Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy
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.
City currently hold the 2023–24 FA Youth Cup.
Elite Development Squad
Football club
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.
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.
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.
Reserve/EDS Manager history
Academy
Football club
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.
Academy Manager history
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
Player
Level [ a]
Main other clubs played for
Born
International Honours
Debut
Manager
Shaun Wright-Phillips
1
Chelsea , QPR , New York Red Bulls , Phoenix Rising
London
Full England Caps
Age 17 v Burnley , 24 Aug. 1999[ 29]
Joe Royle
Terry Dunfield
1
Bury , Macclesfield , Shrewsbury , Toronto
Vancouver
Full Canada Caps
Age 19 v Chelsea , 11 May 2001[ 30]
Chris Shuker
1
Barnsley , Tranmere , Morecambe , Port Vale
Liverpool
Age 19 v Notts County , 11 Sep. 2001[ 31]
Kevin Keegan
Dickson Etuhu
1
Preston , Norwich , Fulham
Kano
Full Nigeria Caps
Age 19 v Birmingham City , 15 Sep. 2001[ 32]
Leon Mike
2
Aberdeen
Manchester
England U18
Age 19 v Portsmouth , 16 Nov. 2001[ 33]
Chris Killen
2
Oldham , Hibernian , Celtic , Chongqing
Wellington
Full New Zealand Caps
Age 20 v Rotherham United , 24 Nov. 2001[ 34]
Tyrone Mears
1
Preston , Derby , Burnley , Bolton , Seattle Sounders FC
Manchester
Full Jamaican Caps
Age 19 v Nottingham Forest , 30 Mar. 2002[ 35]
Joey Barton
1
Newcastle , QPR , Marseille , Burnley
Liverpool
Full England Cap
Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers , 5 Apr. 2003[ 36]
Stephen Jordan
1
Burnley , Fleetwood , Chorley
Liverpool
Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers , 5 Apr. 2003[ 37]
Willo Flood
1
Cardiff , Dundee Utd , Aberdeen
Dublin
Ireland U21
Age 18 v Total Network Solutions , 28 Aug. 2003[ 38]
Glenn Whelan
1
Sheffield Wednesday , Stoke City , Aston Villa , Fleetwood Town , Bristol Rovers
Dublin
Full Ireland Caps
Age 19 v Total Network Solutions , 28 Aug. 2003[ 39]
Stephen Elliott
1
Sunderland , Wolves , Preston , Hearts
Dublin
Full Ireland Caps
Age 20 v Bolton Wanderers , 21 Feb. 2004[ 40]
Bradley Wright-Phillips
1
Southampton , Plymouth , Charlton , New York Red Bulls
London
England U20
Age 19 v Barnsley , 21 Sep. 2004[ 41]
Nedum Onuoha
1
Sunderland , QPR , Real Salt Lake
Warri
England U21
Age 18 v Arsenal , 24 Oct. 2004[ 42]
Jonathan D'Laryea
4
Mansfield , Gainsborough Trinity
Manchester
Age 19 v Arsenal , 24 Oct. 2004[ 43]
Lee Croft
1
Norwich , Derby , Oldham , St.Johnstone
Wigan
England U20
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers , 7 Mar. 2005[ 44]
Stephen Ireland
1
Aston Villa , Stoke
Cork
Full Ireland Caps
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers , 18 Sep. 2005[ 45]
Stuart Pearce
Micah Richards
1
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Full England Caps
Age 17 v Arsenal , 22 Oct. 2005[ 46]
Ishmael Miller
1
West Brom , Nottingham Forest , Middlesbrough , Huddersfield
Manchester
England U21
Age 19 v Wigan Athletic , 18 Mar. 2006[ 47]
Michael Johnson
1
Manchester
England U21
Age 18 v Wigan Athletic , 21 Oct. 2006[ 48]
Daniel Sturridge
1
Chelsea , Liverpool , Trabzonspor
Birmingham
Full England Caps
Age 17 v Reading , 3 Feb. 2007[ 49]
Shaleum Logan
1
Tranmere Rovers , Brentford , Aberdeen , Cove Rangers
Manchester
—
Age 19 v Bristol City , 29 Aug. 2007[ 50]
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Kelvin Etuhu
1
Barnsley , Bury , Carlisle
Kano
—
Age 19 v Norwich City , 25 Sep. 2007[ 51]
Sam Williamson
1
Wrexham
Manchester
—
Age 20 v Portsmouth , 20 Apr. 2008[ 52]
Vladimír Weiss
1
Rangers , Espanyol , Lekhwiya , Al-Gharafa , Slovan Bratislava
Bratislava
Full Slovakia Caps
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers , 24 May 2009[ 53]
Mark Hughes
Javan Vidal
1
Aberdeen , Tamworth , Wrexham , Bradford (Park Avenue)
Manchester
England U20
Age 21 v West Bromwich Albion , 22 Sep. 2010[ 54]
Roberto Mancini
Alex Nimely
1
Coventry City
Monrovia
England U20
Age 18 v Burnley , 3 Apr. 2010[ 55]
Chris Chantler
1
Carlisle United , Kilmarnock , F.C. United , Spennymoor Town , Ossett United
Manchester
—
Age 20 v Juventus , 16 Dec. 2010[ 56]
Abdul Razak
1
AFC United , IK Sirius , Örgryte
Abidjan
Full Ivory Coast Caps
Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion , 5 Feb. 2011
Reece Wabara
2
Oldham , Doncaster
Birmingham
England U20
Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers , 22 May 2011[ 57]
Jérémy Hélan
2
Sheffield Wednesday
Paris
France U19
Age 20 v Aston Villa , 25 Sep. 2012
Emyr Huws
2
Huddersfield Town , Ipswich Town
Llanelli
Full Wales Caps
Age 20 v Blackburn Rovers , 15 Jan. 2014
David Faupala
1
Zorya Luhansk , Apollon Limassol
Bully-les-Mines
France U18
Age 19 v Chelsea , 21 Feb. 2016
Manuel Pellegrini
Active players
Player
Level [ b]
Current Club
Born
International Honours
Debut
Manager
Kasper Schmeichel
1
Celtic
Copenhagen
Full Denmark Caps
Age 19 v West Ham United , 11 Aug. 2007[ 58]
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Ched Evans
1
Preston North End
Rhyl
Full Wales Caps
Age 18 v Norwich City , 25 Sep. 2007[ 59]
Dedryck Boyata
1
Club Brugge
Brussels
Full Belgium Caps
Age 19 v Middlesbrough , 2 Jan. 2010[ 60]
Roberto Mancini
Abdisalam Ibrahim
1
Free Agent
Mogadishu
Full Norway Caps
Age 18 v Scunthorpe United , 24 Jan. 2010[ 61]
Greg Cunningham
1
Galway United
Galway
Full Ireland Caps
Age 18 v Scunthorpe United , 24 Jan. 2010[ 62]
Ben Mee
1
Brentford
Manchester
England U21
Age 20 v West Bromwich Albion , 22 Sep. 2010[ 63]
John Guidetti
1
AIK
Stockholm
Full Sweden Caps
Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion , 22 Sep. 2010[ 64]
Ryan McGivern
1
Newry City
Newry
Full Northern Ireland Caps
Age 21 v Sunderland , 3 Apr. 2011[ 65]
Karim Rekik
1
Al Jazira
Rotterdam
Full Netherlands Caps
Age 16 v Birmingham City , 21 Sep. 2011
Luca Scapuzzi
2
Caratese
Milan
—
Age 20 v Birmingham City , 21 Sep. 2011
Denis Suárez
1
Villarreal
Vigo
Full Spain Cap
Age 17 v Wolverhampton Wanderers , 26 Oct. 2011
Rony Lopes
1
Braga
Belém de Maria
Full Portugal Cap
Age 17 v Watford , 5 Jan. 2013
José Ángel Pozo
1
Karmiotissa
Málaga
Spain U21
Age 18 v Sheffield Wednesday , 24 Sep. 2014
Manuel Pellegrini
Kelechi Iheanacho
1
Sevilla
Imo State
Full Nigeria Caps
Age 18 v Watford , 29 Aug. 2015
Manu García
1
Aris Thessaloniki
Oviedo
Full Spain Cap
Age 17 v Sunderland , 22 Sep. 2015
George Evans
2
Wrexham
Cheadle
England U20
Age 20 v Sunderland , 22 Sep. 2015
Bersant Celina
1
AIK
Prizren
Full Kosovo Caps
Age 19 v Norwich , 9 Jan. 2016
Angeliño
1
Roma
Coristanco
Spain U21
Age 19 v Aston Villa , 30 Jan. 2016
Cameron Humphreys
2
Rotherham United
Manchester
England U19
Age 17 v Aston Villa , 30 Jan. 2016
Aleix García
1
Bayer Leverkusen
Ulldecona
Full Spain Caps
Age 18 v Chelsea , 21 Feb. 2016
Tosin Adarabioyo
1
Chelsea
Manchester
England U19
Age 18 v Chelsea , 21 Feb. 2016
Brandon Barker
2
Free Agent
Manchester
England U20
Age 19 v Chelsea , 21 Feb. 2016
Pablo Maffeo
1
RCD Mallorca
Sant Joan Despi
Spain U21
Age 19 v Steaua București , 24 Aug. 2016
Pep Guardiola
Brahim Díaz
1
Real Madrid
Málaga
Full Spain Cap Full Morocco Caps
Age 17 v Swansea , 21 Sep. 2016
Phil Foden
1
Manchester City
Stockport
Full England Caps
Age 17 v Feyenoord , 21 Nov. 2017
Lukas Nmecha
1
Wolfsburg
Hamburg
Full Germany Caps
Age 19 v Leicester City , 19 Dec. 2017
Tom Dele-Bashiru
2
Watford
Manchester
Nigeria U23
Age 18 v Leicester City , 19 Dec. 2017
Claudio Gomes
2
Palermo
Argenteuil
France U20
Age 18 v Chelsea , 5 Aug. 2018
Arijanet Muric
1
Ipswich Town
Zürich
Full Kosovo Caps
Age 19 v Oxford United , 25 Sep. 2018
Adrián Bernabé
1
Parma
Barcelona
Spain U23
Age 17 v Oxford United , 25 Sep. 2018
Eric García
1
Barcelona
Barcelona
Full Spain Caps
Age 17 v Leicester City , 18 Dec. 2018
Ian Poveda
1
Sunderland
London
Full Columbia Caps
Age 18 v Burton Albion , 23 Jan. 2019
Felix Nmecha
1
Borussia Dortmund
Hamburg
Full Germany Caps
Age 18 v Burton Albion , 23 Jan. 2019
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
1
Southampton
Stockport
Full England Cap
Age 17 v Preston North End , 24 Sep. 2019
Tommy Doyle
1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester
England U21
Age 18 v Southampton , 29 Oct. 2019
Liam Delap
1
Ipswich Town
Winchester
England U21
Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth , 24 Sep. 2020
Cole Palmer
1
Chelsea
Manchester
Full England Caps
Age 18 v Burnley , 30 Sep. 2020
Samuel Edozie
1
Anderlecht (on loan from Southampton )
London
England U20
Age 18 v Leicester City , 7 Aug. 2021
Ben Knight
3
Real Murcia
Cambridge
England U18
Age 19 v Leicester City , 7 Aug. 2021
CJ Egan-Riley
1
Burnley
Manchester
England U19
Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers , 21 Sep. 2021
Luke Mbete
2
Northampton Town (on loan from Manchester City )
London
England U21
Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers , 21 Sep. 2021
Finley Burns
2
Hull City (on loan from Manchester City )
London
England U20
Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers , 21 Sep. 2021
Josh Wilson-Esbrand
1
Manchester City
London
England U21
Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers , 21 Sep. 2021
Roméo Lavia
1
Chelsea
Brussels
Full Belgium Cap
Age 17 v Wycombe Wanderers , 21 Sep. 2021
James McAtee
1
Manchester City
Salford
England U21
Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers , 21 Sep. 2021
Rico Lewis
1
Manchester City
Manchester
Full England Caps
Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth , 13 Aug. 2022
Shea Charles
1
Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Southampton )
Manchester
Full Northern Ireland Caps
Age 19 v Brentford , 28 May 2023
Oscar Bobb
1
Manchester City
Oslo
Full Norway Caps
Age 20 v Fulham , 3 Sep. 2023
Micah Hamilton
2
Middlesbrough
Manchester
England U16
Age 20 v Red Star Belgrade , 13 Dec. 2023
Mahamadou Susoho
Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City )
Granollers
Spain U18
Age 18 v Red Star Belgrade , 13 Dec. 2023
Jacob Wright
Manchester City
Manchester
England U18
Age 18 v Huddersfield , 7 Jan. 2024
Nico O'Reilly
Manchester City
Manchester
England U18
Age 19 v Manchester United , 10 Aug. 2024
Kaden Braithwaite
Manchester City
Manchester
—
Age 16 v Watford , 24 Sep. 2024
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
1
Manchester City
Huddersfield
England U18
Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur , 30 Oct. 2024
Honours
Elite Development Squad
Academy
FA Youth Cup
U-18 Professional Development League
Northern Division Champions (10) 1997–98, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
National Champions: (4) 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
U-18 Premier League Cup
Winners (2): 2018–19,[ 66] 2019–20
Notes
^ Highest level determined from[ 28]
^ Highest level determined from[ 28]
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