Fulham F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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

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.

The Fulham FC Foundation’s Player Pathway programme offers structured coaching for players with prior football experience (U7–U16), delivered by FA-qualified and UEFA-qualified staff. Training follows a four-corner model that develops physical, technical/tactical, psychological, and social skills. ^{[2] [3]} Since 2022, the Academy has used performance-tracking technology from Israeli sports tech company Playermaker. The system’s footwear-mounted sensors collect technical and physical performance data, supporting training design, performance analysis, and inclusivity initiatives across youth squads. ^{[4] [5]}

Current management

(As of Academy Staff)

Position	Name
Academy Director	Sean Cullen
Technical Director	Steve Wigley
Head of Academy Coaching	Andrew Watt
Head of Football Development	Huw Jennings
Under 21s Head Coach	Hayden Mullins
Under 21s Assistant Coach	Andrew Joslin
Under 18s Head Coach	Ali Melloul
Under 18s Assistant Coach	Tommy Wilkinson
Assistant Head of Player Development	Dan Thomas
Performance Support Manager	Gillian Myburgh
Head of Talent ID & Recruitment	Malcom Elias
Head of Safeguarding & Inclusion	Eleanor Rowland
Foundation Safeguarding Manager	Gemma Taylor
Education and Player Care Tutor	Georgia Henderson
Academy Player Care Mentor	Matthew Briggs
Post 16 Programme Lead Teacher	Sarah Lipscombe
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator	Jamie Dapaah
Head of Academy Player Care & Designated Safeguarding Officer	Claire-Marie Pomeroy

Academy Players

PL2

(As of Under-21s – Player Profiles)

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. Nation Player 52 GK   ENG Michael Allen 36 GK   USA Alex Borto — GK   BIH Dino Kaiser 51 GK   ENG Alfie McNally 53 GK   CRO Marco Underwood — DF   ENG Samuel Amissah — DF   ENG Harvey Araujo 61 DF   POR Bradley de Jesus — DF   ENG Jon Esenga — DF   ENG Eddy Nsasi — DF   ENG Charlie Robinson

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   ENG Bradley Slade — DF   ENG Joe Walters 45 MF   ENG Oliver Gofford 56 MF   ENG Chibby Nwoko — MF   GRN Jayden Quashie — FW   ENG Farhaan Ali Wahid — FW   ENG Aaron Loupalo-Bi 57 FW   IRL Tom Olyott — FW   ENG Tom Wingate 41 FW   ENG Terrell Works

Out on loan

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. Nation Player — DF   CAN Luc de Fougerolles (at Dender until 30 June 2026) — MF   BRA Matt Dibley-Dias (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   ENG Oliver Sanderson (at Woking until 30 June 2026) — DF   COL Devan Tanton (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2026)

Under-18s

(As of Under-18s - Player Profiles)

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. Nation Player — GK   ENG Matt Bagot — GK   CZE Damian Cech — GK   ENG Oliver Mayer — DF   ENG Nazim Benchaita — DF   ENG Callum Cliff — DF   ENG Logan Cooke — DF   ENG Alex Faux — DF   JAM Marcel Hall — DF   ENG Kymarley Morrison — DF   ENG Quinn Schutter — MF   ENG Seth Chingwaro — MF   ENG Dylan De-Gale

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   LVA Markuss Gomins — MF   SCO Ruban Khan — MF   ENG Seth Ridgeon — MF   ENG Alfie White — FW   ENG Anand Batra — FW   ENG Tarrell Cavell — FW   SCO Brodie Dair — FW   CAN Aidan Evans — FW   ENG Bashil Lubega — FW   ENG Harley Platel — FW   ENG William Sutton-Bangura — FW   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. ^[6]

1997/98

• Sean Davis v Cambridge United (Division Three), now retired

1998/99

• Luke Cornwall v Notts County (Division Two), now retired

2000/01

• Zat Knight v Northampton Town (EFL Cup First Round), now retired, has played for England
• Mark Hudson v Chesterfield Town (EFL Cup Second Round), now retired
• Elvis Hammond v Chesterfield Town (EFL Cup Second Round), now retired, has played for Ghana.
• Calum Willock v Huddersfield Town (Division One), now retired, has played for Saint Kitts and Nevis

2002/03

• Dean Leacock v Wigan Athletic (EFL Cup Fourth Round), now retired

2003/04

• Adam Green v Wigan Athletic (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Ashford Town
• Darren Pratley v Wigan Athletic (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Leyton Orient
• Zesh Rehman v Wigan Athletic (EFL Cup Second Round), now retired, has played for Pakistan
• Malik Buari v Everton (Premier League), now retired

2004/05

• Liam Rosenior v Boston United (EFL Cup Second Round), now retired
• Michael Timlin v Boston United (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Dulwich Hamlet
• Liam Fontaine v Southampton (Premier League), now retired, Manager of Dundee Reserves

2006/07

• Matthew Briggs v Middlesbrough (Premier League), now retired, has played for Guyana
• Elliot Omozusi v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup Second Round), now a free agent

2007/08

• Wayne Brown v Bristol Rovers (FA Cup Third Round), now retired

2008/09

• Robert Milsom v Burnley (EFL Cup Third Round), now at Dorking Wanderers
• Chris Smalling v Everton (Premier League), now at Al-Fayha FC, has played for England

2009/10

• Joe Anderson v Manchester City (EFL Cup Third Round), now retired

2011/12

• Lauri Dalla Valle v NSÍ Runavík (Europa League Qualifier), now retired
• Kerim Frei v NSÍ Runavík (Europa League Qualifier), now at Elazığspor, has played for Turkey
• Tom Donegan v Crusaders (Europa League Qualifier), last known to be a free agent
• Neil Etheridge v Odense Boldklub (Europa League Group Stage), now at Buriram United, has played for Philippines
• Marcello Trotta v Everton (FA Cup Fourth Round), now at SS Turris Calcio
• Alexander Kačaniklić v Norwich City (Premier League), now a free agent, has played for Sweden

2012/13

• Alex Smith v West Bromwich Albion (Premier League), now a free agent

2013/14

• Mesca v Chelsea (Premier League), now a free agent
• Moussa Dembélé v West Ham United (Premier League), now at Al-Ettifaq FC
• Dan Burn v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at Newcastle United
• Chris David v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at Yeni Mersin İdmanyurdu
• Ange-Freddy Plumain v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at AS Nea Salamis Ammohostu, has played for Guadeloupe
• Lasse Vigen Christensen v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now a free agent
• Muamer Tanković v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at Pafos, has played for Sweden
• Josh Passley v Sheffield United (FA Cup Fourth Round), now at Ebbsfleet United
• Cauley Woodrow v Cardiff City (Premier League), now at Blackburn
• Patrick Roberts v Manchester City (Premier League), now at Sunderland

2014/15

• Emerson Hyndman v Ipswich Town (EFL Championship), last at Memphis 901, has played for United States
• Cameron Burgess v Ipswich Town (EFL Championship), now at Ipswich Town
• Jesse Joronen v Ipswich Town (EFL Championship), now at Venezia, has played for Finland
• George Williams v Millwall (EFL Championship), now at Hemel Hempstead, has played for Wales
• Seán Kavanagh v Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Championship), now at Shamrock Rovers
• Ryan Williams v Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Championship), now at Bengaluru, has played for Australia
• Marcus Bettinelli v Brentford (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Chelsea
• Stephen Arthurworrey v Derby County, (EFL Cup Fourth Round), now retired
• Jack Grimmer v Brighton & Hove Albion (EFL Championship), now at Wycombe Wanderers

2016/17

• Ryan Sessegnon v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at Fulham
• Dennis Adeniran v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at St Mirren
• Tayo Edun v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at Peterborough United
• Luca de la Torre v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at San Diego, has played for United States
• Stephen Humphrys v Derby County (EFL Championship), now at Barnsley

2017/18

• Marek Rodák v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup First Round), now at Al-Ettifaq, has played for Slovakia
• Matt O'Riley v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup First Round), now at Brighton
• Steven Sessegnon v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup First Round), now at Wigan

2018/19

• Harvey Elliott v Millwall (EFL Cup Third Round), now at Liverpool

2019/20

• Tyrese Francois v Southampton (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Wigan
• Ben Davis v Southampton (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Uthai Thani, has played for Thailand
• Martell Taylor-Crossdale v Southampton (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Welling
• Jay Stansfield v Aston Villa (FA Cup Third Round), now at Birmingham City
• Sylvester Jasper v Manchester City (FA Cup Fourth Round), now at Śląsk Wrocław

2020/21

• Fábio Carvalho v Sheffield Wednesday (EFL Cup Third Round), now at Brentford

2021/22

• Adrion Pajaziti v Birmingham City (EFL Cup Second Round), still at Fulham

2022/23

• Luke Harris v Crawley Town (EFL Cup Second Round), still at Fulham
• Terry Ablade v Crawley Town (EFL Cup Second Round), still at Fulham
• Martial Godo v Crawley Town (EFL Cup Second Round), still at Fulham
• Marlon Fossey v Crawley Town (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Standard Liège, has played for United States

2023/24

• Luc de Fougerolles v Ipswich Town (EFL Cup Fourth Round), still at Fulham, has played for Canada
• Devan Tanton v Ipswich Town (EFL Cup Fourth Round), still at Fulham, has played for Colombia

2024/25

• Joshua King v Birmingham City (EFL Cup Second Round), still at Fulham

References

1. "The Fulham Academy".
2. "Player Pathways".
3. "Fulham FC Foundation Annual Report" (PDF).
4. "Fulham FC 🤝 Playermaker".
5. "Tailor made for aspiring players".
6. "Academy Graduates". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

External links

• Official website