# Everton F.C. Reserves and Academy

Everton Under-23s, the youth team of Everton F.C. compete in Premier League 2 and play their home matches at Haig Avenue in Southport. On occasion, they are permitted to play at Goodison Park. Both the Under-23 and Under-18 players have been based at their Finch Farm training complex since its completion in 2007.

## Players

    As of 25 February 2025

### Under-21 squad

| No. | Player | Date Of Birth | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 47 | Fraser Barnsley | (2004-10-06) 6 October 2004 (age 20) | Oxford United |
| 50 | George Pickford | (2007-02-06) 6 February 2007 (age 18) | Everton |
| 63 | Žan-Luk Leban | (2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 22) | FCB Escola Varsovia |
| Defenders |||||
| 48 | William Tamen | (2006-05-12) 12 May 2006 (age 18) | Burton Albion |
| 54 | Jack Butler | (2005-11-12) 12 November 2005 (age 19) | Everton |
| 75 | Roman Dixon | (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 (age 20) | Everton |
| 76 | Jack Tierney | (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 20) | Everton |
| 77 | Odin Samuels-Smith | (2006-06-05) 5 June 2006 (age 18) | Everton |
| — | Reece Welch | (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 (age 21) | Everton |
| Midfielders |||||
| 62 | Tyler Onyango | (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) | Everton |
| 65 | Matthew Apter | (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 19) | Everton |
| 69 | Luke Butterfield | (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 79 | Owen Barker | (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 20) | Everton |
| 83 | Isaac Heath | (2004-10-28) 28 October 2004 (age 20) | Leeds United |
| 85 | Jack Patterson | (2005-10-16) 16 October 2005 (age 19) | Crusaders |
| 92 | Callum Bates | (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19) | Everton |
| — | Francis Gomez | (2006-02-28) 28 February 2006 (age 18) | Sporting Supreme |
| Forwards |||||
| 49 | Omari Benjamin | (2005-12-04) 4 December 2005 (age 19) | Arsenal |
| 51 | Kingsford Boakye | (2004-12-11) 11 December 2004 (age 20) | AC Milan |
| 67 | Martin Sherif | (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) | Almere City |
| 84 | Coby Ebere | (2005-09-17) 17 September 2005 (age 19) | Everton |
| 91 | Jacob Beaumont-Clark | (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19) | Manchester United |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | DF | ENG | Bradley Moonan (at Prescot Cables until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | ENG | Eli Campbell (at Ross County until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Jenson Metcalfe (at Chesterfield until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | ENG | Francis Okoronkwo (at Salford City until 30 June 2025) |

### Under-18 squad

| No. | Player | Date Of Birth | Signed From |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 52 | Douglass Lukjanciks | (2007-10-09) 9 October 2007 (age 17) | Everton |
| 74 | Goodness Gospel-Eze | (2008-05-06) 6 May 2008 (age 16) | Everton |
| — | Adam Seve Patrick | Unknown | Everton |
| Defenders |||||
| 55 | George Finney | Unknown | Everton |
| 59 | Luca Davis | Unknown | Bury |
| 60 | Rocco Lambert | Unknown | Everton |
| 78 | Joshua van Schoor | (2006-10-08) 8 October 2006 (age 18) | Wigan Athletic |
| 89 | Louis Poland | Unknown | Everton |
| 90 | Aled Thomas | (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18) | Everton |
| — | Freddie Freedman | Unknown | Manchester United |
| — | Harvey Billington | Unknown | Everton |
| — | Lewis Evans | Unknown | Everton |
| Midfielders |||||
| 61 | Luis Gardner | (2008-01-27) 27 January 2008 (age 17) | Everton |
| 80 | Joel Catesby | Unknown | Everton |
| 81 | Harvey Foster | (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17) | Blackburn Rovers |
| 86 | Melvin Matos | Unknown | Norwich City |
| — | Demi Akarakiri | (2008-12-16) 16 December 2008 (age 16) | Arsenal |
| — | Jonathan Nsangou | Unknown | Everton |
| — | Justin Clarke | Unknown | AFC Wimbledon |
| — | Malik Olayiwola | Unknown | Everton |
| — | Ray Robert | (2008-10-13) 13 October 2008 (age 16) | Everton |
| Forwards |||||
| 58 | Braiden Graham | (2007-11-07) 7 November 2007 (age 17) | Linfield |
| 68 | Ceiran Loney | (2008-03-14) 14 March 2008 (age 16) | Partick Thistle |
| 71 | Kean Wren | (2007-12-24) 24 December 2007 (age 17) | Everton |
| 87 | George Morgan | (2006-09-08) 8 September 2006 (age 18) | Everton |
| — | Amari Moses | (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 19) | Everton |
| — | Charlie Stewart | (2008-06-28) 28 June 2008 (age 16) | Everton |

## Player of the season

Under-23s:
* Victor Anichebe (2006)
* John Irving (2007)
* John Irving (2008)
* Kieran Agard (2009)
* Shane Duffy (2010)
* Jose Baxter (2011)
* Adam Forshaw (2012)
* N/A (2013)
* Tyias Browning (2014)
* Brendan Galloway (2015)
* Joe Williams (2016)
* Jonjoe Kenny (2017)
* Morgan Feeney (2018)
* Nathan Broadhead (2019)
* Anthony Gordon (2020)
* Ryan Astley (2021)
Academy:
* Scott Phelan (2006)
* Shaun Densmore (2007)
* Jack Rodwell (2008)
* James McCarten (2009)
* Adam Davies (2010)
* Jake Bidwell (2011)
* Hallam Hope (2012)
* Chris Long (2013)
* Ryan Ledson (2014)
* Harry Charsley (2015)

## Academy staff

| Position | Name |
| Operations Manager | Dan Manning |
| Director of Academy | Gareth Prosser |
| Head of Coaching | Carl Darlington |
| Professional Development Coach | Leighton Baines |
Remaining academy staff:
* Lead Coaches: Paul Bennett, Tom Kearney, Paul Tait
* Coaching Team: Peter Cavanagh, Phil Jevons, Colin Littlejohns, John Miles, Kevin O'Brien, Joe Peterson, Scott Phelan, Tom Gardner, Andy Cowley, Ross Morrison
* Sports Science & Medicine: John McKeown, Peter Beirne, Lewis Charnock, Nick Coleman, Jack Dowling, Dan Carney, Josh Jeffery, Matthew Lowe, Leah McCready
* Recruitment: Sam Bailey, Michael Cribley, Paul Johnson, Darren Kearns, Ian Lavery, Ray Redmond, Nicola Woods.
* Education & Welfare: Chris Adamson, Phil McQuaid, Darren Murphy
* Operations: Daniel Manning, Sean Farrington, Vincent Fieldstead, Rob How, John King, Daniel Manning, Danny Webb, Sean McClure, Keith Loyden
* Analytics and Strategic Planning: Owen O’Connor

## Awards and honours

* Premier League 2:
** Winners (2): 2016–17, 2018–19
* Premier League Cup:
** Winners (1): 2019
* Lancashire Senior Cup:
** Winners (7): 1894, 1897, 1910, 1935, 1940, 1964, 2016
* Liverpool Senior Cup:
** Winners (40): 1884, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1938, 1940, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1983, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016
** Joint Winners (6): 1910, 1912, 1934, 1936, 1958, 1982
* SuperCupNI:
** Winners (7): 1995 (Junior), 2002 (Junior), 2008 (Junior), 2009 (Junior), 2011 (Junior), 2013 (Junior), 2016 (Elite)
** Runners-up (3): 1999 (Junior), 2004 (Junior), 2012 (Junior)
* U18 Premier League:
** Winners (1): 2014
* Future Champions Tournament:
** Runners-up (3): 2013
* Premier Academy League:
** Winners (1): 2011
* FA Youth Cup:
** Winners (3): 1965, 1984, 1998
** Runners-up (4): 1961, 1977, 1983, 2002
* The Central League:
** Winners (4): 1914, 1938, 1954, 1968
* CEE Cup
** Winners (1): 2017