The Fulham F.C. Academy is a football academy based at the Motspur Park Athletics Stadium at Motspur Park in London.
The Academy, headed by director Sean Cullen, runs along the lines of many of the English football academies as deemed appropriate by the national governing body, and recently awarded Category 2 status in the new EPPP guidelines set out by the FA. Players dealt with by the academy can be aged as young as nine years old. As part of their training, young players are guided with the aim to gain a BTEC and NVQ qualification.
The Fulham FC FoundationâÂÂs Player Pathway programme offers structured coaching for players with prior football experience (U7âÂÂU16), delivered by FA-qualified and UEFA-qualified staff. Training follows a four-corner model that develops physical, technical/tactical, psychological, and social skills. Since 2022, the Academy has used performance-tracking technology from Israeli sports tech company Playermaker. The systemâÂÂs footwear-mounted sensors collect technical and physical performance data, supporting training design, performance analysis, and inclusivity initiatives across youth squads.
Current management
(As of Academy Staff)
Academy Players
PL2
(As of Under-21s â Player Profiles)
Out on loan
Under-18s
(As of Under-18s - Player Profiles)
Academy graduates
Below is a comprehensive list of Academy graduates from recent history, details of their senior debut and where they are now.
1997/98
1998/99
2000/01
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
- Mesca v Chelsea (Premier League), now a free agent
- Moussa Dembélé v West Ham United (Premier League), now at Al-Ettifaq FC
- Dan Burn v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at Newcastle United
- Chris David v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at Yeni Mersin ðdmanyurdu
- Ange-Freddy Plumain v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at AS Nea Salamis Ammohostu, has played for Guadeloupe
- Lasse Vigen Christensen v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now a free agent
- Muamer TankoviÃÂ v Norwich City (FA Cup Third Round), now at Pafos, has played for Sweden
- Josh Passley v Sheffield United (FA Cup Fourth Round), now at Ebbsfleet United
- Cauley Woodrow v Cardiff City (Premier League), now at Blackburn
- Patrick Roberts v Manchester City (Premier League), now at Sunderland
2014/15
- Emerson Hyndman v Ipswich Town (EFL Championship), last at Memphis 901, has played for United States
- Cameron Burgess v Ipswich Town (EFL Championship), now at Ipswich Town
- Jesse Joronen v Ipswich Town (EFL Championship), now at Venezia, has played for Finland
- George Williams v Millwall (EFL Championship), now at Hemel Hempstead, has played for Wales
- Seán Kavanagh v Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Championship), now at Shamrock Rovers
- Ryan Williams v Wolverhampton Wanderers (EFL Championship), now at Bengaluru, has played for Australia
- Marcus Bettinelli v Brentford (EFL Cup Second Round), now at Chelsea
- Stephen Arthurworrey v Derby County, (EFL Cup Fourth Round), now retired
- Jack Grimmer v Brighton & Hove Albion (EFL Championship), now at Wycombe Wanderers
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
References
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