AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

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AFC Wimbledon Academy
Full nameAFC Wimbledon
Nickname(s)The Dons, The Wombles
Founded2003
GroundKingsmeadow, London
ChairmanErik Samuelson
ManagerJeremy Sauer
LeagueFootball League Youth Alliance
2015–165th (South East Division)
WebsiteClub website

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 squads play their home matches at Kingsmeadow, in Kingston upon Thames, London. The development squad competes in the Under–21 Premier League Cup.

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 Youth Development Squads

Under-21s Development squad

As of 26 July 2016[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF England ENG Will Nightingale
15 FW England ENG George Oakley
16 MF England ENG Tom Beere
19 MF England ENG David Fitzpatrick
21 FW Albania ALB Egli Kaja
24 GK England ENG Joe McDonnell
25 MF England ENG Dan Gallagher
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Turkey TUR Neşet Bellikli
28 MF England ENG Alfie Egan
29 FW England ENG Toyosi Olusanya
30 DF England ENG Paul Kalambayi
31 DF England ENG Seth Owens
— DF England ENG Toby Sibbick

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 20 July 2016

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 Jack Wingate (2nd year scholar)
— GK England ENG Josef Bursík (1st year scholar)
— DF England ENG Louie Ainsley
— DF England ENG Sean Bird
— DF England ENG Reuben Collins
— DF England ENG Jamie Smith
— DF England ENG George Marchant (2nd year scholar)
— DF England ENG Osaze Urhoghide (2nd year scholar)
— DF England ENG Tom Scott (1st year scholar)
— MF England ENG Nick Akoto (2nd year scholar)
— MF England ENG Louie Stanton-Cockle (3rd year scholar)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Portugal POR Eric De Melo Calheiros
— MF Bermuda BER Judah Chapman (2nd year scholar)
— MF England ENG Anthony Hartigan (1st year scholar)
— MF England ENG Ethan Nelson-Roberts (1st year scholar)
— MF England ENG Antonio Walker (2nd year scholar)
— FW England ENG Jayden Antwi (2nd year scholar)
— FW England ENG Valentino Carpene (1st year scholar)
— FW England ENG Great Evans (1st year scholar)
— FW England ENG Callum Phillip
— FW England ENG Reece Williams-Bowers (2nd year scholar)
— FW England ENG Nathan Wood (2nd year scholar)

Notable Academy graduates

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

References

  1. ^ "Oakley strikes at Stevenage". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

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