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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U21s Fixtures - Liverpool FC

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

Rio Ngumoha is a forward who arrived at the Liverpool FC Academy in September 2024. He was previously with Chelsea and he will start with the U18s in 2024-25.

Rio Ngumoha

Jakub Ojrzynski arrived at the Academy from Legia Warsaw in the summer of 2019 and signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in July 2020.

Jakub Ojrzynski

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

Lee Jonas is a talented centre-half who joined Liverpool FC's Academy as an U12 player having previously been at Everton.

Lee Jonas

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

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

James Balagizi

Dominic Corness is a cultured, left-footed midfielder who signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in February 2021.

Dominic Corness

Tom Hill is a midfielder who signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool FC in October 2020. Hailing from Formby, he has been at the Academy since U6 level.

Tom Hill

Luca Stephenson signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in September 2020 and then penned a new extended deal with the club in February 2022.

Luca Stephenson

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

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

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

Barry Lewtas took over as Liverpool FC U21s (then U23s) head coach in May 2020, a role which had been vacated by Neil Critchley's departure to Blackpool.

Barry Lewtas

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

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson took up his role as Liverpool FC U18s manager in May 2020, having joined the Academy in 2015 to initially take charge of the U14s.

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson

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

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

Yvie Ryan is the Liverpool FC Academy's chartered sports and exercise psychologist. She is part of the player-care team in Kirkby.

Yvie Ryan

Scott McAuley was appointed U21 physiotherapist at the Liverpool FC Academy in February 2019, having previously worked with the men's team.

Scott McAuley

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

Josh Sonni-Lambie is a first-year scholar who will feature for Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. The forward has been at the club since U14 level.

Josh Sonni-Lambie

Prince Cisse is a first-year scholar who will feature for Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. The pacy forward has been at the club since pre-Academy level age six.

Prince Cisse

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

Scofield Lonmeni

Tyler Martin is a first-year scholar who will feature for Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. The forward has been at the club since U14.

Tyler Martin

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

Alvin Ayman

Midfielder Joe Upton 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.

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 is a first-year scholar who will feature for Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. The Scouser first represented the U18s as an U16 player.

Ryan Cowley

Winger Joe Bradshaw is a first-year scholar with Liverpool FC U18s in 2024-25. He was signed from Accrington Stanley as an U12 player.

Joe Bradshaw

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

DJ Esdaille

Goalkeeper DJ Bernard arrived at the Liverpool FC Academy as an U13 player after a trial. He will start with 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

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

Roy Smith

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

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

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

Anthony Ryan

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.

Rio Ngumoha, forward - Liverpool FC

Rio Ngumoha

ReactionDiogo Jota on Accrington victory, Ngumoha debut, Chiesa goal and more. Diogo Jota reserved special praise for teammates Rio Ngumoha and Federico Chiesa following Liverpool's 4-0 victory over Accrington Stanley.

NewsRio Ngumoha becomes Liverpool's second-youngest debutant. Rio Ngumoha today became the second-youngest debutant in Liverpool FC history.

Round-upInternationals: Andy Robertson scores late Scotland winner on milestone night. Andy Robertson marked a milestone personal occasion with a brilliant stoppage-time winner for Scotland on Monday night.

Round-upInternationals: Nations League and World Cup wins as eight Reds involved on Friday. There were wins in the UEFA Nations League and World Cup qualifying as eight Liverpool players were involved in Friday’s international fixtures.

FeatureMo the MC, Curtis the cameraman and Diaz's touch - things spotted in training. We had access with the Liverpool squad throughout Friday as they prepared for Saturday’s game against Aston Villa – here are five things spotted along the way…