Portsmouth F.C. XI and Academy comprise the reserve and academy footballers of Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth XI Previously called Portsmouth Reserves, the Portsmouth XI primarily consists of young players under the age of 23 who are no longer eligible for the academy but are still attempting 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 opportunity to play and maintain or improve their 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 several friendly matches are arranged throughout the season for players to play in. Players can 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2007/10/17/pompey_academy_feature.shtml Soccer Starlets In their first year as an academy side, they finished in a 4th-place position 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 the 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, Toby Steward and Harry Clout are notable academy graduates in the first team squad.
Academy team
Academy graduates (2009–present) Academy graduates who are still playing for Portsmouth, including those currently on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in green. PlayerCurrent ClubBornInternational HonoursDebutManager Asmir Begović Free agent Trebinje Full Bosnia caps Age 21 v Sunderland, 18 May 2009 Paul Hart Joel Ward Free agent Emsworth Age 19 v Hereford United, 26 August 2009 Gauthier Mahoto Retired France Age 17 v Hereford United, 26 August 2009 Lenny Sowah WTSV Concordia Hamburg Germany U-19 caps Age 17 v Blackburn Rovers, 3 April 2010 Avram Grant Matt Ritchie Retired Gosport Full Scotland caps Age 20 v Wigan Athletic, 14 April 2010 Nadir Çiftçi Retired Karakoçan Turkey U-19 caps Age 18 v Coventry City, 7 August 2010 Steve Cotterill Peter Gregory Retired Eastbourne Age 18 v Coventry City, 7 August 2010 Marlon Pack Portsmouth Portsmouth Age 19 v Crystal Palace, 24 August 2010 Tom Kilbey Retired Leytonstone Age 20 v Watford, 1 January 2011 Ryan Williams Bengaluru Subiaco Full Australia cap Age 17 v Middlesbrough, 6 August 2011 Jason Pearce Retired Hillingdon Age 23 v Reading, 16 August 2011 Adam Webster Free agent 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 Jack Maloney Retired Ryde Age 17 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Bradley Tarbuck Poole Town Emsworth Age 16 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Sam Magri Sholing Portsmouth Full Malta caps Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Dan Butler Stevenage Cowes Age 17 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Jed Wallace Bristol City Reading England U-19 cap Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Dan Thompson AFC Croydon Athletic Wandsworth Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 George Colson Cowes Sports Cowes Wales U-16 caps Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Alex Grant Newcastle Jets Manchester Australia U-17 Call-up Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Andy Higgins Retired Perth Age 18 v Plymouth, 14 August 2012 Jack Compton Cadoxton Barry Cardiff Age 23 v AFC Bournemouth, 18 August 2012 Nick Awford Baffins Milton Rovers Portsmouth Age 18 vs Sheffield United, 20 April 2013 Guy Whittingham Jack Whatmough Huddersfield Town Gosport England U-19 cap Age 17 vs Southend United, 26 November 2013 Andy Awford Ben Close Free Portsmouth Age 18 vs Yeovil Town, 2 September 2014 Conor Chaplin Leicester City Worthing Age 17 vs Accrington Stanley, 13 December 2014 Adam May Chelmsford City Southampton Age 17 vs Bury, 18 April 2015 Gary Waddock Brandon Haunstrup AFC Totton Waterlooville Age 18 vs Derby County, 12 August 2015 Paul Cook Calvin Davies AFC Portchester Portsmouth Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 Brandon Joseph-Buadi Retired Brighton Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain Truro City Port Solent Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 Kaleem Haitham Moneyfields Portsmouth Age 17 vs Exeter City, 1 September 2015 Alex Bass Peterborough United Huntingdon Age 18 vs Coventry City, 9 August 2016 Liam O'Brien Retired Ruislip England U-19 cap Age 24 vs Yeovil Town, 30 August 2016 Joe Hancott Cowes Sports Isle of Wight Age 16 vs Fulham U23, 16 August 2017 Kenny Jackett Haji Mnoga Patro Eisden Portsmouth Full Tanzania caps Age 16 vs Crawley Town, 9 October 2018 Bradley Lethbridge Colden Common Portsmouth Age 18 vs Tottenham Hotspur U21, 13 November 2018 Matt Casey AFC Totton Portsmouth Age 19 vs Arsenal U21, 4 December 2018 Freddie Read AFC Totton Portsmouth Age 18 vs Arsenal U21, 4 December 2018 Dan Smith Dartford London Age 19 vs Southend United, 8 January 2019 Leon Maloney Havant & Waterlooville Isle of Wight Age 17 vs Southend United, 8 January 2019 Josh Flint Crawley Town Waterlooville Age 18 vs Norwich City U21, 14 September 2019 Eoin Teggart Annagh United Ballynahinch Northern Ireland U19 caps Age 17 vs Norwich City U21, 14 September 2019 Harvey Rew Gosport Borough Gosport Wales U17 caps Age 17 vs Oxford United, 8 October 2019 Charlie Bell Andover New Street Portsmouth Age 17 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 Harrison Brook Moneyfields Portsmouth Age 17 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 Harry Jewitt-White Crusaders Portsmouth Wales U19 caps Age 16 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 Harry Kavanagh Havant & Waterlooville Portsmouth Age 18 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 Lee Suk-jae Whitehawk Seoul Age 17 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 Alfie Stanley AFC Portchester Portsmouth Age 18/19 vs West Ham United U21, 10 November 2020 Gerard Storey Warrenpoint Town Belfast Northern Ireland U17 caps Age 18 vs Cheltenham Town, 8 December 2020 Alfie Bridgman Moneyfields Portsmouth Malta U21 caps Age 16 vs Peterborough United, 12 January 2021 Harvey Hughes HFX Wanderers Lyndhurst Age 17 vs Peterborough United, 12 January 2021 Adam Payce Hungerford Town Swindon Age 17 vs Crystal Palace U21, 9 November 2021 Danny Cowley Issiaga Kaba AFC Portchester Andover Age 17 vs Crystal Palace U21, 9 November 2021 Dan Gifford Bognor Regis Town Portsmouth Age 17 vs Crystal Palace U21, 9 November 2021 Harvey Laidlaw Havant & Waterlooville Portsmouth Age 16 vs Aston Villa U21, 4 October 2022 Brian Quarm Free agent London Age 16 vs Aston Villa U21, 4 October 2022 Josh Dockerill Free agent Guildford Age 17 vs AFC Wimbledon, 1 November 2022 Koby Mottoh Moreirense Southwark Age 16 vs Forest Green Rovers, 8 August 2023 John Mousinho Mitch Aston Havant & Waterlooville Portchester Age 17 vs Gillingham, 10 October 2023 Sam Folarin Free agent London Republic of Ireland U18 caps Age 17 vs Leyton Orient, 7 November 2023 Maxwell Hurst Baffins Milton Rovers Portsmouth Age 18 vs AFC Wimbledon, 19 December 2023 Harry Clout Free agent Age 18 vs Wycombe Wanderers, 10 January 2025 Tayo Singerr Portsmouth Southampton Age 17 vs Reading, 12 August 2025
Information in the above table is current as of August 2026
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
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