Eleven Everton Academy youngsters have graduated

Eleven Everton Academy youngsters have graduated to become full-time players at the Club.

The boys - who have been registered at the Academy since ages varying between six and 16 - will bolster Paul Tait’s Under-18 squad for the upcoming season and work alongside the first-team at the Blues' USM Finch Farm training ground.

With the scholars having been in school until recently, they were only able to train weekday afternoons and evenings but it is now their full-time job to play for Everton.



Jack Barrett (Goalkeeper): Goalkeeper Barrett joined Everton as a nine-year-old and models his game on Blues number one Jordan Pickford and Manchester City’s Ederson.



Mackenzie Hunt (Midfielder): Eligible for Ireland as well as England, midfielder Hunt lived in Dubai for seven years as a youngster.



Rhys Hughes (Midfielder): A Wrexham-born attacking midfielder, Hughes has represented Wales at Under-17 level and speaks Welsh.



Harry Tyrer (Goalkeeper): The Crosby-born goalkeeper has been with Everton since the age of seven, having spent time at both Liverpool and Manchester City.



Ryan Astley (Defender): Wales Under-17s centre-back Astley is also eligible for England, and says his favourite Everton player is Blues skipper Phil Jagielka.



Bobby Carroll (Midfielder): Doncaster-born central midfielder Carroll cites Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson and Croatia star Luka Modric as those he tries to model his game on.



Seb Quirk (Midfielder): Now found in either central midfield or on the right, Liverpool-born Quirk has played at right-back, left-back, in central defence and as a left midfielder in his career to date. His second uncle is Toffees legend Duncan Ferguson.



Josh Hosie (Defender): Wales Under-17 international right-back Hosie is also eligible for England and Scotland, despite being born in Wrexham.



Jonathan Anderson (Defender): Born in Rome, defender Anderson joined Everton aged 15 and says his footballing hero is Czech legend Pavel Nedved.



Pedro Neves (Forward): Sao Paulo-born left winger Neves signed from Charlton aged 15. He has represented both his native Brazil and Portugal at Under-15 level.



Max Thompson (Forward): Capable of playing across the front line, Thompson’s brother and father also played football, for Blackburn Rovers and York City respectively.

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