AFC Bournemouth Under-21s and Academy are the youth teams of Bournemouth. The reserve team is made up of under-21 players and is effectively Bournemouth's second-string side. They play in the Professional Development League Group B. The under-18 players, among other younger age groups, make up the Academy team. They play in the Youth Alliance League's Southwest Division and contest the Youth Alliance Cup.
Home fixtures for both sides are contested at the AFC Bournemouth Performance Centre in Wimborne, Bournemouth.
Development squad
Out on loan
U21 honours
Leagues
Cups
Regional Hampshire Senior Cup Winners: 2020 Runners-up: 2017
Under-18s
Out on loan
U18 honours Leagues Youth Alliance South-West Division Winners: 2014–15, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 Youth Alliance Merit League Three Winners: 2020–21
Cups Youth Alliance Cup Winners: 2016–17
Notable products Bournemouth's Academy has produced numerous players throughout its history who have gone on to make professional appearances during their careers – be it for Bournemouth or another professional side.
The following is a list of those players ordered by the year they signed their first professional contract with the club. Appearances and goals are for Bournemouth only. Players highlighted in bold are still currently contracted to the club.
YearPlayerPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 1964 John Hold Striker 85 25 1968 Eddie Rowles 66 12 1969 David Jones Centre-back ? ? 1975 Steve Gritt Central Midfielder 6 3 1984 Billy Clark Centre-back 4 0 1986 Adrian Randall Central Midfielder 3 0 000030 1988 Matty Holmes 114 8 1007050 1990 Jamie Redknapp 13 0 303020 1993 Neil Moss Goalkeeper 186 0 18070120 1994 Eddie Howe Centre-back 271 12 162151110 1996 Anthony Griffin Right-back 5 0 0000001996 James Hayter Striker 359 93 215124155 1997 Carl Fletcher Central Midfielder 193 19 1616093 1998 Steve LovellStriker 16 1 001132 1999 Brian Stock Central Midfielder 146 16 11151101 2004 James Coutts 12 0 102010 Brett Pitman Striker 267 96 15310192 2006 Josh McQuoid 104 131152060 Sam Vokes 54 16 2010202007 Joe Partington Right-back 52 2 301030 2008 Steve Hutchings Attacking Midfielder 1 0 Stats are set to be updated soon. These stats have not yet been segmented by competition. Carl Preston Central Midfielder 2 0 George Webb Attacking Midfielder 2 0 2009 Danny Ings Striker 29 8 Jayden Stockley 18 0 Dan Thomas Goalkeeper 3 0 2011 Josh Carmichael Central Midfielder 4 0 Alex Parsons Striker 1 0 Jordan Seabright Goalkeeper 0 0 Dan Strugnell Right-back 1 0 Josh Wakefield Attacking Midfielder 4 0 Elliot Ward Central Midfielder 1 0 2012 Jamal Bajandouh Defensive Midfielder 0 0 Baily Cargill Centre-back 11 0 Jordan Chiedozie Striker 0 0 2013 Harry Cornick 1 0 Brandon Goodship 0 0 2014 Ben Whitfield Attacking Midfielder 0 0 2015 Matt Butcher Defensive Midfielder 2 0 Jordan Holmes Goalkeeper 0 0 Joe Quigley Striker 0 0 Jack Simpson Centre-back 26 1 Sam Surridge Striker 12 2 2016 Shaun Hobson Centre-back 0 0 Corey Jordan 1 0 Sam Matthews Right Midfielder 0 0 Matt Worthington Central Midfielder 1 0 2017 Alex Dobre Left Midfielder 1 0 Nnamdi Ofoborh Defensive Midfielder 3 0 Kyle Taylor Attacking Midfielder 2 0 Mark Travers Goalkeeper 700 2018 Gavin Kilkenny Central Midfielder 15 0 2019 Christian Saydee Striker 2 0 2020 Jaidon Anthony Left Midfielder 83 10 Zeno Ibsen Rossi Centre-back 4 0 Jordan Zemura Left-back 54 3 2022 Owen Bevan Centre-back 1 0 2023 Remy Rees-Dottin Striker 1 0 2024 Ben Winterburn Central midfielder 5 0
Players who have played at international level A number of players who have come through the youth ranks at Bournemouth have also represented their country at both senior and youth levels. The following is a list of those players and their respective appearance and goal records.
Player National team Apps Goals Jamie Redknapp England 17 1 England 1 0 England U-21s 18 5
Player National team Apps Goals Danny Ings England 3 1 England U-21s 13 4
Player National team Apps Goals Sam Vokes Wales 64 11 Wales U-21s 14 4
Player National team Apps Goals Carl Fletcher Wales 36 1
Player National team Apps Goals David Jones Wales 8 0
Player National team Apps Goals Brian Stock Wales 3 0 Wales U-21s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals Josh McQuoid Northern Ireland 5 0 Northern Ireland B 1 0 Northern Ireland U-21s 8 2 Northern Ireland U-19s 4 0
Player National team Apps Goals Mark Travers Ireland 4 0 Ireland U-19s 9 0 Ireland U-18s 6 0 Ireland U-17s 7 0 Ireland U-16s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals Jamal Bajandouh Saudi Arabia 1 0
Player National team Apps Goals Brandon Goodship England C 1 0
Player National team Apps Goals Sam Surridge England U-21s 2 1
Player National team Apps Goals Eddie Howe England U-21s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals Jack Simpson England U-21s 1 0
Player National team Apps Goals Joe Partington Wales U-21s 8 0 Wales U-19s 11 2 Wales U-17s 2 0
Player National team Apps Goals Joe Quigley Ireland U-21s 5 0
Player National team Apps Goals Jordan Holmes Australia U-21s 5 0 Australia U-20s 7 0
Player National team Apps Goals Alex Dobre Romania U-21s 8 1 Romania U-17s 3 0
Player National team Apps Goals Baily Cargill England U-20s 7 1
Player National team Apps Goals Nnamdi Ofoborh Nigeria U-20s 3 0
Player National team Apps Goals Josh Carmichael Scotland U-19s 1 0 Scotland U-16s 1 0
References
External links Bournemouth Development Squad at afcb.co.uk Bournemouth Under-18s at afcb.co.uk