Newcastle United F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Newcastle United Reserves and Academy
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Full nameNewcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
NicknameThe Magpies
Founded1892
GroundUnder-21s: Whitley Park/St James' Park
Capacity1,000/52,305/10,200
Owner(s)Public Investment Fund (85%)
RB Sports & Media (15%)
ManagerUnder-21s: Robbie Stockdale
Under-18s: Chris Moore
LeagueUnder-21s: Premier League 2
Under-18s: U18 Premier League, North
2025–26Under-21s: 21st
Under-18s: 3rd
Websitewww.newcastleunited.com/en

Newcastle United F.C. Under-21s and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.

Under-21

The Under-21 team plays in the Premier League 2, Division 2. It also participates in the Northumberland Senior Cup each season. Newcastle Under-21 play their home games at Whitley Park, the former home ground of West Allotment Celtic, and also at the first team stadium St James' Park. In previous seasons the team has also played at Gateshead International Stadium, the home ground of Gateshead, and Kingston Park, the home ground of Newcastle Falcons.

Honours

League Winners
Cups Winners
  • Northumberland Senior Cup (33): 1884–85 and 1888–89 (Newcastle East End), 1887–88 and 1891–92 (Newcastle West End), 1898–98, 1900–01, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–06, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12 (joint), 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017-18, 2023-24
  • HKFC Soccer Sevens (3): 2012, 2018, 2019

Under-18

The Under-18 team plays in the Premier League U18, North and is only for players 18 and below.

Home games are played at the academy base at Little Benton, located to the immediate south of Newcastle United's training ground, Darsley Park. FA Youth Cup home games are usually played at St James' Park.

The objective of Newcastle's academy is to develop players and their football-playing abilities to their potential, so that these players might someday contribute to Newcastle on the pitch. This is made possible by providing training, education and management to the region's players.

Honours

League Winners
Cup Winners
  • FA Youth Cup (2): 1961–62, 1984–85
  • Milk Cup (2): 1985, 1989
  • Foca Tournament Cup (2): 2009, 2010[1]
  • Brasileirão: 2010
  • Tournoi International de Football U17: 2015
  • Neuville Tournament: 2015

Players

Under–21 players

The players below are in the Under–21 age group for the 2026/27 season; these are players born on or after 1 January 2005 and usually have professional contracts unless stated:

As of 17 Aug 2026
Under–21 players
Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined
Serbia 48 Miodrag Pivaš[2] 17 May 2005 DF Serbia Under-17 level Jedinstvo Ub 2024
England 38 Johnny Emerson[3] 30 November 2005 MF Scotland Under-19 level — —
England 34 Scott Bailey[3] 22 January 2006 MF — — —
England 35 Dylan Charlton[3] 2 July 2006 DF — — —
England 42 Fraser Harper[4][5] 2 October 2006 MF — Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024
England 31 Aidan Harris[3] 16 December 2006 GK — — —
Turkey 53 Baran Yıldız[4][6] 2 January 2007 MF — Gençlerbirliği 2025
England 52 Logan Watts[7] 22 January 2007 DF — — —
Republic of Ireland 43 Kyle Fitzgerald[8] 28 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Under-18 level Galway United 2025
South Korea 47 Park Seung-soo[9] 17 March 2007 MF South Korea Under-23 level Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2025
England 51 Leo Shahar[7] 18 March 2007 DF England Under-19 level Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023
England 50 Trevan Sanusi[7] 25 April 2007 FW England Under-18 level Birmingham City 2023
England 62 Sean Neave[7] 27 May 2007 FW England Under-19 level — —
Guinea-Bissau 54 Afner Cá[10] 8 July 2007 FW — Levante 2026
England 36 Luke Craggs[7] 14 July 2007 DF — — —
Georgia (country) 49 Vakhtang Salia[11] 30 August 2007 FW Georgia (country) Under-21 level Dinamo Tbilisi 2025
England 57 Guy Bloomer[12] 13 September 2007 DF — — —
England 56 Henry Johnson[12] 1 January 2008 DF — — —
England 58 Jake Durrant[12] 4 February 2008 DF — — —
Republic of Ireland 61 Rory Finneran[4][13] 29 February 2008 MF Republic of Ireland Senior level Blackburn Rovers 2024
England 64 Kacey Wooster[12] 4 April 2008 FW — Southend United 2023
England 59 Aaron Epia[14] 7 April 2008 DF Poland Under-19 level Everton 2024
England 63 Tyler Jones[a] 18 April 2008 GK — — —
England 60 Matheos Ferreira[14] 2 August 2008 MF — — —

The players below are in the Under–21 age group for the 2026/27 and currently on loan at other clubs:

Under–21 players out on loan
Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined
England 45 Anthony Munda[3][b] 8 September 2006 MF England Under-18 level — —
Spain — Antonio Cordero[17][c] 14 November 2006 MF Spain Under-19 level Málaga 2025
  1. ↑ Tyler Jones has a third year scholarship contract.[15]
  2. ↑ Out on loan at England Swindon Town.[16]
  3. ↑ Out on loan at Spain Cádiz.[18]

Under–18 players

The players below are in the Under–18 age group; these are players born between 1 September 2008 and 30 August 2009 for the 2026/27 season and have second year academy contracts unless stated:

Under–18 players
Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined
England 80 Ethan Ndiweni[19] 17 September 2008 FW — — —
England 81 Thomas Old[19] 19 September 2008 DF — — —
England 82 Jack Patterson[19] 19 September 2008 MF — — —
England 76 Mason Miley[19][a] 29 September 2008 MF — — —
England 79 Noah Morgan[19] 6 October 2008 DF — — —
England 83 Sammy Pinnington[7][b] 17 November 2008 FW — Luton Town 2023
England 71 Jack Callaghan[19] 6 December 2008 MF — — —
England 72 Luke Gilligan[19] 14 December 2008 MF — — —
England 74 Oliver Holland[19] 3 January 2009 GK — — —
Scotland 75 Alfie Hutchison[22][c] 22 January 2009 FW Scotland Capped at Under-15 level Rangers 2025
Scotland 73 Oliver Goodbrand[22][d] 9 February 2009 DF Scotland Capped at Under-17 level Rangers 2025
England 77 Michael Mills[7][e] 18 February 2009 FW England Capped at Under-17 level Port Vale 2023
England 78 Isaac Moran[24][f] 14 March 2009 DF England Capped at Under-15 level Liverpool 2025
England 70 Sam Alabi[7][g] 9 July 2009 MF England Capped at Under-17 level Oldham Athletic 2023
  1. ↑ Mason Miley has a professional contract.[20]
  2. ↑ Sammy Pinnington has a professional contract.[21]
  3. ↑ Alfie Hutchison has a professional contract.[23]
  4. ↑ Oliver Goodbrand has a professional contract.[23]
  5. ↑ Michael Mills has a professional contract.[23]
  6. ↑ Isaac Moran has a professional contract.[25]
  7. ↑ Sam Alabi has a professional contract.[27]

The players below are in the Under–17 age group; these are players born between 1 September 2009 and 30 August 2010 for the 2026/27 season and have first year scholarship contracts:

Under–17 players
Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined
England — Kyran Thompson[28] 6 September 2009 FW England Capped at Under-17 level Arsenal 2026
England 88 George Mair[29] 28 September 2009 GK England Capped at Under-17 level — —
England 90 Alfie Seldon[29] 20 October 2009 FW — — —
England 84 Chukwudi Afumuzor[29] 21 October 2009 MF — Portsmouth 2024
England — Kyle Healy-Matthews[30] 25 November 2009 DF — West Ham United 2026
England 86 Roman Dowell[29] 3 December 2009 GK England Capped at Under-17 level — —
England 89 Leon Mukumbira[29] 7 December 2009 FW — Peterborough United 2024
England 91 Lesecond Yeutembip[29] 1 January 2010 DF England Capped at Under-16 level Charlton Athletic 2024
England 87 Jayden Kouossu[29] 28 April 2010 MF England Capped at Under-16 level West Bromwich Albion 2024
England 85 Theo Benjamin[29] 1 August 2010 FW — — —

The players below are below the Under–17 age group, but already played at Under–18 level; these are players born on or after 1 September 2010 for the 2026/27 season:

Under–16 players
Nationality Squad No Player Date of birth Position International Previous Joined
England — Muawiya Ghanem[31] 23 December 2010 MF England Capped at Under-16 level West Bromwich Albion 2025
England — Charlie Robinson[31] 16 March 2011 FW England Capped at Under-15 level — —
England — Lucas Flack[32] 2 July 2011 GK — Leyton Orient 2025
England — Leo Harper[33] — GK — — —
England — Jack Skelton[30] — FW — Newcastle Blue Star 2023

Former players

Notable Academy and Youth Team players

The following is a list of players who have played in the Newcastle United youth team and represented a country (not necessarily their country of birth) at full international level. Players who are currently playing at Newcastle United, or for another club on loan from Newcastle United, are highlighted in bold.

Awards

'Wor Jackie' Award

Awarded to the best young player of the year, named after legendary local player Jackie Milburn.

Jack Hixon Award

Named after Jack Hixon, a local scout who found several North-East youngsters who went on to become Professional Footballers.

From 2023, the award was given to emerging female footballers.

Manchester United Premier Cup's Most Valuable Player

References

  1. ↑ "Academy End Their Season on a High | Latest News | Latest News | News | nufc.co.uk | Newcastle United". Archived from the original on 27 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Newcastle United sign Serbian defender Miodrag Pivaš" (Press release). Newcastle United. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Newcastle United confirms Academy retained list" (Press release). Newcastle United. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Newcastle United's quiet out of window signing who arrives on a mission from Wolves". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Newcastle United steal a march with smart move as silence broken - 'I didn't expect it'". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Academy trio commit futures to Newcastle United" (Press release). Newcastle United. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Newcastle United sign Irish winger Kyle Fitzgerald" (Press release). Newcastle United. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Newcastle United sign Seung-soo Park" (Press release). Newcastle United. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Newcastle United sign forward Afner Cá" (Press release). Newcastle United. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Newcastle United sign Georgian forward Vakhtang Salia" (Press release). Newcastle United. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Magpies quartet sign first professional contracts" (Press release). Newcastle United. 14 July 2026. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Newcastle United transfer confirmed as rivals beaten and exciting roster strengthened". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Teenage duo sign first professional deals with United" (Press release). Newcastle United. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2025/26 retained lists" (Press release). Premier League. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Anthony Munda joins Swindon Town on loan" (Press release). Newcastle United. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Newcastle United to sign Spanish winger Antonio Cordero" (Press release). Newcastle United. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Antonio Cordero rejoins Cádiz on loan" (Press release). Newcastle United. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Newcastle's Academy confirm eleven new scholars ahead of 2025/26 season" (Press release). Newcastle United. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Mason Miley 'proud' after signing first professional contract" (Press release). Newcastle United. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  21. ↑ "Pinnington "happy" after signing first professional contract with Newcastle United" (Press release). Newcastle United. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Newcastle United sign Rangers Academy duo" (Press release). Newcastle United. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 "Three youngsters sign first professional contracts" (Press release). Newcastle United. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  24. ↑ "Isaac Moran joins Newcastle United's Academy" (Press release). Newcastle United. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  25. ↑ ""It's a great opportunity" - Isaac Moran on signing first professional contract" (Press release). Newcastle United. 14 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Newcastle United sign young Ecuadorian winger Johan Martínez" (Press release). Newcastle United. 14 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  27. ↑ "Sam Alabi signs first professional contract with Newcastle United" (Press release). Newcastle United. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Newcastle United transfer confirmed as player takes to social media after Arsenal move". Newcastle United. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Newcastle United confirm eight new scholars for the 2026/27 season" (Press release). Newcastle United. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  30. 1 2 "Newcastle United U18 v Derby County U18 - English U18 Premier League - 15 Aug 2026". Newcastle United. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  31. 1 2 "Everton U18 v Newcastle United U18. English U18 Premier League , 21 Mar 2026". Newcastle United. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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  33. ↑ "Newcastle United U18 v Stoke County U18 - English U18 Premier League - 22 Aug 2026". Newcastle United. 22 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  34. ↑ "Shola rises to the occasion". Chronicle Live. Trinity Mirror North East. 28 February 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  35. ↑ "Geordie Starlet Nets Wor Jackie Award" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  36. ↑ "Lua Lua Wins Award!".
  37. ↑ "Toon Starlet Picks Up Wor Jackie Award" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  38. 1 2 "Toon Stars Honoured at Sport Newcastle Ceremony" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  39. 1 2 "Nobby Scoops Top Gong" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  40. 1 2 "Awards For Newcastle Trio" (Press release). Newcastle United F.C. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  41. ↑ "Newcastle United whizzkid Adam Armstrong picks up top award". Chronicle Live. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  42. 1 2 "Young Magpies Pick Up Awards" (Press release). Chronicle Live. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  43. 1 2 Booth, Mike (11 March 2020). "Awards Dinner: 5th March 2020". sport-newcastle. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  44. 1 2 "Newcastle United, Anderson and Miley among winners at Sport - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  45. ↑ "Howe, Langley, Miley and Burt among winners at Sport - Newcastle United". www.newcastleunited.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  46. ↑ "Burn's Night At Sport Newcastle Annual Awards". Sport Newcastle. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
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