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Watford U21

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ShirtAdrian Mariappa (since 2026)University College London

English U21 Professional Development League 2

2025/26
7.°
Position
28
Played
12
Won
69
Goals for
53
Goals against
45
Points

Grupo D · English Barclays U21 Premier League Cup

2025/26
1.°
Position
6
Played
3
Won
12
Goals for
10
Goals against
10
Points
Goals scored per match · 10 of 32 in the competitionGoals2.00Shots on target per match · 11 of 32 in the competitionShots on target5.38Goals per 100 shots · 12 of 32 in the competitionConversion23%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 13 of 32 in the competitionClean sheets13%Average share of the ball · 24 of 32 in the competitionPossession48%Duels won over duels contested · 4 of 32 in the competitionDuels won56%

Compared with the 32 teams in English Barclays U21 Premier League Cup in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 32 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.0010.º
Shots on target5.3811.º
Conversion23%12.º
Clean sheets13%13.º
Possession48%24.º
Duels won56%4.º

Grupo South · English U21 Professional Development League 2

2024/25
9.°
Position
31
Played
11
Won
55
Goals for
62
Goals against
38
Points

Grupo F · English Barclays U21 Premier League Cup

2024/25
4.°
Position
6
Played
2
Won
7
Goals for
11
Goals against
6
Points
Goals scored per match · 28 of 36 in the competitionGoals1.17Shots on target per match · 32 of 36 in the competitionShots on target3.33Goals per 100 shots · 24 of 36 in the competitionConversion17%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 4 of 36 in the competitionClean sheets33%Average share of the ball · 29 of 36 in the competitionPossession39%Duels won over duels contested · 36 of 36 in the competitionDuels won39%

Compared with the 36 teams in English Barclays U21 Premier League Cup in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 36 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.1728.º
Shots on target3.3332.º
Conversion17%24.º
Clean sheets33%4.º
Possession39%29.º
Duels won39%36.º

Grupo South · English U21 Professional Development League 2

2023/24
6.°
Position
29
Played
10
Won
45
Goals for
66
Goals against
37
Points

Grupo South · English U21 Professional Development League 2

2022/23
10.°
Position
28
Played
6
Won
31
Goals for
66
Goals against
21
Points

Grupo C · English Barclays U21 Premier League Cup

2022/23
3.°
Position
6
Played
2
Won
10
Goals for
16
Goals against
7
Points
Goals scored per match · 20 of 32 in the competitionGoals1.40Shots on target per match · 32 of 32 in the competitionShots on target2.60Goals per 100 shots · 3 of 32 in the competitionConversion28%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 21 of 32 in the competitionClean sheets0%Average share of the ball · 7 of 32 in the competitionPossession52%Duels won over duels contested · 8 of 32 in the competitionDuels won54%

Compared with the 32 teams in English Barclays U21 Premier League Cup in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 32 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.4020.º
Shots on target2.6032.º
Conversion28%3.º
Clean sheets0%21.º
Possession52%7.º
Duels won54%8.º

Squad

2025/26

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
1Jonathan MacaulayGoalkeeperSweden21---2022
13Sam MorrisGoalkeeperEngland19---2025
1Gabriel OrtelliGoalkeeperEngland20---2025

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
75Tomiwa AkinyimikaFull backEngland17---2026
56Albert EamesFull backEngland21--Right2024
5Tom GeorgiouDefenderEngland20---2025
26Conrad HuntDefenderEngland19---2026
50Joshua MullinsCentre backEngland20---2025
12Jonny ScrivenDefenderEngland18---2025
14Ollie StephensonWing backEngland20--Right2024
3Raul VanceaDefenderEngland18---2024

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
8Tobi AkinyimikaMidfielderEngland19---2025
14Hayden BarrettMidfielderEngland19---2025
79Pierre DwomohCentre midBelgium221.88 m69 kgRight2026
15Marats GalajevsMidfielderLatvia18---2025
15Josh KeyesMidfielderEngland20---2024
8Jai-Dea MoultonMidfielderEngland18---2025
60Amar SanghrajkaMidfielderEngland19---2025

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
16Bentley AssiedouWingerEngland20--Left2024
19Nikoloz ChikovaniForwardGeorgia19---2026
14Kiefer GormanForwardEngland----2026
16Cayden LamotheWingerEngland17---2025
23Jonathan LawsonForwardEngland20---2026
53Amin NabizadaStrikerEngland19--Right2024
17Kash OdiaseForwardEngland19---2025
9Nickson OkosunForwardIreland19---2025
14Kristian ShevchenkoForwardEngland191.80 m68 kgRight2025
7Max SmithForwardEngland19---2025
14Kymani Smith-DaleyForwardEngland18---2025
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