AFC Wimbledon Development squad and Academy are the youth teams of professional English association football club

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. Under the

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(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

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at Kingsmeadow, in

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, 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.

Current academy and youth development staff

Current Youth Development Squads

Under-18s squad

Under the

(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.

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

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club.'' * '' Dan Agyei'' * Jayden Antwi *

Ossama Ashley Ossama Wassim Ashley (born 23 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Salford City. Playing career AFC Wimbledon and West Ham United Ashley joined AFC Wimbledon's youth set-up in March 2017 ...

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* Neşet Bellikli * Tyler Burey * '' Josef Bursik'' *

Alfie Egan Alfie Patrick Egan (born 3 September 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Dulwich Hamlet. Career Egan began his career with AFC Wimbledon by making his first-team debut in the EFL Trophy win against Plymouth Argyl ...

Great Evans Great Nii-Okai Evans (born 25 October 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Bracknell Town. Playing career Evans joined AFC Wimbledon's youth set-up aged 16 from Bedfont Sports. On 5 December 2017, he made his professio ...

Jim Fenlon James Shaquelle Christopher Fenlon (born 15 March 1994) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Combined Counties Premier Division club Walton & Hersham as a full-back. An AFC Wimbledon youth product, he made 41 first-team a ...

* Dan Gallagher * Luke Gambin * Ben Harrison *

Anthony Hartigan Anthony Rhys Hartigan (born 27 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Mansfield Town. Career AFC Wimbledon Hartigan joined AFC Wimbledon aged 14, after being spotted pla ...

* Chris Hussey * Femi Ilesanmi * Ryan Jackson *

Huw Johnson Huw Alastair Beswick Johnson (born 22 June 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played in the Football League for AFC Wimbledon. Career Early years Johnson came into AFC Wimbledon's youth team after being released from ...

* Egli Kaja * Paul Kalambayi *

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'' * Frankie Merrifield *

Ethan Nelson-Roberts Ethan Cameron O'Neil Nelson-Roberts (born 3 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Isthmian League side Cheshunt in Central Midfield. Playing career Nelson-Roberts joined AFC Wimbledon's youth set-up aged 12. In ...

* Will Nightingale *

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Toyosi Olusanya Olutoyosi "Toyosi" Tajudeen Oludamilola Olusanya (born 14 October 1997) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish club St Mirren. He started his professional career at AFC Wimbledon and scored on his debut. After a loan spe ...

Toby Sibbick Toby Peter Sibbick (born 23 May 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for club Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic. He has previously played for AFC Wimbledon, Barnsley F.C., Barnsley and Heart of Midlothian F ...

* '' Ryan Sweeney'' * Jack Turner

References

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