Brentford Academy 2025–26 season showcasing progress along the EPPP development pathway for youth players.
Based in London, Brentford FC runs a category 2 academy.
- Academy Director: David Rainford
- B Team Head Coach: Sam Saunders
- Under-18s Head Coach: Gary McDermott
Brentford Retained List 2025
View the complete list of Brentford players who have been retained, released, or have returned to their parent clubs following loan spells.
Brentford Scholars 2025/26
The Bees have welcomed 11 new scholars as they begin their journey in the professional development phase of academy football.
- Felix Lyon (Goalkeeper)
- Layton Nicholls (Defender)
- Nathaniel Ogungbemi (Defender)
- Josh Oladapo-Gamu (Defender)
- Reuben Lawal (Defender)
- Micaiah Fanoiki (Defender)
- Josh Zetter-Plummer (Defender)
- Jai Bansoodeb (Midfielder)
- Chris Cohalan (Midfielder)
- Beau Redknapp (Midfielder)
- Jovan Kasujja (Forward)
Brentford Academy Players Loan Watch 2025/26
Youth players on loan
- Ethan Brierley (Midfielder) Exeter City
- Tony Yogane (Forward) Dundee FC
- Ben Krauhaus (Midfielder) Bromley
- Benjamin Fredrick (Defender) FCV Dender
- Ryan Trevitt (Midfielder) Wigan Athletic
- Chanse Headman (Defender) Maidenhead United
- Iwan Morgan (Forward) Shrewsbury Town
- Michael Olakigbe (Forward) Swindon Town
Brentford Academy Products in the First Team 2025/26
- Benjamin Arthur (Defender) #43
Brentford Academy International Players 2025/26
Youth players on international duty.
- Coran Madden (Midfielder) Northern Ireland U17
- Luka Bentt (Midfielder) Belgium U19
- Jayden Meghoma (Defender) England U20
- Benjamin Arthur (Defender) England U20
- Connor McManus (Defender) Ireland U21
- Benjamin Frederick (Defender) Nigeria First Team
Brentford Academy Competitions
U17 Professional Development League Cup
The U17 Professional Development League Cup is an English youth football tournament created for players aged 17 and under.
U17 PDL Cup Group Stage
Brentford U17 will play against Under-17 teams from Oxford United, MK Dons and Forest Green Rovers.
- Brentford U17 lost at home against Oxford United U17 (2 – 3)
- Brentford U17 lost away against MK Dons U17 (2 – 0)
- Brentford U17 won at home against Forest Green Rovers U17 (4 – 2)
U18 Professional Development League
The Under-18 Professional Development League is a leading English youth competition for Category Two academies, comprising 20 teams split into North and South regional divisions.
It delivers a high-level development pathway for promising players, combining league competition with a national play-off system.
Below are the team standings at the winter break, marking roughly the halfway point of the season.
U18 Professional Development League Cup
Established for the 2021/22 season, the Professional Development League Cup features 32 teams divided into eight groups of four.
The group winners advance to the knockout stages.
U18 Professional Development League Cup Group Stage
Brentford U18 are drawn in Group H against under-18 teams: Doncaster Rovers, Mansfield Town and Queens Park Rangers.
Fixtures Schedule (Group H)
- Match Round 1 (Tuesday 26 August 2025) Mansfield v Brentford
- Match Round 2 (Saturday 4 October 2025) Brentford v Doncaster Rovers
- Match Round 3 (Saturday 22 November 2025) QPR v Brentford
- Brentford U18 won away against Mansfield U18 (3 – 1)
- Brentford U18 lost at home against Doncaster Rovers U18 (2 – 3)
- Brentford U18 won away against QPR U18 (4 – 6)
- Beau Redknapp
- Domeiro Bobb-Semple
- Coran Madden
- Jacob Hanson
- Enrique Roca (2)
FA Youth Cup
Third Round Proper
Brentford U18 have been drawn at home against Chelsea U18
- Brentford U18 lost at home against Chelsea U18 (1 – 2)
- Beau Redknapp
Professional Development League
Professional Development League 2—is England’s main youth competition for Category Two academies. It sits just below Premier League 2, providing Under-21 players with a key pathway toward first-team football.
The league is split into regional North and South divisions, with play-offs determining the national champion, and it offers a highly competitive platform for developing top young talent.
Below are the team standings at the winter break, marking roughly the halfway point of the season.
U21 Premier League Cup
The Premier League Cup was introduced in the 2013/14 season to enhance competition during the Professional Development Phase.
It added a knockout tournament alongside the regular league schedule. For the 2025/26 season, the format features nine groups.
The top team from each group automatically qualifies for the knockout stage, along with the seven best second-placed teams.
U21 Premier League Cup Group Stage
Brentford U21 are drawn in Group E against under 21 teams from Exeter City, Luton Town and West Brom.
- Brentford U21 lost away against Exeter City U21 (1 – 0)
- Brentford U21 won at home against Exeter City U21 (3 – 0)
- Josh Stephenson
- Kyrie Pierre
- Michel Boni
- Brentford U21 lost away against West Brom U21 ( 1- 0)
- Brentford U21 won at home against West Brom U21 (5 – 1)
- Iwan Morgan (2)
- Michael Boni (2)
- Kyrie Pierre
- Brentford U21 won at home against Luton Town Reserves (2 – 1)
- Isaac Holland
- Andre Grey
Round of 16
- Brentford U21 lost at away against Burnley U21 (3 – 2)
- Kyrie Pierre
- Michel Boni
Middlesex Senior Cup
- Brentford U18 lost away against British Airways (2 – 0)
Brentford Academy News
2nd June 2025
18-year-old attacking midfielder Romelle Donovan has signed a five-year permanent deal with Brentford, following a successful loan spell last season.
The former Blues apprentice joined Brentford’s B team on loan in February, netting 11 goals in 15 appearances.
19th June 2025
17-year-old Theo Mawene has completed a permanent move to Brentford B from Preston North End.
4th July 2025
Defender Benjamin Arthur and goalkeeper Julian Eyestone will join Keith Andrews’ first-team squad for the 2025/26 season, having both signed new contracts until summer 2031, with the club holding an option to extend.
9th July 2025
Brentford B midfielder Riley Owen has signed a new contract with the club, extending his stay until at least the summer of 2026.
17th July 2025
Brentford B are set to take on Hanwell Town FC in the final of the 2024/25 London Senior Cup.
The match will be played away at the Powerday Stadium on Tuesday, 19th August, with kick-off scheduled for 7:45 pm.
7th August 2025
Defender Luka Bentt has signed his first professional contract with Brentford.
19th August 2025
Brentford B were beaten 3-0 by Hanwell Town in the 2024/25 London Senior Cup final at the Oliver Connell & Son Community Stadium. The match, postponed from last season, ended with Hanwell Town lifting the trophy.
27th August 2025
Coran Madden has signed for the Brentford after leaving Cliftonville in the summer.
8th September 2025
Brentford B have signed free-agent 18-year-old defender Luca Picotto on a one-year deal, with the option of a further 12 months. The former Fulham player now joins the Bees’ ranks.
Maxwell McKnight has signed a one-year deal with the option of a further 12 months with Brentford.
The 20-year-old defender, formerly with Tottenham from U12 to U21 level, impressed on trial and has been a regular for Brentford U21s through pre-season and into the 2025/26 campaign.
7th October 2025
Brentford Under-18s were beaten 2–0 by British Airways on Tuesday night, ending their Middlesex Senior Cup run.
Despite a strong performance at Berkeley Fields, the young Bees fell short of reaching the next round.
8th October 2025
Midfielders Enrique Roca and Otis Honor have both signed their first professional contracts with Brentford.
25th October 2025
Coran Madden has been selected for the Northern Ireland squad ahead of their U17 Euro Qualifiers next week, where they’ll face Armenia, Cyprus, and Finland.
6th November 2025
Defender Connor McManus has been named in the Ireland U21 squad for the upcoming matches against England and Andorra.
7th November 2025
Brentford defenders Olabade Aluko and Jayden Meghoma have received a call-up to the England U20 squad ahead of their upcoming match against Japan at Doncaster Rovers next Friday.
24th November 2025
Brentford U18s will host Chelsea U18 in the FA Youth Cup third round proper on Tuesday, December 16th, with kick-off at 7.00 pm.
16th December 2025
Brentford U18s’ FA Youth Cup journey came to an end in the third round with a 2-1 defeat to Chelsea U18s.
24th December 2025
Brentford B have secured a runners-up finish in Group E of the Premier League Cup and advance to the knockout stages. Round of 16 fixtures will be confirmed in due course.
15th January 2026
Chanse Headman has sealed a permanent move to Sky Bet League Two outfit Harrogate Town. The centre-back spent the past month on loan at Maidenhead United and now leaves the club to take the next step of his career in the EFL.
16th February 2026
Former Brentford B midfielder Yaw Agyei has joined top-flight club FC Slovácko, where he will initially feature for the club’s B team in the third tier.