Leeds United F.C. Reserves and Youth Team

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Leeds United Academy
Full nameLeeds United Football Club
Founded1919; 103 years ago (1919)
GroundThorp Arch
CapacityN/A
OwnerAser Group Holding
49ers Enterprises[1]
ChairmanAndrea Radrizzani
ManagerMark Jackson
LeaguePremier League 2
WebsiteClub website
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Leeds United Football Club Under–23s is the most senior of Leeds United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team. As of the 2021–22 season, they play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of the Professional Development League, following promotion in 2021.[2] The team host most of their home games at the club's Thorp Arch training complex, with some matches also taking place at Elland Road.

The under–23s replaced the club's under–21 team in 2016, which had replaced the reserve team in 2012 following the English game's reform of the youth football and the introduction of the Elite Player Performance Plan. The club was initially awarded Category Two status but upgraded to Category One in 2020.[3] The team is current managed by former Academy graduate Mark Jackson and competes in the Premier League 2 and the Football League Trophy.

Leeds United Football Club Under–18s are the academy's junior side and compete in the U18 Premier League and the FA Youth Cup. The team is managed by another former Academy graduate Scott Gardner.

The academy itself is overseen by Manager Adam Underwood, who joined the club in 2017 and helped to secure Category One status three years later.

The Leeds United u23’s team won the PDL Cup in 2019 after beating Birmingham City u23’s at Elland Road after a tense penalty shootout.

Current players[]

Only players aged 23 or under, on 31 August of the current season, are eligible to play for the Development Squad. Three overage outfield players, and an overage goalkeeper may also play. Only players aged 18 or under, on 31 August of the current season (primarily scholars), are eligible to play for the Under 18s. Italics denotes player has received a call up to the squad but did not or has yet to receive a cap at that level.

Young Professionals
Nat. No. Name Place of Birth Date of Birth Pos. International Contract Exp. Other
England 55 Harry Christy Harrogate, England (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 18) GK England U15s 2024[4]
Norway 13 Kristoffer Klaesson Oslo, Norway (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 21) GK Norway U21s 2025[5]
Netherlands 40 Dani Van Den Heuvel Delft, Netherlands (2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 18) GK Netherlands U19s 2024
Scotland 62 Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen Leeds, England (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 17) DF Scotland U19s 2023[6]
England 35 Charlie Cresswell York, England (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 19) DF England U21s 2025
Norway 33 Leo Fuhr Hjelde Nottingham, England (2003-08-26) 26 August 2003 (age 18) DF Norway U21s 2025
England 54 Nohan Kenneh Zwedru, Liberia (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 19) DF England U18s 2022[7]
England 52 Kris Moore Leeds, England (2003-11-13) 13 November 2003 (age 18) DF 2024[8]
Northern Ireland 51 Charlie Allen Belfast, Northern Ireland (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 18) MF Northern Ireland U19s 2023[9]
England 26 Lewis Bate London, England (2002-10-29) 29 October 2002 (age 19) MF England U20s 2024[10]
England 56 Alfie Hughes Stockton-on-Tees, England (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 19) MF England U15s 2022[11]
England 47 Jack Jenkins Leeds, England (2001-11-26) 26 November 2001 (age 20) MF 2024
Scotland 45 Liam McCarron Preston, England (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 20) MF Scotland U21s 2023
England 32 Sean McGurk Liverpool, England (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 18) MF 2024[12]
Scotland 39 Stuart McKinstry Wishaw, Scotland (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 19) MF Scotland U21s 2023[13]
England 27 Amari Miller Birmingham, England (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 19) MF 2025[14]
England 57 Joe Snowdon Oldham, England (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 17) MF 2023[15]
Norway 58 Morten Spencer Darlington, England (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 17) MF Norway U18s 2023[16]
Netherlands 38 Crysencio Summerville Rotterdam, Netherlands (2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 20) MF Netherlands U21s 2023[17]
England 50 Max Dean Ormskirk, England (2004-02-21) 21 February 2004 (age 17) FW 2023[18]
England 30 Joe Gelhardt Liverpool, England (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 19) FW England U21s 2024[19]
England 42 Sam Greenwood Sunderland, England (2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 20) FW England U21s 2023[20]
Spain Mateo Fernández Santander, Spain (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 18) FW 2025[21]
2021–22 Out on Loan
Poland 44 Mateusz Bogusz Ruda Śląska, Poland (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 20) MF Poland U21s 2023[22] On loan to UD Ibiza
Italy 25 Elia Caprile Verona, Italy (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 20) GK Italy U18s 2024 On loan to Pro Patria
England 24 Leif Davis Newcastle upon Tyne, England (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 22) DF 2023[23] On loan to AFC Bournemouth
England 37 Cody Drameh London, England (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 20) DF England U21s 2024[24] On loan to Cardiff City
England Ryan Edmondson Harrogate, England (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 20) FW England U19s 2023[25] On loan to Port Vale
Scotland 59 Josh Galloway Glasgow, Scotland (2002-01-21) 21 January 2002 (age 20) MF 2022[26] On loan to FC United of Manchester
Cameroon 51 Bobby Kamwa Yaoundé, Cameroon (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 21) FW 2022[27] On loan to Dunfermline Athletic
Northern Ireland 34 Alfie McCalmont Thirsk, England (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21) MF Northern Ireland 2024[28] On loan to Morecambe
England 7 Ian Poveda Southwark, England (2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 21) MF England U20s 2024[29] On loan to Blackburn Rovers
Bulgaria Kun Temenuzhkov Haskovo, Bulgaria (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 22) FW Bulgaria U21s 2023[30] On loan to Real Unión
2021–22 3rd Year Scholars
England 66 Owen Bray York, England (2002-12-05) 5 December 2002 (age 19) MF 2022[31]
England Taylor Ragan Leeds, England (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 18) DF 2022[31]
2021–22 2nd Year Scholars
England Lui Bradbury Halifax, England (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 17) MF 2022
England Will Brook Pontefract, England (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 18) GK 2022
France 59 Keenan Carole Nice, France (2004-08-04) 4 August 2004 (age 17) FW 2022
England 76 Joe Littlewood Leeds, England (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 18) DF 2022
England Mitch Picksley Dewsbury, England (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 18) MF 2022
England 60 Harvey Sutcliffe Keighley, England (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 18) DF 2022
2021–22 1st Year Scholars
Scotland 67 Ben Andreucci Bedford, England (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 17) FW Scotland U19s 2023[32]
England Jay Buchan Bradford, England (2005-03-07) 7 March 2005 (age 16) MF 2023[32]
England Cuba Cline Liverpool, England (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 17) DF England U15s 2023[32]
Republic of Ireland 61 Cian Coleman Pudsey, England (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 17) MF Republic of Ireland U19s 2023[32]
England James Debayo Hillingdon, England (2005-08-10) 10 August 2005 (age 16) DF England U15s 2023[32]
Scotland Connor Ferguson Keighley, England (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 17) DF 2023[32]
Wales Scott Godden Leeds, England (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 16) DF Wales U17s 2023[32]
England Ronnie McGrath Bexley, England (2005-01-21) 21 January 2005 (age 17) FW England U16s 2023[32]
England Darryl Ombang Leeds, England (2005-07-11) 11 July 2005 (age 16) GK England U17s 2023[32]
England 66 Luca Thomas Crewe, England (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 17) FW 2023
Notable Others
England Alex Baird England GK England U15s
England Luke Brooks England MF England U15s
England Sam Chambers Huddersfield, England MF England U15s
England Owen Grainger Bridlington, England (2007-07-12) 12 July 2007 (age 14) GK England U15s
England 63 Archie Gray Durham, England (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 15) MF England U16s
England Marley Wilson Leeds, England (2005-11-07) 7 November 2005 (age 16) FW England U15s

Graduates[]

The following list includes players who have graduated from Leeds' youth system to make their senior debut for the first team. Players who have represented their national team at senior level are highlighted in bold.[33][34]

Other Professionals[]

Honours[]

Reserves[]

League
  • The Central League (Tier 1)
    • Winners (2): 1936–37, 1997–98
  • The Central League, Division One East (Tier 2)
    • Winners (2): 2008–09, 2009–10
Cups

Under 23s[]

League

Under 18s[]

League
Cups

Under 17s[]

League
Cups
  • Milk Cup
    • Winners (1): 2002

Academy Coaching Staff[]

Position Staff
Academy Manager England Adam Underwood[35]
Head of Academy Coaching England Andy Foster
Head Of Academy Recruitment England Terry Potter
Head Of National Academy Recruitment England Paul Midgley
Head Of Emerging Talent England Craig Dean
Under 23s Manager England Mark Jackson
Under 18s Coach England Scott Gardner

Academy Directors[]

From To Name Notes
1992 1997 Paul Hart
1998 2000 Alan Hill
1999 2000 Steve Beaglehole Assistant
2000 2001 Brian Kidd
2000 c. 2001 Clive Richards Assistant
2001 2005 Gary Worthington Assistant
2002 2004 Andy Ritchie
2004 2010 Neil Thompson
2009 2010 Daral Pugh Assistant
2010 2011 Gwyn Williams Acting
2011 2012 Chris Sulley
2012 2015 Steve Holmes
2015 2016 Paul Hart

Development Squad[]

From To Name Notes
2012 2014 Neil Redfearn
2014 2015 Jason Blunt Acting
2015 2016 Paul Hart
2016 2017 Jason Blunt Under 23s Coach
2017 2020 Carlos Corberán Under 23s Coach
2020 Present Mark Jackson Under 23s Coach

Reserves[]

From To Name Notes
1948 1960 Willis Edwards
1967 1975 Cyril Patridge
1978 1980 Bryan Edwards
1980 1991 Peter Gunby
1995 1997 David Williams
1997 1998 Eddie Gray
2000 2003 Lucas Murtagh
2003 2005 Steve Agnew
2006 2006 David Geddis
2006 2010 Neil Thompson
2010 2012 Neil Redfearn

Under 19s & 17s and 18s & 16s[]

From To Name Position
2000 2004 Pop Robson Under 17s Coach (2000–01),
Under 19s Coach (2001–04)
2006 2007 Steve Agnew Under 18s Coach
2007 Paul Beesley Under 18s Coach
2007 2009 Daral Pugh Under 16s Coach
Under 18s Coach (2007–09)
2009 2012 Neil Redfearn Under 18s Coach
2012 2014 Richard Naylor Under 18s Coach
2014 2015 Jason Blunt Under 18s Coach
2015 2016 John Anderson Under 18s Manager
2016 2017 Andy Gray Under 18s Coach
2016 2020 Mark Jackson Under 18s Coach
2020 present Scott Gardner Under 18s Coach

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