Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Academy

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

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 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 25 June 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
— GK  ENG Jack Hall
— GK  ENG Jack Phillips
— DF  IRL Cian Flannery
— DF  ENG Reece Johnson
— DF  ENG Mackenzie Maltby
— DF  IRL Gabriel Otegbayo
— DF  WAL Sam Reed
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  BRA Gui Siqueira
— MF  ENG Bruno Fernandes
— MF  ENG Sean Fusire
— MF  ENG Rio Shipston
— MF  ENG Jarvis Thornton
— FW  NIR Devlan Moses
— FW  ZIM Joey Phuthi

Under-18s
As of 25 June 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  WAL Logan Stretch
— DF  ENG Joe Emery
— DF  ENG Harris Lihe
— DF  ENG Jack Swales
— DF  ENG Ernie Weaver
— MF  ENG Finley Hunt
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IND Sutura Kakay
— MF  ENG Voldi Mbaya
— FW  ENG Caiden Remy-Dee
— FW  ENG Ari-Jae Shaw
— FW  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[3]
Role Name
Academy manager Steven Haslam
U21 manager Andy Holdsworth
Head of academy goalkeeping Nicky Weaver
PDP manager Andy Sharp
Head of coaching Daral Pugh
Head of education Dan Potts
Youth development phase manager Jordan Broadbent
Youth development phase assistant Michael Woodhall
Lead academy strength and conditioning coach Harry Hurst
Head of academy analyst Ethan Skea
Assistant performance analyst Ben Clough
Academy Sports Science and Medicine Jack Newbery
Academy physio James Kelly
Pre-academy manager John Megson
Academy administrator John Hendley
Player care lead Rachael Finney
Academy operations lead Craig Chappell

References
  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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