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Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy

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Everton Under-23s, the youth team of Everton F.C. compete in Premier League 2 and play their home matches at Haig Avenue in Southport. On occasion, they are permitted to play at Goodison Park. Both the Under-23 and Under-18 players have been based at their Finch Farm training complex since its completion in 2007.

Players

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As of 17 September 2024[1]

Under-21 squad

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No. Player Nationality Date Of Birth Signed From
Goalkeepers
50 George Pickford England (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 17) England Everton
63 Žan-Luk Leban Slovenia (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21) Poland FCB Escola Varsovia
47 Fraser Barnsley Northern Ireland (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) England Oxford United
Defenders
48 William Tamen England (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18) England Burton Albion
54 Jack Butler England (2005-11-12) 12 November 2005 (age 18) England Everton
72 Bradley Moonan England Unknown England Everton
75 Roman Dixon England (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19) England Everton
76 Jack Tierney England (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19) England Everton
77 Odin Samuels-Smith England (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 18) England Everton
Midfielders
45 Harrison Armstrong England (2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 17) England Everton
69 Luke Butterfield Scotland (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21) England Blackburn Rovers
79 Owen Barker England (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19) England Everton
83 Isaac Heath England (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 20) England Leeds United
85 Jack Patterson Northern Ireland (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19) Northern Ireland Crusaders
92 Callum Bates England (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19) England Everton
65 Matthew Apter Scotland (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 19) England Everton
Sean McAllister Northern Ireland (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22) Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts
Stanley Mills England (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21) England Leeds United
Forwards
49 Omari Benjamin Wales (2005-12-04) 4 December 2005 (age 18) England Arsenal
57 Charlie Whitaker England (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 23) England Blackburn Rovers
67 Martin Sherif Netherlands (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) Netherlands Almere City
91 Jacob Beaumont-Clark England (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19) England Manchester United
Coby Ebere Germany (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19) England Everton
Kingsford Boakye Ghana (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 19) Italy AC Milan

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Eli Campbell (at Ross County until 30 June 2025)
DF England ENG Reece Welch (at KMSK Deinze until 30 June 2025)
MF The Gambia GAM Francis Gomez (at Lyon until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jenson Metcalfe (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025)
MF England ENG Tyler Onyango (at Stockport County until 30 June 2025)
FW England ENG Francis Okoronkwo (at Salford City until 30 June 2025)

Under-18 squad

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No. Player Nationality Date Of Birth Signed From
Goalkeepers
Douglass Lukjanciks England (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 17) England Everton
Goodness Gospel-Eze England (2008-05-06) 6 May 2008 (age 16) England Everton
Defenders
55 George Finney England Unknown England Everton
78 Joshua van Schoor England (2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 (age 18) England Wigan Athletic
90 Aled Thomas Wales (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18) England Everton
Freddie Freedman England Unknown England Manchester United
Louis Poland England Unknown England Everton
Luca Davis England Unknown England Bury
Rocco Lambert England Unknown England Everton
Midfielders
80 Joel Catesby England Unknown England Everton
81 Harvey Foster England (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17) England Blackburn Rovers
Demi Akarakiri England (2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 (age 15) England Arsenal
Justin Clarke England Unknown England AFC Wimbledon
Luis Gardner Wales (2008-01-27) 27 January 2008 (age 16) England Everton
Melvin Matos England Unknown England Norwich City
Forwards
58 Braiden Graham Northern Ireland (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) Northern Ireland Linfield
68 Ceiran Loney Scotland (2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 (age 16) Scotland Partick Thistle
Charlie Stewart Scotland (2008-06-28) 28 June 2008 (age 16) England Everton
George Morgan Wales (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18) England Everton
Kean Wren England (2007-12-24) 24 December 2007 (age 16) England Everton

Player of the season

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Under-23s:

Academy:

Academy staff

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Position Name
Operations Manager England Dan Manning
Director of Academy England Gareth Prosser
Head of Coaching Wales Carl Darlington
Professional Development Coach England Leighton Baines

Remaining academy staff:

  • Lead Coaches: Paul Bennett, Tom Kearney, Paul Tait
  • Coaching Team: Peter Cavanagh, Phil Jevons, Colin Littlejohns, John Miles, Kevin O'Brien, Joe Peterson, Scott Phelan, Tom Gardner, Andy Cowley, Ross Morrison
  • Sports Science & Medicine: John McKeown, Peter Beirne, Lewis Charnock, Nick Coleman, Jack Dowling, Dan Carney, Josh Jeffery, Matthew Lowe, Leah McCready
  • Recruitment: Sam Bailey, Michael Cribley, Paul Johnson, Darren Kearns, Ian Lavery, Ray Redmond, Nicola Woods.
  • Education & Welfare: Chris Adamson, Phil McQuaid, Darren Murphy
  • Operations: Daniel Manning, Sean Farrington, Vincent Fieldstead, Rob How, John King, Daniel Manning, Danny Webb, Sean McClure, Keith Loyden
  • Analytics and Strategic Planning: Owen O’Connor

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Teams". Everton FC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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