| Player |
Birth Date |
Position |
Player synopsis |
| Adam Pepper |
|
|
youngster at the academy in 2007-8 |
| Alex Cooper |
|
Winger |
Signed by Rafa Benitez at the start of the January transfer windown the young Scottish winger came from Ross County. He is the son of former player Neale Cooper. |
| Alexander Kacaniklic |
13/08/1991 |
Midfielder |
Young Swedish winger who signed for the Reds in the summer of 2007 to play at the academy. |
| Andras Simon |
30/03/1990 |
Striker |
Striker bought by Rafa Benitez in May 2007 |
| Andre Wisdom |
|
Defender |
Player at the Reds academy in 2008-9 having joined following a trial at the Reds in pre-season |
| Astrit Ajdarevic |
20/09/1989 |
Midfielder |
The Swede has a great left foot and arrived at the academy in January 2007 |
| Chris Buchtmann |
25/04/1992 |
Defender |
The young left back was signed by the Reds in January 2008 and played in the U16 side for the remainder of the 07-8 season. He was placed in the academy squad for 2008-9 |
| Chris Oldfield |
14/01/1991 |
Goalkeeper |
Young academy player with the Reds |
| Conor Coady |
|
Defender |
Player at the Reds academy in 2008-9 |
| Daniel Ayala |
07/11/1990 |
|
youngster brought to the club by Rafa Benitez in the Summer of 2007. |
| David Amoo |
23/04/1991 |
Striker |
Youngster brought in by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2007 |
| David Kelemen |
|
Defender |
Given a trial by the Reds in the summer of 2008 as part of the tie up with MTK Hungaria |
| Deale Chamberlain |
|
Goalkeeper |
goalie who came to the Reds in April 2008 and was given a place in the 2008-9 academy squad |
| Dean Bouzanis |
02/11/1990 |
Goalkeeper |
young goalkeeper recruited in Australia. After staying in Australia for a year on loan he was then allowed to join the Reds in the 2007-8 season. |
| Emmanuel Mendy |
|
Defender |
Mendy was signed from Spanish third division side Murcia Deportivo in July 2008 and was ear marked for the reserves in the first instance. |
| Francisco Manuel Duran |
28/04/1988 |
Midfielder |
The midfielder came in during the January 2007 transfer window but got injured quite badly in his second reserve team outing. |
| Gary Mackay Steven |
31/08/1989 |
Midfielder |
After impressing the Reds in a trial the young midfielder signed for the Reds academy in 2007. He joined the ranks at Melwood in July 2008 |
| Gerardo Bruna |
29/01/1991 |
Midfielder |
young starlet who joined the Reds in 2007 as his first pro clubhaving trained to that point with Real Madrid |
| Godwin Antwi |
07/06/1988 |
Defender |
Antwi was signed by Rafa Benitez and placed in the reserve team setup at Melwood. A tough tackling centre back he has developed well at Melwood.
A reserve team regular he has recently joined Accrington Stanley on oan to gain experience at a first team level. |
| Hakan Duyan |
|
Goalkeeper |
Young goalkeeper who made the bench for the Reds reserves at the end of the 2007-08 season. He became a first year at the academy for the 2008-9 season. |
| Jack Metcalf |
|
|
youngster at the academy in 2007-8 |
| James Ellison |
25/10/1991 |
Striker |
striker who came through the rank at the club and was given a scholarship in 2008 for the academy U18 side |
| Joe Kennedy |
24/01/1990 |
|
Young academy player with the Reds |
| Jordy Brouwer |
26/02/1988 |
Striker |
The striker was bought in January 2007 from Ajax and has gone straight in to the reserve team setup. |
| Lauri Dalla Valle |
14/09/1991 |
Midfielder |
|
| Martin Hansen |
15/06/1990 |
Goalkeeper |
Danish goalkeeper has come in to the academy and is the 2006-07 Youth cup keeper. A good shot stopper who joined the academy in the summer of 2006. |
| Martin Kelly |
27/04/1990 |
Defender |
The centre back has only recently made a comeback following a lengthy period out with back problems. |
| Marvin Pourie |
08/01/1991 |
Striker |
Young striker recruited in the summer of 2007 for the academy ranks |
| Michael Roberts |
|
|
Young academy player who became part of the U18 squad in 2008 having initially arrived at the club from Tranmere Rovers |
| Michael Scott |
01/09/1989 |
Striker |
Striker with the academy level has made the bench at reserve level in 2006-07 |
| Mihail Alexandrov |
11/06/1989 |
|
Youngster brought in by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2007 |
| Mikel San Jose |
30/05/1989 |
Defender |
Central defender recruited from Bilbao in 2007. He has become a reserve team regular since his arrival and made the bench for the away game at Chelsea in February 2008. |
| Nathan Eccleston |
30/12/1990 |
|
Young academy player with the Reds |
| Nikola Saric |
06/01/1991 |
Striker |
Signed by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2008 Saric has a big reputation and was very excited to be progressing his career with a move to the Reds |
| Norbert Ode |
|
Defender |
Given a trial by the Reds in the summer of 2008 as part of the tie up with MTK Hungaria |
| Pajtim Kasami |
02/06/1992 |
|
signed from Grasshopper Zurich in January 2008 he made his first academy appearance in April 2008 as a sub. |
| Peter Gulacsi |
06/05/1990 |
Goalkeeper |
goalkeeper who was initially signed on loan for the 2007-08 season from MTK Hungaria he was then given a two year contract in September 2008 |
| Ray Putterill |
02/03/1989 |
Midfielder |
Putterill has missed a fair chunk of his final academy years which is a great shame. However 2006-07 has seen him grab his chance well. He has integrated himself well in to the youth cup side and has so often been one of the most influential players in the side. He also managed to score on his reserve team debut. On for the final four minutes of his debut against newcastle away he scored inside just two of them. |
| Ronald Huth |
30/10/1989 |
Defender |
The defender from Paraguay came in during the January 2007 transfer window and has gone straight in to the reserve setup where he has played a couple of games and is hoping to make the transition to English football as quickly as possible. |
| Ryan Crowther |
|
Winger |
Youngster brought in by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2007 |
| Ryan Flynn |
04/09/1988 |
Midfielder |
Ryan was bought from Falkirk and placed in the Reds' academy. The Scot has great talent in the midfield and was an important member of the Youth cup success in 206.
Since then he has moved on to become a reserve regular and still qualifies for the 2007 youth cup of which he has played well in. |
| Sean Highdale |
04/03/1991 |
|
Young academy player with the Reds |
| Shane O'Connor |
14/04/1990 |
Midfielder |
The Irish youth winger from Cork is a tricky winger in his first year at the academy |
| Steve Irwin |
29/09/1990 |
Midfielder |
Irwin captained the Reds academy side and was signed on pro terms in July 2008 to train at Melwood |
| Thomas Ince |
|
Midfielder |
winger who came through the ranks at the club and received a scholarship at the start of the 2008-9 season for the Reds. Son of former Red Paul Ince |
| Vincent Lucas Weijl |
11/11/1990 |
Midfielder |
Weijl was signed by Rafa Benitez in the summer of 2008 having come through the ranks at AZ Alkmaar |
| Vitor Flora |
|
Striker |
Flora was signed on a free transfer in September 2008. As he held an Italian passport he went straight in to the reserve team squad for the 08-9 season. |
| Zsolt Poloskei |
|
Midfielder |
signed on a season long loan from MTK Hungaria in July 2008 |
