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 DirectorEngland Sean Cullen
Technical DirectorEngland Steve Wigley
Head of Academy CoachingEngland Andrew Watt
Head of Football DevelopmentWales Huw Jennings
Under 21s Head CoachEngland Vacant
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

PL2

As of 26 August 2026[7]

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  ENG Michael Allen
— GK  USA Alex Borto
— GK  BIH Dino Kaiser
— GK  ENG Alfie McNally
— GK  CRO Marco Underwood
— DF  ENG Samuel Amissah
— DF  CAN Luc de Fougerolles
— DF  ENG Eddy Nsasi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Bradley Slade
— MF  ENG Dan Casey
— MF  ENG Chibby Nwoko
— MF  TCA Maddox Zaidan-Jones
— MF  GRN Jayden Quashie
— FW  ENG Farhaan Ali Wahid
— FW  IRL Tom Olyott
— 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
— GK  BIH Dino Kaiser (at Uxbridge)
— MF  NZL Matt Dibley-Dias (at Newport County)
— MF  WAL Luke Harris (at Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  SCO Brodie Dair (at Queen of the South)
— FW  ENG Aaron Loupalo-Bi (at Fleetwood Town)
— FW  ENG Farhaan Ali Wahid (at Boreham Wood)

Under-18s

As of 5 July 2026[8]

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  ENG Matt Bagot
— GK  CZE Damián Čech
— DF  ENG Nazim Benchaita
— DF  ENG Logan Cooke
— DF  ENG Kymarley Morrison
— MF  ENG Seth Chingwaro
— MF  ENG Dylan De-Gale
— MF  LVA Markuss Gomins
— MF  ENG Lewis Konadu-Wall
— MF  ENG Seth Ridgeon
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Alfie White
— FW  ENG Anand Batra
— FW  ENG Tarrell Cavell
— FW  SCO Erskine Rennie
— FW  CAN Aidan Evans
— FW  ENG Bashil Lubega
— FW  ENG William Sutton-Bangura
— FW  FRA Macauley Zepa

Academy graduates

Below is a comprehensive list of Academy graduates from recent history, details of their senior debut and where they are now.[9]

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. ↑ "Fulham FC: UNDER 21s". Fulham F.C. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Fulham FC: UNDER 18s". Fulham F.C. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Academy Graduates". Fulham F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

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