U21 Players 24/25

[tetsujin1979]

Ben Quinn doesn't play any games. One League One appearance this season. Unsure if injured because he got his only game early in season and hasn't been seen since. But he doesn't play games.
Few cup games as well, but no appearances for their senior team since November

[elatedscum]

Ben Quinn doesn't play any games. One League One appearance this season. Unsure if injured because he got his only game early in season and hasn't been seen since. But he doesn't play games.

I was just picking Ben Quinn cause both himself and Zefi were in the previous squad. Hopefully all the 2006 kids are with the u19s, who have a knockout group they need to win, so it kinda just leaves:

Vata (hopefully with the seniors)
Umeh (youth football)
Moore (youth football)
Zefi (youth football)
Quinn (unwanted at league one level)
McGuinness (LOI first division)
Bloxham (youth football, presumably injured)
McGrath (university football in america)
Hakiki (LOI)

For me, the first choice options should be Zefi, Moore, Vata and Umeh. If Vata is up, then take one of the rest...

[tetsujin1979]

Looks like midfielder Ronnie Gorman might be moving on from Brighton. He had a game for Norwich's U18s last week and is named on the bench for Arsenal's U18s today

[tetsujin1979]

Looks like midfielder Ronnie Gorman might be moving on from Brighton. He had a game for Norwich's U18s last week and is named on the bench for Arsenal's U18s today
Gorman played for West Brom's U18 side on Friday against Southampton

[tetsujin1979]

FA Youth Cup tie between Aston villa and Manchester United is streaming on YouTube. Jacob Devaney playing for United, Alfie Lynskey on the bench for Villa

https://www.youtube.com/live/UGUZVaOTWlI

[tetsujin1979]

Franco Umeh scored Palace U21s's third goal in a 5-2 win against West Ham on Friday night
Goal here at 5:51, had a close range shot saved just before it
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Palace had two players sent off on Saturday, so he could come into the squad to play Man City this weekend

[Razors left peg]

Jack Moorhouse was on the bench for Utd tonight against Lyon

[tetsujin1979]

https://www.mlsnextpro.com/carolinacorefc/news/carolina-core-fc-acquire-midfielder-glory-nzingo-on-loan-from-swansea-city-afc

Glory Nzingo joins Carolina Core until 31 Dec 25. Carolina Core are in the third division of US football and the move straddles the first half of next season in most leagues in Europe. All seems a bit unusual.

Scored earlier in the week against NYC FC II, 12:43 below
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[tetsujin1979]

Jack Henry Francis named as a sub for Arsenal this evening against Brentford
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[tetsujin1979]

goal for Franco Umeh last night against Brighton in the PL2 round of 16, below at 2:22
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Palace playing Chelsea in the quarter finals on Monday afternoon, so he's unlikely to be involved in the senior team's game v Forest that night

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Sorry, the game against Chelsea was on Friday night, so there's a chance Umeh could be involved against Forest

[tetsujin1979]

Alfie Lynskey and Keilan Quinn named as subs for Aston villa's youth team in the FA youth cup final against Man city
Streaming on YouTube
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Quinn made it off the bench in a 3-1 win for Villa

[tetsujin1979]

U16 cap Matteo Egan has had a run for Empoli's U20 side in the Primavera recently, playing 62 minutes against Roma's U20s on Friday
https://empolifc.com/primavera-empoli-roma-0-2/
And 75 minutes against Lecce on the third
https://empolifc.com/primavera-lecce-empoli-1-1/

Unfortunately it looks like they're going to finish in the relegation play off spots against Bologna in Primavera 1, and their senior team looks like getting relegated from Serie A

Egan turned 17 in February, and will be underage for the U19s for next year's championship

[tetsujin1979]

After beating Crystal Palace's U21s last night, Southampton, including Romeo Akachukwu and Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh, will play in the PL2 Final against Manchester City
https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/u21-report-crystal-palace-1-2-saints

[tetsujin1979]

Senan Mullen won the Torino Primavera Player of the Season a few days ago
From https://www.torinofc.it/news/20/05/2025/maripan-e-mullen-il-pallone-granata-e-il-trofeo-cozzolino_36016

The 2025 Granata Award was awarded to Guillermo Maripan, while the Cozzolino Trophy was won by Senan Michael Mullen
Born in 2007, so still eligible for the U21s

[elatedscum]

Senan Mullen won the Torino Primavera Player of the Season a few days ago
From https://www.torinofc.it/news/20/05/2025/maripan-e-mullen-il-pallone-granata-e-il-trofeo-cozzolino_36016

Born in 2007, so still eligible for the U21s

*2005

He should probably be in the squad to be honest. As an aside, well worth watching Owen Elding goal for Sligo tonight. Lots of people calling for him to be in the squad.

Meanwhile also in LoI, Melia and Noonan are going after each other goal for goal. Noonan scored his 3rd in 3 games and 5th of the season. Melia scored 2 tonight, making it 4 in 4 and 6 for the season so far.

[tetsujin1979]

Sorry, 2005, typo.
Mullen hasn't been involved with the national side since two U19 friendlies in October 2023
https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu19-mohan-names-23-man-squad-for-friendly-double-header/

Only played a few minutes at the end of a 2-0 win against Scotland
https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-mu19-umeh-double-defeats-scotland/

Played 90 minutes in a 3-0 win against the Faroes
https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-mu19-victory-over-faroes/

He didn't make it into the squad for the first round of qualifying a month later
https://www.fai.ie/latest/mu19-mohan-names-squad-for-u19-euro-qualifiers/

[Thewhitepele]

*2005

He should probably be in the squad to be honest. As an aside, well worth watching Owen Elding goal for Sligo tonight. Lots of people calling for him to be in the squad.

Meanwhile also in LoI, Melia and Noonan are going after each other goal for goal. Noonan scored his 3rd in 3 games and 5th of the season. Melia scored 2 tonight, making it 4 in 4 and 6 for the season so far.

Owen Elding was born in England and therefore waiting on Passport to come through. You would think this could be fast tracked. He is a real talent and should be in the squad.

[tetsujin1979]

Jack Henry Francis among the list of players released by Arsenal at the end of the season
https://www.arsenal.com/news/contract-updates-20-players-depart-summer