Fulham F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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

(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
34 DF  ENG Jon Esenga
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
43 FW  IRL Tom Olyott
44 MF  ENG Oliver Gofford
45 MF  ENG Chibby Nwoko
47 DF  ENG Eddy Nsasi
48 MF  GRN Jayden Quashie
No. Pos. Nation Player
49 FW  ENG Farhaan Ali Wahid
50 DF  ENG Bradley Slade
51 FW  ENG Tom Wingate
52 DF  ENG Joe Walters
— GK  ENG Michael Allen
— GK  BIH Dino Kaiser
— GK  CRO Marco Underwood
— DF  ENG Samuel Amissah
— DF  ENG Harvey Araujo
— DF  ENG Charlie Robinson

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

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

Academy graduates

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

1997/98

1998/99

2000/01

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

References

  1. ^ "The Fulham Academy".
  2. ^ "University of London Track". Runtrackdir.com. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Player Pathways".
  4. ^ "Fulham FC Foundation Annual Report" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Fulham FC 🤝 Playermaker".
  6. ^ "Tailor made for aspiring players".
  7. ^ "Academy Graduates". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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