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

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Crystal Palace Under-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)
Chairman Steve Parish
Manager Darren Powell (U21)
Rob Quinn (U18)
League Premier League 2 (under-21s)
U18 Premier League (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.

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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 8 March 2025 [2]

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.NationPlayer
41 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Louie Moulden
42 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kaden Rodney
43 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Victor Akinwale
45 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dylan Reid
46 FW Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Franco Umeh
47 FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Adler Nascimento
50 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Sheridan
53 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jackson Izquierdo
58 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Caleb Kporha
59 MF Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Hindolo Mustapha
60 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jake Grante
61 MF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Cormac Austin
62 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Luke Browne
63 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Zach Marsh
65 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Joseph Gibbard
No.Pos.NationPlayer
66 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG William Eastwood
68 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley Marjoram
69 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Rio Cardines
70 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mofe Jemide
73 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jesse Derry
79 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sebastian Williams
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kurai Musanhi
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG George King
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Craig Farquhar
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG David Obou
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chimaechi Eze
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Roshaun Mathurin
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Malcolm Ebiowei
FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rylan Brownlie

Out on loan

The loans listed here are only for under-21 squad players who have not yet made a competitive appearance for the first team or been called into the first team squad for a competitive fixture.

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.NationPlayer
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Danny Imray (at Bromley until end of the 2024–25 season)
DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Seán Grehan (at Bohemian until end of the 12 June 2025)
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chris Francis(at Dagenham and Redbridge until end of the 2024–25 season)
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Wells-Morrison(at Solihull Moors until end of the 2024–25 season)
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jemiah Umolu(at Port Vale until end of the 2024–25 season)

U18 Academy squad

As of 8 March 2025 [3]

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.NationPlayer
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Marcus Hill
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Joseph Khoshaba
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Mason
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Whitworth
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dean Benamar
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Freddie Cowin
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Fasida
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jasper Judd
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joshua Muwana
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sean Somade
DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlie Walker-Smith
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Whyte
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kai-Reece Adams-Collman
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Donte Martin
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Euan Danaher
MF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Matteo Dashi
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joel Drakes-Thomas
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG David Montjen
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chuks Okoli
MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jerome Osei-Kyremeh
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Benjamin Casey
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Zack Henry
FW Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Enrique Lameiras
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Stuart Oduro

Honours

Reserves/Development Squad

Academy

Notable Academy graduates

Former academy players listed below who have progressed to the first team to make at least 100 appearances for Crystal Palace.

Young Player of the Year

YearWinner
1983 Flag of England.svg Gary Stebbing
1984 Flag of England.svg Gary Stebbing
1985 Flag of England.svg David Lindsay
1986 Flag of England.svg Richard Shaw
1987 Flag of England.svg John Salako
1988 Flag of England.svg John Salako
1989 Flag of England.svg David Stevens
1990 Flag of England.svg Simon Osborn
1991 Flag of England.svg Dean Gordon
1992 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Hawthorne
1993 Flag of Nigeria.svg George Ndah
1994 Flag of Ireland.svg Brian Launders
1995No award
1996No award
1997No award
 
YearWinner
1998No award
1999No award
2000No award
2001No award
2002 Flag of England.svg Julian Gray
2003 Flag of England.svg Wayne Routledge
2004 Flag of England.svg Wayne Routledge
2005 Flag of England.svg Tom Soares
2006 Flag of England.svg Ben Watson
2007 Flag of England.svg Gary Borrowdale
2008 Flag of Ireland.svg Sean Scannell
2009 Flag of England.svg Nathaniel Clyne
2010 Flag of England.svg Nathaniel Clyne
2011 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Wilfried Zaha
2012 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Wilfried Zaha
 
YearWinner
2013 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jonny Williams
2014 Flag of England.svg Joel Ward
2015 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sullay Kaikai
2016 Flag of England.svg Hiram Boateng
2017 Flag of England.svg Kevin Gonzalez
2018 Flag of England.svg Aaron Wan-Bissaka
2019 Flag of Ireland.svg Kian Flanagan
2020 Flag of England.svg Malachi Boateng
2021 Flag of England.svg Reece Hannam
2022 Flag of England.svg Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
2023 Flag of England.svg David Ozoh
2024 Flag of England.svg 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.