Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy

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Chelsea Development and Academy
Chelsea FC.svg
Full name Chelsea Football Club Development Squad and Academy
Nickname(s) The Blues
The Young Blues
Ground Kingsmeadow
Cobham Training Centre
Stamford Bridge
Ground Capacity 4,850 (Kingsmeadow)
40,853 (Stamford Bridge)
Owner Todd Boehly
Chairman Todd Boehly
Manager Mark Robinson (U21)
Hassan Sulaiman (U18)
League Premier League 2 (under-21s)
U18 Premier League (academy)

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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 Mark Robinson 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, and Reece James. 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.[1]

Until the 2019–20 season, the development team played their home games at Aldershot Town's Recreation Ground. The under-18 team play their home games 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

Players listed in bold have made at least one senior first-team appearance.

Development squad

As of 13 May 2023[2]

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

No. Position Player
England GK Prince Adegoke
Finland GK Lucas Bergström
United States GK Gabriel Slonina
Morocco GK Sami Tlemcani
United States GK Ethan Wady
England DF Derrick Abu
England DF Josh Brooking
Netherlands DF Juan Castillo
England DF Alfie Gilchrist
England DF Zak Sturge
England DF Dylan Williams
Cameroon MF Ben Elliott
No. Position Player
England MF Lewis Hall
Jamaica MF Omari Hutchinson
England MF Dion Rankine
Finland MF Jimi Tauriainen
England MF Harvey Vale
England MF Charlie Webster
England FW Mason Burstow
Norway FW Bryan Fiabema
Ivory Coast FW David Fofana
England FW Malik Mothersille
England FW Silko Thomas
England FW Jayden Wareham

U19 and U18 squad

As of 1 February 2023[3]

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

No. Position Player
England GK Luke Campbell
England GK Teddy Curd
England DF Josh Acheampong
England DF Travis Akomeah
England DF Somto Boniface
England DF Noah Hay
England DF Brodi Hughes
England DF Harrison Murray-Campbell
England DF Richard Olise
England DF Kaiden Wilson
England MF Leo Castledine
England MF Billy Gee
No. Position Player
England MF Michael Golding
England MF Harrison McMahon
England MF Samuel Rak-Sakyi
England MF Reiss Alexander Russell-Denny
England FW Ato Ampah
England FW Chinonso Chibueze
England FW Louis Flower
England FW Tyrique George
England FW Donnell McNeilly
England FW Tudor Mendel-Idowu
England FW Zain Silcott-Duberry
England FW Ronnie Stutter

Management team

As of 1 June 2023 [4]
Technical mentor France Claude Makélélé[5]
Director of football development England Neil Bath
Development squad head coach England Mark Robinson
Development squad assistant England Jack Mesure
Development squad assistant England James Simmonds
Under-18's head coach England Hassan Sulaiman
Under-18's assistant Scotland Andy Ross
Under-18's assistant England Jimmy Smith

Notable Academy graduates

Players who have at least 10 appearances for Chelsea or represented a country at full international level. Players who still play for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold.

Players are categorised by the decade in which they made their debut with, or when they left, Chelsea.

Before WW2

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2020s

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Young Player of the Year

As of the 2018–19 season[6]
Year Winner
1983 England Keith Dublin
1984 England Robert Isaac
1985 England Gareth Hall
1986 England Mick Bodley
1987 England Jason Cundy
1988 Scotland Eddie Cunnington
1989 No award
1990 No award
1991 England Andy Myers
1992 England Zeke Rowe
 
Year Winner
1993 England Neil Shipperley
1994 England Mark Nicholls
1995 Republic of Ireland Chris McCann
1996 England Jody Morris
1997 England Nick Crittenden
1998 England John Terry
1999 Italy Samuele Dalla Bona
2000 England Rhys Evans
2001 England Leon Knight
2002 England Carlton Cole
 
Year Winner
2003 Germany Robert Huth
2004 Germany Robert Huth
2005 Germany Robert Huth
2006 France Lassana Diarra
2007 Nigeria Mikel John Obi
2008 England The U18s youth team
2009 England Michael Mancienne
2010 England The U18s youth team
2011 England Josh McEachran
2012 Brazil Lucas Piazon
 
Year Winner
2013 Netherlands Nathan Aké
2014 England Lewis Baker
2015 France Kurt Zouma
2016 England Ruben Loftus-Cheek
2017 No award
2018 Denmark Andreas Christensen
2019 England Callum Hudson-Odoi
2020 onwards No award

Academy Player of the Year

As of the 2022–23 season[7]
Year Winner
2015 England Dominic Solanke
2016 England Fikayo Tomori
2017 England Mason Mount
2018 England Reece James
2019 England Conor Gallagher
2020 Scotland Billy Gilmour
2021 England Tino Livramento
2022 England Harvey Vale
2023 England Lewis Hall

Academy graduates in Premier League era (1992–present)

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

Honours

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

Reserves team

Academy team

  • 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

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