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Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy

Leicester City Under-21s are the former reserve team of Leicester City.

The team mainly consists of under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, for instance when they are recovering from injury. The Under-21s team are managed by Ben Petty and they play in Premier League 2.

Leicester City F.C. Under-21s
Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy
Full nameLeicester City Football Club Under-21s and Academy
Nickname(s)The Foxes
GroundLeicester City F.C. Training Ground, Seagrave
Capacity499
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBen Petty (Under-21s)
Adam Barradell (Under-18s)
Matt Goodwin (Under-16s)
LeaguePremier League 2 and Premier League U18
WebsiteClub website

Leicester City F.C. Academy are the youth team of Leicester City directed by Jon Rudkin and managed by Adam Barradell. Leicester City's academy has held Category 1 status under the Elite Player Performance Plan since July 2013.

History

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

On 8 April 2013, Leicester City Under 21s won the newly formed 2012–13 Professional Development League 2 with a game to go, qualifying for the knockout stage. However they exited the national play-off at the semi-final stage, after losing 3–2 to Cardiff.

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

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

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

On 13 June 2020 the club announced that long-serving coach Trevor Peake was stepping down from his role as Under-18s coach after 17 years of service. Former under 12–16 Youth Development Phase Coach Adam Barradell took responsibility of the Under-18s during the summer of 2020.

Having been in Premier League 2 Division 1 since its establishment as part of the Elite Player Performance Plan Leicester Under 23s were relegated to Division 2 on 10 May 2021 following a season that saw a number of under 23's players promoted to train with the first team due to a substantial injury list. However, following an expansion of Premier League 2 Division 2 to 14 clubs, Leicester Under 23s were reinstated to the top division for the upcoming 2021–2022 season despite finishing second from bottom during the previous season.

On 24 April 2023, after losing 1–4 against Everton, Leicester Under 23s were relegated to Division 2.

Players

Under-21s

    As of 27 February 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Will Alves
38 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  WAL Oli Ewing
39 FW Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ZIM Tawanda Maswanhise
43 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  IRL Shane Flynn
44 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Sammy Braybrooke
46 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Silko Thomas
47 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Arjan Raikhy
48 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Joe Wormleighton
49 FW Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  WAL Chris Popov
50 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Henry Cartwright
52 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  WAL Iestyn Hughes
54 FW Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Kian Pennant
55 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Harvey Godsmark-Ford
No. Pos. Nation Player
56 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  NED Paul Appiah
58 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  JAM Brandon Cover
59 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  BER Deniche Hill
61 GK Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Brad Young
64 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Thomas Wilson-Brown
69 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Mirsad Ali
70 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Amani Richards
71 GK Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  IRL Arlo Doherty
74 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Bobby Amartey
76 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Logan Briggs
82 FW Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  NIR Reece Evans
85 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Olabade Aluko

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Lewis Brunt (at Mansfield Town until the end of the 2023–24 season)
57 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  USA Zach Booth (at Volendam until the end of the 2023–24 season)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  GHA Nathan Opoku (at OH Leuven until the end of the 2023–24 season)

Under-18s

    As of 28 June 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Karl Daley
81 GK Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Harry French
68 DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Jahmari Lindsay
— DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Bailey Aisthorpe
— DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Jesper Kutshienza
— DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Oliver Murch
— DF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Tom Sams
No. Pos. Nation Player
65 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Ben Grist
— MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Bradley Grant
67 MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Jack Lewis
— MF Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Cody Read
— FW Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Kartell Dawkins
— FW Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  ENG Jahquan Springer

Staff

    As of 6 October 2022
Academy Team Management
Role Person
Academy Director Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Jon Rudkin
Academy Manager Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Ian Cawley
Head of Academy Coach Development Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Paul Cheney
Head of Academy Player Development Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Paul McGuiness
Head of Education Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Matthew Clarke
Lead Coach Under-21s Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Ben Petty
Lead Pro Development Coach Under-18s Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Adam Barradell
Lead Youth Development Coach Under-16s Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Matt Goodwin
Assistant Lead Youth Development Coach Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Rodney Ballantine
Academy Goalkeeper Coach Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Glyn Thompson
Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Michael Cheverton
Head Academy Physiotherapist Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Ben Harwood
Head of Academy Sports Science Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Kevin Paxton
Academy Lead Sport Scientist Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Gary Capes
Academy Lead Performance Analyst Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Ryan DeFreitas
Academy Head Scout Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Bill Wall
Loans Manager Leicester City F.c. Under-21S And Academy  Robert Huth

Notable Graduates

Current Leicester City players in bold. Year of senior debut given in parentheses.

Honours

U21

Academy

  • HKFC International Soccer Sevens
    • Shield Winners (1): 2011–2012
    • Cup Winners (2): 2012–2013, 2016–2017
    • Plate Winners (1): 2013–2014
  • U15 Premier League Category 2 National Trophy
    • Winners (1): 2012–2013

References

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