U18 2017-18 season

U18 2017-18 season
Academy information
Academy Director	Huw Jennings
Head Coach	Colin Omogbehin
Captain	José Garrido (until Nov 2017) Joe Felix (from Nov 2017)
Ground	Motspur Park
League season information
League	U18 Premier League South
Position	7th/12
Matches played	22 (W8 D6 L8)
Other competitions
FA Youth Cup	Quarter-final
U18 Premier League Cup	Quarter-final
Season statistics
Top goalscorer (League)	Timmy Abraham (9) Nico Santos (9)
Top goalscorer (All)	Timmy Abraham (10)
Most appearances (League)	Timmy Abraham (19)
Most appearances (All)	Timmy Abraham (27)
Biggest home win	4-0 v Aston Villa U18 (16 Sept 2017) 4-0 v Reading U18 (3 Feb 2018)
Biggest away win	4-0 v Norwich U18 (14 Apr 2018)
Biggest home defeat	0-6 v Chelsea U18 (27 Feb 2018)
Biggest away defeat	1-6 v Chelsea U18 (30 Sept 2017)
Previous season	Next season
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Overview

The U18's 2017-18 season saw another strong influx of academy scholars, with new signings Timmy Abraham from Charlton, Ben Davis from JSSL Singapore and Elias Frei (brother of former White Kerim Frei) from St Gallen.

Scholarships were also signed by Zico Asare, Luca Ashby-Hammond, Scott Armsworth, Ryan De Havilland, Sonny Hilton & Showkat Tahir. Matt O'Riley also signed a scholarship, but his playing time was spent with the U23 squad.

Colin Omogbehin, promoted from the U16 squad, began his first season in charge of the team after Mark Pembridge's role change as assistant to Peter Grant in the U23 squad.

League table

U18 Premier League (South)

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea U18	22	17	3	2	64	21	+43	54
2	Arsenal U18	22	14	3	5	61	33	+28	45
3	Southampton U18	22	13	3	6	38	25	+13	42
4	Tottenham Hotspur U18	22	10	4	8	58	39	+19	34
5	Leicester City U18	22	9	6	7	38	33	+5	33
6	Swansea City U18	22	9	4	9	32	44	-12	31
7	Fulham	22	8	6	8	40	33	+7	30
8	Brighton & Hove Albion U18	22	6	6	10	36	43	-7	24
9	Aston Villa U18	22	6	5	11	27	36	-9	23
10	West Ham United U18	22	6	3	13	27	51	-24	21
11	Reading U18	22	6	3	13	24	50	-26	21
12	Norwich City U18	22	3	4	15	22	59	-37	13

Squad

Pos.	Name	Age	U18 Apps	U18 Goals	Scholarship signed
Goalkeepers
GK	Luca Ashby-Hammond	16	0	0	2017
GK	Julian Schwarzer	17	0	0	2016
Defenders
CB	Scott Armsworth	16	0	0	2017
RB	Joe Felix	17	28	1	2016
CB	José Garrido	17	20	0	2016
LB	Dan Martin	17	14	0	2016
L/CB	Jaydn Mundle-Smith	17	23	1	2016
RB	Djed Spence	17	8	0	2016
Midfielders
DM/CB	Zico Asare	16	7	0	2017
CM	Ben Davis	16	0	0	2017
CM	Ryan De Havilland	16	6	0	2017
CM	Tyrese Francois	17	0	0	2016
AM	Sonny Hilton	16	5	0	2017
DM	Reece York	17	22	2	2016
Forwards
CF	Timmy Abraham	16	3	0	2017
RW	Elias Frei	16	0	0	2017
R/LW	Chris Kelly	17	24	1	2016
LW	Showkat Tahir	16	1	0	2017
LW/CF	Nico Santos	17	21	1	2016
CF	Cameron Thompson	17	21	6	2016

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Academy Director	Huw Jennings
Head of Academy Coaching	Steve Wigley
U18 Head Coach	Colin Omogbehin
Assistant/Goalkeeping Coach	Vic Bettinelli

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
1 Jul 2017	CF	Timmy Abraham	Charlton Athletic	Free
1 Jul 2017	CM	Ben Davis	JSSL Singapore	Free
1 Jul 2017	RW	Elias Frei	St Gallen	Free

New scholars

Date from	Position	Name	Date of Birth
1 Jul 2017	CB	Scott Armsworth	13 Dec 2000
1 Jul 2017	DM/CB	Zico Asare	11 Apr 2001
1 Jul 2017	GK	Luca Ashby-Hammond	25 Mar 2001
1 Jul 2017	CM	Ryan De Havilland	15 Jan 2001
1 Jul 2017	AM	Sonny Hilton	30 Jan 2001
1 Jul 2017	LW	Showkat Tahir	3 May 2001

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 Jul 2017	GK	Josh Lukwata	Released	Free
1 Jul 2017	DM	Cassian Thomas	Released	Free
28 Jul 2017	GK	Felix Norman	Exeter City	Free

Loans in

N/A

Loans out

N/A

Matches

Pre-season

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional information
1	Sat 8 Jul 2017	Peterborough United U18	Home	Won	7-1
2	Sat 15 Jul 2017	Marinhas U19	Away	Won	5-0
3	Tue 18 Jul 2017	Boavista U19	Neutral	Won	4-1
4	Sat 22 Jul 2017	Bournemouth U18	Home	Won	2-1
5	Sat 29 Jul 2017	Leyton Orient U18	Home	Lost	2-4
6	Tue 1 Aug 2017	Portsmouth U18	Away	Won	5-3
7	Sat 5 Aug 2017	Nottingham Forest U18	Away	Won	2-1

U18 Premier League

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1	Sat 12 Aug 2017	Arsenal U18	Home	Won	4-1
2	Sat 19 Aug 2017	Swansea City U18	Away	Drew	1-1
3	Sat 26 Aug 2017	Southampton U18	Home	Won	2-0
4	Sat 9 Sept 2017	Reading U18	Away	Won	5-2
5	Sat 23 Sept 2017	Brighton & Hove Albion U18	Home	Won	3-0
6	Sat 30 Sept 2017	Chelsea U18	Away	Lost	1-6
7	Sat 14 Oct 2017	Aston Villa U18	Home	Lost	0-3
8	Sat 21 Oct 2017	Tottenham Hotspur U18	Away	Won	2-1
9	Sat 18 Nov 2017	Leicester City U18	Home	Drew	2-2
10	Sat 25 Nov 2017	Norwich City U18	Home	Drew	2-2
11	Sat 9 Dec 2017	West Ham United U18	Away	Drew	2-2
12	Wed 20 Dec 2017	Swansea City U18	Home	Lost	1-2
13	Sat 13 Jan 2018	Arsenal U18	Away	Drew	2-2
14	Sat 20 Jan 2018	Southampton U18	Away	Lost	0-1
15	Sat 3 Feb 2018	Reading U18	Home	Won	4-0
16	Sat 10 Feb 2018	Brighton & Hove Albion U18	Away	Drew	1-1
17	Fri 23 Feb 2018	Chelsea U18	Home	Lost	0-1
18	Sat 10 Mar 2018	Aston Villa U18	Away	Lost	1-2
19	Sat 17 Mar 2018	Leicester City U18	Away	Lost	1-2
20	Sat 7 Apr 2018	Tottenham Hotspur U18	Home	Lost	1-2
21	Sat 14 Apr 2018	Norwich City U18	Away	Won	4-0
22	Sat 21 Apr 2018	West Ham United U18	Home	Won	1-0

U18 Premier League Cup

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
Group E	Sat 16 Sept 2017	Aston Villa U18	Home	Won	4-0
Group E	Sat 4 Nov 2017	Tottenham Hotspur U18	Away	Won	2-1
Group E	Tue 28 Nov 2017	Leicester City U18	Away	Drew	1-1
Quarter-final	Sat 27 Jan 2018	Everton U18	Away	Lost	0-2

FA Youth Cup

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
3rd round	Fri 15 Dec 2017	Huddersfield Town U18	Away	Drew	1-1	Fulham won 4-3 on pens
4th round	Wed 17 Jan 2018	Swansea City U18	Away	Won	2-0
5th round	Wed 7 Feb 2018	Plymouth Argyle U18	Away	Won	3-1
Quarter-final	Tue 27 Feb 2018	Chelsea U18	Home	Lost	0-6

Statistics

Appearances & goals

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		U18 Premier League		U18 PL Cup		FA Youth Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		GK	Luca Ashby-Hammond	20	0	13	0	3	0	4	0
		GK	Taye Ashby-Hammond	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		GK	Julian Schwarzer	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
		GK	George Wickens	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Scott Armsworth	9	0	7+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
		DF	Zico Asare	21	0	15+2	0	3+1	0	0	0
		DF	Tristan Cover	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Cody Drameh	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Joe Felix	19	0	10+2	0	3	0	4	0
		DF	José Garrido	15	1	10+2	0	3	1	0	0
		DF	Dan Martin	19	0	13	0	1+2	0	0+3	0
		DF	Connor McAvoy	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Jaydn Mundle-Smith	20	1	14	1	2	0	4	0
		DF	Jay Rich-Baghuelou	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Steven Sessegnon	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
		DF	Djed Spence	16	2	8	1	4	1	4	0
		MF	Cameron Antwi	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Fabio Carvalho	9	4	5+3	3	0	0	0+1	1
		MF	Ben Davis	10	1	9	1	0+1	0	0	0
		MF	Ryan De Havilland	16	1	7+5	1	1	0	1+2	0
		MF	Tyrese Francois	18	1	11	1	3	0	4	0
		MF	Jayden Harris	15	2	8	1	3	0	4	1
		MF	Sonny Hilton	23	4	13+3	2	3	2	3+1	0
		MF	Matt O'Riley	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Jonathon Page	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Reece York	22	1	9+5	1	3+1	0	1+3	0
		FW	Timmy Abraham	27	10	16+3	9	4	1	3+1	0
		FW	Mika Biereth	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	Harvey Elliott	6	0	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	Elias Frei	8	1	2+5	0	1	1	0	0
		FW	Sylvester Jasper	9	2	7+2	2	0	0	0	0
		FW	Chris Kelly	18	2	9+4	1	1	0	4	1
		FW	Nico Santos	23	9	15+1	5	2+1	1	4	3
		FW	Showkat Tahir	15	0	6+6	0	2+1	0	0	0
		FW	Cameron Thompson	10	9	9	9	1	0	0	0
		FW	Khavarn Wllliams	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during 2017-18:

Top scorers

#	Position	Nation	Name	League	U18 Premier League Cup	FA Youth Cup	Total
1	FW		Timmy Abraham	9	1	0	10
2	FW		Cameron Thompson	9	0	0	9
	FW		Nico Santos	5	1	3	9
4	MF		Sonny Hilton	2	2	0	4
	MF		Fabio Carvalho	3	0	1	4
6	DF		Djed Spence	1	1	0	2
	FW		Chris Kelly	1	0	1	2
	MF		Jayden Harris	1	0	1	2
	FW		Sylvester Jasper	2	0	0	2
10	MF		Reece York	1	0	0	1
	DF		José Garrido	0	1	0	1
	FW		Elias Frei	0	1	0	1
	MF		Tyrese Francois	1	0	0	1
	MF		Ben Davis	1	0	0	1
	MF		Ryan De Havilland	1	0	0	1
	DF		Jaydn Mundle-Smith	1	0	0	1
/	/	/	Own Goals	2	0	0	2
/	/	/	TOTALS	40	7	6	53

Assists

When total assists are equal, the list is sorted by player who achieved that number first

#	Pos.	Name	League	U18 Premier League Cup	FA Youth Cup	Total
1	FW	Nico Santos	5	0	1	6
2	FW	Sylvester Jasper	5	0	0	5
3	MF	Sonny Hilton	3	0	0	3
	FW	Timmy Abraham	2	1	0	3
5	DF	Djed Spence	0	2	0	2
	FW	Chris Kelly	2	0	0	2
	MF	Tyrese Francois	0	0	2	2
8	MF	Jayden Harris	1	0	0	1
	DF	Dan Martin	1	0	0	1
	MF	Reece York	0	1	0	1
	FW	Cameron Thompson	1	0	0	1
	DF	Joe Felix	1	0	0	1
	FW	Elias Frei	1	0	0	1
	DF	Jaydn Mundle-Smith	0	0	1	1
	FW	Harvey Elliott	1	0	0	1
	MF	Fabio Carvalho	1	0	0	1
/	/	Total	24	4	4	32

Disciplinary record

Cards

#	Pos.	Name	League	U18 Premier League Cup	FA Youth Cup	Total
1	DF	Zico Asare	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	FW	Timmy Abraham	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	1
3	DF	Joe Felix	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	MF	Jayden Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0
5	FW	Nico Santos	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
	MF	Sonny Hilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
	DF	Djed Spence	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
8	DF	Jaydn Mundle-Smith	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Tristan Cover	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	Jay Rich-Baghuelou	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	DF	José Garrido	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	22	0	1	2	0	1	7	0	0	31	0	2

Suspensions

Player	Date Received	Offence	Length of suspension
Nico Santos	27 Jan 2018		1 match (v Reading U18 (h))
Timmy Abraham	21 Apr 2018		1 match (v Swansea U18 (h))