James was scouted by Man Utd at the age of 7, despite being Birkenhead (Liverpool country) he has never looked back, signing for the U9s and kicking on from there. He flew through the ranks and was playing in the U18s at U16 and went on
Arthur has been a big name on the goalkeeper seen for years already, a hugely popular member of Arsenal’s academy since he was seven, eventually signing at U9. There was a little stutter when signing his scholarship but Arsenal have always regarded Arthur as having huge
Curtis Jones is a central midfield player, he is any excellent link between defence and attack. He will often play in the holding role or in a box to box position and seems most comfortable when picking the ball up deeper in the pitch. Curtis is
Vontae Daley-Campbell signed for Arsenal at U9 and developed fantastic technical skills, playing at great intensity and being comfortable on the ball in high pressure situations. As Vontae went through the age groups he was moved towards the right side of defence with great ability to
2019/20 was Billy Gilmour’s breakthrough season, gaining great coverage at the heart of Chelsea’s centre midfield, no question the stand out performance was at home FA Cup game against Liverpool. Billy like many of the top players came into his local clubs pre academy, signing for
I would say Mason is doing ok, notching 50 first team appearances for Man Utd at 18, that’s not too bad right? Mason came from Bradford, and joined Manchester development centre in Halifax at the age of six, signing for the club at U9, and nothing
It is brave to label Bukayo Saka as a midfielder, since breaking into the Arsenal first team, he has pretty much played in all positions. As an academy player he played predominantly as a left winger, and his most stable position in the first team has
Generally a right winger he has also features for City at CAM and as a striker. He is a small and has a slender build but he balances this as he plays so quickly. Often playing with one or two touches he has a great vision
Hot on the heels of Phil Foden, Taylor is another boy born and bread in Stockport, thriving at Manchester City. Taylor came from the same team as Phil starting out with City at six years of age and eventually signing at U9. Taylor was giving his
Nathan’s full name is Nathan Wood-Gordon, son of former Palace and Middlebrough player Dean Gordon. Nathan was the first 2002 born player to play in a competitive fixture, coming on for Middlesbrough in the League Cup back in August 2018. First team experiences have been limited