Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Under-21s and Academy
| Nickname(s) | The Seagulls | |||
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| Ground | Falmer Stadium, American Express Elite Football Performance Centre | |||
| Owner | Tony Bloom | |||
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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.[1] In 2025 the under-21's progressed to the final, but were beaten by 1–0 by Jong AZ after extra time.[2]
Under-21 squad
[edit]| Head coach | Shannon Ruth |
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| League | Premier League 2 |
| 2024-25 | Premier League 2, 11th of 26 |
- As of 12 August 2025[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Loaned out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 1 July 2025 | GK |  James Beadle |
Birmingham City |
30 June 2026 | [4][5] |
| 5 July 2025 | AM | Amario Cozier-Duberry |
Bolton Wanderers |
30 June 2026 | [6] |
| 7 July 2025 | CF |  Mark O'Mahony |
Reading |
30 June 2026 | [7][8] |
| 21 July 2025 | FW | Caylan Vickers |
Barnsley |
30 June 2026 | [9] |
| 4 August 2025 | AM | Kamari Doyle |
Reading |
30 June 2026 | [10] |
| 21 August 2025 | AM | Andrew Moran |
 LAFC |
31 December 2025 | [11] |
Under-18 squad
[edit]| Head coach |  Björn Hamberg |
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| League | U18 Premier League |
| 2024-25 | U18 Premier League, 10th of 13 |
- As of 12 August 2025[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Albion win Hong Kong 7s for the first time". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Albion beaten finalists in Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "U21's Team". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "James Beadle joins Birmingham City on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Blues complete loan signing of Beadle". BCFC.com. Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Cozier-Duberry heads out on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Mark O'Mahony joins Reading on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Reading sign Burns and O'Mahony on loan". British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ "Caylan Vickers joins Barnsley on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Kamari Doyle joins Reading on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Andrew Moran joins Los Angeles FC on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ^ "U18s Team". Brighton & Hove Albion. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Brighton & Hove Albion Under-21s at brightonandhovealbion.com
- Brighton & Hove Albion Under-18s at brightonandhovealbion.com