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Watford Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Full nameWatford Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, The 'Orns
Short nameWFC
GroundThe UCL Sports Ground, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury
ManagerOmer Riza
Websitehttp://www.watfordfc.com/

Watford F.C. Under-23s and Academy is the youth setup of Watford. The Under-23 team is effectively Watford's second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2012–13 season.[1] The Under-18 side is the most senior team in the Academy.

Home fixtures are contested at the UCL Sports Ground, based in Bell Lane, Shenley, Hertfordshire.

Players

Players who will qualify as under-23s in season 2022–23 (i.e. born on or after 1 January 1999) and who are outside the first-team squad. Players born after 1 September 2004 are scholars, who can play for the under-18 team.

As of 26 May 2022.[2][3]
  • Squad numbers represent numbers given to players for first-team matches in 2021–22 only.
Nat. No. Pos. Name Status Date of Birth Contract Exp. Notes Ref.
Scotland 41 GK Vincent Angelini Under-23 (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) 2023 [4][5]
England GK Alfie Marriott Under-23 (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) 2023 [6][7]
England GK Myles Roberts Under-23 (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23) 2022 [8]
England DF Ryan Andrews Under-23 (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 20) 2024 [9][10]
England DF Scott Holding Under-23 — 2024 [11]
England 42 DF James Morris Under-23 (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 23) 2024 [12][13]
England MF Adian Manning Under-23 (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21) Unknown [14]
Northern Ireland MF JJ McKiernan Under-23 (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) Unknown [15]
Scotland MF Sonny Blu Lo-Everton Under-23 (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22) 2022 [16]
Turkey 49 FW Tiago Cukur Under-23 (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 22) 2022 [17]
England 47 FW Shaqai Forde Under-23 (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) Unknown [18]
England FW Joseph Hungbo Under-23 (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24) Unknown [19]
England FW Damani Hunter Under-23 (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 20) 2023 [20][7]
Sweden GK Jonathan Macaulay Scholar (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19) 2023 [21]
Romania GK Bogdan Marian Scholar (2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 (age 20) 2023 [22]
Wales DF George Abbott Scholar (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 19) 2023 Professional [23][24]
Greece DF Christos Batzelis Scholar (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20) 2023 [25]
Nigeria DF Darrin Enahoro-Marcus Scholar (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004 (age 20) 2023 [26]
England DF Harvey Peters Scholar (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 (age 19) 2023 [27]
England DF Hamzat Balogun Scholar (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19) 2023 [28]
England DF Andres Aguilar Scholar (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 (age 19) 2023 [29]
England MF Charlie Davis Scholar (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 20) 2023 [30]
England MF Ethan Goulding Scholar (2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 20) 2023 [31]
England MF Billy Osborn Scholar (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20) 2023 [32]
England FW Aaron Benn Scholar (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 20) 2023 [33]
England FW Tobi Adeyemo Scholar (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19) 2023 [34]
England 50 FW Adrian Blake Scholar (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19) 2023 [35]
England 51 FW Jack Greaves Scholar (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 20) 2023 [36]

Overseas loan group

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 Colombia COL Jorge Segura (at América de Cali until 30 June 2022)
— MF Colombia COL Juergen Elitim (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2022)
— MF Colombia COL Yaser Asprilla (at Envigado until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Colombia COL Jaime Alvarado (at Fortaleza until 30 June 2022)
— MF Colombia COL Ober Almanza (at Albacete B until 30 June 2022)
— FW Guinea GUI Djibril Touré (at Horn until 30 June 2023)

References

  1. ^ "Barclays U21 Premier League: Competition Format explained". premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Under-23 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Under-18 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Vincent Angelini". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Official: Watford Sign Angelini". Watford F.C. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Alfie Marriott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Academy: New Contracts Offered & Departures Confirmed". Watford F.C. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Myles Roberts". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Ryan Andrews". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Official: Andrews Signs Professional Terms". Watford F.C. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Academy: Holding Signs On". Watford F.C. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  12. ^ "James Morris". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Official: Morris Signs New Deal!". Watford F.C. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Adian Manning". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  15. ^ "JJ McKiernan". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Sonny Blu Lo-Everton". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Tiago Cukur". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Shaqai Forde". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Joseph Hungbo". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Damani Hunter". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Jonathan Macaulay". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  22. ^ "Bogdan Marian". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  23. ^ "George Abbott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Official: Abbott Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Christos Batzelis". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  26. ^ "Darrin Enahoro-Marcus". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Harvey Peters". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Hamzat Balogun". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Andres Aguilar". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  30. ^ "Charlie Davis". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  31. ^ "Ethan Goulding". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  32. ^ "Billy Osborn". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  33. ^ "Aaron Benn". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  34. ^ "Tobi Adeyemo". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  35. ^ "Adrian Blake". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  36. ^ "Jack Greaves". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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