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Manchester United F.C. Under-23s
The words "Manchester" and "United" surround a pennant featuring a ship in full sail and a devil holding a trident.
Full nameManchester United Football Club Under-23s
Nickname(s)The Red Devils, United
Founded1878, as Newton Heath Reserves
GroundLeigh Sports Village
Leigh
Capacity12,000
Co-chairmenJoel and Avram Glazer
ManagerRicky Sbragia
LeaguePremier League 2
2017–1812th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

Manchester United Football Club Under-23s is the most senior of Manchester United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. They play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of the Professional Development League. The team is effectively Manchester United's second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2016–17 season, an increase from the age of 21 which was introduced in 2012–13.

They were champions of the former Premier Reserve League five times (in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010 and 2012) between its introduction in 1999 and its dissolution in 2012. The team also won the 2012–13 Professional U21 Development League 1 in its inaugural season, and again in 2015 and 2016. The team also participates in the Manchester Senior Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup.

The team's manager is currently Ricky Sbragia, who had previously been manager between 2002–2005. Sbragia took over from Nicky Butt, an academy graduate in the 1990s who played for United until 2004. Butt held the role on an interim basis for the 2016–17 season after Warren Joyce was appointed Wigan Athletic manager on 2 November 2016. Joyce, who took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjær as manager of the reserves in December 2010, was previously the manager of Royal Antwerp, Manchester United's feeder club in Belgium.

From November 2008 to August 2013, the team played its home matches at Moss Lane in Altrincham, the home of Altrincham F.C. For the 2013–14 Under-21 Premier League season, the team has played the majority of its home matches at Salford City Stadium in Barton-upon-Irwell.[1] Since 2014–15, the team play its home matches at Leigh Sports Village.[2] Rules set out by the Premier League state that at least three home league games must be played at the club's main stadium, Old Trafford.[3] In previous seasons, the team has played at the Victoria Stadium, the home of Northwich Victoria, and Ewen Fields, the home of Hyde United.[4]

Manchester United also has an Under-18s team that plays in the Premier League Under-18s Group 2 and the FA Youth Cup. The under-18s play their home games at the club's Trafford Training Centre in Carrington.

Under-23s

Current squad

As of 4 September 2017[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW England ENG James Wilson
35 DF England ENG Demetri Mitchell
45 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Kieran O'Hara
47 MF England ENG Angel Gomes
48 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Hamilton
— GK England ENG Max Johnstone
— GK England ENG Theo Richardson
— GK Belgium BEL Ilias Moutha-Sebtaoui
— DF England ENG Jake Kenyon
— DF United States USA Matthew Olosunde
— DF England ENG Joe Riley
— DF England ENG Thomas Sang
— DF England ENG Ro-Shaun Williams
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Tyrell Warren
— DF Wales WAL Regan Poole
— DF England ENG Charlie Scott
— MF England ENG Matty Willock
— MF Belgium BEL Indy Boonen
— MF England ENG DJ Buffonge
— MF England ENG Devonte Redmond
— MF England ENG Callum Gribbin
— MF Nigeria NGA Tosin Kehinde
— MF England ENG Callum Whelan
— FW England ENG Joshua Bohui
— FW England ENG Zachary Dearnley

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
— GK England ENG Dean Henderson (at Shrewsbury Town until 30 June 2018)[6]

Manager history

Honours

Academy

The Manchester United Academy was established in 1998, following the reorganisation of youth football in England, but has roots stretching all the way back to the 1930s with the establishment of the Manchester United Junior Athletic Club (MUJAC). and has been responsible for producing some of Manchester United's greatest ever players, including the club's top five all-time appearance makers, Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville, and the new wave of home-grown talents known as Fergie's Fledglings. The current academy is based at the club's Aon Training Complex, an 85-acre (340,000 m2) site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.

The Manchester United youth team is statistically the most successful in English football, with nine players in the English football Hall of Fame (Duncan Edwards, Sir Bobby Charlton, George Best, Nobby Stiles, Mark Hughes, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Johnny Giles). Manchester United also have the best FA Youth Cup record, winning on 10 occasions out of 14 final appearances.

The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9s up to the flagship Under-18s, who currently compete in Group C of the Premier Academy League and in the FA Youth Cup. The Under-16s and Under-18s typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either Altrincham's Moss Lane ground (where the under-23s play their home games) or the club's 76,000-capacity Old Trafford home, in order to cater for the greater number of supporters these fixtures attract.

In 2007, Manchester United Under-18s won the Champions Youth Cup, intended to be a Club World Cup for youth sides, beating Juventus 1–0 in the final in Malaysia. It was their first and only title, since the tournament was scrapped after only one edition.

Current Academy players

As of 3 April 2018[12]

Nat. Player Date of birth Position International caps Previous club Joined United
2nd Year Scholars
England Aidan Barlow (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) MF Capped at Under-17 level — July 2016
Switzerland Nishan Burkart (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24) FW Capped at Under-16 level FC Zürich July 2016[13]
Netherlands Tahith Chong (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24) FW Capped at Under-17 level[14] Feyenoord July 2016
England Max Dunne (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) DF Capped at Under-19 level — July 2016
Italy Luca Ercolani (1999-11-25) 25 November 1999 (age 24) DF Capped at Under-16 level Forlì July 2016
Slovakia Alex Fojticek (2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24) GK Capped at Under-17 level Tatran Prešov August 2016[15]
England Angel Gomes (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 23) FW Capped at Under-18 level — July 2016
Republic of Ireland Lee O'Connor (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23) DF Capped at Under-19 level Villa FC Waterford July 2016
England George Tanner (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) DF Capped at Under-17 level — July 2016
1st Year Scholars
Netherlands Millen Baars (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 24) FW — Ajax July 2017
England Di'Shon Bernard (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 23) DF — Chelsea July 2017
England D'Mani Bughail-Mellor (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 (age 23) FW — — July 2017
England Jacob Carney (2001-04-21) 21 April 2001 (age 23) GK — — July 2017
Northern Ireland Ethan Galbraith (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001 (age 23) MF Capped at Under-17 level Linfield July 2017
England James Garner (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) MF Capped at Under-17 level — July 2017
England Ethan Laird (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 22) DF Capped at Under-17 level — July 2017
Wales Dylan Levitt (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 23) MF Capped at Under-17 level — July 2017
England Dion McGhee (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 23) MF — — July 2017
Spain Arnau Puigmal (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 23) MF Capped at Under-17 level Espanyol September 2017[16]
Belgium Largie Ramazani (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23) FW Capped at Under-17 level Charlton Athletic August 2017[17]
England James Thompson (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 23) GK — — July 2017
France Aliou Traore (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23) MF Capped at Under-17 level Paris Saint-Germain December 2017[18]
England Brandon Williams (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 23) DF — — July 2017
Czech Republic Matej Kovar (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24) GK Capped at Under-18 level 1. FC Slovácko January 2018[19]
Source:[20]

Honours

Staff

  • Under-23 Manager: Ricky Sbragia[24]
  • Under-23 Assistant Manager: Tommy Martin
  • Head of Academy: Nicky Butt[25]
  • Head of Academy Coaching: Tony Whelan[26]
  • Head of Academy Operations: Nick Cox
  • Academy Goalkeeping Coach: Alan Fettis
  • Academy Goalkeeping Coach (U9–U16): Jack Robinson
  • Under-18 Head Coach: Kieran McKenna[27]
  • Under-18 Assistant Head Coach: Colin Little
  • Under-16 Head Coach: Neil Ryan[28]
  • Under-12-14 Head Coach: Hasney Aljofree[29]
  • Under-12 Head Coach: Lee Unsworth[30]
  • Under-10 Head Coach: Eamon Mulvey
  • Academy Doctor: Dr Tony Gill
  • Head of Academy Physiotherapy: Neil Hough[31]
  • Senior Academy Physiotherapist: Mandy Johnson
  • Academy Physiotherapists: John Davin and Richard Merron

Notable former youth team players

The following is a list of players who have played in the Manchester United youth team (U16–U18) and represented a country (not necessarily their country of birth) at full international level.[32] Players who are currently playing at Manchester United, or for another club on loan from Manchester United, are highlighted in bold.

Players of the Year

Prior to 1990, a single award was presented to the best young player of that season. Between 1982 and 1985 this was the entitled "Young Player of the Year"; the award then became known as the "Denzil Haroun Young Player of the Year" between 1986 and 1989 in honour of Denzil Haroun, a former club director and brother-in-law of former club chairman Louis Edwards.

Since 1990, individual awards are made to the best player of the Academy and the Reserves. The "Young Player of the Year" is named in honour of Jimmy Murphy, Sir Matt Busby's long-time assistant manager, who died in 1989, and the best reserve is awarded the "Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year".

Season Supporters Club
Young Player of the Year
1982–83 Norman Whiteside
1983–84 Mark Hughes
1984–85 Mark Hughes
Season Denzil Haroun
Young Player of the Year
1985–86 Simon Ratcliffe
1986–87 Gary Walsh
1987–88 Lee Martin
1988–89 Mark Robins
Season Jimmy Murphy
Young Player of the Year[33] 		Denzil Haroun
Reserve Team Player of the Year[34]
1989–90 Lee Martin Mark Robins
1990–91 Ryan Giggs Jason Lydiate
1991–92 Ryan Giggs Brian Carey
1992–93 Paul Scholes Colin McKee
1993–94 Phil Neville Nicky Butt
1994–95 Terry Cooke Kevin Pilkington
1995–96 Ronnie Wallwork Michael Appleton
1996–97 John Curtis Michael Clegg
1997–98 Wes Brown Michael Twiss
1998–99 Wes Brown Mark Wilson
1999–2000 Bojan Djordjic Jonathan Greening
2000–01 Alan Tate Michael Stewart
2001–02 Paul Tierney John O'Shea
2002–03 Ben Collett Darren Fletcher
2003–04 Jonathan Spector David Jones
2004–05 Giuseppe Rossi Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
2005–06 Darron Gibson Giuseppe Rossi
2006–07[35] Craig Cathcart Kieran Lee
2007–08[36] Danny Welbeck Richard Eckersley
2008–09[37] Federico Macheda James Chester
2009–10 Will Keane[33] Ritchie De Laet[34]
2010–11 Ryan Tunnicliffe[38] Oliver Gill[39]
2011–12 Mats Møller Dæhli[40] Michael Keane[41]
2012–13 Ben Pearson[42] Adnan Januzaj[43]
2013–14 James Wilson[44] Saidy Janko[45]
2014–15 Axel Tuanzebe[46] Andreas Pereira[47]
2015–16 Marcus Rashford[48] Cameron Borthwick-Jackson[49]
2016–17 Angel Gomes[50] Axel Tuanzebe[51]
2017–18 Tahith Chong[52] Demetri Mitchell[53]

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