# Portsmouth F.C. Reserves and Academy

Portsmouth F.C. XI and Academy consist of the reserve and academy footballers of Portsmouth F.C.

## Portsmouth XI

Previously called Portsmouth Reserves, the Portsmouth XI consists of mainly young players under the age of 23 who are no longer eligible for the academy but are still trying to make the step up to the senior team. This team is used to give younger professional players and first team players returning from injury the chance to play and keep or improve match fitness, or for trialists at the club to impress in a match environment.
The club are currently opting out of fielding a competitive, league-based reserve team. Instead, young players have been sent out on loan to local non-league football clubs for first-team action and a number of friendly matches are arranged over the course of the season for players to play in. Players are able to freely move between the first team, XI or academy (depending on age and contract status).

## The Academy

Portsmouth were granted academy status at the beginning of the 2007/2008 season. In their first year as an academy side, they finished a highly respectable 4th-place finish in the Premier League Academy Group A, beating some well established academy sides such as those of Southampton and Crystal Palace. In the 2012-13 season the Academy won the Football League Youth Alliance South East Conference.
The academy currently operates at Category Three level. Academy players can be promoted into the XI or first team, but due to EPPP rules, will still remain on youth contracts until a professional contract is offered. They play in the Football League Youth Alliance South-West Division and also compete in the FA Youth Cup.
Currently, Alex Bass and Haji Mnoga are notable academy graduates in the first team squad.

## Academy team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Oscar Glover |
| — | GK | NIR | Conal McDermott |
| 42 | DF | ENG | Michael Ani |
| — | DF | ENG | Reggie Buckland |
| — | DF | ENG | Ciaran Martin |
| — | DF | ENG | Beau Mullins |
| — | DF | ENG | Spencer Spurway |
| — | DF | ENG | Kaden Traynor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Chinedu Agu |
| 41 | MF | ENG | Harry Clout |
| — | MF | ENG | Jayden Keteku |
| — | MF | ENG | Luke Staight |
| — | FW | ENG | Nathaniel Chioma |
| — | FW | ENG | Connor May |
| — | FW | ENG | Jermaine Osifo |
| 43 | FW | ENG | Tayo Singerr |

## Academy graduates (2009–present)

    Academy graduates who still play for Portsmouth, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in green.
| Player | Current Club | Born | International Honours | Debut | Manager |
| Asmir Begović | Everton | Trebinje | Full Bosnia caps | Age 21 v Sunderland, 18 May 2009 | Paul Hart |
| Joel Ward | Crystal Palace | Emsworth | | Age 19 v Hereford United, 26 August 2009 | Paul Hart |
| Gauthier Mahoto | Marsouins | France | | Age 17 v Hereford United, 26 August 2009 | Paul Hart |
| Lenny Sowah | TuS Dassendorf | Hamburg | Germany U-19 caps | Age 17 v Blackburn Rovers, 3 April 2010 | Avram Grant |
| Matt Ritchie | Portsmouth | Gosport | Full Scotland caps | Age 20 v Wigan Athletic, 14 April 2010 | Avram Grant |
| Nadir Çiftçi | İnegölspor | Karakoçan | Turkey U-19 caps | Age 18 v Coventry City, 7 August 2010 | Steve Cotterill |
| Peter Gregory | Without Club | Eastbourne | | Age 18 v Coventry City, 7 August 2010 | Steve Cotterill |
| Marlon Pack | Portsmouth F.C. | Portsmouth | | Age 19 v Crystal Palace, 24 August 2010 | Steve Cotterill |
| Tom Kilbey | Retired | Leytonstone | | Age 20 v Watford, 1 January 2011 | Steve Cotterill |
| Ryan Williams | Perth Glory FC | Subiaco | Full Australia cap | Age 17 v Middlesbrough, 6 August 2011 | Steve Cotterill |
| Jason Pearce | Retired | Hillingdon | | Age 23 v Reading, 16 August 2011 | Steve Cotterill |
| Adam Webster | Brighton & Hove Albion | West Wittering | England U-19 caps | Age 17 v West Ham United, 14 January 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Ashley Harris | Retired | Waterlooville | | Age 18 v Birmingham, 20 March 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Jack Maloney | Horndean | Ryde | | Age 17 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Bradley Tarbuck | Gosport Borough | Emsworth | | Age 16 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Sam Magri | Havant & Waterlooville | Portsmouth | Full Malta caps | Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Dan Butler | Peterborough United | Cowes | | Age 17 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Jed Wallace | Millwall | Reading | England U-19 cap | Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Dan Thompson | Chatham Town F.C. | Wandsworth | | Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| George Colson | Without Club | Cowes | Wales U-16 caps | Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Alex Grant | Pohang Steelers | Manchester | Australia U-17 Call-up | Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Andy Higgins | Perth RedStar FC | Perth | | Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Jack Compton | Without Club | Cardiff | | Age 23 v AFC Bournemouth, 18 August 2012 | Michael Appleton |
| Nick Awford | Winchester City F.C. | Portsmouth | | Age 18 vs Sheffield United, 20 April 2013 | Guy Whittingham |
| Jack Whatmough | Wigan Athletic | Gosport | England U-19 cap | Age 17 vs Southend United, 26 November 2013 | Andy Awford |
| Ben Close | Doncaster Rovers | Portsmouth | | Age 18 vs Yeovil Town, 2 September 2014 | Andy Awford |
| Conor Chaplin | Ipswich Town | Worthing | | Age 17 vs Accrington Stanley, 13 December 2014 | Andy Awford |
| Adam May | Cambridge United | Southampton | | Age 17 vs Bury, 18 April 2015 | Gary Waddock |
| Brandon Haunstrup | Kilmarnock | Waterlooville | | Age 18 vs Derby County, 12 August 2015 | Paul Cook |
| Calvin Davies | Bognor Regis Town | Portsmouth | | Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 | Paul Cook |
| Brandon Joseph-Buadi | Manhattan Jaspers | Brighton | | Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 | Paul Cook |
| Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain | Aldershot Town | Port Solent | | Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 | Paul Cook |
| Kaleem Haitham | Chichester City | Portsmouth | | Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 | Paul Cook |
| Alex Bass | Portsmouth | Huntingdon | | Age 18 vs Coventry City, 9 August 2016 | Paul Cook |
| Liam O'Brien | Stratford Town | Ruislip | England U-19 cap | Age 24 vs Yeovil Town, 30 August 2016 | Paul Cook |
| Joe Hancott | Bognor Regis Town | Isle of Wight | | Age 16 vs Fulham U23, 16 August 2017 | Kenny Jackett |
| Haji Mnoga | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | England U-17 cap | Age 16 vs Crawley Town, 9 October 2018 | Kenny Jackett |
| Bradley Lethbridge | Gosport Borough | Portsmouth | | Age 18 vs Tottenham Hotspur U21, 13 November 2018 | Kenny Jackett |
| Matt Casey | Gosport Borough | Portsmouth | | Age 19 vs Arsenal U21, 4 December 2018 | Kenny Jackett |
| Freddie Read | AFC Totton | Portsmouth | | Age 18 vs Arsenal U21, 4 December 2018 | Kenny Jackett |
| Dan Smith | Eastleigh | London | | Age 19 vs Southend United, 8 January 2019 | Kenny Jackett |
| Leon Maloney | FC Volendam | Isle of Wight | | Age 17 vs Southend United, 8 January 2019 | Kenny Jackett |
| Josh Flint | FC Volendam | Waterlooville | | Age 18 vs Norwich City U21, 14 September 2019 | Kenny Jackett |
| Eoin Teggart | Portadown | Ballynahinch | Northern Ireland U19 caps | Age 17 vs Norwich City U21, 14 September 2019 | Kenny Jackett |
| Harvey Rew | Gosport Borough | Gosport | Wales U17 caps | Age 17 vs Oxford United, 8 October 2019 | Kenny Jackett |
| Charlie Bell | Bognor Regis Town | Portsmouth | | Age 17 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 | Kenny Jackett |
| Harrison Brook | Bognor Regis Town | Portsmouth | | Age 17 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 | Kenny Jackett |
| Harry Jewitt-White | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Wales U17 caps | Age 16 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 | Kenny Jackett |
| Harry Kavanagh | Gosport Borough | Portsmouth | | Age 18 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 | Kenny Jackett |
| Lee Suk-jae | Free Agent | | | Age 17 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 | Kenny Jackett |
| Alfie Stanley | Dorchester Town | Portsmouth | | Age 18/19 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 | Kenny Jackett |
| Gerard Storey | Derry City | Belfast | Northern Ireland U17 caps | Age 18 vs Cheltenham Town, 8 December 2020 | Kenny Jackett |
| Alfie Bridgman | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | | Age 16 vs Peterborough United, 12 January 2021 | Kenny Jackett |
Information in the above table is current as of December 2020

## Other notable academy graduates
### England

* Darren Anderton
* Gary O'Neil
* Shaun Cooper
* Lewis Buxton
* James Keene
* Paris Cowan-Hall
* Rowan Vine
* Alan Knight
* Aaron Flahavan
* Sammy Igoe

### Wales

* Kit Symons

### Republic of Ireland

* Marc Wilson

### Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Asmir Begović

### Guernsey

* Chris Tardif

### Jamaica

* Deon Burton
* Darryl Powell