Seven young players from the BHAFC Foundation’s disability football programme have been called up to England’s FA Para Talent Pathway, with the group selected for the National Emerging Talent Programme for 16-19 year olds.
The development was announced by the Foundation on 22 June and gives Brighton & Hove Albion another clear marker of the club charity’s reach beyond the professional pathway.
Crystal, Olivia, Toby, Jack, Ryan, Brandon and Ollie have all been selected across cerebral palsy, partially sighted and deaf squads. The programme sits close to the top of the FA pathway before senior international football, making the call-ups a significant step for players already working inside Albion’s disability football structure.
Why This Matters For Albion
The story is not a first-team transfer or fixture update, but it is a genuine Brighton development: seven Foundation players moving into a national performance environment at once.
The BHAFC Foundation confirmed the call-ups and quoted Jack, selected for the partially sighted squad, saying the Foundation had played a major part in his progress since he joined in 2018.
Disability Football Manager Phil Broom also pointed to Albion’s record of Foundation players reaching national teams. For Brighton supporters, that matters because it shows the club’s Lancing and Sussex pathway is producing more than academy prospects: it is also creating England opportunities in para football.
