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
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| Academy Director |  Sean Cullen |
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| Technical Director | Steve Wigley |
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| Head of Academy Coaching | Andrew Watt |
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| Head of Football Development |  Huw Jennings |
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| Under 21s Head Coach | Hayden Mullins |
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| Under 18s Head Coach | Ali Melloul |
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| Assistant Head of Player Development | Dan Thomas |
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| Joint Head of Talent ID & Recruitment | Malcom Elias |
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| Joint Head of Talent ID & Recruitment | Marcus Herron |
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| Head of Safeguarding | Eleanor Rowland |
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| Education and Player Care Tutor | Georgia Henderson |
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| Post 16 programme Lead Teacher | Sarah Lipscombe |
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| Diversity and Inclusion Manager | Jamie Dapaah |
Academy Players
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Out on loan
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Under-18s
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Academy graduates
editBelow is a comprehensive list of Academy graduates from recent history, details of their senior debut and where they are now. [2]
1997/98
edit- Sean Davis v Cambridge United (Division Three), now retired
1998/99
edit- Luke Cornwall v Notts County (Division Two), now retired
2000/01
edit- 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
edit- Dean Leacock v Wigan Athletic (EFL Cup Fourth Round), now at Lowestoft Town
2003/04
edit- Adam Green v Wigan Athletic (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Leatherhead
- 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
edit- 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 at Edinburgh
2006/07
edit- Matthew Briggs v Middlesbrough (Premier League), now at Gosport Borough, has played for Guyana
- Elliot Omozusi v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Barking
2007/08
edit- Wayne Brown v Bristol Rovers (FA Cup Third Round), now retired
2008/09
edit- Robert Milsom v Burnley (EFL Cup Third Round), now at Sutton United
- Chris Smalling v Everton (Premier League), now at Roma, has played for England
2009/10
edit- Joe Anderson v Manchester City (EFL Cup Third Round), now at Welling United
2011/12
edit- Lauri Dalla Valle v NSÍ Runavík (Europa League Qualifier), now retired
- Kerim Frei v NSÍ Runavík (Europa League Qualifier), now at Fatih Karagümrük, has played for Turkey
- Tom Donegan v Crusaders (Europa League Qualifier), last known to be at Rhyl
- Neil Etheridge v Odense Boldklub (Europa League Group Stage), now at Birmingham City, has played for Philippines
- Marcello Trotta v Everton (FA Cup Fourth Round), now at Avellino
- Alexander Kačaniklić v Norwich City (Premier League), now at AEL Limassol, has played for Sweden
2012/13
edit- Alex Smith v West Bromwich Albion (Premier League), now at Hastings United
2013/14
edit- Mesca v Chelsea (Premier League), now at Doxa Katokopias
- Moussa Dembélé v West Ham United (Premier League), now at Lyon
- 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 Sektzia Ness Ziona, has played for Guadeloupe
- Lasse Vigen Christensen v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at Zulte Waregem
- 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 Havant & Waterlooville
- Cauley Woodrow v Cardiff City (Premier League), now at Luton
- Patrick Roberts v Manchester City (Premier League), now at Sunderland
2014/15
edit- Emerson Hyndman v Ipswich Town (EFL Championship), last at Atlanta United, 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 Boreham Wood, has played for Wales
- Seán Kavanagh v Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Championship), now at Shamrock Rovers
- Ryan Williams v Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Championship), now at Perth Glory, 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
edit- Ryan Sessegnon v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at Fulham
- Dennis Adeniran v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at Sheffield Wednesday
- Tayo Edun v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at Blackburn Rovers
- Luca de la Torre v Leyton Orient (EFL Cup First Round), now at Celta, has played for United States
- Stephen Humphrys v Derby County (EFL Championship), now at Wigan
2017/18
edit- Marek Rodák v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup First Round), still at Fulham, has played for Slovakia
- Matt O'Riley v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup First Round), now at Celtic
- Steven Sessegnon v Wycombe Wanderers (EFL Cup First Round), now at Wigan
2018/19
edit- Harvey Elliott v Millwall (EFL Cup Third Round), now at Liverpool
2019/20
edit- Tyrese Francois v Southampton (EFL Cup Second Round), still at Fulham
- Ben Davis v Southampton (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Oxford United
- Martell Taylor-Crossdale v Southampton (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Metropolitan Police
- Jay Stansfield v Aston Villa (FA Cup Third Round), now at Birmingham City
- Sylvester Jasper v Manchester City (FA Cup Fourth Round), now at Portimonense
2020/21
edit- Fábio Carvalho v Sheffield Wednesday (EFL Cup Third Round), now at Brentford
2021/22
edit- Adrion Pajaziti v Birmingham City (EFL Cup Second Round), still at Fulham
2022/23
edit- 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
2023/24
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ "The Fulham Academy".
- ^ "Academy Graduates". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
External links
edit- Academy page at FulhamFC.com