AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

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.

AFC Wimbledon Academy
Full nameAFC Wimbledon
Nickname(s)The Dons, The Wombles
Founded2003
GroundPlough Lane
ChairmanMick Buckley
ManagerMichael Hamilton (Academy Manager)
LeagueFootball League Youth Alliance
2019-201st (Merit League One)
WebsiteClub website

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
Michael Hamilton Academy Manager
Michael Cook Academy Head of Operations
Anthony Ferguson Head of Coaching
James Oliver Pearce Under 18s Head Coach
Jack Matthews Lead Youth Phase Coach (U13-16)
Nicholas Wright Lead Foundation Phase Coach
Liam Connor Head of Physical Performance
Jenna Richards Physical Performance and Medicine Manager
Stuart Page Head of Education
Ben Fosuhene Head of Academy Talent ID
Ahmed Jama Head of Academy Performance Analysis
Diogo Santos Youth Development Phase Coach
Conor Martin Academy Club Journalist
Deji Olorukoba-Oseni Academy Administrator

Current Youth Development Squads

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 15 January 2024

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 Max Foulkes
— GK  ENG Ethan McGrath
— GK  CRO Luka Ziger
— DF  ENG Bailey Cotton
— DF  ENG Oliver Downs
— DF  ENG Riley Horan
— DF  ENG Reuben Mason
— DF  ENG Sean Sankanu
— DF  ENG Shaun Soukou
— DF  ENG Mathias Tepe
— DF  ENG Leo Young
36 MF  ENG Justin Clarke
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  BER Hugo Few
— MF  ENG Connor Harris
32 MF  ENG Kai Jennings
— MF  ENG Charlie Morgan
— MF  ENG Jake Lawrence
— MF  ENG Harry Sidwell
— FW  ENG Reuban Amissah
— FW  ENG Kelvin Kargbo
37 FW  ENG Edward Leach
35 FW  ENG Robert Junior Nkeng
— FW  ENG Tom Wilson

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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