Newcastle United F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Newcastle United Reserves and Academy
Club logo
Full nameNewcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
Nickname(s)The Magpies
Founded1892
GroundUnder-21s: Whitley Park/St James' Park
Capacity1,000/52,305/10,200
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (85%)
RB Sports & Media (15%)
ManagerUnder-21s: vacant
Under-18s: Chris Moore
LeagueUnder-21s: Premier League 2
Under-18s: U18 Premier League, North
2024–25Under-21s: 9th
Under-18s: 5th
Websitewww.nufc.co.uk

Newcastle United F.C. Under-21s and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.

Under-21

The Under-21 team plays in the Premier League 2, Division 2. It also participates in the Northumberland Senior Cup each season. Newcastle Under-21 play their home games at Whitley Park, the former home ground of West Allotment Celtic, and also at the first team stadium St James' Park. In previous seasons the team has also played at Gateshead International Stadium, the home ground of Gateshead, and Kingston Park, the home ground of Newcastle Falcons.

Honours

League Winners
Cups Winners
  • Northumberland Senior Cup (33): 1884–85 and 1888–89 (Newcastle East End), 1887–88 and 1891–92 (Newcastle West End), 1898–98, 1900–01, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–06, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12 (joint), 1921–22, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017-18, 2023-24
  • HKFC Soccer Sevens (3): 2012, 2018, 2019

Under-18

The Under-18 team plays in the Premier League U18, North and is only for players 18 and below.

Home games are played at the academy base at Little Benton, located to the immediate south of Newcastle United's training ground, Darsley Park. FA Youth Cup home games are usually played at St James' Park.

As an ambitious club with aspirations of European football, the objective of Newcastle's academy is to develop players and their football-playing abilities to their fullest potential, so that these players might someday contribute to Newcastle's success on the pitch. This is made possible by guaranteeing the best training, education and management to the region's most promising players.

Honours

League Winners
Cup Winners
  • FA Youth Cup (2): 1961–62, 1984–85
  • Milk Cup (2): 1985, 1989
  • Foca Tournament Cup (2): 2009, 2010[1]
  • Brasileirão: 2010
  • Tournoi International de Football U17: 2015
  • Neuville Tournament: 2015

Players

Under–21 players

The players below are in the Under–21 age group; these are players born on or after 1 January 2004 for the 2025/26 season and usually have professional contracts (unless stated):

As of 18 Aug 2025
Under–21 players
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
England 31 Max Thompson[2][3] (2004-08-01) 1 August 2004 GK England Capped at Under-18 level — —
Australia 34 Garang Kuol[4] (2004-09-15) 15 September 2004 FW Australia Capped at senior level Central Coast Mariners 2023
England 42 Ciaran Thompson[5] (2004-10-17) 17 October 2004 DF — — —
England 40 Ben Parkinson[5] (2005-03-10) 10 March 2005 FW — — —
Republic of Ireland 38 Cathal Heffernan[6] (2005-04-27) 27 April 2005 DF Republic of Ireland Capped at Under 19 level AC Milan 2023
Scotland 43 Charlie McArthur[7] (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 DF Scotland Capped at Under-19 level Kilmarnock 2022
Serbia 65 Miodrag Pivaš[8] (2005-05-17) 17 May 2005 DF Serbia Capped at Under-17 level Jedinstvo Ub 2024
England 49 Darren Palmer[9] (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 MF — — —
Norway 45 Travis Hernes[10] (2005-11-04) 4 November 2005 MF Norway Capped at Under-20 level Shrewsbury Town 2023
England 44 Alfie Harrison[11] (2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 MF — Manchester City 2024
England 48 Johnny Emerson[9] (2005-11-30) 30 November 2005 MF Scotland Capped at Under-19 level — —
England 35 James Taylor[12][13] (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 GK — Hemel Hempstead 2024
England 46 Scott Bailey[9] (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 MF — — —
England 47 Dylan Charlton[9] (2006-07-02) 2 July 2006 DF — — —
England 54 Anthony Munda[9] (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 MF England Capped at Under-18 level — —
England 53 Fraser Harper[12][14] (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 MF — Wolverhampton Wanderers 2024
England 59 Adam Harrison[9] (2006-10-20) 20 October 2006 GK — — —
England 56 Thomas Bryant[a] (2006-12-11) 11 December 2006 DF — — —
Turkey 52 Baran Yıldız[12][16] (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 MF — Gençlerbirliği 2025
England 63 Logan Watts[15] (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 DF — — —
Republic of Ireland 51 Kyle Fitzgerald[17] (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 FW Republic of Ireland Capped at Under-18 level Galway United 2025
South Korea 64 Park Seung-soo[18] (2007-03-17) 17 March 2007 MF South Korea Capped at Under-20 level Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2025
England 61 Leo Shahar[15] (2007-03-18) 18 March 2007 DF England Capped at Under-18 level Wolverhampton Wanderers 2023
England 55 Joe Brayson[15] (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 FW — — —
England 60 Trevan Sanusi[15] (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 FW England Capped at Under-18 level Birmingham City 2023
England 62 Sean Neave[15] (2007-05-27) 27 May 2007 FW England Capped at Under-18 level — —
England 57 Luke Craggs[15] (2007-07-14) 14 July 2007 DF — — —
Future players
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
Georgia (country) — Vakhtang Salia[b] (2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 FW Georgia (country) Capped at Under-21 level Dinamo Tbilisi 2025
Players out on loan
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
Spain — Antonio Cordero[20][c] (2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 MF Spain Capped at Under-19 level Málaga 2025
England 58 Aidan Harris[9][d] (2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 GK — — —

Notes

  1. ^ Thomas Bryant has a third year scholarship contract.[15]
  2. ^ Vakhtang Salia will join from Dinamo Tbilisi on 30 August 2025.[19]
  3. ^ Out on loan at Westerlo.[21]
  4. ^ Out on loan at Coleraine.[22]

Under–18 players

The players below are in the Under–18 age group; these are players born between 1 September 2007 and 30 August 2008 for the 2025/26 season and have second year academy contracts:

Under–18 players
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
England 71 Guy Bloomer[23] (2007-09-13) 13 September 2007 DF — — —
England 77 Alex O'Donovan[23] (2007-10-03) 3 October 2007 MF — — —
England 84 Kayden Lucas[23] (2007-10-30) 30 October 2007 FW — Clevedon Town 2024
England 83 Ezra Tika-Lemba[23] (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 MF — West Ham United 2024
Libya 80 Mo Waddani[23] (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 MF Libya Capped at Under-20 level — —
England 72 Jude Cogdon[23] (2007-12-19) 19 December 2007 MF — — —
England 75 Henry Johnson[23] (2008-01-01) 1 January 2008 DF — — —
England 73 Jake Durrant[23] (2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 DF — — —
Republic of Ireland 78 Rory Finneran[12][24] (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 MF Republic of Ireland Capped at Under-17 level Blackburn Rovers 2024
England 79 Matty Taylor[23] (2008-03-31) 31 March 2008 MF — — —
England 81 Kacey Wooster[23] (2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 FW — Southend United 2023
England 82 Aaron Epia[23][a] (2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 DF — Everton 2024
England 76 Tyler Jones[23] (2008-04-18) 18 April 2008 GK — — —
England 70 Will Anderson[23] (2008-07-15) 15 July 2008 GK — — —
England 74 Matheos Ferreira[23][b] (2008-08-02) 2 August 2008 MF — — —

The players below are in the Under–17 age group; these are players born between 1 September 2008 and 30 August 2009 for the 2025/26 season and have first year academy contracts:

Under–17 players
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
England 91 Ethan Ndiweni[26] (2008-09-17) 17 September 2008 FW — — —
England 92 Thomas Old[26] (2008-09-19) 19 September 2008 DF — — —
England 93 Jack Patterson[26] (2008-09-19) 19 September 2008 MF — — —
England 88 Mason Miley[26] (2008-09-29) 29 September 2008 MF — — —
England 90 Noah Morgan[26] (2008-10-06) 6 October 2008 DF — — —
England 94 Sammy Pinnington[15] (2008-11-17) 17 November 2008 FW — Luton Town 2023
England 86 Luke Gilligan[26] (2008-12-14) 14 December 2008 MF — — —
England 87 Oliver Holland[26] (2009-01-03) 3 January 2009 GK — — —
Scotland 69 Alfie Hutchison[27] (2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 FW Scotland Capped at Under-15 level Rangers 2025
Scotland 68 Oliver Goodbrand[27] (2009-02-09) 9 February 2009 DF Scotland Capped at Under-16 level Rangers 2025
England 89 Michael Mills[15] (2009-02-18) 18 February 2009 FW England Capped at Under-16 level Port Vale 2023
England 66 Isaac Moran[28] (2009-03-14) 14 March 2009 DF England Capped at Under-15 level Liverpool 2025
England 85 Sam Alabi[15] (2009-07-09) 9 July 2009 MF England Capped at Under-16 level Oldham Athletic 2023
England 95 Jack Callaghan — — — — —

Notes

  1. ^ Aaron Epia has a professional contract.[25]
  2. ^ Matheos Ferreira has a professional contract.[25]

The players below are below the Under–17 age group, but already played at Under–18 level; these are players born after 1 September 2009 for the 2025/26 season:

Under–16 players
Nationality Squad Number Player Date of Birth Position International Caps Previous Club Joined Club
England — George Mair[29] (2009-09-28) 28 September 2009 GK England Capped at Under-16 level — —
England — Roman Dowell[30] (2009-12-03) 3 December 2009 GK — — —
England — Lesecond Yeutembip[31] (2010-01-01) 1 January 2010 DF England Capped at Under-15 level Charlton Athletic 2024
England — Jayden Kouossu[32] (2010-04-28) 28 April 2010 MF England Capped at Under-15 level West Bromwich Albion 2024

Former players

Notable Academy and Youth Team players

The following is a list of players who have played in the Newcastle United youth team and represented a country (not necessarily their country of birth) at full international level. Players who are currently playing at Newcastle United, or for another club on loan from Newcastle United, are highlighted in bold.

Awards

'Wor Jackie' Award

Awarded to the best young player of the year, named after legendary local player Jackie Milburn.

Jack Hixon Award

Named after Jack Hixon, a local scout who found several North-East youngsters who went on to become Professional Footballers.

Manchester United Premier Cup's Most Valuable Player

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