Reading F.C. Under-23s and Academy

Reading Under-21s

Full name	Reading Football Club (Under-21s & Academy)
Nickname	The Royals
Ground	Madejski Stadium, Bearwood Park
Chairman	Rob Couhig
Manager	Michael Gilkes (Academy) Peter Scott (Under-21s) Harrison Gilkes (Under-18s)
League	U21 – Professional Development League U18 – U18 Professional Development League
2024–25	U21s – 20th U18s – 8th
Home colours

The Reading Academy refers to the development teams of Reading Football Club. The club takes part in the Professional Development League system, with the Under-21 competing in the Premier League 2, and the Under-18 competing in the Professional U18 Development League - South.

Under the old youth training scheme, the club produced a number of first team players including Ady Williams, Scott Taylor and future England international Neil Webb. Since the Academy opened in 1999, 91 graduates have gone on to play first team football for Reading including Gylfi Sigurðsson, who was later sold for a club record transfer fee.

History

Reading were granted Academy status by the Football Association in February 1999. The first Academy manager was John Stephenson who oversaw the club's youth development until October 2000 when he left to join Preston North End. He was succeeded by former Reading goalkeeper, and the then goalkeeping coach, Nick Hammond. ^[1] After his appointment as Reading's first Director of football in September 2003, Hammond combined all three roles until the appointment of Exeter City boss Eamonn Dolan as the new Academy manager in October 2004. ^[2] The club originally trained in rented facilities at Sonning Lane and Bradfield College but moved to their own training ground at Hogwood Park in Arborfield in 2004. ^{[3] [4]} A two-year Academy partnership with Boreham Wood was announced in July 2012 ^[5] with the club also aiming to have a first-team composed of 50% Academy players. ^[6] The introduction in 2012 of the four-tier academy system under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) forced the club to search for a new training ground in order to meet the criteria for Category One status. ^[7] With this in mind, the club agreed in principle to buy land at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club for a new training facility at a cost of between £10 million and £20 million in May 2013. ^{[8] [9]} In July 2013, the club confirmed they had achieved Category One status. ^[10]

The Reading reserves competed in the Capital League between 1995 and 1998 before joining The Football Combination which they played in from 1998 until 2006, excluding the 1999–2000 season. ^[11] With the senior side's promotion to the Premier League in 2006, the reserve team was also promoted to the Premier Reserve League for the 2006–07 season. Under future first-team manager Brian McDermott, the reserves finished top of the Southern section and beat Bolton reserves 2–0 to win the overall title in their first season. ^[12] They finished second the following year but were relegated as the first team dropped into the Championship. ^[13] The reserves rejoined the Football Combination following their relegation and remained there until 2010 when they withdrew in order to arrange their own fixtures against a higher level of opposition. ^[14]

With the club's application for Category One status under the EPPP, the under-21 and Academy (under-18) teams competed in the new Professional Development League 1 for the 2012–13 season. ^[15] The teams were successful under the new format with the under-18s finishing as runners-up to Fulham in the inaugural competition, ^[16] and the under-21s winning the first U21 Premier League Cup the following year. ^[17]

In July 2022, Reading confirmed that their Academy had lost its Category One status as a result of downsizing during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, and as a result the club the dropped out of the Premier League 2 Division 2 to the Professional Development League. The club also confirmed their intentions to return to a Category One Academy. ^[18]

Under-21s

The under-21s play their home matches at Bearwood Park, the club's training ground, with four games each season being played at the Madejski Stadium. Three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 are allowed to be selected for each fixture, ^[19] with scholars from the Academy squad also eligible to play.

Under-21 squad

As of 23 September 2025

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 23 DF   IRL John Clarke 34 FW   ENG Joseph Barough 35 MF   ENG Carter Bowdery 37 MF   ENG Luke Howard 38 DF   GHA Phillip Duah 40 DF   ENG Sam Harrison 41 GK   ENG Harrison Rhone 42 DF   ENG Boyd Beacroft 45 MF   ENG Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith

No. Pos. Nation Player 46 MF   NZL Jacob Borgnis 48 GK   ENG Matt Rowley 50 MF   ENG Jerae Jones 52 FW   ENG Dennis Bossman 55 FW   NIR Reece Evans 57 FW   IRL Sean Patton — DF   ENG Jay Williams — MF   ENG David Hicks — FW   ENG Miles Obodo

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 51 GK   ENG Josh Welland(at Beaconsfield)

Under-18 team

Each year, following the completion of their full-time education, the club signs a number of schoolboys, from both within the academy and from other clubs, on scholarship agreements. ^[20] The scholarships last two years after which the player signs professionally or is released by the club. In instances where a player is particularly valued, the club may opt to sign them on professional terms at an earlier age. ^[21] The scholars make up the bulk of the Academy team which competes in the under-18 league, though younger players are also eligible. As well as the league, the Academy also enters a team into the FA Youth Cup.

The under-18s play their home matches at Bearwood Park, the club's training ground, with a selection of games each season being played at the Madejski Stadium. Three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 18 are allowed to be selected for each fixture, with scholars from the Academy squad also eligible to play.

Current Under-18s squad

As of 2 August 2025

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 54 MF   ENG T'Shay Saint-Louis — GK   ENG Matthew Pullinger — DF   ENG Ryan Beacroft — DF   ENG Dajara Martin — DF   ENG Jacob Neptune — DF   ENG Ryan Zie — MF   ENG Maddox McMillan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   ENG Henry Agyekum — MF   ENG Callum Fuller-Thompson — MF   ENG Dare Bailey — MF   ALG Aaron Nour — MF   SWE Joey Ntege — MF   SWE Jubilee Ntege

Staff

• Academy manager: Michael Gilkes
• U21 Manager: Peter Scott
• U21 Goalkeeper Coach: Vacant
• U18 Manager: Harrison Gilkes
• U18 Coach: Michael Donaldson
• Head of Academy Physiotherapy: Steve Cottrell
• Lead Academy Doctor: Dr Marc Batista
• U21 Academy Doctor: Manish Thakker
• U18 Physiotherapist: Matt Flynn
• U21 Physiotherapist: Cian Dunne
• U9-16 Physiotherapist: Pippa Inwood
• U9-16 Physiotherapist: Alex Meredith
• U21 Sport Scientist: Harry Bruford
• U18 Sport Scientist: Luca Avena
• PDP Strength and Conditioning Coach: David Breakspear
• U9-16 Sport Scientist: Callum Stratford
• Lead Academy and U21 Analyst: Andy Chenery
• U18 Performance Analyst: Joe Cole
• U9-16 Performance Analyst: Matt Burdekin
• Academy Performance Coach: Ben Marks

Former players

Graduates

Prior to the establishment of the Academy, Reading produced several players for the first-team who went on to have successful careers. Neil Webb became Reading's youngest ever goalscorer aged 17 years and 31 days and made a total of 81 appearances for the club, later going on to win 26 England caps. ^[22] Ady Williams made nearly 400 appearances in three spells between 1988 and 2004 and was capped 13 times for Wales ^[23] whilst Stuart Lovell made 227 league appearances, scored 58 times and played twice for the Australia national team. ^[24] Others to have come through the ranks include Johnny Brooks, Jerry Williams, Steve Hetzke, Scott Taylor and Maurice Evans, who made over 400 league appearances for Reading and later managed the first-team between 1977 and 1984. ^{[25] [26]}

Since the Academy opened in 1999, 91 graduates have gone on to play for the first team. Players who have gone on to play for their country at full international level are marked in bold whilst those still at the club are marked in italics. ^{[27] [28] [29]}

• Alex Haddow
• Darius Henderson
• Nathan Tyson
• Jamie Ashdown
• Darren Campbell
• Peter Castle
• Jamie Young
• Simon Cox
• Shane Long
• Curtis Osano
• Alex Pearce
• James Henry
• Julian Kelly
• Jem Karacan
• Gylfi Sigurðsson
• Simon Church
• Scott Davies
• Hal Robson-Kanu
• Nicholas Bignall
• Ben Hamer
• Jordan Obita
• Jake Taylor
• Alex McCarthy
• Lawson D'Ath
• Dominic Samuel
• Michael Hector
• Ryan Edwards
• Craig Tanner
• Jake Cooper
• Jack Stacey
• Aaron Kuhl
• Aaron Tshibola
• Sean Long
• Mikkel Andersen
• Niall Keown
• Andrija Novakovich
• Tariqe Fosu
• Josh Barrett
• Robert Dickie
• Tennai Watson
• Liam Kelly
• Omar Richards
• Axel Óskar Andrésson
• Andy Rinomhota
• Sam Smith
• Danny Loader
• Tom Holmes
• Tom McIntyre
• Gabriel Osho
• Ryan East
• Michael Olise
• Teddy Howe
• Akin Odimayo
• Andre Burley
• Jeriel Dorsett
• Ramarni Medford-Smith
• Ben House
• Luke Southwood
• Ethan Bristow
• Nahum Melvin-Lambert
• Dejan Tetek
• Lynford Sackey
• Nelson Abbey
• Oliver Pendlebury
• Conor Lawless
• Mamadi Camará
• Claudio Osorio
• Kian Leavy
• Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
• Michael Stickland
• Jahmari Clarke
• Tyrell Ashcroft
• Louie Holzman
• Kelvin Abrefa
• Basil Tuma
• Coniah Boyce-Clarke
• Jack Senga
• Caylan Vickers
• Taylan Harris
• Tom Norcott
• Andre Garcia
• Abraham Kanu
• Emmanuel Osho
• Shay Spencer
• Tyler Sackey
• Ashqar Ahmed
• Joseph Barough
• Boyd Beacroft
• Jeremiah Okine-Peters
• Jacob Borgnis
• Philip Duah

Statistics

As of match played 7 October 2025

Academy graduates Reading F.C. and international careers

Player	Position	Age of debut	Reading					International			U21/U23 International
			Reading Career	Manager	Debut date	Apps	Goals	Country	Apps	Goals	Country	Apps	Goals
Alex Haddow	Midfielder	17 years, 228 days	1999–2001	Tommy Burns	(1999-08-24)24 August 1999	4	0	–			–
Darius Henderson	Forward	18 years, 193 days	1999–2004	Alan Pardew	(2000-03-18)18 March 2000	83	15	–			–
Nathan Tyson	Midfielder	17 years, 361 days	1999–2004	Alan Pardew	(2000-04-29)29 April 2000	38	1	–			–
Jamie Ashdown	Goalkeeper	19 years, 287 days	1998–2004	Alan Pardew	(2000-09-12)12 September 2000	16	0	–			–
Darren Campbell	Midfielder	17 years, 14 days	2003–2005	Alan Pardew	(2003-04-30)30 April 2003	1	0	–			–
Peter Castle	Defender	16 years, 49 days	2003–2006	Alan Pardew	(2003-04-30)30 April 2003	1	0	–			–
Jamie Young	Goalkeeper	18 years, 201 days	2003–2006	Steve Coppell	(2004-03-13)13 March 2004	1	0	–			–
Simon Cox	Forward	18 years, 145 days	2005–2008 2014–2016	Steve Coppell	(2005-09-20)20 September 2005	69	9	Republic of Ireland	30	4	–
Shane Long	Forward	18 years, 340 days	2005–2011 2022–2023	Steve Coppell	(2005-12-28)28 December 2005	235	56	Republic of Ireland	88	17	Republic of Ireland	1	0
Curtis Osano	Midfielder	18 years, 315 days	2005–2008	Steve Coppell	(2006-01-17)17 January 2006	2	0	–			–
Alex Pearce	Defender	18 years, 61 days	2006–2015	Steve Coppell	(2007-01-09)9 January 2007	240	15	Republic of Ireland	7	2	Scotland	2	0
James Henry	Midfielder	18 years, 107 days	2006–2010	Steve Coppell	(2007-09-25)25 September 2007	18	4	–			–
Julian Kelly	Defender	18 years, 341 days	2008–2011	Steve Coppell	(2008-08-12)12 August 2008	13	0	–			–
Jem Karacan	Midfielder	19 years, 187 days	2007–2015	Steve Coppell	(2008-08-26)26 August 2008	175	12	–			Turkey	3	0
Gylfi Sigurðsson	Midfielder	18 years, 353 days	2008–2010	Steve Coppell	(2008-08-26)26 August 2008	51	22	Iceland	83	27	Iceland	14	6
Simon Church	Forward	20 years, 153 days	2007–2013	Steve Coppell	(2009-05-12)12 May 2009	122	24	Wales	38	3	Wales	15	8
Scott Davies	Midfielder	21 years, 151 days	2006–2011	Brendan Rodgers	(2009-08-08)8 August 2009	5	0	–			Republic of Ireland	3	0
Hal Robson-Kanu	Midfielder	20 years, 79 days	2007–2016	Brendan Rodgers	(2009-08-08)8 August 2009	228	30	Wales	46	5	Wales	4	2
Nicholas Bignall	Forward	19 years, 31 days	2008–2013	Brendan Rodgers	(2009-08-11)11 August 2009	4	2	–			–
Ben Hamer	Goalkeeper	21 years, 264 days	2006–2011	Brendan Rodgers	(2009-08-11)11 August 2009	5	0	–			–
Jordan Obita	Defender	16 years, 246 days	2010–2020	Brian McDermott	(2010-08-11)11 August 2010	191	7	Uganda	4	0	–
Jake Taylor	Midfielder	18 years, 266 days	2009–2016	Brian McDermott	(2010-08-24)24 August 2010	36	3	Wales	1	0	Wales	10	0
Alex McCarthy	Goalkeeper	21 years, 78 days	2007–2014	Brian McDermott	(2011-02-19)19 February 2011	75	0	England	1	0	England	3	0
Lawson D'Ath	Midfielder	19 years, 14 days	2010–2014	Brian McDermott	(2012-01-07)7 January 2012	1	0	–			–
Dominic Samuel	Forward	18 years, 254 days	2012–2017	Brian McDermott	(2012-12-11)11 December 2012	15	2	–			–
Michael Hector	Defender	21 years, 183 days	2009–2015 2015-16	Nigel Adkins	(2014-01-18)18 January 2014	93	5	Jamaica	45	0	–
Ryan Edwards	Midfielder	20 years, 265 days	2012–2015	Nigel Adkins	(2014-08-09)9 August 2014	10	0	–			Australia	18	0
Craig Tanner	Forward	19 years, 289 days	2013–2017	Nigel Adkins	(2014-08-12)12 August 2014	5	1	–			–
Jake Cooper	Defender	19 years, 194 days	2014–2017	Nigel Adkins	(2014-08-16)16 August 2014	56	4	–			–
Jack Stacey	Midfielder	18 years, 132 days	2013–2017	Nigel Adkins	(2014-08-16)16 August 2014	6	0	–			–
Aaron Kuhl	Midfielder	18 years, 201 days	2013–2017	Nigel Adkins	(2014-08-19)19 August 2014	8	0	–			–
Aaron Tshibola	Midfielder	19 years, 233 days	2013–2016	Nigel Adkins	(2014-08-23)23 August 2014	17	0	DR Congo	16	1	–
Sean Long	Defender	19 years, 116 days	2013–2017	Nigel Adkins	(2014-08-26)26 August 2014	1	0	–			Republic of Ireland	11	1
Mikkel Andersen	Goalkeeper	25 years, 277 days	2007–2015	Nigel Adkins	(2014-09-20)20 September 2014	5	0	–			Denmark	14	0
Niall Keown	Defender	19 years, 339 days	2013–2017	Steve Clarke	(2015-03-10)10 March 2015	3	0	–			Republic of Ireland	2	0
Andrija Novakovich	Forward	18 years, 171 days	2015–2019	Steve Clarke	(2015-03-14)14 March 2015	3	0	United States	3	0	–
Tariqe Fosu	Midfielder	19 years, 178 days	2014–2017	Steve Clarke	(2015-05-02)2 May 2015	1	0	Ghana	4	1	-
Josh Barrett	Midfielder	17 years, 261 days	2015–2020	Brian McDermott	(2016-03-08)8 March 2016	13	2	–			Republic of Ireland	3	0
Robert Dickie	Defender	20 years, 65 days	2014–2018	Brian McDermott	(2016-05-07)7 May 2016	1	0	–			–
Tennai Watson	Defender	19 years, 155 days	2015–2021	Jaap Stam	(2016-08-06)6 August 2016	9	0	–			–
Liam Kelly	Midfielder	20 years, 275 days	2013–2019	Jaap Stam	(2016-08-23)23 August 2016	94	9	–			Republic of Ireland	1	0
Omar Richards	Defender	19 years, 171 days	2016–2021	Jaap Stam	(2017-08-05)5 August 2017	104	3	–			England	1	0
Axel Óskar Andrésson	Defender	19 years, 193 days	2016–2019	Jaap Stam	(2017-08-08)8 August 2017	2	0	Iceland	2	0	Iceland	18	3
Andy Rinomhota	Midfielder	20 years, 109 days	2015–2022	Jaap Stam	(2017-08-08)8 August 2017	139	4	Zimbabwe	13	0	–
Sam Smith	Forward	19 years, 153 days	2015–2021 2023–2025	Jaap Stam	(2017-08-08)8 August 2017	74	29	–			–
Danny Loader	Forward	16 years, 359 days	2017–2020	Jaap Stam	(2017-08-22)22 August 2017	35	2	Cameroon	4	0	England	9	1
Tom Holmes	Defender	17 years, 359 days	2017–2024 2024	Jaap Stam	(2018-03-06)6 March 2018	133	1	–			–
Tom McIntyre	Defender	20 years, 39 days	2016–2024	Scott Marshall	(2018-12-15)15 December 2018	117	7	–			Scotland	3	0
Gabriel Osho	Defender	20 years, 130 days	2016–2020	Scott Marshall	(2018-12-22)22 December 2018	10	0	Nigeria	2	0	–
Ryan East	Midfielder	20 years, 217 days	2016–2021	José Gomes	(2019-03-12)12 March 2019	1	0	–			–
Michael Olise	Midfielder	17 years, 90 days	2019–2021	José Gomes	(2019-03-12)12 March 2019	73	7	France	10	3	France	7	1
Teddy Howe	Defender	20 years, 208 days	2017–2020	José Gomes	(2019-05-05)5 May 2019	6	0	–			–
Akin Odimayo	Defender	19 years, 272 days	2019–2020	José Gomes	(2019-08-27)27 August 2019	1	0	–			–
Andre Burley	Defender	20 years, 116 days	2019–2020	Mark Bowen	(2020-01-04)4 January 2020	3	0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	28	2	–
Ramarni Medford-Smith	Defender	21 years, 75 days	2019–2020	Mark Bowen	(2020-01-04)4 January 2020	1	0	–			–
Jeriel Dorsett	Defender	17 years, 255 days	2019–	Mark Bowen	(2020-01-14)14 January 2020	54	1	Montserrat	7	0	–
Ben House	Defender	20 years, 204 days	2019–2020	Mark Bowen	(2020-01-25)25 January 2020	1	0	–			Scotland	2	0
Luke Southwood	Goalkeeper	22 years, 274 days	2020–2023	Eddie Niedzwiecki	(2020-09-05)5 September 2020	30	0	Northern Ireland	1	0	–
Ethan Bristow	Defender	18 years, 283 days	2020–2022	Eddie Niedzwiecki	(2020-09-05)5 September 2020	11	0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	1	–
Nahum Melvin-Lambert	Forward	18 years, 283 days	2020–2023	Eddie Niedzwiecki	(2020-09-05)5 September 2020	3	0	Saint Lucia	1	0	–
Dejan Tetek	Midfielder	17 years, 357 days	2020–2023	Veljko Paunović	(2020-09-15)15 September 2020	21	0	–			Serbia	5	0
Lynford Sackey	Forward	17 years, 210 days	2020–2022	Veljko Paunović	(2020-09-15)15 September 2020	2	0	–			–
Nelson Abbey	Defender	17 years, 18 days	2020–2024	Veljko Paunović	(2020-09-15)15 September 2020	31	0	–			–
Oliver Pendlebury	Midfielder	18 years, 356 days	2020–2021	Veljko Paunović	(2021-01-09)9 January 2021	1	0	–			–
Conor Lawless	Midfielder	19 years, 118 days	2020–2021	Veljko Paunović	(2021-01-09)9 January 2021	1	0	–			–
Mamadi Camará	Midfielder	17 years, 9 days	2020–	Veljko Paunović	(2021-01-09)9 January 2021	70	7	Guinea-Bissau	8	0	–
Claudio Osorio	Midfielder	18 years, 318 days	2021–2023	Veljko Paunović	(2021-08-10)10 August 2021	2	0	Timor-Leste	11	0	–
Kian Leavy	Midfielder	19 years, 142 days	2021–2023	Veljko Paunović	(2021-08-10)10 August 2021	2	0	–			Republic of Ireland	2	0
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	Forward	19 years, 109 days	2021–	Veljko Paunović	(2021-08-10)10 August 2021	103	18	–			–
Michael Stickland	Defender	18 years, 351 days	2021–	Veljko Paunović	(2021-08-10)10 August 2021	20	0	–			–
Jahmari Clarke	Forward	17 years, 358 days	2021–2024	Veljko Paunović	(2021-08-10)10 August 2021	14	2	–			–
Tyrell Ashcroft	Defender	19 years, 240 days	2021–2022	Marko Mitrović	(2021-11-02)2 November 2021	4	0	–			–
Louie Holzman	Defender	18 years, 53 days	2021–2025	Veljko Paunović	(2022-01-08)8 January 2022	17	0	–			–
Kelvin Abrefa	Defender	18 years, 65 days	2021–	Veljko Paunović	(2022-02-12)12 February 2022	67	2	–			–
Basil Tuma	Forward	17 years, 107 days	2022–	Paul Ince	(2022-08-09)9 August 2022	13	0	Malta	6	0	Malta	6	0
Coniah Boyce-Clarke	Forward	20 years, 68 days	2019–2025	Noel Hunt	(2023-05-08)8 May 2023	7	0	Jamaica	1	0	–
Jack Senga	Midfielder	19 years, 101 days	2021–2025	Noel Hunt	(2023-05-08)8 May 2023	5	0	–			–
Caylan Vickers	Forward	18 years, 226 days	2023–2024	Rubén Sellés	(2023-08-05)5 August 2023	22	3	–			–
Taylan Harris	Midfielder	17 years, 324 days	2023–2024	Rubén Sellés	(2023-09-19)19 September 2023	1	1	–			–
Tom Norcott	Goalkeeper	18 years, 280 days	2023–	Rubén Sellés	(2023-10-10)10 October 2023	2	0	–			–
Andre Garcia	Defender	16 years, 254 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-08-10)10 August 2024	50	2	–			–
Emmanuel Osho	Defender	17 years, 322 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-08-13)13 August 2024	6	0	–			–
Abraham Kanu	Defender	19 years, 41 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-08-13)13 August 2024	16	0	–			Sierra Leone	2	0
Shay Spencer	Midfielder	18 years, 312 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-08-20)20 August 2024	9	0	–			–
Ashqar Ahmed	Defender	16 years, 355 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-08-20)20 August 2024	22	0	–			–
Tyler Sackey	Midfielder	17 years, 353 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-08-20)20 August 2024	7	2	–			–
Joseph Barough	Midfielder	18 years, 216 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-11-05)5 November 2024	2	0	–			–
Boyd Beacroft	Defender	18 years, 349 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-11-05)5 November 2024	2	0	–			–
Jeremiah Okine-Peters	Forward	19 years, 325 days	2024–	Rubén Sellés	(2024-11-05)5 November 2024	5	1
Jacob Borgnis	Midfielder	20 years, 361 days	2025–	Noel Hunt	(2025-09-02)2 September 2025	3	1	–			–
Philip Duah	Defender	18 years, 321 days	2024–	Noel Hunt	(2025-09-30)30 September 2025	2	0	–			–
Totals					91 Players	3,281	315	27 Players	463	66	25 Players	159	22

Careers elsewhere

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A number of players attached to the Academy as schoolboys and scholars, as well as those who signed professionally but never made a first team appearance, have gone on play league football elsewhere. Those that have gone on to play for their country at full international level are marked in bold and those who made their league debut whilst away on loan are marked in Italics. ^{[27] [30] [31] [32] [33]}

• Jökull Andrésson
• Nick Arnold
• Charlie Austin ^[34]
• Shandon Baptiste
• Marvin Bartley ^[35]
• Abdulai Bell-Baggie
• Doug Bergqvist ^[36]
• Jayden Bogle
• Kelvin Bossman
• Andre Boucaud
• Oliver Bozanic
• Henrik Breimyr ^[37]
• Jamie Bynoe-Gittens ^[38]
• Harry Cardwell
• Travis Clayton ^[a]
• Daniel Carr ^[39]
• Ethan Coleman
• Harry Cooksley ^[40]
• Donervon Daniels ^[41]
• Kevin Danso
• Cameron Edwards
• Princewill Ehibhatiomhan
• Samúel Friðjónsson
• Tyrese Fornah
• Tyler Frost
• Ben Gladwin
• John Goddard
• Tyler Goodrham
• Tom Hateley ^[42]
• Jordan Holsgrove
• Jonny Hayes
• Bashir Humphreys ^[43]
• Noor Husin
• Dominic Hyam
• Uche Ikpeazu ^[44]
• Ji Dong-Won
• Zak Jules
• Clovis Kamdjo
• Ibrahim Kargbo Jr.
• Kim Won-sik
• George Legg
• Adam Liddle
• Dan Lincoln ^[b]
• Adam Lockwood
• Angus MacDonald
• Jay Matete ^[45]
• Carl McHugh
• Adam Mekki ^[46]
• Stuart Moore
• Johnny Mullins ^[47]
• Nam Tae-Hee
• Roberto Nditi
• Thierry Nevers
• Jack Nolan
• Hakeem Odoffin
• Matt Partridge ^[48]
• Frankie Raymond
• Scott Rendell ^[49]
• Myles Roberts
• Joel Rollinson
• James Rowe ^[50]
• Imari Samuels
• Steve Seddon
• Conor Shaughnessy
• Chris Smith
• Louie Soares ^[51]
• Jack Stevens
• Matty Stevens ^[52]
• Pierce Sweeney
• Rhys Tyler
• Gozie Ugwu
• Terence Vancooten
• Radoslav Vasilev ^[53]
• Bogdan Vaštšuk
• Lewis Ward
• Connor Wickham ^[54]
• Andy White

1. Clayton was a 7th round pick for the Buffalo Bills during the 2024 NFL draft.
2. Lincoln made his First-class cricket debut in 2021 Kent.

Records and honours

Several Academy graduates hold club records. Peter Castle became the club's youngest ever player when he came on as a substitute against Watford on 30 April 2003 for his first and only Reading appearance, aged 16 years and 49 days, whilst Gylfi Sigurðsson holds the record for the highest transfer fee received when he moved to Hoffenheim in August 2010. ^[55] In May 2013 Alex McCarthy became the first Reading graduate to be selected in the England squad since the Academy era began in 1999. ^[56] Additionally, three graduates have been named Player of the Season with Gylfi Sigurðsson, Alex Pearce and Jordan Obita winning in 2009–10, 2011–12 and 2013–14 respectively. ^[57]

The Football Combination ^[11]

Winners: 2003–04, 2008–09

Runners-up: 2005–06

Premier Reserve League

Winners: 2006–07 ^[13]

Under-21 Premier League Cup

Winners: 2013–14 ^[17]

Under-18 Professional Development League 1

Runners-up: 2012–13 ^[16]

European

As of match played 21 January 2025

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Premier League International Cup	15	4	3	8	19	25	–6
Total	14	4	2	8	18	24	-6

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2016–17	Premier League International Cup	Group F	Everton	—	1–2 [58]	4th
			Athletic Bilbao	2–3 [59]	—
			Hertha BSC	0–2 [60]	—
2017–18	Premier League International Cup	Group E	FC Porto	0–2	—	4th
			Arsenal	—	0–0
			Bayern Munich	0–1	—
2018–19	Premier League International Cup	Group B	Leicester City	—	2–0	1st
			Sparta Prague	2–2	—
			Feyenoord	2–0	—
		Quarter-final	Manchester United	—	3–1	—
		Semi-final	Bayern Munich	1–3	—	—
2024–25	Premier League International Cup	Group A	Ajax	2–1	—	4th
			AS Monaco	1–4	—
			Dinamo Zagreb	2–3	—
			Valencia	1–1	—

Appearances

As of match played 21 January 2025

	Name	Years	Premier League International Cup	Total	Ratio
1	Josh Barrett	2015–2020	11 (0)	11 (0)	0
2	Ryan East	2008–2019	8 (0)	8 (0)	0
3	Danny Loader [a]	2013–2017	7 (5)	7 (5)	0.71
4	Omar Richards	2013–2021	6 (0)	6 (0)	0
4	Ramarni Medford-Smith	2017–2020	6 (0)	6 (0)	0
4	Tyler Frost	2014–2020	6 (1)	6 (1)	0.17
7	Tom Holmes	2008–2024	5 (0)	5 (0)	0
7	Ben House [b]	2016–2020	5 (2)	5 (2)	0.4
9	Jake Sheppard [c]	2015–2018	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Tom McIntyre [d]	2008–2024	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Gabriel Osho [e]	2008–2020	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Jordan Holsgrove	2017–2019	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Michael Olise [f]	2017–2021	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Boyd Beacroft	2021–Present	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Emmanuel Osho	2024–Present	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Jack Senga	2020–2025	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
9	Tyler Sackey	2024–Present	4 (2)	4 (2)	0.5
9	Joseph Barough	2023–Present	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
19	Andrija Novakovich	2014–2019	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
19	Andy Rinomhota [g]	2015–2022	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
19	Luke Southwood [h]	2015–2023	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
19	George Legg	2013–2019	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
19	Andre Burley [i]	2018–2020	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
19	Teddy Howe	2008–2020	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
19	Michael Stickland	2021–Present	3 (1)	3 (1)	0.33
19	Charlie Wellens	2023–2025	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
19	Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis	2021–Present	3 (0)	3 (0)	0
28	Zak Jules	2015–2017	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Danzell Gravenberch	2016–2019	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Dominic Hyam	2013–2017	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Aaron Kuhl	2013–2017	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Axel Óskar Andrésson	2014–2018	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Sam Smith	2014–2021, 2013–2025	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Tennai Watson	2015–2021	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Joel Rollinson	2016–2019	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Jack Nolan	2019–2020	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Jamal Balogun	2016–2019	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Coniah Boyce-Clarke [j]	2020–2025	4 (0)	4 (0)	0
28	Ethan Coleman	??–2020	2 (1)	2 (1)	0.5
28	Tom Norcott	2021–Present	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Louie Holzman	2020–2025	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Kai Source	2024–2025	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Sam Harrison	2024–Present	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
28	Jayden Wareham	2023–2025	2 (1)	2 (1)	0.5
28	Jeremiah Okine-Peters	2021–Present	2 (1)	2 (1)	0.5
28	Shay Spencer	2024–Present	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
47	Jonathan Bond	2015–2018	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Jack Stacey	2013–2017	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Liam Kelly	2013–2019	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Tariqe Fosu [k]	2014–2017	1 (1)	1 (1)	1
47	Harry Cardwell	2013–2017	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Jake Cooper	2014–2017	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Niall Keown	2013–2017	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Sandro Wieser	2016–2018	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Yakou Méïté [l]	2016–2013	1 (2)	1 (2)	2
47	Joseph Mendes [m]	2016–2018	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Harrison Bennett	2014–2017	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Terence Vancooten [n]	2016–2017	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Anssi Jaakkola	2016–2019	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Tiago Ilori [o]	2017–2019	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Tyler Blackett	2016–2020	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Adrian Popa	2017–2020	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Pelle Clement	2017–2019	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Darren Sidoel	2018–2019	2 (0)	2 (0)	0
47	Vito Mannone	2017–2020	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Akin Odimayo	2019–2020	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	David Edwards [p]	2017–2019	1 (1)	1 (1)	1
47	David Meyler	2018–2019	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	2017–2019	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Cameron Green	2016–2019	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Adam Liddle	2018–2020	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Oliver Pendlebury	2019–2020	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Harlee Dean	2023–2025	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Jeriel Dorsett [q]	2018–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Kelvin Abrefa [r]	2021–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Abraham Kanu	2021–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Philip Duah	2024–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Ashqar Ahmed	2023–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Tivonge Rushesha [s]	2023–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Michael Craig [t]	2022–2025	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Andre Garcia	2024–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	T'Shay Saint-Louis	2024–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Carter Bowdery	2024–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Maddox McMillan	2024–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Adrian Akande	2022–2025	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Basil Tuma [u]	2022–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith	2024–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0
47	Larry Omoregie	2023–Present	1 (0)	1 (0)	0

Goalscorers

As of match played 21 January 2025

	Name	Years	Premier League International Cup	Total	Ratio
1	Danny Loader [a]	2012–2020	5 (7)	5 (7)	0.71
2	Yakou Méïté	2016–2023	2 (1)	2 (1)	2
2	Ben House [b]	2016–2020	2 (5)	2 (5)	0.4
2	Tyler Sackey	2024–Present	2 (4)	2 (4)	0.5
4	Tariqe Fosu [k]	2014–2017	1 (1)	1 (1)	1
4	Ethan Coleman	??–2020	1 (2)	1 (2)	0.5
4	David Edwards	2017–2019	1 (1)	1 (1)	1
4	Tyler Frost	2014–2020	1 (6)	1 (6)	0.17
4	Jeremiah Okine-Peters	2024–Present	1 (2)	1 (2)	0.5
4	Michael Stickland	2024–Present	1 (3)	1 (3)	0.33
4	Jayden Wareham	2023–2025	1 (2)	1 (2)	0.5
4	Own goals	2016–Present	1 (15)	1 (15)	0.07

1. Loader was born in England, changed his professional name to Danny Loader in 2022, and went on to represent Cameroon in 2025, both after leaving Reading.
2. House was born in England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U21 in 2019.
3. Sheppard was born in England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U21 in 2016.
4. McIntyre was born in England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U21 in 2018.
5. Osho was born in England, but went on to represent Nigeria in 2024 after leaving Reading.
6. Olise was born in England, but qualified to represent France, representing them at various Youth and Senior level.
7. Rinomhota was born in England, but went on to represent Zimbabwe in 2023 after leaving Reading.
8. Southwood was born in England, representing them at U20 level before going on to represent Northern Ireland in 2021.
9. Burley was born in England, but went on to represent Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2021 after leaving Reading.
10. Boyce-Clarke was born in England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, representing them at various youth levels since 2010.
11. Fosu was born in England, representing them at U18 level before going on to represent Ghana in 2020.
12. Méïté was born in France, but qualified to represent Ivory Coast, representing them at Youth and Senior level.
13. Mendes was born in France, but went on to represent Guinea-Bissau in 2019 after leaving Reading.
14. Vancooten was born in England, but went on to represent Zimbabwe in 2017 after leaving Reading.
15. Ilori was born in England, but qualified to represent Portugal, representing them at various youth levels since 2010.
16. Edwards was born in England, but qualified to represent Wales, representing them at U-21 and Senior level.
17. Dorsett was born in England, representing them at U18 level before going on to represent Montserrat in 2023.
18. Abrefa was born in Italy, but qualified to represent Ghana, representing them at U20 in 2022.
19. Rushesha was born in Zimbabwe, representing Wales at U17 level before going on to represent Zimbabwe.
20. Craig was born in England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U21 in 2022.
21. Tuma was born in Uganda, representing them at U17 level before going on to represent Malta in 2024.

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External links

• Under-21 homepage at Reading F.C.
• Academy homepage at Reading F.C.