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
GroundNew Plough Lane
ChairmanJoe Palmer
ManagerMichael Hamilton (Academy Manager) & Rob Tuvey (U18s 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
Mark Robinson Lead Professional Phase Coach and Loans manager
Robert Tuvey U18s Head Coach
James Oliver-Pearce Lead Youth Phase Coach (U12-16)
Jack Matthews Lead Foundation Phase Coach (U7-12)
Seb Brown Goalkeeper Coach
Ben Fosuhene Head of Talent Identification
Jenna Richards Physical Performance and Medicine Manager
Will Rose Lead Physical Performance

Current Youth Development Squads

Under-23s Development squad
As of 20 June 2020

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

No. Position Player
31 DF Jack Madelin
32 DF Huseyin Biler
35 DF Archie Procter
38 MF Ayoub Assal
MF Elliott Bolton
28 FW David Fisher
29 FW Zach Robinson


Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
No. Position 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 8 May 2017.

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

No. Position Player
41 GK Matthew Cox
GK Aaron Jones
DF Luke Jenkins
DF Isaac Ogundere
DF Ethan Sutcliffe
DF Ben Mason
DF Josh Hallard
No. Position Player
MF Dylan Adjei-Hersey
MF Kwaku Frimpong
MF Issac Olaniyan
MF Julian Sarmiento-Ramirez
MF Abdi Alli
MF Marcel Campbell
FW Troy Chiabi

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
No. Position 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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