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

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. 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
As of 18 September 2023[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
38 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tayo Adaramola
40 MF England ENG Jack Wells-Morrison
41 GK England ENG Joe Whitworth
42 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Seán Grehan
49 FW England ENG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
50 DF England ENG Danny Imray
52 MF England ENG David Ozoh
53 FW England ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi
57 DF Iraq IRQ Cardo Siddik
58 DF England ENG Noah Watson
60 MF Wales WAL Jadan Raymond
74 GK England ENG Jackson Izquierdo
76 FW Portugal POR Adler Nascimento
No. Pos. Nation Player
78 DF England ENG Kaden Rodney
— DF England ENG Caleb Kporha
— DF England ENG Joe Sheridan
— DF England ENG Vonnte Williams
— DF England ENG Chris Francis
— MF England ENG David Obou
— MF England ENG Hindolo Mustapha
— MF England ENG Chimaechi Eze
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Justin Devenny
— MF Scotland SCO Dylan Reid
— FW England ENG Victor Akinwale
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Franco Umeh
— FW England ENG Roshaun Mathurin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 MF Scotland SCO Scott Banks (at St. Pauli until end of the 2023–24 season)
34 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Killian Phillips (at Wycombe Wanderers until end of the 2023–24 season)
37 FW England ENG John-Kymani Gordon (at Cambridge United until end of January 2024)
42 MF England ENG Malachi Boateng (at Dundee until end of the 2023–24 season)
43 DF Northern Ireland NIR Kofi Balmer (at Port Vale until end of the 2023–24 season)
48 FW England ENG Luke Plange (at Carlisle United until end of January 2024)
63 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)

U18 Academy squad
As of 20 August 2023[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 Eyimofe Jemide
— DF England ENG Caleb Kporha
— DF England ENG Finley Marjoram
— DF England ENG George King
— DF England ENG Leon Elliott
— 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
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Nabil El-Ghaidouni Taitt
— 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
— FW England ENG Jesse Derry
— FW England ENG Sebastian Williams
— FW England ENG Zack Henry
— FW Portugal POR Enrique Lameiras
— FW England ENG Zach Marsh
— FW England ENG Asher Agbinone

Honours

Reserves/Development Squad

Academy
  • 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

Players who have made at least 100 appearances for Crystal Palace.

Young Player of the Year
Year Winner
1983England Gary Stebbing
1984England Gary Stebbing
1985England David Lindsay
1986England Richard Shaw
1987England John Salako
1988England John Salako
1989England David Stevens
1990England Simon Osborn
1991England Dean Gordon
1992Scotland Mark Hawthorne
1993Nigeria George Ndah
1994Republic of Ireland Brian Launders
1995No award
1996No award
1997No award
  
Year Winner
1998No award
1999No award
2000No award
2001No award
2002England Julian Gray
2003England Wayne Routledge
2004England Wayne Routledge
2005England Tom Soares
2006England Ben Watson
2007England Gary Borrowdale
2008Republic of Ireland Sean Scannell
2009England Nathaniel Clyne
2010England Nathaniel Clyne
2011Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
2012Ivory Coast Wilfried Zaha
  
Year Winner
2013Wales Jonny Williams
2014England Joel Ward
2015Sierra Leone Sullay Kaikai
2016England Hiram Boateng
2017England Kevin Gonzalez
2018England Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2019Republic of Ireland Kian Flanagan
2020England Malachi Boateng
2021England Reece Hannam
2022England Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
2023England David Ozoh

Note: This award was renamed Development Player of the Year from 2015.

References
  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.
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