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Leicester City F.C. Under-23s
Full nameLeicester City Football Club Under-23s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Foxes
GroundKing Power Stadium
Holmes Park
Belvoir Drive Training Complex
ManagerSteve Beaglehole (Under-23s)
Trevor Peake (Under-18s)
LeaguePremier League 2 D1
WebsiteClub website

Leicester City Under-23s are the former reserve team of Leicester City. The team mainly consists of under-23 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, for instance when they are recovering from injury. The Under-23s team are managed by Steve Beaglehole and they play in Premier League 2.

Leicester City F.C. Academy are the youth team of Leicester City, directed by Jon Rudkin and managed by Trevor Peake. Leicester City's academy has had category one status under the Elite Player Performance Plan since July 2013.

History

Although less famous than the likes of Manchester United or West Ham United's youth systems, the Leicester City Academy has been one of the more productive academies in the East Midlands. England internationals Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker, David Nish, Steve Whitworth and Emile Heskey, as well as Don Revie, who played for and managed England[1] all began their careers with the Foxes. Frank McLintock, a Scottish international, former footballer of the year and a double winning captain with Arsenal, who was described by Bob Paisley as the "player of the decade" at the end of the 1970s also came through the Foxes' ranks.[2] Leicester's all-time top appearance makers Graham Cross and Sep Smith were also among notable products of the academy.

The academy is overseen by director Jon Rudkin, with Steve Beaglehole currently holding the position of 'Development Coach', working in the new Under-21 league set up from the summer of 2012. Trevor Peake and Chris Tucker currently look after the Under-18s, whilst Kevin Fogg and Paul Cheney are in charge of the under 16s and below.[3][4] On 8 April 2013, Leicester City Under-21s won the newly formed 2012–13 Professional Development League 2 with a game to go, qualifying for the knockout stage.[5] However they exited the national play-off at the semi-final stage, after losing 3–2 to Cardiff.[6]

On 26 May 2013, the Leicester City Development Squad & Academy won the HKFC International Soccer Sevens cup, beating Newcastle United Reserves and Academy 2–0 thanks to goals from Michael Cain and Harry Panayiotou. The latter also went on to win player of the tournament.[7] On 4 July, it was announced that Leicester City's academy had been awarded category one status, the highest level under the Premier League's Elite Player Performance Plan.[8]

By finishing 6th in the 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League, Leicester City U21s qualified for the inaugural, 2014–15 edition, of the Premier League International Cup, being drawn in Group C with Manchester City, Benfica and Schalke 04.[9] On 24 November 2014, Leicester City U21s became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, after defeating Schalke 04 and Benfica, both 2–0 at the King Power Stadium.[10]

After having almost been relegated from Premier League 2 Division 1 in 2016–2017, Leicester Under 23's went on to finish third in PL2, while also getting to the semi-finals of the Premier League Cup[11]. In addition, several of the under 23's gained first team experience under manager Claude Puel with Harvey Barnes and Hamza Choudhury playing prominent roles towards the end of the 2017–2018 season. This subsequently lead to Hamza Choudhury gaining his first England Under 21s cap during the Toulan Tournament[12].

The Players

Under 23s

As of 25 September 2019[13][14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF Wales WAL George Thomas
36 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Admiral Muskwe
38 MF South Africa RSA Thakgalo Leshabela
39 DF England ENG Darnell Johnson
40 GK Sweden SWE Viktor Johansson
42 GK Wales WAL Rhys Davies
43 GK Poland POL Jakub Stolarczyk
44 DF England ENG Vontae Daley-Campbell
45 FW England ENG George Hirst
46 MF England ENG Callum Wright
47 FW England ENG Josh Felix-Eppiah
48 DF England ENG Calvin Ughelumba
49 MF England ENG Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
No. Pos. Nation Player
50 DF Ireland EIR Darragh O'Connor
52 DF England ENG Mitch Clark
53 MF England ENG Tyrese Shade
54 MF Ireland EIR Conor Tee
55 FW Ireland EIR Ali Reghba
56 DF England ENG Luke Thomas
63 DF Netherlands NED Justen Kranthove
— DF Czech Republic CZE Lukas Husek
— MF Brunei BRU Faiq Bolkiah
— MF England ENG Callum Hulme
— MF Poland POL Bartosz Kapustka
— FW Spain ESP Raul Uche

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
— GK Denmark DEN Daniel Iversen (at Rotherham United until 30 June 2020)
— DF England ENG Sam Hughes (at Salford City until 30 June 2020)
— DF England ENG Josh Knight (at Peterborough United until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Layton Ndukwu (at Southend United until 30 June 2020)[15]
— MF Ghana GHA Kamal Sowah (at OH Leuven until 30 June 2020)[16]
— FW England ENG Ryan Loft (at Carlisle United until 30 June 2020)

Under 18s

As of 25 September 2019[17]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Oliver Bosworth
— GK United States USA Chituru Odunze
— DF England ENG Tom Sams
— DF England ENG Bailey Aisthorpe
— DF England ENG Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu
60 DF Ghana GHA Dennis Gyamfi[18]
— DF England ENG Oliver Murch
— DF England ENG Camron Gbadebo
— MF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Kalis Gore
— MF England ENG Joshua Walsh
— MF England ENG Liam Loughlan
— MF Wales WAL Oliver Ewing
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Wanya Marcal-Madivadua
— MF England ENG Ethan Fitzhugh
— MF England ENG Connor Barrett
58 MF England ENG Adam Leathers
— MF England ENG Kasey McAteer
— MF Portugal POR Sidnei Tavares
— MF Ireland EIR Shane Flynn
59 MF England ENG Dempsey Arlott-John
— MF England ENG Johnson Gyamfi
— FW England ENG Elliot Webber
— FW England ENG Terrell Pennant
— FW Wales WAL Will Russ

Staff

As of 7 August 2019[19]
Under-23 Management
Role Person
Under-23 Manager England Steve Beaglehole
Under-23 Coach England Ben Petty
Academy Team Management
Role Person
Academy Director England Jon Rudkin
Academy Manager England Ian Cawley
Head Of Academy Coach Development England Paul Cheney
Lead Pro Development Coach Under-18s England Trevor Peake
Lead Youth Development Coach Under-16s England Adam Barradell
Assistant Lead Youth Development Coach England Rodney Ballantine
Academy Goalkeeper Coach England Glyn Thompson
Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach England Chris Organ
Head Academy Physiotherapist England Ben Harwood
Head of Academy Sports Science England Kevin Paxton
Academy Lead Sport Scientist England Gary Capes
Academy Lead Analyst England Ryan DeFreitas
Academy Recruitment England Bill Wall
Loans Manager England Guy Branston

Notable Graduates

Current Leicester City players in bold.

           

Ashley chambers

Honours

  • Premier Academy League
    • Winners: 2006-07
    • Group B Winners: 2009-10, 2011-12
    • Group B Runners Up: 2008-09, 2010-11
    • PL2 Division 1 Third Place: 2017-2018
  • HKFC International Soccer Sevens
    • Shield Winners: 2011-12
    • Cup Winners: 2012-13, 2016-17
    • Plate Winners: 2013-14
  • U21 Professional Development League 2 North Division
    • Winners: 2012-13
  • U15 Premier League Category 2 National Trophy
    • Winners: 2012-13

References

  1. ^ "Leicester City Academy chief proud of emerging talent". Leicester Mercury. 5 September 2009.
  2. ^ "English football Hall of Fame – Frank McLintock". National Football Museum. 2009.
  3. ^ "Leicester City F.C. Coaching Staff". lcfc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Leicester City F.C. Academy Staff". lcfc.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  5. ^ "U21s Seal Top Spot With 3-0 Win". lcfc.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Under-21s Edged Out By Cardiff". lcfc.com. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Foxes Secure Hong Kong Sevens Crown". lcfc.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Leicester awarded Category One academy status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Premier League International Cup launched". premierleague.com. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Report: Leicester City 2 Benfica 0". lcfc.com. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  11. ^ "Development Squad". lcfc.com. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Choudhury Makes Maiden England U21s Appearance". lcfc.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Development Squad". lcfc.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Starting Lineups - Scunthorpe vs Leicester U21". skysports.com. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Ndukwu Extends Leicester City Contract Ahead Of Southend United Loan". Leicester City F.C. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Eerste training zit erop". ohleuven.com. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Leicester V Norwich, 2019/20 U18 Premier League". premierleague.com. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  18. ^ "Starting Lineups - Scunthorpe vs Leicester U21". skysports.com. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Academy Staff". lcfc.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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