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Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy
Football development team in England
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Football development team in England
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Chelsea FC.svg |
| image_size | 180px |
| fullname | Chelsea Football Club Under-21s and Academy |
| clubname | Chelsea Under-21s and Academy |
| nickname | The Blues |
| The Young Blues | |
| ground | Kingsmeadow |
| Cobham Training Centre | |
| Stamford Bridge | |
| capacity | 4,850 (Kingsmeadow) |
| 40,044 (Stamford Bridge) | |
| owner | BlueCo |
| chairman | Todd Boehly |
| manager | Harry Hudson (U21) |
| Hassan Sulaiman (U18) | |
| league | Premier League 2 (under-21s) |
| U18 Premier League (academy) | |
| website | |
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The Young Blues Cobham Training Centre Stamford Bridge 40,044 (Stamford Bridge) Hassan Sulaiman (U18) U18 Premier League (academy)
Chelsea F.C. Under-21s, previously referred to as the 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 Harry Hudson 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, Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill 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 under-21 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.
U21s squad
U18s squad
Academy graduates since 2000s
- Bold indicates players who still play for Chelsea, including those who are currently out on loan to other clubs.
| Player | International caps | Debut | Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG Leon Knight | ENG England U20 | v BUL Levski Sofia, UEFA Cup, 27 September 2001 | ITA Claudio Ranieri | |
| ENG Joel Kitamirike | v ISR Hapoel Tel Aviv, UEFA Cup, 18 October 2001 | |||
| ENG Joe Keenan | v ENG Aston Villa, Premier League, 9 February 2002 | |||
| ENG Carlton Cole | ENG England | v ENG Everton, Premier League, 6 April 2002 | ||
| GER Robert Huth | GER Germany | v ENG Aston Villa, Premier League, 11 May 2002 | ||
| POR Filipe Oliveira | POR Portugal U21 | v NOR Viking, UEFA Cup, 19 September 2002 | ||
| CYP Alexis Nicolas | CYP Cyprus U21 | v ENG Scarborough, FA Cup, 24 January 2004 | ||
| SCO Steven Watt | SCO Scotland U21 | v ENG Scunthorpe United, FA Cup, 8 January 2005 | POR José Mourinho | |
| ENG Lenny Pidgeley | ENG England U20 | v ENG Charlton Athletic, Premier League, 7 May 2005 | ||
| ENG Anthony Grant | JAM Jamaica | v ENG Manchester United, Premier League, 10 May 2005 | ||
| ENG Jimmy Smith | ENG England U19 | v ENG Newcastle United, Premier League, 7 May 2006 | ||
| ISR Ben Sahar | ISR Israel | v ENG Macclesfield Town, FA Cup, 6 January 2007 | ||
| ENG Michael Woods | ENG England U19 | |||
| ENG Sam Hutchinson | ENG England U19 | v ENG Everton, Premier League, 13 May 2007 | ||
| ENG Michael Mancienne | SEY Seychelles | v ENG Watford, FA Cup, 14 February 2009 | NED Guus Hiddink | |
| ITA Fabio Borini | ITA Italy | v ENG Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, 20 September 2009 | ITA Carlo Ancelotti | |
| NED Jeffrey Bruma | NED Netherlands | v ENG Blackburn Rovers, Premier League, 24 October 2009 | ||
| FRA Gaël Kakuta | COD DR Congo | v ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, 21 November 2009 | ||
| NED Patrick van Aanholt | NED Netherlands | v ENG Portsmouth, Premier League, 24 March 2010 | ||
| ENG Josh McEachran | ENG England U21 | v SVK MŠK Žilina, UEFA Champions League, 15 September 2010 | ||
| ENG Jacob Mellis | ENG England U19 | v SVK MŠK Žilina, UEFA Champions League, 23 November 2010 | ||
| ENG Ryan Bertrand | ENG England | v ENG Birmingham City, Premier League, 20 April 2011 | ||
| BRA Lucas Piazon | BRA Brazil U23 | v ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers, 25 September 2012 | ITA Roberto Di Matteo | |
| NED Nathan Aké | NED Netherlands | v ENG Norwich City, Premier League, 26 December 2012 | ESP Rafael Benítez | |
| ENG Lewis Baker | ENG England U21 | v ENG Derby County, FA Cup, 5 January 2014 | POR José Mourinho | |
| ENG John Swift | ENG England U21 | v WAL Cardiff City, Premier League, 11 May 2014 | ||
| ENG Dominic Solanke | ENG England | v SVN Maribor, UEFA Champions League, 21 October 2014 | ||
| DEN Andreas Christensen | DEN Denmark | v ENG Shrewsbury Town, EFL Cup, 28 October 2014 | ||
| ENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek | ENG England | v POR Sporting CP, UEFA Champions League, 10 December 2014 | ||
| BFA Bertrand Traoré | BFA Burkina Faso | v ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv, UEFA Champions League, 16 September 2015 | ||
| ENG Jake Clarke-Salter | ENG England U21 | v ENG Aston Villa, Premier League, 2 April 2016 | NED Guus Hiddink | |
| ENG Tammy Abraham | ENG England | v ENG Liverpool, Premier League, 11 May 2016 | ||
| ENG Fikayo Tomori | ENG England | v ENG Leicester City, Premier League, 15 May 2016 | ||
| ENG Ola Aina | Nigeria Nigeria | v ENG Bristol Rovers, EFL Cup, 23 August 2016 | ITA Antonio Conte | |
| ENG Nathaniel Chalobah | ENG England | v ENG Leicester City, EFL Cup, 20 September 2016 | ||
| BEL Charly Musonda | BEL Belgium U21 | v ENG Arsenal, Community Shield, 6 August 2017 | ||
| CIV Jérémie Boga | CIV Ivory Coast | v ENG Burnley, Premier League, 12 August 2017 | ||
| ENG Dujon Sterling | ENG England U20 | v ENG Nottingham Forest, EFL Cup, 20 September 2017 | ||
| ENG Callum Hudson-Odoi | ENG England | v ENG Newcastle United, FA Cup, 28 January 2018 | ||
| USA Kyle Scott | USA United States U20 | v ENG Hull City, FA Cup, 16 February 2018 | ||
| ENG Mason Mount | ENG England | v ENG Manchester United, Premier League, 11 August 2019 | ENG Frank Lampard | |
| SCO Billy Gilmour | SCO Scotland | v ENG Sheffield United, Premier League, 31 August 2019 | ||
| ENG Tino Anjorin | ENG England U20 | v ENG Grimsby Town, EFL Cup, 25 September 2019 | ||
| ENG Marc Guehi | ENG England | |||
| ENG Reece James | ENG England | |||
| NED Ian Maatsen | NED Netherlands | |||
| ENG Tariq Lamptey | GHA Ghana | v ENG Arsenal, Premier League, 29 December 2019 | ||
| ALB Armando Broja | ALB Albania | v ENG Everton, Premier League, 8 March 2020 | ||
| ENG Trevoh Chalobah | ENG England | v ESP Villarreal, UEFA Super Cup, 11 August 2021 | GER Thomas Tuchel | |
| ENG Xavier Simons | ENG England U20 | v ENG Brentford, EFL Cup, 22 December 2021 | ||
| ENG Jude Soonsup-Bell | THA Thailand | |||
| ENG Harvey Vale | ENG England U20 | |||
| ENG Lewis Hall | ENG England | v ENG Chesterfield, FA Cup, 8 January 2022 | ||
| ENG Conor Gallagher | ENG England | v ENG Everton, Premier League, 6 August 2022 | ||
| JAM Omari Hutchinson | JAM Jamaica | v ENG Manchester City, Premier League, 5 January 2023 | ENG Graham Potter | |
| ENG Bashir Humphreys | ENG England U21 | v ENG Manchester City, FA Cup, 8 January 2023 | ||
| ENG Levi Colwill | ENG England | v ENG Liverpool, Premier League, 13 August 2023 | ARG Mauricio Pochettino | |
| ENG Alex Matos | ENG England U20 | v ENG Fulham, Premier League, 2 October 2023 | ||
| ENG Alfie Gilchrist | v ENG Crystal Palace, Premier League, 27 December 2023 | |||
| ENG Michael Golding | ENG England U19 | v ENG Preston North End, EFL Cup, 6 January 2024 | ||
| ENG Leo Castledine | ENG England U19 | v ENG Middlesbrough, EFL Cup, 23 January 2024 | ||
| ITA Cesare Casadei | ITA Italy U21 | v ENG Liverpool, Premier League, 31 January 2024 | ||
| FIN Jimi Tauriainen | FIN Finland U19 | v ENG Leeds United, FA Cup, 28 February 2024 | ||
| ENG Josh Acheampong | ENG England U21 | v ENG Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, 2 May 2024 | ||
| ENG Tyrique George | ENG England U21 | v SUI Servette, UEFA Conference League, 29 August 2024 | ITA Enzo Maresca | |
| ENG Samuel Rak-Sakyi | ENG England U18 | v ARM Noah, UEFA Conference League, 7 November 2024 | ||
| ENG Ato Ampah | ENG England U20 | v KAZ Astana, UEFA Conference League, 12 December 2024 | ||
| ENG Kiano Dyer | ENG England U20 | |||
| ENG Shim Mheuka | ENG England U19 | |||
| ENG Harrison Murray-Campbell | ENG England U20 | v IRE Shamrock Rovers, UEFA Conference League, 19 December 2024 | ||
| SWE Genesis Antwi | SWE Sweden U21 | v DEN Copenhagen, UEFA Conference League, 13 March 2025 | ||
| ENG Reggie Walsh | ENG England U18 | v SWE Djurgårdens IF, UEFA Conference League, 1 May 2025 |
Notable Academy graduates
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Players who have at least 10 first-team appearances for Chelsea or have represented a country at full international level, are categorised by the decade in which they were graduated from the academy.
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bold indicates players who still play for Chelsea, including those who are currently out on loan to other clubs.
Before World War II
- ENG David Calderhead Jr.
- ENG Ron Greenwood
- ENG George Pearson
- SCO Tommy Law
- SCO Bill Robertson
1950s
- ENG Micky Block
- ENG Peter Bonetti
- ENG Peter Brabrook
- ENG Terry Bradbury
- ENG Barry Bridges
- ENG David Cliss
- ENG John Compton
- ENG Derek Gibbs
- ENG Jimmy Greaves
- ENG Mike Harrison
- ENG Tony Nicholas
- ENG Mel Scott
- ENG Ken Shellito
- ENG Bobby Smith
- ENG Bobby Tambling
- IRE Dick Whittaker
1960s
- ENG Dennis Brown
- ENG Dennis Butler
- ENG John Dunn
- ENG Allan Harris
- ENG Ron Harris
- ENG John Hollins
- ENG Peter Houseman
- ENG Alan Hudson
- ENG Barry Lloyd
- ENG Bert Murray
- ENG Peter Osgood
- ENG Terry Venables
- SCO John Boyle
- SCO Stewart Houston
1970s
- ENG Trevor Aylott
- ENG Brian Bason
- ENG John Bumstead
- ENG Gary Chivers
- ENG Mike Fillery
- ENG Lee Frost
- ENG Kevin Hales
- ENG Gary Johnson
- ENG Tommy Langley
- ENG Ray Lewington
- ENG Gary Locke
- ENG Teddy Maybank
- ENG Micky Nutton
- ENG Colin Pates
- ENG Peter Rhoades-Brown
- ENG Steve Sherwood
- ENG John Sitton
- ENG John Sparrow
- ENG Gary Stanley
- ENG David Stride
- ENG Clive Walker
- ENG Steve Wicks
- ENG Graham Wilkins
- ENG Ray Wilkins
- SCO Ian Britton
- SCO Steve Finnieston
1980s
- ENG Jason Cundy
- ENG Keith Dublin
- ENG Steve Francis
- ENG Robert Isaac
- ENG Dale Jasper
- ENG Keith Jones
- ENG David Lee
- ENG Graeme Le Saux
- ENG Damian Matthew
- ENG Graham Stuart
- ENG Colin West
- SCO Craig Burley
- SCO Billy Dodds
- SCO John Millar
- WAL Gareth Hall
1990s
- ENG Michael Duberry
- ENG Jon Harley
- ENG Paul Hughes
- ENG Jody Morris
- ENG Andy Myers
- ENG Eddie Newton
- ENG Mark Nicholls
- ENG Neil Shipperley
- ENG John Terry
- ITA Samuele Dalla Bona
- JAM Frank Sinclair
2000s
- DRC Gaël Kakuta
- ENG Ryan Bertrand
- ENG Carlton Cole
- GER Robert Huth
- ISR Ben Sahar
- ITA Fabio Borini
- JAM Anthony Grant
- NED Jeffrey Bruma
- NED Patrick van Aanholt
- SEY Michael Mancienne
2010s
- BFA Bertrand Traoré
- CIV Jérémie Boga
- DEN Andreas Christensen
- ENG Tammy Abraham
- ENG Nathaniel Chalobah
- ENG Trevoh Chalobah
- ENG Conor Gallagher
- ENG Marc Guéhi
- ENG Callum Hudson-Odoi
- ENG Reece James
- ENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek
- ENG Josh McEachran
- ENG Mason Mount
- ENG Dominic Solanke
- ENG Fikayo Tomori
- GHA Tariq Lamptey
- NED Nathan Aké
- NED Ian Maatsen
- NGA Ola Aina
- SCO Billy Gilmour
2020s
- ALB Armando Broja
- ENG Josh Acheampong
- ENG Levi Colwill
- ENG Tyrique George
- ENG Alfie Gilchrist
- ENG Lewis Hall
- JAM Omari Hutchinson
- ITA Cesare Casadei
- THA Jude Soonsup-Bell
Annual awards
Young Player of the Year
Main article: Chelsea F.C. Player of the Season#Young Player of the Year
Academy Player of the Season
Main article: Chelsea F.C. Player of the Season#Academy Player of the Season
Honours
Reserves team
- 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
- Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
- Winners (1): 1984
- UEFA Youth League
- U18 Premier League – National Champions
- U18 Premier League – Southern Champions
- FA Youth Cup
- U18 Premier League Cup
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–22
- U17 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2023–24
- U16 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- 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
References
- "Group Tax Strategy". Chelsea F.C..
- "Academy – U21s". Chelsea F.C..
- "Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C..
- "U18 Premier League Cup – Champions".
- (11 April 2024). "PL Cup report: Wolves 1–3 Chelsea". Chelsea F.C..
- (15 March 2019). "Arsenal U16 2–5 Chelsea U16: Talented young guns fall to lively Blues in showpiece final".
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