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U18 2023-24 season
U18 2023-24 season
Fulham  U18 Premier League  FA Youth Cup  U18 Premier League Cup  2024 Dallas Cup
Academy information
Academy Director Flag of England Sean Cullen
Head Coach Flag of England Ali Melloul
Captain Flag of England Ollie Gofford
Ground Motspur Park
League season information
League U18 Premier League South
Position 5th/13
Matches played 24 (W14 D2 L8)
Other competitions
FA Youth Cup 5th round
U18 Premier League Cup Group stage
Dallas Cup Semi-final
Season statistics
Top goalscorer (League) Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Olyott (17)
Top goalscorer (All) Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Olyott (19)
Most appearances (League) Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Olyott (23)
Most appearances (All) Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Olyott
& Flag of Portugal Brad de Jesus (32)
Biggest home win 7-2 v Aston Villa U18 (28 Oct 2023)
Biggest away win 5-0 v Swansea U18 (24 Jan 2024)
Biggest home defeat 1-3 v Tottenham U18 (9 Dec 2023)
Biggest away defeat 2-5 v Arsenal U18 (30 Mar 2024)
Fulham academy home (2023-24) Fulham academy away (2023-24) Fulham academy third (2023-24)
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Overview[]

The U18's 2023-24 season was overseen by head coach Ali Melloul for his second full term in charge, hoping to follow on from the previous campaign's 2nd placed finish. There were a total of twelve new scholars within the Under-18 setup, with many moving up to the U21 squad from the previous season.

It was a respectable season for the side, as they were never short of scoring goals and picking up victories in the league, with top goalscorer Tom Olyott on the right wing and striker Callum Osmand following behind being the pick of the players. The side finished in 5th; a position that could have been so much better had it not been for a few inconsistent performances.

The team would have hoped for a longer run in the FA Youth Cup, but were ultimately knocked out at the fifth round stage by a very strong Liverpool side. They would also be disappointed by the early exit at the group stage of the U18 Premier League Cup - after two wins in their first two games, they lost out on qualification for the knockout stages in dramatic fashion as they conceded a last minute goal to be beaten 5-4 at Crystal Palace U18.

However, they were given another chance at winning some silverware as the club were invited to participate in the Dallas Cup for the fifth time. The team made a good show of themselves as they reached the Semi-finals, but would bow out to Brazilian side São Paulo, who beat Fulham 4-0 with ease.

Tables[]

U18 Premier League South[]

U18 Premier League1 P W D L GF GA GD Pts Additional info

Table to be completed at the end of the season

U18 Premier League Cup Group G[]

U18 Premier League Cup P W D L GF GA GD Pts Additional info
1 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace U18 (Q) 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6 Qualified for knockout stage
2 Fulham Fulham U18 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2 6
3 Newcastle Newcastle United U18 3 1 0 2 7 9 -2 3
4 Liverpool Liverpool U18 3 1 0 2 9 12 -3 3

Dallas Cup Group B[]

2024 Dallas Cup P W D L GF GA GD Pts Additional info
1 Fulham Fulham U18 (Q) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Qualified for Semi-final
2 FC Dallas FC Dallas U19 (Q) 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 Qualified for Semi-final
3 Alajuelense Alajuelense U19 3 1 0 2 1 5 -4 3
4 Tigres UANL Tigres UANL U19 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2

Squad[]

Pos. Name Age Prev.
U18 Apps
Prev.
U18 Goals
Scholarship signed
Goalkeepers
GK Flag of England Monty Conway 17 1 0 2022
GK Flag of England Dino Kaiser 16 1 0 2023
GK Flag of England Marco Underwood 17 0 0 2024
GK Flag of England Oscar Varney 16 0 0 2023
Defenders
CB Flag of England Sam Amissah 16 17 1 2023
RB Flag of Portugal Brad de Jesus 17 30 1 2022
L/CB Flag of England Jon Esenga 16 13 0 2023
CB Flag of England Eddie Nsasi 16 8 0 2023
CB Flag of England Damon Park 17 14 0 2022
LB Flag of England Bradley Slade 16 12 0 2023
CB Flag of England Sam Tabares 16 7 0 2023
Midfielders
AM Flag of England Ma'kel Bogle-Campbell 17 7 0 2022
CM Flag of England Ollie Gofford 17 28 6 2022
CM Flag of England Josh King 16 16 1 2023
CM Flag of England Chibby Nwoko 17 22 3 2022
AM/LW Flag of Wales Luca Picotto 16 1 0 2023
CM Flag of Grenada Jayden Quashie 16 9 0 2023
DM Flag of England Seth Ridgeon 15 0 0 n/a
Forwards
LW Flag of England Farhaan Ali Wahid 16 2 0 2023
LW Flag of England Lemar Gordon 17 49 14 2022
CF Flag of England Aaron Loupalo-Bi 17 36 22 2022
RW Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Olyott 17 20 7 2022
CF/AM Flag of Wales Callum Osmand 17 25 10 2022
CF Flag of England Tom Wingate 16 1 0 2023

Starting XI[]

To be completed at the end of the season

Staff[]

Management & operations[]

Position Name
Academy director Sean Cullen
Academy technical director Flag of England Steve Wigley
Youth development phase manager Flag of England Andrew Wyatt
Head of football development Flag of Wales Huw Jennings

Coaching staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Flag of England Ali Melloul
Assistant coach Flag of England Andrew Joslin
Goalkeeping coach Flag of England Vic Bettinelli

Other staff[]

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

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Name From Fee Additional info
15 Jan 2024 GK Flag of England Marco Underwood Flag of England Woking Free Previously on trial with club
Total £0

New scholars[]

Date from Position Name Date of Birth
1 Jul 2023 LW Flag of England Farhaan Ali Wahid 9 Dec 2006
1 Jul 2023 CB Flag of England Sam Amissah 7 Mar 2007
1 Jul 2023 L/CB Flag of England Jon Esenga 9 Feb 2007
1 Jul 2023 GK Flag of England Dino Kaiser 9 Feb 2007
1 Jul 2023 CM Flag of England Josh King 3 Jan 2007
1 Jul 2023 CB Flag of England Eddie Nsasi 6 Aug 2007
1 Jul 2023 AM/LW Flag of Wales Luca Picotto 1 Mar 2007
1 Jul 2023 CM Flag of Grenada Jayden Quashie 11 Sept 2006
1 Jul 2023 CM Flag of England Bradley Slade tbd
1 Jul 2023 CB Flag of England Sam Tabares 13 Sept 2006
1 Jul 2023 GK Flag of England Oscar Varney tbd
1 Jul 2023 CF Flag of England Tom Wingate tbd
15 Jan 2024 GK Flag of England Marco Underwood 21 Jun 2006

Transfers out[]

Date Position Name To Fee Additional info
Total £0

Loans out[]

Start date Position Name To End date Additional info
5 Oct 2023 GK Flag of England Monty Conway Flag of England Sunderland 31 Dec 2023
10 Feb 2024 GK Flag of England Marco Underwood Flag of England Leatherhead 31 May 2024

Matches[]

Pre-Season[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Other info
1 Wed 19 Jul 2023 Braga U19 Away Drew 2-2
2 Sat 22 Jul 2023 Porto U19 Away Lost 2-4
3 Tue 1 Aug 2023 Walton & Hersham Away Won 3-1
4 Sat 5 Aug 2023 Charlton Athletic U18 ? ? ?-?

U18 Premier League South[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Other info
1 Sat 12 Aug 2023 Reading U18 Home Won 2-0
2 Sat 19 Aug 2023 West Ham United U18 Away Lost 0-3
3 Sat 26 Aug 2023 Leicester City U18 Home Won 4-3
4 Sat 16 Sept 2023 Chelsea U18 Away Won 3-1
5 Sat 23 Sept 2023 Crystal Palace U18 Home Won 4-3
6 Sat 30 Sept 2023 Southampton U18 Away Won 4-1
7 Sat 7 Oct 2023 West Bromwich Albion U18 Home Lost 2-3
8 Sat 28 Oct 2023 Aston Villa U18 Home Won 7-2
9 Sat 11 Nov 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion U18 Away Lost 2-4
10 Sat 9 Dec 2023 Tottenham Hotspur U18 Home Lost 1-3
11 Sat 13 Jan 2024 Southampton U18 Home Won 3-2
12 Sat 27 Jan 2024 Crystal Palace U18 Away Lost 2-4
13 Sat 10 Feb 2024 West Ham United U18 Home Lost 3-4
14 Sat 17 Feb 2024 Aston Villa U18 Away Won 2-0
15 Sat 24 Feb 2024 West Bromwich Albion U18 Away Lost 1-2
16 Sat 2 Mar 2024 Norwich City U18 Home Won 5-0
17 Sat 9 Mar 2024 Arsenal U18 Home Won 1-0
18 Sat 16 Mar 2024 Norwich City U18 Away Drew 0-0
19 Sat 30 Mar 2024 Arsenal U18 Away Lost 2-5 U16 squad used due to Dallas Cup
20 Sat 6 Apr 2024 Brighton & Hove Albion U18 Home Won 3-2
21 Sat 13 Apr 2024 Tottenham Hotspur U18 Away Won 4-3
22 Sat 20 Apr 2024 Chelsea U18 Home Drew 3-3
23 Sat 27 Apr 2024 Reading U18 Away Won 3-0
24 Wed 1 May 2024 Leicester City U18 Away Won 5-1

U18 Premier League Cup[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Other info
Group G Sat 2 Sept 2023 Newcastle United U18 Home Won 3-2
Group G Sat 21 Oct 2023 Liverpool U18 Away Won 5-3
Group G Sat 25 Nov 2023 Crystal Palace U18 Away Lost 4-5

FA Youth Cup[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Other info
3rd round Fri 15 Dec 2023 Cardiff City U18 Away Won 2-1
4th round Wed 17 Jan 2024 Swansea City U18 Away Abandoned A-A Abandoned at H/T; frozen pitch
4th round Wed 24 Jan 2024 Swansea City U18 Away Won 5-0
5th round Sun 4 Feb 2024 Liverpool U18 Away Lost 0-3

Dallas Cup[]

# Date Opposition Venue Result Score Other info
Group B Sun 24 Mar 2024 Flag of Costa Rica Alajuelense U19 Neutral Won 2-0
Group B Mon 25 Mar 2024 Flag of United States FC Dallas U19 Neutral Won 2-1
Group B Wed 27 Mar 2024 Flag of Mexico Tigres UANL U19 Neutral Drew 1-1
Semi-final Fri 29 Mar 2024 Flag of Brazil São Paulo U19 Neutral Lost 0-4

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
Flag of England GK Matt Bagot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England GK Monty Conway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England GK Dino Kaiser 17 0 13 0 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
Flag of England GK Ollie Mayer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England GK Alfie McNally 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England GK Marco Underwood 11 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Flag of England GK Oscar Varney 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England DF Sam Amissah 14 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 0 0
Flag of England DF Callum Cliff 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England DF Daniel Conteh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England DF Logan Cooke 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Canada DF Luc de Fougerolles 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Flag of Portugal DF Brad de Jesus 32 1 22 1 3 0 3 0 4 0
Flag of England DF Jon Esenga 9 2 2+2 0 2 1 3 1 0 0
Flag of England DF Alex Faux 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England DF Kymarley Morrison 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England DF Eddie Nsasi 23 0 17+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 4 0
Flag of England DF Damon Park 16 2 8+3 2 1+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
Flag of England DF Quinn Schutter 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England DF Bradley Slade 22 0 15 0 2 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
Flag of England DF Sam Tabares 22 0 13+4 0 3 0 0 0 1+1 0
Flag of England MF Ma'kel Bogle-Campbell 8 2 4+3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Flag of England MF Aidan Evans 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England MF Ollie Gofford 24 3 16 3 3 0 2 0 2+1 0
Flag of Scotland MF Ruban Khan 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England MF Josh King 12 2 6 1 3 0 3 1 0 0
Flag of England MF Chibby Nwoko 30 4 21 3 2+1 1 3 0 3 0
Flag of Wales MF Luca Picotto 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Grenada MF Jayden Quashie 25 2 12+5 1 0+3 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
Flag of England MF Seth Ridgeon 14 4 6+5 4 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
Flag of England MF Shaquille Sandiford 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England MF Will Sutton-Bangura 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England MF Alfie White 11 0 2+7 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Flag of England FW Farhaan Ali Wahid 28 5 11+11 5 0+1 0 0+2 0 1+2 0
Flag of England FW Anand Batra 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England FW Tarrell Cavell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England FW Lemar Gordon 21 5 11 1 3 1 2+1 1 3+1 2
Flag of England FW Jordan Iwhiwhu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England FW Aaron Loupalo-Bi 19 10 9 8 2+1 1 3 0 4 1
Flag of England FW Bashil Lubega 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of Republic of Ireland FW Tom Olyott 32 19 22+1 17 2+1 2 2+1 0 3 0
Flag of Wales FW Callum Osmand 23 18 12+1 8 3 5 3 4 3+1 1
Flag of England FW Harley Platel 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Flag of England FW Tom Wingate 11 3 5+4 3 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Flag of France FW Macauley Zepa 6 5 2+4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during 2023-24:

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 RW Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Olyott 17 2 0 0 19
2 CF Flag of Wales Callum Osmand 8 5 4 1 18
3 CF Flag of England Aaron Loupalo-Bi 8 1 0 1 10
4 LW Flag of England Lemar Gordon 1 1 1 2 5
LW Flag of England Farhaan Ali Wahid 5 0 0 0 5
RW Flag of France Macauley Zepa 5 0 0 0 5
7 CM Flag of England Chibby Nwoko 3 1 0 0 4
CM Flag of England Seth Ridgeon 4 0 0 0 4
9 CM Flag of England Ollie Gofford 3 0 0 0 3
CF Flag of England Tom Wingate 3 0 0 0 3
11 AM Flag of England Ma'kel Bogle-Campbell 1 1 0 0 2
CM Flag of England Josh King 1 0 1 0 2
CM Flag of England Jon Esenga 0 1 1 0 2
CM Flag of Grenada Jayden Quashie 1 0 0 1 2
CB Flag of England Damon Park 2 0 0 0 2
16 CB Flag of England Sam Amissah 1 0 0 0 1
RB Flag of Portugal Brad de Jesus 1 0 0 0 1
CF Flag of England Anand Batra 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 66 12 7 5 90

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 RW Flag of Republic of Ireland Tom Olyott 10 1 1 0 12
2 CM Flag of England Chibby Nwoko 6 0 1 2 9
3 CF Flag of England Aaron Loupalo-Bi 5 3 0 0 8
4 RB Flag of Portugal Brad de Jesus 5 0 2 0 7
5 AM/CF Flag of Wales Callum Osmand 3 0 0 2 5
6 LW Flag of England Farhaan Ali Wahid 3 1 0 0 4
7 LW Flag of England Lemar Gordon 1 2 0 0 3
8 CM Flag of England Josh King 2 0 0 0 2
LB Flag of England Jon Esenga 0 1 1 0 2
LB Flag of England Bradley Slade 2 0 0 0 2
RW Flag of France Macauley Zepa 2 0 0 0 2
12 CB Flag of England Sam Amissah 0 0 1 0 1
CM Flag of England Alfie White 1 0 0 0 1
CF Flag of England Anand Batra 1 0 0 0 1
CF Flag of England Tom Wingate 1 0 0 0 1
CM Flag of England Seth Ridgeon 1 0 0 0 1
CM Flag of England Aidan Evans 1 0 0 0 1
Total 44 8 6 4 62

Disciplinary record[]

Cards[]

# Pos. Name U18 Premier
League
U18 Premier
League Cup
FA Youth Cup Dallas Cup Total
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 CM Flag of England Ollie Gofford 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 1
2 AM/CF Flag of Wales Callum Osmand 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
CM Flag of England Chibby Nwoko 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
4 RB Flag of Portugal Brad de Jesus 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
5 CM Flag of Grenada Jayden Quashie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
LW Flag of England Farhaan Ali Wahid 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
7 CF Flag of England Aaron Loupalo-Bi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
LW Flag of England Lemar Gordon 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
CB Flag of England Luc de Fougerolles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
CF Flag of England Tom Wingate 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
LB Flag of England Bradley Slade 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
CB Flag of England Damon Park 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 CB Flag of England Eddie Nsasi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
AM Flag of England Ma'kel Bogle-Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LB Flag of England Quinn Schutter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CB Flag of England Sam Tabares 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LB Flag of England Jon Esenga 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CM Flag of England Josh King 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CM Flag of England Seth Ridgeon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 32 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 49 0 1

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