AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy
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| Full name | AFC Wimbledon | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Dons, The Wombles | |||
| Founded | 2003 | |||
| Ground | Plough Lane | |||
| Chairman | Mick Buckley | |||
| Manager | Michael Hamilton (Academy Manager) | |||
| League | Football League Youth Alliance | |||
| 2019-20 | 1st (Merit League One) | |||
| Website | http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/ | |||
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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[clarification needed], 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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]| Name | Role |
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 Michael Hamilton
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Academy Manager |
| Michael Cook
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Academy Head of Operations |
| Anthony Ferguson
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Head of Coaching |
| James Oliver Pearce
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Under 18s Head Coach |
| Jack Matthews
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Lead Youth Phase Coach (U13-16) |
| Nicholas Wright
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Lead Foundation Phase Coach |
| Liam Connor
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Head of Physical Performance |
| Jenna Richards
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Physical Performance and Medicine Manager |
| Stuart Page
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Head of Education |
| Ben Fosuhene
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Head of Academy Talent ID |
| Ahmed Jama
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Head of Academy Performance Analysis |
 Diogo Santos
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Youth Development Phase Coach |
| Conor Martin
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Academy Club Journalist |
| Deji Olorukoba-Oseni
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Academy Administrator |
Current Youth Development Squads
[edit]Under-18s squad
[edit]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.
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Notable Academy graduates
[edit]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.
- Dan Agyei
- Jayden Antwi
- Ossama Ashley
- Tom Beere
- Neşet Bellikli
- Tyler Burey
- Josef Bursik
- Alfie Egan
- Great Evans
- Jim Fenlon
- Dan Gallagher
Luke Gambin- Ben Harrison
- Anthony Hartigan
- Chris Hussey
- Femi Ilesanmi
- Ryan Jackson
- Huw Johnson
Egli Kaja- Paul Kalambayi
- Brendan Kiernan
- Will Mannion
- Frankie Merrifield
- Ethan Nelson-Roberts
- Will Nightingale
- George Oakley
- Toyosi Olusanya
- Toby Sibbick
Ryan Sweeney- Jack Turner
References
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