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 20 June 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  ENG Jack Wells-Morrison
41 GK  ENG Joe Whitworth
46 DF  ENG Danny Imray
49 FW  ENG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
51 DF  ENG Kaden Rodney
52 MF  ENG David Ozoh
54 MF  SCO Dylan Reid
55 FW  IRL Franco Umeh
60 MF  WAL Jadan Raymond
61 FW  ENG Roshaun Mathurin
63 MF  NIR Justin Devenny
74 GK  ENG Jackson Izquierdo
76 FW  POR Adler Nascimento
— GK  ENG Owen Goodman
— DF  ENG Caleb Kporha
— DF  IRL Tayo Adaramola
— DF  ENG Joe Sheridan
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Mofe Jemide
— DF  ENG Chris Francis
— DF  NIR Craig Farquhar
— DF  IRL Luke Browne
— DF  IRL Seán Grehan
— DF  TRI Rio Cardines
— MF  ENG Malachi Boateng
— MF  ENG David Obou
— MF  IRL Joseph Gibbard
— MF  ENG Hindolo Mustapha
— MF  ENG Chimaechi Eze
— FW  ENG Victor Akinwale
— FW  ENG Jesse Derry
— FW  ENG Zach Marsh
— FW  ENG Jemiah Umolu
— FW  ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi
— FW  ENG Asher Agbinone

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
— FW  ENG Luke Plange (at HJK Helsinki until 1 January 2025)

U18 Academy squad
As of 20 June 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  ENG William Eastwood
— GK  ENG Marcus Hill
— GK  ENG Joseph Khoshaba
— DF  IRL Jake Grante
— DF  ENG Mofe Jemide
— DF  ENG Finley Marjoram
— DF  ENG George King
— DF  WAL Charlie Walker-Smith
— MF  NIR Cormac Austin
— MF  ENG Kai-Reece Adams-Collman
— MF  ENG Caleb Redhead
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Freddie Cowin
— MF  ALB Matteo Dashi
— MF  USA Tyler Whyte
— MF  ENG Jerome Kyremeh
— MF  SVK Samuel Lusale
— MF  ENG Sebastian Williams
— FW  ENG Jesse Derry
— FW  ENG Zack Henry
— FW  POR Enrique Lameiras
— FW  ENG Benjamin Casey

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
1983 Gary Stebbing
1984 Gary Stebbing
1985 David Lindsay
1986 Richard Shaw
1987 John Salako
1988 John Salako
1989 David Stevens
1990 Simon Osborn
1991 Dean Gordon
1992 Mark Hawthorne
1993 George Ndah
1994 Brian Launders
1995No award
1996No award
1997No award
  
Year Winner
1998No award
1999No award
2000No award
2001No award
2002 Julian Gray
2003 Wayne Routledge
2004 Wayne Routledge
2005 Tom Soares
2006 Ben Watson
2007 Gary Borrowdale
2008 Sean Scannell
2009 Nathaniel Clyne
2010 Nathaniel Clyne
2011 Wilfried Zaha
2012 Wilfried Zaha
  
Year Winner
2013 Jonny Williams
2014 Joel Ward
2015 Sullay Kaikai
2016 Hiram Boateng
2017 Kevin Gonzalez
2018 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2019 Kian Flanagan
2020 Malachi Boateng
2021 Reece Hannam
2022 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
2023 David Ozoh
2024 Joe Whitworth

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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