Crystal Palace F.C. Under-21s and Academy

The Crystal Palace F.C. Under-21s is the Under-21 Development team of Crystal Palace Football Club. They compete in Premier League 2, the top level of reserve football in England and also play in the EFL Trophy.

Crystal Palace U-21s and Academy
Full nameCrystal Palace Football Club Under-21s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Eagles
GroundCrystal Palace Training Ground (Beckenham)
Selhurst Park
Capacity1,000 (Training Ground)
25,486 (Selhurst Park)
ChairmanSteve Parish
ManagerDarren Powell (U21)
Rob Quinn (U18)
LeaguePremier League 2 (under-21s)
U18 Premier League (academy)

The Crystal Palace F.C. Academy consists of the Under-18s and other youth teams of Crystal Palace Football Club. The Under-18 team play in the U18 Premier League. The academy has produced a number of well known players over the years such as Kenny Sansom,[1] Gareth Southgate, Wayne Routledge, Nathaniel Clyne and Ivory Coast international Wilfried Zaha.

U21 Development squad

As of 16 May 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
41 GK England ENG Joe Whitworth
43 DF Northern Ireland NIR Kofi Balmer
46 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Grehan
47 MF England ENG Jack Wells-Morrison
50 DF England ENG Danny Imray
51 MF England ENG Fionn Mooney
53 FW England ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi
54 FW England ENG David Omilabu
57 DF Iraq IRQ Cardo Siddik
58 DF England ENG Noah Watson
59 DF England ENG Joshua Addae
60 FW England ENG Victor Akinwale
62 MF England ENG Maliq Cadogan
63 GK England ENG Owen Goodman
64 MF Wales WAL Jadan Raymond
66 MF England ENG Matthew Vigor
72 MF England ENG Freddie Bell
No. Pos. Nation Player
74 GK England ENG Jackson Izquierdo
76 FW Portugal POR Adler Nascimento
77 MF England ENG David Ozoh
78 DF England ENG Kaden Rodney
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tayo Adaramola
DF England ENG Joe Sheridan
DF England ENG Reece Hannam
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake O'Brien
DF England ENG Cameron Lewis-Brown
DF England ENG Ryan Bartley
DF England ENG David Boateng
DF England ENG Daniel Quick
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Killian Phillips
FW England ENG Luke Plange
FW England ENG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
FW England ENG Rob Street
FW England ENG John-Kymani Gordon

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO Scott Banks (on loan to Bradford City until the end of the 2022–23 season)
MF England ENG Malachi Boateng (on loan to Queen's Park until the end of the 2022–23 season)

U18 Academy squad

As of 18 May 2023[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
GK England ENG William Eastwood
GK Kosovo KOS Laurence Shala
GK England ENG Marcus Hill
DF England ENG Kalani Barton
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Grante
DF England ENG Eyimofe Jemide
DF England ENG Caleb Kporha
DF England ENG James Leonard
DF England ENG Finley Marjoram
DF England ENG Vonnte Williams
MF Northern Ireland NIR Cormac Austin
MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Rio Cardines
MF England ENG Kai-Reece Adams-Collman
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG George King
MF England ENG Jesse Derry
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joseph Gibbard
MF Albania ALB Matteo Dashi
MF England ENG Sebastian Williams
MF England ENG Giulio Marroni
MF England ENG Hindolo Mustapha
MF England ENG David Obou
MF England ENG Basilio Rieno Socoliche
MF Scotland SCO Dylan Reid
FW England ENG Asher Agbinane
FW England ENG Zach Marsh
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Franco Umeh

Honours

Reserves/Development Squad

Academy

  • FA Youth Cup
    • Winners (2): 1976–77, 1977–78
    • Runners-up (2): 1991–92, 1996–97
  • U15 National Floodlit Cup
    • Winners (2): 2018–19, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (1): 2021–22
  • U18 Premier League – South Group
    • Runners-up (1): 2020–21
  • Southern Junior Floodlit Cup
    • Winners (1): 1996–97
    • Runners-up (1): 1976–77

Notable Academy graduates

Players who have made at least 100 appearances for Crystal Palace.

Young Player of the Year

Year Winner
1983England Gary Stebbing
1984England Gary Stebbing
1985England David Lindsay
1986England Richard Shaw
1987England John Salako
1988England John Salako
1989England David Stevens
1990England Simon Osborn
1991England Dean Gordon
1992Scotland Mark Hawthorne
1993Nigeria George Ndah
1994Republic of Ireland Brian Launders
1995No award
1996No award
1997No award
 
Year Winner
1998No award
1999No award
2000No award
2001No award
2002England Julian Gray
2003England Wayne Routledge
2004England Wayne Routledge
2005England Tom Soares
2006England Ben Watson
2007England Gary Borrowdale
2008Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell
2009England Nathaniel Clyne
2010England Nathaniel Clyne
2011Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
2012Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
 
Year Winner
2013Wales Jonny Williams
2014England Joel Ward
2015Sierra Leone Sullay Kaikai
2016England Hiram Boateng
2017England Kevin Gonzalez
2018England Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2019Republic of Ireland Kian Flanagan
2020England Malachi Boateng
2021England Reece Hannam
2022England Jesurun Rak-Sakyi

Note: This award was renamed Development Player of the Year from 2015.

References

  1. "Kenny Sansom: Crystal Palace". Holmesdale.net. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. "Under-18s Team". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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