Watford F.C. Under-23s and Academy

Watford F.C. Under-23s and Academy is the youth setup of Watford. The Under-23 team is effectively Watford's second-string side, but is limited to three outfield players and one goalkeeper over the age of 23 per game following the introduction of new regulations from the 2012–13 season.[1] The Under-18 side is the most senior team in the Academy.

Watford Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Full nameWatford Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, The 'Orns
Short nameWFC
GroundThe UCL Sports Ground, Shenley, Hertfordshire, England
OwnerGino Pozzo
ChairmanScott Duxbury
ManagerOmer Riza
WebsiteClub website

Home fixtures are contested at the UCL Sports Ground, based in Bell Lane, Shenley, Hertfordshire.

Under-23 squad

Players (excluding scholars) who will qualify as U23s in season 2020–21 (i.e. born on or after 1 January 1997) and who are outside the first team squad.

As of 02 February 2021.[2]
  • U18 represents an U18 squad player who has represented the U23s in the 2020–21 season.
  • 1st TEAM represents an overage first team player, or a first team designated player, that has represented the U23s team in the 2019–20 season.
  • Squad numbers represent numbers given to players for first team and Checkatrade Trophy matches only. Each number is given twice to both a member of the U23s and the U18s

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
40 FW  ENG Sam Dalby
41 DF  ENG Mason Barrett
42 GK  ENG Dante Baptiste
43 DF  ENG Teddy Perkins
44 FW  ENG Joseph Hungbo
45 DF  NED Derek Agyakwa
46 MF  ENG Henry Wise
47 DF  ENG Toby Stevenson
49 MF  BER Kane Crichlow
50 MF  NIR JJ McKiernan
No. Pos. Nation Player
51 DF  ENG Bayli Spencer-Adams
52 MF  TRI Daniel Phillips
53 DF  ENG Maxwell Statham
54 FW  ENG Dominic Hutchinson
55 GK  ENG Myles Roberts
— MF  SCO Phoenix Patterson
— MF  KEN Henry Ochieng
— MF  NED Mitchel Bergkamp
— FW  ESP Maurizio Pochettino

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
48 MF  ENG Harry Forster (at Bromley until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  IRL Ryan Cassidy (at Accrington Stanley until 31 May 2021)

Overseas loan group

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  VEN Williams Velásquez
— DF  COL Jorge Segura (at Atlético Nacional until 30 June 2021)
— MF  GHA Kwasi Sibo (at Ibiza until 30 June 2021)
— MF  COL Jaime Alvarado (at Athletico Paranaense until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  COL Juergen Elitim (at Ponferradina until 30 June 2021)
— MF  BRA Matheus Santana (at Recreativo until 30 June 2021)
— FW  SRB Filip Stuparević
— FW  GUI Djibril Touré (at Charleroi until 30 June 2021)

Under-18 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
61 GK  ENG Alfie Marriott
67 DF  ENG Jack Burchell
69 MF  ENG Kamil Conteh
70 MF  AUS Jordan Harrison
72 DF  KVX Andi Janjeva
75 MF  SCO Sonny Blu Lo Everton
— GK  ENG Mac Chisholm
— DF  ENG Jack Broome
— DF  ENG Ryan Andrews
— DF  ENG Will Hall
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  IRL Bosun Lawal
— MF  ENG Enoch Muwonge
— MF  ENG Adian Manning
— MF  ENG Ben Smith
— FW  ENG Tom Horsewood
— FW  ENG Shaqai Forde
— FW  ENG Damani Hunter
— FW  ENG Max Thompson
— FW  ENG Freddie Moriarty
— FW  TUR Tiago Cukur

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
73 DF  ENG George Langston (at Wealdstone until 1 March 2021)

References
  1. "Barclays U21 Premier League: Competition Format explained". premierleague.com. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. "Under-23 Development squad players". Watford F.C. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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