AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

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AFC Wimbledon Academy
Full nameAFC Wimbledon
Nickname(s)The Dons, The Wombles
Founded2003
GroundNew Plough Lane
ChairmanJoe Palmer
ManagerMichael Hamilton (Academy Manager) & Rob Tuvey (U18s Manager)
LeagueFootball League Youth Alliance
2019-201st (Merit League One)
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 Under 18's squad play their home matches in the FA Youth Cup at Kingsmeadow, in Kingston upon Thames, London. Whilst the Under 23's play a majority of their matches at Merstham F.C. most other matches are held at the club's New Malden training complex. 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 academy and youth development staff[]

Name Role
England Michael Hamilton Academy Manager
England Mark Robinson Lead Professional Phase Coach and Loans manager
England Robert Tuvey U18s Head Coach
England James Oliver-Pearce Lead Youth Phase Coach (U12-16)
England Jack Matthews Lead Foundation Phase Coach (U7-12)
England Seb Brown Goalkeeper Coach
England Ben Fosuhene Head of Talent Identification
England Jenna Richards Physical Performance and Medicine Manager
England Will Rose Lead Physical Performance

Current Youth Development Squads[]

Under-23s Development squad[]

As of 27 July 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Zach Robinson
15 DF Wales WAL Jack Madelin
20 DF England ENG Huseyin Biler
23 MF England ENG Elliott Bolton
26 DF England ENG Jack Currie
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF England ENG Dylan Adjei-Hersey
29 FW England ENG David Fisher
33 DF England ENG Isaac Ogundere
34 MF England ENG Kwaku Frimpong
36 DF England ENG Luke Jenkins

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

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 27 July 2021.

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 Harry Griffiths
GK England ENG Aaron Jones
DF England ENG Ethan Sutcliffe
DF England ENG Ben Mason
DF England ENG Josh Hallard
DF England ENG Reuben Mason
DF England ENG Leo Young
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Issac Olaniyan
MF England ENG Julian Sarmiento-Ramires
MF England ENG Abdi Alli
MF England ENG Morgan Williams
MF England ENG Marcel Campbell
FW England ENG Quaine Bartley
FW England ENG Paris Lock

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

Notable Academy graduates[]

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

References[]

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