Colchester United F.C. Under-23s and Academy

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Colchester United F.C. Under-23s and Academy
Full nameColchester United Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)The U's
GroundFlorence Park, Tiptree
Colchester Community Stadium
Capacity10,105 (Colchester Community Stadium)
ChairmanRobbie Cowling
Lead coach Richard Hall (under-23s)
Liam Bailey (under-18s)
League Professional U23 Development League League 2 South Division (under-23s)
Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division (under-18s)
2020–21 Professional U23 Development League 2 South Division, 9th (under-23s)
Professional U18 Development League League 2 South Division, 7th (under-18s)

Colchester United Football Club Under-23s are the under-23 team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U21 Development League 2, the second tier of reserve football in England. The team mostly consists of the club's under-23 players, although senior players have occasionally made appearances for the side, for instance, during recovery from injury. The team are coached by Richard Hall.

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Colchester United Football Club Academy are the youth team of Colchester United Football Club. They play in the South Division of the Professional U18 Development League 2, the second tier of youth football in England. The team are coached by Liam Bailey.

The under-23 team play their home games at either the Colchester Community Stadium or the club's training ground, Florence Park in Tiptree. The under-18's also use Florence Park for their home matches.

History

Under Colchester United chairman Robbie Cowling's stewardship, the club put forward a planning application for a nine-hectare site for a new training ground based in the nearby village of Tiptree in 2009. Planning permission was granted in 2010 for the centre which cost £3.5 million. It was built to house a new academy and provide training facilities for all teams within the club. [1]

Under the new Elite Player Performance Plan development scheme, Colchester United were first granted Category Two status for their academy in July 2012. The new system allowed greater contact time between the young players within the academy and the club's coaching staff. [2] However, in August 2013, the club fell short of the required standard set by the EPPP by three percent, [3] but the club secured Category Two status once more in June 2014 after operating with an increased academy budget during the 2013–14 season. [4] During the 2013–14 season, the Colchester United under-18 side secured a league and cup double by winning the Football League Youth Alliance South East division and the national Youth Alliance Cup. [5] [6]

Under-23 squad

As of 11 August 2021. [7] [8]

Colchester United players who are eligible by age to play for the under-23 development squad (born on or after 1 January 1998). [9]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Clampin
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
14 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Noah Chilvers
20 MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Diogo Freitas Gouveia
21 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Gene Kennedy
22 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Junior Tchamadeu
25 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Andre Hasanally
26 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lordon Akolbire
29 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Shamal George
30 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Al-Amin Kazeem
31 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Donell Thomas
No.Pos.NationPlayer
32 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jake Hutchinson
33 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Marley Marshall-Miranda
34 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Samson Tovide
35 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Cracknell
36 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harvey Sayer
40 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Frankie Terry
41 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Cornish
42 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Stagg
43 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Beadle
44 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ted Collins

Staff

Current coaching and medical staff within the academy. [10]

As of 7 August 2021

Academy graduates

The following players are graduates of the Colchester United Academy who have played for the Colchester United first-team since the academy's first year with Category Two status in July 2012. [11]

Players who are still with the club are marked in italics.

Honours

Football League Youth Alliance South East [5]
Winners: 2013–14
Football League Youth Alliance Cup
Winners: 2013–14

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