Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy

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Sheffield Wednesday Academy
Full nameSheffield Wednesday Football Club Youth Academy
Nickname(s)The Owls
Founded1948
GroundMiddlewood Road Training Ground
Sheffield
League Professional Development League 2 North Division

The Sheffield Wednesday Academy is the youth system of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.

Contents

The academy runs two sides; the U23 Development squad, and the U18 Academy. Both play in the respective age groups' Professional Development League Division 2 North leagues.

History

League history

Honours

Players

Under-21s

As of 13 May 2024 [1]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
47 GK Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Pierce Charles
46 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Hall
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Jackson *
37 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Adam Alimi-Adetoro *
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Cian Flannery
38 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mackenzie Maltby
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Gabriel Otegbayo
39 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Sam Reed
25 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gui Siqueira
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Wilson
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jay Buchan
30 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sean Fusire
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jay Glover *
31 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Rio Shipston
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Cook *
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Favour Onukwuli
34 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Joey Phuthi

Under-18s

As of 13 May 2024 [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Phillips
— GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Logan Stretch
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tyrell Dawes *
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Emery
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harris Lihe
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Reece Johnson
— DF Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  ATG Carlos Rodrigues *
— DF Flag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  VAT Jack Swales
— DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Ernie Weaver
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Bruno Fernandes
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley Hunt
— MF Flag of India.svg  IND Sutura Kakay
— MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Voldi Mbaya
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jarvis Thornton
— FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Devlan Moses
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Caiden Remy-Dee
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ari-Jae Shaw
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Dom Weston

Graduates

The following list includes players who have graduated from Sheffield Wednesday's youth system to make their senior debut for the first team. Players who have represented their national team at senior level are highlighted in bold.

As of the end of the 2023–2024 season.

Academy staff

As of 10 May 2024 [4]
RoleName
Academy manager Flag of England.svg Steven Haslam
U21 manager Flag of England.svg Andy Holdsworth
Head of academy goalkeeping Flag of England.svg Nicky Weaver
PDP manager Flag of England.svg Andy Sharp
Head of coaching Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Daral Pugh
Head of education Flag of England.svg Dan Potts
Youth development phase manager Flag of England.svg Jordan Broadbent
Youth development phase assistant Flag of England.svg Michael Woodhall
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach Flag of England.svg Harry Hurst
Head of academy analyst Flag of England.svg Ethan Skea
Assistant performance analyst Flag of England.svg Ben Clough
Academy Sports Science and Medicine Flag of England.svg Jack Newbery
Academy physio Flag of England.svg James Kelly
Pre-academy manager Flag of England.svg John Megson
Academy administrator Flag of England.svg John Hendley
Player care lead Flag of England.svg Rachael Finney
Academy operations lead Flag of England.svg Craig Chappell

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References

  1. ↑ "Owls Under-21s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Academy retained list confirmed". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Owls Under-18s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Academy staff profiles". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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