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.

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 — GK  ENG Luca Ashby-Hammond 36 GK  USA Alex Borto 51 GK  ENG Alfie McNally 53 GK  CRO Marco Underwood 44 DF  CAN Luc de Fougerolles 61 DF  POR Bradley de Jesus — DF  ENG Damon Park — DF  ENG Stefan Parkes — DF  ENG Charlie Robinson — DF  COL Devan Tanton — MF  BRA Matt Dibley-Dias

No. Pos. Nation Player 38 MF  AUS Chris Donnell 45 MF  ENG Oliver Gofford 42 MF  JAM Delano McCoy-Splatt 56 MF  ENG Chibby Nwoko 47 FW  CIV Martial Godo 43 FW  ENG Lemar Gordon — FW  ENG Imani Lanquedoc 50 FW  ENG Callum McFarlane 57 FW  ENG Tom Olyott 59 FW  WAL Callum Osmand 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  ENG Connor McAvoy (at Wealdstone until 30 June 2025) — DF  ENG Harvey Araujo (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025) — FW  ENG Aaron Loupalo-Bi (at FC Haka until 31 December 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ENG Oliver Sanderson (at Harrogate Town until 30 June 2025) — FW  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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  BIH Dino Kaiser — GK  ENG Oliver Mayer — GK  ENG Oscar Varney 35 DF  ENG Samuel Amissah — DF  ENG Callum Cliff — DF  ENG Logan Cooke 37 DF  ENG Jonathan Esenga — DF  ENG Alex Faux — DF  JAM Marcel Hall 46 DF  ENG Eddy Nsasi — DF  ENG Quinn Schutter

No. Pos. Nation Player 48 DF  ENG Bradley Slade — MF  ENG Seth Chingwaro — MF  SCO Ruban Khan — MF  WAL Luca Picotto — MF  GRN Jayden Quashie — MF  ENG Alfie White 58 FW  ENG Farhaan Ali-Wahid — FW  ENG Harley Platel — FW  ENG Tom Wingate — FW  FRA Macauley Zepa — FW  SCO Brodie Dair

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

• 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