AFC Wimbledon Development squad and Academy are the youth teams of professional English association football club AFC Wimbledon. Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) system for youth development, the academy has been granted Category Three status. The Under-18 squad currently competes in Football League Youth Alliance South East Conference. The Under 18's squad play their home matches in the FA Youth Cup at Kingsmeadow, in Kingston upon Thames, London. Whilst the Under 23's play a majority of their matches at Merstham F.C. most other matches are held at the club's New Malden training complex. The development squad competes in the Under–21 Premier League Cup.

History

The AFC Wimbledon Academy was founded in 2003. In 2010, the Under-13s squad won the Tesco Cup, having triumphed through the County and Regional rounds of the competition, by beating Lytham St Annes YMCA 2–0 in the final.

AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

Current academy and youth development staff

Current Youth Development Squads

Under-23s Development squad

Out on loan

Under-18s squad

Under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) system for youth development, the AFC Wimbledon Academy has been granted Category Three Academy status. The club currently competes in the Merit League One of the Football Youth Alliance.

AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

Notable Academy graduates

Players in bold went on to sign professional contracts and are currently playing for the senior first team. Players in italics subsequently went on to be signed by a Premier League club.

AFC Wimbledon Development Squad and Academy

Dan Agyei

Jayden Antwi

Ossama Ashley

Tom Beere

Neşet Bellikli

Tyler Burey

Josef Bursik

Alfie Egan

Great Evans

Jim Fenlon

Dan Gallagher

Luke Gambin

Ben Harrison

Anthony Hartigan

Chris Hussey

Femi Ilesanmi

Ryan Jackson

Huw Johnson

Egli Kaja

Paul Kalambayi

Brendan Kiernan

Will Mannion

Frankie Merrifield

Ethan Nelson-Roberts

Will Nightingale

George Oakley

Toyosi Olusanya

Toby Sibbick

Ryan Sweeney

Jack Turner

References

AFC Wimbledon

Football academies in England

2003 establishments in England

Association football clubs established in 2003