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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]
More than 290 players have represented Manchester City in at least 25 and fewer than 100 competitive first team matches. A number of the players listed achieved firsts or milestones for the club. David Weir , who captained the club in the Ardwick era, was the first England international to play for the club. [ 3 ]
The term "academy graduate" is applied to any player that comes into the City first team "through the ranks" rather than as a direct transfer from another club (such as Silva or Kolarov, etc.). Although for players such as Richards, Onuoha or SWP it normally takes playing a few years in the EDS and/or Academy before they finally break through ...
Mebude joined the Scottish side Rangers at the age of ten, progressing through the academy before rejecting the offer of a contract at the age of sixteen. [3] In September 2020, he joined the academy of Premier League side Manchester City. [4] [5] He signed his first professional contract with Manchester City in July 2021. [6]
Facey joined Manchester City in 2007, where he progressed through the academy system. [3] [4] Facey was vice-captain of the U21 Elite Development Squad through their 2013–14 campaign in the absence of Rony Lopes and was nominated for the U21 player of the year award. [5] As a result, he signed a two–year contract with the club in April 2014 ...
City were estimated to have earnt a Premier League record of about £180 million from transfer sales during the single summer 2022 window, thus demonstrating the success of the team's academy programme (sales included several youth players sold for seven- or eight-figure fees), and the increasing market value for footballers (such as Zinchenko ...
It is not uncommon for a club to be known in common usage by a name other than its official name, or the name on the badge. Other clubs are more usually known by nicknames or contractions of their full names, for instance, Vasco da Gama is usually called simply Vasco, F.C. Internazionale Milan is contracted to Inter or Inter Milan, Sporting Clube de Portugal is often called Sporting or ...
City Football Academy (CFA) training facility, at Etihad Campus, the headquarters of Manchester City Football Club Manchester City F.C. EDS and Academy , the academy of the club Topics referred to by the same term