Watford F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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.

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
GroundThe UCL Sports Ground, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury
ManagerOmer Riza
WebsiteClub website

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

Players

Players who will qualify as under-21s in season 2022–23 (i.e. born on or after 1 January 2001) 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 25 January 2023.[2][3]
Nat. No. Pos. Name Status Date of Birth Contract Exp. Notes Ref.
England GK Alfie Marriott Under-21 (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 2023 [4][5]
England 62 GK Myles Roberts Under-21 (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 Undisclosed (new contract offered May 2022) [6][5][7]
England 57 DF Ryan Andrews Under-21 (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 2024 [8][9]
Australia DF Aidan Coyne Under-21 (2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 2023 [10][11]
England DF Scott Holding Under-21 (2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 2024 [12][13]
Cyprus 52 MF Max Delyfer Under-21 (2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 Undisclosed (signed August 2022) [14][15]
Cameroon MF Jordan Fankwe Under-21 (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 Undisclosed (signed January 2023) [16][17]
England MF Luigi Gaspar Under-21 (2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 Undisclosed (signed July 2022) [18][19]
England 44 MF Adian Manning Under-21 (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 Undisclosed (signed July 2022) [20][21]
Northern Ireland 43 MF JJ McKiernan Under-21 (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 Unknown On loan at Eastleigh until end of 2022–23 season [22][23]
England 47 FW Shaq Forde Under-21 (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 Undisclosed (signed July 2022) On loan at York City until end of 2022–23 season [24][25][26]
England 58 FW Damani Hunter Under-21 (2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 2023 On loan to Grays Athletic until May 2023 [27][5][28]
Italy FW Ezio Touray Under-21 (2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 Undisclosed (signed January 2023) [29][17]
South Africa GK Roraigh Browne Scholar (2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 2024 [30]
Sweden GK Jonathan Macaulay Scholar (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 2023 [31]
England GK Gabriel Ortelli Scholar (2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 2024 [32]
Wales DF George Abbott Scholar (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 2023 Professional [33][34]
England DF Hamzat Balogun Scholar (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 2023 [35]
Greece DF Christos Batzelis Scholar (2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 2023 [36]
England DF Ben Casey Scholar (2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 2024 [37]
England DF Albert Eames Scholar (2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 2024 [38]
Romania DF Bogdan Marian Scholar (2004-12-04) 4 December 2004 2023 On loan to AFC Rushden & Diamonds until May 2023 [39][40]
England DF Joshua Mullins Scholar (2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 2024 [41]
England DF Harvey Peters Scholar (2005-04-01) 1 April 2005 2023 [42]
England MF Andres Aguilar Scholar (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 2023 [43]
England MF Aaron Burton Scholar (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 2024 [44]
England MF Charlie Davis Scholar (2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 2023 [45]
England MF Zak Fraser-Grante Scholar (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 2023 [46][17]
England MF Yianni Goulandris Scholar (2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 2024 [47]
England MF Ethan Goulding Scholar (2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 2023 On loan to Oxhey Jets until May 2023 [48][28]
England MF Alfie King Scholar (2006-04-04) 4 April 2006 2024 [49]
England MF Billy Osborn Scholar (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 2023 [50]
Republic of Ireland MF Prince Sikiru Scholar (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 2024 [51]
England MF Jack Taylor Scholar (2005-09-08) 8 September 2005 2024 [52]
England 54 FW Tobi Adeyemo Scholar (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 2023 [53]
England 49 FW Michael Adu-Poku Scholar (2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 2024 [54]
England FW Aaron Benn Scholar (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 2023 [55]
England 50 FW Adrian Blake Scholar (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 2023 [56]
England FW James Collins Scholar (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 2023 [57][17]
England 53 FW Jack Grieves Scholar (2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 2023 [58]
England FW Dawid Hamiga Scholar (2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 2023 [59][17]

Overseas loan group

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Colombia COL Juergen Elitim (at Racing de Santander until 30 June 2023)
— MF Colombia COL Ober Almanza (at Deportivo Pereira until 31 December 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— 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-21 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. "Under-18 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. "Alfie Marriott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. "Academy: New Contracts Offered & Departures Confirmed". Watford F.C. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. "Myles Roberts". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. "Academy: Roberts Joins Welling United On Loan". Watford F.C. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. "Ryan Andrews". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. "Official: Andrews Signs Professional Terms". Watford F.C. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. "Aidan Coyne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  11. "Academy: Coyne Signs For Young Hornets". Watford F.C. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  12. "Scott Holding". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  13. "Academy: Holding Signs On". Watford F.C. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  14. "Max Delyfer". Watford F.C. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  15. "Academy: Delyfer Joins Young Hornets". Watford F.C. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  16. "Jordan Fankwe". Watford F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  17. "Academy: Five Players Sign For The Young Hornets". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  18. "Luigi Gaspar". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  19. "Academy: Hornets Sign Gaspar". Watford F.C. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  20. "Adian Manning". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  21. "Official: Manning Signs Professional Terms". Watford F.C. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  22. "JJ McKiernan". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  23. "Official: McKiernan Re-Joins Eastleigh On Loan". Watford F.C. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  24. "Shaqai Forde". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  25. "Official: Forde Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  26. "Official: Forde Joins York City On Loan". Watford F.C. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  27. "Damani Hunter". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  28. "Academy: Hunter & Goulding Depart On Loan". Watford F.C. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  29. "Ezio Touray". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  30. "Roraigh Browne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  31. "Jonathan Macaulay". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  32. "Gabriel Ortelli". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  33. "George Abbott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  34. "Official: Abbott Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  35. "Hamzat Balogun". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  36. "Christos Batzelis". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  37. "Ben Casey". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  38. "Albert Eames". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  39. "Bogdan Marian". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  40. "Academy: Marian Loaned To Rushden & Diamonds". Watford F.C. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  41. "Joshua Mullins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  42. "Harvey Peters". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  43. "Andres Aguilar". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  44. "Aaron Burton". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  45. "Charlie Davis". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  46. "Zak Fraser-Grante". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  47. "Yianni Goulandris". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  48. "Ethan Goulding". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  49. "Alfie King". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  50. "Billy Osborn". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  51. "Prince Sikiru". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  52. "Jack Taylor". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  53. "Tobi Adeyemo". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  54. "Michael Adu-Poku". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  55. "Aaron Benn". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  56. "Adrian Blake". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  57. "James Collins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  58. "Jack Grieves". Watford F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  59. "Dawid Hamiga". Watford F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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