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Academy Graduates

The Leicester City Academy has produced players who have featured at all levels of English football. Here are some of our success stories.

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Academy Graduates

The Leicester City Academy has produced players who have featured at all levels of English football. Here are some of our success stories.

2017-06-01T14:18:30.876Z

Academy Graduates

The Leicester City Academy has produced players who have featured at all levels of English football. Here are some of our success stories.

2017-06-01T14:18:30.876Z

Academy Graduates

The Leicester City Academy has produced players who have featured at all levels of English football. Here are some of our success stories.

2017-06-01T14:18:30.876Z

Academy Graduates

The Leicester City Academy has produced players who have featured at all levels of English football. Here are some of our success stories.

2017-06-01T14:18:30.876Z

Peter Shilton

- Made his Leicester City debut in 1966.- Made over 1,000 league appearances.- Played for Leicester City, Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers and Leyton Orient.- All-time record cap holder for England with 125 caps between 1970-1990.- Joint record holder for number of clean sheets in World Cups with 10.- First Division Championship winner 1977-78 (Nottingham Forest).- European Cup winner 1979, 1980 (Nottingham Forest).- PFA Player of the Year 1978.

Gary Lineker

- Made his Leicester City debut in 1977.- Scored 243 goals in just 466 club appearances.- Played for Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and Nagoya Grampus Eight.- England’s third leading goalscorer of all-time with 48 goals in 80 caps.- Second Division title winner 1980 (Leicester City).- Cope Del Rey winner 1988 (Barcelona).- European Cup Winners Cup winner 1989 (Barcelona).- FA Cup winner 1991 (Tottenham Hotspur).- PFA Player of the Year 1985-1986.- World Cup Golden Boot 1986 (6 goals).

Emile Heskey

- Made his Leicester City debut in 1995.- Scored 164 goals in 633 appearances at club level.- Played for Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa, Newcastle Jets and Bolton Wanderers.- Earned 62 caps for England, scoring seven goals.- Represented England at the 2002 and 2010 World Cups, the 2004 EURO.- Sold to Liverpool for a once-Club record fee of £11 million in 2000.- League Cup winner 1997, 2000 (Leicester City) 2001, 2003 (Liverpool).- FA Cup winner 2001 (Liverpool).- UEFA Cup winner 2001 (Liverpool).

Andy King

- Made his Leicester City debut in 2007.- Has made over 360 First Team appearance, scoring over 60 goals.- Represented Wales at U19, U21 and senior level with over 35 caps.- Premier Academy League winner 2006-07.- Sky Bet League 1 title winner 2008-09 (Leicester City).- Leicester City Young Player of the Year 2008-09.- Players’ Player of the Year 2009-10 (joint winner), 2010/2011.- Sky Bet Championship title winner 2013-14 (Leicester City).- Premier League title winner 2015-16 (Leicester City).- Helped Wales reach the semi-finals of the 2016 EURO in France.

Ben Chilwell

- Made his Leicester City debut in October 2015.- Impressed for Huddersfield Town in an eight-game loan spell in late 2015.- Played twice against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January 2016.- Voted Academy Player of the Year at the 2014/15 Season Awards.- Appeared for England’s Under-18s, Under-19s, Under-20s and Under-21s.- Captained England’s Under-20s in 5-0 win over Czech Republic in 2017.- Represented City in the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals in 2017.- Made senior England debut from the bench against Switzerland at King Power Stadium in September 2018.- Started for England for the first time in a Nations League tie at Croatia in October 2018.- Joined Chelsea in the summer of 2020 and won the UEFA Champions League with the Blues.

Jeff Schlupp

- Made his Leicester City debut in August 2011.- Made over 120 appearances for Leicester City after his debut, scoring 10 times.- Appeared as a striker, winger and left back during his time with the Club.- Represented Germany at Under-19 level in 2010.- Made his full international debut for Ghana in November 2011, later making another 14 caps.- Scored six times in nine appearances for Brentford during a loan spell in the 2010/11 season.- LCFC Academy Player of the Year 2010/11 and Young Player in 2015/16.- Won the Sky Bet Championship and Premier League titles with the Club in 2014 and 2016.- Represented the Foxes in the UEFA Champions League.- Joined Crystal Palace in 2017.

Liam Moore

- Made his Leicester City debut against Crystal Palace in January 2012.- Made over 50 appearances for the Club, scoring once, against Wigan Athletic.- Can operate at both centre back and right back.- Featured heavily for the First Team during the 2013/14 season.- Spent time on loan with Bradford City and Brentford since coming through the Academy ranks.- Made his debut for England Under-21s against Northern Ireland in November 2012.- Helped Reading reach the 2016/17 Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final.

Harvey Barnes

- Came off the bench to represent Leicester City in the UEFA Champions League against FC Porto in the 2016/17 season.- Impressed during loan spells with MK Dons in Sky Bet League 1 and Championship outfit Barnsley.- Made his full debut in the Emirates FA Cup verses Fleetwood Town in January 2018.- Scored regularly while on loan with West Bromwich Albion in the 2018/19 season.- Won the Premier League Goal of the Month prize for a strike at Sheffield United in August 2019.- Wins Young Player and Goal of the Season awards for 2019/20.- Makes England debut against Wales at Wembley Stadium in 2020.- Scores first European goal for the Club in the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League.- Wins the FA Cup and FA Community Shield in 2021.

Hamza Choudhury

- Enjoyed two loan spells with Burton Albion in Sky Bet League 1 and the Championship.- Appeared for the first time for the seniors in the Carabao Cup against Liverpool in 2017/18.- Later that season, he also made his Premier League debut from the bench in a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.- Wins the FA Cup with his hometown club in 2021.

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