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 Ed Brand.

Chelsea Development and Academy
Full nameChelsea Football Club Development Squad and Academy
Nickname(s)The Blues
The Young Blues
GroundKingsmeadow
Cobham Training Centre
Stamford Bridge
Capacity4,850 (Kingsmeadow)
40,853 (Stamford Bridge)
OwnerTodd Boehly
ChairmanTodd Boehly
ManagerMark Robinson (U21)
Ed Brand (U18)
LeaguePremier League 2 (under-21s)
U18 Premier League (academy)
Departments of Chelsea
Men's Football Women's Football Academy

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

Development squad
As of 1 February 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  ENG Prince Adegoke
— GK  FIN Lucas Bergström
— GK  MAR Sami Tlemcani
— GK  USA Ethan Wady
— DF  ENG Derrick Abu
— DF  ENG Josh Brooking
— DF  NED Juan Castillo
— DF  ENG Alfie Gilchrist
— DF  ENG Zak Sturge
— DF  ENG Dylan Williams
— MF  ENG Ben Elliott
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Lewis Hall
— MF  JAM Omari Hutchinson
— MF  ENG Dion Rankine
— MF  FIN Jimi Tauriainen
— MF  ENG Harvey Vale
— MF  ENG Charlie Webster
— FW  ENG Mason Burstow
— FW  NOR Bryan Fiabema
— FW  ENG Malik Mothersille
— FW  ENG Silko Thomas
— FW  ENG 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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ENG Luke Campbell
— GK  ENG Teddy Curd
— DF  ENG Josh Acheampong
— DF  ENG Travis Akomeah
— DF  ENG Somto Boniface
— DF  ENG Noah Hay
— DF  ENG Brodi Hughes
— DF  ENG Harrison Murray-Campbell
— DF  ENG Richard Olise
— DF  ENG Kaiden Wilson
— MF  ENG Leo Castledine
— MF  ENG Billy Gee
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Michael Golding
— MF  ENG Harrison McMahon
— MF  ENG Samuel Rak-Sakyi
— MF  ENG Reiss Alexander Russell-Denny
— FW  ENG Ato Ampah
— FW  ENG Chinonso Chibueze
— FW  ENG Louis Flower
— FW  ENG Tyrique George
— FW  ENG Donnell McNeilly
— FW  ENG Tudor Mendel-Idowu
— FW  ENG Zain Silcott-Duberry
— FW  ENG Ronnie Stutter

Management team
As of 3 July 2022[4]
Technical mentor Claude Makélélé[5]
Head of youth development Neil Bath
Development squad head coach Mark Robinson
Development squad assistant Jon Harley
Development squad assistant Jack Mesure
Under-18's head coach Ed Brand
Under-18's assistant Andy Ross
Under-18's assistant 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.

Before WW2

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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

Academy Player of the Year
As of the 2021–22 season[7]
Year Winner
2015 Dominic Solanke
2016 Fikayo Tomori
2017 Mason Mount
2018 Reece James
2019 Conor Gallagher
2020 Billy Gilmour
2021 Tino Livramento
2022 Harvey Vale

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
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 U19 Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021
Jude Soonsup-Bell England U19 Age 17 v Brentford, 22 December 2021
Harvey Vale England U19 Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021
Lewis Hall England U18 Age 17 v Chesterfield, 8 January 2022
Conor Gallagher Full England caps Age 22 v Everton, 6 August 2022
Omari Hutchinson England U19 Age 19 v Manchester City, 5 January 2023 Graham Potter
Bashir Humphreys England U19 Age 19 v Manchester City, 8 January 2023

Honours
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

References
  1. "Neil Bath | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. "Academy – Development Squad". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. "Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. "Academy – Staff". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. "Claude Makelele". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. "Callum Hudson-Odoi wins Young Player of the Year and Conor Gallagher picks up Academy prize". Chelsea F.C. 10 May 2019. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. "Harvey Vale awarded Chelsea Academy Player of the Season". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. "Academy roll of honour". Chelsea F.C. 28 January 2018.
  9. "U18 Premier League Cup – Champions". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  10. "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.
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