Fulham F.C. Academy

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The Fulham F.C. Academy is a football academy based at Motspur Park in London. [1]

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The Academy, headed by director Sean Cullen, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, and recently awarded Category 2 status in the new EPPP guidelines set out by the FA. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old. As part of their training, young players are guided with the aim to gain a BTEC and NVQ qualification.

Current management

(As of Academy Staff)

PositionName
Academy Director Flag of England.svg Sean Cullen
Technical Director Flag of England.svg Steve Wigley
Head of Academy Coaching Flag of England.svg Andrew Watt
Head of Football Development Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Huw Jennings
Under 21s Head Coach Flag of England.svg Hayden Mullins
Under 18s Head Coach Flag of England.svg Ali Melloul
Assistant Head of Player Development Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dan Thomas
Joint Head of Talent ID & Recruitment Flag of England.svg Malcom Elias
Joint Head of Talent ID & Recruitment Flag of England.svg Marcus Herron
Head of Safeguarding Flag of England.svg Eleanor Rowland
Education and Player Care Tutor Flag of England.svg Georgia Henderson
Post 16 programme Lead Teacher Flag of England.svg Sarah Lipscombe
Diversity and Inclusion Manager Flag of England.svg Jamie Dapaah

Academy Players

PL2

(As of PL2 – Player Profiles)

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
52 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Michael Allen
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Luca Ashby-Hammond
36 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Borto
51 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Alfie McNally
53 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Marco Underwood
44 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Luc de Fougerolles
61 DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Bradley de Jesus
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Connor McAvoy
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Damon Park
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Stefan Parkes
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Robinson
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Matt Dibley-Dias
38 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chris Donnell
No.Pos.NationPlayer
45 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Oliver Gofford
42 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Delano McCoy-Splatt
56 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chibby Nwoko
47 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Martial Godo
43 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Lemar Gordon
49 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Aaron Loupalo-Bi
50 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum McFarlane
57 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Tom Olyott
59 FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Callum Osmand
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Olly Sanderson
39 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Kristian Šekularac
41 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Terrell Works

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Adrion Pajaziti (at HNK Gorica until 30 June 2025)
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Imani Lanquedoc (at FC Haka until 31 December 2024)
DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Devan Tanton (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harvey Araujo (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025)
FW Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Terry Ablade (at Partick Thistle until 30 June 2025)

Under-18s

(As of Under-18s - Player Profiles)

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Dino Kaiser
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Oliver Mayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Oscar Varney
35 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Samuel Amissah
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Cliff
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Logan Cooke
37 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jonathan Esenga
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex Faux
DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Marcel Hall
46 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Eddy Nsasi
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Quinn Schutter
48 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bradley Slade
No.Pos.NationPlayer
55 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Samuel Tabares
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ruban Khan
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh King
MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Luca Picotto
MF Flag of Grenada.svg  GRN Jayden Quashie
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Seth Ridgeon
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alfie White
58 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Farhaan Ali-Wahid
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Harley Platel
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Wingate
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Macauley Zepa

Academy graduates

Below is a comprehensive list of Academy graduates from recent history, details of their senior debut and where they are now. [2]

1997/98

1998/99

2000/01

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

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References

  1. "The Fulham Academy".
  2. "Academy Graduates". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2021.