AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

AFC Wimbledon Academy

Full name	AFC Wimbledon
Nickname(s)	The Dons, The Wombles
Founded	2003
Ground	Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames, London
Chairman	Erik Samuelson
Manager	Jeremy Sauer
League	Football League Youth Alliance
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 squads play their home matches at Kingsmeadow, in Kingston upon Thames, London. The development squad competes in the Under–21 Premier League Cup.

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 Youth Development Squads

Under-21s Development squad

As of 6 February 2015.^[1]

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

No. Position Player 5 DF Will Nightingale 15 FW George Oakley 16 MF Tom Beere 19 MF David Fitzpatrick 20 DF Ryan Sweeney 21 DF George Pilbeam 23 DF Ben Harrison

No. Position Player 24 GK Joe McDonnell 25 MF Dan Gallagher 26 FW Egli Kaja 27 DF Callum Wilson 28 MF Christian Toonga — MF Alfie Egan — MF Toyosi Olusanya

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 Football League Youth Alliance South East Conference.

As of 4 December 2013.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

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

No. Position Player — GK William Mannion — DF Neşet Bellikli — DF Dom Bongo — DF Reece Batchelor — DF Paul Kalambayi — DF George Marchant — DF David Omperon — DF Taylor Roles — DF Toby Sibbick — DF Ian Smith — MF Louis Cockle

No. Position Player — MF Judah Chapman — MF Ollie Haines — MF Seanan McKillop — MF Jason Stripp — MF Antonio Walker — FW Dan Ano — FW Jayden Antwi — FW Billy Frost — FW Callum Overton — FW Reece Williams-Bowers — FW Nathan Wood

Notable Academy graduates

Players in bold are currently playing for the senior first team.

References