Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Under-21s and Academy

Brighton & Hove Albion U21s & U18s
Nickname(s)The Seagulls
GroundFalmer Stadium, American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
OwnerTony Bloom

The Brighton & Hove Albion Under-21s and Academy are the youth teams of Brighton & Hove Albion. The under-21 players play in the Premier League 2, the highest tier of under-21 team football in England. They also compete in the EFL Trophy, the Premier League Cup, the National League Cup, the Premier League International Cup, the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and the HKFC Soccer Sevens.
The academy teams culminate with the under-18's squad, who compete in the U18 Premier League Division South, the FA Youth Cup and the U18 Premier League Cup.

In 2024 the under-21's won the HKFC Soccer Sevens, defeating Aston Villa 2–0 in the final.

Under-21 squad

Brighton & Hove Albion U21s
Head coachShannon Ruth
LeaguePremier League 2
2023-24Premier League 2, 13th of 26
Current season
As of 2 February 2025

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
38 GK  IRL Killian Cahill
43 DF  GER Noël Atom
44 DF  NIR Ruairi McConville
45 MF  ROU Adrian Mazilu
48 DF  WAL Ed Turns
50 MF  IRL Jamie Mullins
52 FW  ENG Joshua Duffus
53 DF  IRL Jacob Slater
54 DF  ENG Kain Ryan
56 FW  ENG Caylan Vickers
57 MF  ENG Joe Knight
58 MF  ENG Josh Robertson
No. Pos. Nation Player
59 DF  CYP Harry Mills
60 DF  ENG Charlie Tasker
61 GK  AUS Steven Hall
62 GK  ENG Hugo Fisher
63 GK  ENG Lorenz Ferdinand
64 DF  ENG Charlie Penman
65 MF  ENG Zane Albarus
66 MF  GHA Yussif Moro Owusu
67 MF  ENG Remeiro Moulton
68 MF  ENG Sahil Bashir
— GK  DEN Sebastian Jensen

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
49 DF  ENG Odeluga Offiah (at Blackpool until end of season)
51 FW  IRL Mark O'Mahony (at Portsmouth until end of season)
55 FW  ENG Louis Flower (at Gateshead until end of season)
— GK  ENG James Beadle (at Sheffield Wednesday until end of season)
— DF  ENG Ben Jackson (at Queen's Park until end of season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Harry Lee (at Gosport Borough)
— DF  SWE Casper Nilsson (at Partick Thistle until end of season)
— MF  ENG Luca Barrington (at Grimsby Town until end of season)
— MF  TUN Samy Chouchane (at Northampton Town until end of season)
— MF  ENG Kamari Doyle (at Crawley Town until end of season)

Under-18 squad

Brighton & Hove Albion U18s
Head coachArthur Brammer
LeagueU18 Premier League
2023-24U18 Premier League, 7th of 13
Current season
As of 9 December 2024

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
71 DF  ENG Freddie Simmonds
72 MF  ENG Harry Howell
73 FW  WAL Joe Belmont
79 DF  ENG Callum Mackley
86 DF  ENG Jacob Vickers
— GK  ENG Alfie Mansell
— GK  ENG William Rutter
— GK  ENG Finley Taylor
— DF  NOR Sebastian Ademola
— DF  PHI Isaiah Alakiu
— DF  ITA Cristiano Anah
— DF  ENG Tate Ferdinand
— DF  ENG Matthew Hayden
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Corbin Mthunzi
— DF  ENG Theo Outen
— MF  ENG Billy-Ray Cullinane
— MF  IRL Ronnie Gorman
— MF  ENG Layth Gulzar
— MF  AUS Younes Ibrahim
— MF  WAL Henry Kasvosve
— MF  USA Darius Lane
— MF  ENG Jesse Middleton
— MF  ENG Shane Nti
— MF  NGA Nehemiah Oriola
— FW  ENG Tyler Silsby
— FW  ENG Aidan West

References

  1. ^ "Albion win Hong Kong 7s for the first time". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "U21's Team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Offiah heads to Blackpool on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ "O'Mahony links up with Portsmouth". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Louis Flower joins Gateshead on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ^ "James Beadle returns to Sheffield Wednesday on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Ben Jackson recalled from Livingston loan, joins Queens Park". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Lee joins Gosport Borough on work experience loan". X.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Casper Nilsson joins Partick Thistle on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Luca Barrington joins Grimsby Town on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Samy Chouchane joins Northampton Town on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Kamari Doyle heads to Crawley Town on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  13. ^ "U18s Team". Brighton & Hove Albion. Retrieved 29 July 2024.