Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy

Chelsea Under-21s and Academy
Full name	Chelsea Football Club Under-21s and Academy
Nickname(s)	The Blues; The Young Blues
Ground	Kingsmeadow; Cobham Training Centre; Stamford Bridge
Capacity	4,850 (Kingsmeadow); 40,173 (Stamford Bridge)
Owner	BlueCo
Chairman	Todd Boehly
Manager	Filipe Coelho (U21); Hassan Sulaiman (U18)
League	Premier League 2 (under-21s); U18 Premier League (academy)
Website	www.chelseafc.com
Home colours	Away colours

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 Filipe Coelho 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 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

As of 1 July 2025^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	MF	ENG	Kiano Dyer
37	MF	ENG	Omari Kellyman
40	GK	ENG	Ted Curd
42	MF	FIN	Jimi Tauriainen
48	MF	ENG	Harrison McMahon
49	DF	ENG	Richard Olise
51	MF	ENG	Samuel Rak-Sakyi
55	FW	ENG	Ato Ampah
57	FW	ENG	Donnell McNeilly
59	DF	ENG	Harrison Murray-Campbell
62	DF	ENG	Ishé Samuels-Smith


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
63	DF	ENG	Kaiden Wilson
64	DF	SWE	Genesis Antwi
66	MF	ENG	Ollie Harrison
67	MF	ENG	Frankie Runham
68	FW	IRL	Shaun Wade
75	DF	IRL	Harry McGlinchey
76	FW	ENG	Shim Mheuka
80	GK	ENG	Hudson Sands
—	DF	ENG	Brodi Hughes
—	FW	JAM	Dujuan Richards
—	FW	ENG	Ronnie Stutter

U18s squad

As of 1 July 2025^[3]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	MF	ENG	Kiano Dyer
64	DF	SWE	Genesis Antwi
65	MF	POR	Leo Cardoso
66	MF	ENG	Ollie Harrison
67	MF	ENG	Frankie Runham
68	FW	IRL	Shaun Wade
70	GK	ENG	Jack Austin
71	FW	ENG	Kobe Barbour
72	MF	ENG	Landon Emenalo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
73	MF	ENG	Sol Gordon
74	MF	MAR	Yahya Idrissi
75	DF	IRL	Harry McGlinchey
76	FW	ENG	Shim Mheuka
77	DF	ENG	Harry Rodda
78	DF	ENG	Olutayo Subuloye
79	DF	ENG	Joseph Wheeler-Henry
80	GK	ENG	Hudson Sands

Management team

As of 11 July 2024^[4]

Under-21s head coach	Filipe Coelho
Under-21s assistant	Jack Mesure
Under-21s assistant	James Simmonds
Under-18s head coach	Hassan Sulaiman
Under-18s assistant	Andy Ross
Under-18s assistant	Jimmy Smith

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
Leon Knight	England U20	v Levski Sofia, UEFA Cup, 27 September 2001	Claudio Ranieri
Joel Kitamirike		v Hapoel Tel Aviv, UEFA Cup, 18 October 2001
Joe Keenan		v Aston Villa, Premier League, 9 February 2002
Carlton Cole	England	v Everton, Premier League, 6 April 2002
Robert Huth	Germany	v Aston Villa, Premier League, 11 May 2002
Filipe Oliveira	Portugal U21	v Viking, UEFA Cup, 19 September 2002
Alexis Nicolas	Cyprus U21	v Scarborough, FA Cup, 24 January 2004
Steven Watt	Scotland U21	v Scunthorpe United, FA Cup, 8 January 2005	José Mourinho
Lenny Pidgeley	England U20	v Charlton Athletic, Premier League, 7 May 2005
Anthony Grant	Jamaica	v Manchester United, Premier League, 10 May 2005
Jimmy Smith	England U19	v Newcastle United, Premier League, 7 May 2006
Ben Sahar	Israel	v Macclesfield Town, FA Cup, 6 January 2007
Michael Woods	England U19	v Macclesfield Town, FA Cup, 6 January 2007
Sam Hutchinson	England U19	v Everton, Premier League, 13 May 2007
Michael Mancienne	Seychelles	v Watford, FA Cup, 14 February 2009	Guus Hiddink
Fabio Borini	Italy	v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, 20 September 2009	Carlo Ancelotti
Jeffrey Bruma	Netherlands	v Blackburn Rovers, Premier League, 24 October 2009
Gaël Kakuta	DR Congo	v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, 21 November 2009
Patrick van Aanholt	Netherlands	v Portsmouth, Premier League, 24 March 2010
Josh McEachran	England U21	v MŠK Žilina, UEFA Champions League, 15 September 2010
Jacob Mellis	England U19	v MŠK Žilina, UEFA Champions League, 23 November 2010
Ryan Bertrand	England	v Birmingham City, Premier League, 20 April 2011
Lucas Piazon	Brazil U23	v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 25 September 2012	Roberto Di Matteo
Nathan Aké	Netherlands	v Norwich City, Premier League, 26 December 2012	Rafael Benítez
Lewis Baker	England U21	v Derby County, FA Cup, 5 January 2014	José Mourinho
John Swift	England U21	v Cardiff City, Premier League, 11 May 2014
Dominic Solanke	England	v Maribor, UEFA Champions League, 21 October 2014
Andreas Christensen	Denmark	v Shrewsbury Town, EFL Cup, 28 October 2014
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	England	v Sporting CP, UEFA Champions League, 10 December 2014
Bertrand Traoré	Burkina Faso	v Maccabi Tel Aviv, UEFA Champions League, 16 September 2015
Jake Clarke-Salter	England U21	v Aston Villa, Premier League, 2 April 2016	Guus Hiddink
Tammy Abraham	England	v Liverpool, Premier League, 11 May 2016
Fikayo Tomori	England	v Leicester City, Premier League, 15 May 2016
Ola Aina	Nigeria	v Bristol Rovers, EFL Cup, 23 August 2016	Antonio Conte
Nathaniel Chalobah	England	v Leicester City, EFL Cup, 20 September 2016
Charly Musonda	Belgium U21	v Arsenal, Community Shield, 6 August 2017
Jérémie Boga	Ivory Coast	v Burnley, Premier League, 12 August 2017
Dujon Sterling	England U20	v Nottingham Forest, EFL Cup, 20 September 2017
Callum Hudson-Odoi	England	v Newcastle United, FA Cup, 28 January 2018
Kyle Scott	United States U20	v Hull City, FA Cup, 16 February 2018
Mason Mount	England	v Manchester United, Premier League, 11 August 2019	Frank Lampard
Billy Gilmour	Scotland	v Sheffield United, Premier League, 31 August 2019
Reece James	England	v Grimsby Town, EFL Cup, 25 September 2019
Marc Guehi	England
Ian Maatsen	Netherlands
Tino Anjorin	England U20
Tariq Lamptey	Ghana	v Arsenal, Premier League, 29 December 2019
Armando Broja	Albania	v Everton, Premier League, 8 March 2020
Trevoh Chalobah	England	v Villarreal, UEFA Super Cup, 11 August 2021	Thomas Tuchel
Xavier Simons	England U20	v Brentford, EFL Cup, 22 December 2021
Jude Soonsup-Bell	England U19
Harvey Vale	England U20
Lewis Hall	England	v Chesterfield, FA Cup, 8 January 2022
Conor Gallagher	England	v Everton, Premier League, 6 August 2022
Omari Hutchinson	Jamaica	v Manchester City, Premier League, 5 January 2023	Graham Potter
Bashir Humphreys	England U21	v Manchester City, FA Cup, 8 January 2023	Graham Potter
Levi Colwill	England	v Liverpool, Premier League, 13 August 2023	Mauricio Pochettino
Alex Matos	England U20	v Fulham, Premier League, 2 October 2023
Alfie Gilchrist		v Crystal Palace, Premier League, 27 December 2023
Michael Golding	England U19	v Preston North End, EFL Cup, 6 January 2024
Leo Castledine	England U19	v Middlesbrough, EFL Cup, 23 January 2024
Cesare Casadei	Italy U21	v Liverpool, Premier League, 31 January 2024
Jimi Tauriainen	Finland U19	v Leeds United, FA Cup, 28 February 2024
Josh Acheampong	England U20	v Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League, 2 May 2024
Tyrique George	England U19	v Servette, UEFA Conference League, 29 August 2024	Enzo Maresca
Samuel Rak-Sakyi	England U18	v Noah, UEFA Conference League, 7 November 2024
Ato Ampah	England U18	v Astana, UEFA Conference League, 12 December 2024
Shim Mheuka	England U19
Kiano Dyer	England U19
Harrison Murray-Campbell	England U19	v Shamrock Rovers, UEFA Conference League, 19 December 2024
Genesis Antwi	Sweden U19	v Copenhagen, UEFA Conference League, 13 March 2025
Reggie Walsh	England U17	v Djurgårdens IF, UEFA Conference League, 1 May 2025

Notable Academy graduates

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.

bold indicates players who still play for Chelsea, including those who are currently out on loan to other clubs..

Before World War II

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Annual awards

Young Player of the Year

Academy Player of the Season

Honours

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
- Winners (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
U18 Premier League – National Champions
- Winners (2): 2016–17, 2017–18
U18 Premier League – Southern Champions
- Winners (5): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2023–24
FA Youth Cup
- Winners (9): 1959–60, 1960–61, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
U18 Premier League Cup
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–22^[5]
U17 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2023–24^[6]
U16 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2018–19^[7]
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.
^ "Academy – U21s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ "Academy – Staff". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "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)

[1] "Group Tax Strategy". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[2] "Academy – U21s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[3] "Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[4] "Academy – Staff". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[5] "U18 Premier League Cup – Champions". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[6] "PL Cup report: Wolves 1–3 Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

[7] "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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