# Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy

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Manchester City is represented at Reserve level for football by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, or EDS, a predominantly Under-23 side that replaced the previous (more senior) Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy. The club is represented at the Under-18 level by the Manchester City Academy team.
City currently hold the 2023–24 FA Youth Cup.

## Elite Development Squad

The Elite Development Squad have played in the Under 21 Premier League since the 2012–13 season and previously played in the Premier Reserve League North. Starting with the 2011–12 season, the EDS competed in the NextGen Series competition, a Champions League format tournament only open to a select group of 'Under-19' teams located in western Europe. The NextGen Series organisers invited the 16 teams competing in the inaugural season of this new competition based on which clubs were considered to have the best academies in Europe. At the time, the EDS continued to play fixtures in both the Manchester Senior Cup and Lancashire Senior Cup plus several other matches and tournaments such as the Central League Cup.
In 2016-17 the U-21 Premier League was renamed as Premier League 2 and the age limit was raised to U-23. City won their first title at this level in the 2020–21 season and retained their title in 2021–22.
The UEFA Youth League launched in 2013–14, replacing the NextGen series, as a U-19 competition for the youth teams of Champions League participants and national champions at U-18 level. Teams fielded by City in this competition were therefore a hybrid of their EDS and academy squads. Their best performance to date has been a semi-final appearance in 2017–18.
Manchester City has fielded a reserve team since 1892 when the reserves played in the Lancashire Combination. The reserves were champions of the Lancashire Combination in 1901–02. The club left the Lancashire Combination in 1911 to join the Central League upon its formation. The City reserve team then played in the Central League until 2000, winning it on three occasions in the 1977–78, 1986–87 and 1999–2000 seasons. In 2006, the club re-entered the Central League – now the Pontin's League (West) – but this time in order to provide games for the 'Under-17' age group of players.
In recent seasons, Manchester City has purchased, registered and loaned young international players as part of their development strategy for the City Football Group. Although these players are officially Manchester City players, they have never made competitive appearances for City's senior or youth teams and may in future be transferred out before doing so. In 2022, FIFA have implemented new rules which will now restrict loans of this nature.

### Home ground

The EDS play all of their home fixtures at the Joie Stadium.

### Squad numbers

The squad numbers depicted for the EDS players in this article are the MCFC first team squad numbers – which means that these are the shirt numbers that the EDS players will wear if and when team-sheeted to play for the MCFC first team in either a friendly or competitive game. The current MCFC official first team squad consists of only about 20 players, however, the EDS players' squad numbers traditionally start in the region of the middle forties. For the Premier League 2, players use the 1–11 numbering system whilst squad numbers (including player names) are used for the EFL Trophy.
The Manchester City first team squad numbers are normally assigned and published in late July during the close season and they stay the same for the entire duration of the upcoming season (meaning that a squad number that is assigned to a player in the close season who subsequently wears that number in a competitive match, but who later leaves the club during that same season, will not be assigned to another player during the remainder of that season).

### Current squad

    As of 21 January 2025
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 |
| 50 | MF | ENG | Kian Breckin |
| 51 | DF | ENG | Issac Smith |
| 56 | MF | ENG | Jacob Wright |
| 57 | MF | HUN | Michael Okeke |
| 60 | FW | ENG | Tai Sodje |
| 64 | MF | ENG | Isaiah Dada-Mascoll |
| 65 | FW | ENG | Will Dickson |
| 66 | DF | ENG | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 67 | FW | ENG | Divin Mubama |
| 68 | DF | ENG | Max Alleyne |
| 77 | FW | ENG | Justin Oboavwoduo |
| 81 | FW | ENG | Jaden Heskey |
| 85 | FW | GER | Farid Alfa-Ruprecht |
| 95 | DF | ENG | Lakyle Samuel |
| 99 | MF | SCO | Emilio Lawrence |
| — | DF | ENG | Christian McFarlane |

#### EDS players out on loan

These are EDS players who have previously made competitive appearances for the Manchester City Academy, EDS or First Team, or have been brought with the explicit intention to join the first team in future.
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 |
| 37 | FW | BRA | Kayky (at Bahia until 30 June 2025) |
| 70 | DF | ENG | Jadel Katongo (at Peterborough United until 30 June 2025) |
| 73 | FW | ENG | Joel Ndala (at Nottingham Forest until 30 June 2025) |
| 74 | DF | FIN | Tomas Galvez (at Cambuur until 30 June 2025) |
| 76 | MF | ESP | Mahamadou Susoho (at Peterborough United until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 79 | DF | ENG | Luke Mbete (at Northampton Town until 30 June 2025) |
| 86 | DF | ENG | Callum Doyle (at Norwich City until 30 June 2025) |
| 88 | GK | ENG | True Grant (at Buxton until 30 June 2025) |
| 94 | DF | ENG | Finley Burns (at Hull City until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | SLE | Juma Bah (at Lens until 30 June 2025) |

#### City Football Group players

These are Manchester City players who are usually on loan as part of the CFG development strategy, are yet to make a competitive appearance for the club's Academy, EDS or First Team, or are over the age of 23.

##### On loan

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 |
| 39 | DF | BRA | Yan Couto (on loan at Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2025) |
| 78 | DF | BFA | Issa Kaboré (on loan at Werder Bremen until 30 June 2025) |

### Reserve/EDS Manager history

| Manager | From | To | Honours |
| Tony Book | 1986 | 1996 | 1987 Central League |
| Asa Hartford | 1996 | 2004 | 2000 Central League, 2001 Manchester Senior Cup |
| Steve Wigley | 2004 | 2006 | 2005 Manchester Senior Cup |
| Frankie Bunn | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Kenny Jackett | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 Manchester Senior Cup |
| Ian Miller | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 Central League |
| Glyn Hodges | 2008 | 2009 | |
| Andy Welsh | 2009 | 2012 | 2010 Manchester Senior Cup |
| Attilio Lombardo | 2012 | 2013 | |
| Patrick Vieira | 2013 | 2016 | 2015 Premier League International Cup |
| Simon Davies | 2016 | 2018 | |
| Paul Harsley | 2018 | 2020 | |
| Enzo Maresca | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 Premier League 2 |
| Brian Barry-Murphy | 2021 | 2024 | 2022 and 2023 Premier League 2 |
| Ben Wilkinson | 2024 | present | |

## Academy

Manchester City's Academy is responsible for youth development at the club, with the goal of developing young players for the future. The academy is one of the most revered in the country and since its new incarnation in 1998, it has produced more professional players than any other Premier League club.

### History

The club's first youth team was set up by Albert Alexander in the 1920s, known as the 'A' Team. From 1951 the 'A' team competed in the Lancashire League against reserve and youth teams of other clubs from North West England. From 1955 a second youth team, the 'B' team, typically comprising younger players than the 'A' team, competed in Division Two of the Lancashire League.
Youth football in England was restructured by the Football Association in 1997, with the introduction of the Academy system. Current International Youth Academy Director Jim Cassell joined from Oldham Athletic in July 1997 and was responsible for building Manchester City's youth structure, which gained Academy accreditation in 1998.
In its new incarnation, the 'A' and 'B' teams were replaced with 'Under-19' and 'Under-17' teams, which competed in the FA Premier Youth League. Since gaining FA approval in 1998 the academy has produced 84 players for Manchester City's first team, 38 of whom have gained full international honours, including England internationals Shaun Wright-Phillips, Micah Richards, Joey Barton, Daniel Sturridge, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Rico Lewis.The academy not only produces players for Manchester City but also players that have the talent to make the grade elsewhere, with players such as Ben Mee who's had a successful career at Burnley and Brentford, Jadon Sancho at Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United, Kelechi Iheanacho at Leicester and Kieran Trippier formerly at Burnley, Spurs, Atlético Madrid and now at Newcastle United.

### Present day

Since the club was taken over in September 2008, with extra capital and increased ambitions the club looked to expand their successful academy further afield and City in the Community programme in Manchester. In 2010, the Platt Lane complex was upgraded to include new facilities, such as a gym, changing rooms, as well as office and seminar space The club also launched an instructional video website aimed at helping the new skills of prospective footballers
City announced on 19 September 2011 that they would build an 80-acre training facility, known since as the City Football Academy to cater for around 400 youth players at a time, the campus was opened on 8 December 2014, and has since become the base for all senior and youth Manchester City men's and women's teams.

### Squad numbers

The squad numbers (if any) depicted for the academy players in this article are MCFC first-team squad numbers – which means that these are the shirt numbers that the academy players will wear if and when they are selected to play for the MCFC first team in either a friendly or competitive game.

### Current squad

    As of 24 July 2024
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 |
| 49 | MF | ENG | Ryan McAidoo |
| 53 | DF | ENG | Ezra Carrington |
| 54 | DF | ENG | Sebastian Naylor |
| 55 | DF | ENG | Harrison Parker |
| 58 | MF | MEX | Alex Alcalá |
| 59 | MF | ENG | Charlie Gray |
| 61 | DF | ENG | Kaden Braithwaite |
| 62 | FW | SCO | Ashton Muir |
| 63 | MF | ENG | Divine Mukasa |
| 69 | GK | WAL | Max Hudson |
| 71 | DF | WAL | Rhys Thomas |
| 72 | GK | ENG | Oliver Whatmuff |
| 80 | GK | ENG | Spike Brits |
| 83 | FW | ENG | Reigan Heskey |
| 84 | GK | ENG | Jack Wint |
| 89 | DF | ENG | Matthew Henderson-Hall |
| 90 | DF | ENG | Kian Noble |
| 91 | DF | ENG | Stephen Mfuni |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 92 | GK | ENG | Finley Grigg |
| 96 | MF | ENG | Daniel Batty |
| 98 | FW | ENG | Matthew Warhurst |
| — | DF | ENG | Leke Drake |
| — | DF | ENG | Dante Headley |
| — | DF | ENG | Charlie Holt |
| — | DF | WAL | Jayden Lienou |
| — | DF | ENG | Oliver Tevenan |
| — | MF | ENG | Seth Chingwaro |
| — | MF | ENG | Femi Fapetu |
| — | MF | ENG | Finley Gorman |
| — | MF | FRA | Tyrese Noubissie |
| — | MF | ENG | Floyd Samba |
| — | MF | FRA | Tyrone Samba |
| — | FW | ENG | Christian Dunbar-McDonald |
| — | FW | ENG | Luca Fletcher |
| — | FW | ENG | Kylan Midwood |
| — | FW | ENG | Timeo Whisker |

#### Out on loan

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 |
| 48 | FW | ENG | Brooklyn Nfonkeu (at Leeds United until 30 June 2025) |

### Academy Manager history

| Manager | From | To | Honours |
| Neil McNab | 1994 | 1997 | |
| Jim Cassell | 1997 | 2009 | 2008 Youth Cup |
| Steve Eyre | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Adam Sadler | 2011 | 2013 | |
| Jason Wilcox | 2013 | 2016 | 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League |
| Lee Carsley | 2016 | 2017 | |
| Gareth Taylor | 2017 | 2020 | 2018–19 & 2019–20 U18 Premier League Cup |
| Carlos Vicens | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 FA Youth Cup, 2020–21 Professional U18 Development League |
| Ben Wilkinson | 2021 | 2024 | 2021–22 and 2022–23 Professional U18 Development League, 2024 FA Youth Cup |
| Oliver Reiss | 2024 | present | |

### Academy graduates (1998–present)

    These are the academy players who have made at least one competitive appearance for the Manchester City first team.
    Academy graduates who still play for Manchester City, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in blue.
    Updated 1 September 2022

#### Retired from playing or unattached players

| Player | Level | Main other clubs played for | Born | International Honours | Debut | Manager |
| Shaun Wright-Phillips | 1 | Chelsea, QPR, New York Red Bulls, Phoenix Rising | London | Full England Caps | Age 17 v Burnley, 24 Aug. 1999 | Joe Royle |
| Terry Dunfield | 1 | Bury, Macclesfield, Shrewsbury, Toronto | Vancouver | Full Canada Caps | Age 19 v Chelsea, 11 May 2001 | Joe Royle |
| Chris Shuker | 1 | Barnsley, Tranmere, Morecambe, Port Vale | Liverpool | — | Age 19 v Notts County, 11 Sep. 2001 | Kevin Keegan |
| Dickson Etuhu | 1 | Preston, Norwich, Fulham | Kano | Full Nigeria Caps | Age 19 v Birmingham City, 15 Sep. 2001 | Kevin Keegan |
| Leon Mike | 2 | Aberdeen | Manchester | England U18 | Age 19 v Portsmouth, 16 Nov. 2001 | Kevin Keegan |
| Chris Killen | 2 | Oldham, Hibernian, Celtic, Chongqing | Wellington | Full New Zealand Caps | Age 20 v Rotherham United, 24 Nov. 2001 | Kevin Keegan |
| Tyrone Mears | 1 | Preston, Derby, Burnley, Bolton, Seattle Sounders FC | Manchester | Full Jamaican Caps | Age 19 v Nottingham Forest, 30 Mar. 2002 | Kevin Keegan |
| Joey Barton | 1 | Newcastle, QPR, Marseille, Burnley | Liverpool | Full England Cap | Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003 | Kevin Keegan |
| Stephen Jordan | 1 | Burnley, Fleetwood, Chorley | Liverpool | — | Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003 | Kevin Keegan |
| Willo Flood | 1 | Cardiff, Dundee Utd, Aberdeen | Dublin | Ireland U21 | Age 18 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003 | Kevin Keegan |
| Glenn Whelan | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Fleetwood Town, Bristol Rovers | Dublin | Full Ireland Caps | Age 19 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003 | Kevin Keegan |
| Stephen Elliott | 1 | Sunderland, Wolves, Preston, Hearts | Dublin | Full Ireland Caps | Age 20 v Bolton Wanderers, 21 Feb. 2004 | Kevin Keegan |
| Bradley Wright-Phillips | 1 | Southampton, Plymouth, Charlton, New York Red Bulls | London | England U20 | Age 19 v Barnsley, 21 Sep. 2004 | Kevin Keegan |
| Nedum Onuoha | 1 | Sunderland, QPR, Real Salt Lake | Warri | England U21 | Age 18 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004 | Kevin Keegan |
| Jonathan D'Laryea | 4 | Mansfield, Gainsborough Trinity | Manchester | — | Age 19 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004 | Kevin Keegan |
| Lee Croft | 1 | Norwich, Derby, Oldham, St.Johnstone | Wigan | England U20 | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 7 Mar. 2005 | Kevin Keegan |
| Stephen Ireland | 1 | Aston Villa, Stoke | Cork | Full Ireland Caps | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 18 Sep. 2005 | Stuart Pearce |
| Micah Richards | 1 | Aston Villa | Birmingham | Full England Caps | Age 17 v Arsenal, 22 Oct. 2005 | Stuart Pearce |
| Ishmael Miller | 1 | West Brom, Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield | Manchester | England U21 | Age 19 v Wigan Athletic, 18 Mar. 2006 | Stuart Pearce |
| Michael Johnson | 1 | | Manchester | England U21 | Age 18 v Wigan Athletic, 21 Oct. 2006 | Stuart Pearce |
| Daniel Sturridge | 1 | Chelsea, Liverpool, Trabzonspor | Birmingham | Full England Caps | Age 17 v Reading, 3 Feb. 2007 | Stuart Pearce |
| Shaleum Logan | 1 | Tranmere Rovers, Brentford, Aberdeen, Cove Rangers | Manchester | — | Age 19 v Bristol City, 29 Aug. 2007 | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Kelvin Etuhu | 1 | Barnsley, Bury, Carlisle | Kano | — | Age 19 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007 | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Sam Williamson | 1 | Wrexham | Manchester | — | Age 20 v Portsmouth, 20 Apr. 2008 | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Abdisalam Ibrahim | 1 | Strømsgodset, Viking, Vålerenga | Mogadishu | Full Norway Caps | Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| Javan Vidal | 1 | Aberdeen, Tamworth, Wrexham, Bradford (Park Avenue) | Manchester | England U20 | Age 21 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| Alex Nimely | 1 | Coventry City | Monrovia | England U20 | Age 18 v Burnley, 3 Apr. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| Chris Chantler | 1 | Carlisle United, Kilmarnock, F.C. United, Spennymoor Town, Ossett United | Manchester | — | Age 20 v Juventus, 16 Dec. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| Abdul Razak | 1 | AFC United, IK Sirius, Örgryte | Abidjan | Full Ivory Coast Caps | Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 5 Feb. 2011 | Roberto Mancini |
| Reece Wabara | 2 | Oldham, Doncaster | Birmingham | England U20 | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 22 May 2011 | Roberto Mancini |
| Jérémy Hélan | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Paris | France U19 | Age 20 v Aston Villa, 25 Sep. 2012 | Roberto Mancini |
| Emyr Huws | 2 | Huddersfield Town, Ipswich Town | Llanelli | Full Wales Caps | Age 20 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 Jan. 2014 | Roberto Mancini |
| David Faupala | 1 | Zorya Luhansk, Apollon Limassol | Bully-les-Mines | France U18 | Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Brandon Barker | 2 | NAC Breda, Hibernian, Rangers, Oxford United, Omonia | Manchester | England U20 | Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |

#### Active players

| Player | Level | Current Club | Born | International Honours | Debut | Manager |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 1 | Celtic | Copenhagen | Full Denmark Caps | Age 19 v West Ham United, 11 Aug. 2007 | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Ched Evans | 1 | Preston North End | Rhyl | Full Wales Caps | Age 18 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007 | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| Vladimír Weiss | 1 | Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava | Full Slovakia Caps | Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 24 May 2009 | Mark Hughes |
| Dedryck Boyata | 1 | Unattached | Brussels | Full Belgium Caps | Age 19 v Middlesbrough, 2 Jan. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| Greg Cunningham | 1 | Galway United | Galway | Full Ireland Caps | Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| Ben Mee | 1 | Brentford | Manchester | England U21 | Age 20 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| John Guidetti | 1 | AIK | Stockholm | Full Sweden Caps | Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010 | Roberto Mancini |
| Ryan McGivern | 1 | Newry City | Newry | Full Northern Ireland Caps | Age 21 v Sunderland, 3 Apr. 2011 | Roberto Mancini |
| Karim Rekik | 1 | Al Jazira | Rotterdam | Full Netherlands Caps | Age 16 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 | Roberto Mancini |
| Luca Scapuzzi | 2 | Caratese | Milan | — | Age 20 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 | Roberto Mancini |
| Denis Suárez | 1 | Villarreal | Vigo | Full Spain Cap | Age 17 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 Oct. 2011 | Roberto Mancini |
| Rony Lopes | 1 | Alanyaspor | Belém de Maria | Full Portugal Cap | Age 17 v Watford, 5 Jan. 2013 | Roberto Mancini |
| José Ángel Pozo | 1 | Śląsk Wrocław | Málaga | Spain U21 | Age 18 v Sheffield Wednesday, 24 Sep. 2014 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | 1 | Middlesbrough (on loan from Sevilla) | Imo State | Full Nigeria Caps | Age 18 v Watford, 29 Aug. 2015 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Manu García | 1 | Sporting Kansas City | Oviedo | Full Spain Cap | Age 17 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| George Evans | 2 | Wrexham | Cheadle | England U20 | Age 20 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Bersant Celina | 1 | AIK | Prizren | Full Kosovo Caps | Age 19 v Norwich, 9 Jan. 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Angeliño | 1 | Roma | Coristanco | Spain U21 | Age 19 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Cameron Humphreys | 2 | Rotherham United | Manchester | England U19 | Age 17 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Aleix García | 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Ulldecona | Full Spain Caps | Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Tosin Adarabioyo | 1 | Chelsea | Manchester | England U19 | Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | Manuel Pellegrini |
| Pablo Maffeo | 1 | RCD Mallorca | Sant Joan Despi | Spain U21 | Age 19 v Steaua București, 24 Aug. 2016 | Pep Guardiola |
| Brahim Díaz | 1 | Real Madrid | Málaga | Full Spain Cap Full Morocco Caps | Age 17 v Swansea, 21 Sep. 2016 | Pep Guardiola |
| Phil Foden | 1 | Manchester City | Stockport | Full England Caps | Age 17 v Feyenoord, 21 Nov. 2017 | Pep Guardiola |
| Lukas Nmecha | 1 | Wolfsburg | Hamburg | Full Germany Caps | Age 19 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017 | Pep Guardiola |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | 2 | Watford | Manchester | Nigeria U23 | Age 18 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017 | Pep Guardiola |
| Claudio Gomes | 2 | Palermo | Argenteuil | France U20 | Age 18 v Chelsea, 5 Aug. 2018 | Pep Guardiola |
| Arijanet Muric | 1 | Ipswich Town | Zürich | Full Kosovo Caps | Age 19 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018 | Pep Guardiola |
| Adrián Bernabé | 1 | Parma | Barcelona | Spain U23 | Age 17 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018 | Pep Guardiola |
| Eric García | 1 | Barcelona | Barcelona | Full Spain Caps | Age 17 v Leicester City, 18 Dec. 2018 | Pep Guardiola |
| Ian Poveda | 1 | Sunderland | London | Full Columbia Caps | Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019 | Pep Guardiola |
| Felix Nmecha | 1 | Borussia Dortmund | Hamburg | Full Germany Caps | Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019 | Pep Guardiola |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 1 | Southampton | Stockport | Full England Cap | Age 17 v Preston North End, 24 Sep. 2019 | Pep Guardiola |
| Tommy Doyle | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester | England U21 | Age 18 v Southampton, 29 Oct. 2019 | Pep Guardiola |
| Liam Delap | 1 | Ipswich Town | Winchester | England U21 | Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 24 Sep. 2020 | Pep Guardiola |
| Cole Palmer | 1 | Chelsea | Manchester | Full England Caps | Age 18 v Burnley, 30 Sep. 2020 | Pep Guardiola |
| Samuel Edozie | 1 | Anderlecht (on loan from Southampton) | London | England U20 | Age 18 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| Ben Knight | 3 | Unattached | Cambridge | England U18 | Age 19 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| CJ Egan-Riley | 1 | Burnley | Manchester | England U19 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| Luke Mbete | 2 | Northampton Town (on loan from Manchester City) | London | England U21 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| Finley Burns | 2 | Hull City (on loan from Manchester City) | London | England U20 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | 1 | Stoke City (on loan from Manchester City) | London | England U21 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| Roméo Lavia | 1 | Chelsea | Brussels | Full Belgium Cap | Age 17 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| James McAtee | 1 | Manchester City | Salford | England U21 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | Pep Guardiola |
| Rico Lewis | 1 | Manchester City | Manchester | Full England Caps | Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 13 Aug. 2022 | Pep Guardiola |
| Shea Charles | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Southampton) | Manchester | Full Northern Ireland Caps | Age 19 v Brentford, 28 May 2023 | Pep Guardiola |
| Oscar Bobb | 1 | Manchester City | Oslo | Full Norway Caps | Age 20 v Fulham, 3 Sep. 2023 | Pep Guardiola |
| Micah Hamilton | 2 | Stockport County (on loan from Middlesbrough) | Manchester | England U16 | Age 20 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023 | Pep Guardiola |
| Mahamadou Susoho | 3 | Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City) | Granollers | Spain U18 | Age 18 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023 | Pep Guardiola |
| Jacob Wright | 2 | Norwich City (on loan from Manchester City) | Manchester | England U18 | Age 18 v Huddersfield, 7 Jan. 2024 | Pep Guardiola |
| Nico O'Reilly | 1 | Manchester City | Manchester | England U18 | Age 19 v Manchester United, 10 Aug. 2024 | Pep Guardiola |
| Kaden Braithwaite | | Manchester City | Manchester | England U17 | Age 16 v Watford, 24 Sep. 2024 | Pep Guardiola |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | 1 | Manchester City | Huddersfield | England U18 | Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 30 Oct. 2024 | Pep Guardiola |

## Honours
### Elite Development Squad

* Premier League 2
** Winners (3): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Premier League International Cup
** Winners (1): 2014–15
* The Central League
** Winners (4): 1977–78, 1986–87, 1999–00, 2007–08
* Lancashire Senior Cup
** Winners (6): 1920–21, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1952–53, 1973–74

### Academy

* FA Youth Cup
** Winners (4): 1986, 2008, 2020, 2024
* U-18 Professional Development League
** Northern Division Champions (10) 1997–98, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
** National Champions: (4) 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
* U-18 Premier League Cup
** Winners (2): 2018–19, 2019–20