It’s fair to say Joe Gelhardt and Sam Greenwood know each other inside and out. The pair first played together on the international stage, representing England at Under-17s and U18s and they were no doubt delighted to come together once more at Leeds United.
Gelhardt and Greenwood both arrived at Elland Road in August 2020, from Wigan Athletic and Arsenal respectively, and since then they have progressed at a similar rate through the youth ranks and into the first-team picture. Given their role in the U23s last season, they both feature heavily in Amazon Prime’s new series ‘Academy Dreams: Leeds United’, which tells the story of the Whites’ 2021-22 Premier League 2 campaign.
The six-parter spends time focusing on both Greenwood and Gelhardt, with cameras travelling to their home towns to showcase their backgrounds and where they grew up. Greenwood is the star in the third episode and the 20-year-old can be seen wandering down memory lane in his hometown of Seaham.
