Dover Athletic Youth Section in partnership with Deal Town Football Club.

As Head of Youth Development at Dover Athletic Youth Section, it is my responsibility to ensure there is a realistic and successful program in place to support the transition between Youth football into Adult football with the ultimate view of producing the next generation of first class professional footballers.

The gap between an U18 player in the development phase and the standard of that expected of a first team ready player can be colossal, therefore it’s vitally important to provide further development opportunities in the form of U21’s and U23’s in order to continued that development and provide them with the very best chances to succeed.

This year we have come together with Deal Town who’s first team play in the county league in order to bridge that gap, whilst providing exposure to first team adult football at a competitive level.

It is with great pleasure I am able to announce three of last Season Dover Athletic U18’s players are currently with Deal town First team gaining that vital experience.

Striker – Max Brunetti-Leach
GK – Stefan Lawrence
ACM – Amir Zureiqi

Fantastic for both clubs – I look forward to continuing assisting you in your development over the next couple of years, where I am sure you will all make the grade and earn your professional contracts. Hard work, dedication and commitment, set the standard and keep pressing forwards.

Chris Lynch
Head of Youth Development/U18’s Manager
Dover Athletic FC