Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy

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Everton Under-23s, the youth team of Everton F.C. compete in Premier League 2 and play their home matches at Haig Avenue in Southport. On occasion, they are permitted to play at Goodison Park. Both the Under-23 and Under-18 players have been based at their Finch Farm training complex since its completion in 2007.

Players

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As of 17 September 2024[1]

Under-21 squad

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No. Player Nationality Date Of Birth Signed From
Goalkeepers
50 George Pickford   (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 17)   Everton
63 Žan-Luk Leban   (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 21)   FCB Escola Varsovia
Fraser Barnsley   (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20)   Oxford United
Defenders
48 William Tamen   (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18)   Burton Albion
54 Jack Butler   (2005-11-12) 12 November 2005 (age 18)   Everton
72 Bradley Moonan   Unknown   Everton
75 Roman Dixon   (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 19)   Everton
76 Jack Tierney   (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19)   Everton
77 Odin Samuels-Smith   (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 18)   Everton
Midfielders
45 Harrison Armstrong   (2007-01-19) 19 January 2007 (age 17)   Everton
69 Luke Butterfield   (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21)   Blackburn Rovers
79 Owen Barker   (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19)   Everton
83 Isaac Heath   (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 19)   Leeds United
85 Jack Patterson   (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19)   Crusaders
92 Callum Bates   (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19)   Everton
Matthew Apter   (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 18)   Everton
Sean McAllister   (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22)   Dungannon Swifts
Stanley Mills   (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 20)   Leeds United
Forwards
49 Omari Benjamin   (2005-12-04) 4 December 2005 (age 18)   Arsenal
57 Charlie Whitaker   (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 23)   Blackburn Rovers
67 Martin Sherif   (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18)   Almere City
91 Jacob Beaumont-Clark   (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)   Manchester United
Coby Ebere   (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19)   Everton
Kingsford Boakye   (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 19)   AC Milan

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
DF   ENG Eli Campbell (at Ross County until 30 June 2025)
DF   ENG Reece Welch (at KMSK Deinze until 30 June 2025)
MF   GAM Francis Gomez (at Lyon until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Jenson Metcalfe (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025)
MF   ENG Tyler Onyango (at Stockport County until 30 June 2025)
FW   ENG Francis Okoronkwo (at Salford City until 30 June 2025)

Under-18 squad

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No. Player Nationality Date Of Birth Signed From
Goalkeepers
Douglass Lukjanciks   (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 17)   Everton
Goodness Gospel-Eze   (2008-05-06) 6 May 2008 (age 16)   Everton
Defenders
55 George Finney   Unknown   Everton
78 Joshua van Schoor   (2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 (age 18)   Wigan Athletic
90 Aled Thomas   (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18)   Everton
Freddie Freedman   Unknown   Manchester United
Louis Poland   Unknown   Everton
Luca Davis   Unknown   Bury
Rocco Lambert   Unknown   Everton
Midfielders
80 Joel Catesby   Unknown   Everton
81 Harvey Foster   (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17)   Blackburn Rovers
Demi Akarakiri   (2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 (age 15)   Arsenal
Justin Clarke   Unknown   AFC Wimbledon
Luis Gardner   (2008-01-27) 27 January 2008 (age 16)   Everton
Melvin Matos   Unknown   Norwich City
Forwards
58 Braiden Graham   (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 16)   Linfield
68 Ceiran Loney   (2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 (age 16)   Partick Thistle
Charlie Stewart   (2008-06-28) 28 June 2008 (age 16)   Everton
George Morgan   (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18)   Everton
Kean Wren   (2007-12-24) 24 December 2007 (age 16)   Everton

Player of the season

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Under-23s:

Academy:

Academy staff

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Position Name
Operations Manager   Dan Manning
Director of Academy   Gareth Prosser
Head of Coaching   Carl Darlington
Professional Development Coach   Leighton Baines

Remaining academy staff:

  • Lead Coaches: Paul Bennett, Tom Kearney, Paul Tait
  • Coaching Team: Peter Cavanagh, Phil Jevons, Colin Littlejohns, John Miles, Kevin O'Brien, Joe Peterson, Scott Phelan, Tom Gardner, Andy Cowley, Ross Morrison
  • Sports Science & Medicine: John McKeown, Peter Beirne, Lewis Charnock, Nick Coleman, Jack Dowling, Dan Carney, Josh Jeffery, Matthew Lowe, Leah McCready
  • Recruitment: Sam Bailey, Michael Cribley, Paul Johnson, Darren Kearns, Ian Lavery, Ray Redmond, Nicola Woods.
  • Education & Welfare: Chris Adamson, Phil McQuaid, Darren Murphy
  • Operations: Daniel Manning, Sean Farrington, Vincent Fieldstead, Rob How, John King, Daniel Manning, Danny Webb, Sean McClure, Keith Loyden
  • Analytics and Strategic Planning: Owen O’Connor

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Teams". Everton FC. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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