Reserves and Academy 2025-26

[Percy McCarthy]

Losing 1-0. Playing well since we went behind though.

[PeterWithesShin]

I sort of watch a bit and we put in a couple of good crosses.

[Gareth]

You’d expect a few of ours to tire towards the end after most of them playing on Albania on Tuesday

[PeterWithesShin]

A couple of chances in added time but that was about it in the second half.

[dcdavecollett]

According to the match report, we had a shot at the end of the match that was going in but stayed out of the net because it hit our own player! Shades of Snodgrass and Hogan in 2017!

In happier news, the U-18s beat Southampton 5-2 at BH.

[SaddVillan]

From The Athletic

ASTON VILLA REACH AGREEMENT WITH IVORIAN CLUB FOR TEENAGE STRIKER TO JOIN IN 2027

Aston Villa have an agreement in place to sign teenage striker Ibrahim Dosso from Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas

The 16-year-old will join the Premier League club and sign a professional contract when he turns 18 on January 1, 2027.

Dosso has made four senior league appearances for ASEC this season, having been promoted to the first team in the summer. Villa, however, have had a deal agreed for the Ivory Coast youth international for some time, owing to the close relationship they have with ASEC.

Villa’s academy staff have formed a partnership with the most successful side in the Ivory Coast. This summer, Villa signed highly-rated midfielder Mohamed Kone from ASEC after tracking the 18-year-old closely for a year. Kone has impressed staff, though is still attuning to life in England and within a Premier League academy.

ASEC’s youth team has visited Bodymoor Heath and spent some time in England, playing against both the Villa academy and other English clubs.

Villa share a similar working relationship with other clubs across the world, including in North America and elsewhere in Europe. This includes a cross-pollination of coaching ideas, information in methodology and, as shown in the acquisitions of Dosso and Kone, an ability to closely track emerging talent.

ASEC are considered to be producing excellent prospects, who are technically sound and physically strong.

Villa are keen to continue developing their academy recruitment, having had recent success. This was underlined in winning the FA Youth Cup last season, which was partly built on shrewd acquisitions, including Leon Routh, who came from Luton Town, Aiden Borland from Celtic and Geoerge Hemmings, who signed from Nottingham Forest.

Villa also signed Fletcher Boyd from Aberdeen over the summer, with midfielder having made severadl appearances for the Scottish outfit’s first team.

Dosso will stay at ASEC until his 18th birthday, when Villa will decide his next steps.


Evann Guessand is from the  Ivory Coast