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)
Javier Alonso (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 2 September 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
40 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Luke Browne
41 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Lee
45 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dylan Reid
47 FW Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Adler Nascimento
48 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mofe Jemide
50 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Joseph Gibbard
53 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jackson Izquierdo
54 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Jake Grante
58 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sebastian Williams
61 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rylan Brownlie
62 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Whyte
63 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Zach Marsh
No.Pos.NationPlayer
64 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Asher Agbinone
66 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kai-Reece Adams-Collman
74 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sean Somade
73 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Benjamin Casey
75 DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlie Walker-Smith
78 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Fasida
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Marcus Hill
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG George King
DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Craig Farquhar
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dean Benamar
DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Aziz Ouedraogo
MF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Matteo Dashi
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG David Obou

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 Blackpool until end of 2025–26 season)
MF Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  SLE Hindolo Mustapha (at Nurnberg until end of 2025–26 season)
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Victor Akinwale(at Eastbourne Borough until end of 2025–26 season)
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jemiah Umolu(at Bromley until end of 2025–26 season)
No.Pos.NationPlayer

U18 Academy squad

As of 2 September 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 Jack Mason
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Whitworth
GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Thiago Speroni
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jasper Judd
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joshua Muwana
DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlie Walker-Smith
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Fasida
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Khyan Frazer-Williams
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Raihaan Anderson
DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sean Somade
DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Whyte
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Euan Danaher
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Aiden Morgan
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG David Montjen
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ajean-Ray Greaves
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Donte Martin
MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Chuks Okoli
MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jerome Osei-Kyremeh
FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kairo Smith-Phillips
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Remi Ahazie-Shittu
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Makai Bernard-Ferguson
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Oladotun Lamidi
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Joel Drakes-Thomas
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Benjamin Casey
FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Zack Henry
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
2025 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Hindolo Mustapha

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.