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

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Crystal Palace Under-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. 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.

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

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As of 5 November 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
39 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Grehan
41 GK England ENG Louie Moulden
42 DF England ENG Kaden Rodney
43 FW England ENG Victor Akinwale
45 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Reid
46 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Franco Umeh
47 FW Portugal POR Adler Nascimento
50 DF England ENG Joe Sheridan
53 GK England ENG Jackson Izquierdo
55 MF Northern Ireland NIR Justin Devenny
58 DF England ENG Caleb Kporha
59 MF Sierra Leone SLE Hindolo Mustapha
60 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Grante
61 MF Northern Ireland NIR Cormac Austin
62 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Luke Browne
63 FW England ENG Zach Marsh
No. Pos. Nation Player
64 FW England ENG Asher Agbinone
65 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joseph Gibbard
66 GK England ENG William Eastwood
68 DF England ENG Finley Marjoram
69 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Rio Cardines
70 DF England ENG Mofe Jemide
71 FW England ENG Jemiah Umolu
73 FW England ENG Jesse Derry
79 MF England ENG Sebastian Williams
DF England ENG Chris Francis
DF England ENG Kurai Musanhi
DF Northern Ireland NIR Craig Farquhar
MF Wales WAL Jadan Raymond
MF England ENG David Obou
MF England ENG Chimaechi Eze

Out on loan

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The loans listed here are only for under-21 squad players who have not yet made a competitive appearance for the first team or been called into the first team squad for a competitive fixture.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Danny Imray (at Bromley until end of the 2024–25 season)
MF England ENG Jack Wells-Morrison (at Wealdstone until 1 January 2025)

U18 Academy squad

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As of 5 November 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 England ENG Marcus Hill
GK England ENG Joseph Khoshaba
GK England ENG Jack Mason
GK England ENG Harry Whitworth
DF England ENG Dean Benamar
DF England ENG Freddie Cowin
DF England ENG Jasper Judd
DF England ENG George King
DF England ENG Joshua Muwana
DF England ENG Sean Somade
DF Wales WAL Charlie Walker-Smith
DF United States USA Tyler Whyte
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Joel Drakes-Thomas
MF England ENG Kai-Reece Adams-Collman
MF England ENG Euan Danaher
MF Albania ALB Matteo Dashi
MF England ENG David Montjen
MF England ENG Chuks Okoli
MF Ghana GHA Jerome Osei-Kyremeh
FW England ENG Benjamin Casey
FW England ENG Zack Henry
FW Portugal POR Enrique Lameiras
FW England ENG Stuart Oduro
FW Grenada GRN Caleb Redhead

Honours

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Reserves/Development Squad

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Academy

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  • 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

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Former academy players listed below who have progressed to the first team to make at least 100 appearances for Crystal Palace.

Young Player of the Year

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Year Winner
1983 England Gary Stebbing
1984 England Gary Stebbing
1985 England David Lindsay
1986 England Richard Shaw
1987 England John Salako
1988 England John Salako
1989 England David Stevens
1990 England Simon Osborn
1991 England Dean Gordon
1992 Scotland Mark Hawthorne
1993 Nigeria George Ndah
1994 Republic of Ireland 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 England Julian Gray
2003 England Wayne Routledge
2004 England Wayne Routledge
2005 England Tom Soares
2006 England Ben Watson
2007 England Gary Borrowdale
2008 Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell
2009 England Nathaniel Clyne
2010 England Nathaniel Clyne
2011 Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
2012 Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
 
Year Winner
2013 Wales Jonny Williams
2014 England Joel Ward
2015 Sierra Leone Sullay Kaikai
2016 England Hiram Boateng
2017 England Kevin Gonzalez
2018 England Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2019 Republic of Ireland Kian Flanagan
2020 England Malachi Boateng
2021 England Reece Hannam
2022 England Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
2023 England David Ozoh
2024 England Joe Whitworth

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

References

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  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.