AFC Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy

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AFC Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy are the youth teams of Bournemouth. The reserve team is made up of under-21 players and is effectively Bournemouth's second-string side. They play in the Professional Development League Group B. The under-18 players, among other younger age groups, make up the Academy team. They play in the Youth Alliance League's Southwest Division and contest the Youth Alliance Cup.

Home fixtures for both sides are contested at the Canford Park Arena in Wimborne, Bournemouth.

Development squad[edit]

AFC Bournemouth Development Squad
Full nameAthletic Football Club Bournemouth Development Squad
Nickname(s)The Cherries
Short nameAFCB
GroundCanford Park Arena, Wimborne, Bournemouth
Capacity1,000
OwnerBlack Knight Football Club
ChairmanBill Foley
ManagerShaun Cooper
LeagueProfessional Development League, Group B.
WebsiteClub website
As of 1 February 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 England ENG Billy Terrell
46 GK Scotland SCO Callan McKenna
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ben Greenwood
DF France FRA Noa Boutin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Jack Wadham
MF England ENG Ferdinand Okoh
49 MF England ENG Dominic Sadi
FW England ENG Euan Pollock

Out on loan[edit]

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 GK England ENG Will Dennis (at Kilmarnock F.C. until end of season)
DF Wales WAL Owen Bevan (at Cheltenham Town until end of season)

U21 honours[edit]

Leagues[edit]

Cups[edit]

Regional[edit]

Under-18s[edit]

AFC Bournemouth Under-18s
Full nameAthletic Football Club Bournemouth Under-18s
Nickname(s)The Cherries
Short nameAFCB
GroundCanford Park Arena, Wimborne, Bournemouth
Capacity1,000
OwnerMaxim Demin
ChairmanJeff Mostyn
ManagerAlan Connell
LeagueYouth Alliance League, Southwest Division
2019–201st
WebsiteClub website
As of 11 July 2023[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 England ENG Mack Allan
GK England ENG Noah Crisp
DF England ENG Finn Tonks
DF England ENG Maxwell Kinsey-Wellings
DF England ENG Jack Holman
DF England ENG Harry Redknapp
DF England ENG Ollie Eagle
DF England ENG Ollie Morgan
DF England ENG Archie Harris
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kian Tydeman
MF England ENG Ben Winterburn
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Lewis Brown
MF England ENG Toure Williams
MF England ENG Charlie Osborne
MF England ENG Karlos Gregory
50 FW Spain ESP Michael Dacosta Gonzalez
FW England ENG Baylin Johnson
FW England ENG Daniel Adu-Adjei
FW England ENG Ashley Clarke
FW England ENG Jonny Stuttle
FW England ENG Remy Rees-Dottin

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

U18 honours[edit]

Leagues[edit]

Cups[edit]

Notable products[edit]

Bournemouth's Academy has produced numerous players throughout its history who have gone on to make professional appearances during their careers – be it for Bournemouth or another professional side.

The following is a list of those players ordered by the year they signed their first professional contract with the club. Appearances and goals are for Bournemouth only. Players highlighted in bold are still currently contracted to the club.

As of 20 February 2024
Year Player Position League FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1964 England John Hold Striker 85 25
1968 England Eddie Rowles 66 12
1969 Wales David Jones Centre-back ? ?
1975 England Steve Gritt Central Midfielder 6 3
1984 England Billy Clark Centre-back 4 0
1986 England Adrian Randall[3] Central Midfielder 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1988 England Matty Holmes[4] 114 8 10 0 7 0 5 0
1990 England Jamie Redknapp[5] 13 0 3 0 3 0 2 0
1993 England Neil Moss[6] Goalkeeper 186 0 18 0 7 0 12 0
1994 England Eddie Howe[7] Centre-back 271 12 16 2 15 1 11 0
1996 England Anthony Griffin[8] Right-back 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 England James Hayter[9] Striker 359 93 21 5 12 4 15 5
1997 Wales Carl Fletcher[10] Central Midfielder 193 19 16 1 6 0 9 3
1998 England Steve Lovell[11] Striker 16 1 0 0 1 1 3 2
1999 Wales Brian Stock[12] Central Midfielder 146 16 11 1 5 1 10 1
2004 England James Coutts[13] 12 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
England Brett Pitman[14] Striker 267 96 15 3 10 1 9 2
2006 Northern Ireland Josh McQuoid[15] 104 13 11 5 2 0 6 0
Wales Sam Vokes[16] 54 16 2 0 1 0 2 0
2007 Wales Joe Partington[17] Right-back 52 2 3 0 1 0 3 0
2008 England Steve Hutchings Attacking Midfielder 1 0 Stats are set to be updated soon. These stats have not yet been segmented by competition.
England Carl Preston Central Midfielder 2 0
England George Webb Attacking Midfielder 2 0
2009 England Danny Ings Striker 29 8
England Jayden Stockley 18 0
England Dan Thomas Goalkeeper 3 0
2011 Scotland Josh Carmichael Central Midfielder 4 0
England Alex Parsons Striker 1 0
England Jordan Seabright Goalkeeper 0 0
England Dan Strugnell Right-back 1 0
England Josh Wakefield Attacking Midfielder 4 0
England Elliot Ward Central Midfielder 1 0
2012 Saudi Arabia Jamal Bajandouh Defensive Midfielder 0 0
England Baily Cargill Centre-back 11 0
England Jordan Chiedozie Striker 0 0
2013 England Harry Cornick 1 0
England Brandon Goodship 0 0
2014 England Ben Whitfield Attacking Midfielder 0 0
2015 England Matt Butcher Defensive Midfielder 2 0
Australia Jordan Holmes Goalkeeper 0 0
Republic of Ireland Joe Quigley Striker 0 0
England Jack Simpson Centre-back 26 1
England Sam Surridge Striker 12 2
2016 England Shaun Hobson Centre-back 0 0
England Corey Jordan 1 0
England Sam Matthews Right Midfielder 0 0
England Matt Worthington Central Midfielder 1 0
2017 Romania Alex Dobre Left Midfielder 1 0
Nigeria Nnamdi Ofoborh Defensive Midfielder 3 0
England Kyle Taylor Attacking Midfielder 2 0
Republic of Ireland Mark Travers Goalkeeper 9 0
2018 England Tyler Cordner Centre-back 0 0
Republic of Ireland Gavin Kilkenny Central Midfielder 3 0
England Keelan O'Connell Left Midfielder 0 0
England Charlie Seaman Right-back 0 0
2019 England Frank Vincent Central Midfielder 0 0
2020 England Zeno Ibsen Rossi Centre-back 0 0
Zimbabwe Jordan Zemura Left-back 2 0

Players who have played at international level[edit]

A number of players who have come through the youth ranks at Bournemouth have also represented their country at both senior and youth levels. The following is a list of those players and their respective appearance and goal records.

As of 5 October 2020
Player National team Apps Goals
England Jamie Redknapp England 17 1
England 1 0
England U-21s 18 5
Player National team Apps Goals
England Danny Ings England 2 0
England U-21s 13 4
Player National team Apps Goals
Wales Sam Vokes Wales 64 11
Wales U-21s 14 4
Player National team Apps Goals
Wales Carl Fletcher Wales 36 1
Player National team Apps Goals
Wales David Jones Wales 8 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Wales Brian Stock Wales 3 0
Wales U-21s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Northern Ireland Josh McQuoid Northern Ireland 5 0
Northern Ireland B 1 0
Northern Ireland U-21s 8 2
Northern Ireland U-19s 4 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland Mark Travers Ireland 2 0
Ireland U-19s 9 0
Ireland U-18s 6 0
Ireland U-17s 7 0
Ireland U-16s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia Jamal Bajandouh Saudi Arabia 1 0
Player National team Apps Goals
England Brandon Goodship England C 1 0
Player National team Apps Goals
England Sam Surridge England U-21s 2 1
Player National team Apps Goals
England Eddie Howe England U-21s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals
England Jack Simpson England U-21s 1 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Wales Joe Partington Wales U-21s 8 0
Wales U-19s 11 2
Wales U-17s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland Joe Quigley Ireland U-21s 5 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Australia Jordan Holmes Australia U-21s 5 0
Australia U-20s 7 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Romania Alex Dobre Romania U-21s 8 1
Romania U-17s 3 0
Player National team Apps Goals
England Baily Cargill England U-20s 7 1
Player National team Apps Goals
Nigeria Nnamdi Ofoborh Nigeria U-20s 3 0
Player National team Apps Goals
Scotland Josh Carmichael Scotland U-19s 1 0
Scotland U-16s 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Development Squad". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Under-18s". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Adrian Randall | Football Stats | No Club | Age 53 | 1986-2000 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Matty Holmes | Football Stats | No Club | Age 52 | 1988-2000 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Jamie Redknapp | Football Stats | No Club | Age 48 | 1990-2005 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Neil Moss | Football Stats | No Club | Age 46 | 1993-2008 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Eddie Howe | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44 | 1994-2007 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Antony Griffin | Football Stats | No Club | Age 42 | 1996-2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ "James Hayter | Football Stats | No Club | Age 42 | 1996-2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Carl Fletcher | Football Stats | No Club | Age 41 | 1997-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Steve Lovell | Football Stats | No Club | Age 41 | 1998-2011 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Brian Stock | Football Stats | Havant & Waterlooville | Age 40 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. ^ "James Coutts | Football Stats | AFC Totton | Age 34 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Brett Pitman | Football Stats | Bristol Rovers | Age 33 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Josh McQuoid | Football Stats | Weymouth | Age 32 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Sam Vokes | Football Stats | Wycombe Wanderers | Age 32 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Joe Partington | Football Stats | Bromley | Age 31 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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