Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Development Squad and Academy

Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s (or the Development squad) is a football team that competes in Division 2 of the newly created Premier League 2. The club qualify as an entrant in the competition, by virtue of their academy holding Category 1 status.[1] Although the league is designed for players aged 23 and below, three overage players may also feature.

The team is currently under the management of James Collins and home games are primarily staged at Kidderminster Harriers' Aggborough home, though the team also plays games at Molineux.[2] The team has been a pathway into Wolves' first team for the past two seasons, with the likes of current first-team players Oskar Buur, Morgan Gibbs-White, Max Kilman, Owen Otasowie and Andreas Söndergaard progressing from the U21 side.

Development Squad and U23s

Players in italics have featured in a first-team match day squad during the 2020-21 season.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  ENG Taylor Perry
39 MF  ENG Luke Cundle
40 FW  AZE Renat Dadashov
42 DF  IRL Lewis Richards
43 DF  FRA Raphaël Nya
44 DF  ENG Michael Agboola
46 FW  ENG Austin Samuels
47 DF  AUT Pascal Estrada
50 MF  MAS Hong Wan
51 DF  CTA Cyriaque Mayounga
53 FW  IRL Conor Carty
56 GK  ENG Joe Young
No. Pos. Nation Player
57 DF  NED Nigel Lonwijk
58 DF  NIR Jack Scott
60 FW  CAN Theodor Corbeanu
64 DF  ESP Hugo Bueno
71 FW  CHN Dongda He
75 DF   SUI Christian Marques
77 MF  WAL Chem Campbell
78 GK  ENG Jackson Smith
79 DF  ENG Joseph Joseph
80 MF  ENG Sadou Diallo
82 MF  CHN David Wang

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
38 MF  GER Meritan Shabani (on loan at VVV-Venlo)
41 DF  ENG Luke Matheson (on loan at Ipswich Town)
48 GK  ENG Jamie Pardington (on loan at Mansfield Town)
— DF  ENG Dion Sanderson (on loan at Sunderland)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  POR Toti (on loan at Grasshopper)
— MF  ENG Ryan Giles (on loan at Rotherham United)
— MF  SVK Christián Herc (on loan at Karviná)

Academy and Under 18s

Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy is a Category 1 status facility and has produced several high-profile graduates including internationals Robbie Keane and Joleon Lescott.[3] Many other players have gone on to play first team football at Molineux, including current first-team player Morgan Gibbs-White

The academy is managed by Scott Sellars, with Steve Davis the current U18 lead coach and is based at the club's Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground.[4][5]

All players are correct in accordance to the Wolves Official Website (not including trialists)[6]

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  ISL Pálmi Arinbjörnsson
— GK  ENG Joe O’Shaughnessy
— GK  ENG James Storer
— DF  SIN Harry Birtwistle
— DF  NED Justin Hubner
— DF  ENG Ryan Jarvis
— DF  ENG Kam Kandola
— DF  ENG Dexter Lembikisa
— DF  ENG Filozofe Mabete
— DF  ENG Ollie Tipton
— MF  ENG Amarie Brown
— MF  WAL Owen Hesketh
— MF  ENG Jack Hodnett
— MF  ENG Aaron Keto-Diyawa
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Ethan McLeod
— MF  ENG Lee McLoughlin
— MF  ENG Temple Ojinnaka
— MF  ENG Dean Pinnington
— MF  AUS Dylan Scicluna
— MF  ENG Adam Thompson
— FW  ENG Ty Barnett
— FW  ESP Erik Bugarin
— FW  ENG Jaden Forrester
— FW  ENG Ackeme Francis-Burrell
— FW  NIR Lee Harkin
— FW  ENG Mason Rees
— FW  ENG Tyler Roberts
— FW  LBR Faisu Sangare

Michael Bristow Trophy / Academy Scholar of the Year

The Michael Bristow trophy is named after Mike Bristow, a lifelong Wolverhampton Wanderers FC supporter, who died in 2008.

The trophy was donated to Wolverhampton Wanderers FC by Keith Brown.

The trophy is a sterling silver cup, below which are engraved the names of the annual winner, which is decided upon by Wolves and awarded annually to their Academy Scholar of the Year. The trophy is retained in the trophy room at the Molineux.

The presentation is generally made on the pitch in one of the final first team home games of the season, by Keith Brown, Hazel Bristow and Matt Bristow. The winner is given an engraved trophy donated by Keith Brown or Hazel Bristow, to mark their achievement.

Season Winner
2009 John Dunleavy
2010 Jamie Reckord
2011 Johnny Gorman
2012 Sam Whittall
2013 Dominic Iorfa
2014 Ibrahim Keita
2015 Regan Upton
2016 Ryan Leak
2017 Cameron John
2018 Ryan Giles
2019 Taylor Perry
2020 Christian Marques

References


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