U21 2025-26 season

U21 2025-26 season
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Academy information
Academy Director	Steve Wigley
Head Coach	Hayden Mullins
Captain	tbc
Ground	Motspur Park
League season information
League	Premier League 2
Position	tbd/26
Matches played	7 (W5 D2 L0)
Other competitions
EFL Trophy	tbd
National League Cup	tbd
Premier League International Cup	tbd
Season statistics
Previous season	Next season
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Overview

The U21 2025-26 season was head coach Hayden Mullins third in charge. After a pre-season trip to Portugal alongside Marco Silva's first team, they kicked off their season in style by thumping Sutton United 7-0 in the National League Cup.

Tables

Premier League 2

Table to be completed at the end of the season

EFL Trophy Southern Section Group G

Table to be completed at the end of the group stage

National League Cup Group C

Table to be completed at the end of the group stage

Premier League International Cup Group B

Table to be completed at the end of the group stage

Squad

Pos.	Name	Age	Prev U21 Apps	Prev U21 Goals	Year signed
Goalkeepers
GK	Mikey Allen	20	11	0	2013
GK	Alex Borto	21	46	0	2020
GK	Dino Kaiser	18	0	0	2022
GK	Alfie McNally	20	23	0	2017
GK	Marco Underwood	19	6	0	2024
Defenders
L/CB	Sam Amissah	18	29	02	2016
RB	Brad de Jesus	19	34	3	2016
LB	Jon Esenga	18	44	3	2014
R/CB	Eddy Nsasi	18	28	0	2015
CB	Charlie Robinson	18	37	2	2013
L/CB	Bradley Slade	18	14	0	2016
RB	Joe Walters	18	0	0	2025
Midfielders
CM	Ollie Gofford	19	33	1	2014
CM	Chibby Nwoko	19	32	1	2016
CM	Jayden Quashie	18	8	0	2017
AM	Seth Ridgeon	16	4	1	2017
Forwards
LW	Farhaan Ali Wahid	18	5	1	2019
CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	19	50	17	2015
RW	Tom Olyott	19	21	2	2022
CF	Tom Wingate	18	3	0	2016
RW	Terrell Works	20	68	15	2013
Out on loan
L/CB	Harvey Araujo	20	64	0	2016
CB	Luc de Fougerolles	19	38	0	2013
RB	Devan Tanton	21	51	4	2021
DM	Matt Dibley-Dias	21	60	5	2016
AM	Luke Harris	20	38	24	2014
CF	Olly Sanderson	21	34	9	2013

Starting XI

To be completed at the end of the season

Staff

Management & operations Position Name Academy director Steve Wigley Academy manager Andrew Watt Head of football development Huw Jennings

Coaching staff Position Name Head Coach Hayden Mullins Assistant head coach Dan Thomas First team development coach Colin Omogbehin Goalkeeping coach Geoff Warne

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Other info
2 Sept 2025	CM	Lewis Kondau-Wall	Impact FC	Free
	Total	£0

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Other info

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Additional info
1 Jul 2025	CF	Terry Ablade	Released	Free
1 Jul 2025	GK	Luca Ashby-Hammond	Released	Free	Joined Plymouth on 23 Jul 2025
1 Jul 2025	CM	Chris Donnell	Released	Free	Joined Sydney Olympic on 2 Oct 2025
1 Jul 2025	AM/W	Imani Lanquedoc	Released	Free	Joined Eastbourne on 21 Aug 2025
1 Jul 2025	CB	Connor McAvoy	Released	Free	Joined Wealdstone on 1 Aug 2025
1 Jul 2025	CM	Delano McCoy-Splatt	AFC Wimbledon	Free
1 Jul 2025	CF	Callum McFarlane	Released	Free	Joined Solihull Moors on 18 Jul 2025
1 Jul 2025	CF	Callum Osmand	Celtic	Free	Rejected Fulham contract offer
1 Jul 2025	CB	Damon Park	Released	Free	Joined Radcliffe on 19 Aug 2025
1 Jul 2025	L/CB	Stefan Parkes	Released	Free	Joined Walton & Hersham on 9 Aug 2025
1 Jul 2025	LB	Luca Picotto	Released	Free	Joined Brentford on 9 Sept 2025
1 Jul 2025	GK	Oscar Varney	Released	Free	Joined Coventry on 4 Jul 2025
8 Jul 2025	CM	Adrion Pajaziti	Hajduk Split	Free	Mutual termination of contract
4 Aug 2025	LW	Lemar Gordon	Leyton Orient	£100,000	Fulham retain add-on % on future sales
	Total	£100,000

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Other info
3 Jul 2025	CM	Matt Dibley-Dias	Chesterfield	31 May 2026
3 Jul 2025	RB	Devan Tanton	Chesterfield	31 May 2026
25 Jul 2025	AM	Luke Harris	Oxford United	31 May 2026
30 Jul 2025	CB	Luc de Fougerolles	Dender	31 May 2026
8 Aug 2025	CF	Olly Sanderson	Woking	31 May 2026
29 Aug 2025	L/CB	Harvey Araujo	Colchester United	31 May 2026
13 Sept 2025	RW	Terrell Works	Braintree Town	13 Dec 2025
4 Nov 2025	CB	Eddy Nsasi	Wealdstone	1 Dec 2025

Matches

Pre-Season

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
1	Sat 12 Jul 2025	Charlton Athletic U21	Away	Won	3-2
2	Wed 16 Jul 2025	Braga B	Away	Lost	1-3
3	Sat 19 Jul 2025	Porto B	Away	?	?-?
4	Fri 25 Jul 2025	Braintree Town	Away	Won	1-0
5	Tue 29 Jul 2025	Woking	Home	Won	3-2
6	Fri 8 Aug 2025	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Home	Won	2-1

Premier League 2

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
1	Fri 15 Aug 2025	Arsenal U21	Away	Won	3-2
2	Fri 22 Aug 2025	Everton U21	Away	Won	4-3
3	Fri 19 Sept 2025	West Bromwich Albion U21	Home	Won	2-0
4	Fri 26 Sept 2025	Birmingham City U21	Away	Won	3-1
5	Fri 3 Oct 2025	Liverpool U21	Home	Drew	1-1
6	Fri 24 Oct 2025	Derby County U21	Home	Drew	4-4
7	Sat 1 Nov 2025	Reading U21	Away	Won	5-1
8	Sat 8 Nov 2025	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Home	tbd	---
9	Fri 9 Jan 2026	Ipswich Town U21	Away	tbd	---
10	Fri 16 Jan 2026	Manchester United U21	Home	tbd	---
11	Fri 23 Jan 2026	Middlesbrough U21	Home	tbd	---
12	Fri 30 Jan 2026	Norwich City U21	Away	tbd	---
13	Fri 6 Feb 2026	West Ham United U21	Home	tbd	---
14	Mon 16 Feb 2026	Crystal Palace U21	Away	tbd	---
15	Fri 20 Feb 2026	Newcastle United U21	Away	tbd	---
16	Fri 27 Feb 2026	Burnley U21	Home	tbd	---
17	Fri 6 Mar 2026	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Away	tbd	---
18	Fri 13 Mar 2026	Nottingham Forest U21	Home	tbd	---
19	Mon 23 Mar 2026	Stoke City U21	Away	tbd	---
20	Fri 10 Apr 2026	Chelsea U21	Home	tbd	---

EFL Trophy

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
Group G	Tue 2 Sept 2025	Gillingham	Away	Lost	1-4
Group G	Tue 7 Oct 2025	Wycombe Wanderers	Away	Lost	1-3
Group G	Tue 11 Nov 2025	Colchester United	Home	tbd	---

National League Cup

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
Group C	Tue 12 Aug 2025	Sutton United	Away	Won	7-0
Group C	Tue 16 Sept 2025	Truro City	Away	Lost	0-1
Group C	Tue 21 Oct 2025	Woking	Away	Lost	0-2
Group C	Tue 25 Nov 2025	Aldershot Town	Away	tbd	---

Premier League International Cup

#	Date	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Other info
Group B	Wed 27 Aug 2025	Valencia Mestalla	Home	Won	3-2
Group B	Tue 4 Nov 2025	Nordsjælland U19	Home	Lost	0-1
Group B	Sat 15 Nov 2025	Juventus Next Gen	Home	tbd	---
Group B	Tue 9 Dec 2025	Borussia Mönchengladbach II	Home	tbd	---

Statistics

Appearances & goals

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Premier League 2		National League Cup		Premier League International Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
		GK	Mikey Allen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		GK	Alex Borto	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		GK	Alfie McNally	10	0	3	0	3	0	2	0	2	0
		GK	Marco Underwood	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Sam Amissah	11	0	6	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
		DF	Harvey Araujo	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Naz Benchaita	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
		DF	Logan Cooke	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
		DF	Luc de Fougerolles	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Brad de Jesus	14	0	5+2	0	2+1	0	2	0	2	0
		DF	Jon Esenga	12	0	4+2	0	2	0	2	0	1+1	0
		DF	Eddie Nsasi	13	1	5+2	1	3	0	1	0	2	0
		DF	Charlie Robinson	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
		DF	Bradley Slade	7	0	2+2	0	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
		DF	Joe Walters	5	0	2	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0
		MF	Matt Dibley-Dias	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Ollie Gofford	14	3	5+2	2	3	0	2	1	2	0
		MF	Josh King	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Ruban Khan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		MF	Chibby Nwoko	11	1	6	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
		MF	Jayden Quashie	11	1	5+1	1	0+2	0	1	0	2	0
		MF	Seth Ridgeon	10	4	6	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
		MF	Alfie White	3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
		FW	Farhaan Ali Wahid	14	4	5+2	2	3	0	1+1	1	2	1
		FW	Tarrell Cavell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
		FW	Brodie Dair	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
		FW	Aidan Evans	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
		FW	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	14	12	7	8	3	3	2	0	2	1
		FW	Tom Olyott	13	6	5+2	3	2	2	2	1	2	0
		FW	Tom Wingate	5	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
		FW	Terrell Works	5	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
		FW	Macaulay Zepa	11	1	3+2	0	1+2	1	1	0	1+1	0
Players who left the club during 2025-26:

Goalscorers

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

#	Pos.	Name	Premier League 2	National League Cup	Premier League International Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	8	3	0	1	12
2	RW	Tom Olyott	3	2	1	0	6
3	CM	Seth Ridgeon	4	0	0	0	4
	LW	Farhaan Ali Wahid	2	0	1	1	4
5	CM	Ollie Gofford	2	0	1	0	3
6	RW/AM	Terrell Works	0	1	0	0	1
	RW	Macaulay Zepa	0	1	0	0	1
	CB	Eddy Nsasi	1	0	0	0	1
	CM	Chibby Nwoko	1	0	0	0	1
	CM	Jayden Quashie	1	0	0	0	1
Own Goals			0	0	0	0	0
Total			22	7	3	2	34

Assists

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

#	Pos.	Name	Premier League 2	National League Cup	Premier League International Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	LW	Farhaan Ali Wahid	4	2	0	0	6
2	CF	Aaron Loupalo-Bi	3	1	0	0	4
	LB	Jon Esenga	4	0	0	0	4
4	RW/AM	Terrell Works	2	1	0	0	3
	RW	Tom Olyott	3	0	0	0	3
6	RW	Macaulay Zepa	1	1	0	0	2
7	CF	Tom Wingate	0	0	1	0	1
	CB	Eddy Nsasi	1	0	0	0	1
Total			18	5	1	0	24

Disciplinary record

Cards

#	Pos.	Name	Premier League 2	National League Cup	Premier League International Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	CM	Chibby Nwoko	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
2	CM	Ollie Gofford	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	CM	Jayden Quashie	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	CM	Seth Ridgeon	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	CB	Sam Amissah	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	CB	Eddie Nsasi	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	RW	Macaulay Zepa	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	RW/AM	Terrell Works	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	RB	Brad de Jesus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	LB	Bradley Slade	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	GK	Alfie McNally	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	LB	Jon Esenga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	RB	Naz Benchaita	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	GK	Marco Underwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	LW	Farhaan Ali Wahid	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	14	0	0	4	0	0	4	1	0	2	0	0	24	1	0

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