Watford F.C. Under-23s and Academy

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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
Short nameWFC
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.

Under-23 squad[]

Players (excluding scholars) who will qualify as U23s in season 2021–22 (i.e. born on or after 1 January 1998) and who are outside the first team squad.

As of 30 September 2021.[2]
  • U18 represents an U18 squad player who has represented the U23s in the 2021–22 season.
  • 1st TEAM represents an overage first team player, or a first team designated player, that has represented the U23s team in the 2021–22 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
40 FW Spain ESP Maurizio Pochettino
41 GK Scotland SCO Vincent Angelini
42 DF England ENG James Morris
43 MF Northern Ireland NIR JJ McKiernan
44 MF Bermuda BER Kane Crichlow
45 DF Netherlands NED Derek Agyakwa
46 MF England ENG Henry Wise
47 DF Kosovo KVX Andi Janjeva
48 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Cassidy
No. Pos. Nation Player
54 DF England ENG Jack Broome
55 DF England ENG George Langston
56 DF England ENG Ryan Andrews
58 FW England ENG Jimiel Chikukwa
59 MF England ENG Kamil Conteh
70 MF Australia AUS Jordan Harrison
— DF England ENG Jack Burchell
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Josh O'Brien

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
32 DF England ENG Mattie Pollock (at Cheltenham Town until 31 May 2022)
37 MF Colombia COL Jaime Alvarado (at Racing Ferrol until 30 June 2022)
49 FW England ENG Dominic Hutchinson (at Eastbourne Borough until 31 May 2022)
51 GK England ENG Dante Baptiste (at Farnborough until 31 May 2022)
53 MF Scotland SCO Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (at Yeovil Town until 16 January 2022)
61 GK England ENG Alfie Marriott (at Kings Langley until 1 January 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Myles Roberts (at Concord Rangers until 31 May 2022)
— GK England ENG Adam Parkes (at Dover Athletic until 31 May 2022)
— GK Sweden SWE Pontus Dahlberg (at Doncaster Rovers until 31 May 2022)
— MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Daniel Phillips (at Gillingham until 31 May 2022)
— FW Turkey TUR Tiago Cukur (at Doncaster Rovers until 31 May 2022)
— FW Scotland SCO Dapo Mebude (at AFC Wimbledon until 31 May 2022)

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 Colombia COL Jorge Segura (at América de Cali until 30 June 2022)
— MF Colombia COL Juergen Elitim (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Colombia COL Ober Almanza (at Albacete B until 30 June 2022)
— FW Guinea GUI Djibril Touré (at Horn until 30 June 2023)

Under-18 squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
62 FW England ENG Freddie Moriarty
63 MF England ENG Enoch Muwonge
64 FW England ENG Adrian Blake
65 FW England ENG Damani Hunter
66 FW England ENG Jack Grieves
67 MF England ENG Ethan Goulding
68 DF Wales WAL George Abbott
72 MF England ENG Andres Aguilar
74 DF England ENG Harvey Peters
75 MF England ENG Charlie Davis
76 MF England ENG Billy Osborn
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 FW England ENG Toby Adeyemo
78 FW England ENG Aaron Benn
79 FW England ENG Shaqai Forde
80 MF England ENG Ben Smith
81 GK Romania ROU Bogdan Marian
85 FW England ENG Kyreece Lisbie
— GK Sweden SWE Jonathan Macauley
— DF Nigeria NGA Darrin Enahoro-Marcus
— DF Albania ALB Christos Batzelis
— DF England ENG Hamzat Balogun
— FW England ENG Kyrell Lisbie

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
60 DF England ENG Will Hall (at Kings Langley)
No. Pos. Nation Player
69 MF England ENG Adian Manning (at Kings Langley)

References[]

  1. ^ "Barclays U21 Premier League: Competition Format explained". premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Under-23 Development squad players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

External links[]

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