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

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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. 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[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 England ENG Jack Wells-Morrison
41 GK England ENG Joe Whitworth
46 DF England ENG Danny Imray
49 FW England ENG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
51 DF England ENG Kaden Rodney
52 MF England ENG David Ozoh
54 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Reid
55 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Franco Umeh
58 DF England ENG Noah Watson
60 MF Wales WAL Jadan Raymond
61 FW England ENG Roshaun Mathurin
63 MF Northern Ireland NIR Justin Devenny
74 GK England ENG Jackson Izquierdo
No. Pos. Nation Player
76 FW Portugal POR Adler Nascimento
DF England ENG Caleb Kporha
DF England ENG Joe Sheridan
DF England ENG Vonnte Williams
DF England ENG Chris Francis
DF Northern Ireland NIR Craig Farquhar
MF England ENG David Obou
MF England ENG Hindolo Mustapha
MF England ENG Chimaechi Eze
FW England ENG Victor Akinwale
FW England ENG Jesse Derry
FW England ENG Zach Marsh
FW England 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 Scotland SCO Scott Banks (at St. Pauli until end of the 2023–24 season)
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Killian Phillips (at Aberdeen until end of the 2023–24 season)
MF England ENG Malachi Boateng (at Dundee until end of the 2023–24 season)
GK England ENG Owen Goodman (at Colchester United until end of the 2023–24 season)
DF Nigeria NGA Kelvin Agho (at Voždovac until end of the 2023–24 season)
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Grehan (at Carlisle United until end of the 2023–24 season)
FW England ENG John-Kymani Gordon (at AFC Wimbledon until end of the 2023–24 season)
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tayo Adaramola (at RWD Molenbeek until end of the 2023–24 season)
FW England ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi (at Burton Albion until end of the 2023–24 season)
FW England 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 England ENG William Eastwood
GK England ENG Marcus Hill
GK England ENG Joseph Khoshaba
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake Grante
DF England ENG Mofe Jemide
DF England ENG Caleb Kporha
DF England ENG Finley Marjoram
DF England ENG George King
DF England ENG Leon Elliott
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Luke Browne
DF Wales WAL Charlie Walker-Smith
MF Northern Ireland NIR Cormac Austin
MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Rio Cardines
MF England ENG Kai-Reece Adams-Collman
MF England ENG Caleb Redhead
MF England ENG Freddie Cowin
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Laolu Omobolaji
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joseph Gibbard
MF Albania ALB Matteo Dashi
MF United States USA Tyler Whyte
MF England ENG Giulio Marroni
MF England ENG Hindolo Mustapha
MF England ENG David Obou
MF England ENG Jerome Kyremeh
MF Slovakia SVK Samuel Lusale
MF England ENG Sebastian Williams
FW England ENG Jesse Derry
FW England ENG Zack Henry
FW Portugal POR Enrique Lameiras
FW England ENG Zach Marsh
FW England ENG Asher Agbinone
FW England 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 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

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.