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Aston Villa Under-21
Full nameAston Villa Football Club Under-21s & Academy
Nickname(s)Villans, The Villa, The Lions, The Claret & Blue Army
Short nameVilla, AVFC
Founded21 November 1874; 150 years ago (1874-11-21)[1]
GroundBodymoor Heath Training Ground
Capacity500[2]
Owner(s)Nassef Sawiris
Wesley Edens
ChairmanNassef Sawiris[3]
ManagerJosep Gombau
LeaguePremier League 2
2023–24Premier League 2, 16th (elimination play-offs, round of 16)
Websitehttp://www.avfc.co.uk/

The Aston Villa Under-21s, formerly known as Aston Villa Reserves and Aston Villa Under-23s, are the most senior youth development team of Aston Villa and compete in Premier League 2, the EFL Trophy and the Birmingham Senior Cup in the 2024–25 season. The team plays its home games at Aston Villa's training ground, Bodymoor Heath and occasionally Villa Park. Aston Villa also have an academy side that competes in the Under-18 division of the Professional Development League, the U18 Premier League Cup, and the FA Youth Cup annually. They will also field an under-19 side in the 2024–25 UEFA Youth League following Aston Villa's senior side qualifying for the UEFA Champion's League.

Aston Villa have fielded reserve or 'A' sides since their formation in 1874 and the team were part of the FA Premier Reserve League at its foundation in 1999 and were winners of the 2011-12 Premier Reserve League South title, the last in that format. The side has been successful in recent decades, as well as becoming national champions in the 2003–04 and 2009–10 seasons, the team also won four out of five Southern Championships between 2007 and 2012, before the format changed to the Professional Development League. The side also won the NextGen Series in 2013, a Europe-wide tournament for elite academies.

Current senior squad players Lamare Bogarde, Jacob Ramsey, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Filip Marschall, Tommi O'Reilly and Finley Munroe all came through the youth system at the club. Notable former players to have come through the Villa academy include Jack Grealish, Brian Little, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ciaran Clark, Gary Cahill, Gareth Barry, Thomas Hitzlsperger, Darius Vassell, Marc Albrighton, Andreas Weimann, Brian McClair, and Steven Davis among many others. The U21 team is made up of players under the age of 21, although five over-age outfield players and an over-age goalkeeper may be named in a Premier League 2 match squad, these may include fringe first-team players and senior players recovering from injury.

History

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Reserve sides of Aston Villa had played unofficial matches since the formation of the club in 1874, while formal competition for a reserve side began in 1892, when Aston Villa Reserves joined the Birmingham & District League.[citation needed] After finishing in the runners-up position twice in the first 2 seasons of the competition, Villa finally won their first trophy in the 1894–95 season, winning 26 out of 30 league games and losing just once all season. Several titles followed after this achievement, including a run of 8 consecutive titles between 1902 and 1910. When Villa finally left the Birmingham & District League in 1915, they had accumulated a total of 12 league titles and 6 runners-up finishes.[citation needed]

During the Second World War, TIME Magazine reported that the Villa reserve team, all captured at Dunkirk, thrashed their captor SS guards.[4] TIME issued an apology for erroneously placing Aston in the city of Liverpool: "TIME hastily restores Aston Villa (soccer) to Birmingham where it belongs".[5]

After that, the reserve team played in the Central League for many years, becoming champions in 1929–30, 1963–64 and 1992–93.

In 1999–2000, the FA Premier Reserve League was set up, Villa were one of the founding members, and were split into the Northern section of the league. Three disappointing seasons followed, however in the 2003–04 season, inspired by brothers Stefan Moore and Luke Moore, Villa eased to their first title. In the two seasons which followed (2004–05 and 2005–06), Villa agonisingly finished both campaigns as runners-up, both times to Manchester United. In the 2006–07 season, for the first time since its introduction, the FA Premier Reserve League excluded Coca-Cola Championship teams from playing in the league, with the 20 senior English Premiership teams parallelling the teams involved in the FA Premier League. This also meant that due to geographical circumstances, Aston Villa Reserves were switched from the Northern Division, to the Southern equivalent, for the first time since the start of the original format in 1999. Villa eventually finished 4th - winning 9 out of their 18 games, with Luke Moore the top goalscorer, with 7. The season saw the impressive development of several youngsters, most notably including Zoltán Stieber, Shane Lowry and Stephen O'Halloran, all of which were rewarded with first-team opportunities in the pre-season fixtures, prior to the 2007–08 season.

Inspired by Swedish striker Tobias Mikaelsson, Aston Villa Reserves clinched the 2007–08 Southern title, their second regional success since the inception of the league in 1999. However, they were beaten 3–0 in the Play-Off Final by Northern champions Liverpool.

In the 2008–09 season, the team went one better by securing their second consecutive Southern title, and then defeating Sunderland to claim their first ever national title, with goals from Nathan Delfouneso, James Collins and Shane Lowry.

Andreas Weimann netted nine goals, to help Villa keep up their trend of securing the Southern title - their third consecutively - in the 2009–10 season. This included a remarkable 15-game unbeaten streak, running from the opening game of the campaign, all the way through to the last game of the season against Portsmouth. However, the club were denied a second consecutive national title, as they were beaten on penalties by Manchester United, after a 3–3 draw at Old Trafford.

The 2010–11 season saw changes to the standard format of the league. Only 16 clubs competed, which meant a split between the top heavy Northern league. Undoubtedly the highlight of the season, was a 10–1 home victory over Arsenal at the Greene King Stadium, en route to finishing third in the league.

Following changes arrived in the 2011–12 season. Three leagues were abolished, returning to two, whilst each team played the teams in their own league home and away. They also played each team in the regional league once, with home and away games split evenly. More success followed however, as Villa picked up another Southern title, with Andreas Weimann scoring nine times during the course of the season. It was a case of deja vu however, as they were again beaten on penalties by Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The Premier Reserve League was abolished during the summer of 2012, to make way for the Professional Development League 1. Aston Villa were one of 22 clubs to take part in the inaugural season, participating in Group 2 of the competition.

During the 13-year tenure of the original Reserve system, Aston Villa were the second most successful club - behind Manchester United - with five regional titles and one national title. The youth sides currently play their home matches at Villa Park and Bodymoor Heath. From 2019, having been promoted back to the Premier League, Aston Villa began fielding an under-21 side in the EFL Trophy against League One and League Two opposition.

In January 2021, after a COVID-19 outbreak in the first team, the youth team was used for a first team game against Liverpool in the FA cup 3rd round.[6]

After a successful 2022–23 season with the senior side, Jacob Ramsey was recognised by the Premier League with the 2022/23 Premier League Academy Graduate award.[7]

Aston Villa Under-21s

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Squad

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As of 6 September 2024. Players under 21 who have made their senior league debut, or are named in the official senior squad list, are listed in the senior squad.[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
55 GK Spain ESP Lander Emery
— GK England ENG Alex Hammond
65 GK England ENG Sam Lewis
48 GK Poland POL Oliwier Zych
53 DF Norway NOR Ethan Amundsen-Day
— DF England ENG Archie Duerden
73 DF Wales WAL Thierry Katsukunya
69 DF England ENG Finley Munroe
45 DF England ENG Triston Rowe
63 DF Scotland SCO Kerr Smith
50 DF Netherlands NED Sil Swinkels
74 DF England ENG Nile Timson
62 MF England ENG Todd Alcock
No. Pos. Nation Player
67 MF England ENG Mikell Barnes
54 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Borland
57 MF Bermuda BER Ajani Burchall
76 MF England ENG I-lani Edwards
56 MF England ENG Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba
70 FW England ENG Charlie Pavey
60 MF England ENG Kyrie Pierre
47 MF England ENG Kane Taylor
72 MF England ENG Kadan Young
49 FW England ENG Charlie Lutz
77 FW England ENG Kobei Moore
66 FW England ENG Travis Patterson
— FW Scotland SCO Rory Wilson

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
46 MF England ENG Rico Richards (at Port Vale until 30 June 2025)
58 MF England ENG Tommi O'Reilly (at Shrewsbury Town until 30 June 2025)
59 DF England ENG Josh Feeney (at Shrewsbury Town until 30 June 2025)
64 GK England ENG James Wright (at Real Unión until 30 June 2025)
— FW England ENG Louie Barry (at Stockport County until 30 June 2025)
— DF England ENG Lino Sousa (at Bristol Rovers until 30 June 2025)

Reserve, U21 & U23 Honours

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Birmingham & District League

  • Winners:
    • 1894/95, 1895/96, 1899/1900, 1902/03, 1903/04, 1904/05, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1907/08, 1908/09, 1909/10, 1911/12,[9] 1959-60 (Division Two).[10]
  • Runners-Up:
    • 1892/93, 1893/94, 1897/98, 1898/99, 1900/01, 1910/11.

Birmingham Senior Cup

  • Winners:
    • 1879/80, 1881/82, 1882/83, 1883/84, 1884/85, 1887/88, 1888/89, 1889/90, 1890/91, 1895/96, 1898/99, 1902/03, 1903/04, 1905/06, 1907/08, 1908/09, 1909/10, 1911/12, 1984/85, 2023/24.
  • Runners-Up:
    • 1875/76, 1880/81, 1892/93, 1894/95, 1900/01, 1901/02, 1923/24, 1982/83, 1994/95, 1995/96.

FA Premier Reserve League North

  • Winners:
    • 2003/04.
  • Runners-Up:
    • 2004/05, 2005/06.

FA Premier Reserve League South

  • Winners:
    • 2007/08, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2011/12

FA Premier League Cup

FA Premier Reserve League

  • Winners:
    • 2008/09.
  • Runners-Up:
    • 2007/08, 2009/10, 2011/12.

Aston Villa Academy

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Aston Villa Academy is the youth development side of Premier League team Aston Villa, it fields an under-18s team in the U18 Professional Development League 1 (South Division). Until 2012 the team competed in Group B of the now defunct FA Premier Academy League.[citation needed]

In the 2009/10 season Villa clinched top spot in Group B of the Premier Academy League, impressively notching the most wins (22), most points (68) and most goals (84) of all 41 clubs involved. Villa's youngsters were drawn against Group A winners Arsenal in the semi-final, which they won 1-0. This subsequently meant a final against FA Youth Cup winners Manchester City, which was comprehensively won 2–0, with goals from James Collins and Chris Herd. The top scorers for the season were Austrian striker Andreas Weimann (16) and English striker Nathan Delfouneso (15).The 2008/09 season was less fruitful for Villa's youngsters, as they finished 3rd in Group B, and were knocked out of the FA Youth Cup at the first hurdle, losing in the Third Round to eventual champions Arsenal.[citation needed]

Villa's youth team has a strong history in the FA Youth Cup with wins in 1972, 1980, 2002 and 2021. Villa also reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup in 2004, eventually being knocked out by eventual runners-up Chelsea.[citation needed]

The team train at Bodymoor Heath in North Warwickshire and also play their home matches there on weekends.

Invitational Tournaments

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Hong Kong Soccer Sevens

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The annual invitational seven-a-side Hong Kong Soccer Sevens tournament brings together academy sides from around the world, and has brought notable success to Aston Villa's academy between since 1999. Villa have won the main tournament seven times, more than any other team.

Villa won the third HK Soccer Sevens tournament in 2002, defeating Arsenal in the final, they went on to defend their title in 2004 (as the 2003 competition was cancelled due to the SARS outbreak), inspired by Stephen Cooke and Steven Foley they clinched the trophy in the final against Manchester United. Striker Gabriel Agbonlahor captained Villa to the semi-final in 2006 - losing to the eventual winners Urawa Red Diamonds - and also received the 'Player of the Tournament' accolade. Villa won the competition again in May 2010, beating Central Coast Mariners of Australia in the final.[11] In the in 2019 tournament, Villa won the secondary 'plate' trophy; players including Akos Onodi, Lewis Brunt and Cameron Archer featured.[12] After a four year hiatus due to COVID-19 and the Hong Kong protests the tournament returned in May 2023. At the tournament Villa extended their record of victories to seven, defeating Tai Po FC in the final, Omari Kellyman was named player of the tournament and was also topscorer with five goals overall.[13]

NextGen Series

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The Aston Villa Academy played in both seasons of the now defunct NextGen Series, a tournament for Europe's elite football academies between 2011 and 2013. The team was composed of under-18s with up to three under-19s in each matchday squad. Having made the quarter-finals in the 2011-12 Series, the academy side captained by Samir Carruthers won the final of the 2012-13 tournament on 1 April 2013 beating Chelsea 2–0, at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, in Como, Italy.[14]

CEE Cup

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Aston Villa sent an under-19 side to the invitational CEE Cup in the Czech Republic for the first time in 2022, competing against the youth sides of elite sides from around the world including Palmeiras, Tigres UANL and Dynamo Kyiv.[15] Villa narrowly lost all three of their matches, finishing 6th in the overall rankings, Kerr Smith and Todd Alcock scored for Villa during the competition.[16]

Academy squad

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As of 6 September 2024.[17][18] Players not listed in the official squad are referenced individually, some players under-18 have been promoted to the under-21 and senior sides.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
52 GK England ENG Sam Proctor
— GK England ENG Jack Allan
— GK England ENG Owen Asemota [19]
— DF England ENG Max Asante-Boakye
89 DF England ENG Teddie Bloomfield
81 DF England ENG Rodrigo Fortes
— DF England ENG Jacob Green
— DF England ENG Ashton McWilliams
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Calum Moreland
92 DF England ENG Leon Routh [20]
— DF England ENG Junior Wilson
83 MF England ENG Bradley Burrowes
— MF England ENG George Hemmings [21]
86 MF England ENG TJ Carroll
90 MF England ENG Woody Burgess
No. Pos. Nation Player
88 MF Northern Ireland NIR Cole Brannigan
85 MF England ENG Max Jenner
— MF England ENG Max Lott
91 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keilan Quinn
— MF England ENG Luka Lynch
84 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alfie Lynskey
87 MF England ENG Trai-Varn Mulley
75 MF Scotland SCO Ewan Simpson
— FW England ENG Elijah Briscoe
79 FW England ENG Ben Broggio
80 FW England ENG Mason Cotcher [22]
— FW England ENG Vinnie Hayward
— FW Egypt EGY Omar Khedr
— FW England ENG Cole Ramsey

Academy records

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Academy honours

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FA Youth Cup

NextGen Series

FA Premier Academy League U17s

  • Winners:
    • 2003–04

FA Premier Academy League U18s: Group B

  • Winners:
    • 2007–08
    • 2010–11

FA Premier Academy League U18s: Play-Offs

  • Winners:
    • 2007–08
  • Runners-Up:
    • 2007

Under-18 Premier League Next Gen Berlin Cup

Premier League Under-16 National Tournament

HKFC International Soccer Sevens

  • Main Tournament Winners:
  • Shield Winners:
    • 2013, 2014, 2018
  • Plate Winners:

Non-playing staff

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Corporate hierarchy

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Source:[25]
Position Name
Executive Chairman Nassef Sawiris
Co-chairman Wes Edens
President of Business Operations Chris Heck[26][27]
President of Football Operations Monchi[28]

Management hierarchy

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Position Name
Global Director of Football Development

and International Academies

Matthew Kidson[29]
Academy Manager Mark Harrison
Head of Coach Development Ryan Maye
Assistant Academy Manager Sean Verity
Assistant Head of Coach Development
Emerging Talent Programme Manager Tony Carss[30]
Under-21 Head Coach Josep Gombau[30]
Under-21 Coach Peter Gilbert
Under-21 Coach Dan Green
Under-21 Goalkeeping Coach Mark Naylor
Under-21 Sport Scientist Dan Lothian
Under-21 Physiotherapist Jon Whitney
Under-21 Performance Analyst Adam McGuinness
Under-18 Lead Coach Jimmy Shan[31]
Under-18 Professional Development Coach Adem Atay
Under-18 Professional Development Coach Karl Hopper
Under-18 Goalkeeping Coach Michael Pearce
Under-18 Sport Scientist Peter Sharp
Under-18 Physiotherapist Cian McCaffrey
Under-18 Performance Analyst Phil Truran
Academy Doctor Dr M Sahni and Dr F Hassan
Head of Sports Medicine Jazz Sodhi

Notable Academy graduates

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The following players have all been members of the Aston Villa academy before their professional debut and have either made at least one appearance for the Villa first team in professional competition, have gone on to play in a fully professional league, or have represented their national team. Players in bold are still contracted to the club.

2020s

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Player DOB Position Professional Debut First-Team Appearances First-Team Goals Current Team
Scotland Aidan Borland 25 April 2007 Midfielder 25 September 2024 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Ben Broggio 29 January 2007 Midfielder 25 September 2024 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba 2 October 2006 Midfielder 25 September 2024 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Travis Patterson 6 October 2005 Defender 25 September 2024 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Kadan Young 19 January 2006 Forward 25 September 2024 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England James Wright 2 December 2004 Goalkeeper 7 September 2024 (for Real Unión vs Osasuna B) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Finley Munroe 8 February 2005 Defender 9 May 2024 (vs Olympiacos) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Tommi O'Reilly 15 December 2003 Midfielder 14 December 2023 (vs Zrinjski Mostar) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Filip Marschall 24 April 2003 Goalkeeper 14 December 2023 (vs Zrinjski Mostar) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Chisom Afoka 24 April 2003 Forward 9 September 2023 (vs League Two for Bradford City) 2 0 Unattached
England Omari Kellyman 25 September 2005 Forward 31 August 2023 (vs Hibernian) 6 0 Chelsea
England Tim Iroegbunam 30 June 2003 Midfielder 26 February 2022 (vs Brighton & Hove Albion) 19 0 Everton
England Lewis Brunt 6 November 2000 Defender 8 January 2022 (FA Cup for Leicester City) 0 0 Wales Wrexham
England Sebastian Revan 14 July 2003 Defender 31 August 2021 (National League for Grimsby Town) 6 1 Wales Wrexham
England Aaron Ramsey 21 January 2003 Midfielder 24 August 2021 (vs Barrow) 4 1 Burnley
England Jaden Philogene 8 February 2002 Midfielder 19 May 2021 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Carney Chukwuemeka 20 October 2003 Midfielder 19 May 2021 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) 15 0 Chelsea
Republic of Ireland Tyreik Wright 22 September 2001 Midfielder 23 January 2021 (League Two with Walsall) 5 0 Bradford City
England Mungo Bridge 12 September 2000 Defender 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Unattached
Hungary Ákos Onódi 2 September 2001 Goalkeeper 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Hungary Szeged
England Dominic Revan 19 September 2000 Defender 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Hampton & Richmond Borough
England Jake Walker 3 November 2000 Defender 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Unattached
England Callum Rowe 2 September 1999 Defender 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Radcliffe
England Harrison Sohna 1 July 2002 Midfielder 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Cheltenham Town
England Louie Barry 21 June 2003 Forward 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Kaine Kesler-Hayden 23 October 2002 Defender 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Arjan Raikhy 20 October 2002 Midfielder 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Leicester City
England Brad Young 6 January 2003 Forward 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah
Spain Mamadou Sylla 12 August 2002 Midfielder 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 1 0 Unattached
Netherlands Lamare Bogarde 5 January 2004 Midfielder 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Hayden Lindley 2 September 2002 Midfielder 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 2 0 F.C. United of Manchester
Netherlands Sil Swinkels 6 January 2004 Defender 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Edward Rowe 17 October 2003 Midfielder 8 January 2021 (vs Liverpool) 7 0 Leamington
Scotland Aaron Pressley 7 November 2001 Forward 1 December 2020 (Championship with Brentford) 0 0 Stevenage
Sweden Viktor Johansson 14 September 1998 Goalkeeper 7 November 2020 (Championship with Rotherham United) 0 0 Stoke City
France Dimitri Sea 20 August 2001 Defender 3 November 2020 (League Two with Barrow) 0 0 Unattached
Finland Viljami Sinisalo 11 October 2001 Goalkeeper 6 October 2020 (Scottish Championship with Ayr United) 2 0 Scotland Celtic
United States Indiana Vassilev 16 February 2001 Forward 4 January 2020 (vs Fulham) 8 1 United States St. Louis City

2010s

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Player DOB Position First-Team Debut First-Team Appearances First-Team Goals Current Team
England Cameron Archer 21 July 2001 Forward 27 August 2019 (vs Crewe Alexandra) 14 4 Southampton
England Harvey Knibbs 26 April 1999 Forward 13 August 2019 (EFL Cup for Cambridge United) 0 0 Reading
Bermuda Osagi Bascome 17 April 1998 Forward 30 March 2019 (National League North with Darlington) 0 0 Deceased, 18 December 2021.[32]
England Jacob Ramsey 28 May 2001 Midfielder 19 February 2019 (vs West Bromwich Albion) Ongoing Ongoing Aston Villa
England Kelsey Mooney 5 February 1999 Forward 1 September 2018 (League Two with Cheltenham Town) 0 0 Accrington Stanley
Montenegro Matija Sarkic 23 July 1997 Goalkeeper 24 October 2017 (EFL Trophy with Wigan Athletic) 0 0 Deceased, 15 June 2024[33]
Wales Mitch Clark 13 March 1999 Defender 22 August 2017 (vs Wigan Athletic) 1 0 Port Vale
Pakistan Easah Suliman 26 January 1998 Defender 22 August 2017 (vs Wigan Athletic) 3 0 Azerbaijan Sumgayit & Pakistan
Republic of Ireland Jake Doyle-Hayes 30 December 1998 Midfielder 22 August 2017 (vs Wigan Athletic) 3 0 Scotland Hibernian
England Callum O'Hare 1 May 1998 Midfielder 9 August 2017 (vs Colchester United) 9 0 Coventry City
England Corey Blackett-Taylor 23 September 1997 Midfielder 7 March 2017 (vs Huddersfield Town) 2 0 Derby County
England Keinan Davis 13 February 1998 Forward 8 January 2017 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) 87 7 Italy Udinese
Australia Jordan Lyden 30 January 1996 Midfielder 24 September 2016 (League Two with Stevenage) 8 0 Hereford
England Henry Cowans 6 September 1995 Midfielder 31 August 2016 (EFL Trophy with Stevenage) 0 0 Wales Newtown
England Niall Mason 10 January 1997 Defender 6 August 2016 (League Two with Doncaster Rovers) 0 0 Qatar Al Shahaniya
Republic of Ireland Kevin Toner 18 July 1996 Defender 23 April 2016 (vs Southampton) 4 0 Spain Orihuela
England Jerell Sellars 11 December 1995 Forward 2 April 2016 (League Two with Wycombe Wanderers) 0 0 Redditch United
England Andre Green 26 July 1998 Forward 13 March 2016 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) 48 2 Rotherham United
England Harry McKirdy 29 March 1997 Forward 9 January 2016 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) 6 0 Scotland Hibernian
England Riccardo Calder 26 January 1996 Midfielder 12 September 2015 (Scottish Premiership with Dundee) 0 0 Brackley Town
England Daniel Crowley 3 August 1997 Midfielder 9 August 2015 (League One with Barnsley) 0 0 Notts County
England Lewis Kinsella 2 February 1994 Defender 28 March 2015 (League Two with Luton Town) 0 0 Unattached
England Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 24 August 1998 Forward 14 March 2015 (vs Sunderland) 17 0 Crawley Town
Hungary András Stieber 8 October 1991 Midfielder 27 September 2014 (Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Győri ETO) 0 0 Austria FC Andau
Saint Lucia Janoi Donacien 3 November 1993 Defender 30 August 2014 (League Two with Tranmere Rovers) 0 0 Ipswich Town & Saint Lucia
England Jack Grealish 10 September 1995 Midfielder 7 May 2014 (vs Manchester City) 212 33 Manchester City & England
Switzerland Benjamin Siegrist 31 January 1992 Goalkeeper 26 March 2014 (Conference Premier with Cambridge United) 0 0 Scotland Celtic
Republic of Ireland Michael Drennan 2 September 1994 Forward 18 January 2014 (League One with Carlisle United) 0 0 Unattached
England Jordan Graham 5 March 1995 Midfielder 7 December 2013 (Championship with Ipswich Town) 0 0 Leyton Orient
Turkey Umit Eminoglu 14 September 1994 Midfielder 25 September 2013 (Turkish Cup with Gençlerbirliği) 0 0 Retired
England Callum Robinson 2 February 1995 Forward 24 September 2013 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) 5 0 Wales Cardiff City
Australia Reece Caira 7 January 1993 Defender 27 December 2012 (A-League with Western Sydney Wanderers) 0 0 Australia Berkeley Vale Wombats
Republic of Ireland Derrick Williams 17 January 1993 Defender 1 December 2012 (vs QPR) 1 0 United States Atlanta United
Jamaica Daniel Johnson 8 October 1992 Midfielder 23 October 2012 (League One with Yeovil Town) 0 0 Stoke City & Jamaica
Republic of Ireland Graham Burke 21 September 1993 Forward 28 August 2012 (vs Tranmere Rovers) 0 0 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers & Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland Samir Carruthers 4 April 1993 Midfielder 7 April 2012 (vs Liverpool) 3 0 Dartford
England Gary Gardner 29 June 1992 Midfielder 31 December 2011 (vs Chelsea) 33 1 Unattached
England Nathan Baker 23 April 1991 Defender 25 January 2011 (vs Wigan Athletic) 122 1 Retired
Australia Chris Herd 4 April 1989 Midfielder 13 November 2010 (vs Manchester United) 42 2 Retired
England Jonathan Hogg 6 December 1988 Midfielder 13 November 2010 (vs Manchester United) 7 0 Huddersfield Town
England Harry Forrester 2 January 1991 Midfielder 11 September 2010 (Scottish Premier League with Kilmarnock) 0 0 Retired
United States Eric Lichaj 17 November 1988 Defender 19 August 2010 (vs Rapid Vienna) 42 2 Retired
Austria Andreas Weimann 5 August 1991 Forward 14 August 2010 (vs West Ham United) 113 17 Unattached & Austria

2000s

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Player DOB Position First-Team Debut First-Team Appearances First-Team Goals Current Team
England James Collins 1 December 1990 Forward 24 October 2009 (League Two with Darlington F.C.) 0 0 Derby County
Republic of Ireland Ciaran Clark 26 September 1989 Defender 30 August 2009 (vs Fulham) 159 10 Unattached & Republic of Ireland
Australia Shane Lowry 12 June 1989 Defender 20 August 2009 (vs Rapid Vienna) 3 0 MalaysiaNegeri Sembilan
England Marc Albrighton 18 November 1989 Midfielder 26 February 2009 (vs CSKA Moscow) 101 9 Retired
Scotland Barry Bannan 1 December 1989 Midfielder 17 December 2008 (vs Hamburger SV) 83 2 Sheffield Wednesday & Scotland
England Nathan Delfouneso 2 February 1991 Forward 14 August 2008 (vs FH) 50 9 Hednesford Town
Sweden Tobias Mikaelsson 17 November 1988 Forward 19 January 2008 (League One with Port Vale) 0 0 Sweden Vallens
Austria Bobby Olejnik 26 November 1986 Goalkeeper 24 November 2007 (Scottish Premier League with Falkirk) 0 0 Retired
Hungary Zoltán Stieber 16 October 1988 Midfielder 24 November 2007 (League Two with Yeovil Town F.C.) 0 0 Hungary MTK Budapest & Hungary
England Daniel Sturridge 1 September 1989 Forward 3 February 2007 (Premier League with Manchester City) 0 0 Retired
Republic of Ireland Stephen O'Halloran 29 November 1987 Defender 31 October 2006 (League Two with Wycombe Wanderers) 0 0 Retired
England Isaiah Osbourne 15 November 1987 Midfielder 21 October 2006 (vs Fulham) 30 0 Barwell
England Gary Cahill 19 December 1985 Defender 1 April 2006 (vs Arsenal) 31 1 Retired
England Gabriel Agbonlahor 13 October 1986 Forward 18 March 2006 (vs Everton) 391 86 Retired
Northern Ireland Jamie Ward 12 May 1986 Forward 7 March 2006 (League Two with Stockport County F.C.) 0 0 United Arab Emirates Precision FC & Northern Ireland
England Craig Gardner 25 November 1986 Midfielder 26 December 2005 (vs Everton) 80 6 Retired
Northern Ireland Steven Davis 1 January 1985 Midfielder 18 September 2004 (vs Norwich City) 102 9 Retired
England James O'Connor 25 November 1986 Defender 4 September 2004 (League One with Port Vale F.C.) 0 0 Retired
Republic of Ireland Wayne Henderson 16 September 1983 Goalkeeper 13 March 2004 (Conference Premier with Tamworth F.C.) 0 0 Retired
England Luke Moore 13 February 1986 Forward 22 February 2004 (vs Birmingham City) 98 14 Retired
England Peter Whittingham 8 September 1984 Midfielder 23 April 2003 (vs Newcastle United) 66 2 Deceased, 19 March 2020
England Liam Ridgewell 21 July 1984 Defender 4 January 2003 (vs Blackburn Rovers) 93 7 Retired
Wales Rob Edwards 25 December 1982 Defender 28 December 2002 (vs Middlesbrough) 9 0 Retired
Wales Boaz Myhill 9 November 1982 Goalkeeper 30 November 2002 (Division One with Bradford City F.C.) 0 0 Retired
England Stefan Moore 28 September 1983 Forward 11 September 2002 (vs Charlton Athletic) 30 2 Retired
Germany Thomas Hitzlsperger 5 April 1982 Midfielder 13 January 2001 (vs Liverpool) 114 12 Retired
England Stephen Cooke 15 February 1982 Midfielder 2 August 2000 (vs Celta de Vigo) 4 0 Retired
England Jonathan Bewers 10 September 1982 Defender 15 April 2000 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) 1 0 Retired

1990s

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Player DOB Position First-Team Debut First-Team Appearances First-Team Goals Current Team
England Aaron Lescott 2 December 1978 Defender 2 January 1999 (vs Hull City) 1 0 Retired
England Adam Rachel 10 December 1976 Goalkeeper 26 December 1998 (vs Blackburn Rovers) 1 0 Retired
England Tommy Jaszczun 16 September 1977 Defender 28 October 1998 (vs Chelsea) 1 0 Retired
England Darius Vassell 13 June 1980 Forward 23 August 1998 (vs Middlesbrough) 201 45 Retired
England Gareth Barry 23 February 1981 Midfielder 2 May 1998 (vs Sheffield Wednesday) 441 52 Retired
Jamaica Darren Byfield 29 September 1979 Forward 28 December 1997 (vs Leeds United) 10 0 Retired
England Richard Walker 8 November 1977 Forward 28 December 1997 (vs Leeds United) 10 2 Retired
England Lee Hendrie 18 May 1977 Midfielder 23 December 1995 (vs Queens Park Rangers) 308 32 Retired
Republic of Ireland Gareth Farrelly 28 August 1975 Midfielder 20 September 1995 (vs Peterborough United) 8 0 Retired
England Riccardo Scimeca 13 June 1975 Defender 19 August 1995 (vs Manchester United) 88 2 Retired

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