AFC Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy

AFC Bournemouth Under-18s
Full name	Athletic Football Club Bournemouth Under-18s
Nickname(s)	The Cherries
Short name	AFCB
Ground	Canford Park Arena, Wimborne, Bournemouth
Capacity	1,000
Owner	Maxim Demin
Chairman	Jeff Mostyn
Manager	Alan Connell
League	Youth Alliance League, Southwest Division
2019–20	1st
Website	https://www.afcb.co.uk

AFC Bournemouth Development Squad
Full name	Athletic Football Club Bournemouth Development Squad
Nickname(s)	The Cherries
Short name	AFCB
Ground	Canford Park Arena, Wimborne, Bournemouth
Capacity	1,000
Owner	Black Knight Football Club
Chairman	Bill Foley
Manager	Shaun Cooper
League	Professional Development League, Group B.
Website	https://www.afcb.co.uk

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

As of 25 October 2024.^[1]

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	Mack Allan
—	GK	SCO	Cal McKenna
50	DF	ENG	Archie Harris
48	DF	ENG	Max Kinsey
—	DF	ENG	Ollie Morgan
—	DF	ENG	Coby Small
—	MF	ENG	Lewis Brown
—	MF	ENG	Karlos Gregory
—	MF	ENG	Balraj Landa


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IRL	Kian Tydeman
—	MF	ENG	Toure Williams
47	MF	ENG	Ben Winterburn
—	FW	ENG	Ashley Clarke
—	FW	ESP	Michael Dacosta Gonzalez
—	FW	ENG	Koby Mottoh
—	FW	ENG	Remy Rees-Dottin
—	FW	ENG	Jonny Stuttle

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
—	GK	ENG	Billy Terrell (at Weymouth until 29 June 2025)
—	DF	FRA	Noa Boutin (at Eastleigh until 29 June 2005)
—	DF	ENG	Finn Tonks (at Torquay United until 29 June 2025)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	NIR	Charlie Osborne (at TSV Hartberg until 29 June 2025)
—	MF	ENG	Dominic Sadi (at Carlisle United until 29 June 2025)
—	FW	ENG	Daniel Adu-Adjei (at Carlisle United until 29 June 2025)

U21 honours

Leagues

Cups

Regional

Hampshire Senior Cup
- Winners: 2020
- Runners-up: 2017

Under-18s

As of 25 October 2024.^[2]

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	Hayden McGhan
—	GK	ENG	Will Seeley
—	DF	ENG	Ameer Ali
—	DF	ENG	Zhaviah Campbell
—	DF	ENG	James Davies
—	DF	ENG	Alfie Merritt
—	DF	BUL	Teo Minchev
—	DF		Sonny Parkes
—	DF	ENG	Ben Purches
—	DF	ENG	Tommy Whitehead
—	DF	ENG	Harold William


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Jay Williams
—	MF	ENG	Ryan Carroll
—	MF	GEO	George Chubinidze
—	MF	ECU	Malcom Dacosta Gonzalez
—	MF	ENG	Josh Hamilton Olise
—	MF	NGA	Malachi Ogunleye
—	MF	WAL	Josh Salmon
—	MF	ENG	Ethan Sills
—	MF	WAL	Charlie Stevens
—	FW	ENG	Jonny Day
—	FW	ZAM	Kash Kasukumya

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

U18 honours

Leagues

Youth Alliance South-West Division
- Winners: 2014–15

Cups

Youth Alliance Cup
- Winners: 2016–17

Notable products

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

Players who have played at international level

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
Jamie Redknapp	England	17	1
	England	1	0
	England U-21s	18	5

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Danny Ings	England	2	0
Danny Ings	England U-21s	13	4

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Sam Vokes	Wales	64	11
Sam Vokes	Wales U-21s	14	4

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Carl Fletcher	Wales	36	1

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
David Jones	Wales	8	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Brian Stock	Wales	3	0
Brian Stock	Wales U-21s	2	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
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
Mark Travers	Ireland	2
	Ireland U-19s	9
	Ireland U-18s	6
	Ireland U-17s	7
	Ireland U-16s	2

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Jamal Bajandouh	Saudi Arabia	1	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Brandon Goodship	England C	1	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Sam Surridge	England U-21s	2	1

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Eddie Howe	England U-21s	2	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Jack Simpson	England U-21s	1	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Joe Partington	Wales U-21s	8	0
	Wales U-19s	11	2
	Wales U-17s	2	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Joe Quigley	Ireland U-21s	5	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Jordan Holmes	Australia U-21s	5	0
Jordan Holmes	Australia U-20s	7	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Alex Dobre	Romania U-21s	8	1
Alex Dobre	Romania U-17s	3	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Baily Cargill	England U-20s	7	1

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Nnamdi Ofoborh	Nigeria U-20s	3	0

Player	National team	Apps	Goals
Josh Carmichael	Scotland U-19s	1	0
Josh Carmichael	Scotland U-16s	1	0

References

^ "Development Squad". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ "Under-18s". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
^ "Adrian Randall | Football Stats | No Club | Age 53 | 1986-2000 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Matty Holmes | Football Stats | No Club | Age 52 | 1988-2000 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Jamie Redknapp | Football Stats | No Club | Age 48 | 1990-2005 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Neil Moss | Football Stats | No Club | Age 46 | 1993-2008 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Eddie Howe | Football Stats | No Club | Age 44 | 1994-2007 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Antony Griffin | Football Stats | No Club | Age 42 | 1996-2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "James Hayter | Football Stats | No Club | Age 42 | 1996-2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Carl Fletcher | Football Stats | No Club | Age 41 | 1997-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Steve Lovell | Football Stats | No Club | Age 41 | 1998-2011 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Brian Stock | Football Stats | Havant & Waterlooville | Age 40 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "James Coutts | Football Stats | AFC Totton | Age 34 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Brett Pitman | Football Stats | Bristol Rovers | Age 33 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Josh McQuoid | Football Stats | Weymouth | Age 32 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Sam Vokes | Football Stats | Wycombe Wanderers | Age 32 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Joe Partington | Football Stats | Bromley | Age 31 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links

Bournemouth Development Squad at afcb.co.uk
Bournemouth Under-18s at afcb.co.uk

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[1] "Development Squad". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[2] "Under-18s". afcb.co.uk. AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

[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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