U18 2022-23 season

U18 2022-23 season
Academy information
Academy Director	Mike Cave (until 14 Nov 2022) Sean Cullen (from 24 Feb 2023)
Head Coach	Ali Melloul
Captain	Delano-McCoy Splatt
Ground	Motspur Park
League season information
League	U18 Premier League South
Position	2nd/12
Matches played	22 (W13 D3 L6)
Other competitions
FA Youth Cup	5th round
U18 Premier League Cup	Quarter-final
Dallas Cup	Group stage
Season statistics
Top goalscorer (League)	Aaron Loupalo-Bi (17)
Top goalscorer (All)	Aaron Loupalo-Bi (21)
Most appearances (League)	Aaron Loupalo-Bi (22)
Most appearances (All)	Aaron Loupalo-Bi (29)
Biggest home win	6-0 v Tottenham U18 (22 Oct 2022)
Biggest away win	7-1 v Chelsea U18 (26 Nov 2022)
Biggest home defeat	0-4 v C Palace U18 (14 Jan 2023)
Biggest away defeat	0-3 v Sheff Utd U18 (4 Feb 2023)
Previous season	Next season
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Overview

The U18's 2022-23 season was overseen by head coach Ali Melloul for his first full term in charge, having taken the reigns for the majority of the previous campaign following on from Steve Wigley's move to the U23 squad.

Tables

U18 Premier League South

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Additional info
1	West Ham United U18 (C)	22	19	0	3	75	32	+43	57	Qualified for National final
2	Fulham U18	22	12	4	6	70	39	+31	40
3	Crystal Palace U18	22	11	6	5	60	41	+19	39
4	Chelsea U18	22	11	4	7	54	42	+12	37
5	Tottenham Hotspur U18	22	11	3	8	51	45	+6	36
6	Brighton & Hove Albion U18	22	8	5	9	32	48	-16	29
7	Southampton U18	22	7	3	12	45	58	-13	24
8	Leicester City U18	22	7	3	12	34	50	-16	24
9	Aston Villa U18	22	7	3	12	43	63	-20	24
10	Arsenal U18	22	6	5	11	43	51	-8	23
11	West Bromwich Albion U18	22	6	5	10	31	41	-10	22
12	Norwich City U18	22	4	4	14	32	60	-28	16

U18 Premier League Cup Group A

		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Additional info
1	Fulham U18	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	6	Qualified for Quarter-finals
2	West Ham United U18	3	2	0	1	6	6	0	6
3	Nottingham Forest U18	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Sunderland U18	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3

Squad

Pos.	Name	Age	Prev. U18 Apps	Prev. U18 Goals	Scholarship signed
Goalkeepers
GK	Michael Allen	17	15	0	2021
GK	Monty Conway	16	0	0	2022
GK	Alfie McNally	17	13	0	2021
Defenders
C/LB	Harvey Araujo	17	46	3	2021
C/RB	Caelan Avenall	17	0	0	2021
RB/AM	Brad de Jesus	16	3	0	2022
L/RB	Luc de Fougerolles	16	24	0	2022
CB	Damon Park	16	0	0	2022
CB	Charlie Robinson	17	19	1	2021
Midfielders
CM	Ollie Gofford	16	4	1	2022
AM	Ma'kel Bogle-Campbell	16	0	0	2022
CM	Delano-McCoy Splatt	17	28	1	2021
CM	Chibby Nwoko	16	0	0	2022
AM	Callum Osmand	16	1	0	2022
CM	Murphy Parker	17	17	0	2021
Forwards
LW	Lemar Gordon	16	22	4	2022
CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	16	7	1	2022
RW	Tom Olyott	16	0	0	2022
R/LW	Terrell Works	17	21	2	2021

Starting XI

To be completed at the end of the season

Staff

Management & operations Position Name Academy director Mike Cave (left 22 Nov 2022) Academy manager/director Sean Cullen (new role from 24 Feb 2023) Academy technical director Steve Wigley (new role from 24 Feb 2023) Youth development phase manager Andrew Wyatt Head of football development Huw Jennings

Coaching staff Position Name Head Coach Ali Melloul Assistant coach Andrew Joslin Head of academy coaching Ben Bartlett Goalkeeping coach Vic Bettinelli

Other staff Position Name Head of talent ID & recruitment Malcolm Elias Chief academy scout Tom O'Connell

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Add-on fee
1 Jul 2022	CB	Damon Park	Oldham Athletic	£150,000
1 Jul 2022	RW	Tom Olyott	Manchester City	Free
	Total	£150,000	£0
	+ Add-on fees	£150,000

New scholars

Date from	Position	Name	Date of Birth
1 Jul 2022	AM	Ma'kel Bogle-Campbell	17 May 2006
1 Jul 2022	GK	Monty Conway	2 Nov 2005
1 Jul 2022	L/RB	Luc de Fougerolles	12 Oct 2005
1 Jul 2022	RB/AM	Brad de Jesus	14 Jan 2006
1 Jul 2022	CM	Ollie Gofford	3 Sept 2005
1 Jul 2022	LW	Lemar Gordon	17 Nov 2005
1 Jul 2022	CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	7 Nov 2005
1 Jul 2022	CM	Chibby Nwoko	5 Dec 2005
1 Jul 2022	AM	Callum Osmand	8 Nov 2005

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Add-on fees
	Total	£0	£0
	+ Add-on fees	£0

Matches

Pre-Season

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
1	Sat 9 Jul 2022	West Bromwich Albion U18	Away	?	?-?
2	Wed 13 Jul 2022	Rio Ave U19	Away	Won	6-0
3	Sat 16 Jul 2022	Vitória Guimarães U19	Away	Drew	1-1
4	Sat 23 Jul 2022	Peterborough United U18	Away	Won	2-0
5	Sat 6 Aug 2022	Millwall U18	Home	?	?-?

FC Aesch Tournament

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
Group A	Thu 28 Jul 2022	Tigres UANL U19	Neutral	Won	1-0
Group A	Fri 29 Jul 2022	Dynamo Kyiv U19	Neutral	Won	2-1
Group A	Sat 30 Jul 2022	FC Basel U19	Neutral	Lost	0-2
Semi-final	Sat 30 Jul 2022	Juventus U19	Neutral	Lost	1-2

U18 Premier League

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
1	Sat 13 Aug 2022	Brighton & Hove Albion U18	Away	Lost	0-2
2	Sat 20 Aug 2022	Arsenal U18	Home	Drew	1-1
3	Sat 27 Aug 2022	West Ham United U18	Home	Lost	4-5
4	Sat 17 Sept 2022	Leicester City U18	Away	Lost	1-2
5	Sat 1 Oct 2022	Southampton U18	Away	Won	5-3
6	Sat 22 Oct 2022	Tottenham Hotspur U18	Home	Won	6-0
7	Sat 29 Oct 2022	Crystal Palace U18	Away	Drew	2-2
8	Sat 19 Nov 2022	Aston Villa U18	Home	Won	4-0
9	Sat 26 Nov 2022	Chelsea U18	Away	Won	7-1
10	Sat 3 Dec 2022	Norwich City U18	Home	Won	3-0
11	Sat 14 Jan 2023	Crystal Palace U18	Home	Lost	0-4
12	Sat 28 Jan 2023	Arsenal U18	Away	Drew	2-2
13	Sat 11 Feb 2023	Leicester City U18	Home	Won	2-1
14	Sat 18 Feb 2023	Aston Villa U18	Away	Won	6-1
15	Sat 4 Mar 2023	Southampton U18	Home	Won	5-2
16	Sat 18 Mar 2023	Norwich City U18	Away	Won	2-0
17	Tue 28 Mar 2023	West Bromwich Albion U18	Home	Won	3-0
18	Sat 15 Apr 2023	Tottenham Hotspur U18	Away	Won	5-2
19	Sat 22 Apr 2023	Brighton & Hove Albion U18	Home	Lost	2-3
20	Wed 26 Apr 2023	Chelsea U18	Home	Won	5-2
21	Sat 29 Apr 2023	West Ham United U18	Away	Lost	2-3
22	Sat 6 May 2023	West Bromwich Albion U18	Away	Drew	3-3

U18 Premier League Cup

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
Group A	Sat 3 Sept 2022	West Ham United U18	Away	Lost	2-4
Group A	Sat 8 Oct 2022	Sunderland U18	Home	Won	3-0
Group A	Sat 5 Nov 2022	Nottingham Forest U18	Away	Won	4-2
Quarter-final	Sat 4 Feb 2023	Sheffield United U18	Away	Lost	0-3

FA Youth Cup

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
3rd round	Tue 20 Dec 2022	Rochdale U18	Away	Won	4-3
4th round	Wed 25 Jan 2023	Sunderland U18	Away	Won	2-0
5th round	Tue 7 Feb 2023	Southampton U18	Away	Lost	2-3

Dallas Cup

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Goalscorer(s)
'Gordon Jago' Super Group	Sun 2 Apr 2023	São Paulo U19	Neutral	Lost	1-2	McFarlane
'Gordon Jago' Super Group	Mon 3 Apr 2023	Dallas Texans U19	Neutral	Lost	1-3	?
'Gordon Jago' Super Group	Wed 5 Apr 2023	Barça Residency Academy U19	Neutral	Drew	2-2	?

Statistics

Appearances & goals

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		U18 Premier League		U18 Premier League Cup		FA Youth Cup		Dallas Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		GK	Michael Allen	15	0	12	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
		GK	Monty Conway	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		GK	Dino Kaiser	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
		GK	Alfie McNally	13	0	9	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
		DF	Sam Amissah	16	1	12	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
		DF	Harvey Araujo	10	1	6	0	1	1	3	0	0	0
		DF	Caelan Avenall	11	1	7+1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
		DF	Brad de Jesus	27	1	17+4	1	1+3	0	1+1	0	0	0
		DF	Jonathan Esenga	13	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Luc de Fougerolles	16	1	11+1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0
		DF	Eddy Nsasi	8	0	3+3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Damon Park	14	0	10+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
		DF	Charlie Robinson	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
		DF	Bradley Slade	12	0	6+2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
		DF	Sam Tabares	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Ma'kel Bogle-Campbell	7	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Ollie Gofford	24	5	17+1	4	4	1	1+1	0	0	0
		MF	Josh King	16	1	7+2	1	3+1	0	3	0	0	0
		MF	Delano-McCoy Splatt	16	5	11+1	5	1	0	3	0	0	0
		MF	Chibby Nwoko	22	3	10+8	3	2+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
		MF	Callum Osmand	24	10	9+9	7	2+1	0	3	3	0	0
		MF	Murphy Parker	16	0	7+7	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Luca Picotto	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Jayden Quashie	9	0	2+5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
		FW	Farhaan Ali Wahid	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
		FW	Lemar Gordon	27	10	20+1	10	3	0	3	0	0	0
		FW	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	29	21	22	17	4	2	3	2	0	0
		FW	Tom Olyott	20	7	5+10	5	0+3	1	1+1	1	0	0
		FW	Tom Wingate	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	Terrell Works	25	15	18+1	10	4	3	2	2	0	0
Players who left the club during 2022-23:

Goalscorers

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

#	Pos.	Name	U18 Premier League	U18 Premier League Cup	FA Youth Cup	Dallas Cup	Total
1	CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	17	2	2	0	21
2	RW	Terrell Works	10	3	2	0	15
3	AM/CF	Callum Osmand	8	0	3	0	11
4	LW	Lemar Gordon	10	0	0	0	10
5	RW	Tom Olyott	5	1	1	0	7
6	CM	Delano-McCoy Splatt	5	0	0	0	5
	CM	Ollie Gofford	4	1	0	0	5
8	CM	Chibby Nwoko	3	0	0	0	3
9	RB	Luc de Fougerolles	1	0	0	0	1
	CB	Caelan Avenall	0	1	0	0	1
	LB	Harvey Araujo	0	1	0	0	1
	CM	Josh King	1	0	0	0	1
	CB	Sam Amissah	1	0	0	0	1
	AM/RB	Brad de Jesus	1	0	0	0	1
		Own Goals	4	0	0	0	4
	Total	70	9	8	0	87

Assists

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

#	Pos.	Name	U18 Premier League	U18 Premier League Cup	FA Youth Cup	Dallas Cup	Total
1	LW	Lemar Gordon	6	2	0	0	8
2	MF	Delano-McCoy Splatt	6	0	1	0	7
	RW	Terrell Works	7	0	0	0	7
	CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	6	0	1	0	7
5	AM	Callum Osmand	1	1	2	0	4
6	LB	Bradley Slade	1	1	0	0	2
	CM	Josh King	1	0	1	0	2
	LB	Jonathan Esenga	2	0	0	0	2
	CM	Jayden Quashie	2	0	0	0	2
10	RB	Luc de Fougerolles	1	0	0	0	1
	CB	Caelan Avenall	0	1	0	0	1
	CM	Chibby Nwoko	1	0	0	0	1
	CM	Ollie Gofford	1	0	0	0	1
	LB	Harvey Araujo	1	0	0	0	1
	AM	Brad de Jesus	1	0	0	0	1
	RW	Tom Olyott	1	0	0	0	1
	GK	Alfie McNally	1	0	0	0	1
	CB	Sam Amissah	1	0	0	0	1
		Total	40	5	5	0	50

Disciplinary record

Cards

#	Pos.	Name	U18 Premier League	U18 Premier League Cup	FA Youth Cup	Dallas Cup	Total
1	LB	Jonathan Esenga	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
2	CM	Chibby Nwoko	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	RB/AM	Brad de Jesus	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	CM	Murphy Parker	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	GK	Michael Allen	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	RW	Terrell Works	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	CB	Damon Park	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	RB	Luc de Fougerolles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CB	Sam Amissah	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	RW	Tom Olyott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CB	Eddy Nsasi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CM	Delano-McCoy Splatt	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CB	Charlie Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	RW	Jayden Quashie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CB	Sam Tabares	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	CM	Ollie Gofford	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	22	1	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	28	1	0

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