Sutton United’s Academy can confirm its retained and released list following the end of their 2025/26 EFL Youth Alliance and National League Football Academy campaign.

It has been another successful season in the Academy, which has seen four Under-18 Scholars all sign professional contracts with the first team. Meanwhile, a total of 12 players will be departing the club, while a further three players are still in talks surrounding their future at the academy.

Everyone within the Academy would like to heavily thank all the players who are departing this summer, as well as wishing them the very best for their footballing futures.

U19 Apprentices departing:

  • Luke Ashburn (Signed for Steyning Town)
  • Rashaad Drysdale
  • Mehmet Halim (Signed for Whitehawk)
  • Jayden Keteku
  • Liam Moore (Signed for Whitehawk)
  • Jayden Obarotimi
  • Tito Salaam
  • George Vorster (Signed for Slough Town)

U19 Registration only and departing:

  • Kai McKenzie

U19 Apprentices who have been invited back to train with the first team ahead of pre-season:

  • Noah Nzuzi

U19s who are on their second year of the combined education and football pathway and are departing:

  • Jay Coombes

U18 Scholars departing:

  • Ned Hepburn

U18 Scholars currently in talks:

  • Bobby Sheargold
  • Callum Lee

U18s who are on the non-education football pathway and are departing:

  • Leo Ginger

U18s who are on the non-education football pathway and are staying:

  • Tae Bamidele

U18s who have completed their second year of the combined education and football pathway and are staying:

  • Derrell Ashia
  • Sid Ward

U18s who have completed their first year of education and football pathway and are staying:

  • Ezekiel Yohannes
  • Geri Katana
  • Klevis Muca

U17s who have completed their first year of education and football pathway and are staying:

  • Haniel Boateng-Asante
  • Blake San-Norton
  • Jack Pledge
  • Josh Jenkins
  • Marvel N’Zi
  • Omotolani Bello

U17s who are on the non-educational football pathway program and have been offered the chance to continue:

  • Taylor Boon

In addition, there are two more departures who are leaving the Academy this summer.

Firstly, Sports Therapist, Olivia Boulton is leaving, after first joining the Academy when it first became known as a Cat 3 Academy. Olivia was part of the physio team for the National League Cup Final at St. George’s Park in May, and she has taken the decision to leave this summer to pursue a full-time opportunity elsewhere.

The second departure this summer is former Sutton United striker Craig Dundas. The club legend, who scored over 100 goals in over 500 appearances for the club across five spells during his playing days, returned to Gander Green Lane in June 2025 to assist Sid Dack with management duties for the College Programme this season, alongside his player/coach role at Epsom & Ewell.

We would like to thank both for their services within the Academy and wish them all the very best for the future.