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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 play in Premier League 2, the top level of reserve football in England and also compete in the Premier League Cup, Premier League International Cup and 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 compete in the U18 Premier League and FA Youth Cup. The academy has produced a number of well known international players over the years such as Johnny Byrne, Kenny Sansom,[1] Peter Nicholas, Gareth Southgate and Wilfried Zaha.

U21 Development squad edit

As of 15 March 2024[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
40 MF   ENG Jack Wells-Morrison
41 GK   ENG Joe Whitworth
46 DF   ENG Danny Imray
49 FW   ENG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
51 DF   ENG Kaden Rodney
52 MF   ENG David Ozoh
54 MF   SCO Dylan Reid
55 FW   IRL Franco Umeh
58 DF   ENG Noah Watson
60 MF   WAL Jadan Raymond
61 FW   ENG Roshaun Mathurin
63 MF   NIR Justin Devenny
74 GK   ENG Jackson Izquierdo
No. Pos. Nation Player
76 FW   POR Adler Nascimento
— DF   ENG Caleb Kporha
— DF   ENG Joe Sheridan
— DF   ENG Vonnte Williams
— DF   ENG Chris Francis
— DF   NIR Craig Farquhar
— MF   ENG David Obou
— MF   ENG Hindolo Mustapha
— MF   ENG Chimaechi Eze
— FW   ENG Victor Akinwale
— FW   ENG Jesse Derry
— FW   ENG Zach Marsh
— FW   ENG Jemiah Umolu

Out on loan edit

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   SCO Scott Banks (at St. Pauli until end of the 2023–24 season)
— MF   IRL Killian Phillips (at Aberdeen until end of the 2023–24 season)
— MF   ENG Malachi Boateng (at Dundee until end of the 2023–24 season)
— GK   ENG Owen Goodman (at Colchester United until end of the 2023–24 season)
— DF   NGA Kelvin Agho (at Voždovac until end of the 2023–24 season)
— DF   IRL Seán Grehan (at Carlisle United until end of the 2023–24 season)
— FW   ENG John-Kymani Gordon (at AFC Wimbledon until end of the 2023–24 season)
— DF   IRL Tayo Adaramola (at RWD Molenbeek until end of the 2023–24 season)
— FW   ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi (at Burton Albion until end of the 2023–24 season)
— FW   ENG Luke Plange (at HJK Helsinki until 1 January 2025)

U18 Academy squad edit

As of 19 March 2024[3]

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   ENG William Eastwood
— GK   ENG Marcus Hill
— GK   ENG Joseph Khoshaba
— DF   IRL Jake Grante
— DF   ENG Mofe Jemide
— DF   ENG Caleb Kporha
— DF   ENG Finley Marjoram
— DF   ENG George King
— DF   ENG Leon Elliott
— DF   IRL Luke Browne
— DF   WAL Charlie Walker-Smith
— MF   NIR Cormac Austin
— MF   TRI Rio Cardines
— MF   ENG Kai-Reece Adams-Collman
— MF   ENG Caleb Redhead
— MF   ENG Freddie Cowin
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Laolu Omobolaji
— MF   IRL Joseph Gibbard
— MF   ALB Matteo Dashi
— MF   USA Tyler Whyte
— MF   ENG Giulio Marroni
— MF   ENG Hindolo Mustapha
— MF   ENG David Obou
— MF   ENG Jerome Kyremeh
— MF   SVK Samuel Lusale
— MF   ENG Sebastian Williams
— FW   ENG Jesse Derry
— FW   ENG Zack Henry
— FW   POR Enrique Lameiras
— FW   ENG Zach Marsh
— FW   ENG Asher Agbinone
— FW   ENG Benjamin Casey

Honours edit

Reserves/Development Squad edit

Academy edit

  • 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 edit

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

Young Player of the Year edit

Year Winner
1983   Gary Stebbing
1984   Gary Stebbing
1985   David Lindsay
1986   Richard Shaw
1987   John Salako
1988   John Salako
1989   David Stevens
1990   Simon Osborn
1991   Dean Gordon
1992   Mark Hawthorne
1993   George Ndah
1994   Brian Launders
1995 No award
1996 No award
1997 No award
 
Year Winner
1998 No award
1999 No award
2000 No award
2001 No award
2002   Julian Gray
2003   Wayne Routledge
2004   Wayne Routledge
2005   Tom Soares
2006   Ben Watson
2007   Gary Borrowdale
2008   Sean Scannell
2009   Nathaniel Clyne
2010   Nathaniel Clyne
2011   Wilfried Zaha
2012   Wilfried Zaha
 
Year Winner
2013   Jonny Williams
2014   Joel Ward
2015   Sullay Kaikai
2016   Hiram Boateng
2017   Kevin Gonzalez
2018   Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2019   Kian Flanagan
2020   Malachi Boateng
2021   Reece Hannam
2022   Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
2023   David Ozoh

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Kenny Sansom: Crystal Palace". Holmesdale.net. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Under-21s Team". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Under-18s Team". Crystal Palace F.C. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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