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Charlton Athletic Football Club Youth Academy are the youth team of Charlton Athletic. Their Under-18 team play in the U18 Professional Development League 2 - South, however the academy takes boys from the ages of 9 upwards. The U21 team also has strong connotations with the Charlton Reserves squad, where senior members of the team may make appearances. The academy is run by the club's Academy Director Steve Avory. ==History== The Charlton Athletic Youth Academy was a development of Charlton's commitment to develop young players, a scheme which started in the early-mid-1990s when there was an explosion of young talent under joint managers Steve Gritt. Notable players such as Scott Minto, Kim Grant, Anthony Barness, Lee Bowyer, Richard Rufus, Linvoy Primus, Shaun Newton, Jermain Defoe, Jlloyd Samuel, Jamie Stuart, Kevin Lisbie, Paul Konchesky & Scott Parker all came through the ranks. This was followed by the creation of the Youth Academy in 1998, aiming to find the best local, and worldwide talent to bring to Charlton at a young age. There are many players playing in the top 2 tiers of English football who began their footballing career at the Charlton Youth Academy, including Arsenal's Carl Jenkinson, Bournemouth's Harry Arter, Bristol City's Scott Wagstaff, Swansea's Jonjo Shelvey, Norwich's Michael Turner, Newcastle's Robert Elliot, West Ham's Diego Poyet & Darren Randolph and Liverpool's Joe Gomez as well as 10 current Charlton first team players Chris Solly, Harry Lennon, Morgan Fox, Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Jordan Cousins, Regan Charles-Cook, Callum Harriott, Joe Pigott, Karlan Ahearne-Grant and Ademola Lookman.〔(Charlton Athletic Youth Academy )〕 In June 2010 Steve Gritt's contract at the club was terminated due to financial restraints. The role of Academy manager was abolished following Gritt's redundancy, and control of the youth set up has been handed over to development coach Damien Matthew & assistant academy manager Steve Avory.〔(Gritt to exit Addicks )〕 Since 1998 34 Players have made it through the Academy to taste first team Football with Charlton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlton Athletic F.C. Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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