Fulham F.C. Under-21s and Academy

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The Fulham F.C. Academy is a football academy based at the Motspur Park Athletics Stadium at Motspur Park in London.[1][2]

The Academy, headed by director Sean Cullen, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, and recently awarded Category 2 status in the new EPPP guidelines set out by the FA. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old. As part of their training, young players are guided with the aim to gain a BTEC and NVQ qualification.

The Fulham FC Foundation’s Player Pathway programme offers structured coaching for players with prior football experience (U7–U16), delivered by FA-qualified and UEFA-qualified staff. Training follows a four-corner model that develops physical, technical/tactical, psychological, and social skills.[3][4] Since 2022, the Academy has used performance-tracking technology from Israeli sports tech company Playermaker. The system’s footwear-mounted sensors collect technical and physical performance data, supporting training design, performance analysis, and inclusivity initiatives across youth squads.[5][6]

Current management

(As of Academy Staff)

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Academy DirectorEngland Sean Cullen
Technical DirectorEngland Steve Wigley
Head of Academy CoachingEngland Andrew Watt
Head of Football DevelopmentWales Huw Jennings
Under 21s Head CoachEngland Hayden Mullins
Under 21s Assistant CoachEngland Andrew Joslin
Under 18s Head CoachEngland Ali Melloul
Under 18s Assistant CoachEngland Tommy Wilkinson
Assistant Head of Player DevelopmentWales Dan Thomas
Performance Support ManagerEngland Gillian Myburgh
Head of Talent ID & RecruitmentEngland Malcom Elias
Head of Safeguarding & InclusionEngland Eleanor Rowland
Foundation Safeguarding ManagerEngland Gemma Taylor
Education and Player Care TutorEngland Georgia Henderson
Academy Player Care MentorGuyana Matthew Briggs
Post 16 Programme Lead TeacherEngland Sarah Lipscombe
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion CoordinatorEngland Jamie Dapaah
Head of Academy Player Care & Designated Safeguarding OfficerEngland Claire-Marie Pomeroy
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Academy Players

PL2

(As of Under-21s – Player Profiles)

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Out on loan

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Under-18s

(As of Under-18s - Player Profiles)

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Academy graduates

Below is a comprehensive list of Academy graduates from recent history, details of their senior debut and where they are now.[7]

1997/98

1998/99

2000/01

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

2006/07

2007/08

2008/09

2009/10

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20

2020/21

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

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