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

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...

. 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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, in

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, London. Whilst the Under 23's play a majority of their matches at

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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

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, 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 *

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* Tom Beere * Neşet Bellikli * Tyler Burey * '' Josef Bursik'' * Alfie Egan * Great Evans * Jim Fenlon *

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* Ben Harrison *

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* Chris Hussey * Femi Ilesanmi * Ryan Jackson * Huw Johnson * Egli Kaja * Paul Kalambayi *

Brendan Kiernan Brendan Jason Kiernan (born 10 November 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He spent his early youth career at Bromley, Fulham and Crystal Palace before joining AFC Wimbledon at the age of 16. He made his leag ...

* '' Will Mannion'' * Frankie Merrifield * Ethan Nelson-Roberts * Will Nightingale * George Oakley * Toyosi Olusanya * Toby Sibbick * '' Ryan Sweeney'' * Jack Turner

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon Football academies in England 2003 establishments in England Association football clubs established in 2003