Full name | Leeds United Football Club Under-21s | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Whites | ||
Founded | 1919 | ||
Ground | Thorp Arch | ||
Capacity | N/A | ||
Owner | 49ers Enterprises [1] | ||
Chairman | Paraag Marathe | ||
Manager | Scott Gardner | ||
League | Premier League 2 | ||
2023–24 | Premier League 2, 24th of 26 | ||
Website | http://www.leedsunited.com/ | ||
Leeds United Football Club Under-21s is the most senior of Leeds United's youth teams and the club's former reserve team.
As of the 2023–24 season, they play in the Premier League 2 : Division 1, the top tier of the Professional Development League, following promotion from Division 2 of the 2022–23 Professional U21 Development League. [2]
The under-23s replaced the club's under-21 team in 2016, which had replaced the reserve team in 2012 following the English game's reform of the youth football and the introduction of the Elite Player Performance Plan. The club was initially awarded Category Two status but upgraded to Category One in 2020. [3]
For the 2024–25 season player eligibility is restricted to under-21 players born after 1 January 2003. Only players born after 1 January 2006 (primarily scholars), are eligible to play for the Under 18s.
Italics denotes player has received a call up to the international age group squad but did not or has yet to receive a cap at that level.
Young Professionals | |||||||||
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Nat. | Name | Place of Birth | Date of Birth | Pos. | International | Other | |||
Harry Christy | Harrogate, England | 19 October 2003 | GK | England U15s | |||||
Rory Mahady | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | 16 August 2006 | GK | Scotland U19s | |||||
Darryl Ombang | Leeds, England | 11 July 2005 | GK | England U17s | |||||
James Debayo | Hillingdon, London, England | 10 August 2005 | DF | England U18s | |||||
Connor Ferguson | Keighley, England | 5 November 2004 | DF | ||||||
Reuben Lopata-White | Bradford, England | 26 September 2005 | DF | ||||||
Diogo Monteiro | Geneva, Switzerland | 28 January 2005 | DF | Portugal U19s | |||||
Kris Moore | Leeds, England | 13 November 2003 | DF | ||||||
Jeremiah Mullen | Leeds, England | 17 June 2004 | DF | Scotland U21s | |||||
Joe Richards | Leeds, England | 17 October 2005 | DF | ||||||
Dan Toulson | Harrogate, England | 18 October 2005 | DF | ||||||
Rhys Chadwick | England | 19 February 2007 | MF | ||||||
Sam Chambers | Huddersfield, England | 10 March 2007 | MF | Scotland U19s | |||||
Cian Coleman | Pudsey, England | 23 September 2004 | MF | Republic of Ireland U19s | |||||
Connor Douglas | Leeds, England | 8 October 2005 | MF | ||||||
Josh McDonald | Scotland | 6 March 2007 | MF | Scotland U17s | |||||
Max McFadden | Havering, London, England | 2 October 2005 | MF | ||||||
Amari Miller | Birmingham, England | 4 November 2002 | MF | ||||||
Joe Snowdon | Oldham, England | 14 February 2004 | MF | ||||||
Lewis Pirie | Scotland | 28 January 2007 | FW | Scotland U17s | |||||
Marley Wilson | Leeds, England | 7 November 2005 | FW | England U15s | |||||
2024–25 Out on Loan | |||||||||
Sonny Perkins | Waltham Forest, London, England | 10 February 2004 | FW | England U20s | Leyton Orient | ||||
Charlie Crew | Cardiff, Wales | 15 June 2006 | MF | Wales | Doncaster Rovers | ||||
Darko Gyabi | Catford, London, England | 18 February 2004 | MF | England U21s | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
Luca Thomas | Crewe, England | 16 September 2004 | FW | Halifax Town | |||||
2024–25 3rd Year Scholars | |||||||||
Oscar Dawber | Wandsworth, London, England | 25 September 2005 | DF | ||||||
2024–25 2nd Year Scholars | |||||||||
Alex Baird | England | 1 August 2007 | GK | England U15s | |||||
Joe Billett | Harrogate, England | 10 September 2006 | DF | ||||||
Coban Bird | Pontefract, England | 5 November 2006 | DF | ||||||
Devon Brockie | England | 11 March 2007 | MF | Scotland U16s | |||||
Lleyton Brown | England | 29 January 2007 | FW | ||||||
Alfie Cresswell | England | 14 July 2007 | DF | ||||||
Owen Grainger | Bridlington, England | 12 July 2007 | GK | Northern Ireland U18s | |||||
Harvey Vincent | England | 20 March 2007 | MF | England U16s | |||||
2024–25 1st Year Scholars | |||||||||
Louie Dudley | England | 13 November 2007 | DF | ||||||
Will Firth | Australia | 11 September 2007 | DF | ||||||
Josh Hamilton | England | 15 September 2007 | DF | England U17s | |||||
George Kenyon | England | 23 March 2008 | GK | ||||||
Freddie Lane | England | 24 September 2007 | MF | ||||||
Luke Matykiewicz | England | 2 September 2007 | DF | ||||||
Jack Morris | England | 25 January 2008 | DF | ||||||
Oliver Pickles | England | 11 October 2007 | MF | ||||||
Jacob Render | England | 20 March 2008 | MF | ||||||
Elton Simo | England | 11 June 2008 | MF | ||||||
Notable Others | |||||||||
Sam Alker | England | 13 March 2009 | MF | England U16s | |||||
Oliver Boast | England | 7 May 2009 | FW | England U16s | |||||
Harry Gray | England | 8 October 2008 | FW | England U16s | |||||
Jacob Howard | England | 29 March 2009 | DF | England U16s | |||||
Oliver Wood | England | GK | |||||||
The following list includes players who have graduated from Leeds' youth system to make their senior debut for the first team. Players who have represented their national team at senior level are highlighted in bold. [4] [5]
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Position | Staff |
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Academy Manager | Adam Underwood [6] |
Head of Academy Coaching | Andy Foster |
Head Of National Academy Recruitment | Lyndon Tomlinson |
Head Of Emerging Talent | Craig Dean |
Under 21s Manager | Paco Gallardo |
Under 21s Coach | Michael Pujdak |
Under 18s Manager | Scott Gardner |
Under 18s Coach | Rob Etherington |
From | To | Name | Notes |
1992 | 1997 | Paul Hart | |
1998 | 2000 | Alan Hill | |
1999 | 2000 | Steve Beaglehole | Assistant |
2000 | 2001 | Brian Kidd | |
2000 | 2001 | Clive Richards | Assistant |
2001 | 2005 | Gary Worthington | Assistant |
2002 | 2004 | Andy Ritchie | |
2004 | 2010 | Neil Thompson | |
2009 | 2010 | Daral Pugh | Assistant |
2010 | 2011 | Gwyn Williams | Acting |
2011 | 2012 | Chris Sulley | |
2012 | 2015 | Steve Holmes | |
2015 | 2016 | Paul Hart |
From | To | Name | Notes |
2012 | 2014 | Neil Redfearn | |
2014 | 2015 | Jason Blunt | Acting |
2015 | 2016 | Paul Hart | |
2016 | 2017 | Jason Blunt | Under 23s Coach |
2017 | 2020 | Carlos Corberán | Under 23s Coach |
2020 | 2022 | Mark Jackson | Under 23s Coach |
From | To | Name | Notes |
1948 | 1960 | Willis Edwards | |
1967 | 1975 | Cyril Patridge | |
1978 | 1980 | Bryan Edwards | |
1980 | 1991 | Peter Gunby | |
1995 | 1997 | David Williams | |
1997 | 1998 | Eddie Gray | |
2000 | 2003 | Lucas Murtagh | |
2003 | 2005 | Steve Agnew | |
2006 | 2006 | David Geddis | |
2006 | 2010 | Neil Thompson | |
2010 | 2012 | Neil Redfearn |
From | To | Name | Position |
2000 | 2004 | Pop Robson | Under 17s Coach (2000–01), Under 19s Coach (2001–04) |
2006 | 2007 | Steve Agnew | Under 18s Coach |
2007 | Paul Beesley | Under 18s Coach | |
2007 | 2009 | Daral Pugh | Under 16s Coach Under 18s Coach (2007–09) |
2009 | 2012 | Neil Redfearn | Under 18s Coach |
2012 | 2014 | Richard Naylor | Under 18s Coach |
2014 | 2015 | Jason Blunt | Under 18s Coach |
2015 | 2016 | John Anderson | Under 18s Manager |
2016 | 2017 | Andy Gray | Under 18s Coach |
2016 | 2020 | Mark Jackson | Under 18s Coach |
2020 | present | Scott Gardner | Under 18s Coach |
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