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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
ManagerPaddy McCarthy (U21)
Rob Quinn (U18)
LeaguePremier 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 compete in Premier League 2, the top level of reserve football in England and also play in the EFL Trophy.

The Crystal Palace F.C. Academy consists of the Under-18s and other youth teams of Crystal Palace Football Club. The Under-18 team play in the U18 Premier League. The academy has produced a number of well known players over the years such as Kenny Sansom,[1] Wayne Routledge, Nathaniel Clyne and Ivory Coast international Wilfried Zaha.

U21 Development squad

As of 1 July 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW England ENG Malcolm Ebiowei
31 GK England ENG Joe Whitworth
40 MF Scotland SCO Scott Banks
41 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jake O'Brien
42 MF England ENG Malachi Boateng
43 DF England ENG Reece Hannam
45 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tayo Adaramola
46 FW England ENG Rob Street
48 MF England ENG Jack Wells-Morrison
49 MF England ENG Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
50 FW England ENG David Omilabu
No. Pos. Nation Player
52 GK Canada CAN Owen Goodman
58 DF England ENG Noah Watson
66 MF England ENG David Boateng
72 MF England ENG Fionn Mooney
76 DF England ENG Daniel Quick
79 FW England ENG John-Kymani Gordon
80 DF England ENG Danny Imray
DF Iraq IRQ Cardo Siddik
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Killian Phillips
FW England ENG Luke Plange
FW Wales WAL Jadan Raymond

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

U18 Academy squad

As of 1 July 2022[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
31 GK England ENG Joe Whitworth
48 MF England ENG Jack Wells-Morrison
61 GK England ENG Jackson Izquierdo
68 FW England ENG Victor Akinwale
74 DF England ENG Joe Sheridan
77 FW England ENG Maliq Cadogan
GK England ENG William Eastwood
GK Kosovo KOS Laurence Shala
DF England ENG Kalani Barton
DF England ENG Cameron Lewis-Brown
DF England ENG James Leonard
DF England ENG David Ozoh
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Joshua Addae
MF England ENG Ryan Bartley
MF England ENG Freddie Bell
MF England ENG Junior Dixon
MF England ENG David Obou
MF England ENG Basilio Rieno Socoliche
MF England ENG Kaden Rodney
MF England ENG Matthew Vigor
MF England ENG Vonnte Williams
FW England ENG Ademola Ola-Adebomi
FW Portugal POR Adler Nascimento

Honours

Reserves/Development Squad

Academy

  • FA Youth Cup
    • Winners (2): 1976–77, 1977–78
    • Runners-up (2): 1991–92, 1996–97
  • Southern Junior Floodlit Cup
    • Winners (1): 1996–97
    • Runners-up (1): 1976–77
  • U18 Premier League – South Group
    • Runners-up (1): 2020–21
  • U15 National Floodlit Cup
    • Winners (1): 2018–19
    • Runners-up (1): 2021–22

Notable Academy graduates

Players who have made at least 100 appearances for Crystal Palace.

Young Player of the Year

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

Note: This award was renamed Development Player of the Year in 2015.

References

  1. ^ "Kenny Sansom: Crystal Palace". Holmesdale.net.
  2. ^ "Under-18s Team". cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2021.