Everton F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Everton Under-21s, the youth team of Everton, compete in Premier League 2 and play their home matches at Walton Hall Park.

Both the Under-21 and Development squad players have been based at their Finch Farm training complex since its completion in 2007.

Players

As of 1 July 2025[1]

Under-21 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  NIR Fraser Barnsley
GK  ENG George Pickford
DF  ENG Bradley Moonan
DF  ENG Eli Campbell
DF  ENG Odin Samuels-Smith
DF  ENG Reece Welch
DF  ENG Roman Dixon
DF  ENG William Tamen
MF  ENG Callum Bates
MF  GAM Francis Gomez
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Isaac Heath
MF  NIR Jack Patterson
MF  ENG Jenson Metcalfe
MF  ENG Tyler Onyango
FW  GER Coby Ebere
FW  ENG Francis Okoronkwo
FW  ENG Jacob Beaumont-Clark
FW  GHA Kingsford Boakye
FW  NED Martin Sherif
FW  WAL Omari Benjamin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Development squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  ENG Douglass Lukjanciks
GK  ENG Goodness Gospel-Eze
DF  WAL Aled Thomas
DF  ENG Freddie Freedman
DF  ENG George Finney
DF  ENG Joshua van Schoor
DF  ENG Louis Poland
DF  ENG Luca Davis
DF  ENG Rocco Lambert
MF  ENG Demi Akarakiri
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Harvey Foster
MF  ENG Joel Catesby
MF  ENG Justin Clarke
MF  WAL Luis Gardner
MF  ENG Melvin Matos
FW  NIR Braiden Graham
FW  SCO Ceiran Loney
FW  SCO Charlie Stewart
FW  WAL George Morgan
FW  ENG Kean Wren

Player of the season

Academy staff

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

References

  1. ^ "Teams". Everton FC. Retrieved 1 July 2025.