Chelsea Under-21s and Academy

Full name	Chelsea Football Club Under-21s and Academy
Nicknames	The Blues The Young Blues
Ground	Kingsmeadow Cobham Training Centre Stamford Bridge
Capacity	4,850(Kingsmeadow) 40,044(Stamford Bridge)
Owner	BlueCo[1]
Chairman	Todd Boehly
Manager	Calum McFarlane (U21) Hassan Sulaiman (U18)
League	Premier League 2 (under-21s) U18 Premier League (academy)
Website	www.chelseafc.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Departments of Chelsea
Men's football Men's academy
Women's football

Chelsea F.C. Under-21s, previously referred to as theDevelopment Squad, are the development team ofChelsea Football Club. They play in thePremier League 2, which is the top level of reserve football in England. They were the champions in the2013–14 and2019–20 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 Calum McFarlane 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 theFA Youth Cup nine times, including five consecutive titles between 2014 and 2018. The academy has produced many successful players such as the brothersRon andAllan 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,Trevor Chalobah,Levi Colwill andConor Gallagher. Chelsea are the only English club to reach the final of theUEFA Youth League, winning it twice in four final appearances.

The under-21 team play their home games atKingsmeadow, while the under-18s play at the club'sCobham Training Centre inCobham,Surrey. Both teams occasionally use the club's home groundStamford Bridge for important matches.

• Bold indicates players to have at least one first-team appearance for Chelsea.

As of 12 November 2025^[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 FW  BRA Deivid Washington 36 MF  ENG Samuel Rak-Sakyi 37 FW  JAM Dujuan Richards 39 DF  SWE Genesis Antwi 42 MF  FIN Jimi Tauriainen 43 DF  ENG Richard Olise 44 GK  USA Gabriel Slonina 46 MF  ENG Reggie Walsh 47 DF  ENG Harrison Murray-Campbell 48 MF  SCO Harrison McMahon 50 GK  ENG Max Merrick 51 FW  ENG Ato Ampah 52 DF  ENG Kian Best 53 FW  ENG Kobe Barbour 54 MF  POR Leo Cardoso 55 FW  ENG Jesse Derry

No. Pos. Nation Player 56 MF  ENG Landon Emenalo 57 MF  ENG Sol Gordon 58 MF  ENG Ollie Harrison 61 DF  IRL Harry McGlinchey 62 FW  ENG Shim Mheuka 63 DF  ENG Kaiden Wilson 64 DF  IRL Justin Osagie 65 MF  ENG Frankie Runham 66 DF  ENG Olutayo Subuloye 67 FW  IRL Shaun Wade 70 GK  ENG Hudson Sands 72 MF  ENG Mathis Eboue 73 FW  ENG Chizaram Ezenwata 76 FW  ENG Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 82 MF  ENG Lewi Richards 90 GK  ENG Freddy Bernal

As of 22 October 2025^[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 46 MF  ENG Reggie Walsh 53 FW  ENG Kobe Barbour 57 MF  ENG Sol Gordon 59 MF  MAR Yahya Idrissi 60 GK  ENG Jack Austin 61 DF  IRL Harry McGlinchey 66 DF  ENG Olutayo Subuloye 68 DF  ENG Joseph Wheeler-Henry 70 GK  ENG Hudson Sands 71 DF  ENG Calvin Diakite 72 MF  ENG Mathis Eboue 73 FW  ENG Chizaram Ezenwata 75 MF  ENG Charlie Holland

No. Pos. Nation Player 76 FW  ENG Ryan Kavuma-McQueen 78 FW  ENG Jeremiah Berkeley-Agyepong 79 DF  BRA Isago Silva 80 GK  ENG Toby Bell 81 MF  MAR Ibrahim Rabbaj 82 MF  ENG Lewi Richards 83 FW  ENG Joel Philbert 84 DF  ENG Dante Waite 90 GK  ENG Freddy Bernal — DF  ENG Riley Ebho — DF  ENG Jacob Hall — FW  NIR Christopher Atherton — FW  ENG Jashayde Greenwood

• 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	vLevski Sofia,UEFA Cup, 27 September 2001	Claudio Ranieri
Joel Kitamirike		vHapoel Tel Aviv,UEFA Cup, 18 October 2001
Joe Keenan		vAston Villa,Premier League, 9 February 2002
Carlton Cole	England	vEverton,Premier League, 6 April 2002
Robert Huth	Germany	vAston Villa,Premier League, 11 May 2002
Filipe Oliveira	Portugal U21	vViking,UEFA Cup, 19 September 2002
Alexis Nicolas	Cyprus U21	vScarborough,FA Cup, 24 January 2004
Steven Watt	Scotland U21	vScunthorpe United,FA Cup, 8 January 2005	José Mourinho
Lenny Pidgeley	England U20	vCharlton Athletic,Premier League, 7 May 2005
Anthony Grant	Jamaica	vManchester United,Premier League, 10 May 2005
Jimmy Smith	England U19	vNewcastle United,Premier League, 7 May 2006
Ben Sahar	Israel	vMacclesfield Town,FA Cup, 6 January 2007
Michael Woods	England U19
Sam Hutchinson	England U19	vEverton,Premier League, 13 May 2007
Michael Mancienne	Seychelles	vWatford,FA Cup, 14 February 2009	Guus Hiddink
Fabio Borini	Italy	vTottenham Hotspur,Premier League, 20 September 2009	Carlo Ancelotti
Jeffrey Bruma	Netherlands	vBlackburn Rovers,Premier League, 24 October 2009
Gaël Kakuta	DR Congo	vWolverhampton Wanderers,Premier League, 21 November 2009
Patrick van Aanholt	Netherlands	vPortsmouth,Premier League, 24 March 2010
Josh McEachran	England U21	vMŠK Žilina,UEFA Champions League, 15 September 2010
Jacob Mellis	England U19	vMŠK Žilina,UEFA Champions League, 23 November 2010
Ryan Bertrand	England	vBirmingham City,Premier League, 20 April 2011
Lucas Piazon	Brazil U23	vWolverhampton Wanderers, 25 September 2012	Roberto Di Matteo
Nathan Aké	Netherlands	vNorwich City,Premier League, 26 December 2012	Rafael Benítez
Lewis Baker	England U21	vDerby County,FA Cup, 5 January 2014	José Mourinho
John Swift	England U21	vCardiff City,Premier League, 11 May 2014
Dominic Solanke	England	vMaribor,UEFA Champions League, 21 October 2014
Andreas Christensen	Denmark	vShrewsbury Town,EFL Cup, 28 October 2014
Ruben Loftus-Cheek	England	vSporting CP,UEFA Champions League, 10 December 2014
Bertrand Traoré	Burkina Faso	vMaccabi Tel Aviv,UEFA Champions League, 16 September 2015
Jake Clarke-Salter	England U21	vAston Villa,Premier League, 2 April 2016	Guus Hiddink
Tammy Abraham	England	vLiverpool,Premier League, 11 May 2016
Fikayo Tomori	England	vLeicester City,Premier League, 15 May 2016
Ola Aina	Nigeria	vBristol Rovers,EFL Cup, 23 August 2016	Antonio Conte
Nathaniel Chalobah	England	vLeicester City,EFL Cup, 20 September 2016
Charly Musonda	Belgium U21	vArsenal,Community Shield, 6 August 2017
Jérémie Boga	Ivory Coast	vBurnley,Premier League, 12 August 2017
Dujon Sterling	England U20	vNottingham Forest,EFL Cup, 20 September 2017
Callum Hudson-Odoi	England	vNewcastle United,FA Cup, 28 January 2018
Kyle Scott	United States U20	vHull City,FA Cup, 16 February 2018
Mason Mount	England	vManchester United,Premier League, 11 August 2019	Frank Lampard
Billy Gilmour	Scotland	vSheffield United,Premier League, 31 August 2019
Tino Anjorin	England U20	vGrimsby Town,EFL Cup, 25 September 2019
Marc Guehi	England
Reece James	England
Ian Maatsen	Netherlands
Tariq Lamptey	Ghana	vArsenal,Premier League, 29 December 2019
Armando Broja	Albania	vEverton,Premier League, 8 March 2020
Trevoh Chalobah	England	vVillarreal,UEFA Super Cup, 11 August 2021	Thomas Tuchel
Xavier Simons	England U20	vBrentford,EFL Cup, 22 December 2021
Jude Soonsup-Bell	Thailand
Harvey Vale	England U20
Lewis Hall	England	vChesterfield,FA Cup, 8 January 2022
Conor Gallagher	England	vEverton,Premier League, 6 August 2022
Omari Hutchinson	Jamaica	vManchester City,Premier League, 5 January 2023	Graham Potter
Bashir Humphreys	England U21	vManchester City,FA Cup, 8 January 2023
Levi Colwill	England	vLiverpool,Premier League, 13 August 2023	Mauricio Pochettino
Alex Matos	England U20	vFulham,Premier League, 2 October 2023
Alfie Gilchrist		vCrystal Palace,Premier League, 27 December 2023
Michael Golding	England U19	vPreston North End,EFL Cup, 6 January 2024
Leo Castledine	England U19	vMiddlesbrough,EFL Cup, 23 January 2024
Cesare Casadei	Italy U21	vLiverpool,Premier League, 31 January 2024
Jimi Tauriainen	Finland U19	vLeeds United,FA Cup, 28 February 2024
Josh Acheampong	England U21	vTottenham Hotspur,Premier League, 2 May 2024
Tyrique George	England U21	vServette,UEFA Conference League, 29 August 2024	Enzo Maresca
Samuel Rak-Sakyi	England U18	vNoah,UEFA Conference League, 7 November 2024
Ato Ampah	England U20	vAstana,UEFA Conference League, 12 December 2024
Kiano Dyer	England U20
Shim Mheuka	England U19
Harrison Murray-Campbell	England U20	vShamrock Rovers,UEFA Conference League, 19 December 2024
Genesis Antwi	Sweden U21	vCopenhagen,UEFA Conference League, 13 March 2025
Reggie Walsh	England U18	vDjurgårdens IF,UEFA Conference League, 1 May 2025

• 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.

• 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

• Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup
  • Winners (1): 1984
• 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^[4]
• U17 Premier League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2023–24^[5]
• U16 Premier League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2018–19^[6]
• 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

• 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)

• Professional Development League
• Chelsea F.C.
• BlueCo
• Football academies in England
• Eastern Counties Football League
• Metropolitan League
• 1948 establishments in England
• Premier League International Cup
• UEFA Youth League teams
• NextGen series
• London League (football)

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