Fulham younger stars are flying high in the Premier League 2 and making the most of a really promising generation of players.
Hayden Mullins’s team thrashed Burnley 8-0 in the Premier League Cup last Friday and have not lost since September, leaving them in fourth behind Arsenal, West Ham and leaders Tottenham,
Here, Standard Sport assesses the young Fulham stars for whom there are high hopes.
Luke Harris (midfielder, 18 years old)
Could prove to be the best player to progress through the Fulham academy for a while.
Harris grabbed the attention last year when he scored a hat-trick inside 11 minutes against Newcastle Under-23s.
He made his senior debut for Fulham aged 17 last year in the EFL Cup, and Marco Silva has regularly praised the youngster’s development, saying: “He has one thing that is really important in football today - the ability to arrive in the box and score goals.”
While still uncapped, he earned a senior Wales call-up in September 2022.
Luc de Fougerolles (defender, 18 years old)
A regular among the Fulham substitutes in their recent Premier League games, his development as a left-back has been a source of excitement at Craven Cottage.
Also adept at centre-back, De Fougerolles was born in London but has opted to represent Canada internationally, with his father having hailed from Montreal.
Last month, he was selected for Canada’s senior squad last month but did not make his debut. However, that could change this month, having been selected again for their two Nations League matches against Jamaica.
Matt Dibley-Dias (midfielder, 20 years old)
Born in New Zealand but the grandson of former Brazilian footballer Manoelzinho, who played for Flamengo and Corinthians.
Winner of Fulham’s prestigious Johnny Haynes academy player of the year award last season, Dibley-Dias has been tipped to become a first-team player in the coming years.
Is yet to make his senior debut but was named on the bench three times last season, as well for the opening weekend win over Everton this season.
