# Chelsea F.C. Development Squad and Academy

Departments of Chelsea :
| Men's football | Men's academy |
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 21 February 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 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Kiano Dyer |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Omari Kellyman |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Ted Curd |
| 42 | MF | FIN | Jimi Tauriainen |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Brodi Hughes |
| 47 | GK | FIN | Lucas Bergström |
| 48 | MF | SCO | 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 |
| — | GK | WAL | Eddie Beach |
| — | GK | ENG | Luke Campbell |
| — | GK | USA | Gabriel Slonina |
| — | FW | JAM | Dujuan Richards |
| — | FW | ENG | Ronnie Stutter |

### U18s squad

    As of 15 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 |
| 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 |
| 69 | DF | ENG | Marcell Washington |
| 70 | GK | ENG | Jack Austin |
| 71 | FW | ENG | Kobe Barbour |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 72 | MF | ENG | Landon Emenalo |
| 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
| 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 |

## Notable Academy players and graduates

* Players who have at least 10 appearances for Chelsea first-team or represented a country at full international level, are categorised by the decade in which they left or graduated from the academy.
* Players who still play for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold.

### Before World War II

* Désiré Bastin
* David Calderhead Jr.
* Ron Greenwood
* George Pearson
* Tommy Law
* Bill Robertson

### 1950s

* Micky Block
* Peter Bonetti
* Peter Brabrook
* Terry Bradbury
* Barry Bridges
* David Cliss
* John Compton
* Derek Gibbs
* Jimmy Greaves
* Mike Harrison
* Tony Nicholas
* Mel Scott
* Ken Shellito
* Bobby Smith
* Bobby Tambling
* Dick Whittaker
* Gerry Baker

### 1960s

* Dennis Brown
* Dennis Butler
* Tony Currie
* John Dunn
* Allan Harris
* Ron Harris
* John Hollins
* Peter Houseman
* Alan Hudson
* Barry Lloyd
* Bert Murray
* Peter Osgood
* Terry Venables
* John Boyle
* Stewart Houston

### 1970s

* Trevor Aylott
* Brian Bason
* John Bumstead
* Gary Chivers
* Mike Fillery
* Lee Frost
* Kevin Hales
* Gary Johnson
* Tommy Langley
* Ray Lewington
* Gary Locke
* Teddy Maybank
* Micky Nutton
* Colin Pates
* Peter Rhoades-Brown
* Steve Sherwood
* John Sitton
* John Sparrow
* Gary Stanley
* David Stride
* Clive Walker
* Steve Wicks
* Graham Wilkins
* Ray Wilkins
* Ian Britton
* Steve Finnieston

### 1980s

* Jason Cundy
* Keith Dublin
* Steve Francis
* Robert Isaac
* Dale Jasper
* Keith Jones
* David Lee
* Graeme Le Saux
* Damian Matthew
* Carlton Palmer
* Graham Stuart
* Colin West
* Craig Burley
* Billy Dodds
* John Millar
* Paul Bodin
* Gareth Hall

### 1990s

* Michael Duberry
* Jon Harley
* Paul Hughes
* Jody Morris
* Andy Myers
* Eddie Newton
* Mark Nicholls
* Neil Shipperley
* John Terry
* Samuele Dalla Bona
* Frank Sinclair
* Junior Mendes
* Muzzy Izzet
* Nathan Blake

### 2000s

* Gaël Kakuta
* Yves Ma-Kalambay
* Ryan Bertrand
* Carlton Cole
* Jack Cork
* Momodou Ceesay
* Robert Huth
* Toni Silva
* Oliver Norburn
* Emmanuel Sarki
* Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson
* Ben Sahar
* Fabio Borini
* Jermaine Beckford
* Shaun Cummings
* Anthony Grant
* Dominic Poleon
* Mbark Boussoufa
* Bradley Woods-Garness
* Jeffrey Bruma
* Patrick van Aanholt
* Neil Etheridge
* James Younghusband
* Phil Younghusband
* Dean Furman
* Michael Modubi
* Jeffrey Ntuka
* Liam Bridcutt
* Warren Cummings
* Michael Mancienne
* Andy King

### 2010s

* Richard Bakary
* Bertrand Traoré
* Faiq Bolkiah
* Iké Ugbo
* Ian Poveda
* Victorien Angban
* Jérémie Boga
* Andreas Christensen
* Tammy Abraham
* Nathaniel Chalobah
* Trevoh Chalobah
* Conor Gallagher
* Marc Guéhi
* Callum Hudson-Odoi
* Reece James
* Ruben Loftus-Cheek
* Josh McEachran
* Mason Mount
* Eddie Nketiah
* Declan Rice
* Dominic Solanke
* Fikayo Tomori
* Michael Olise
* Jamal Musiala
* Tariq Lamptey
* Louie Annesley
* Aliu Djaló
* Nathan Moriah-Welsh
* Michael Obafemi
* Jack Taylor
* Di'Shon Bernard
* Kasey Palmer
* Mukhtar Ali
* Rohan Ince
* Nathan Aké
* Ian Maatsen
* Ola Aina
* Cameron McGeehan
* George Saville
* Marcin Bułka
* Billy Gilmour
* Rowan Liburd
* Aziz Deen-Conteh
* Kevin Wright
* Will Donkin
* Michael Kedman
* Daniel Phillips
* Gökhan Töre
* Jay Dasilva
* Chris Mepham

### 2020s

* Armando Broja
* Ben Elliott
* Levi Colwill
* Tyrique George
* Alfie Gilchrist
* Lewis Hall
* Tino Livramento
* Omari Hutchinson
* Lucas Bergström
* Cesare Casadei
* Dujuan Richards
* Jon Russell
* Sam McClelland

## Academy graduates in Premier League era (1992–present)

* Players who still play for Chelsea, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are in bold.
| Player | International caps | Debut | Manager |
| Neil Shipperley | England U21 | Age 18 v Southampton, 10 April 1993 | David Webb |
| Michael Duberry | England U21 | Age 18 v Coventry City, 4 May 1994 | Glenn Hoddle |
| Jody Morris | England U21 | Age 17 v Middlesbrough, 4 February 1996 | Glenn Hoddle |
| Mark Nicholls | | Age 19 v Leicester City, 12 October 1996 | Ruud Gullit |
| Neil Clement | England U18 | Age 19 v West Ham United, 21 December 1996 | Ruud Gullit |
| Paul Hughes | | Age 21 v Derby County, 18 January 1997 | Ruud Gullit |
| Joe Sheerin | | Age 18 v Wimbledon, 22 April 1997 | Ruud Gullit |
| Steven Hampshire | | Age 16 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 October 1997 | Ruud Gullit |
| Nick Crittenden | | Age 19 v Southampton, 19 November 1997 | Ruud Gullit |
| Jon Harley | England U21 | Age 19 v Derby County, 5 April 1998 | Gianluca Vialli |
| John Terry | England | Age 17 v Aston Villa, 28 October 1998 | Gianluca Vialli |
| Mikael Forssell | Finland | Age 17 v Arsenal, 31 January 1999 | Gianluca Vialli |
| Rob Wolleaston | | Age 19 v Huddersfield Town, 13 October 1999 | Gianluca Vialli |
| Samuele Dalla Bona | Italy U21 | Age 18 v Feyenoord, 24 November 1999 | Gianluca Vialli |
| Leon Knight | England U20 | Age 19 v Levski Sofia, 27 September 2001 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Joel Kitamirike | | Age 18 v Hapoel Tel Aviv, 18 October 2001 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Joe Keenan | | Age 19 v Aston Villa, 9 February 2002 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Carlton Cole | England | Age 18 v Everton, 6 April 2002 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Robert Huth | Germany | Age 17 v Aston Villa, 11 May 2002 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Filipe Oliveira | Portugal U21 | Age 18 v Viking, 19 September 2002 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Alexis Nicolas | Cyprus U21 | Age 20 v Scarborough, 24 January 2004 | Claudio Ranieri |
| Steven Watt | Scotland U21 | Age 19 v Scunthorpe United, 8 January 2005 | José Mourinho |
| Lenny Pidgeley | England U20 | Age 21 v Charlton Athletic, 7 May 2005 | José Mourinho |
| Anthony Grant | Jamaica | Age 17 v Manchester United, 10 May 2005 | José Mourinho |
| Jimmy Smith | England U19 | Age 19 v Newcastle United, 7 May 2006 | José Mourinho |
| Ben Sahar | Israel | Age 18 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007 | José Mourinho |
| Michael Woods | England U19 | Age 16 v Macclesfield Town, 6 January 2007 | José Mourinho |
| Sam Hutchinson | England U19 | Age 17 v Everton, 13 May 2007 | José Mourinho |
| Michael Mancienne | Seychelles | Age 21 v Watford, 14 February 2009 | Guus Hiddink |
| Fabio Borini | Italy | Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 20 September 2009 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Jeffrey Bruma | Netherlands | Age 17 v Blackburn Rovers, 24 October 2009 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Gaël Kakuta | DR Congo | Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 21 November 2009 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Patrick van Aanholt | Netherlands | Age 19 v Portsmouth, 24 March 2010 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Josh McEachran | England U21 | Age 17 v MŠK Žilina, 15 September 2010 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Jacob Mellis | England U19 | Age 19 v MŠK Žilina, 23 November 2010 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Ryan Bertrand | England | Age 21 v Birmingham City, 20 April 2011 | Carlo Ancelotti |
| Lucas Piazon | Brazil U23 | Age 18 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 25 September 2012 | Roberto Di Matteo |
| Nathan Aké | Netherlands | Age 17 v Norwich City, 26 December 2012 | Rafael Benítez |
| Lewis Baker | England U21 | Age 18 v Derby County, 5 January 2014 | José Mourinho |
| John Swift | England U21 | Age 18 v Cardiff City, 11 May 2014 | José Mourinho |
| Dominic Solanke | England | Age 17 v Maribor, 21 October 2014 | José Mourinho |
| Andreas Christensen | Denmark | Age 18 v Shrewsbury Town, 28 October 2014 | José Mourinho |
| Ruben Loftus-Cheek | England | Age 18 v Sporting CP, 10 December 2014 | José Mourinho |
| Bertrand Traoré | Burkina Faso | Age 20 v Maccabi Tel Aviv, 16 September 2015 | José Mourinho |
| Jake Clarke-Salter | England U21 | Age 18 v Aston Villa, 2 April 2016 | Guus Hiddink |
| Tammy Abraham | England | Age 18 v Liverpool, 11 May 2016 | Guus Hiddink |
| Fikayo Tomori | England | Age 18 v Leicester City, 15 May 2016 | Guus Hiddink |
| Ola Aina | Nigeria | Age 19 v Bristol Rovers, 23 August 2016 | Antonio Conte |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | England | Age 21 v Leicester City, 20 September 2016 | Antonio Conte |
| Charly Musonda | Belgium U21 | Age 20 v Arsenal, 6 August 2017 | Antonio Conte |
| Jérémie Boga | Ivory Coast | Age 20 v Burnley, 12 August 2017 | Antonio Conte |
| Dujon Sterling | England U20 | Age 17 v Nottingham Forest, 20 September 2017 | Antonio Conte |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | England | Age 17 v Newcastle United, 28 January 2018 | Antonio Conte |
| Kyle Scott | United States U20 | Age 20 v Hull City, 16 February 2018 | Antonio Conte |
| Mason Mount | England | Age 20 v Manchester United, 11 August 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Billy Gilmour | Scotland | Age 18 v Sheffield United, 31 August 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Reece James | England | Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Marc Guehi | England | Age 19 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Ian Maatsen | Netherlands U21 | Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Tino Anjorin | England U20 | Age 17 v Grimsby Town, 25 September 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Tariq Lamptey | Ghana | Age 19 v Arsenal, 29 December 2019 | Frank Lampard |
| Armando Broja | Albania | Age 18 v Everton, 8 March 2020 | Frank Lampard |
| Trevoh Chalobah | England U21 | Age 22 v Villarreal, 11 August 2021 | Thomas Tuchel |
| Xavier Simons | England U20 | Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | Thomas Tuchel |
| Jude Soonsup-Bell | England U19 | Age 17 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | Thomas Tuchel |
| Harvey Vale | England U20 | Age 18 v Brentford, 22 December 2021 | Thomas Tuchel |
| Lewis Hall | England | Age 17 v Chesterfield, 8 January 2022 | Thomas Tuchel |
| Conor Gallagher | England | Age 22 v Everton, 6 August 2022 | Thomas Tuchel |
| Omari Hutchinson | Jamaica | Age 19 v Manchester City, 5 January 2023 | Graham Potter |
| Bashir Humphreys | England U21 | Age 19 v Manchester City, 8 January 2023 | Graham Potter |
| Levi Colwill | England | Age 20 v Liverpool, 13 August 2023 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Alex Matos | England U20 | Age 18 v Fulham, 2 October 2023 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Alfie Gilchrist | | Age 20 v Crystal Palace, 27 December 2023 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Michael Golding | England U18 | Age 17 v Preston North End, 6 January 2024 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Leo Castledine | England U19 | Age 18 v Middlesbrough, 23 January 2024 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Cesare Casadei | Italy U21 | Age 21 v Liverpool, 31 January 2024 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Jimi Tauriainen | Finland U19 | Age 19 v Leeds United, 28 February 2024 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Josh Acheampong | England U20 | Age 17 v Tottenham Hotspur, 2 May 2024 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| Tyrique George | England U19 | Age 18 v Servette, 29 August 2024 | Enzo Maresca |
| Samuel Rak-Sakyi | England U18 | Age 19 v Noah, 7 November 2024 | Enzo Maresca |
| Ato Ampah | England U18 | Age 18 v Astana, 12 December 2024 | Enzo Maresca |
| Shim Mheuka | England U19 | Age 17 v Astana, 12 December 2024 | Enzo Maresca |
| Kiano Dyer | England U19 | Age 18 v Astana, 12 December 2024 | Enzo Maresca |
| Harrison Murray-Campbell | England U19 | Age 18 v Shamrock Rovers, 19 December 2024 | Enzo Maresca |
| Genesis Antwi | Sweden U19 | Age 17 v Copenhagen, 13 March 2025 | Enzo Maresca |

## 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
* U17 Premier League Cup
** Winners (1): 2023–24
* U16 Premier League Cup
** Winners (1): 2018–19
* 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