Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy#Elite Development Squad
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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,{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/25/the-fiver-football-spurs-young-boys| location=London| work=The Guardian| title=Watching EastEnders, and The Elite Squad| first1=Nicky| last1=Bandini| first2=Rob| last2=Smyth| date=25 August 2010| access-date=12 December 2016| archive-date=3 March 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222457/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/aug/25/the-fiver-football-spurs-young-boys| url-status=live}} 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.
Manchester City most recently won the 2023–24 FA Youth Cup, and finished as runners-up in the 2024–25 FA Youth Cup.{{Cite web |last=Association |first=The Football |title=Aston Villa win 2025 FA Youth Cup |url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2025/may/05/aston-villa-v-manchester-city-fa-youth-cup-final-live-report-2025 |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=www.thefa.com |language=en}} Their Elite Development Squad are the current Premier League 2 champions.
Elite Development Squad
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| clubname = Man City Elite Development Squad
| current = 2024–25 Professional U21 Development League
| image = Manchester_City_FC_badge.svg
| upright = 0.9
| alt = A rounded badge depicting a shield containing a ship, the Lancashire Rose, and the three rivers of Manchester.
| fullname = Manchester City Elite Development Squad
| founded = 2009
| ground = Academy Stadium
Sportcity, Manchester, England
| capacity = 7,000 (5,000 seated)
| chairman = Khaldoon Al Mubarak
| manager = Ben Wilkinson
| league = Professional Development League
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The Elite Development Squad{{cite web|title=What is the Elite Development Squad?|url=https://www.mancity.com/News/EDS-news/What-is-the-Elite-Development-Squad|work=mancity.com|publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)|date=27 January 2011
|access-date=31 January 2011}} have played in the Under 21 Premier League{{cite web |title=Barclays Under 21 Premier League Preview |url=https://www.mancity.com/News/EDS-news/2012/EDS-U21-League-system-explained |work=mancity.com |date=8 August 2012}} 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,{{cite web|title=NextGen: The Season Starts Here|url=https://www.mancity.com/Video/Interviews/EDS-The-season-starts-here|work=mancity.com|publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)|date=15 July 2011|access-date=17 August 2011 }}
a Champions League format tournament only open to a select group of 'Under-19' teams located in western Europe.{{cite web|title=NextGen Series: Mark Allen Explains|url=https://www.mancity.com/Video/Interviews/Manchester-City-Academy-manager-Mark-Allen-explains-new-youth-league|work=mancity.com|publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)|date=22 June 2011|access-date=17 August 2011 }}
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.{{cite web|title=Terms & Conditions|url=http://www.nextgenseries.com/Terms-and-Conditions|publisher=The NextGen Series|access-date=24 August 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914060647/http://www.nextgenseries.com/Terms-and-Conditions|archive-date=14 September 2012}}
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.{{cite book|editor-last=Baskcomb|editor-first=Julian |title=Manchester City F.C. Official Handbook 1997–1998|publisher=Polar|location=Leicester|year=1997}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-20 |title=How the biggest clubs play a numbers game by stockpiling loan talent |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/football-opinion/loan-fifa-transfer-rules-manchester-city-chelsea-loan-stockpiling-199694 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815172958/https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/football-opinion/loan-fifa-transfer-rules-manchester-city-chelsea-loan-stockpiling-199694 |url-status=live }} In 2022, FIFA have implemented new rules which will now restrict loans of this nature.{{Cite web |title=FIFA to introduce new loan regulations |url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/organisation/media-releases/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.comfifa-to-introduce-new-loan-regulations |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=www.fifa.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Transfer news: FIFA announces radical new loan plans that will limit clubs to six loan exits per season |url=https://uk-sport-web.prod.oceanusorigin.com/football/news/11095/12520895/transfer-news-fifa-announces-radical-new-loan-plans-that-will-limit-clubs-to-six-loan-exits-per-season |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}
=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 Manchester City first team squad numbers are normally assigned and published in late July during the close season and they stay the same 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=
{{anchor|EDS current squad}}
{{Updated|21 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=CITY EDS |url=https://www.mancity.com/teams/eds |work=mancity.com |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=1 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201135611/https://www.mancity.com/teams/eds |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=MANCHESTER CITY UNDER 23|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/manchester-city-u23/37161/|publisher=soccerway|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528123518/https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/manchester-city-u23/37161/|url-status=live}}
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{{fs player|no=50|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Kian Breckin|other=}}
{{fs player|no=51|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Issac Smith}}
{{fs player|no=56|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Jacob Wright|other=}}
{{fs player|no=57|pos=MF|nat=HUN|name=Michael Okeke|other=}}
{{fs player|no=60|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Tai Sodje}}
{{fs player|no=64|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Isaiah Dada-Mascoll|other=}}
{{fs player|no=65|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Will Dickson}}
{{fs player|no=66|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Jahmai Simpson-Pusey|other=}}
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{{fs player|no=67|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Divin Mubama|other=}}
{{fs player|no=68|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Max Alleyne|other=}}
{{fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Justin Oboavwoduo|other=}}
{{fs player|no=81|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Jaden Heskey|other=}}
{{fs player|no=85|pos=FW|nat=GER|name=Farid Alfa-Ruprecht|other=}}
{{fs player|no=95|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Lakyle Samuel|other=}}
{{fs player|no=99|pos=MF|nat=SCO|name=Emilio Lawrence|other=}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Han Willhoft-King|other=}}
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==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.{{Cite web |last=Mumford |first=Jack |title=Loan Round-Up: 2021/22 season |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/loan-review-2021-2022-63789425 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=www.mancity.com |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608073329/https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/loan-review-2021-2022-63789425 |url-status=live }}
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{{fs player|no=37|pos=FW|nat=BRA|name=Kayky|other=at Bahia until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=70|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Jadel Katongo|other=at Peterborough United until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=73|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Joel Ndala|other=at Nottingham Forest until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=74|pos=DF|nat=FIN|name=Tomas Galvez|other=at Cambuur until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=76|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=Mahamadou Susoho|other=at Peterborough United until 30 June 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oHNqgKOF8RnCVerH4GMhZ?si=9rSe1KDERRSGqAnExFEZug | title=Spotify | website=Spotify | access-date=12 September 2024 | archive-date=12 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912000109/https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oHNqgKOF8RnCVerH4GMhZ?si=9rSe1KDERRSGqAnExFEZug | url-status=live }}
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{{fs player|no=79|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Luke Mbete|other=at Northampton Town until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=86|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Callum Doyle|other=at Norwich City until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=88|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=True Grant|other=at Buxton until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=94|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Finley Burns|other=at Hull City until 30 June 2025}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=SLE|name=Juma Bah|other=at Lens until 30 June 2025}}
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==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===
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{{fs player|no=39|pos=DF|nat=BRA|name=Yan Couto|other=on loan at Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2025}}
{{Fs player|no=78|pos=DF|nat=BKF|name=Issa Kaboré|other=on loan at Werder Bremen until 30 June 2025}}
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=Reserve/EDS Manager history=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
Manager | From | To | Honours |
---|---|---|---|
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Book | 1986 | 1996 | 1987 Central League |
align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} Asa Hartford | 1996 | 2004 | 2000 Central League, 2001 Manchester Senior Cup |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Wigley | align="center"| 2004 | 2006 | 2005 Manchester Senior Cup |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frankie Bunn | 2006 | 2007 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Kenny Jackett | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 Manchester Senior Cup |
align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Miller | 2007 | 2008 | 2008 Central League |
align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Glyn Hodges | 2008 | 2009 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Welsh | 2009 | 2012 | 2010 Manchester Senior Cup |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Attilio Lombardo | 2012 | 2013 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Vieira | 2013 | 2016 | 2015 Premier League International Cup |
align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Simon Davies | 2016 | 2018 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Harsley | 2018 | 2020 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enzo Maresca | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 Premier League 2 |
align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Brian Barry-Murphy | 2021 | 2024 | 2022 and 2023 Premier League 2 |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Wilkinson | 2024 | present | 2025 Premier League 2 |
Academy
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| clubname = Man
City Academy
| current =
| image = File:Manchester_City_FC_badge.svg, and the three rivers of Manchester.]]
| fullname = Manchester City Academy
| nickname = The Citizens, City, The Boy Blues
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| ground = Academy Stadium
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| chairman = Khaldoon Al Mubarak
| manager = Oliver Reiss
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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.{{cite news
|title=Manchester City launch online football skills academy
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8901000/8901607.stm
|publisher=BBC
|date=10 August 2010
|access-date=11 August 2010
|archive-date=18 August 2012
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|url-status=live
}}
=History=
The club's first youth team was set up by Albert Alexander in the 1920s,{{cite book |last=James |first=Gary |title=Manchester City – The Complete Record |publisher=Breedon |location=Derby |year=2006 | isbn = 1-85983-512-0}} p241 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{{cite news|title=Blues Academy to go global|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1124085_blues_academy_to_go_global|date=2 July 2009|access-date=11 August 2010|archive-date=21 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421000818/http://menmedia.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1124085_blues_academy_to_go_global|url-status=live}} 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{{cite news|title=Manchester City splash the cash on Platt Lane academy|url=http://menmedia.co.uk/news/s/1313335_manchester_city_splash_the_cash_on_platt_lane_academy|date=7 August 2010|access-date=11 August 2010|archive-date=20 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130420231941/http://menmedia.co.uk/news/s/1313335_manchester_city_splash_the_cash_on_platt_lane_academy|url-status=live}} The club also launched an instructional video website aimed at helping the new skills of prospective footballers{{cite web|title=Manchester City Ecademy|url=https://www.mancity.com/teams/eds/|publisher=mancity.com|access-date=11 August 2010|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608073830/https://www.mancity.com/players/eds|url-status=live}}
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,{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-14973123 |title=Manchester City unveil 80-acre Etihad Academy plan |publisher=BBC |date=19 September 2011 |access-date=12 December 2014 |archive-date=20 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920062327/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-14973123 |url-status=live }} the campus was opened on 8 December 2014,{{cite web |last1=Coyle |first1=Simon |title=Watch: Take a look around the new City Football Academy |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-take-look-around-new-8247126 |website=Manchester Evening News |access-date=2 July 2020 |date=8 December 2014 |archive-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502194028/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watch-take-look-around-new-8247126 |url-status=live }} 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=
{{Updated|24 July 2024}}{{Cite web|last=Edwards|first=John|title=Academy contracts update|url=https://www.mancity.com/news/eds-academy/academy-contracts-update-july-2021-63761967|access-date=2021-07-17|website=mancity.com|language=en|archive-date=11 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811231129/https://www.mancity.com/news/eds-academy/academy-contracts-update-july-2021-63761967|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=MANCHESTER CITY FC UNDER 18 ACADEMY|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/manchester-city-fc-under-18-academy/19733/squad/|access-date=28 May 2022|website=soccerway|language=en|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528124043/https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/manchester-city-fc-under-18-academy/19733/squad/|url-status=live}}
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{{fs player|no=49|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Ryan McAidoo|other=}}
{{fs player|no=53|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Ezra Carrington|other=}}
{{fs player|no=54|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Sebastian Naylor|other=}}
{{fs player|no=55|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Harrison Parker|other=}}
{{fs player|no=58|pos=MF|nat=MEX|name=Alex Alcalá|other=}}
{{fs player|no=59|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Charlie Gray|other=}}
{{fs player|no=61|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Kaden Braithwaite|other=}}
{{fs player|no=62|pos=FW|nat=SCO|name=Ashton Muir|other=}}
{{fs player|no=63|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Divine Mukasa|other=}}
{{fs player|no=69|pos=GK|nat=WAL|name=Max Hudson|other=}}
{{fs player|no=71|pos=DF|nat=WAL|name=Rhys Thomas|other=}}
{{fs player|no=72|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=Oliver Whatmuff|other=}}
{{fs player|no=80|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=Spike Brits|other=}}
{{fs player|no=83|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Reigan Heskey|other=}}
{{fs player|no=84|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=Jack Wint|other=}}
{{fs player|no=89|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Matthew Henderson-Hall|other=}}
{{fs player|no=90|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Kian Noble|other=}}
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{{fs player|no=91|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Stephen Mfuni|other=}}
{{fs player|no=92|pos=GK|nat=ENG|name=Finley Grigg|other=}}
{{fs player|no=96|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Daniel Batty|other=}}
{{fs player|no=98|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Matthew Warhurst|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Leke Drake|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Dante Headley|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Charlie Holt|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=DF|nat=ENG|name=Oliver Tevenan|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Femi Fapetu|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Finley Gorman|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=Tyrese Noubissie|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=MF|nat=ENG|name=Floyd Samba|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=Tyrone Samba|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Christian Dunbar-McDonald|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Luca Fletcher|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Kylan Midwood|other=}}
{{fs player|no=—|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Timeo Whisker|other=}}
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==Out on loan==
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{{fs player|no=48|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=Brooklyn Nfonkeu|other=at Leeds United until 30 June 2025}}
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=Academy Manager history=
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Manager | From | To | Honours |
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align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} Neil McNab | 1994 | 1997 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jim Cassell | 1997 | 2009 | 2008 Youth Cup |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Eyre | 2009 | 2011 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Sadler | 2011 | 2013 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Wilcox | 2013 | 2016 | 2015–16 Professional U18 Development League |
align="left"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Lee Carsley | 2016 | 2017 | |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Gareth Taylor | 2017 | 2020 | 2018–19 & 2019–20 U18 Premier League Cup |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Vicens | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 FA Youth Cup, {{nowrap|2020–21 Professional U18 Development League}} |
align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Wilkinson
| 2024 |{{nowrap|2021–22 and 2022–23 Professional U18 Development League}}, | |||
align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Reiss | 2024 | present |
=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{{Cite web |last=Burke |first=Elias |date=2021-09-24 |title=Man City debuts for academy stars motivating next generation of talent |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-youngsters-debut-academy-21663424 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530153951/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-youngsters-debut-academy-21663424 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Bajkowski |first=Simon |date=2019-01-23 |title=What came next for City's eight academy debutants under Guardiola |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-academy-debut-guardiola-15719410 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Manchester Evening News |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530153954/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-city-academy-debut-guardiola-15719410 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2016-02-21 |title=Manchester City youngsters suffer tough day as Pellegrini looks ahead {{!}} David Hytner |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/21/premier-league-manchester-city-chelsea-manuel-pellegrini |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608073830/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/21/premier-league-manchester-city-chelsea-manuel-pellegrini |url-status=live }}
==Retired from playing or unattached players==
== Active players ==
class="wikitable" width="100%" | ||||
width="13.5%" |Player
! width="1.5%" |{{abbr|Level|Highest League level played for}}{{efn|Highest level determined from}} ! width="16%" |Current Club ! width="12%" |Born ! width="15%" |International Honours ! width="28%" |Debut ! width="8%" |Manager | ||||
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Kasper Schmeichel
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Celtic | Copenhagen | {{flagicon|Denmark}} Full Denmark Caps | Age 19 v West Ham United, 11 Aug. 2007{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/October/The-Graduates-22-Kasper-Schmeichel| title=The Graduates: No.22 Kasper Schmeichel| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=19 October 2011| access-date=19 October 2011 }}
| rowspan="2" align="center" | Sven-Göran Eriksson |
Ched Evans
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Preston North End | Rhyl | {{flagicon|Wales}} Full Wales Caps | Age 18 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/October/The-Graduates-No25-Ched-Evans| title=The Graduates: No.25 Ched Evans| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=25 October 2011| access-date=26 October 2011 }} |
Vladimír Weiss
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{Flagicon|SVK}} Slovan Bratislava |{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Full Slovakia Caps |Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 24 May 2009{{cite web |date=7 November 2011 |title=The Graduates: No.27 Vladimír Weiss |url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/November/The-Graduates-27-Vladi-Weiss |access-date=7 November 2011 |work=mancity.com |publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)}} |align="center" |Mark Hughes | ||||
Dedryck Boyata
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | Unattached | Brussels | {{flagicon|Belgium}} Full Belgium Caps | Age 19 v Middlesbrough, 2 Jan. 2010{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/November/Graduates-No28-Dedryck-Boyata| title=The Graduates: No.28 Dedryck Boyata| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=7 November 2011| access-date=7 November 2011 }}
| rowspan="9" align="center" | Roberto Mancini |
Greg Cunningham
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|IRE}} Galway United | Galway | {{flagicon|Ireland}} Full Ireland Caps | Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/November/The-Graduates-number-30-Greg-Cunningham| title=The Graduates: No.30 Greg Cunningham| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=8 November 2011| access-date=8 November 2011 }} |
Ben Mee
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Brentford | Manchester | {{flagicon|England}} England U21 | Age 20 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/November/The-Graduates-33-Ben-Mee| title=The Graduates: No.33 Ben Mee
| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=10 November 2011| access-date=10 November 2011 }} |
John Guidetti
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|SWE}} AIK | Stockholm | {{flagicon|Sweden}} Full Sweden Caps | Age 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/November/Graduates-No34-John-Guidetti
| title=The Graduates: No.34 John Guidetti| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=10 November 2011| access-date=10 November 2011 }} |
Ryan McGivern
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|NIR}} Newry City | Newry | {{flagicon|NIR}} Full Northern Ireland Caps | Age 21 v Sunderland, 3 Apr. 2011{{cite web| url=https://www.mancity.com/News/Academy-news/2011/November/Graduates-No36-Ryan-McGivern| title=The Graduates: No.36 Ryan McGivern| work=mancity.com| publisher=(Manchester City Football Club)| date=14 November 2011| access-date=14 November 2011 }} |
Karim Rekik
|{{Fbaicon|GER}} 1 | {{flagicon|UAE}} Al Jazira | Rotterdam | {{flagicon|NED}} Full Netherlands Caps | Age 16 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 |
Luca Scapuzzi
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Caratese | Milan | {{n/a}} | Age 20 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011 |
Denis Suárez
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Villarreal | Vigo | {{flagicon|ESP}} Full Spain Cap | Age 17 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 Oct. 2011 |
Rony Lopes
|{{Fbaicon|ESP}} 1 | {{flagicon|TUR}} Alanyaspor | Belém de Maria | {{flagicon|POR}} Full Portugal Cap | Age 17 v Watford, 5 Jan. 2013 |
José Ángel Pozo
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|POL}} Śląsk Wrocław | Málaga | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain U21 | Age 18 v Sheffield Wednesday, 24 Sep. 2014
| rowspan="10" align="center" |Manuel Pellegrini |
Kelechi Iheanacho
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{Flagicon|ENG}} Middlesbrough (on loan from {{flagicon|ESP}} Sevilla) | {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Full Nigeria Caps |Age 18 v Watford, 29 Aug. 2015 | ||||
Manu García
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{flagicon|USA}} Sporting Kansas City | Oviedo |{{flagicon|Spain }} Full Spain Cap |Age 17 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015 | ||||
|George Evans
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Wrexham | Cheadle | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U20 | Age 20 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015 |
Bersant Celina
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{flagicon|SWE}} AIK | {{flagicon|Kosovo}} Full Kosovo Caps |Age 19 v Norwich, 9 Jan. 2016 | ||||
Angeliño
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roma | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain U21 |Age 19 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016 | ||||
Cameron Humphreys
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Rotherham United | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U19 |Age 17 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016 | ||||
Brandon Barker
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Avro |{{flagicon|ENG}} England U20 |Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | ||||
Aleix García
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Bayer Leverkusen | {{flagicon|ESP}} Full Spain Caps |Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | ||||
Tosin Adarabioyo
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea |{{flagicon|ENG}} England U19 |Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 | ||||
Pablo Maffeo
|{{Fbaicon|ESP}} 1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} RCD Mallorca | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain U21 | Age 19 v Steaua București, 24 Aug. 2016 | rowspan="32" align="center" | Pep Guardiola | ||||
Brahim Díaz
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Real Madrid | Málaga | {{flagicon|ESP}} Full Spain Cap | Age 17 v Swansea, 21 Sep. 2016 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" |Phil Foden
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City | {{flagicon|ENG}} Full England Caps | Age 17 v Feyenoord, 21 Nov. 2017 | ||||
Lukas Nmecha
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Wolfsburg | Hamburg | {{flagicon|GER}} Full Germany Caps | Age 19 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017 | ||||
Tom Dele-Bashiru
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Watford | {{flagicon|NGA}} Nigeria U23 | Age 18 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017 | ||||
Claudio Gomes
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Palermo | {{flagicon|FRA}} France U20 | Age 18 v Chelsea, 5 Aug. 2018 | ||||
Arijanet Muric
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ipswich Town | Zürich | {{flagicon|Kosovo}} Full Kosovo Caps | Age 19 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018 | ||||
Adrián Bernabé
|{{Fbaicon|ITA}} 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Parma | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain U23 | Age 17 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018 | ||||
Eric García
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Barcelona | {{flagicon|ESP}} Full Spain Caps | Age 17 v Leicester City, 18 Dec. 2018 | ||||
Ian Poveda
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Sunderland | London | {{flagicon|COL}} Full Columbia Caps | Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019 | ||||
Felix Nmecha
|{{Fbaicon|GER}} 1 | {{flagicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund | Hamburg | {{Fbaicon|GER}} Full Germany Caps | Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019 | ||||
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Southampton | {{flagicon|ENG}} Full England Cap | Age 17 v Preston North End, 24 Sep. 2019 | ||||
Tommy Doyle
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Wolverhampton Wanderers | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U21 | Age 18 v Southampton, 29 Oct. 2019 | ||||
Liam Delap
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U21 | Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 24 Sep. 2020 | ||||
Cole Palmer
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea | {{flagicon|ENG}} Full England Caps | Age 18 v Burnley, 30 Sep. 2020 | ||||
Samuel Edozie
| {{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Anderlecht (on loan from {{flagicon|ENG}} Southampton) | London | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U20 | Age 18 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021 | ||||
Ben Knight
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 3 |{{Fbaicon|ENG}} Cambridge United | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U18 | Age 19 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021 | ||||
CJ Egan-Riley
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Burnley | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U19 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" | Luke Mbete
| {{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Town (on loan from Manchester City) | London | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U21 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" | Finley Burns
| {{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Hull City (on loan from Manchester City) | London | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U20 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" | Josh Wilson-Esbrand
| {{Fbaicon|FRA}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stoke City (on loan from Manchester City) | London | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U21 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | ||||
Roméo Lavia
| {{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chelsea | Brussels | {{flagicon|BEL}} Full Belgium Cap | Age 17 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" | James McAtee
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City | Salford | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U21 | Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" | Rico Lewis
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City | {{flagicon|ENG}} Full England Caps | Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 13 Aug. 2022 | ||||
Shea Charles
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Southampton) |{{flagicon|NIR}} Full Northern Ireland Caps |Age 19 v Brentford, 28 May 2023 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" | Oscar Bobb
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City | Oslo | {{flagicon|NOR}} Full Norway Caps | Age 20 v Fulham, 3 Sep. 2023 | ||||
Micah Hamilton
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Stockport County (on loan from Middlesbrough) | {{flagicon|ENG}} England U16 | Age 20 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;" | Mahamadou Susoho
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peterborough United (on loan from Manchester City) | {{flagicon|ESP}} Spain U18 | Age 18 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;"|Jacob Wright
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 2 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Norwich City (on loan from Manchester City) |{{flagicon|ENG}} England U18 |Age 18 v Huddersfield, 7 Jan. 2024 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;"|Nico O'Reilly
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |{{flagicon|ENG}} England U18 |Age 19 v Manchester United, 10 Aug. 2024 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;"|Kaden Braithwaite
| |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |{{flagicon|ENG}} England U17 |Age 16 v Watford, 24 Sep. 2024 | ||||
style="white-space:wrap; background:#AAD0FF;"|Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
|{{Fbaicon|ENG}} 1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |{{flagicon|ENG}} England U18 |Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 30 Oct. 2024 |
Honours
=Elite Development Squad=
- Premier League 2
- Winners (4): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25
- League–phase winners (1): 2024–25
- Premier League International Cup
- Winners (1): 2014–15
- The Central League
- Winners (4): 1977–78, 1986–87, 1999–00, 2007–08
- Lancashire Senior Cup
- Winners (6): 1920–21, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1952–53, 1973–74
=Academy=
- FA Youth Cup
- Winners (4): 1985–86, 2007–08, 2019–20, 2023–24
- Runners-Up (9): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1988–89, 2005–06, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2024–25
- U-18 Professional Development League
- Northern Division Champions (11) 1997–98, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25
- National Champions: (4) 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- U-18 Premier League Cup
- Winners (2): 2018–19,{{cite web |title=Nmecha seals U18 PL Cup for Man City |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1106397 |publisher=Premier League.com |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826122600/https://www.premierleague.com/news/1106397 |url-status=live }} 2019–20
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.mancity.com/Academy Manchester City official website] – Academy
- [https://www.mancity.com/teams/eds Manchester City Official website] – Cityecademy
- [https://thesefootballtimes.co/2015/03/11/the-manchester-city-academy-way/ The Manchester City academy way] – These Football Times (2016)
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