Chelsea’s Under-21s made it back-to-back victories in the Premier League 2 with a win against Manchester United on Friday night.
The Chelsea U21s side, managed by Filipe Coelho, followed up a 3-0 success over Liverpool by winning 2-0 at home to Man Utd on Friday at Kingsmeadow.
The Blues academy continues to produce future stars year on year. In fact, Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong both stepped up from the youth set up to the first-team squad during the 2024/25 season.
It’s great news that Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is a big advocate of the club’s academy and values its importance.
Chelsea’s U21s are unbeaten in their last five games across all competitions after an impressive victory this week over Man Utd.
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen scores on first U21s start
In Chelsea’s victory over Man Utd in the Premier League 2, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen stole the headlines with his impressive contribution.
Kavuma-McQueen, who’s only aged 16, made his first-ever start for the Blues U21s team. He rewarded the faith shown in him by scoring his first goal at the level, firing in a low finish early in the contest.
Afterwards, Ato Ampah doubled Chelsea’s advantage just before half time to help clinch three points.
- Ryan Kavuma-McQueen (14th minute goal)
- Ato Ampah (44th minute goal)
Kavuma-McQueen is an exciting teenage attacker who’s been impressive for the U18s side this campaign. Now, the English left-winger is beginning to make the step up to the U21s, where he’s mixing it with the best youngsters at the club.
The fact that he only turned 16 in January and is now scoring in the Premier League 2, is a testament to his huge potential.
There has been some suggestions that Chelsea youngsters worry about the first-team pathway because of the club’s bold transfer strategy in recent years. However, it should ease concerns when they see the amount of academy graduates in and around the senior group under Enzo Maresca this season.
Who to look out for in the Chelsea U21s
We’ll be keeping a close eye on Kavuma-McQueen to see his progress in the upcoming months.
In the meantime, there may be other youngsters at Cobham that are ready to push for the first-team squad pretty soon.
For example, Blues midfielder Kiano Dyer, 18, has been very eye-catching in the U21s this term. George tips Dyer to breakthrough at Chelsea and follow in his recent footsteps.
On top of that, 17-year-old Chelsea striker Shumaira Mheuka could be a star in the making. Mheuka has worked on his technique after racing his way through the club’s various age groups.
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