Matteo Ritaccio arrived at the Academy in August 2018 and signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC 15 months later.

Matteo Ritaccio

Harvey Davies is a highly-rated stopper who signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in July 2021. Harvey has been at Liverpool since U9 level

Harvey Davies

Vitezslav Jaros joined Liverpool FC from Slavia Prague in 2017 and signed for Sturm Graz on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2024.

Vitezslav Jaros

Jakub Ojrzynski arrived at the Academy from Legia Warsaw in the summer of 2019 and signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in July 2020.

Jakub Ojrzynski

Liverpool FC completed the signing of Colombia youth international Anderson Arroyo in early 2018. The defender joined the Reds from Fortaleza CEIF.

Anderson Arroyo

Owen Beck arrived at the Liverpool FC Academy from Stoke City at U13 level and has gone on to represent Jürgen Klopp's senior team.

Owen Beck

Luke Chambers is a talented left-back who signed new contracts with Liverpool FC in both July 2022 and May 2023, having joined the Academy at the age of six.

Luke Chambers

Billy Koumetio signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in August 2020 having joined the Academy from Orleans FC in 2018.

Billy Koumetio

Lee Jonas is a talented centre-half who joined Liverpool FC's Academy as an U12 player having previously been at Everton.

Lee Jonas

Adam Lewis is a versatile left-sided player who signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool FC in the summer of 2020.

Adam Lewis

James Norris is an energetic left-back who can also play in midfield. He has been at the Liverpool FC Academy since U9 level.

James Norris

Attacking midfielder James Balagizi signed a new contract with Liverpool FC in July 2023, having joined the Reds as an U11 player.

James Balagizi

Dominic Corness is a cultured, left-footed midfielder who signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in February 2021.

Dominic Corness

Melkamu Frauendorf joined Liverpool FC in August 2020 from German side Hoffenheim and signed his first professional deal with the club in July 2021.

Melkamu Frauendorf

Tom Hill is a midfielder who signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool FC in October 2020. Hailing from Formby, he has been at the Academy since U6 level.

Tom Hill

Tyler Morton is an all-action midfielder who signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool FC in January 2023 after emerging through the youth ranks.

Tyler Morton

Luca Stephenson signed his first professional contract with Liverpool FC in September 2020 and then penned a new extended deal with the club in February 2022.

Luca Stephenson

Academy forward Harvey Blair signed a new contract with Liverpool FC in December 2021, having joined the club as an U12 player.

Harvey Blair

Bobby Clark joined Liverpool FC from Newcastle United in August 2021 and signed his first professional contract with the club in February 2022.

Bobby Clark

Kaide Gordon is an exciting winger who joined Liverpool FC from Derby County in February 2021. He made a senior debut in the Carabao Cup away at Norwich City.

Kaide Gordon

Liverpool FC signed highly rated Poland attacking midfielder Mateusz Musialowski in August 2020. The winger joined from Polish side SMS Lodz.

Mateusz Musialowski

Oakley Cannonier is a skilful forward who is currently part of Liverpool FC's U21s squad. He joined the Reds as an U12 from hometown club Leeds United.

Oakley Cannonier

Alex Inglethorpe is the Academy director at Liverpool FC, charged with developing an environment in which players and staff can thrive.

Alex Inglethorpe

Andrew Powlesland was appointed Liverpool FC head of Academy business operations in August 2014, helping to run the Kirkby base from an operational perspective.

Andrew Powlesland

Nick Marshall joined Liverpool FC as head of Academy football operations in August 2014 and is now assistant Academy director.

Nick Marshall

Caitlin Hawkins leads on education at the Liverpool FC Academy, charged with supporting and developing young players both educationally and holistically.

Caitlin Hawkins

Marek Szmid is Liverpool FC's player care manager for the Academy. He arrived in his role in September 2022 and is also a qualified UEFA coach.

Marek Szmid

Ted Smith is responsible for planning and delivering the U18 scholar education programme at the Liverpool FC Academy in Kirkby.

Ted Smith

Barry Lewtas took over as Liverpool FC U21s (then U23s) head coach in May 2020, a role which had been vacated by Neil Critchley's departure to Blackpool.

Barry Lewtas

Mark Morris is Liverpool FC U21s and Academy goalkeeping coach. He arrived at the club in the summer of 2009 and initially began coaching the U18s goalkeepers.

Mark Morris

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson took up his role as Liverpool FC U18s manager in May 2020, having joined the Academy in 2015 to initially take charge of the U14s.

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson

Neil Edwards is the goalkeeping coach for Liverpool U18s. During an 18-year playing career, Neil represented Leeds United, Stockport County, Rochdale and Bury.

Neil Edwards

Jay Spearing made an emotional return to Liverpool FC in June 2022 when he joined the club's Academy in the role of U18s coach.

Jay Spearing

Former Liverpool FC Academy striker Michael Yates returned to the complex in August 2014 and currently coaches the U13s.

Michael Yates

Paul Kelly is the lead physiotherapist/U21 physiotherapist at Liverpool FC's Academy. Paul qualified as a chartered physiotherapist from Liverpool University.

Paul Kelly

Dr Bevin McCartan is Liverpool FC's Head of Academy medical services and Academy doctor. She has previously worked with the first team.

Bevin McCartan

Yvie Ryan is the Liverpool FC Academy's chartered sports and exercise psychologist. She is part of the player-care team in Kirkby.

Yvie Ryan

Scott McAuley was appointed U21 physiotherapist at the Liverpool FC Academy in February 2019, having previously worked with the men's team.

Scott McAuley

Aubrey Rogers is the Liverpool FC Academy kit manager. The popular Scouser, who hails from Toxteth, is very well known to the local grassroots scene.

Aubrey Rogers

Gregg Blundell is part of the U18s physiotherapy team at Liverpool FC. He qualified with BSc (Honours) in physiotherapy in 2007 from Salford University.

Gregg Blundell

Phil Bolland is head physio for Liverpool FC U18s. He qualified with BSc (Honours) in physiotherapy in 1997 from Manchester University.

Phil Bolland

Tony Jones is a physiotherapist at the Liverpool FC Academy and works with the U21s and looks after loan players. He has been full-time at LFC since 2016.

Tony Jones

Steve Gorst is the head of pre-Academy recruitment at Liverpool FC. He is a former Reds youth-team player and played in the same side as Gary Ablett.

Steve Gorst

Ricky Heywood is the pre-Academy coordinator at Liverpool FC, working alongside head of pre-Academy recruitment Steve Gorst.

Ricky Heywood

Frederico Paciencia joined the club in 2016 and his main role at Liverpool FC's Academy is to organise and manage the international trialist process.

Frederico Paciencia

Oscar Kelly is a training goalkeeper with Liverpool FC U21s and also has a duel role as Academy goalkeeping coach. The Scouser has been with the club since U9.

Oscar Kelly

Phil Charnock joined Liverpool FC at the age of 12. He returned as an Academy coach in 2012, has worked across various age groups and is now with the U12s.

Phil Charnock

Lewis Nightingale is Liverpool FC's Academy U15 coach. He previously worked for Bradford City and Everton FC. Lewis joined Liverpool's Academy in February 2022.

Lewis Nightingale

John Miles is Liverpool FC's Academy U11 coach. A former Liverpool player, he trained at Melwood with the likes of Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen and Emile Heskey.

John Miles

Roy Smith is assistant head of pre-Academy coaching at Liverpool FC, working alongside head of pre-recruitment Steve Gorst.

Roy Smith

Jacob Poytress is a training goalkeeper with Liverpool FC U21s. He was previously at Bury and Stalybridge Celtic before arriving at the Academy.

Jacob Poytress

Ian Dunbavin is a former Liverpool FC youth-team goalkeeper who now coaches the Academy's young stoppers at U9 to U16 level.

Ian Dunbavin

James Williams is the lead coach for Liverpool FC's pre-academy U5 to U8 age groups, and is also a regular coach with the U9 to U11 groups.

James Williams

Tom Maynard joined Liverpool FC in the summer of 2017, taking up a role as the Academy's performance nutritionist in Kirkby.

Tom Maynard

After starting his coaching career from an early age, Anthony Ryan has been involved with Liverpool FC for a number of years.

Anthony Ryan

John Thompson joined Liverpool FC in 2011 on a part-time basis as pre-academy and development centre coach. He is now head of coaching for the Foundation phase.

John Thompson

Jon Newby came through the ranks at Liverpool FC after joining the club at the age of nine. He joined the Academy staff in 2014.

Jon Newby

Josh Wesselby's role at the Liverpool FC Academy is to coach the U10s team. Josh initially started working for the club's International Academy in 2015.

Josh Wesselby

Gephte Mbolokele is Liverpool FC Academy's U9 coach. Hailing from Congo, Gephte studied at John Moores University in Liverpool.

Matteo Ritaccio, midfielder - Liverpool FC

Matteo Ritaccio

AcademyMatteo Ritaccio joins Charleston Battery on loan. Academy midfielder Matteo Ritaccio has completed a loan move to USA side Charleston Battery, subject to international clearance.