Academy Hall Of Fame - Derby County

Since moving to Pride Park Stadium in the summer of 1997, Derby County has had a number of players progress through its Academy set-up and into the first team.

Below, you will find an up to date list of those players to make the grade…

Steve Elliott

Year Graduated: 1997
First Team Debut: 16th September 1997 against Southend United

Adam Murray

Year Graduated: 1998
First Team Debut: 17th April 1999 against West Ham United

Marvin Robinson

Year Graduated: 1998
First Team Debut: 2nd May 1999 against Arsenal

Chris Riggott

Year Graduated: 1999
First Team Debut: 14th May 2000 against Chelsea

Ian Evatt

Year Graduated: 1999
First Team Debut: 18th May 2001 against Ipswich Town

Lee Grant

Year Graduated: 2000
First Team Debut: 7th September 2002 against Burnley

Pablo Mills

Year Graduated: 2002
First Team Debut: 14th December 2002 Against Brighton & Hove Albion

Lee Camp

Year Graduated: 2002
First Team Debut: 26th April 2003 against Walsall

Marcus Tudgay

Year Graduated: 2002
First Team Debut: 13th August 2002 against Gillingham

Lee Holmes

Year Graduated: 2002
First Team Debut: 26th December 2002 against Grimsby Town

Tom Huddlestone

Year Graduated: 2003
First Team Debut: 9thAugust 2003 against Stoke City

Nathan Doyle

Year Graduated: 2003
First Team Debut: 1st November 2003 against Preston North End

Lewin Nyatanga

Year Graduated: 2005
First Team Debut: 24th August 2005 Vs Grimby Town

Giles Barnes

Year Graduated: 2005
First Team Debut: 24th August 2005 against Grimsby Town

Miles Addison

Year Graduated: 2006
First Team Debut: 17th April 2006 against Hull City

Jason Beardsley

Year Graduated: 2007
First Team Debut: 28th August 2007 against Blackpool

Arnaud Mendy

Year Graduated: 2008
First Team Debut: 3rd October 2009 against Sheffield Wednesday

Greg Mills

Year Graduated: 2009
First Team Debut: 20th October 2009 against Middlesbrough

James Severn

Year Graduated: 2010
First Team Debut: 22nd February 2011 against Hull City

Mark O’Brien

Year Graduated: 2010
First Team Debut: 3rd May 2009 against Watford

Callum Ball

Year Graduated: 2010
First Team Debut: 2nd May 2010 against Cardiff City

Ryan Connolly

Year Graduated: 2010
First Team Debut: 2nd May 2010 against Cardiff City

Jeff Hendrick

Year Graduated: 2010
First Team Debut: 23rd April 2011 against Burnley

Ross Atkins

Year Graduated: 2008
First Team Debut: 7th May 2011 against Reading

Mason Bennett

Year Graduated: 2011
First Team Debut: 22nd October 2011 against Middlesbrough

Will Hughes

Year Graduated: 2011
First Team Debut: 5th November 2011 against Peterborough United

Kwame Thomas

Year Graduated: 2014
First Team Debut: 29th November 2014 against Leeds United

Jamie Hanson

Year Graduated: 2014
First Team Debut: 14th March 2015 against Norwich City

Jonathan Mitchell

Year Graduated: 2015
First Team Debut: 9th January 2016 against Hartlepool United

Max Lowe

Year Graduated: 2016
First Team Debut: 23rd August 2016 against Carlisle United

Timi Max-Elsnik

Year Graduated: 2016
First Team Debut: 23rd August 2016 against Carlisle United

Charles Vernam

Year Graduated: 2017
First Team Debut: 7th January 2017 against West Bromwich Albion

Kellan Gordon

Year Graduated: 2017
First Team Debut: 22nd August 2017 against Grimsby Town

Max Bird

Year Graduated: 2017
First Team Debut: 12th September 2017 against Barnsley

Callum Guy

Year Graduated: 2017
First Team Debut: 12th September 2017 against Barnsley

Luke Thomas

Year Graduated: 2017
First Team Debut: 21st November 2017 against Queens Park Rangers

Jayden Bogle

Year Graduated: 2018
First Team Debut: 14th August 2018 against Oldham Athletic

Jayden Mitchell-Lawson

Year Graduated: 2019
First Team Debut: 13th March 2019 against Stoke City

Jason Knight

Year Graduated: 2019
First Team Debut: 5th August 2019 against Huddersfield Town

Lee Buchanan

Year Graduated: 2019
First Team Debut: 13th August 2019 against Scunthorpe United

Louie Sibley

Year Graduated: 2019
First Team Debut: 13th August 2019 against Scunthorpe United

Morgan Whittaker

Year Graduated: 2019
First Team Debut: 13th August 2019 against Scunthorpe United

Jordan Brown

Year Graduated: 2020
First Team Debut: 8th July 2020 against West Bromwich Albion

Jamal Hector-Ingram

Year Graduated: 2020
First Team Debut: 8th July 2020 against West Bromwich Albion

Jack Stretton

Year Graduated: 2020
First Team Debut: 28th November 2020 against Wycombe Wanderers

Kornell McDonald

Year Graduated: 2020
First Team Debut: 9th December 2020 against Brentford

Louie Watson

Year Graduated: 2020
First Team Debut: 29th December 2020 against Birmingham City