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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,[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.

Manchester City most recently won the 2025–26 FA Youth Cup. Their Elite Development Squad are the current Premier League 2 champions.

Elite Development Squad

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Man City Elite Development Squad
Full nameManchester City Elite Development Squad
Founded2009
GroundAcademy Stadium
Sportcity, Manchester, England
Capacity7,000 (5,000 seated)
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerOliver Reiß
LeagueProfessional Development League
Current season

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

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The EDS play all of their home fixtures at the Joie Stadium.

Squad numbers

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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

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As of 27 August 2026[11][12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
48 FW  ENG Brooklyn Nfonkeu
55 DF  ENG Harrison Parker
60 MF  ENG Femi Fapetu
69 GK  WAL Max Hudson
71 FW  FRA Mahamadou Sangaré
79 DF  ENG Luke Mbete
No. Pos. Nation Player
81 FW  ENG Jaden Heskey
89 DF  ENG Matthew Henderson-Hall
90 DF  ENG Kian Noble
92 DF  ENG Oliver Tevenan
— DF  SLE Juma Bah
— DF  WAL Rhys Thomas

EDS players out on loan

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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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
46 DF  ENG Christian McFarlane (at Leicester City until 30 June 2027)
59 MF  ENG Charlie Gray (at Wigan Athletic until 30 June 2027)
63 MF  ENG Divine Mukasa (at West Ham United until 30 June 2027)
64 MF  ENG Isaiah Dada-Mascoll (at Lommel SK until 30 June 2027)
67 FW  ENG Divin Mubama (at Southampton until 30 June 2027)
72 GK  ENG Oliver Whatmuff (at Stockport County until 31 May 2027)
No. Pos. Nation Player
80 GK  ENG Spike Brits (at Sutton United until 31st May 2027)
84 GK  ENG Jack Wint (at Kidderminster Harriers until 31 May 2027)
91 DF  ENG Stephen Mfuni (at Coventry City until 31 May 2027)
95 DF  ENG Lakyle Samuel (at Exeter City until 31 May 2027)
99 MF  SCO Emilio Lawrence (at Luton Town until 31 May 2027)

City Football Group players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Reserve/EDS Manager history

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ManagerFromToHonours
England Tony Book198619961987 Central League
Scotland Asa Hartford199620042000 Central League, 2001 Manchester Senior Cup
England Steve Wigley200420062005 Manchester Senior Cup
England Frankie Bunn20062007
Wales Kenny Jackett200720072007 Manchester Senior Cup
Scotland Ian Miller200720082008 Central League
Wales Glyn Hodges20082009
England Andy Welsh200920122010 Manchester Senior Cup
Italy Attilio Lombardo20122013
France Patrick Vieira201320162015 Premier League International Cup
Wales Simon Davies20162018
England Paul Harsley20182020
Italy Enzo Maresca202020212021 Premier League 2
Republic of Ireland Brian Barry-Murphy202120242022 and 2023 Premier League 2
England Ben Wilkinson202420262025 Premier League 2
Germany Oliver Reiß 2026 present

Academy

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Man City Academy
Full nameManchester City Academy
NicknamesThe Citizens, City, The Boy Blues
GroundAcademy Stadium
Sportcity, Manchester, England
Capacity7,000 (5,000 seated)
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerLauris Coggin
LeagueProfessional Development League
Current season

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.[14]

History

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The club's first youth team was set up by Albert Alexander in the 1920s,[15] 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 95 players for Manchester City's first team, 43 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

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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[16] 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[17] The club also launched an instructional video website aimed at helping the new skills of prospective footballers[18]

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,[19] the campus was opened on 8 December 2014,[20] and has since become the base for all senior and youth Manchester City men's and women's teams.

Squad numbers

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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

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As of 16 August 2025[21][22]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
73 MF  ENG Xavier Parker
74 DF  ENG Charlie Courtman
83 DF  ENG Leke Drake
86 FW  ENG Christian Dunbar-McDonald
87 MF  ENG Finlay Gorman
88 DF  ENG Dante Headley
96 MF  ENG Harrison Miles
97 FW  FRA Tyrone Samba
98 FW  ENG Kylan Midwood
— GK  ENG Finley Grigg
— GK  ENG Ben Vickery
— GK  ENG Toran Mathiesan
— DF  ENG Marlow Barrett
— DF  ENG Theo Carrington
— DF  ENG Yohann Obin
— DF  ENG Freddie Lawrie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  ENG Archie Thornton
— DF  ENG Jake Wain
— DF  ENG Alfie Turley
— MF  ENG Charlie Holt
— MF  ENG Milo Martin
— MF  SCO Keir McMeekin
— MF  ENG Dexter Oliver
— MF  ENG Sam Wadsworth
— MF  ENG Jaxon Shire
— FW  ENG Teddie Lamb
— FW  ENG Timeo Whisker
— FW  JAM Caelan Cadamarteri
— FW  ENG Tireni Ayegbusi
— FW  ENG Darren Motsi
— FW  ENG Javahn Woode

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Current technical staff

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Position Name
ManagerEngland Lauris Coggin
Assistant managerRepublic of Ireland Richard Dunne
Goalkeeper coachEngland Max Johnson
Fitness coachEngland Danny Campbell

Academy Manager history

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ManagerFromToHonours
Scotland Neil McNab19941997
England Jim Cassell199720092007–08 FA Youth Cup
England Steve Eyre20092011
England Adam Sadler20112013
England Jason Wilcox201320162015–16 Professional U18 Development League
Republic of Ireland Lee Carsley20162017
England Gareth Taylor201720202018–19 & 2019–20 U18 Premier League Cup
Spain Carlos Vicens202020212019–20 FA Youth Cup, 2020–21 Professional U18 Development League
England Ben Wilkinson 2021[23] 2024 2021–22 and 2022–23 Professional U18 Development League,
2023–24 FA Youth Cup
Germany Oliver Reiss202420262025–26 FA Youth Cup
England Lauris Coggin 2026 present

Academy graduates (1998–present)

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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[24][25][26]

Retired from playing or unattached players

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Player Level[a] Main other clubs played for Born International Honours Debut Manager
Shaun Wright-Phillips England 1Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers , New York Red Bulls, Phoenix RisingLondonEngland Full England CapsAge 17 v Burnley, 24 Aug. 1999[28] Joe Royle
Terry Dunfield England 1Bury, Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, TorontoVancouverCanada Full Canada CapsAge 19 v Chelsea, 11 May 2001[29]
Chris Shuker England 1 Barnsley, Tranmere Rovers, Morecambe, Port Vale Liverpool N/a Age 19 v Notts County, 11 Sep. 2001[30] Kevin Keegan
Dickson Etuhu England 1 Preston North End, Norwich City, Fulham Kano Nigeria Full Nigeria Caps Age 19 v Birmingham City, 15 Sep. 2001[31]
Leon Mike England 2 Aberdeen Manchester England England U18 Age 19 v Portsmouth, 16 Nov. 2001[32]
Chris Killen England 2 Oldham Athletic, Hibernian, Celtic, Chongqing Wellington New Zealand Full New Zealand Caps Age 20 v Rotherham United, 24 Nov. 2001[33]
Tyrone Mears England 1 Preston North End, Derby County, Burnley, Bolton Wanderers, Seattle Sounders FC Manchester Jamaica Full Jamaican Caps Age 19 v Nottingham Forest, 30 Mar. 2002[34]
Joey Barton England 1 Newcastle, Queens Park Rangers, Marseille, Burnley Liverpool England Full England Cap Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003[35]
Stephen Jordan England 1 Burnley, Fleetwood Town, Chorley Liverpool N/a Age 21 v Bolton Wanderers, 5 Apr. 2003[36]
Willo Flood England 1 Cardiff City, Dundee United, Aberdeen Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland U21 Age 18 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003[37]
Glenn Whelan England 1 Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Aston Villa, Fleetwood Town, Bristol Rovers Dublin Republic of Ireland Full Ireland Caps Age 19 v Total Network Solutions, 28 Aug. 2003[38]
Stephen Elliott England 1 Sunderland, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End, Hearts Dublin Republic of Ireland Full Ireland Caps Age 20 v Bolton Wanderers, 21 Feb. 2004[39]
Bradley Wright-Phillips England 1 Southampton, Plymouth Argyle, Charlton Athletic, New York Red Bulls London England England U20 Age 19 v Barnsley, 21 Sep. 2004[40]
Nedum Onuoha England 1 Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers, Real Salt Lake Warri England England U21 Age 18 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004[41]
Jonathan D'Laryea England 4 Mansfield Town, Gainsborough Trinity Manchester N/a Age 19 v Arsenal, 24 Oct. 2004[42]
Lee Croft England 1 Norwich City, Derby County, Oldham Athletic, St Johnstone Wigan England England U20 Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 7 Mar. 2005[43]
Stephen Ireland England 1 Aston Villa, Stoke City Cork Republic of Ireland Full Ireland Caps Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 18 Sep. 2005[44] Stuart Pearce
Micah Richards England 1 Aston Villa Birmingham England Full England Caps Age 17 v Arsenal, 22 Oct. 2005[45]
Ishmael Miller England 1 West Bromwich Albion, Nottingham Forest, Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town Manchester England England U21 Age 19 v Wigan Athletic, 18 Mar. 2006[46]
Michael Johnson England 1 Manchester England England U21 Age 18 v Wigan Athletic, 21 Oct. 2006[47]
Daniel Sturridge England 1 Chelsea, Liverpool, Trabzonspor Birmingham England Full England Caps Age 17 v Reading, 3 Feb. 2007[48]
Kasper Schmeichel England 1 Notts County, Leicester City, Celtic Copenhagen Denmark Full Denmark Caps Age 19 v West Ham United, 11 Aug. 2007[49] Sven-Göran Eriksson
Shaleum Logan England 1Tranmere Rovers, Brentford, Aberdeen, Cove RangersManchesterN/aAge 19 v Bristol City, 29 Aug. 2007[50]
Kelvin Etuhu England 1 Barnsley, Bury, Carlisle United Kano N/a Age 19 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007[51]
Sam Williamson England 1 Wrexham Manchester N/a Age 20 v Portsmouth, 20 Apr. 2008[52]
Vladimír Weiss England 1 Lekhwiya SC, Al-Gharafa, Slovan Bratislava Bratislava Slovakia Full Slovakia Caps Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 24 May 2009[53] Roberto Mancini
Dedryck Boyata England 1Celtic, Hertha BSC, Club BruggeBrusselsBelgium Full Belgium CapsAge 19 v Middlesbrough, 2 Jan. 2010[54]
Greg Cunningham England 1Nottingham Forest, Bristol City, Preston North End, Galway UnitedGalwayRepublic of Ireland Full Ireland CapsAge 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010[55]
Abdisalam Ibrahim Netherlands 1 Strømsgodset, Viking, Vålerenga Mogadishu Norway Full Norway Caps Age 18 v Scunthorpe United, 24 Jan. 2010[56]
Javan Vidal Scotland 1Aberdeen, Tamworth, Wrexham, Bradford (Park Avenue)ManchesterEngland England U20Age 21 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[57]
Ben Mee England 1 Burnley, Brentford Manchester England England U21 Age 20 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[58]
Alex Nimely England 1 Coventry City Monrovia England England U20 Age 18 v Burnley, 3 Apr. 2010[59]
Chris Chantler Scotland 1Carlisle United, Kilmarnock, F.C. United, Spennymoor Town, Ossett UnitedManchesterN/aAge 20 v Juventus, 16 Dec. 2010[60]
Abdul Razak England 1AFC United, IK Sirius, ÖrgryteAbidjanIvory Coast Full Ivory Coast CapsAge 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 5 Feb. 2011
Ryan McGivern England 1 Bristol City, Hibernian, Port Vale, Linfield, Newry City Newry Northern Ireland Full Northern Ireland Caps Age 21 v Sunderland, 3 Apr. 2011[61]
Reece Wabara England 2 Oldham, Doncaster Birmingham England England U20 Age 19 v Bolton Wanderers, 22 May 2011[62]
Jérémy Hélan England 2 Sheffield Wednesday Paris France France U19 Age 20 v Aston Villa, 25 Sep. 2012
Emyr Huws England 2 Huddersfield Town, Ipswich Town Llanelli Wales Full Wales Caps Age 20 v Blackburn Rovers, 15 Jan. 2014
David Faupala Ukraine 1 Zorya Luhansk, Apollon Limassol Bully-les-Mines France France U18 Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016 Manuel Pellegrini

Active players

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Player Level[b] Current Club Born International Honours Debut Manager
Ched Evans England 1England Fleetwood TownRhylWales Full Wales CapsAge 18 v Norwich City, 25 Sep. 2007[63] Sven-Göran Eriksson
John Guidetti England 1Sweden Rinkeby UnitedStockholmSweden Full Sweden CapsAge 18 v West Bromwich Albion, 22 Sep. 2010[64] Roberto Mancini
Karim Rekik Germany 1United Arab Emirates Al JaziraRotterdamNetherlands Full Netherlands CapsAge 16 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011
Luca Scapuzzi England 2Italy CarateseMilanN/aAge 20 v Birmingham City, 21 Sep. 2011
Denis Suárez England 1Spain AlavesVigoSpain Full Spain CapAge 17 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 Oct. 2011
Rony Lopes Spain 1Portugal TondelaBelém de MariaPortugal Full Portugal CapAge 17 v Watford, 5 Jan. 2013
José Ángel Pozo England 1Poland Pogoń SzczecinMálagaSpain Spain U21Age 18 v Sheffield Wednesday, 24 Sep. 2014 Manuel Pellegrini
Kelechi Iheanacho England 1 Turkey Buraspor Imo State Nigeria Full Nigeria Caps Age 18 v Watford, 29 Aug. 2015
Manu García England 1 United States Sporting Kansas City Oviedo Spain Full Spain Cap Age 17 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015
George Evans England 2England Burton AlbionCheadleEngland England U20Age 20 v Sunderland, 22 Sep. 2015
Bersant Celina England 1 Saudi Arabia Al Ettifaq Prizren Kosovo Full Kosovo Caps Age 19 v Norwich, 9 Jan. 2016
Angeliño England 1 Italy Roma Coristanco Spain Spain U21 Age 19 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016
Cameron Humphreys England 2 England Port Vale Manchester England England U19 Age 17 v Aston Villa, 30 Jan. 2016
Brandon Barker England 2 Unattached Manchester England England U20 Age 19 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016
Aleix García England 1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Ulldecona Spain Full Spain Caps Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016
Tosin Adarabioyo England 1 England Chelsea Manchester England England U19 Age 18 v Chelsea, 21 Feb. 2016
Pablo Maffeo Spain 1 Greece Olympiakos Sant Joan Despi Spain Spain U21 Age 19 v Steaua București, 24 Aug. 2016 Pep Guardiola
Brahim Díaz England 1 Spain Real Madrid Málaga Spain Full Spain Cap
Morocco Full Morocco Caps		 Age 17 v Swansea, 21 Sep. 2016
Phil Foden England 1 England Manchester City Stockport England Full England Caps Age 17 v Feyenoord, 21 Nov. 2017
Lukas Nmecha England 1 England Leeds United Hamburg Germany Full Germany Caps Age 19 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017
Tom Dele-Bashiru England 2 Greece Aris Thessaloniki Manchester Nigeria Nigeria U23 Age 18 v Leicester City, 19 Dec. 2017
Claudio Gomes England 2 Italy Palermo Argenteuil France France U20 Age 18 v Chelsea, 5 Aug. 2018
Arijanet Muric England 1 Italy Sassuolo Zürich Kosovo Full Kosovo Caps Age 19 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018
Adrián Bernabé Italy 1 Italy Parma Barcelona Spain Spain U23 Age 17 v Oxford United, 25 Sep. 2018
Eric García England 1 Spain Barcelona Barcelona Spain Full Spain Caps Age 17 v Leicester City, 18 Dec. 2018
Ian Poveda England 1 Colombia Inter Bogotá London Colombia Full Colombia Caps Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019
Felix Nmecha Germany 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund Hamburg Germany Full Germany Caps Age 18 v Burton Albion, 23 Jan. 2019
Taylor Harwood-Bellis England 1 England Southampton Stockport England Full England Cap Age 17 v Preston North End, 24 Sep. 2019
Tommy Doyle England 1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester England England U21 Age 18 v Southampton, 29 Oct. 2019
Liam Delap England 1 England Nottingham Forest Winchester England England U21 Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 24 Sep. 2020
Cole Palmer England 1 England Chelsea Manchester England Full England Caps Age 18 v Burnley, 30 Sep. 2020
Samuel Edozie England 1 England Southampton London England England U20 Age 18 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021
Ben Knight England 3 England Cambridge United Cambridge England England U18 Age 19 v Leicester City, 7 Aug. 2021
CJ Egan-Riley England 1 France Marseille Manchester England England U21 Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Luke Mbete England 2 England Manchester City London England England U21 Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Finley Burns England 2 England Wigan Athletic London England England U20 Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Josh Wilson-Esbrand France 1 England Manchester City London England England U21 Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Roméo Lavia England 1 England Chelsea Brussels Belgium Full Belgium Cap Age 17 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
James McAtee England 1 England Nottingham Forest Salford England England U21 Age 18 v Wycombe Wanderers, 21 Sep. 2021
Rico Lewis England 1 England Manchester City Manchester England Full England Caps Age 17 v AFC Bournemouth, 13 Aug. 2022
Shea Charles England 1 England Fulham Manchester Northern Ireland Full Northern Ireland Caps Age 19 v Brentford, 28 May 2023
Oscar Bobb England 1 England Fulham Oslo Norway Full Norway Caps Age 20 v Fulham, 3 Sep. 2023
Micah Hamilton England 2 England Middlesbrough Manchester England England U20 Age 20 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023
Mahamadou Susoho Scotland 1 Turkey Kocaelispor Granollers Spain Spain U18 Age 18 v Red Star Belgrade, 13 Dec. 2023
Jacob Wright England 2 England Norwich City Manchester England England U20 Age 18 v Huddersfield, 7 Jan. 2024
Nico O'Reilly England 1 England Manchester City Manchester England Full England Caps Age 19 v Manchester United, 10 Aug. 2024
Kaden Braithwaite England 1 England Manchester City Manchester England England U18 Age 16 v Watford, 24 Sep. 2024
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey England 1 Germany 1. FC Köln Huddersfield England England U18 Age 18 v Tottenham Hotspur, 30 Oct. 2024
Divine Mukasa England 1 England West Ham United (on loan from Manchester City) Newham England England U19 Age 18 v Huddersfield, 24 Sep 2025
Jaden Heskey England 2 England Manchester City Manchester Age 19 v Huddersfield, 24 Sep 2025
Reigan Heskey Germany 1. FC Köln Manchester England England U18 Age 17 v Huddersfield, 24 Sep 2025
Charlie Gray England Wigan Athletic (on loan from Manchester City) Manchester Age 19 v Brentford, 17 Dec 2025
Max Alleyne England 1 England Burnley (on loan from Manchester City} Bristol England England U21 Age 20 v Brighton, 7 Jan 2026
Ryan McAidoo England 1 England Manchester City Harlow England England U18 Age 17 v Exeter City, 10 Jan 2026
Stephen Mfuni England 2 England Coventry City (on loan from Manchester City) Wigan England England U19 Age 17 v Exeter City, 10 Jan 2026

Honours

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Elite Development Squad

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Academy

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Highest level determined from[27]
  2. ↑ Highest level determined from[27]

References

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