Stay up to date with the latest from the Liverpool FC Academy. Discover detailed profiles of our Academy players, featuring stats, career progress, and personal achievements for the U18 and U21 squads.

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U18s Fixtures - Liverpool FC

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U18s Results - Liverpool FC

View the current league standings for Liverpool's U18 team. Keep track of their position in the table as they compete throughout the season.

U18s Tables - Liverpool FC

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Catch up on all the latest U21 match results. Follow Liverpool's U21s as they compete and track their progress with detailed match outcomes.

U21s Results - Liverpool FC

Check out the latest league table for Liverpool's U21s. Follow the team's progress and see how they rank against their competition.

U21s Tables - Liverpool FC

Jacob Poytress is a training goalkeeper with Liverpool FC U21s. He was previously at Bury and Stalybridge Celtic before arriving at the Academy.

Jacob Poytress

Goalkeeper DJ Bernard arrived at the Liverpool FC Academy as an U13 player after a trial. He featured for the U18s in 2024-25.

DJ Bernard

Goalkeeper Bailey Hall arrived at the Liverpool FC Academy at the age of 13 and was previously with Sunderland. He will start with the U18s in 2024-25.

Bailey Hall

Owen Beck arrived at the Liverpool FC Academy from Stoke City at U13 level and has gone on to represent the senior team.

Owen Beck

Luke Chambers is a talented left-back who signed new contracts with Liverpool FC in both July 2022 and May 2023, having joined the Academy at the age of six.

Luke Chambers

James Norris is an energetic left-back who can also play in midfield. He has been at the Liverpool FC Academy since U9 level.

James Norris

DJ Esdaille featured for Liverpool U18s as a first-year scholar in 2024-25. The right-back joined the Academy as an U10 player.

DJ Esdaille

Attacking midfielder James Balagizi signed a new contract with Liverpool FC in July 2023, having joined the Reds as an U11 player.

James Balagizi

A creative player who can also play as a holding midfielder and at the back, Luca Stephenson joined Liverpool FC from Sunderland at U15 level.

Luca Stephenson

Midfielder Alvin Ayman arrived at the Liverpool FC Academy in the summer of 2024 having been signed from Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Alvin Ayman

Prince Cisse featured for Liverpool U18s as a first-year scholar in 2024-25. He has been at the club since pre-Academy level age six.

Prince Cisse

Emmanuel Airoboma is a talented right-sided midfield player who has been part of the Liverpool FC Academy since U12 level.

Emmanuel Airoboma

Midfielder Scofield Lonmeni featured for the U18s in 2024-25 as a first-year scholar. The Londoner first featured for the U18s as an U16 player.

Scofield Lonmeni

Midfielder Joe Upton featured as a first-year scholar for Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. The Scouser has been at the Academy since the age of six

Joe Upton

Oliver O'Connor is a first-year scholar who will feature for Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. The Scouser has been at the Academy since the age of six.

Oliver O'Connor

Midfielder Ryan Cowley featured as a first-year scholar for Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. The Scouser first represented the U18s as an U16 player.

Ryan Cowley

Winger Joe Bradshaw was signed by Liverpool as an U12 player from Accrington Stanley and inked his first professional contract in July 2025.

Joe Bradshaw

Kaide Gordon is an exciting winger who joined Liverpool FC from Derby County in February 2021. He made a senior debut in the Carabao Cup away at Norwich City.

Kaide Gordon

Oakley Cannonier is a skilful forward who is currently part of Liverpool FC's U21s squad. He joined the Reds as an U12 from hometown club Leeds United.

Oakley Cannonier

Tyler Martin featured for Liverpool FC U18s as a first-year scholar in 2024-25. The forward has been at the club since U14 level.

Tyler Martin

Josh Sonni-Lambie signed his first professional contract at Liverpool in February 2025. The forward has been at the club since U14 level.

Josh Sonni-Lambie

Will Wright joined Liverpool FC from Salford City in August 2025, linking up with Rob Page's U21s outfit at the Kirkby Academy.

Will Wright

Alex Inglethorpe is the Academy director at Liverpool FC, charged with developing an environment in which players and staff can thrive.

Alex Inglethorpe

Nick Marshall joined Liverpool FC as head of Academy football operations in August 2014 and is now assistant Academy director.

Nick Marshall

Rob Page was appointed head coach of Liverpool's U21s team in June 2025. He arrived on Merseyside with coaching experience at senior and youth level.

Rob Page

Simon Wiles was appointed as Liverpool U18s’ new head coach in August 2025, filling the role that had previously been held by Marc Bridge-Wilkinson.

Simon Wiles

Caitlin Hawkins leads on education at the Liverpool FC Academy, charged with supporting and developing young players both educationally and holistically.

Caitlin Hawkins

Marek Szmid is Liverpool FC's player care manager for the Academy. He arrived in his role in September 2022 and is also a qualified UEFA coach.

Marek Szmid

Ted Smith is responsible for planning and delivering the U18 scholar education programme at the Liverpool FC Academy in Kirkby.

Ted Smith

Mark Morris is Liverpool FC U21s and Academy goalkeeping coach. He arrived at the club in the summer of 2009 and initially began coaching the U18s goalkeepers.

Mark Morris

Neil Edwards is the goalkeeping coach for Liverpool U18s. During an 18-year playing career, Neil represented Leeds United, Stockport County, Rochdale and Bury.

Neil Edwards

Jay Spearing made an emotional return to Liverpool FC in June 2022 when he joined the club's Academy in the role of U18s coach.

Jay Spearing

After starting his coaching career from an early age, Anthony Ryan has been involved with Liverpool FC for a number of years.

Anthony Ryan

Former Liverpool FC Academy striker Michael Yates returned to the complex in August 2014 and currently coaches the U13s.

Michael Yates

Paul Kelly is the lead physiotherapist/U21 physiotherapist at Liverpool FC's Academy. Paul qualified as a chartered physiotherapist from Liverpool University.

Paul Kelly

Aubrey Rogers is the Liverpool FC Academy kit manager. The popular Scouser, who hails from Toxteth, is very well known to the local grassroots scene.

Aubrey Rogers

Gregg Blundell is part of the U18s physiotherapy team at Liverpool FC. He qualified with BSc (Honours) in physiotherapy in 2007 from Salford University.

Gregg Blundell

Phil Bolland is head physio for Liverpool FC U18s. He qualified with BSc (Honours) in physiotherapy in 1997 from Manchester University.

Phil Bolland

Tony Jones is a physiotherapist at the Liverpool FC Academy and works with the U21s and looks after loan players. He has been full-time at LFC since 2016.

Tony Jones

Steve Gorst is the head of pre-Academy recruitment at Liverpool FC. He is a former Reds youth-team player and played in the same side as Gary Ablett.

Steve Gorst

Ricky Heywood is the pre-Academy coordinator at Liverpool FC, working alongside head of pre-Academy recruitment Steve Gorst.

Ricky Heywood

Frederico Paciencia joined the club in 2016 and his main role at Liverpool FC's Academy is to organise and manage the international trialist process.

Frederico Paciencia

Phil Charnock joined Liverpool FC at the age of 12. He returned as an Academy coach in 2012, has worked across various age groups and is now with the U12s.

Phil Charnock

Lewis Nightingale is Liverpool FC's Academy U16 coach. He previously worked for Bradford City and Everton FC. Lewis joined Liverpool's Academy in February 2022.

Lewis Nightingale

John Miles is Liverpool FC's Academy U11 coach. A former Liverpool player, he trained at Melwood with the likes of Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen and Emile Heskey.

John Miles

Roy Smith is assistant head of pre-Academy coaching at Liverpool FC, working alongside head of pre-recruitment Steve Gorst.

Roy Smith

Ian Dunbavin is a former Liverpool FC youth-team goalkeeper who now coaches the Academy's young stoppers at U9 to U16 level.

Ian Dunbavin

James Williams is the lead coach for Liverpool FC's pre-academy U5 to U8 age groups, and is also a regular coach with the U9 to U11 groups.

James Williams

John Thompson joined Liverpool FC in 2011 on a part-time basis as pre-academy and development centre coach. He is now head of coaching for the Foundation phase.

John Thompson

Jon Newby came through the ranks at Liverpool FC after joining the club at the age of nine. He joined the Academy staff in 2014.

Jon Newby

Josh Wesselby's role at the Liverpool FC Academy is to coach the U9s team. Josh initially started working for the club's International Academy in 2015.

Josh Wesselby

Gephte Mbolokele is Liverpool FC Academy's U10s coach. Hailing from Congo, Gephte studied at John Moores University in Liverpool.

Jacob Poytress, goalkeeper - Liverpool FC

Jacob Poytress