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 name

Watford Football Club Under-23s and Academy

Nickname(s)

The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, The 'Orns

Ground

The UCL Sports Ground, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

Owner

Gino Pozzo

Chairman

Scott Duxbury

Manager

Omer Riza

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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

Players edit

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]

No.	Pos.	Name	Status	Date of Birth	Contract Exp.	Notes	Ref.
	GK	Jonathan Macaulay	Under-21	(2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 18)	2025		^[4]
41	GK	Alfie Marriott	Under-21	(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 19)	2025		^[5]^[6]
40	GK	Myles Roberts	Under-21	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 21)	2025		^[7]^[6]^[8]
	DF	George Abbott	Under-21	(2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[9]^[10]
45	DF	Ryan Andrews	Under-21	(2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 19)	2024		^[11]^[12]
	DF	Hamzat Balogun	Under-21	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[13]
	DF	Aidan Coyne	Under-21	(2004-05-12) 12 May 2004 (age 19)	2024		^[14]^[15]
	DF	Alistair Gould	Under-21	(2005-07-26) 26 July 2005 (age 18)	2025		^[16]
	DF	Scott Holding	Under-21	(2003-09-21) 21 September 2003 (age 20)	2024		^[17]^[18]
	DF	Charlie Stallard	Under-21	(2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 (age 20)	2024		^[19]
	MF	Charlie Davis	Under-21	(2004-09-16) 16 September 2004 (age 19)	2024		^[20]
	MF	Zak Fraser-Grante	Under-21	(2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[21]^[22]
	MF	Luigi Gaspar	Under-21	(2004-03-11) 11 March 2004 (age 19)	2024		^[23]^[24]
	MF	Junior Gyamfi	Under-21	(2004-04-11) 11 April 2004 (age 19)	2024		^[25]
54	FW	Tobi Adeyemo	Under-21	(2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 18)	2026		^[26]
	FW	James Collins	Under-21	(2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 18)	2024		^[27]^[22]
47	FW	Shaq Forde	Under-21	(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 19)	2024	On loan to Leyton Orient	^[28]^[29]^[30]
53	FW	Jack Grieves	Under-21	(2004-12-05) 5 December 2004 (age 18)	2026		^[31]
	FW	Dawid Hamiga	Under-21	(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[32]^[22]
	FW	Laken Torres	Under-21	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[33]
	FW	Jake Watkiss	Under-21	(2005-03-15) 15 March 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[34]
	GK	Roraigh Browne	Under-18	(2005-09-12) 12 September 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[35]
	GK	Gabriel Ortelli	Under-18	(2006-06-19) 19 June 2006 (age 17)	2024		^[36]
	DF	Aaron Burton	Under-18	(2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[37]
	DF	Ben Casey	Under-18	(2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[38]
	DF	Albert Eames	Under-18	(2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[39]
	DF	Alfie King	Under-18	(2006-04-04) 4 April 2006 (age 17)	2024		^[40]
	DF	Joshua Mullins	Under-18	(2005-11-16) 16 November 2005 (age 17)	2024		^[41]
	DF	Victor Wachowicz	Under-18	(2006-03-17) 17 March 2006 (age 17)	2024		^[33]
	MF	Yianni Goulandris	Under-18	(2006-08-03) 3 August 2006 (age 17)	2024		^[42]
	MF	Prince Sikiru	Under-18	(2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 (age 17)	2024		^[43]
	MF	Jack Taylor	Under-18	(2005-09-08) 8 September 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[44]
49	FW	Michael Adu-Poku	Under-18	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 18)	2025		^[45]
	FW	Jonathan Lawson	Under-18	(2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 18)	2024		^[46]

Overseas loan group 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
—	MF	COL	Óber Almanza (at Deportivo Pereira until 31 December 2023)
—	FW	GUI	Djibril Touré (at Horn until 30 June 2023)

References edit

^ "Barclays U21 Premier League: Competition Format explained". premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^ "Under-21 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Under-18 Team players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Jonathan Macaulay". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Alfie Marriott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Academy: New Contracts Offered & Departures Confirmed". Watford F.C. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Myles Roberts". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Academy: Roberts Joins Welling United On Loan". Watford F.C. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "George Abbott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Official: Abbott Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Ryan Andrews". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Official: Andrews Signs Professional Terms". Watford F.C. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Hamzat Balogun". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Aidan Coyne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Academy: Coyne Signs For Young Hornets". Watford F.C. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Academy: Lawson, Gould & Watkiss Sign On". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Scott Holding". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Academy: Holding Signs On". Watford F.C. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Official: Stallard Joins Academy". Watford F.C. 20 July 2023. from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "Charlie Davis". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Zak Fraser-Grante". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Academy: Five Players Sign For The Young Hornets". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Luigi Gaspar". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Academy: Hornets Sign Gaspar". Watford F.C. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "Gyamfi Joins Academy". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^ "Tobi Adeyemo". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "James Collins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Shaqai Forde". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "Official: Forde Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "Official: Forde Joins Leyton Orient On Loan". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
^ "Jack Grieves". Watford F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ "Dawid Hamiga". Watford F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Academy: New Deals Confirmed". Watford F.C. 6 July 2023. from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Academy: Lawson, Gould & Watkiss Sign On". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Roraigh Browne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Gabriel Ortelli". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Aaron Burton". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Ben Casey". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Albert Eames". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Alfie King". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Joshua Mullins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Yianni Goulandris". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Prince Sikiru". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Jack Taylor". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Michael Adu-Poku". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ "Academy: Lawson, Gould & Watkiss Sign On". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links edit

Watford Under-23s at watfordfc.com
Watford Under-18s at watfordfc.com

[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] "Jonathan Macaulay". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[5] "Alfie Marriott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[2022_releases-6] "Academy: New Contracts Offered & Departures Confirmed". Watford F.C. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[7] "Myles Roberts". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[8] "Academy: Roberts Joins Welling United On Loan". Watford F.C. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[9] "George Abbott". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[10] "Official: Abbott Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[11] "Ryan Andrews". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[12] "Official: Andrews Signs Professional Terms". Watford F.C. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[13] "Hamzat Balogun". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[14] "Aidan Coyne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[15] "Academy: Coyne Signs For Young Hornets". Watford F.C. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[16] "Academy: Lawson, Gould & Watkiss Sign On". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[17] "Scott Holding". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[18] "Academy: Holding Signs On". Watford F.C. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[19] "Official: Stallard Joins Academy". Watford F.C. 20 July 2023. from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[20] "Charlie Davis". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[21] "Zak Fraser-Grante". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[AcademyFive-22] "Academy: Five Players Sign For The Young Hornets". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[23] "Luigi Gaspar". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[24] "Academy: Hornets Sign Gaspar". Watford F.C. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[25] "Gyamfi Joins Academy". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[26] "Tobi Adeyemo". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[27] "James Collins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[28] "Shaqai Forde". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[29] "Official: Forde Signs Professional Contract". Watford F.C. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[30] "Official: Forde Joins Leyton Orient On Loan". Watford F.C. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

[31] "Jack Grieves". Watford F.C. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[32] "Dawid Hamiga". Watford F.C. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[academy-new-deals-confirmed-33] "Academy: New Deals Confirmed". Watford F.C. 6 July 2023. from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

[34] "Academy: Lawson, Gould & Watkiss Sign On". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[35] "Roraigh Browne". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[36] "Gabriel Ortelli". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[37] "Aaron Burton". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[38] "Ben Casey". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[39] "Albert Eames". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[40] "Alfie King". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[41] "Joshua Mullins". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[42] "Yianni Goulandris". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[43] "Prince Sikiru". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[44] "Jack Taylor". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[45] "Michael Adu-Poku". Watford F.C. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[46] "Academy: Lawson, Gould & Watkiss Sign On". Watford F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

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