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
LeagueProfessional Development League 2 North Division

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

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

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League history

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Honours

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Players

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Under-21s

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As of 29 October 2024[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Killian Barrett
GK England ENG Jack Phillips
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Cian Flannery
DF England ENG Reece Johnson
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Gabriel Otegbayo
32 DF England ENG Sam Reed
DF Brazil BRA Gui Siqueira
MF England ENG Jay Buchan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Bruno Fernandes
30 MF England ENG Sean Fusire
31 MF England ENG Rio Shipston
MF England ENG Jarvis Thornton
FW England ENG George Brown
FW Northern Ireland NIR Devlan Moses
39 FW England ENG Favour Onukwuli
FW Zimbabwe ZIM Joey Phuthi

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
46 GK England ENG Jack Hall (on loan to Bradford (Park Avenue))
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF England ENG Mackenzie Maltby (on loan to Scarborough Athletic)

Under-18s

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As of 7 August 2024[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Charlie Hobbs
GK Wales WAL Logan Stretch
DF England ENG Joe Emery
DF England ENG Kailen Hatfield
DF England ENG Jacob Jessop
DF England ENG Harris Lihe
DF England ENG Jack Swales
DF England ENG Ernie Weaver
MF England ENG Liam Clayton
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Finley Hunt
MF India IND Sutura Kakay
MF England ENG Voldi Mbaya
MF Nepal   NEP Aodhan Sopala
FW Portugal POR Daniel Da Costa
FW England ENG Caiden Remy-Dee
FW England ENG Ari-Jae Shaw
FW England ENG Dom Weston

Graduates

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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

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As of 10 May 2024[3]
Role Name
Academy manager England Steven Haslam
U21 manager England Andy Holdsworth
Head of academy goalkeeping England Nicky Weaver
PDP manager England Andy Sharp
Head of coaching Wales Daral Pugh
Head of education England Dan Potts
Youth development phase manager England Jordan Broadbent
Youth development phase assistant England Michael Woodhall
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach England Harry Hurst
Head of academy analyst England Ethan Skea
Assistant performance analyst England Ben Clough
Academy Sports Science and Medicine England Jack Newbery
Academy physio England James Kelly
Pre-academy manager England John Megson
Academy administrator England John Hendley
Player care lead England Rachael Finney
Academy operations lead England Craig Chappell

References

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  1. ^ "Owls Under-21s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Owls Under-18s". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Academy staff profiles". Sheffield Wednesday FC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.

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