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

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 England DF Will Nightingale
15 England FW George Oakley
16 England MF Tom Beere
19 England MF David Fitzpatrick
20 England DF Ryan Sweeney
21 England DF George Pilbeam
23 England DF Ben Harrison
No. Position Player
24 England GK Joe McDonnell
25 England MF Dan Gallagher
26 Albania FW Egli Kaja
27 England DF Callum Wilson
28 England MF Christian Toonga
England MF Alfie Egan
England 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
England GK William Mannion
Turkey DF Neşet Bellikli
England DF Dom Bongo
England DF Reece Batchelor
England DF Paul Kalambayi
England DF George Marchant
England DF David Omperon
England DF Taylor Roles
England DF Toby Sibbick
England DF Ian Smith
England MF Louis Cockle
No. Position Player
Bermuda MF Judah Chapman
England MF Ollie Haines
England MF Seanan McKillop
England MF Jason Stripp
England MF Antonio Walker
England FW Dan Ano
England FW Jayden Antwi
England FW Billy Frost
England FW Callum Overton
England FW Reece Williams-Bowers
England FW Nathan Wood

Notable Academy graduates

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

England Tom Beere
England Jim Fenlon
England Dan Gallagher
England Ben Harrison
England Chris Hussey
England Femi Ilesanmi
England Ryan Jackson
England Huw Johnson

 

Wales Reece Jones
England Brendan Kiernan
England Frankie Merrifield
England Will Nightingale
England George Oakley
Republic of Ireland Ryan Sweeney
England Jack Turner

References

  1. "Oakley strikes at Stevenage". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  2. "Harlan's strike downs Histon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. "Dons win race for striker". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. "Oakley nets in Watford loss". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  5. "Jordan shines for Dons". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  6. "Promise in defeat for Dons". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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