| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesse Shaun Derry [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Harrogate, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2025–2026 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | England U17 | 5 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | England U18 | 10 | (4) |
| 2024– | England U19 | 12 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:33, 13 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:57, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jesse Shaun Derry (born 30 June 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Chelsea and is an England under-19 international. [2] [3]
Derry was in the youth academy at Crystal Palace and was named Palace’s U-18s player of the season in 2023–24 after scoring 16 goals in 22 appearances. [4] He was offered a new contract by the club, prior to joining Chelsea in 2025 on a four-year contract. [5] [6]
As a second-half substitute, Derry debuted for Chelsea on 13 February 2026 during the 4–0 victory against Hull City in the FA Cup fourth round. [7]
Derry is an England youth international, having featured at under-17 and under-18 level. [4] [8] He was a member of the squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored in group stage games against Germany and Netherlands. [9] [10]
He is the son of football manager and former player Shaun Derry. [8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U21s | 2024–25 | – | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2025–26 | – | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| Chelsea | 2025–26 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||