Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy

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Manchester City is represented at Reserve level for football by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, [1] or EDS, a predominantly Under-23 side that replaced the previous (more senior) Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy. The club is represented at the Under-18 level by the Manchester City Academy team.

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City currently hold the 2023–24 FA Youth Cup.

Elite Development Squad

Man City Elite Development Squad
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Full nameManchester City Elite Development Squad
Founded2009
Ground Academy Stadium
Sportcity, Manchester, England
Capacity7,000 (5,000 seated)
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager Ben Wilkinson
League Professional Development League
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

The Elite Development Squad [2] have played in the Under 21 Premier League [3] since the 2012–13 season and previously played in the Premier Reserve League North. Starting with the 2011–12 season, the EDS competed in the NextGen Series competition, [4] a Champions League format tournament only open to a select group of 'Under-19' teams located in western Europe. [5] The NextGen Series organisers invited the 16 teams competing in the inaugural season of this new competition based on which clubs were considered to have the best academies in Europe. [6] At the time, the EDS continued to play fixtures in both the Manchester Senior Cup and Lancashire Senior Cup plus several other matches and tournaments such as the Central League Cup.

In 2016-17 the U-21 Premier League was renamed as Premier League 2 and the age limit was raised to U-23. City won their first title at this level in the 2020–21 season and retained their title in 2021–22.

The UEFA Youth League launched in 2013–14, replacing the NextGen series, as a U-19 competition for the youth teams of Champions League participants and national champions at U-18 level. Teams fielded by City in this competition were therefore a hybrid of their EDS and academy squads. Their best performance to date has been a semi-final appearance in 2017–18.

Manchester City has fielded a reserve team since 1892 when the reserves played in the Lancashire Combination. The reserves were champions of the Lancashire Combination in 1901–02. [7] The club left the Lancashire Combination in 1911 to join the Central League upon its formation. The City reserve team then played in the Central League until 2000, winning it on three occasions in the 1977–78, 1986–87 and 1999–2000 seasons. In 2006, the club re-entered the Central League – now the Pontin's League (West) – but this time in order to provide games for the 'Under-17' age group of players.

In recent seasons, Manchester City has purchased, registered and loaned young international players as part of their development strategy for the City Football Group. Although these players are officially Manchester City players, they have never made competitive appearances for City's senior or youth teams and may in future be transferred out before doing so. [8] In 2022, FIFA have implemented new rules which will now restrict loans of this nature. [9] [10]

Home ground

The EDS play all of their home fixtures at the Joie Stadium.

Squad numbers

The squad numbers depicted for the EDS players in this article are the MCFC first team squad numbers – which means that these are the shirt numbers that the EDS players will wear if and when team-sheeted to play for the MCFC first team in either a friendly or competitive game. The current MCFC official first team squad consists of only about 20 players, however, the EDS players' squad numbers traditionally start in the region of the middle forties. For the Premier League 2, players use the 1–11 numbering system whilst squad numbers (including player names) are used for the EFL Trophy.

The MCFC first team squad numbers are normally assigned and published in late July during the close season and they remain constant for the entire duration of the upcoming season (meaning that a squad number that is assigned to a player in the close season who subsequently wears that number in a competitive match, but who later leaves the club during that same season, will not be assigned to another player during the remainder of that season).

Current squad

As of 3 September 2024 [11] [12]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
51 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Issac Smith
56 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacob Wright
57 MF Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Michael Okeke
60 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Tai Sodje
64 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Isaiah Dada-Mascoll
65 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Will Dickson
66 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
68 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Max Alleyne
No.Pos.NationPlayer
77 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Justin Oboavwoduo
81 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jaden Heskey
85 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
95 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lakyle Samuel
99 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Emilio Lawrence
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Divin Mubama

EDS players out on loan

These are EDS players who have previously made competitive appearances for the Manchester City Academy, EDS or First Team, or have been brought with the explicit intention to join the first team in future. [13]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
37 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Kayky (at Sparta Rotterdam until 30 June 2025)
50 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kian Breckin(at Crewe Alexandra until 30 June 2025)
70 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jadel Katongo (at Peterborough United until 30 June 2025)
73 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Joel Ndala (at PSV Eindhoven until 30 June 2025)
74 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Tomas Galvez (at LASK until 30 June 2025)
76 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Mahamadou Susoho (at Peterborough United until 30 June 2025) [14]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
79 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke Mbete (at Northampton Town until 30 June 2025)
86 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Callum Doyle (at Norwich City until 30 June 2025)
88 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG True Grant (at Buxton until 30 June 2025)
94 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley Burns (at Hull City until 30 June 2025)

City Football Group players

These are Manchester City players who are usually on loan as part of the CFG development strategy, are yet to make a competitive appearance for the club's Academy, EDS or First Team, or are over the age of 23.

On loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
39 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Yan Couto (on loan at Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2025)
78 DF Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  BFA Issa Kaboré (on loan at Benfica until 30 June 2025)
— FW Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Claudio Echeverri (at River Plate until 31 December 2024)

Reserve/EDS Manager history

ManagerFromToHonours
Flag of England.svg Tony Book 198619961987 Central League
Flag of Scotland.svg Asa Hartford 199620042000 Central League, 2001 Manchester Senior Cup
Flag of England.svg Steve Wigley 200420062005 Manchester Senior Cup
Flag of England.svg Frankie Bunn 20062007
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Kenny Jackett 200720072007 Manchester Senior Cup
Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Miller 200720082008 Central League
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Glyn Hodges 20082009
Flag of England.svg Andy Welsh200920122010 Manchester Senior Cup
Flag of Italy.svg Attilio Lombardo 20122013
Flag of France.svg Patrick Vieira 201320162015 Premier League International Cup
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Simon Davies 20162018
Flag of England.svg Paul Harsley 20182020
Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Maresca 202020212021 Premier League 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Brian Barry-Murphy 202120242022 and 2023 Premier League 2
Flag of England.svg Ben Wilkinson 2024present

Academy

Man City Academy
Manchester City FC badge.svg
Full nameManchester City Academy
Nickname(s)The Citizens, City, The Boy Blues
Ground Academy Stadium
Sportcity, Manchester, England
Capacity7,000 (5,000 seated)
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerOliver Reiss
League Professional Development League

Manchester City's Academy is responsible for youth development at the club, with the goal of developing young players for the future. The academy is one of the most revered in the country and since its new incarnation in 1998, it has produced more professional players than any other Premier League club. [15]

History

The club's first youth team was set up by Albert Alexander in the 1920s, [16] known as the 'A' Team. From 1951 the 'A' team competed in the Lancashire League against reserve and youth teams of other clubs from North West England. From 1955 a second youth team, the 'B' team, typically comprising younger players than the 'A' team, competed in Division Two of the Lancashire League.

Youth football in England was restructured by the Football Association in 1997, with the introduction of the Academy system. Current International Youth Academy Director Jim Cassell joined from Oldham Athletic in July 1997 and was responsible for building Manchester City's youth structure, which gained Academy accreditation in 1998.

In its new incarnation, the 'A' and 'B' teams were replaced with 'Under-19' and 'Under-17' teams, which competed in the FA Premier Youth League. Since gaining FA approval in 1998 the academy has produced 84 players for Manchester City's first team, 38 of whom have gained full international honours, including England internationals Shaun Wright-Phillips, Micah Richards, Joey Barton, Daniel Sturridge, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Rico Lewis.The academy not only produces players for Manchester City but also players that have the talent to make the grade elsewhere, with players such as Ben Mee who's had a successful career at Burnley and Brentford, Jadon Sancho at Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United, Kelechi Iheanacho at Leicester and Kieran Trippier formerly at Burnley, Spurs, Atlético Madrid and now at Newcastle United.

Present day

Since the club was taken over in September 2008, with extra capital and increased ambitions the club looked to expand their successful academy further afield [17] and City in the Community programme in Manchester. In 2010, the Platt Lane complex was upgraded to include new facilities, such as a gym, changing rooms, as well as office and seminar space [18] The club also launched an instructional video website aimed at helping the new skills of prospective footballers [19]

City announced on 19 September 2011 that they would build an 80-acre training facility, known since as the City Football Academy to cater for around 400 youth players at a time, [20] the campus was opened on 8 December 2014, [21] and has since become the base for all senior and youth Manchester City men's and women's teams.

Squad numbers

The squad numbers (if any) depicted for the academy players in this article are MCFC first-team squad numbers – which means that these are the shirt numbers that the academy players will wear if and when they are selected to play for the MCFC first team in either a friendly or competitive game.

Current squad

As of 24 July 2024 [22] [23]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
53 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ezra Carrington
54 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sebastian Naylor
55 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harrison Parker
58 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alex Alcalá
59 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Gray
61 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kaden Braithwaite
63 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Divine Mukasa
69 GK Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Max Hudson
72 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Oliver Whatmuff
80 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Spike Brits
83 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Reigan Heskey
84 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Wint
89 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Matthew Henderson-Hall
90 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Kian Noble
91 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Stephen Mfuni
98 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Matthew Warhurst
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Leke Drake
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dante Headley
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Holt
— DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Jayden Lienou
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Rhys Thomas
— DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Oliver Tevenan
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Daniel Batty
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Seth Chingwaro
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Femi Fapetu
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Finley Gorman
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tyrese Noubissie
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Floyd Samba
— MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tyrone Samba
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Christian Dunbar-McDonald
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Luca Fletcher
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kylan Midwood
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ashton Muir
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Brooklyn Nfonkeu
— FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Timeo Whisker

Academy Manager history

ManagerFromToHonours
Flag of Scotland.svg Neil McNab 19941997
Flag of England.svg Jim Cassell 19972009 2008 Youth Cup
Flag of England.svg Steve Eyre 20092011
Flag of England.svg Adam Sadler 20112013
Flag of England.svg Jason Wilcox 20132016 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League
Flag of Ireland.svg Lee Carsley 20162017
Flag of England.svg Gareth Taylor 201720202018–19 & 2019–20 U18 Premier League Cup
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Vicens 202020212020 FA Youth Cup, 2020–21 Professional U18 Development League
Flag of England.svg Ben Wilkinson 2021 [24] 2024 2021–22 and 2022–23 Professional U18 Development League ,
2024 FA Youth Cup
Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Reiss2024present

Academy graduates (1998–present)

These are the academy players who have made at least one competitive appearance for the Manchester City first team.
Academy graduates who still play for Manchester City, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in blue.
Updated 1 September 2022 [25] [26] [27]

Retired from playing or unattached players

PlayerLevel [lower-alpha 1] Main other clubs played forBornInternational HonoursDebutManager
Shaun Wright-Phillips Flag of England.svg 1 Chelsea, QPR, New York Red Bulls, Phoenix Rising London Flag of England.svg Full England CapsAge 17 v Burnley, 24 Aug. 1999 [29] Joe Royle
Terry Dunfield Flag of England.svg 1 Bury, Macclesfield, Shrewsbury, Toronto Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Full Canada CapsAge 19 v Chelsea, 11 May 2001 [30]
Chris Shuker Flag of England.svg 1 Barnsley, Tranmere, Morecambe, Port Vale Liverpool Age 19 v Notts County, 11 Sep. 2001 [31] Kevin Keegan
Dickson Etuhu Flag of England.svg 1 Preston, Norwich, Fulham Kano Flag of Nigeria.svg Full Nigeria CapsAge 19 v Birmingham City, 15 Sep. 2001 [32]
Leon Mike Flag of England.svg 2 Aberdeen Manchester Flag of England.svg England U18Age 19 v Portsmouth, 16 Nov. 2001 [33]
Chris Killen Flag of England.svg 2 Oldham, Hibernian, Celtic, Chongqing Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg Full New Zealand CapsAge 20 v Rotherham United, 24 Nov. 2001 [34]
Tyrone Mears Flag of England.svg 1 Preston, Derby, Burnley, Bolton, Seattle Sounders FC Manchester Flag of Jamaica.svg Full Jamaican CapsAge 19 v Nottingham Forest, 30 Mar. 2002 [35]
Joey Barton Flag of England.svg 1 Newcastle, QPR, Marseille, Burnley Liverpool Flag of England.svg Full England CapAge 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003 [36]
Stephen Jordan Flag of England.svg 1 Burnley, Fleetwood, Chorley Liverpool Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003 [37]
Willo Flood Flag of England.svg 1 Cardiff, Dundee Utd, Aberdeen Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland U21Age 18 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003 [38]
Glenn Whelan Flag of England.svg 1 Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Fleetwood Town, Bristol Rovers Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Full Ireland CapsAge 19 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003 [39]
Stephen Elliott Flag of England.svg 1 Sunderland, Wolves, Preston, Hearts Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg Full Ireland CapsAge 20 v Bolton Wanderers, 21 Feb. 2004 [40]
Bradley Wright-Phillips Flag of England.svg 1 Southampton, Plymouth, Charlton, New York Red Bulls London Flag of England.svg England U20Age 19 v Barnsley, 21 Sep. 2004 [41]
Nedum Onuoha Flag of England.svg 1 Sunderland, QPR, Real Salt Lake Warri Flag of England.svg England U21Age 18 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004 [42]
Jonathan D'Laryea Flag of England.svg 4 Mansfield, Gainsborough Trinity Manchester Age 19 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004 [43]
Lee Croft Flag of England.svg 1 Norwich, Derby, Oldham, St.Johnstone Wigan Flag of England.svg England U20Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 7 Mar. 2005 [44]
Stephen Ireland Flag of England.svg 1 Aston Villa, Stoke Cork Flag of Ireland.svg Full Ireland CapsAge 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 18 Sep. 2005 [45] Stuart Pearce
Micah Richards Flag of England.svg 1 Aston Villa Birmingham Flag of England.svg Full England CapsAge 17 v Arsenal, 22 Oct. 2005 [46]
Ishmael Miller Flag of England.svg 1 West Brom, Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Manchester Flag of England.svg England U21Age 19 v Wigan Athletic, 18 Mar. 2006 [47]
Michael Johnson Flag of England.svg 1 Manchester Flag of England.svg England U21Age 18 v Wigan Athletic, 21 Oct. 2006 [48]
Daniel Sturridge Flag of England.svg 1 Chelsea, Liverpool, Trabzonspor Birmingham Flag of England.svg Full England CapsAge 17 v Reading, 3 Feb. 2007 [49]
Shaleum Logan Flag of England.svg 1 Tranmere Rovers, Brentford, Aberdeen, Cove Rangers Manchester —Age 19 v Bristol City, 29 Aug. 2007 [50] Sven-Göran Eriksson
Kelvin Etuhu Flag of England.svg 1 Barnsley, Bury, Carlisle Kano —Age 19 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007 [51]
Sam Williamson Flag of England.svg 1 Wrexham Manchester —Age 20 v Portsmouth, 20 Apr. 2008 [52]
Vladimír Weiss Flag of England.svg 1 Rangers, Espanyol, Lekhwiya, Al-Gharafa, Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg Full Slovakia CapsAge 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 24 May 2009 [53] Mark Hughes
Javan Vidal Flag of Scotland.svg 1 Aberdeen, Tamworth, Wrexham, Bradford (Park Avenue) Manchester Flag of England.svg England U20Age 21 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010 [54] Roberto Mancini
Alex Nimely Flag of England.svg 1 Coventry City Monrovia Flag of England.svg England U20Age 18 v Burnley, 3 Apr. 2010 [55]
Chris Chantler Flag of Scotland.svg 1 Carlisle United, Kilmarnock, F.C. United, Spennymoor Town, Ossett United Manchester —Age 20 v Juventus, 16 Dec. 2010 [56]
Abdul Razak Flag of England.svg 1 AFC United, IK Sirius, Örgryte Abidjan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Full Ivory Coast CapsAge 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 5 Feb. 2011
Reece Wabara Flag of England.svg 2 Oldham, Doncaster Birmingham Flag of England.svg England U20Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 22 May 2011 [57]
Jérémy Hélan Flag of England.svg 2 Sheffield Wednesday Paris Flag of France.svg France U19Age 20 v Aston Villa, 25 Sep. 2012
Emyr Huws Flag of England.svg 2 Huddersfield Town, Ipswich Town Llanelli Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Full Wales CapsAge 20 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 Jan. 2014
David Faupala Flag of Ukraine.svg 1 Zorya Luhansk, Apollon Limassol Bully-les-Mines Flag of France.svg France U18Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 Manuel Pellegrini

Active players

PlayerLevel [lower-alpha 2] Current ClubBornInternational HonoursDebutManager
Kasper Schmeichel Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg Full Denmark CapsAge 19 v West Ham United, 11 Aug. 2007 [58] Sven-Göran Eriksson
Ched Evans Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Preston North End Rhyl Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Full Wales CapsAge 18 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007 [59]
Dedryck Boyata Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Club Brugge Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Full Belgium CapsAge 19 v Middlesbrough, 2 Jan. 2010 [60] Roberto Mancini
Abdisalam Ibrahim Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1Free Agent Mogadishu Flag of Norway.svg Full Norway CapsAge 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010 [61]
Greg Cunningham Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Galway United Galway Flag of Ireland.svg Full Ireland CapsAge 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010 [62]
Ben Mee Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Brentford Manchester Flag of England.svg England U21Age 20 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010 [63]
John Guidetti Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Sweden.svg AIK Stockholm Flag of Sweden.svg Full Sweden CapsAge 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010 [64]
Ryan McGivern Flag of England.svg 1 Ulster Banner.svg Newry City Newry Ulster Banner.svg Full Northern Ireland CapsAge 21 v Sunderland, 3 Apr. 2011 [65]
Karim Rekik Flag of Germany.svg 1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al Jazira Rotterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Full Netherlands CapsAge 16 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011
Luca Scapuzzi Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of Italy.svg Caratese Milan —Age 20 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011
Denis Suárez Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Villarreal Vigo Flag of Spain.svg Full Spain CapAge 17 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 Oct. 2011
Rony Lopes Flag of Spain.svg 1 Flag of Portugal.svg Braga Belém de Maria Flag of Portugal.svg Full Portugal CapAge 17 v Watford, 5 Jan. 2013
José Ángel Pozo Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Cyprus.svg Karmiotissa Málaga Flag of Spain.svg Spain U21Age 18 v Sheffield Wednesday, 24 Sep. 2014 Manuel Pellegrini
Kelechi Iheanacho Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla Imo State Flag of Nigeria.svg Full Nigeria CapsAge 18 v Watford, 29 Aug. 2015
Manu García Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Greece.svg Aris Thessaloniki Oviedo Flag of Spain.svg Full Spain CapAge 17 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015
George Evans Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wrexham Cheadle Flag of England.svg England U20Age 20 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015
Bersant Celina Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Sweden.svg AIK Prizren Flag of Kosovo.svg Full Kosovo CapsAge 19 v Norwich, 9 Jan. 2016
Angeliño Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Italy.svg Roma Coristanco Flag of Spain.svg Spain U21Age 19 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016
Cameron Humphreys Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of England.svg Rotherham United Manchester Flag of England.svg England U19Age 17 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016
Aleix García Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen Ulldecona Flag of Spain.svg Full Spain CapsAge 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016
Tosin Adarabioyo Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Chelsea Manchester Flag of England.svg England U19Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016
Brandon Barker Flag of England.svg 2Free Agent Manchester Flag of England.svg England U20Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016
Pablo Maffeo Flag of Spain.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg RCD Mallorca Sant Joan Despi Flag of Spain.svg Spain U21Age 19 v Steaua București, 24 Aug. 2016 Pep Guardiola
Brahim Díaz Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Málaga Flag of Spain.svg Full Spain Cap
Flag of Morocco.svg Full Morocco Caps		Age 17 v Swansea, 21 Sep. 2016
Phil Foden Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Stockport Flag of England.svg Full England CapsAge 17 v Feyenoord, 21 Nov. 2017
Lukas Nmecha Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfsburg Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg Full Germany CapsAge 19 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017
Tom Dele-Bashiru Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of England.svg Watford Manchester Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria U23Age 18 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017
Claudio Gomes Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of Italy.svg Palermo Argenteuil Flag of France.svg France U20Age 18 v Chelsea, 5 Aug. 2018
Arijanet Muric Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Ipswich Town Zürich Flag of Kosovo.svg Full Kosovo CapsAge 19 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018
Adrián Bernabé Flag of Italy.svg 2 Flag of Italy.svg Parma Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Spain U23Age 17 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018
Eric García Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg Full Spain CapsAge 17 v Leicester City, 18 Dec. 2018
Ian Poveda Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Sunderland London Flag of Colombia.svg Full Columbia CapsAge 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019
Felix Nmecha Flag of Germany.svg 1 Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund Hamburg Flag of Germany.svg Full Germany CapAge 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019
Taylor Harwood-Bellis Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Southampton Stockport Flag of England.svg England U21Age 17 v Preston North End, 24 Sep. 2019
Tommy Doyle Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester Flag of England.svg England U21Age 18 v Southampton, 29 Oct. 2019
Liam Delap Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Ipswich Town Winchester Flag of England.svg England U21Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 24 Sep. 2020
Cole Palmer Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Chelsea Manchester Flag of England.svg Full England CapsAge 18 v Burnley, 30 Sep. 2020
Samuel Edozie Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anderlecht (on loan from Flag of England.svg Southampton) London Flag of England.svg England U20Age 18 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021
Ben Knight Flag of England.svg 3 Flag of Spain.svg Real Murcia Cambridge Flag of England.svg England U18Age 19 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021
CJ Egan-Riley Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Burnley Manchester Flag of England.svg England U19Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Luke Mbete Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of England.svg Northampton Town (on loan from Manchester City) London Flag of England.svg England U21Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Finley Burns Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of England.svg Hull City (on loan from Manchester City) London Flag of England.svg England U20Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Josh Wilson-Esbrand Flag of France.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City London Flag of England.svg England U21Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Roméo Lavia Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Chelsea Brussels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Full Belgium CapAge 17 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
James McAtee Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Salford Flag of England.svg England U21Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Rico Lewis Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Manchester Flag of England.svg Full England CapAge 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 13 Aug. 2022
Shea Charles Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Southampton) Manchester Ulster Banner.svg Full Northern Ireland CapsAge 19 v Brentford, 28 May 2023
Oscar Bobb Flag of England.svg 1 Flag of England.svg Manchester City Oslo Flag of Norway.svg Full Norway CapsAge 20 v Fulham, 3 Sep. 2023
Micah Hamilton Flag of England.svg 2 Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough Manchester Flag of England.svg England U16Age 20 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023
Mahamadou Susoho Flag of England.svg Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City) Granollers Flag of Spain.svg Spain U18Age 18 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023
Jacob Wright Flag of England.svg Manchester City Manchester Flag of England.svg England U18Age 18 v Huddersfield, 7 Jan. 2024
Nico O'Reilly Flag of England.svg Manchester City Manchester Flag of England.svg England U18Age 19 v Manchester United, 10 Aug. 2024
Kaden Braithwaite Flag of England.svg Manchester City Manchester —Age 16 v Watford, 24 Sep. 2024
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey Flag of England.svg Manchester City Huddersfield Flag of England.svg England U18Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 30 Oct. 2024

Honours

Elite Development Squad

Academy

Notes

  1. ↑ Highest level determined from [28]
  2. ↑ Highest level determined from [28]

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The 2008–09 season was Manchester City Football Club's seventh consecutive season playing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, and its twelfth season since the Premier League was first created with Manchester City as one of its original 22 founding member clubs. Overall, it was the team's 117th season playing in a division of English football, the majority of which have been spent in the top-flight.

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The 2012–13 season was Manchester City Football Club's 111th season of competitive football, 84th season in the top flight of English football and 16th season in the Premier League.

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