Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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Brighton & Hove Albion U21s & U18s
Nickname(s)The Seagulls
Ground Falmer Stadium, American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Owner Tony Bloom

The Brighton & Hove Albion Under-21s and Academy are the youth teams of Brighton & Hove Albion. The under-21 players play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of under-21 team football in England. They also compete in the EFL Trophy, the Premier League Cup, the National League Cup, the Premier League International Cup, the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and the HKFC Soccer Sevens.
The academy teams culminate with the under-18's squad, who compete in the U18 Premier League Division South, the FA Youth Cup and the U18 Premier League Cup.

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In 2024 the under-21's won the HKFC Soccer Sevens, defeating Aston Villa 2–0 in the final. [1] In 2025 the under-21's progressed to the final, but were beaten by 1–0 by Jong AZ after extra time. [2]

Under-21 squad

Brighton & Hove Albion U21s
Head coachShannon Ruth
League Premier League 2
2024-25 Premier League 2, 11th of 26
Soccerball current event.svg Current season
As of 1 September 2025 [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
44 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Sean Keogh
46 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Noël Atom
48 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ben Barclay
50 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Robertson
51 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Tasker
52 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Zane Albarus
53 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Howell
54 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Freddie Simmonds
56 DF Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Harry Mills
57 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Yussif Moro Owusu
58 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Nehemiah Oriola
59 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Joe Belmont
60 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Aidan West
No.Pos.NationPlayer
61 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Steven Hall
62 GK Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Nils Ramming
63 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Lorenz Ferdinand
64 GK Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Sebastian Jensen
66 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Mackley
67 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Vickers
68 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Shane Nti
69 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matthew Hayden
71 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tyler Silsby
— GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Michael Dike
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Knight
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kofi Shaw

Loaned out

DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef.
1 July 2025 GK Flag of England.svg James Beadle Flag of England.svg Birmingham City 30 June 2026 [4] [5]
5 July 2025 AM Flag of England.svg Amario Cozier-Duberry Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers 30 June 2026 [6]
7 July 2025 CF Flag of Ireland.svg Mark O'Mahony Flag of England.svg Reading 30 June 2026 [7] [8]
21 July 2025 FW Flag of England.svg Caylan Vickers Flag of England.svg Barnsley 30 June 2026 [9]
4 August 2025 AM Flag of England.svg Kamari Doyle Flag of England.svg Reading 30 June 2026 [10]
21 August 2025 AM Flag of Ireland.svg Andrew Moran Flag of the United States.svg LAFC 31 December 2025 [11]
1 September 2025 DF Flag of England.svg Charlie Penman Flag of England.svg Aldershot Town 30 June 2026 [12]
DF Flag of Ireland.svg Jacob Slater Flag of England.svg Harrogate Town 31 December 2025 [13]

Under-18 squad

Brighton & Hove Albion U18s
Head coach Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Hamberg
League U18 Premier League
2024-25 U18 Premier League, 10th of 13
Soccerball current event.svg Current season
As of 12 August 2025 [14]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
73 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tate Ferdinand
74 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Adam Brett
75 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jesse Middleton
76 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Henry Kasvosve
77 DF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Isaiah Alakiu
86 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Parsons
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Liam Doyle
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG William Rutter
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley Taylor
— DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sebastian Ademola
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tobi Akapo
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Cristiano Anah
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Liam Crutchett
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jake Evans
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jackson Morby
— DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Raffaele Oppong
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Theo Outen
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Zachary Brennan
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy-Ray Cullinane
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Layth Gulzar
— MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Younes Ibrahim
— MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Darius Lane
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bode Newnham-Reeve

References

  1. ↑ "Albion win Hong Kong 7s for the first time". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Albion beaten finalists in Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "U21's Team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "James Beadle joins Birmingham City on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Blues complete loan signing of Beadle". BCFC.com. Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Cozier-Duberry heads out on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mark O'Mahony joins Reading on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Reading sign Burns and O'Mahony on loan". British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Caylan Vickers joins Barnsley on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Kamari Doyle joins Reading on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Andrew Moran joins Los Angeles FC on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Charlie Penman joins Aldershot Town on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  13. ↑ "Jacob Slater joins Harrogate Town on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion FC. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "U18s Team". Brighton & Hove Albion. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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