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Reading F.C. Under-23s and Academy

May 04, 2024

The Reading Academy refers to the development teams of Reading Football Club. The club takes part in the Professional Development League system, with the Under-23 competing in the Premier League 2 – Division 2, and the Under-18 competing in the U18 Premier League – South Division.

Reading Under-21s
Full nameReading Football Club
(Under-23s & Academy)
Nickname(s)The Royals
GroundMadejski Stadium,
Bearwood Park
ChairmanSir John Madejski
ManagerMichael Gilkes (Academy)
Vacant, (Under-23s)
Mikele Leigertwood (Under-18s)
LeagueU23 – Professional Development League
U18 – U18 Professional Development League
2021–22U23s – 14th
U18s – 11th

Under the old youth training scheme, the club produced a number of first team players including Ady Williams, Scott Taylor and future England international Neil Webb. Since the Academy opened in 1999, 75 graduates have gone on to play first team football for Reading including Gylfi Sigurðsson, who was later sold for a club record transfer fee.

History edit

Reading were granted Academy status by the Football Association in February 1999. The first Academy manager was John Stephenson who oversaw the club's youth development until October 2000 when he left to join Preston North End. He was succeeded by former Reading goalkeeper, and the then goalkeeping coach, Nick Hammond.[1] After his appointment as Reading's first Director of football in September 2003, Hammond combined all three roles until the appointment of Exeter City boss Eamonn Dolan as the new Academy manager in October 2004.[2] The club originally trained in rented facilities at Sonning Lane and Bradfield College but moved to their own training ground at Hogwood Park in Arborfield in 2004.[3][4] A two-year Academy partnership with Boreham Wood was announced in July 2012[5] with the club also aiming to have a first-team composed of 50% Academy players.[6] The introduction in 2012 of the four-tier academy system under the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) forced the club to search for a new training ground in order to meet the criteria for Category One status.[7] With this in mind, the club agreed in principle to buy land at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club for a new training facility at a cost of between £10 million and £20 million in May 2013.[8][9] In July 2013, the club confirmed they had achieved Category One status.[10]

The Reading reserves competed in the Capital League between 1995 and 1998 before joining The Football Combination which they played in from 1998 until 2006, excluding the 1999–2000 season.[11] With the senior side's promotion to the Premier League in 2006, the reserve team was also promoted to the Premier Reserve League for the 2006–07 season. Under future first-team manager Brian McDermott, the reserves finished top of the Southern section and beat Bolton reserves 2–0 to win the overall title in their first season.[12] They finished second the following year but were relegated as the first team dropped into the Championship.[13] The reserves rejoined the Football Combination following their relegation and remained there until 2010 when they withdrew in order to arrange their own fixtures against a higher level of opposition.[14]

With the club's application for Category One status under the EPPP, the under-21 and Academy (under-18) teams competed in the new Professional Development League 1 for the 2012–13 season.[15] The teams were successful under the new format with the under-18s finishing as runners-up to Fulham in the inaugural competition,[16] and the under-21s winning the first U21 Premier League Cup the following year.[17]

In July 2022, Reading confirmed that their Academy had lost its Category One status as a result of downsizing during the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, and as a result the club the dropped out of the Premier League 2 Division 2 to the Professional Development League. The club also confirmed their intensions to return to a Category One Academy.[18]

Under-21s edit

For details of the current season, see 2016–17 Professional U21 Development League and 2016–17 Under-21 Premier League Cup.

The under-23s play their home matches at Hogwood Park, the club's training ground, with four games each season being played at the Madejski Stadium. Three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 are allowed to be selected for each fixture,[19] with scholars from the Academy squad also eligible to play.

As of 19 August 2022

Under-21 squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   ENG Jayden Wareham
30 DF   GHA Kelvin Abrefa
33 DF   IRL John Clarke
34 DF   ENG Louie Holzman
35 MF   BEL Jack Senga
37 MF   ENG Adrian Akande
38 DF   ENG Michael Stickland
41 GK   ENG Harvey Collins
43 MF   SDN Hamid Abdel Salam
44 DF   ENG Sam Paul
45 MF   WAL Ben Purcell
No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF   ENG Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis
48 FW   MLT Basil Tuma
49 DF   ENG Generio Maragh
50 MF   ENG Ajani Giscombe
52 FW   ENG Harvey Maudner
54 FW   ENG Jeremiah Okine-Peters
56 FW   ENG Billie Clark
57 DF   IRL John Ryan
58 MF   ENG Charlie Wellens
60 GK   ENG Harrison Rhone
61 GK   ENG Tom Norcott

Under-18 team edit

For details of the current season, see 2016–17 Professional U18 Development League and 2016–17 FA Youth Cup.

Each year, following the completion of their full-time education, the club signs a number of schoolboys, from both within the academy and from other clubs, on scholarship agreements.[20] The scholarships last two years after which the player signs professionally or is released by the club. In instances where a player is particularly valued, the club may opt to sign them on professional terms at an earlier age.[21] The scholars make up the bulk of the Academy team which competes in the under-18 league, though younger players are also eligible. As well as the league, the Academy also enters a team into the FA Youth Cup.

The under-18s play their home matches at Hogwood Park, the club's training ground, with a selection of games each season being played at the Madejski Stadium. Three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 18 are allowed to be selected for each fixture, with scholars from the Academy squad also eligible to play.

Current Under-18s squad edit

As of 5 August 2023[22]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
59 DF   ENG Ashqar Ahmed
— GK   ENG Toby Mawer
— GK   ENG James Sharlott
— DF   ENG Boyd Beacroft
— DF   GHA Phillip Duah
— DF   ENG Kai Source
— DF   ENG Tyler Field
— DF   ENG Matthew Goulding
— DF   ENG William Gutierrez Ramirez
— DF   ENG Abraham Kanu
— DF   ENG Aaron White
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Jerae Jones
— MF   ENG Tyler Sackey
— MF   ENG Joseph Barough
— MF   ENG Luke Howard
— MF   ENG Emmanuel Osho
— MF   ENG Verell George
— MF   ENG Denim Nnamudi
— MF   ENG Jayden Porter-Atkinson
— MF   ENG Shay Spencer
— MF   ENG Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith
— FW   ENG Jack Timberlake

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Staff edit

Academy and development staff[23][24]

  • Academy manager: Michael Gilkes
  • Assistant Academy Manager: Mehmet Ali
  • Professional Phase Coach: Scott Marshall
  • U23 Goalkeeper Coach: Robert Shay
  • U18 Coach: Michael Donaldson
  • U18 Assistant Coach: Mikele Leigertwood
  • Head of Academy Physiotherapy: Steve Cottrell
  • Lead Academy Doctor: Dr Marc Batista
  • U23 Academy Doctor: Manish Thakker
  • U18 Physiotherapist: Matt Flynn
  • U23 Physiotherapist: Cian Dunne
  • U9-16 Physiotherapist: Pippa Inwood
  • U9-16 Physiotherapist: Alex Meredith
  • U23 Sport Scientist: Harry Bruford
  • U18 Sport Scientist: Luca Avena
  • PDP Strength and Conditioning Coach: David Breakspear
  • U9-16 Sport Scientist: Callum Stratford
  • Lead Academy and U21 Analyst: Andy Chenery
  • U18 Performance Analyst: Joe Cole
  • U9-16 Performance Analyst: Matt Burdekin
  • Academy Performance Coach: Ben Marks

Former players edit

Graduates edit

Prior to the establishment of the Academy, Reading produced several players for the first-team who went on to have successful careers. Neil Webb became Reading's youngest ever goalscorer aged 17 years and 31 days and made a total of 81 appearances for the club, later going on to win 26 England caps.[25] Ady Williams made nearly 400 appearances in three spells between 1988 and 2004 and was capped 13 times for Wales[26] whilst Stuart Lovell made 227 league appearances, scored 58 times and played twice for the Australia national team.[27] Others to have come through the ranks include Johnny Brooks, Jerry Williams, Steve Hetzke, Scott Taylor and Maurice Evans, who made over 400 league appearances for Reading and later managed the first-team between 1977 and 1984.[28][29]

Since the Academy opened in 1999, 80 graduates have gone on to play for the first team. Players who have gone on to play for their country at full international level are marked in bold whilst those still at the club are marked in italics.[30][31][32]

Statistics edit

As of match played 27 April 2024
Academy graduates Reading F.C. and international careers
Player Position Age of debut Reading International U21/U23 International
Reading Career Manager Debut date Apps Goals Country Apps Goals Country Apps Goals
  Alex Haddow Midfielder 17 years, 228 days 1999–2001 Tommy Burns (1999-08-24)24 August 1999 4 0 – –
  Darius Henderson Striker 18 years, 193 days 1999–2004 Alan Pardew (2000-03-18)18 March 2000 83 15 – –
  Nathan Tyson Midfielder 17 years, 361 days 1999–2004 Alan Pardew (2000-04-29)29 April 2000 38 1 – –
  Jamie Ashdown Goalkeeper 19 years, 287 days 1998–2004 Alan Pardew (2000-09-12)12 September 2000 16 0 – –
  Darren Campbell Midfielder 17 years, 14 days 2003–2005 Alan Pardew (2003-04-30)30 April 2003 1 0 – –
  Peter Castle Defender 16 years, 49 days 2003–2006 Alan Pardew (2003-04-30)30 April 2003 1 0 – –
  Jamie Young Goalkeeper 18 years, 201 days 2003–2006 Steve Coppell (2004-03-13)13 March 2004 1 0 – –
  Simon Cox Striker 18 years, 145 days 2005–2008; 2014–2016 Steve Coppell (2005-09-20)20 September 2005 69 9   Republic of Ireland 30 4 –
  Shane Long Striker 18 years, 340 days 2005–2011
2022–2023 		Steve Coppell (2005-12-28)28 December 2005 235 56   Republic of Ireland 88 17   Republic of Ireland 1 0
  Curtis Osano Midfielder 18 years, 315 days 2005–2008 Steve Coppell (2006-01-17)17 January 2006 2 0 – –
  Alex Pearce Defender 18 years, 61 days 2006–2015 Steve Coppell (2007-01-09)9 January 2007 240 15   Republic of Ireland 7 2   Scotland 2 0
  James Henry Midfielder 18 years, 107 days 2006–2010 Steve Coppell (2007-09-25)25 September 2007 18 4 – –
  Julian Kelly Defender 18 years, 341 days 2008–2011 Steve Coppell (2008-08-12)12 August 2008 13 0 – –
  Jem Karacan Midfielder 19 years, 187 days 2007–2015 Steve Coppell (2008-08-26)26 August 2008 175 12 –   Turkey 3 0
  Gylfi Sigurðsson Midfielder 18 years, 353 days 2008–2010 Steve Coppell (2008-08-26)26 August 2008 51 22   Iceland 78 25   Iceland 14 6
  Simon Church Striker 20 years, 153 days 2007–2013 Steve Coppell (2009-05-12)12 May 2009 122 24   Wales 38 3   Wales 15 8
  Scott Davies Midfielder 21 years, 151 days 2006–2011 Brendan Rodgers (2009-08-08)8 August 2009 5 0 –   Republic of Ireland 3 0
  Hal Robson-Kanu Midfielder 20 years, 79 days 2007–2016 Brendan Rodgers (2009-08-08)8 August 2009 228 30   Wales 46 5   Wales 4 2
  Nicholas Bignall Striker 19 years, 31 days 2008–2013 Brendan Rodgers (2009-08-11)11 August 2009 4 2 – –
  Ben Hamer Goalkeeper 21 years, 264 days 2006–2011 Brendan Rodgers (2009-08-11)11 August 2009 5 0 – –
  Jordan Obita Defender 16 years, 246 days 2010–2020 Brian McDermott (2010-08-11)11 August 2010 191 7 – –
  Jake Taylor Midfielder 18 years, 266 days 2009–2016 Brian McDermott (2010-08-24)24 August 2010 36 3   Wales 1 0   Wales 10 0
  Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper 21 years, 78 days 2007–2014 Brian McDermott (2011-02-19)19 February 2011 75 0   England 1 0   England 3 0
  Lawson D'Ath Midfielder 19 years, 14 days 2010–2014 Brian McDermott (2012-01-07)7 January 2012 1 0 – –
  Dominic Samuel Striker 18 years, 254 days 2012–2017 Brian McDermott (2012-12-11)11 December 2012 15 2 – –
  Michael Hector Defender 21 years, 183 days 2009–2015, 2015-16 Nigel Adkins (2014-01-18)18 January 2014 93 5   Jamaica 39 0 –
  Ryan Edwards Midfielder 20 years, 265 days 2012–2015 Nigel Adkins (2014-08-09)9 August 2014 10 0 –   Australia 18 0
  Craig Tanner Striker 19 years, 289 days 2013–2017 Nigel Adkins (2014-08-12)12 August 2014 5 1 – –
  Jake Cooper Defender 19 years, 194 days 2014–2017 Nigel Adkins (2014-08-16)16 August 2014 56 4 – –
  Jack Stacey Midfielder 18 years, 132 days 2013–2017 Nigel Adkins (2014-08-16)16 August 2014 6 0 – –
  Aaron Kuhl Midfielder 18 years, 201 days 2013–2017 Nigel Adkins (2014-08-19)19 August 2014 8 0 – –
  Aaron Tshibola Midfielder 19 years, 233 days 2013–2016 Nigel Adkins (2014-08-23)23 August 2014 17 0   DR Congo 15 1 –
  Sean Long Defender 19 years, 116 days 2013–2017 Nigel Adkins (2014-08-26)26 August 2014 1 0 –   Republic of Ireland 11 1
  Mikkel Andersen Goalkeeper 25 years, 277 days 2007–2015 Nigel Adkins (2014-09-20)20 September 2014 5 0 –   Denmark 14 0
  Niall Keown Defender 19 years, 339 days 2013–2017 Steve Clarke (2015-03-10)10 March 2015 3 0 –   Republic of Ireland 2 0
  Andrija Novakovich Striker 18 years, 171 days 2015–2019 Steve Clarke (2015-03-14)14 March 2015 3 0   United States 3 0 –
  Tariqe Fosu Midfielder 19 years, 178 days 2014–2017 Steve Clarke (2015-05-02)2 May 2015 1 0   Ghana 4 1 -
  Josh Barrett Midfielder 17 years, 261 days 2015–2020 Brian McDermott (2016-03-08)8 March 2016 13 2 –   Republic of Ireland 3 0
  Robert Dickie Defender 20 years, 65 days 2014–2018 Brian McDermott (2016-05-07)7 May 2016 1 0 – –
  Tennai Watson Defender 19 years, 155 days 2015–2021 Jaap Stam (2016-08-06)6 August 2016 9 0 – –
  Liam Kelly Midfielder 20 years, 275 days 2013–2019 Jaap Stam (2016-08-23)23 August 2016 94 9 –   Republic of Ireland 1 0
  Omar Richards Defender 19 years, 171 days 2016–2021 Jaap Stam (2017-08-05)5 August 2017 104 3 –   England 1 0
  Axel Óskar Andrésson Defender 19 years, 193 days 2016–2019 Jaap Stam (2017-08-08)8 August 2017 2 0   Iceland 2 0   Iceland 18 3
  Andy Rinomhota Midfielder 20 years, 109 days 2015–2022 Jaap Stam (2017-08-08)8 August 2017 139 4   Zimbabwe 1 0 –
  Sam Smith Striker 19 years, 153 days 2015–2021
2023– 		Jaap Stam (2017-08-08)8 August 2017 48 18 – –
  Danny Loader Striker 16 years, 359 days 2017–2020 Jaap Stam (2017-08-22)22 August 2017 35 2 –   England 9 1
  Tom Holmes Defender 17 years, 359 days 2017–2024
2024– 		Jaap Stam (2018-03-06)6 March 2018 133 1 – –
  Tom McIntyre Defender 20 years, 39 days 2016–2024 Scott Marshall (2018-12-15)15 December 2018 117 7 –   Scotland 3 0
  Gabriel Osho Defender 20 years, 130 days 2016–2020 Scott Marshall (2018-12-22)22 December 2018 10 0 – –
  Ryan East Midfielder 20 years, 217 days 2016–2021 José Gomes (2019-03-12)12 March 2019 1 0 – –
  Michael Olise Midfielder 17 years, 90 days 2019–2021 José Gomes (2019-03-12)12 March 2019 73 7 –   France 7 1
  Teddy Howe Defender 20 years, 208 days 2017–2020 José Gomes (2019-05-05)5 May 2019 6 0 – –
  Akin Odimayo Defender 19 years, 272 days 2019–2020 José Gomes (2019-08-27)27 August 2019 1 0 – –
  Andre Burley Defender 20 years, 116 days 2019–2020 Mark Bowen (2020-01-04)4 January 2020 3 0   Saint Kitts and Nevis 21 1 –
  Ramarni Medford-Smith Defender 21 years, 75 days 2019–2020 Mark Bowen (2020-01-04)4 January 2020 1 0 – –
  Jeriel Dorsett Defender 17 years, 255 days 2019– Mark Bowen (2020-01-14)14 January 2020 29 1   Montserrat 5 0 –
  Ben House Defender 20 years, 204 days 2019–2020 Mark Bowen (2020-01-25)25 January 2020 1 0 –   Scotland 2 0
  Luke Southwood Goalkeeper 22 years, 274 days 2020–2023 Eddie Niedzwiecki (2020-09-05)5 September 2020 30 0   Northern Ireland 1 0 –
  Ethan Bristow Defender 18 years, 283 days 2020–2022 Eddie Niedzwiecki (2020-09-05)5 September 2020 11 0   Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 0 –
  Nahum Melvin-Lambert Striker 18 years, 283 days 2020–2023 Eddie Niedzwiecki (2020-09-05)5 September 2020 3 0   Saint Lucia 1 0 –
  Dejan Tetek Midfielder 17 years, 357 days 2020–2023 Veljko Paunović (2020-09-15)15 September 2020 21 0 –   Serbia 5 0
  Lynford Sackey Striker 17 years, 210 days 2020–2022 Veljko Paunović (2020-09-15)15 September 2020 2 0 – –
  Nelson Abbey Defender 17 years, 18 days 2020–2024 Veljko Paunović (2020-09-15)15 September 2020 31 0 – –
  Oliver Pendlebury Midfielder 18 years, 356 days 2020–2021 Veljko Paunović (2021-01-09)9 January 2021 1 0 – –
  Conor Lawless Midfielder 19 years, 118 days 2020–2021 Veljko Paunović (2021-01-09)9 January 2021 1 0 – –
  Mamadi Camará Midfielder 17 years, 9 days 2020– Veljko Paunović (2021-01-09)9 January 2021 23 1   Guinea-Bissau 5 0 –
  Claudio Osorio Midfielder 18 years, 318 days 2021–2023 Veljko Paunović (2021-08-10)10 August 2021 2 0 – –
  Kian Leavy Midfielder 19 years, 142 days 2021–2023 Veljko Paunović (2021-08-10)10 August 2021 2 0 –   Republic of Ireland 1 0
  Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Striker 19 years, 109 days 2021– Veljko Paunović (2021-08-10)10 August 2021 57 13 – –
  Michael Stickland Defender 18 years, 351 days 2021– Veljko Paunović (2021-08-10)10 August 2021 4 0 – –
  Jahmari Clarke Striker 17 years, 358 days 2021– Veljko Paunović (2021-08-10)10 August 2021 14 2 – –
  Tyrell Ashcroft Defender 19 years, 240 days 2021–2022 Marko Mitrović (2021-11-02)2 November 2021 4 0 – –
  Louie Holzman Defender 18 years, 53 days 2021– Veljko Paunović (2022-01-08)8 January 2022 2 0 – –
  Kelvin Abrefa Defender 18 years, 65 days 2021– Veljko Paunović (2022-02-12)12 February 2022 26 1 – –
  Basil Tuma Forward 17 years, 107 days 2022– Paul Ince (2022-08-09)9 August 2022 5 0 –   Malta 3 0
  Coniah Boyce-Clarke Forward 20 years, 68 days 2019– Noel Hunt (2023-05-08)8 May 2023 4 0   Jamaica 1 0 –
  Jack Senga Forward 19 years, 101 days 2021– Noel Hunt (2023-05-08)8 May 2023 2 0 – –
  Caylan Vickers Forward 18 years, 226 days 2023–2024 Rubén Sellés (2023-08-05)5 August 2023 22 3 – –
  Taylan Harris Midfielder 17 years, 324 days 2023–2024 Rubén Sellés (2023-09-19)19 September 2023 1 1 – –
  Tom Norcott Goalkeeper 18 years, 280 days 2023– Rubén Sellés (2023-10-10)10 October 2023 1 0 – –
Totals 80 Players 2,915 287 21 Players 386 59 24 Players 153 22

Careers elsewhere edit

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A number of players attached to the Academy as schoolboys and scholars, as well as those who signed professionally but never made a first team appearance, have gone on play league football elsewhere. Those that have gone on to play for their country at full international level are marked in bold and those who made their league debut whilst away on loan are marked in Italics.[30][33][34][35][36]

  1. ^ Clayton was a 7th round pick for the Buffalo Bills during the 2024 NFL draft.

Records and honours edit

Several Academy graduates hold club records. Peter Castle became the club's youngest ever player when he came on as a substitute against Watford on 30 April 2003 for his first and only Reading appearance, aged 16 years and 49 days, whilst Gylfi Sigurðsson holds the record for the highest transfer fee received when he moved to Hoffenheim in August 2010.[58] In May 2013 Alex McCarthy became the first Reading graduate to be selected in the England squad since the Academy era began in 1999.[59] Additionally, three graduates have been named Player of the Season with Gylfi Sigurðsson, Alex Pearce and Jordan Obita winning in 2009–10, 2011–12 and 2013–14 respectively.[60]

The Football Combination[11]
Winners: 2003–04, 2008–09
Runners-up: 2005–06
Premier Reserve League
Winners: 2006–07[13]
Under-21 Premier League Cup
Winners: 2013–14[17]
Under-18 Professional Development League 1
Runners-up: 2012–13[16]

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External links edit

  • Under-21 homepage at Reading F.C.
  • Academy homepage at Reading F.C.

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The Reading Academy refers to the development teams of Reading Football Club The club takes part in the Professional Development League system with the Under 23 competing in the Premier League 2 Division 2 and the Under 18 competing in the U18 Premier League South Division Reading Under 21sFull nameReading Football Club Under 23s amp Academy Nickname s The RoyalsGroundMadejski Stadium Bearwood ParkChairmanSir John MadejskiManagerMichael Gilkes Academy Vacant Under 23s Mikele Leigertwood Under 18s LeagueU23 Professional Development League U18 U18 Professional Development League2021 22U23s 14th U18s 11thHome coloursAway colours Under the old youth training scheme the club produced a number of first team players including Ady Williams Scott Taylor and future England international Neil Webb Since the Academy opened in 1999 75 graduates have gone on to play first team football for Reading including Gylfi Sigurdsson who was later sold for a club record transfer fee Contents 1 History 2 Under 21s 2 1 Under 21 squad 3 Under 18 team 3 1 Current Under 18s squad 3 2 Out on loan 4 Staff 5 Former players 5 1 Graduates 5 1 1 Statistics 5 2 Careers elsewhere 6 Records and honours 7 References 8 External linksHistory editReading were granted Academy status by the Football Association in February 1999 The first Academy manager was John Stephenson who oversaw the club s youth development until October 2000 when he left to join Preston North End He was succeeded by former Reading goalkeeper and the then goalkeeping coach Nick Hammond 1 After his appointment as Reading s first Director of football in September 2003 Hammond combined all three roles until the appointment of Exeter City boss Eamonn Dolan as the new Academy manager in October 2004 2 The club originally trained in rented facilities at Sonning Lane and Bradfield College but moved to their own training ground at Hogwood Park in Arborfield in 2004 3 4 A two year Academy partnership with Boreham Wood was announced in July 2012 5 with the club also aiming to have a first team composed of 50 Academy players 6 The introduction in 2012 of the four tier academy system under the Elite Player Performance Plan EPPP forced the club to search for a new training ground in order to meet the criteria for Category One status 7 With this in mind the club agreed in principle to buy land at Bearwood Lakes Golf Club for a new training facility at a cost of between 10 million and 20 million in May 2013 8 9 In July 2013 the club confirmed they had achieved Category One status 10 The Reading reserves competed in the Capital League between 1995 and 1998 before joining The Football Combination which they played in from 1998 until 2006 excluding the 1999 2000 season 11 With the senior side s promotion to the Premier League in 2006 the reserve team was also promoted to the Premier Reserve League for the 2006 07 season Under future first team manager Brian McDermott the reserves finished top of the Southern section and beat Bolton reserves 2 0 to win the overall title in their first season 12 They finished second the following year but were relegated as the first team dropped into the Championship 13 The reserves rejoined the Football Combination following their relegation and remained there until 2010 when they withdrew in order to arrange their own fixtures against a higher level of opposition 14 With the club s application for Category One status under the EPPP the under 21 and Academy under 18 teams competed in the new Professional Development League 1 for the 2012 13 season 15 The teams were successful under the new format with the under 18s finishing as runners up to Fulham in the inaugural competition 16 and the under 21s winning the first U21 Premier League Cup the following year 17 In July 2022 Reading confirmed that their Academy had lost its Category One status as a result of downsizing during the 2020 21 and 2021 22 seasons due to the COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and as a result the club the dropped out of the Premier League 2 Division 2 to the Professional Development League The club also confirmed their intensions to return to a Category One Academy 18 Under 21s editFor details of the current season see 2016 17 Professional U21 Development League and 2016 17 Under 21 Premier League Cup The under 23s play their home matches at Hogwood Park the club s training ground with four games each season being played at the Madejski Stadium Three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 are allowed to be selected for each fixture 19 with scholars from the Academy squad also eligible to play As of 19 August 2022 Under 21 squad edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 19 FW nbsp ENG Jayden Wareham 30 DF nbsp GHA Kelvin Abrefa 33 DF nbsp IRL John Clarke 34 DF nbsp ENG Louie Holzman 35 MF nbsp BEL Jack Senga 37 MF nbsp ENG Adrian Akande 38 DF nbsp ENG Michael Stickland 41 GK nbsp ENG Harvey Collins 43 MF nbsp SDN Hamid Abdel Salam 44 DF nbsp ENG Sam Paul 45 MF nbsp WAL Ben Purcell No Pos Nation Player 46 MF nbsp ENG Jacob Hammond Chambers Borgnis 48 FW nbsp MLT Basil Tuma 49 DF nbsp ENG Generio Maragh 50 MF nbsp ENG Ajani Giscombe 52 FW nbsp ENG Harvey Maudner 54 FW nbsp ENG Jeremiah Okine Peters 56 FW nbsp ENG Billie Clark 57 DF nbsp IRL John Ryan 58 MF nbsp ENG Charlie Wellens 60 GK nbsp ENG Harrison Rhone 61 GK nbsp ENG Tom NorcottUnder 18 team editFor details of the current season see 2016 17 Professional U18 Development League and 2016 17 FA Youth Cup Each year following the completion of their full time education the club signs a number of schoolboys from both within the academy and from other clubs on scholarship agreements 20 The scholarships last two years after which the player signs professionally or is released by the club In instances where a player is particularly valued the club may opt to sign them on professional terms at an earlier age 21 The scholars make up the bulk of the Academy team which competes in the under 18 league though younger players are also eligible As well as the league the Academy also enters a team into the FA Youth Cup The under 18s play their home matches at Hogwood Park the club s training ground with a selection of games each season being played at the Madejski Stadium Three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 18 are allowed to be selected for each fixture with scholars from the Academy squad also eligible to play Current Under 18s squad edit As of 5 August 2023 22 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 59 DF nbsp ENG Ashqar Ahmed GK nbsp ENG Toby Mawer GK nbsp ENG James Sharlott DF nbsp ENG Boyd Beacroft DF nbsp GHA Phillip Duah DF nbsp ENG Kai Source DF nbsp ENG Tyler Field DF nbsp ENG Matthew Goulding DF nbsp ENG William Gutierrez Ramirez DF nbsp ENG Abraham Kanu DF nbsp ENG Aaron White No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Jerae Jones MF nbsp ENG Tyler Sackey MF nbsp ENG Joseph Barough MF nbsp ENG Luke Howard MF nbsp ENG Emmanuel Osho MF nbsp ENG Verell George MF nbsp ENG Denim Nnamudi MF nbsp ENG Jayden Porter Atkinson MF nbsp ENG Shay Spencer MF nbsp ENG Kiyan Coke Miles Smith FW nbsp ENG Jack Timberlake Out on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation PlayerStaff editAcademy and development staff 23 24 Academy manager Michael Gilkes Assistant Academy Manager Mehmet Ali Professional Phase Coach Scott Marshall U23 Goalkeeper Coach Robert Shay U18 Coach Michael Donaldson U18 Assistant Coach Mikele Leigertwood Head of Academy Physiotherapy Steve Cottrell Lead Academy Doctor Dr Marc Batista U23 Academy Doctor Manish Thakker U18 Physiotherapist Matt Flynn U23 Physiotherapist Cian Dunne U9 16 Physiotherapist Pippa Inwood U9 16 Physiotherapist Alex Meredith U23 Sport Scientist Harry Bruford U18 Sport Scientist Luca Avena PDP Strength and Conditioning Coach David Breakspear U9 16 Sport Scientist Callum Stratford Lead Academy and U21 Analyst Andy Chenery U18 Performance Analyst Joe Cole U9 16 Performance Analyst Matt Burdekin Academy Performance Coach Ben MarksFormer players editGraduates edit Prior to the establishment of the Academy Reading produced several players for the first team who went on to have successful careers Neil Webb became Reading s youngest ever goalscorer aged 17 years and 31 days and made a total of 81 appearances for the club later going on to win 26 England caps 25 Ady Williams made nearly 400 appearances in three spells between 1988 and 2004 and was capped 13 times for Wales 26 whilst Stuart Lovell made 227 league appearances scored 58 times and played twice for the Australia national team 27 Others to have come through the ranks include Johnny Brooks Jerry Williams Steve Hetzke Scott Taylor and Maurice Evans who made over 400 league appearances for Reading and later managed the first team between 1977 and 1984 28 29 Since the Academy opened in 1999 80 graduates have gone on to play for the first team Players who have gone on to play for their country at full international level are marked in bold whilst those still at the club are marked in italics 30 31 32 nbsp Alex Haddow nbsp Darius Henderson nbsp Nathan Tyson nbsp Jamie Ashdown nbsp Darren Campbell nbsp Peter Castle nbsp Jamie Young nbsp Simon Cox nbsp Shane Long nbsp Curtis Osano nbsp Alex Pearce nbsp James Henry nbsp Julian Kelly nbsp Jem Karacan nbsp Gylfi Sigurdsson nbsp Simon Church nbsp Scott Davies nbsp Hal Robson Kanu nbsp Nicholas Bignall nbsp Ben Hamer nbsp Jordan Obita nbsp Jake Taylor nbsp Alex McCarthy nbsp Lawson D Ath nbsp Dominic Samuel nbsp Michael Hector nbsp Ryan Edwards nbsp Craig Tanner nbsp Jake Cooper nbsp Jack Stacey nbsp Aaron Kuhl nbsp Aaron Tshibola nbsp Sean Long nbsp Mikkel Andersen nbsp Niall Keown nbsp Andrija Novakovich nbsp Tariqe Fosu nbsp Josh Barrett nbsp Robert Dickie nbsp Tennai Watson nbsp Liam Kelly nbsp Omar Richards nbsp Axel oskar Andresson nbsp Andy Rinomhota nbsp Sam Smith nbsp Danny Loader nbsp Tom Holmes nbsp Tom McIntyre nbsp Gabriel Osho nbsp Ryan East nbsp Michael Olise nbsp Teddy Howe nbsp Akin Odimayo nbsp Andre Burley nbsp Jeriel Dorsett nbsp Ramarni Medford Smith nbsp Ben House nbsp Luke Southwood nbsp Ethan Bristow nbsp Nahum Melvin Lambert nbsp Dejan Tetek nbsp Lynford Sackey nbsp Nelson Abbey nbsp Oliver Pendlebury nbsp Conor Lawless nbsp Mamadi Camara nbsp Claudio Osorio nbsp Kian Leavy nbsp Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan nbsp Michael Stickland nbsp Jahmari Clarke nbsp Tyrell Ashcroft nbsp Louie Holzman nbsp Kelvin Abrefa nbsp Basil Tuma nbsp Coniah Boyce Clarke nbsp Jack Senga nbsp Caylan Vickers nbsp Taylan Harris nbsp Tom Norcott Statistics edit As of match played 27 April 2024 Academy graduates Reading F C and international careers Player Position Age of debut Reading International U21 U23 International Reading Career Manager Debut date Apps Goals Country Apps Goals Country Apps Goals nbsp Alex Haddow Midfielder 17 years 228 days 1999 2001 Tommy Burns 1999 08 24 24 August 1999 4 0 nbsp Darius Henderson Striker 18 years 193 days 1999 2004 Alan Pardew 2000 03 18 18 March 2000 83 15 nbsp Nathan Tyson Midfielder 17 years 361 days 1999 2004 Alan Pardew 2000 04 29 29 April 2000 38 1 nbsp Jamie Ashdown Goalkeeper 19 years 287 days 1998 2004 Alan Pardew 2000 09 12 12 September 2000 16 0 nbsp Darren Campbell Midfielder 17 years 14 days 2003 2005 Alan Pardew 2003 04 30 30 April 2003 1 0 nbsp Peter Castle Defender 16 years 49 days 2003 2006 Alan Pardew 2003 04 30 30 April 2003 1 0 nbsp Jamie Young Goalkeeper 18 years 201 days 2003 2006 Steve Coppell 2004 03 13 13 March 2004 1 0 nbsp Simon Cox Striker 18 years 145 days 2005 2008 2014 2016 Steve Coppell 2005 09 20 20 September 2005 69 9 nbsp Republic of Ireland 30 4 nbsp Shane Long Striker 18 years 340 days 2005 2011 2022 2023 Steve Coppell 2005 12 28 28 December 2005 235 56 nbsp Republic of Ireland 88 17 nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 0 nbsp Curtis Osano Midfielder 18 years 315 days 2005 2008 Steve Coppell 2006 01 17 17 January 2006 2 0 nbsp Alex Pearce Defender 18 years 61 days 2006 2015 Steve Coppell 2007 01 09 9 January 2007 240 15 nbsp Republic of Ireland 7 2 nbsp Scotland 2 0 nbsp James Henry Midfielder 18 years 107 days 2006 2010 Steve Coppell 2007 09 25 25 September 2007 18 4 nbsp Julian Kelly Defender 18 years 341 days 2008 2011 Steve Coppell 2008 08 12 12 August 2008 13 0 nbsp Jem Karacan Midfielder 19 years 187 days 2007 2015 Steve Coppell 2008 08 26 26 August 2008 175 12 nbsp Turkey 3 0 nbsp Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder 18 years 353 days 2008 2010 Steve Coppell 2008 08 26 26 August 2008 51 22 nbsp Iceland 78 25 nbsp Iceland 14 6 nbsp Simon Church Striker 20 years 153 days 2007 2013 Steve Coppell 2009 05 12 12 May 2009 122 24 nbsp Wales 38 3 nbsp Wales 15 8 nbsp Scott Davies Midfielder 21 years 151 days 2006 2011 Brendan Rodgers 2009 08 08 8 August 2009 5 0 nbsp Republic of Ireland 3 0 nbsp Hal Robson Kanu Midfielder 20 years 79 days 2007 2016 Brendan Rodgers 2009 08 08 8 August 2009 228 30 nbsp Wales 46 5 nbsp Wales 4 2 nbsp Nicholas Bignall Striker 19 years 31 days 2008 2013 Brendan Rodgers 2009 08 11 11 August 2009 4 2 nbsp Ben Hamer Goalkeeper 21 years 264 days 2006 2011 Brendan Rodgers 2009 08 11 11 August 2009 5 0 nbsp Jordan Obita Defender 16 years 246 days 2010 2020 Brian McDermott 2010 08 11 11 August 2010 191 7 nbsp Jake Taylor Midfielder 18 years 266 days 2009 2016 Brian McDermott 2010 08 24 24 August 2010 36 3 nbsp Wales 1 0 nbsp Wales 10 0 nbsp Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper 21 years 78 days 2007 2014 Brian McDermott 2011 02 19 19 February 2011 75 0 nbsp England 1 0 nbsp England 3 0 nbsp Lawson D Ath Midfielder 19 years 14 days 2010 2014 Brian McDermott 2012 01 07 7 January 2012 1 0 nbsp Dominic Samuel Striker 18 years 254 days 2012 2017 Brian McDermott 2012 12 11 11 December 2012 15 2 nbsp Michael Hector Defender 21 years 183 days 2009 2015 2015 16 Nigel Adkins 2014 01 18 18 January 2014 93 5 nbsp Jamaica 39 0 nbsp Ryan Edwards Midfielder 20 years 265 days 2012 2015 Nigel Adkins 2014 08 09 9 August 2014 10 0 nbsp Australia 18 0 nbsp Craig Tanner Striker 19 years 289 days 2013 2017 Nigel Adkins 2014 08 12 12 August 2014 5 1 nbsp Jake Cooper Defender 19 years 194 days 2014 2017 Nigel Adkins 2014 08 16 16 August 2014 56 4 nbsp Jack Stacey Midfielder 18 years 132 days 2013 2017 Nigel Adkins 2014 08 16 16 August 2014 6 0 nbsp Aaron Kuhl Midfielder 18 years 201 days 2013 2017 Nigel Adkins 2014 08 19 19 August 2014 8 0 nbsp Aaron Tshibola Midfielder 19 years 233 days 2013 2016 Nigel Adkins 2014 08 23 23 August 2014 17 0 nbsp DR Congo 15 1 nbsp Sean Long Defender 19 years 116 days 2013 2017 Nigel Adkins 2014 08 26 26 August 2014 1 0 nbsp Republic of Ireland 11 1 nbsp Mikkel Andersen Goalkeeper 25 years 277 days 2007 2015 Nigel Adkins 2014 09 20 20 September 2014 5 0 nbsp Denmark 14 0 nbsp Niall Keown Defender 19 years 339 days 2013 2017 Steve Clarke 2015 03 10 10 March 2015 3 0 nbsp Republic of Ireland 2 0 nbsp Andrija Novakovich Striker 18 years 171 days 2015 2019 Steve Clarke 2015 03 14 14 March 2015 3 0 nbsp United States 3 0 nbsp Tariqe Fosu Midfielder 19 years 178 days 2014 2017 Steve Clarke 2015 05 02 2 May 2015 1 0 nbsp Ghana 4 1 nbsp Josh Barrett Midfielder 17 years 261 days 2015 2020 Brian McDermott 2016 03 08 8 March 2016 13 2 nbsp Republic of Ireland 3 0 nbsp Robert Dickie Defender 20 years 65 days 2014 2018 Brian McDermott 2016 05 07 7 May 2016 1 0 nbsp Tennai Watson Defender 19 years 155 days 2015 2021 Jaap Stam 2016 08 06 6 August 2016 9 0 nbsp Liam Kelly Midfielder 20 years 275 days 2013 2019 Jaap Stam 2016 08 23 23 August 2016 94 9 nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 0 nbsp Omar Richards Defender 19 years 171 days 2016 2021 Jaap Stam 2017 08 05 5 August 2017 104 3 nbsp England 1 0 nbsp Axel oskar Andresson Defender 19 years 193 days 2016 2019 Jaap Stam 2017 08 08 8 August 2017 2 0 nbsp Iceland 2 0 nbsp Iceland 18 3 nbsp Andy Rinomhota Midfielder 20 years 109 days 2015 2022 Jaap Stam 2017 08 08 8 August 2017 139 4 nbsp Zimbabwe 1 0 nbsp Sam Smith Striker 19 years 153 days 2015 2021 2023 Jaap Stam 2017 08 08 8 August 2017 48 18 nbsp Danny Loader Striker 16 years 359 days 2017 2020 Jaap Stam 2017 08 22 22 August 2017 35 2 nbsp England 9 1 nbsp Tom Holmes Defender 17 years 359 days 2017 2024 2024 Jaap Stam 2018 03 06 6 March 2018 133 1 nbsp Tom McIntyre Defender 20 years 39 days 2016 2024 Scott Marshall 2018 12 15 15 December 2018 117 7 nbsp Scotland 3 0 nbsp Gabriel Osho Defender 20 years 130 days 2016 2020 Scott Marshall 2018 12 22 22 December 2018 10 0 nbsp Ryan East Midfielder 20 years 217 days 2016 2021 Jose Gomes 2019 03 12 12 March 2019 1 0 nbsp Michael Olise Midfielder 17 years 90 days 2019 2021 Jose Gomes 2019 03 12 12 March 2019 73 7 nbsp France 7 1 nbsp Teddy Howe Defender 20 years 208 days 2017 2020 Jose Gomes 2019 05 05 5 May 2019 6 0 nbsp Akin Odimayo Defender 19 years 272 days 2019 2020 Jose Gomes 2019 08 27 27 August 2019 1 0 nbsp Andre Burley Defender 20 years 116 days 2019 2020 Mark Bowen 2020 01 04 4 January 2020 3 0 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 21 1 nbsp Ramarni Medford Smith Defender 21 years 75 days 2019 2020 Mark Bowen 2020 01 04 4 January 2020 1 0 nbsp Jeriel Dorsett Defender 17 years 255 days 2019 Mark Bowen 2020 01 14 14 January 2020 29 1 nbsp Montserrat 5 0 nbsp Ben House Defender 20 years 204 days 2019 2020 Mark Bowen 2020 01 25 25 January 2020 1 0 nbsp Scotland 2 0 nbsp Luke Southwood Goalkeeper 22 years 274 days 2020 2023 Eddie Niedzwiecki 2020 09 05 5 September 2020 30 0 nbsp Northern Ireland 1 0 nbsp Ethan Bristow Defender 18 years 283 days 2020 2022 Eddie Niedzwiecki 2020 09 05 5 September 2020 11 0 nbsp Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 0 nbsp Nahum Melvin Lambert Striker 18 years 283 days 2020 2023 Eddie Niedzwiecki 2020 09 05 5 September 2020 3 0 nbsp Saint Lucia 1 0 nbsp Dejan Tetek Midfielder 17 years 357 days 2020 2023 Veljko Paunovic 2020 09 15 15 September 2020 21 0 nbsp Serbia 5 0 nbsp Lynford Sackey Striker 17 years 210 days 2020 2022 Veljko Paunovic 2020 09 15 15 September 2020 2 0 nbsp Nelson Abbey Defender 17 years 18 days 2020 2024 Veljko Paunovic 2020 09 15 15 September 2020 31 0 nbsp Oliver Pendlebury Midfielder 18 years 356 days 2020 2021 Veljko Paunovic 2021 01 09 9 January 2021 1 0 nbsp Conor Lawless Midfielder 19 years 118 days 2020 2021 Veljko Paunovic 2021 01 09 9 January 2021 1 0 nbsp Mamadi Camara Midfielder 17 years 9 days 2020 Veljko Paunovic 2021 01 09 9 January 2021 23 1 nbsp Guinea Bissau 5 0 nbsp Claudio Osorio Midfielder 18 years 318 days 2021 2023 Veljko Paunovic 2021 08 10 10 August 2021 2 0 nbsp Kian Leavy Midfielder 19 years 142 days 2021 2023 Veljko Paunovic 2021 08 10 10 August 2021 2 0 nbsp Republic of Ireland 1 0 nbsp Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Striker 19 years 109 days 2021 Veljko Paunovic 2021 08 10 10 August 2021 57 13 nbsp Michael Stickland Defender 18 years 351 days 2021 Veljko Paunovic 2021 08 10 10 August 2021 4 0 nbsp Jahmari Clarke Striker 17 years 358 days 2021 Veljko Paunovic 2021 08 10 10 August 2021 14 2 nbsp Tyrell Ashcroft Defender 19 years 240 days 2021 2022 Marko Mitrovic 2021 11 02 2 November 2021 4 0 nbsp Louie Holzman Defender 18 years 53 days 2021 Veljko Paunovic 2022 01 08 8 January 2022 2 0 nbsp Kelvin Abrefa Defender 18 years 65 days 2021 Veljko Paunovic 2022 02 12 12 February 2022 26 1 nbsp Basil Tuma Forward 17 years 107 days 2022 Paul Ince 2022 08 09 9 August 2022 5 0 nbsp Malta 3 0 nbsp Coniah Boyce Clarke Forward 20 years 68 days 2019 Noel Hunt 2023 05 08 8 May 2023 4 0 nbsp Jamaica 1 0 nbsp Jack Senga Forward 19 years 101 days 2021 Noel Hunt 2023 05 08 8 May 2023 2 0 nbsp Caylan Vickers Forward 18 years 226 days 2023 2024 Ruben Selles 2023 08 05 5 August 2023 22 3 nbsp Taylan Harris Midfielder 17 years 324 days 2023 2024 Ruben Selles 2023 09 19 19 September 2023 1 1 nbsp Tom Norcott Goalkeeper 18 years 280 days 2023 Ruben Selles 2023 10 10 10 October 2023 1 0 Totals 80 Players 2 915 287 21 Players 386 59 24 Players 153 22 Careers elsewhere edit This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources A number of players attached to the Academy as schoolboys and scholars as well as those who signed professionally but never made a first team appearance have gone on play league football elsewhere Those that have gone on to play for their country at full international level are marked in bold and those who made their league debut whilst away on loan are marked in Italics 30 33 34 35 36 nbsp Jokull Andresson nbsp Nick Arnold nbsp Charlie Austin 37 nbsp Shandon Baptiste nbsp Marvin Bartley 38 nbsp Abdulai Bell Baggie nbsp Doug Bergqvist 39 nbsp Kelvin Bossman nbsp Andre Boucaud nbsp Oliver Bozanic nbsp Henrik Breimyr 40 nbsp Andre Burley nbsp Jamie Bynoe Gittens 41 nbsp Harry Cardwell nbsp Travis Clayton a nbsp Daniel Carr 42 nbsp Harry Cooksley 43 nbsp Donervon Daniels 44 nbsp Kevin Danso nbsp Samuel Fridjonsson nbsp Tyler Frost nbsp Ben Gladwin nbsp John Goddard nbsp Tyler Goodrham nbsp Tom Hateley 45 nbsp Jordan Holsgrove nbsp Jonny Hayes nbsp Bashir Humphreys 46 nbsp Noor Husin nbsp Dominic Hyam nbsp Uche Ikpeazu 47 nbsp Ji Dong Won nbsp Zak Jules nbsp Clovis Kamdjo nbsp Ibrahim Kargbo Jr nbsp George Legg nbsp Adam Liddle nbsp Adam Lockwood nbsp Angus MacDonald nbsp Jay Matete 48 nbsp Carl McHugh nbsp Ramarni Medford Smith nbsp Adam Mekki 49 nbsp Stuart Moore nbsp Johnny Mullins 50 nbsp Nam Tae Hee nbsp Roberto Nditi nbsp Thierry Nevers nbsp Jack Nolan nbsp Akin Odimayo nbsp Hakeem Odoffin nbsp Matt Partridge 51 nbsp Frankie Raymond nbsp Scott Rendell 52 nbsp Joel Rollinson nbsp James Rowe 53 nbsp Conor Shaughnessy nbsp Chris Smith nbsp Louie Soares 54 nbsp Matty Stevens 55 nbsp Pierce Sweeney nbsp Rhys Tyler nbsp Gozie Ugwu nbsp Terence Vancooten nbsp Radoslav Vasilev 56 nbsp Bogdan Vastsuk nbsp Connor Wickham 57 nbsp Andy White Clayton was a 7th round pick for the Buffalo Bills during the 2024 NFL draft Records and honours editSeveral Academy graduates hold club records Peter Castle became the club s youngest ever player when he came on as a substitute against Watford on 30 April 2003 for his first and only Reading appearance aged 16 years and 49 days whilst Gylfi Sigurdsson holds the record for the highest transfer fee received when he moved to Hoffenheim in August 2010 58 In May 2013 Alex McCarthy became the first Reading graduate to be selected in the England squad since the Academy era began in 1999 59 Additionally three graduates have been named Player of the Season with Gylfi Sigurdsson Alex Pearce and Jordan Obita winning in 2009 10 2011 12 and 2013 14 respectively 60 The Football Combination 11 Winners 2003 04 2008 09 Runners up 2005 06 Premier Reserve League 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