Norwich City F.C. Under-23s and Academy

Norwich City Under-21s and Academy is the youth organisation run by Norwich City F.C. The team is made up of under-21 and academy players and is effectively Norwich City's second-string side. The under-18 players among other younger age groups make up the academy team. In March 2018, Norwich City F.C. announced a public mini-bond investment scheme, through sports investment platform Tifosy, with the aim of raising £3,500,000 towards developing new academy facilities.[1] Funds from more than 700 fans and investors exceeded the £3,500,000 target and reached the £5,000,000 limit through a five-year bond scheme,[2] called the Canaries bond, and sold out before it could be made publicly available.[3] With the money, the club has already installed new pitches at its Category 1 Academy, as well as a new irrigation system, cameras for analysis and floodlights. The club has already started work on a new main building, which will house a new gym, classrooms, physios room, changing rooms and offices, and is due to be completed this summer and has just had a roof put on. A stand will also be installed next to the main Academy pitch.[4]

Norwich City Under-21s
Full nameNorwich City Football Club Under-21s
Nickname(s)
  • The Canaries
  • The Yellows
GroundLotus Training Centre
Capacity1,000
ManagerAlan Neilson (Under-21s)
LeaguePremier League 2
2022–23Premier League 2 Division 2, 6th of 11
Current season

Under-21 squad edit

Players listed in the U21 squad on Norwich City's official website. Displayed squad numbers are first team numbers issued at varying points during the season.

As of 29 March 2024[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
43 MF   ENG Finley Welch
44 FW   ENG Ken Aboh
47 MF   BRA Pedro Lima (on loan from Palmeiras)
48 DF   RSA Waylon Renecke
49 DF   POR Guilherme Montóia
50 DF   ENG Jaden Warner
52 GK   ENG Ellis Craven
GK   ENG Jayden St Paul
GK   ENG Joe Rose
DF   ENG Marcel McIntosh
MF   SCO Gabriel Forsyth
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Charlie Wilson
MF   ENG Adian Manning
MF   ENG Benjamin Watt
MF   ENG Dubem Eze
MF   ENG Harry Brooke
MF   SCO Flynn Clarke
MF   ENG Joe Duffy
MF   ENG Michael Reindorf
MF   ENG Regan Riley
FW   ENG Kenny Coker

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
GK   SCO Archie Mair (at Gateshead until 31 May 2024)
DF   IRL Emmanuel Adegboyega (at Walsall until 31 May 2024)
DF   ENG Lewis Shipley (at Accrington Stanley until 31 May 2024)
DF   ENG Brad Hills (at Accrington Stanley until 31 May 2024)
GK   ENG Dylan Berry (at Havant & Waterlooville until 31 May 2024)
DF   NIR Sean Stewart (at Cliftonville until 31 May 2024)

Under-18 squad edit

Norwich City Under-18s
Full nameNorwich City Football Club Under-18s
Nickname(s)
  • The Canaries
  • Yellows
GroundLotus Training Centre
Capacity1,000
CoachGreg Crane (Under-18s)
LeagueU18 Premier League South
2022–23U18 Premier League South, 12th of 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Current season

Players listed in the U18 squad on Norwich City's official website.

As of 19 August 2023[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   ENG Henry Bullen
51 GK   ENG Caleb Ansen
DF   WAL Jaiden Owen
DF   ENG Lloyd Ofori-Manteaw
DF   ENG Tyler Williams
DF   ENG Kingston Simbai
DF   ENG Gabriel Keita
DF   ENG Alfie Pinyoun
DF   ENG Benjamin McCabe
DF   ENG Alfie Doy
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Toby Chilvers
MF   ENG Eliot Myles
MF   ENG Miles Bracking
MF   ESP Hugo Valencia Gomez
MF   ENG Uriah Djedje
FW   ENG La'Sean Sealey
FW   ENG Damari Daley
FW   ENG Harrison Thompson
FW   FRA Pedro Amadou
FW   ENG Alex Roberts

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

Honours edit

Academy graduates edit

Notable players who have progressed through the Norwich City academy.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Taylor, Freddie (2018). "Norwich City announce £3.5M Canaries bond to fund academy through Tifosy". Tribal Football.
  2. ^ "Norwich City: Fans and board members raise £5m to build new academy". BBC Sport. 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ Bailey, Michael (3 May 2019). "Canaries call time on bond that prepared Colney for promotion". The Pink Un.
  4. ^ "Invest in the Canaries Bond and Help build our future". tifosy.
  5. ^ "Norwich City's Under 21s". canaries.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Norwich City's Under 18s". canaries.co.uk.

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