Player Contracts 2023-24

[Yorkshire Blue]

GK:

Steve Arnold - 2023 extension was taken last year joined L2 Sutton
Collin Andeng-Ndi - 2024 with club option for 2025 - extended to 2026
Dave Martin (not that one, or that one) non contract basis
Nick Hayes month loan from Ipswich from 7/10/23

DEF:

Jason Demetriou - 2023 extension was taken last season 2024
Gus Scott-Morriss - 2024 (2 years with club’s option)
Nathan Ralph - 2023 extension was taken last season 2025
Tom Clifford - 2024 signed 2 year deal with club option of an extra year joined Kings Lynn
Shaun Hobson - 2023 extension was taken last season Joined NL Oldham
Louis Lomas 2024 signed 2 year deal contract terminated
Ollie Kensdale - no contract length given here 2026
Harry Taylor 2024 (2 years with one year option) 2026
Adam Crowther - 2026
Tommy Davis - 2023 with club option Joined NLS Aveley
Brooklyn Kabongolo - non contract has left
Deon Woodman - one month loan from 5th March

MID:

Cav Miley 2024 (2 years with club option) 2026
Noor Husin 2024 2026
Wes Fonguck 2024 with club option 2025
James Morton 2026
Jack Wood 2024
Jack Bridge - 2023 2025
Jon Benton - 2023 with club option joined Aveley
Oli Coker - 2024 with club option 2026
Mauro Vilhete - dual registration with Hayes and Yeading gone

FWD:

Rhys Murphy - joined NLS Yeovil
Danny Waldron 2025
Harry Cardwell 2024 2026
Jake Hyde 2023 (loan from Wrexham)
Callum Powell 2024
Marcus Dackers 2024 (on loan)
Dan Mooney 2024 (2 years with club option) contract terminated by mutual consent
Daniel Kanu loan from Charlton - no length given recalled by Charlton
Henry Sandat - month’s loan from 23 December - extended until end of season
Chris Wreh 2023 (with club option) Joined Hartlepool


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ACADEMY

2022-23 Third year scholars, eligible for pro contracts

Louie Arrowsmith - joined Canvey
Jaden Crowhurst joined Canvey
Luke Reeve left towards end of last season
Charlie Sayers (joins from Bowers, his first year) - joined Spurs

2022-23 2nd year scholars, eligible for a third year - think a fair few have left after not being paid
Fin Purcell joined Uxbridge
Ibrahim Kamara
Mitch Fellows
Habib Bolarinwa
Patrick Droney
Mohammed Amir seems to be at East Thurrock
Jacob Bland joined Concord whilst waiting for embargo to end
Henry Sandat joining Hull
Omari Williams

2022-23 1st year scholars, due to enter 2nd year
GK Luke Currullo
Smai Norman
Romeo Ebondo
CB Jake Huet
Alfie Terry has joined Daggers
Alfie Bangs
CM Ronnie Blake
Max Fiddes
New scholars
GK Charlie Brown (first year from u16s)
M/F Joe Poxon (first year from u16s, been here since u7s)
CM Beau Macdonald (first year from uU16s)
GK Harvey Gluckstead 2nd year from SUCET
Thato Molefi joined last season, 1st year
Taylor Clark -joined after trial
CM Archie McGonigle -2nd year joined after trial in May 23
CD Joshua Jackson -first year joined after trial summer 23
M/F Mikey Faulkner -2nd year joined after playing against us for Barking Abbey College in preseason 23
M/F George Pulham -2nd year joined after trial, was SUCET

CD Harrison Bradbury - 2nd year joined after trial May 23
RB/CB Zak Hammond - 1st year joined after trial Feb 23
RB Oscar Jones - 2nd year
FB/CM Louis Bragg - 1st year joined from u16s (been here since u7s)
M/F Piers Hatcliff - 1st year joined from u16s having been with us since 6yo
CM Cameron Hall - 1st year joined after trial May 23
M Freddie Miller - 2nd year joined after trial May 23
M Aidan Shehu - 1st year joined from u16s having been here since u15s
F Obinna Okafor - 2nd year joined after trial May 23
F Jack Stone - 2nd year joined after trial May 23
Ellis Lawson - 3rd year
Tyrese Sibanda - 3rd year

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Jaden Crowhurst did well in the games he started at the start of last season. A year on I hope he has progressed and gets more opportunities with us.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

As a result of not paying our scholars our youth team is now emptied. Decimated wouldn’t begin to cover it.

Previously when under an embargo we’ve been able to lean on our academy to make up the numbers. Back in 2019- 2020 this meant our u23s and players like Miles Mitchell-Nelson, Tom Clifford, Terrell Egbri, Eren Kinali and Lewis Gard: players who had graduated from the scholarship and were on u23 contracts. But now we don’t just not have an u23s but our scholars, the level below that, have deserted, fed up with not being paid.

It’s difficult to know who exactly has moved elsewhere, who is just injured or who is withholding labour until they are paid but those in red are unaccounted for so it seems like we have just two second year scholars (who have been second years for a matter of weeks) remaining. When we dip into the youth team it may have to be for players just turned 16 and not the 19 or 20 year olds it was in recent years.

ACADEMY

2022-23 Third year scholars, eligible for pro contracts

Louie Arrowsmith - joined Canvey
Jaden Crowhurst
Luke Reeve left towards end of last season
Charlie Sayers (joins from Bowers, his first year) - joined Spurs

2022-23 2nd year scholars, eligible for a third year - think a fair few have left after not being paid
Fin Purcell joined Uxbridge
Ibrahim Kamara
Mitch Fellows
Habib Bolarinwa
Patrick Droney
Mohammed Amir
Jacob Bland - came on as sub at Bishop’s Stortford
Henry Sandat - was at Bishop’s Stortford match but didn’t play
Omari Williams

2022-23 1st year scholars, due to enter 2nd year
Luke Currullo
Smai Norman
Romeo Ebondo
Jake Huet
Alfie Terry has joined Daggers
Alfie Bangs
Ronnie Blake
Max Fiddes

Came on at Stortford so presumably first year scholars(?):
George Pulham
Zak Hammond

 

[Ricey]

Will we ever find out the length of Kensdale’s contract?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Updated to celebrate our first signings (non-contract) in nearly a year

 

[Shrimper]

Are Bridge, Ralph and Demetriou on non-contracts?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

1. Andeng Ndi -> Martin -> Hayes
2. GSM
3. Bridge
4. Taylor
5. Kensdale
6. Ralph -> Kabongolo
7. Miley -> MacDonald (presumably)
8. Husin
9. Cardwell
10. Powell -> Kanu (presumably) -> Martin (presumably)
11. Fonguck
12. Demi -> Ralph
13. Coker
14. Mooney
15. Wood
16. Lomas -> Vilhete (presumably)

One spot available by my calculations.

 

[Holy Joe]

1. Andeng Ndi -> Martin -> Hayes
2. GSM
3. Bridge
4. Taylor
5. Kensdale
6. Ralph -> Kabongolo
7. Miley -> MacDonald (presumably)
8. Husin
9. Cardwell
10. Powell -> Kanu (presumably) -> Martin (presumably)
11. Fonguck
12. Demi -> Ralph
13. Coker
14. Mooney
15. Wood
16. Lomas -> Vilhete (presumably)

One spot available by my calculations.

Perhaps Miley or JD fit to returnmm

 

[OldBlueLady]

Perhaps Miley or JD fit to returnmm

I wondered about Lomas, not heard much about him.

 

[Holy Joe]

I wondered about Lomas, not heard much about him.

Possible - left him out as we haven't had update on him or seen him on the pitch pre matches warming up. Similar with Powell - believe his return is still weeks/months away

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Currently under contract for next season. Those in red only under contract until 2025

……..……..Andeng Ndi
…….Crowther Kensdale Ralph
??? ……Miley/Morton ……Bridge
……..…. Husin ….. Coker
………… Waldron Cardswell

Options: GSM, Taylor, Fonguck

Plus @londonshrimper. says Lomas, Powell, Wood as well

 

[Holy Joe]

Kensdale and Cards holding out for better deals????

https://twitter.com/x/status/1750566029946728666

 

[Supershrimper]

Mikey Faulkner. Was at our academy but then think might have joined Heybridge. Seems that he has left Heybridge around beginning if January. Back to Southend maybe??

https://twitter.com/x/status/1742242871883743702

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Mikey Faulkner. Was at our academy but then think might have joined Heybridge. Seems that he has left Heybridge around beginning if January. Back to Southend maybe??

https://twitter.com/x/status/1742242871883743702

Seems likely - he played for our U19s just a few days ago:

Blues U19s 1-0 Oxford City U19s

The official website of Southend United FC

www.southendunited.co.uk

 

[Supershrimper]

The Consortiums getting the band back together

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Mikey Faulkner. Was at our academy but then think might have joined Heybridge. Seems that he has left Heybridge around beginning if January. Back to Southend maybe??

https://twitter.com/x/status/1742242871883743702

Think he’s on some sort of dual contract like Vilhete. He was at Heybridge before he joined us and continued to play for them. He’s since joined another local non-league team and plays for them and the academy.

I posted about it a couple of weeks ago

SUFC Youth Teams - News, Match Reports

SOUTHEND United suffered a 7-0 defeat at Dartford in their latest National League Under 19 Alliance South Division fixture. Read more on this story Help with Echo links

www.shrimperzone.com

 

[undercovershrimper]

GK:


Collin Andeng Ndi - 2026
Dave Martin - non contract basis


DEF:

Jason Demetriou - 2024
Gus Scott-Morriss - 2024 (2 years with club’s option)
Nathan Ralph - 2025
Ollie Kensdale - 2026
Harry Taylor - 2026
Adam Crowther - 2026

MID:

Wes Fonguck - 2024 with club option 2025
Jack Wood - 2024
Jack Bridge - 2025
Cav Miley - 2026
Noor Husin - 2026
James Morton -2026
Oli Coker - 2026


FWD:

Callum Powell - 2024
Danny Waldron - 2025
Harry Cardwell - 2026
Marcus Dackers - 2024 (on loan from Salford)
Henry Sandat - (on loan from Hull)

 

[OldBlueLady]

I thought Jason had had his contract extended?

 

[Holy Joe]

I thought Jason had had his contract extended?

Until end of 2024 season wasn't it?

 

[OldBlueLady]

Until end of 2024 season wasn't it?

I couldn't remember! Expected it to be another full year, but you are probably right.