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Watford Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Full nameWatford Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, The 'Orns
GroundThe UCL Sports Ground, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury
ManagerOmer Riza
WebsiteClub website

Watford F.C. Under-23s and Academy is the youth setup of Watford. The Under-23 team is effectively Watford'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 2012–13 season.[1] The Under-18 side is the most senior team in the Academy.

Home fixtures are contested at the UCL Sports Ground, based in Bell Lane, Shenley, Hertfordshire.

Players[edit]

Players who will qualify as under-21s in season 2023–24 (i.e. born on or after 1 January 2002) and who are outside the first-team squad. Players born after 1 September 2005 are scholars, who can play for the under-18 team.

As of 18 February 2024.[2][3]
Nat. No. Pos. Name Status Date of Birth Contract Exp. Notes[a] Ref.
Sweden 50 GK Jonathan Macaulay Under-21 (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) 2025 [4][5]
England 41 GK Alfie Marriott Under-21 (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) 2025 [6][5]
England 40 GK Myles Roberts Under-21 (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22) 2025 [7][5]
Wales DF George Abbott Under-21 (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19) 2024 [8][5]
England DF Hamzat Balogun Under-21 (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 18) 2024 [9][5]
England DF Freddie Buers Under-21 (2005-12-05) 5 December 2005 (age 18) 2025 [10][11]
England DF James Clarridge Under-21 (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 19) 2025 [12][13]
Australia 52 DF Aidan Coyne Under-21 (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 19) 2024 [14][5]
Scotland DF Alistair Gould Under-21 (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 18) 2025 [15]
England DF Scott Holding Under-21 (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 20) 2024 [16][17]
England DF Charlie Stallard Under-21 (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 20) 2024 [18][19]
England MF Charlie Davis Under-21 (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 19) 2024 [20][5]
England MF Zak Fraser-Grante Under-21 (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 2024 [21][5]
Brazil MF Luigi Gaspar Under-21 (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 20) 2024 [22][5]
Germany MF Junior Gyamfi Under-21 (2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 20) 2024 [23][24]
England 54 FW Tobi Adeyemo Under-21 (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19) 2026 [25][26]
England 53 FW James Collins Under-21 (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 19) 2024 [27][5]
England 47 FW Shaq Forde Under-21 (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 19) Undisclosed (signed July 2022) On loan to Leyton Orient [28][29][30]
England 59 FW Jack Grieves Under-21 (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 19) 2026 [31][32]
Poland FW Dawid Hamiga Under-21 (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 18) 2024 [33][5]
Spain FW Laken Torres Under-21 (2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 19) 2024 [34][5]
England FW Jake Watkiss Under-21 (2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 19) 2024 [15]
South Africa GK Roraigh Browne Under-18 (2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 (age 18) 2024 [35]
Cyprus GK Gabriel Ortelli Under-18 (2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 (age 17) 2024 [36]
Russia DF Aaron Burton Under-18 (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18) 2024 [37]
England DF Ben Casey Under-18 (2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 18) 2024 [38]
England 55 DF Albert Eames Under-18 (2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 18) 2024 [39]
England DF Alfie King Under-18 (2006-04-04) 4 April 2006 (age 18) 2024 [40]
England DF Joshua Mullins Under-18 (2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 18) 2024 [41]
England DF Victor Wachowicz Under-18 (2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 18) 2024 [42][5]
England MF Yianni Goulandris Under-18 (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 17) 2024 [43]
Republic of Ireland MF Prince Sikiru Under-18 (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 (age 18) 2024 [44]
England MF Jack Taylor Under-18 (2005-09-08) 8 September 2005 (age 18) 2024 [45]
England 49 FW Michael Adu-Poku Under-18 (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18) 2025 Professional contract [46][32]
Spain FW Ignacio Garcia-Romero Under-18 (2007-06-19) 19 June 2007 (age 16) 2024 [47]
Nigeria FW Jonathan Lawson Under-18 (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 18) 2024 [15]
England GK Sam Morris Under-18 (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England DF Tom Georgiou Under-18 (2006-09-07) 7 September 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England DF Conrad Hunt Under-18 (2007-06-19) 19 June 2007 (age 16) 2025 [49]
England DF Joel Sala Under-18 (2006-10-30) 30 October 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England DF Ollie Stephenson Under-18 (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England MF Hayden Barrett Under-18 (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England MF Charlie Bolding Under-18 (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England MF Leo Ramirez-Espain Under-18 (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England MF Josh Riza Under-18 (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England MF Amar Sanghrajka Under-18 (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England FW Amani Bowlin Under-18 (2007-03-30) 30 March 2007 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England 58 FW Zavier Massiah-Edwards Under-18 (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England 61 FW Amin Nabizada Under-18 (2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 16) 2025 [48]
England FW Kash Odiase Under-18 (2007-04-17) 17 April 2007 (age 17) 2025 [48]
Ukraine FW Kristian Shevchenko Under-18 (2006-11-10) 10 November 2006 (age 17) 2025 [48]
England FW Max Smith Under-18 (2007-06-16) 16 June 2007 (age 16) 2025 [48]
  1. ^ For loans in non-national English leagues, see 2023–24 Watford F.C. season.

Overseas loan group[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Colombia COL Óber Almanza (at Deportivo Pereira until 31 December 2023)
— FW Guinea GUI Djibril Touré (at Horn until 30 June 2023)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Barclays U21 Premier League: Competition Format explained". premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Under-21 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Under-18 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Macaulay". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Academy: New Deals Confirmed". Watford F.C. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Alfie Marriott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Myles Roberts". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ^ "George Abbott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Hamzat Balogun". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Freddie Buers". Watford F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Official: Buers Joins Academy". Watford F.C. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  12. ^ "James Clarridge". Watford F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Academy: Clarridge Joins Hornets". Watford F.C. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Aidan Coyne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Academy: Lawson, Gould & Watkiss Sign On". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Scott Holding". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Academy: Holding Signs On". Watford F.C. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Charlie Stallard". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Official: Stallard Joins Academy". Watford F.C. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Charlie Davis". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Zak Fraser-Grante". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Luigi Gaspar". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Junior Gyamfi". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  24. ^ "Gyamfi Joins Academy". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Tobi Adeyemo". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  26. ^ "Official: Adeyemo Agrees Pro Deal". Watford F.C. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  27. ^ "James Collins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Shaqai Forde". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Official: Forde Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Official: Forde Joins Leyton Orient On Loan". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  31. ^ "Jack Grieves". Watford F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  32. ^ a b "Official: Grieves & Adu-Poku Agree Pro Deals". Watford F.C. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Dawid Hamiga". Watford F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  34. ^ "Laken Torres". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  35. ^ "Roraigh Browne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  36. ^ "Gabriel Ortelli". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  37. ^ "Aaron Burton". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  38. ^ "Ben Casey". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  39. ^ "Albert Eames". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  40. ^ "Alfie King". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  41. ^ "Joshua Mullins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  42. ^ "Victor Wachowicz". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  43. ^ "Yianni Goulandris". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  44. ^ "Prince Sikiru". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  45. ^ "Jack Taylor". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  46. ^ "Michael Adu-Poku". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  47. ^ "Ignacio Garcia-Romero". Watford F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  48. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Academy: New Scholars For 2023/24 Announced". Watford F.C. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  49. ^ "Conrad Hunt". Watford F.C. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

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