Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy

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Sheffield Wednesday Academy
Full nameSheffield Wednesday Football Club Youth Academy
Nickname(s)The Owls
Founded1948
GroundMiddlewood Road Training Ground
Sheffield
League Professional Development League 2 North Division

The Sheffield Wednesday Academy is the youth system of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.

Contents

The academy runs two sides; the U23 Development squad, and the U18 Academy. Both play in the respective age groups' Professional Development League Division 2 North leagues.

History

League history

Honours

Players

Under-21s

As of 30 August 2024 [1]

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 Ireland.svg  IRL Killian Barrett
46 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Hall
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Phillips
DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Cian Flannery
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Reece Johnson
33 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Gabriel Otegbayo
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Reed
DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gui Siqueira
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jay Buchan
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bruno Fernandes
30 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sean Fusire
31 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rio Shipston
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jarvis Thornton
FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Devlan Moses
39 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Favour Onukwuli
FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Joey Phuthi

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
36 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mackenzie Maltby(on loan to Scarborough Athletic)

Under-18s

As of 7 August 2024 [2]

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 Charlie Hobbs
GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Logan Stretch
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Emery
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kailen Hatfield
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Jessop
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harris Lihe
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Swales
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ernie Weaver
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Liam Clayton
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley Hunt
MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sutura Kakay
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Voldi Mbaya
MF Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Aodhan Sopala
FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Daniel Da Costa
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Caiden Remy-Dee
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ari-Jae Shaw
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Dom Weston

Graduates

The following list includes players who have graduated from Sheffield Wednesday's 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.

As of the end of the 2023–2024 season.

Academy staff

As of 10 May 2024 [3]
RoleName
Academy manager Flag of England.svg Steven Haslam
U21 manager Flag of England.svg Andy Holdsworth
Head of academy goalkeeping Flag of England.svg Nicky Weaver
PDP manager Flag of England.svg Andy Sharp
Head of coaching Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Daral Pugh
Head of education Flag of England.svg Dan Potts
Youth development phase manager Flag of England.svg Jordan Broadbent
Youth development phase assistant Flag of England.svg Michael Woodhall
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach Flag of England.svg Harry Hurst
Head of academy analyst Flag of England.svg Ethan Skea
Assistant performance analyst Flag of England.svg Ben Clough
Academy Sports Science and Medicine Flag of England.svg Jack Newbery
Academy physio Flag of England.svg James Kelly
Pre-academy manager Flag of England.svg John Megson
Academy administrator Flag of England.svg John Hendley
Player care lead Flag of England.svg Rachael Finney
Academy operations lead Flag of England.svg Craig Chappell

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References

  1. "Owls Under-21s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. "Owls Under-18s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. "Academy staff profiles". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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