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Full name | Chelsea Football Club Development Squad and Academy | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Blues The Young Blues | |||
Ground | Kingsmeadow Cobham Training Centre Stamford Bridge | |||
Capacity | 4,850 (Kingsmeadow) 40,853 (Stamford Bridge) | |||
Owner | BlueCo[1] | |||
Chairman | Todd Boehly | |||
Manager | Filipe Coelho (U21) Hassan Sulaiman (U18) | |||
League | Premier League 2 (under-21s) U18 Premier League (academy) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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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.
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 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
[edit]- Bold indicates players to have at least one first-team appearance for Chelsea.
U21 squad
[edit]- As of 16 August 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U18 squad
[edit]- As of 12 July 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management team
[edit]- As of 11 July 2024[5]
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Notable Academy players and graduates
[edit]- 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
[edit]1950s
[edit]1960s
[edit]1970s
[edit]Trevor Aylott
Brian Bason
John Bumstead
Gary Chivers
Mike Fillery
Lee Frost
Kevin Hales
Gary Johnson
Tommy Langley
Ray Lewington
Gary Locke
Teddy Maybank
Micky Nutton
Colin Pates
Peter Rhoades-Brown
Steve Sherwood
John Sitton
John Sparrow
Gary Stanley
David Stride
Clive Walker
Steve Wicks
Graham Wilkins
Ray Wilkins
Steve Finnieston
Ian Britton
1980s
[edit]1990s
[edit]2000s
[edit]Gaël Kakuta
Yves Ma-Kalambay
Ryan Bertrand
Carlton Cole
Jack Cork
Momodou Ceesay
Robert Huth
Toni Silva
Emmanuel Sarki
Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
Ben Sahar
Fabio Borini
Jermaine Beckford
Shaun Cummings
Anthony Grant
Dominic Poleon
Mbark Boussoufa
Bradley Woods-Garness
Jeffrey Bruma
Patrick van Aanholt
Neil Etheridge
James Younghusband
Phil Younghusband
Dean Furman
Michael Modubi
Jeffrey Ntuka
Liam Bridcutt
Warren Cummings
Michael Mancienne
Andy King
2010s
[edit]Richard Bakary
Bertrand Traoré
Faiq Bolkiah
Iké Ugbo
Ian Poveda
Victorien Angban
Jérémie Boga
Andreas Christensen
Tammy Abraham
Nathaniel Chalobah
Trevoh Chalobah
Conor Gallagher
Marc Guéhi
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Reece James
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Josh McEachran
Mason Mount
Eddie Nketiah
Declan Rice
Dominic Solanke
Fikayo Tomori
Jamal Musiala
Tariq Lamptey
Louie Annesley
Aliu Djaló
Nathan Moriah-Welsh
Michael Obafemi
Di'Shon Bernard
Kasey Palmer
Mukhtar Ali
Rohan Ince
Nathan Aké
Ian Maatsen
Ola Aina
Cameron McGeehan
George Saville
Marcin Bułka
Billy Gilmour
Rowan Liburd
Aziz Deen-Conteh
Kevin Wright
Will Donkin
Michael Kedman
Daniel Phillips
Gökhan Töre
Jay Dasilva
Chris Mepham
2020s
[edit]Academy graduates in Premier League era (1992–present)
[edit]- 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 |
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England U21 | Age 18 v Southampton, 10 April 1993 | David Webb |
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England U21 | Age 18 v Coventry City, 4 May 1994 | Glenn Hoddle |
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England U21 | Age 17 v Middlesbrough, 4 February 1996 | |
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Age 19 v Leicester City, 12 October 1996 | Ruud Gullit | |
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England U18 | Age 19 v West Ham United, 21 December 1996 | |
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Age 21 v Derby County, 18 January 1997 | ||
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Age 18 v Wimbledon, 22 April 1997 | ||
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Age 16 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 October 1997 | ||
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Age 19 v Southampton, 19 November 1997 | ||
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England U21 | Age 19 v Derby County, 5 April 1998 | Gianluca Vialli |
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Full England caps | Age 17 v Aston Villa, 28 October 1998 | |
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Full Finland caps | Age 17 v Arsenal, 31 January 1999 | |
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Age 19 v Huddersfield Town, 13 October 1999 | ||
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Italy U21 | Age 18 v Feyenoord, 24 November 1999 | |
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England U20 | Age 19 v Levski Sofia, 27 September 2001 | Claudio Ranieri |
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Age 18 v Hapoel Tel Aviv, 18 October 2001 | ||
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Age 19 v Aston Villa, 9 February 2002 | ||
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Full England caps | Age 18 v Everton, 6 April 2002 | |
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Full Germany caps | Age 17 v Aston Villa, 11 May 2002 | |
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Portugal U21 | Age 18 v Viking, 19 September 2002 | |
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Cyprus U21 | Age 20 v Scarborough, 24 January 2004 | |
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Scotland U21 | Age 19 v Scunthorpe United, 8 January 2005 | José Mourinho |
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England U20 | Age 21 v Charlton Athletic, 7 May 2005 | |
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Full Jamaica caps | Age 17 v Manchester United, 10 May 2005 | |
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England U19 | Age 19 v Newcastle United, 7 May 2006 | |
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Full Israel caps | Age 18 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007 | |
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England U19 | Age 16 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007 | |
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England U19 | Age 17 v Everton, 13 May 2007 | |
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Full Seychelles caps | Age 21 v Watford, 14 February 2009 | Guus Hiddink |
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Full Italy caps | Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 20 September 2009 | Carlo Ancelotti |
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Full Netherlands caps | Age 17 v Blackburn Rovers, 24 October 2009 | |
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Full DR Congo caps | Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 21 November 2009 | |
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Full Netherlands caps | Age 19 v Portsmouth, 24 March 2010 | |
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England U21 | Age 17 v MŠK Žilina, 15 September 2010 | |
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England U19 | Age 19 v MŠK Žilina, 23 November 2010 | |
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Full England caps | Age 21 v Birmingham City, 20 April 2011 | |
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Brazil U23 | Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 25 September 2012 | Roberto Di Matteo |
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Full Netherlands caps | Age 17 v Norwich City, 26 December 2012 | Rafael Benítez |
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England U21 | Age 18 v Derby County, 5 January 2014 | José Mourinho |
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England U21 | Age 18 v Cardiff City, 11 May 2014 | |
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Full England caps | Age 17 v Maribor, 21 October 2014 | |
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Full Denmark caps | Age 18 v Shrewsbury Town, 28 October 2014 | |
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Full England caps | Age 18 v Sporting Lisbon, 10 December 2014 | |
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England U20 | Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 18 May 2015 | |
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Full Burkina Faso caps | Age 20 v Maccabi Tel Aviv, 16 September 2015 | |
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England U21 | Age 18 v Aston Villa, 2 April 2016 | Guus Hiddink |
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Full England caps | Age 18 v Liverpool, 11 May 2016 | |
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Full England caps | Age 18 v Leicester City, 15 May 2016 | |
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Full Nigeria caps | Age 19 v Bristol Rovers, 23 August 2016 | Antonio Conte |
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Full England caps | Age 21 v Leicester City, 20 September 2016 | |
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Belgium U21 | Age 20 v Arsenal, 6 August 2017 | |
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Full Ivory Coast caps | Age 20 v Burnley, 12 August 2017 | |
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England U20 | Age 17 v Nottingham Forest, 20 September 2017 | |
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Full England caps | Age 17 v Newcastle United, 28 January 2018 | |
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United States U20 | Age 20 v Hull City, 16 February 2018 | |
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Full England caps | Age 20 v Manchester United, 11 August 2019 | Frank Lampard |
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Full Scotland caps | Age 18 v Sheffield United, 31 August 2019 | |
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Full England caps | Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
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Full England caps | Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
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Netherlands U21 | Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
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England U20 | Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
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Full Ghana caps | Age 19 v Arsenal, 29 December 2019 | |
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Full Albania caps | Age 18 v Everton, 8 March 2020 | |
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England U21 | Age 22 v Villarreal, 11 August 2021 | Thomas Tuchel |
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England U20 | Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | |
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England U19 | Age 17 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | |
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England U20 | Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | |
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England U21 | Age 17 v Chesterfield, 8 January 2022 | |
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Full England caps | Age 22 v Everton, 6 August 2022 | |
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Full Jamaica caps | Age 19 v Manchester City, 5 January 2023 | Graham Potter |
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England U21 | Age 19 v Manchester City, 8 January 2023 | |
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Full England caps | Age 20 v Liverpool, 13 August 2023 | Mauricio Pochettino |
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England U20 | Age 18 v Fulham, 2 October 2023 | |
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Age 20 v Crystal Palace, 27 December 2023 | ||
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England U18 | Age 17 v Preston North End, 6 January 2024 | |
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England U19 | Age 18 v Middlesbrough, 23 January 2024 | |
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Italy U21 | Age 21 v Liverpool, 31 January 2024 | |
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Finland U19 | Age 19 v Leeds United, 28 February 2024 | |
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England U18 | Age 17 v Tottenham Hotspur, 2 May 2024 |
Annual awards
[edit]Young Player of the Year
[edit]Academy Player of the Year
[edit]Honours
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Reserves team
[edit]- U21 Premier League / Premier League 2
- The Football Combination
- Winners (11): 1948–49, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94
- Premier Reserve League – National Champions
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- Premier Reserve League – Southern Champions
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- London Challenge Cup
- Winners (5): 1919–20, 1926–27, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1960–61
- Metropolitan League
- Winners (3): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58
Academy team
[edit]- UEFA Youth League
- U18 Premier League – National Champions
- Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
- U18 Premier League – Southern Champions
- FA Youth Cup
- U18 Premier League Cup
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–22[6]
- U17 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2023–24[7]
- U16 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2018–19[8]
- Southern Junior Floodlight Cup
- Winners (5): 1955–56, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64
- South East Counties League
- Winners (10): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1973–74, 1983–84
- South East Counties League Cup
- Winners (11): 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1986–87
- North Surrey Minor League
- Winners (1): 1953–54
- London Minor Challenge Cup
- Winners (3): 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54
References
[edit]- ^ "Group Tax Strategy". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Neil Bath | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Academy – U21s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Academy – Staff". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "U18 Premier League Cup – Champions". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "PL Cup report: Wolves 1–3 Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- About the Academy at Chelsea F.C. official website
- Why Chelsea could finally be reaping the rewards of their outstanding academy – These Football Times (2017)