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Chelsea Development and Academy
File:Chelsea FC.svg
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. Development Squad are the development team of Chelsea Football Club. They play in the Premier League 2, which is the top level of reserve football in England. They were the champions in the 2013–14 and 2019–20 seasons. 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 F.C. Academy is the under-18 team of Chelsea Football Club. It is a member of the Professional U18 Development League. They have won the FA Youth Cup nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2014 and 2018. The academy has produced many successful players such as the brothers Ron and Allan 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 James and Conor Gallagher. Chelsea are the only English club to reach the final of the UEFA Youth League, winning it twice in four final appearances. The development team play their home games at Kingsmeadow, while the under-18s play at the club's Cobham Training Centre in Cobham, Surrey. Both teams occasionally use the club's home ground Stamford Bridge for important matches.

Current squads

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

U21 squad

As of 27 September 2024[2]

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

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

U18 squad

As of 27 September 2024[3]

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

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

Management team

As of 11 July 2024[4]
Under-21s head coach File:Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Coelho
Under-21s assistant File:Flag of England.svg Jack Mesure
File:Flag of England.svg James Simmonds
Under-18s head coach File:Flag of England.svg Hassan Sulaiman
Under-18s assistant File:Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Ross
File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy Smith

Notable Academy players and graduates

  • 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 in bold.

Before World War II

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Academy graduates in Premier League era (1992–present)

  • Players who still play for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold.
Player International caps Debut Manager
File:Flag of England.svg Neil Shipperley England U21 Age 18 v Southampton, 10 April 1993 David Webb
File:Flag of England.svg Michael Duberry England U21 Age 18 v Coventry City, 4 May 1994 Glenn Hoddle
File:Flag of England.svg Jody Morris England U21 Age 17 v Middlesbrough, 4 February 1996
File:Flag of England.svg Mark Nicholls Age 19 v Leicester City, 12 October 1996 Ruud Gullit
File:Flag of England.svg Neil Clement England U18 Age 19 v West Ham United, 21 December 1996
File:Flag of England.svg Paul Hughes Age 21 v Derby County, 18 January 1997
File:Flag of England.svg Joe Sheerin Age 18 v Wimbledon, 22 April 1997
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Hampshire Age 16 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 October 1997
File:Flag of England.svg Nick Crittenden Age 19 v Southampton, 19 November 1997
File:Flag of England.svg Jon Harley England U21 Age 19 v Derby County, 5 April 1998 Gianluca Vialli
File:Flag of England.svg John Terry Full England caps Age 17 v Aston Villa, 28 October 1998
File:Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Forssell Full Finland caps Age 17 v Arsenal, 31 January 1999
File:Flag of England.svg Rob Wolleaston Age 19 v Huddersfield Town, 13 October 1999
File:Flag of Italy.svg Samuele Dalla Bona Italy U21 Age 18 v Feyenoord, 24 November 1999
File:Flag of England.svg Leon Knight England U20 Age 19 v Levski Sofia, 27 September 2001 Claudio Ranieri
File:Flag of England.svg Joel Kitamirike Age 18 v Hapoel Tel Aviv, 18 October 2001
File:Flag of England.svg Joe Keenan Age 19 v Aston Villa, 9 February 2002
File:Flag of England.svg Carlton Cole Full England caps Age 18 v Everton, 6 April 2002
File:Flag of Germany.svg Robert Huth Full Germany caps Age 17 v Aston Villa, 11 May 2002
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Oliveira Portugal U21 Age 18 v Viking, 19 September 2002
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Alexis Nicolas Cyprus U21 Age 20 v Scarborough, 24 January 2004
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Watt Scotland U21 Age 19 v Scunthorpe United, 8 January 2005 José Mourinho
File:Flag of England.svg Lenny Pidgeley England U20 Age 21 v Charlton Athletic, 7 May 2005
File:Flag of England.svg Anthony Grant Full Jamaica caps Age 17 v Manchester United, 10 May 2005
File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy Smith England U19 Age 19 v Newcastle United, 7 May 2006
File:Flag of Israel.svg Ben Sahar Full Israel caps Age 18 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007
File:Flag of England.svg Michael Woods England U19 Age 16 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007
File:Flag of England.svg Sam Hutchinson England U19 Age 17 v Everton, 13 May 2007
File:Flag of England.svg Michael Mancienne Full Seychelles caps Age 21 v Watford, 14 February 2009 Guus Hiddink
File:Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Borini Full Italy caps Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 20 September 2009 Carlo Ancelotti
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeffrey Bruma Full Netherlands caps Age 17 v Blackburn Rovers, 24 October 2009
File:Flag of France.svg Gaël Kakuta Full DR Congo caps Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 21 November 2009
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick van Aanholt Full Netherlands caps Age 19 v Portsmouth, 24 March 2010
File:Flag of England.svg Josh McEachran England U21 Age 17 v MŠK Žilina, 15 September 2010
File:Flag of England.svg Jacob Mellis England U19 Age 19 v MŠK Žilina, 23 November 2010
File:Flag of England.svg Ryan Bertrand Full England caps Age 21 v Birmingham City, 20 April 2011
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Piazon Brazil U23 Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 25 September 2012 Roberto Di Matteo
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nathan Aké Full Netherlands caps Age 17 v Norwich City, 26 December 2012 Rafael Benítez
File:Flag of England.svg Lewis Baker England U21 Age 18 v Derby County, 5 January 2014 José Mourinho
File:Flag of England.svg John Swift England U21 Age 18 v Cardiff City, 11 May 2014
File:Flag of England.svg Dominic Solanke Full England caps Age 17 v Maribor, 21 October 2014
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Andreas Christensen Full Denmark caps Age 18 v Shrewsbury Town, 28 October 2014
File:Flag of England.svg Ruben Loftus-Cheek Full England caps Age 18 v Sporting Lisbon, 10 December 2014
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Bertrand Traoré Full Burkina Faso caps Age 20 v Maccabi Tel Aviv, 16 September 2015
File:Flag of England.svg Jake Clarke-Salter England U21 Age 18 v Aston Villa, 2 April 2016 Guus Hiddink
File:Flag of England.svg Tammy Abraham Full England caps Age 18 v Liverpool, 11 May 2016
File:Flag of England.svg Fikayo Tomori Full England caps Age 18 v Leicester City, 15 May 2016
File:Flag of England.svg Ola Aina Full Nigeria caps Age 19 v Bristol Rovers, 23 August 2016 Antonio Conte
File:Flag of England.svg Nathaniel Chalobah Full England caps Age 21 v Leicester City, 20 September 2016
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charly Musonda Belgium U21 Age 20 v Arsenal, 6 August 2017
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Jérémie Boga Full Ivory Coast caps Age 20 v Burnley, 12 August 2017
File:Flag of England.svg Dujon Sterling England U20 Age 17 v Nottingham Forest, 20 September 2017
File:Flag of England.svg Callum Hudson-Odoi Full England caps Age 17 v Newcastle United, 28 January 2018
File:Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Scott United States U20 Age 20 v Hull City, 16 February 2018
File:Flag of England.svg Mason Mount Full England caps Age 20 v Manchester United, 11 August 2019 Frank Lampard
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilmour Full Scotland caps Age 18 v Sheffield United, 31 August 2019
File:Flag of England.svg Reece James Full England caps Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019
File:Flag of England.svg Marc Guehi Full England caps Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ian Maatsen Netherlands U21 Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019
File:Flag of England.svg Tino Anjorin England U20 Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019
File:Flag of England.svg Tariq Lamptey Full Ghana caps Age 19 v Arsenal, 29 December 2019
File:Flag of Albania.svg Armando Broja Full Albania caps Age 18 v Everton, 8 March 2020
File:Flag of England.svg Trevoh Chalobah England U21 Age 22 v Villarreal, 11 August 2021 Thomas Tuchel
File:Flag of England.svg Xavier Simons England U20 Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021
File:Flag of England.svg Jude Soonsup-Bell England U19 Age 17 v Brentford, 22 December 2021
File:Flag of England.svg Harvey Vale England U20 Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021
File:Flag of England.svg Lewis Hall Full England caps Age 17 v Chesterfield, 8 January 2022
File:Flag of England.svg Conor Gallagher Full England caps Age 22 v Everton, 6 August 2022
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Omari Hutchinson Full Jamaica caps Age 19 v Manchester City, 5 January 2023 Graham Potter
File:Flag of England.svg Bashir Humphreys England U21 Age 19 v Manchester City, 8 January 2023
File:Flag of England.svg Levi Colwill Full England caps Age 20 v Liverpool, 13 August 2023 Mauricio Pochettino
File:Flag of England.svg Alex Matos England U20 Age 18 v Fulham, 2 October 2023
File:Flag of England.svg Alfie Gilchrist Age 20 v Crystal Palace, 27 December 2023
File:Flag of England.svg Michael Golding England U18 Age 17 v Preston North End, 6 January 2024
File:Flag of England.svg Leo Castledine England U19 Age 18 v Middlesbrough, 23 January 2024
File:Flag of Italy.svg Cesare Casadei Italy U21 Age 21 v Liverpool, 31 January 2024
File:Flag of Finland.svg Jimi Tauriainen Finland U19 Age 19 v Leeds United, 28 February 2024
File:Flag of England.svg Josh Acheampong England U20 Age 17 v Tottenham Hotspur, 2 May 2024
File:Flag of England.svg Tyrique George England U19 Age 18 v Servette, 29 August 2024 Enzo Maresca
File:Flag of England.svg Samuel Rak-Sakyi England U18 Age 19 v Noah, 7 November 2024

Annual awards

Young Player of the Year

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

Academy Player of the Year

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

Honours

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

Reserves team

Academy team

References

  1. ↑ "Group Tax Strategy". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Academy – U21s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Academy – Staff". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "U18 Premier League Cup – Champions". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "PL Cup report: Wolves 1–3 Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Arsenal U16 2–5 Chelsea U16: Talented young guns fall to lively Blues in showpiece final". Islington Gazette. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

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