Everton F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Everton Under-21s, the youth team of Everton, compete in Premier League 2 and play their home matches at Walton Hall Park.

Both the Under-21 and Development squad players have been based at their Finch Farm training complex since its completion in 2007.

Players

As of 1 September 2025[1]

Under-21 squad

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
48 DF  ENG William Tamen
49 FW  WAL Omari Benjamin
50 GK  ENG George Pickford
51 FW  GHA Kingsford Boakye
55 DF  ENG George Finney
57 FW  ENG Justin Clarke
58 FW  NIR Braiden Graham
59 DF  ENG Luca Davis
64 DF  ENG Reece Welch
72 DF  ENG Bradley Moonan
73 DF  ENG Elijah Campbell
75 DF  ENG Roman Dixon
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 DF  ENG Odin Samuels-Smith
78 DF  ENG Joshua van Schoor
80 FW  ENG Joel Catesby
81 MF  ENG Harvey Foster
82 MF  GAM Francis Gomez
84 FW  GER Coby Ebere
85 MF  NIR Jack Patterson
87 FW  WAL George Morgan
90 DF  WAL Aled Thomas
91 FW  ENG Jacob Beaumont-Clark
92 MF  ENG Callum Bates

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
47 GK  ENG Fraser Barnsley (at Marine until 30 June 2026)
62 MF  ENG Tyler Onyango (at Stockport County until 30 June 2026)
67 FW  NED Martin Sherif (at Rotherham United until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
83 FW  ENG Isaac Heath (at Accrington Stanley until 30 June 2026)
88 FW  ENG Francis Okoronkwo (at Lincoln City until 30 June 2026)

Development squad

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 Douglass Lukjanciks
60 DF  ENG Rocco Lambert
61 MF  WAL Luis Gardner
65 MF  ENG Demi Akarakiri
68 FW  SCO Ceiran Loney
70 FW  SCO Charlie Stewart
71 FW  ENG Kean Wren
79 GK  ENG Seve Patrick
86 MF  ENG Melvin Matos
89 DF  ENG Louis Poland
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ENG Harvey Billington
DF  ENG John Dodds
DF  ENG Lewis Evans
DF  ENG Reuben Gokah
MF  ENG Amari Moses
MF  NIR Freddie Murdock
MF  ENG Malik Olayiwola
FW  ENG Ray Robert
FW  ENG Shea Pita

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
74 GK  ENG Goodness Gospel-Eze (at Burscough until 30 June 2026)

Player of the season

Academy staff

Position Name
Operations Manager Dan Manning
Director of Academy Gareth Prosser
Head of Coaching Carl Darlington
Professional Development Coach Leighton Baines

Remaining academy staff:

  • Lead Coaches: Paul Bennett, Tom Kearney, Paul Tait
  • Coaching Team: Peter Cavanagh, Phil Jevons, Colin Littlejohns, John Miles, Kevin O'Brien, Joe Peterson, Scott Phelan, Tom Gardner, Andy Cowley, Ross Morrison
  • Sports Science & Medicine: John McKeown, Peter Beirne, Lewis Charnock, Nick Coleman, Jack Dowling, Dan Carney, Josh Jeffery, Matthew Lowe, Leah McCready
  • Recruitment: Sam Bailey, Michael Cribley, Paul Johnson, Darren Kearns, Ian Lavery, Ray Redmond, Nicola Woods.
  • Education & Welfare: Chris Adamson, Phil McQuaid, Darren Murphy
  • Operations: Daniel Manning, Sean Farrington, Vincent Fieldstead, Rob How, John King, Daniel Manning, Danny Webb, Sean McClure, Keith Loyden
  • Analytics and Strategic Planning: Owen O’Connor

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ "Teams". Everton FC. Retrieved 29 August 2025.