. The club currently competes in the Merit League One of the Football Youth Alliance.

As of 19 January 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Max Foulkes
GK Croatia CRO Luka Ziger
DF England ENG Oliver Downs
DF England ENG Jola Lahan
DF England ENG Reuben Mason
DF England ENG Sean Sankanu
DF England ENG Mattius Tepe
DF England ENG Leo Young
MF England ENG Ibrahim Bangura
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Bermuda BER Hugo Few
MF England ENG Kai Jennings
MF England ENG Charlie Morgan
MF England ENG Remi Onabanjo
MF England ENG Henry Russ
MF England ENG Harry Sidwell
FW England ENG Reuban Amissah
FW England ENG Tom Wilson
FW Netherlands NED Obed Yeboah

Notable Academy graduates

Players in bold went on to sign professional contracts and are currently playing for the senior first team. Players in italics subsequently went on to be signed by a Premier League club.

References

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