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Fulham F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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The Fulham F.C. Academy is a football academy based at the Motspur Park Athletics Stadium at Motspur Park in London.[1][2]

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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

Current management

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(As of Academy Staff)

Position Name
Academy DirectorEngland Sean Cullen
Technical DirectorEngland Steve Wigley
Head of Academy CoachingEngland Andrew Watt
Head of Football DevelopmentWales Huw Jennings
Under 21s Head CoachEngland Hayden Mullins
Under 21s Assistant CoachEngland Andrew Joslin
Under 18s Head CoachEngland Ali Melloul
Under 18s Assistant CoachEngland Tommy Wilkinson
Assistant Head of Player DevelopmentWales Dan Thomas
Performance Support ManagerEngland Gillian Myburgh
Head of Talent ID & RecruitmentEngland Malcom Elias
Head of Safeguarding & InclusionEngland Eleanor Rowland
Foundation Safeguarding ManagerEngland Gemma Taylor
Education and Player Care TutorEngland Georgia Henderson
Academy Player Care MentorGuyana Matthew Briggs
Post 16 Programme Lead TeacherEngland Sarah Lipscombe
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion CoordinatorEngland Jamie Dapaah
Head of Academy Player Care & Designated Safeguarding OfficerEngland Claire-Marie Pomeroy

Academy Players

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PL2

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(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
18 FW  SWE Jonah Kusi-Asare (on loan from Bayern Munich)
32 DF  ENG Harvey Araujo
34 DF  ENG Jon Esenga
35 DF  ENG Samuel Amissah
36 GK  USA Alex Borto
39 FW  ENG Aaron Loupalo-Bi
40 GK  ENG Alfie McNally
41 FW  ENG Terrell Works
42 DF  POR Bradley de Jesus
42 DF  ENG Charlie Robinson
43 FW  IRL Tom Olyott
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 MF  ENG Oliver Gofford
45 MF  ENG Chibby Nwoko
47 DF  ENG Eddy Nsasi
48 MF  GRN Jayden Quashie
49 FW  ENG Farhaan Ali Wahid
50 DF  ENG Bradley Slade
51 FW  ENG Tom Wingate
52 DF  ENG Joe Walters
52 GK  ENG Michael Allen
53 GK  CRO Marco Underwood
— GK  BIH Dino Kaiser

Out on loan

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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
30 DF  COL Devan Tanton (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2026)
34 MF  BRA Matt Dibley-Dias (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
44 DF  CAN Luc de Fougerolles (at Dender until 30 June 2026)
66 FW  ENG Oliver Sanderson (at Woking until 30 June 2026)

Under-18s

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(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
38 MF  ENG Seth Ridgeon
46 FW  FRA Macauley Zepa
53 MF  ENG Alfie White
55 DF  ENG Logan Cooke
56 DF  ENG Quinn Schutter
57 DF  ENG Nazim Benchaita
58 GK  ENG Oliver Mayer
59 FW  CAN Aidan Evans
60 FW  SCO Brodie Dair
61 FW  ENG Tarrell Cavell
62 MF  LVA Markuss Gomins
64 MF  SCO Ruban Khan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Matt Bagot
— GK  CZE Damián Čech
— DF  ENG Callum Cliff
— DF  ENG Alex Faux
— DF  JAM Marcel Hall
— DF  ENG Kymarley Morrison
— MF  ENG Seth Chingwaro
— MF  ENG Dylan De-Gale
— FW  ENG Anand Batra
— FW  ENG Bashil Lubega
— FW  ENG Harley Platel
— FW  ENG William Sutton-Bangura

Academy graduates

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Below is a comprehensive list of Academy graduates from recent history, details of their senior debut and where they are now.[7]

1997/98

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1998/99

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2000/01

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2002/03

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2003/04

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2004/05

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2006/07

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2007/08

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2008/09

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2009/10

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2011/12

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2012/13

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2013/14

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2014/15

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2016/17

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2017/18

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2018/19

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2019/20

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2020/21

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2021/22

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2022/23

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2023/24

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2024/25

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References

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