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Football clubFile:Cardiff City FC logo.png | |||
Full name | Cardiff City | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Bluebirds | ||
Founded | 2003 | ||
Chairman | Dato Chan Tien Ghee | ||
Manager | Neal Ardley | ||
League | Premier Academy League U18 Group B | ||
2010–11 | Premier Academy League U18 Group B, 8th | ||
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The Cardiff City F.C. Academy is the youth academy currently set up at Cardiff City in order to discover and nurture young talent. The academy has a range of players from ages seven to 18.
Information
The youth academy was set up in 2003, the youth team however has taken part in several FA Youth Cup and Welsh Youth Cup competition before 2003. According to the official Cardiff City FC Website,
"the Cardiff City football academy, is not simply a scheme, or a group of young players and coaches. It is all of these things; but most importantly, it is a philosophy and a culture. The club has always been dependent upon, and focused around the local community. The great players and teams throughout the clubs' history have always been built on the foundations of local boys and local talent. Cardiff City has a fantastic and proud history of nurturing young talent and are committed to continuous development of youth teams in future years. Cardiff City Football Club is fully committed to their fantastic academy, and recognises the importance of youth development".
Cardiff's scouts currently concentrate on searching South Wales, Hereford, Worcester, Swindon and Oxford. Now looking towards other areas of the United Kingdom including Ireland and Scotland with the recent appointment of scouts in these areas by Neal Ardley Cardiff scouts are also based in foreign countries such as Austria, France and Guinea, with players coming to the academy from these countries.
The Under-18s team regularly merge with several out of favour first team players to form the reserve squad.
Notable graduates
Those in bold have been capped at full international level. Those marked * progressed prior to academy status confirmed.
Personnel
- Academy Manager
- Assistant Academy Managers
Geraint Twose (12–16 year olds) Mark Neville (7–11 year olds)
- Youth Team Coach
- Head of Recruitment
- Head of Education and Welfare
- Senior Academy Physiotherapist
- Academy Physiotherapist
- Academy Secretary
- Head of Local Schoolboy Recruitment
- Club "Doctor"
- Kit & Equipment Manager
- Assistant Kit Manager
Alan Cross
- Fitness Coach
Under 18s
The under-18s team plays in Group B of the FA Premier Academy League. Players with squad numbers have appeared in or are part of the senior team but regularly return to play for the under-18 team.
- As of 17 April 2011
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
- "Prem clubs keep tabs on rising stars". walesonline.co.uk. South Wales Echo. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.
- "Prem clubs keep tabs on rising stars" South Wales Echo Retrieved on 19 December 2007
- "UNDER 18S TEAM 2010/11". cardiffcityfc.co.uk. Cardiff City F.C. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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