Fulham F.C. Academy
The Fulham Academy, headed by Huw Jennings, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, the FA. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old. As part of their training, young players are guided with the aim to gain a BTEC and NVQ qualification.
It was run by Steve Kean who upon Chris Coleman's appointment as first team Manager in summer 2003 was named as his assistant. The new manager has been Paul Nevin and currently Billy McKinlay as the development team squad, with Huw Jennings as director of the academy. It is based at Fulham's training ground in Motspur Park.
Academy squad
(As of the 2010-11 season) [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position |
Player |
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GK |
Marcus Bettinelli |
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FW |
Jonathan Cosgrove |
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MF |
Jack Dean |
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MF |
Courtney Harris |
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GK |
Jesse Joronen |
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DF |
Rob Maloney |
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DF |
Grant Smith |
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DF |
Christian Marquez-Sanchez |
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FW |
Richard Peniket |
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MF |
George Abebrese |
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MF |
Charles Banya |
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Position |
Player |
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MF |
Mahrez Bettache |
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MF |
Richie Barroilhet |
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DF |
Oliver Monguel |
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MF |
Kerim Frei |
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MF |
Albert Owusu-Ansah |
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MF |
Josh Pritchard |
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DF |
Lewis Thomas |
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DF |
Cheick Toure |
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FW |
Sam Ferguson |
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FW |
Marcello Trotta |
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FW |
Omri Altman |
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The U18s/Youth Team Manager is Kit Symons
Academy 'graduates'
Still at Fulham
Now playing elsewhere
- Robert Milsom, now at Aberdeen F.C.
- Sean Davis, now at Bolton Wanderers via Portsmouth and Tottenham. Scored once in twelve games for the England U21s, has been a non-playing squad member for the full national team.
- Liam Fontaine, now at Bristol City.
- Adam Green, now at Hayes & Yeading United.
- Elvis Hammond, now at Woking F.C., has played for Ghana.
- Dean Leacock, now at Derby.
- Zeshan Rehman, now at Muangthong United F.C., has played for Pakistan.
- Michael Timlin, now at Swindon Town and the captain of the Ireland U21s.
- TJ Moncur, now at Cray Wanderers.
- Troy Brown, now at Rotherham.
- Joe Anderson, now at Lincoln City
- Michael Kamau and Aaron Pierre now at Brentford F.C.
- Paudie Quinn now at Limerick FC
Recently released
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