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Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy

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Chelsea F.C. Development Squadare the development team ofChelsea Football Club.They play in thePremier League 2,which is the top level of reserve football in England. They were the champions in the2013–14and2019–20seasons. The team mainly consists of under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally feature, when recovering from injuries or otherwise not in the first team. The under-21 team is managed by Filipe Coelho and the under-18 team is managed by Hassan Sulaiman.

Chelsea Development and Academy
Full nameChelsea Football Club Development Squad and Academy
Nickname(s)The Blues
The Young Blues
GroundKingsmeadow
Cobham Training Centre
Stamford Bridge
Capacity4,850(Kingsmeadow)
40,853(Stamford Bridge)
OwnerBlueCo[1]
ChairmanTodd Boehly
ManagerFilipe Coelho (U21)
Hassan Sulaiman (U18)
LeaguePremier League 2(under-21s)
U18 Premier League(academy)
Websitehttps://www.chelseafc.com/

Chelsea F.C. Academyis the under-18 team of Chelsea Football Club. It is a member of the Professional U18 Development League. They have won theFA Youth Cupnine times, including five consecutive titles between 2014 and 2018. The academy has produced many successful players such as the brothersRonandAllan Harris,Peter Bonetti,Bobby Tambling,Barry Bridges,Bert Murray,John Hollins,Peter Osgood,Ray Wilkins,Graeme Le Saux,Bobby Smith,Terry Venables,Jimmy Greaves,John Terry,Mason Mount,Reece JamesandConor Gallagher.Chelsea are the only English club to reach the final of theUEFA Youth League,winning it twice in four final appearances.

Neil Bath, who is the Head of Youth Development, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the academy.[2]

The development team play their home games atKingsmeadow,while the under-18s play at the club'sCobham Training CentreinCobham,Surrey.Both teams occasionally use the club's home groundStamford Bridgefor important matches.

Current squads

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  • Boldindicates players to have at least one first-team appearance for Chelsea.

U21 squad

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As of 27 September 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 FW ENG Tyrique George
33 MF ENG Kiano Dyer
34 DF ENG Josh Acheampong
36 FW BRA Deivid Washington
37 MF ENG Omari Kellyman
41 DF ENG Zak Sturge
42 MF FIN Jimi Tauriainen
43 MF ENG Harvey Vale
44 DF ENG Brodi Hughes
46 MF ENG Alex Matos
48 MF SCO Harrison McMahon
49 DF ENG Richard Olise
50 GK ENG Max Merrick
51 MF ENG Samuel Rak-Sakyi
52 FW ENG Zain Silcott-Duberry
No. Pos. Nation Player
54 DF ENG Travis Akomeah
55 FW GHA Ato Ampah
56 DF ENG Somto Boniface
57 FW ENG Donnell McNeilly
58 FW ENG Jimmy-Jay Morgan
59 DF ENG Harrison Murray-Campbell
61 MF ENG Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
62 DF ENG Ishé Samuels-Smith
63 DF ENG Kaiden Wilson
64 DF SWE Genesis Antwi
66 MF ENG Ollie Harrison
67 MF ENG Frankie Runham
68 FW IRL Shaun Wade
76 FW ENG Shumaira Mheuka
— FW JAM Dujuan Richards

U18 squad

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As of 27 September 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 MF ENG Kiano Dyer
60 GK ENG Kai Crampton
64 DF SWE Genesis Antwi
65 MF POR Leo Cardoso
66 MF ENG Ollie Harrison
67 MF ENG Frankie Runham
68 FW IRL Shaun Wade
69 DF ENG Marcell Washington
70 GK ENG Jack Austin
71 FW ENG Kobe Barbour
No. Pos. Nation Player
72 MF USA Landon Emenalo
73 MF ENG Sol Gordon
74 MF MAR Yahya Idrissi
75 DF IRL Harry McGlinchey
76 FW ENG Shumaira Mheuka
77 DF ENG Harry Rodda
78 DF ENG Olutayo Subuloye
79 DF ENG Joseph Wheeler-Henry
80 GK ENG Hudson Sands

Management team

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As of 11 July 2024[5]
Under-21s head coach Filipe Coelho
Under-21s assistant Jack Mesure
James Simmonds
Under-18s head coach Hassan Sulaiman
Under-18s assistant Andy Ross
Jimmy Smith

Notable Academy players and graduates

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  • Players who have at least 10 appearances for Chelsea first-team or represented a country at full international level, are categorised by the decade in which they left or graduated from the academy.
  • Players who still play for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are inbold.

Before World War II

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1950s

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1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Academy graduates in Premier League era (1992–present)

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  • Players who still play for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are inbold.
Player International caps Debut Manager
Neil Shipperley England U21 Age 18 vSouthampton,10 April 1993 David Webb
Michael Duberry England U21 Age 18 vCoventry City,4 May 1994 Glenn Hoddle
Jody Morris England U21 Age 17 vMiddlesbrough,4 February 1996
Mark Nicholls Age 19 vLeicester City,12 October 1996 Ruud Gullit
Neil Clement England U18 Age 19 vWest Ham United,21 December 1996
Paul Hughes Age 21 vDerby County,18 January 1997
Joe Sheerin Age 18 vWimbledon,22 April 1997
Steven Hampshire Age 16 vBlackburn Rovers,15 October 1997
Nick Crittenden Age 19 vSouthampton,19 November 1997
Jon Harley England U21 Age 19 vDerby County,5 April 1998 Gianluca Vialli
John Terry Full England caps Age 17 vAston Villa,28 October 1998
Mikael Forssell Full Finland caps Age 17 vArsenal,31 January 1999
Rob Wolleaston Age 19 vHuddersfield Town,13 October 1999
Samuele Dalla Bona Italy U21 Age 18 vFeyenoord,24 November 1999
Leon Knight England U20 Age 19 vLevski Sofia,27 September 2001 Claudio Ranieri
Joel Kitamirike Age 18 vHapoel Tel Aviv,18 October 2001
Joe Keenan Age 19 vAston Villa,9 February 2002
Carlton Cole Full England caps Age 18 vEverton,6 April 2002
Robert Huth Full Germany caps Age 17 vAston Villa,11 May 2002
Filipe Oliveira Portugal U21 Age 18 vViking,19 September 2002
Alexis Nicolas Cyprus U21 Age 20 vScarborough,24 January 2004
Steven Watt Scotland U21 Age 19 vScunthorpe United,8 January 2005 José Mourinho
Lenny Pidgeley England U20 Age 21 vCharlton Athletic,7 May 2005
Anthony Grant Full Jamaica caps Age 17 vManchester United,10 May 2005
Jimmy Smith England U19 Age 19 vNewcastle United,7 May 2006
Ben Sahar Full Israel caps Age 18 vMacclesfield Town,6 January 2007
Michael Woods England U19 Age 16 vMacclesfield Town,6 January 2007
Sam Hutchinson England U19 Age 17 vEverton,13 May 2007
Michael Mancienne Full Seychelles caps Age 21 vWatford,14 February 2009 Guus Hiddink
Fabio Borini Full Italy caps Age 18 vTottenham Hotspur,20 September 2009 Carlo Ancelotti
Jeffrey Bruma Full Netherlands caps Age 17 vBlackburn Rovers,24 October 2009
Gaël Kakuta Full DR Congo caps Age 18 vWolverhampton Wanderers,21 November 2009
Patrick van Aanholt Full Netherlands caps Age 19 vPortsmouth,24 March 2010
Josh McEachran England U21 Age 17 vMŠK Žilina,15 September 2010
Jacob Mellis England U19 Age 19 vMŠK Žilina,23 November 2010
Ryan Bertrand Full England caps Age 21 vBirmingham City,20 April 2011
Lucas Piazon Brazil U23 Age 18 vWolverhampton Wanderers,25 September 2012 Roberto Di Matteo
Nathan Aké Full Netherlands caps Age 17 vNorwich City,26 December 2012 Rafael Benítez
Lewis Baker England U21 Age 18 vDerby County,5 January 2014 José Mourinho
John Swift England U21 Age 18 vCardiff City,11 May 2014
Dominic Solanke Full England caps Age 17 vMaribor,21 October 2014
Andreas Christensen Full Denmark caps Age 18 vShrewsbury Town,28 October 2014
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Full England caps Age 18 vSporting Lisbon,10 December 2014
Isaiah Brown England U20 Age 18 vWest Bromwich Albion,18 May 2015
Bertrand Traoré Full Burkina Faso caps Age 20 vMaccabi Tel Aviv,16 September 2015
Jake Clarke-Salter England U21 Age 18 vAston Villa,2 April 2016 Guus Hiddink
Tammy Abraham Full England caps Age 18 vLiverpool,11 May 2016
Fikayo Tomori Full England caps Age 18 vLeicester City,15 May 2016
Ola Aina Full Nigeria caps Age 19 vBristol Rovers,23 August 2016 Antonio Conte
Nathaniel Chalobah Full England caps Age 21 vLeicester City,20 September 2016
Charly Musonda Belgium U21 Age 20 vArsenal,6 August 2017
Jérémie Boga Full Ivory Coast caps Age 20 vBurnley,12 August 2017
Dujon Sterling England U20 Age 17 vNottingham Forest,20 September 2017
Callum Hudson-Odoi Full England caps Age 17 vNewcastle United,28 January 2018
Kyle Scott United States U20 Age 20 vHull City,16 February 2018
Mason Mount Full England caps Age 20 vManchester United,11 August 2019 Frank Lampard
Billy Gilmour Full Scotland caps Age 18 vSheffield United,31 August 2019
Reece James Full England caps Age 19 vGrimsby Town,25 September 2019
Marc Guehi Full England caps Age 19 vGrimsby Town,25 September 2019
Ian Maatsen Netherlands U21 Age 17 vGrimsby Town,25 September 2019
Tino Anjorin England U20 Age 17 vGrimsby Town,25 September 2019
Tariq Lamptey Full Ghana caps Age 19 vArsenal,29 December 2019
Armando Broja Full Albania caps Age 18 vEverton,8 March 2020
Trevoh Chalobah England U21 Age 22 vVillarreal,11 August 2021 Thomas Tuchel
Xavier Simons England U20 Age 18 vBrentford,22 December 2021
Jude Soonsup-Bell England U19 Age 17 vBrentford,22 December 2021
Harvey Vale England U20 Age 18 vBrentford,22 December 2021
Lewis Hall England U21 Age 17 vChesterfield,8 January 2022
Conor Gallagher Full England caps Age 22 vEverton,6 August 2022
Omari Hutchinson Full Jamaica caps Age 19 vManchester City,5 January 2023 Graham Potter
Bashir Humphreys England U21 Age 19 vManchester City,8 January 2023
Levi Colwill Full England caps Age 20 vLiverpool,13 August 2023 Mauricio Pochettino
Alex Matos England U20 Age 18 vFulham,2 October 2023
Alfie Gilchrist Age 20 vCrystal Palace,27 December 2023
Michael Golding England U18 Age 17 vPreston North End,6 January 2024
Leo Castledine England U19 Age 18 vMiddlesbrough,23 January 2024
Cesare Casadei Italy U21 Age 21 vLiverpool,31 January 2024
Jimi Tauriainen Finland U19 Age 19 vLeeds United,28 February 2024
Josh Acheampong England U20 Age 17 vTottenham Hotspur,2 May 2024
Tyrique George England U19 Age 18 vServette,29 August 2024 Enzo Maresca

Annual awards

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Young Player of the Year

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Main article:Chelsea F.C. Player of the Year § Young Player of the Year

Academy Player of the Year

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Main article:Chelsea F.C. Player of the Year § Academy Player of the Year

Honours

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Chelsea players celebrating winning the 2015–16 FA Youth Cup.

Reserves team

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Academy team

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References

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  1. ^"Group Tax Strategy".Chelsea F.C.Archivedfrom the original on 5 April 2023.Retrieved23 June2023.
  2. ^"Neil Bath | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club".Chelsea F.C.Retrieved8 March2020.
  3. ^"Academy – U21s".Chelsea F.C.Retrieved3 August2024.
  4. ^"Academy – U18s".Chelsea F.C.Retrieved4 July2024.
  5. ^"Academy – Staff".Chelsea F.C.Retrieved4 June2024.
  6. ^"U18 Premier League Cup – Champions".worldfootball.net.Retrieved15 July2022.
  7. ^"PL Cup report: Wolves 1–3 Chelsea".Chelsea F.C. 11 April 2024.Retrieved11 April2024.
  8. ^"Arsenal U16 2–5 Chelsea U16: Talented young guns fall to lively Blues in showpiece final".Islington Gazette.15 March 2019.Retrieved15 July2022.
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