Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy
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.
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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 | Mark Robinson (U21) Hassan Sulaiman (U18) | |||
| League | Premier League 2 (under-21s) U18 Premier League (academy) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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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.[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
- Bold indicates players to have at least one first-team appearance for Chelsea.
U21 squad
- As of 28 February 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
- As of 17 February 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
- As of 25 September 2023[5]
| Director of football development |  Neil Bath |
| Under-21s head coach | Mark Robinson |
| 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
- 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
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Désiré Bastin- David Calderhead Jr.
- Ron Greenwood
- George Pearson
- Tommy Law
- Bill Robertson
1950s
- Les Allen
- Micky Block
- Peter Bonetti
- Peter Brabrook
- Terry Bradbury
- Barry Bridges
- David Cliss
- John Compton
- Derek Gibbs
- Jimmy Greaves
- Mike Harrison
- Tony Nicholas
- Mel Scott
- Ken Shellito
- Bobby Smith
- Bobby Tambling
Dick Whittaker
Gerry Baker
1960s
- Dennis Brown
- Dennis Butler
- Tony Currie
- John Dunn
- Allan Harris
- Ron Harris
- John Hollins
- Peter Houseman
- Alan Hudson
- Barry Lloyd
- Bert Murray
- Peter Osgood
- Terry Venables
- John Boyle
- Stewart Houston
1970s
- 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
- Jason Cundy
- Keith Dublin
- Steve Francis
- Robert Isaac
- Dale Jasper
- Keith Jones
- David Lee
- Graeme Le Saux
- Damian Matthew
- Carlton Palmer
- Graham Stuart
- Colin West
- John Millar
- Billy Dodds
- Craig Burley
Paul Bodin- Gareth Hall
1990s
- Michael Duberry
- Jon Harley
- Paul Hughes
- Jody Morris
- Andy Myers
- Eddie Newton
- Mark Nicholls
- Neil Shipperley
- John Terry
Samuele Dalla Bona
Frank Sinclair
Junior Mendes
Muzzy Izzet- Nathan Blake
2000s
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
Richard Bakary
Bertrand Traoré
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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
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Cameron McGeehan- George Saville
Marcin Bułka- Billy Gilmour
Rowan Liburd
Aziz Deen-Conteh- Kevin Wright
Will Donkin
Michael Kedman- Daniel Phillips
- Gökhan Töre
- Chris Mepham
2020s
Armando Broja
Ben Elliott- Levi Colwill
- Alfie Gilchrist
- Lewis Hall
Lucas Bergström- Omari Hutchinson
- Dujuan Richards
- Jon Russell
- Sam McClelland
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 |
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| Neil Shipperley |
England U21 | Age 18 v Southampton, 10 April 1993 | David Webb |
| Michael Duberry |
England U21 | Age 18 v Coventry City, 4 May 1994 | Glenn Hoddle |
| Jody Morris |
England U21 | Age 17 v Middlesbrough, 4 February 1996 | |
| Mark Nicholls |
Age 19 v Leicester City, 12 October 1996 | Ruud Gullit | |
| Neil Clement |
England U18 | Age 19 v West Ham United, 21 December 1996 | |
| Paul Hughes |
Age 21 v Derby County, 18 January 1997 | ||
| Joe Sheerin |
Age 18 v Wimbledon, 22 April 1997 | ||
| Steven Hampshire |
Age 16 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 October 1997 | ||
| Nick Crittenden |
Age 19 v Southampton, 19 November 1997 | ||
| Jon Harley |
England U21 | Age 19 v Derby County, 5 April 1998 | Gianluca Vialli |
| John Terry |
Full England caps | Age 17 v Aston Villa, 28 October 1998 | |
| Mikael Forssell |
Full Finland caps | Age 17 v Arsenal, 31 January 1999 | |
| Rob Wolleaston |
Age 19 v Huddersfield Town, 13 October 1999 | ||
| Samuele Dalla Bona |
Italy U21 | Age 18 v Feyenoord, 24 November 1999 | |
| Leon Knight |
England U20 | Age 19 v Levski Sofia, 27 September 2001 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Joel Kitamirike |
Age 18 v Hapoel Tel Aviv, 18 October 2001 | ||
| Joe Keenan |
Age 19 v Aston Villa, 9 February 2002 | ||
| Carlton Cole |
Full England caps | Age 18 v Everton, 6 April 2002 | |
| Robert Huth |
Full Germany caps | Age 17 v Aston Villa, 11 May 2002 | |
 Filipe Oliveira |
Portugal U21 | Age 18 v Viking, 19 September 2002 | |
 Alexis Nicolas |
Cyprus U21 | Age 20 v Scarborough, 24 January 2004 | |
| Steven Watt |
Scotland U21 | Age 19 v Scunthorpe United, 8 January 2005 | José Mourinho |
| Lenny Pidgeley |
England U20 | Age 21 v Charlton Athletic, 7 May 2005 | |
| Anthony Grant |
Full Jamaica caps | Age 17 v Manchester United, 10 May 2005 | |
| Jimmy Smith |
England U19 | Age 19 v Newcastle United, 7 May 2006 | |
| Ben Sahar |
Full Israel caps | Age 18 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007 | |
| Michael Woods |
England U19 | Age 16 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007 | |
| Sam Hutchinson |
England U19 | Age 17 v Everton, 13 May 2007 | |
| Michael Mancienne |
Full Seychelles caps | Age 21 v Watford, 14 February 2009 | Guus Hiddink |
| Fabio Borini |
Full Italy caps | Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 20 September 2009 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Jeffrey Bruma |
Full Netherlands caps | Age 17 v Blackburn Rovers, 24 October 2009 | |
 Gaël Kakuta |
Full DR Congo caps | Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 21 November 2009 | |
| Patrick van Aanholt |
Full Netherlands caps | Age 19 v Portsmouth, 24 March 2010 | |
| Josh McEachran |
England U21 | Age 17 v MŠK Žilina, 15 September 2010 | |
| Jacob Mellis |
England U19 | Age 19 v MŠK Žilina, 23 November 2010 | |
| Ryan Bertrand |
Full England caps | Age 21 v Birmingham City, 20 April 2011 | |
 Lucas Piazon |
Brazil U23 | Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 25 September 2012 | Roberto Di Matteo |
| Nathan Aké |
Full Netherlands caps | Age 17 v Norwich City, 26 December 2012 | Rafael Benítez |
| Lewis Baker |
England U21 | Age 18 v Derby County, 5 January 2014 | José Mourinho |
| John Swift |
England U21 | Age 18 v Cardiff City, 11 May 2014 | |
| Dominic Solanke |
Full England caps | Age 17 v Maribor, 21 October 2014 | |
| Andreas Christensen |
Full Denmark caps | Age 18 v Shrewsbury Town, 28 October 2014 | |
| Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
Full England caps | Age 18 v Sporting Lisbon, 10 December 2014 | |
| Isaiah Brown |
England U20 | Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 18 May 2015 | |
| Bertrand Traoré |
Full Burkina Faso caps | Age 20 v Maccabi Tel Aviv, 16 September 2015 | |
| Jake Clarke-Salter |
England U21 | Age 18 v Aston Villa, 2 April 2016 | Guus Hiddink |
| Tammy Abraham |
Full England caps | Age 18 v Liverpool, 11 May 2016 | |
| Fikayo Tomori |
Full England caps | Age 18 v Leicester City, 15 May 2016 | |
| Ola Aina |
Full Nigeria caps | Age 19 v Bristol Rovers, 23 August 2016 | Antonio Conte |
| Nathaniel Chalobah |
Full England caps | Age 21 v Leicester City, 20 September 2016 | |
| Charly Musonda |
Belgium U21 | Age 20 v Arsenal, 6 August 2017 | |
| Jérémie Boga |
Full Ivory Coast caps | Age 20 v Burnley, 12 August 2017 | |
| Dujon Sterling |
England U20 | Age 17 v Nottingham Forest, 20 September 2017 | |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi |
Full England caps | Age 17 v Newcastle United, 28 January 2018 | |
| Kyle Scott |
United States U20 | Age 20 v Hull City, 16 February 2018 | |
| Mason Mount |
Full England caps | Age 20 v Manchester United, 11 August 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Billy Gilmour |
Full Scotland caps | Age 18 v Sheffield United, 31 August 2019 | |
| Reece James |
Full England caps | Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
| Marc Guehi |
Full England caps | Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
| Ian Maatsen |
Netherlands U21 | Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
| Tino Anjorin |
England U20 | Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | |
| Tariq Lamptey |
Full Ghana caps | Age 19 v Arsenal, 29 December 2019 | |
| Armando Broja |
Full Albania caps | Age 18 v Everton, 8 March 2020 | |
| Trevoh Chalobah |
England U21 | Age 22 v Villarreal, 11 August 2021 | Thomas Tuchel |
| Xavier Simons |
England U20 | Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | |
| Jude Soonsup-Bell |
England U19 | Age 17 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | |
| Harvey Vale |
England U20 | Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | |
| Lewis Hall |
England U21 | Age 17 v Chesterfield, 8 January 2022 | |
| Conor Gallagher |
Full England caps | Age 22 v Everton, 6 August 2022 | |
| Omari Hutchinson |
Full Jamaica caps | Age 19 v Manchester City, 5 January 2023 | Graham Potter |
| Bashir Humphreys |
England U21 | Age 19 v Manchester City, 8 January 2023 | |
| Levi Colwill |
Full England caps | Age 20 v Liverpool, 13 August 2023 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Alex Matos |
Age 18 v Fulham, 2 October 2023 | ||
| Alfie Gilchrist |
Age 20 v Crystal Palace, 27 December 2023 | ||
| Michael Golding |
England U18 | Age 17 v Preston North End, 6 January 2024 | |
| Leo Castledine |
England U19 | Age 18 v Middlesbrough, 23 January 2024 | |
| Cesare Casadei |
Italy U21 | Age 21 v Liverpool, 31 January 2024 | |
| Jimi Tauriainen |
Finland U19 | Age 19 v Leeds United, 28 February 2024 | |
| Josh Acheampong |
England U18 | Age 17 v Tottenham Hotspur, 2 May 2024 |
Annual awards
Young Player of the Year
Honours
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Chelsea players celebrating winning the 2015–16 FA Youth Cup.
Reserves team
- U21 Premier League / Premier League 2
- Winners (2): 2013–14, 2019–20
- 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
- UEFA Youth League
- U18 Premier League – National Champions
- Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
- U18 Premier League – Southern Champions
- Winners (4): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
- 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
- "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 12 February 2024.
- "Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- "Academy – Staff". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- "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
- 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)
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