Leicester City F.C. Reserves and Academy

Leicester City Football Club
Full name Leicester City Development Squad & Academy
Nickname(s) The Foxes
Founded 1884 (1884)
(as Leicester Fosse)
Ground King Power Stadium
Belvoir Drive Training Complex
Ground Capacity King Power Stadium 32,262
Owner King Power International
Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager Steve Beaglehole (Under 23s)
Jon Rudkin (Academy)
League Professional Development League
Website Club home page

Leicester City Under-23s are the reserve team of Leicester City F.C. The team mainly consists of Under-23 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, for instance when they are recovering from injury. The Under-23s team are managed by Steve Beaglehole and they play in the Premier League 2.

Leicester City F.C. Academy are the youth team of Leicester City F.C, managed & directed by Jon Rudkin. Leicester City's academy has had category one 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 and Emile Heskey, as well as Don Revie, who played for and managed England[1] 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.[2] Leicester's all-time top appearance makers Graham Cross and Sep Smith were also among notable products of the academy.

Current first-team players such as Welsh international Andy King, Ghanaian international Jeffrey Schlupp, defender Liam Moore and goalkeeper Conrad Logan have come through the club's youth system in recent years. Young strikers Tom Hopper and Harry Panayiotou also made their debuts in 2012, Harry Panayiotou dramatically scoring the final goal in a 2–1 win against Leeds United in the last game of the 2011–12 season. Tom Hopper was given the number 21 shirt ahead of the 2012–13 season.

The academy is overseen by director Jon Rudkin, with Steve Beaglehole currently holding the position of 'Development Coach', working in the new Under-21 league set up from the summer of 2012. Trevor Peake and Chris Tucker currently look after the under 18s, whilst Kevin Fogg and Paul Cheney are in charge of the under 16s and below.[3][4] On 8 April 2013 Leicester City Under 21's won the newly formed 2012–13 Professional Development League 2 with a game to go, qualifying for the knockout stage.[5] However they exited the national play-off at the semi-final stage, after losing 3–2 to Cardiff.[6]

On 26 May 2013, Leicester City Development Squad & Academy won the HKFC International Soccer Sevens cup, beating Newcastle United F.C. 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.[7] 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.[8]

By finishing 6th in the 2013–14 Professional U21 Development League, Leicester City U21's 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.[9] On 24 November 2014, Leicester City U21's became the first team to qualify for the quarter finals, after defeating Schalke 04 and Benfica, both 2-0 at the King Power Stadium.[10]

The Players

Nat. Player Age Position International
Under-23s
Denmark Daniel Iversen 19 GK Denmark Under-19
England Max Bramley 18 GK
France Cédric Kipré 19 DF
England Elliott Moore 19 DF England Under-18
England Josh Knight 18 DF
Australia Callum Elder 21 DF Australia Under-20
Austria David Domej 20 DF
England Darnell Johnson 17 DF England Under-19
England Connor Wood 20 DF
Nigeria Josh Debayo 20 DF
England Michael Cain 21 MF
England Danny Rowe 19 MF
England Matty Miles 19 MF
England Harvey Barnes 18 MF
England Brandon Fox 19 MF England Under-18
England Hamza Choudhury 18 MF
Republic of Ireland Dylan Watts 19 MF
Brunei Faiq Bolkiah 18 MF Brunei
England Admiral Muskwe 17 FW England Under-17
England Kairo Mitchell 18 FW
England Layton Ndukwu 17 FW England Under-17
Spain Raúl Uche 18 FW
Curaçao Liandro Martis 20 FW Curaçao
Under-18s
England Cameron Yates 18 GK England Under-17
England George Heaven 17 DF
Romania Alexandru Pascanu 18 DF Romania Under-19
Northern Ireland Cal Templeton 17 DF Northern Ireland Under-19
England Simranjit Thandi 17 DF England Under-17
England Calvin Ughelumba 16 DF
United States Kyle Gruno 17 DF United States Under-17
England Calvin Bassey 17 DF
England Kieran Dewsbury-Hall 18 MF
England Tom Fielding 17 MF
England Rubin Gill 17 MF
England Scott Parker 17 MF
South Africa Khanya Leshabela 17 MF
Guinea-Bissau Lamine Sherriff 17 MF
Republic of Ireland Conor Tee 17 MF
England Morgan Brown 17 MF
England Kairo Arlott-John 17 FW
England Elliot Webber 18 FW
Belgium Josh Felix-Eppiah 17 FW
Republic of Ireland Kian Williams 16 FW
HungaryRepublic of Ireland József Keaveny 17 FW Hungary Under-18
Republic of Ireland Under-17

UEFA Youth League

Current squad

As of 13 September 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Max Bramley
2 England DF Simranjit Thandi
3 Romania DF Alexandru Pascanu
4 Guinea-Bissau MF Lamine Sherriff
5 England DF Elliott Moore
6 England DF Darnell Johnson
7 Brunei FW Faiq Bolkiah
8 South Africa MF Khanya Leshabela
9 England FW Admiral Muskwe
10 England MF Harvey Barnes
11 England FW Layton Ndukwu
12 England DF Calvin Ughelumba
No. Position Player
13 Scotland GK Cameron Yates
14 United States DF Kyle Gruno
15 England MF Morgan Brown
16 England MF Ethan Hodby
17 England FW Kairo Arlott-John
18 England FW Elliot Webber
19 England MF Conor Tee
20 Northern Ireland DF Cal Templeton
21 England MF Tom Fielding
22 England GK Sam French
23 Belgium FW Josh Felix-Eppiah
24 England MF Kieran Dewsbury-Hall

Staff

Under-21 Management & Captaincy
Role Person
Under-21 Manager England Steve Beaglehole
Under-21 Coach England Ben Petty
Under-21 Captain England Elliott Moore
Academy Team Management
Role Person
Academy Director England Jon Rudkin
Lead Pro Development Coach Under-18sEngland Trevor Peake
Lead Youth Development Coach Under-16s
Assistant Lead Youth Development Coach England Paul Cheney
Academy Goalkeeper Coach England Glyn Thompson
Academy Strength and Conditioning Coach England Tom Williams
Head Academy Physiotherapist England Ben Harwood
Assistant Academy Physiotherapist England Guy Rogers
Head of Academy Sports Science England Kevin Paxton
Academy Lead Sport Scientist England Gary Capes
Academy Lead Analyst England Ryan DeFreitas
Academy Analyst England Paul Mitchell
Academy Sport Psychologist England Karl Steptoe
Academy Recruitment England Bill Wall
Lead Foundation Coach England Stuart McClarty
Head of Education England Ian Cawley
Children’s Officer England Dale Bradshaw
Academy Administrator England Debbie Collins
Academy Operations Co-ordinator England Gina Carrelli

Notable graduates

Current Leicester City players in bold.

       

Honours

References

  1. "Leicester City Academy chief proud of emerging talent". Leicester Mercury. 5 September 2009.
  2. "English football Hall of Fame – Frank McLintock". National Football Museum. 2009.
  3. "Leicester City F.C. Coaching Staff". lcfc.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  4. "Leicester City F.C. Academy Staff". lcfc.com. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
  5. "U21s Seal Top Spot With 3-0 Win". lcfc.com. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  6. "Under-21s Edged Out By Cardiff". lcfc.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  7. "Foxes Secure Hong Kong Sevens Crown". lcfc.com. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  8. "Leicester awarded Category One academy status". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
  9. "Premier League International Cup launched". premierleague.com. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  10. "Report: Leicester City 2 Benfica 0". lcfc.com. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
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