Watford F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Full name	Watford Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)	The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, The 'Orns
Short name	WFC
Ground	The UCL Sports Ground, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
Owner	Gino Pozzo
Chairman	Scott Duxbury
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

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. They play in Premier League 2 Division 2 and also compete in the Checkatrade Trophy. 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.

Under-23 squad

Players (excluding scholars) who will qualify as U23s in season 2017–18 (i.e. born on or after 1 January 1994) and who are outside the first team squad.

As of 5 July 2018.

• ^U18 represents an U18 squad player who has represented the U23s in the 2017–18 season.
• ^{1st TEAM} represents an overage first team player, or a first team designated player, that has represented the U23s team in the 2017–18 season.
• Squad numbers represent numbers given to players for first team and Checkatrade Trophy matches only. Each number is given twice to both a member of the U23s and the U18s

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	FW	ENG	Michael Folivi
42	DF	ENG	Andrew Eleftheriou
47	MF	ENG	Dion Pereira
48	DF	BEL	Joy Mukena

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Sam Howes
—	DF	NIR	Tom Leighton
—	MF	ENG	Ashley Charles
—	MF	ENG	Harry Forster

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
—	MF	ENG	Randell Williams (at Wycombe Wanderers until 2 January 2019)
—	FW	ENG	Alex Jakubiak (at Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2019)

Overseas loan group

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	COL	Jorge Segura (at Independiente Medellín until 31 December 2018)
—	DF	VEN	Williams Velásquez (at Sabadell until 30 June 2019)
—	DF	ECU	Pervis Estupiñán (at Mallorca until 30 June 2019)
—	DF	GHA	Kingsley Fobi (at Ibiza until 30 June 2019)
—	DF	SEN	Mamadou Mbaye (at Troyes until 30 June 2019)
—	MF	GHA	Kwasi Sibo

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	COL	Jaime Alvarado (at Hércules until 30 June 2019)
—	MF	BRA	Matheus Santana (at Ejea until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	COL	Juan Camilo Becerra (at Teruel until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	COL	Cucho Hernández (at Huesca until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	COL	Luis Javier Suárez (at Gimnàstic until 30 June 2019)

Under-18 squad

Players with a * have a professional contract

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	ENG	James Hoskins
—	GK	ENG	Dante Baptiste
—	DF	SCO	Lewis Gordon*
—	DF	ENG	Harry Hudson
—	DF	ENG	James Matthews
—	DF	ENG	Michael Mullings
—	DF	ENG	Kai Sanders
—	DF	ENG	Ryan Suckling
—	DF	ENG	Ben Tricker

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Emmanuel Adebiyi
—	MF	ENG	Dominic Hutchinson
—	MF	ENG	Ryan Maclean
—	MF	ENG	Daniel Phillips
—	MF	ENG	Sam Sesay
—	FW	ENG	Jayden Bennetts
—	FW	IRL	Ryan Cassidy*
—	FW	ENG	Reece Miller

External links

• Watford Under-23s at watfordfc.com
• Watford Under-18s at watfordfc.com