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



Kaide Gordon

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


Matt Yates

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley

Max Bardell

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Dylan Williams

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Harrison Solomon

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Hugo Jinkinson

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Joe Bateman

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Osazee Aghatise

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley

Liam Thompson

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Bobby Duncan

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Isaac Hutchinson

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Cameron Cresswell

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Festy Ebosele

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Bartosz Cybulski

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley


Olamide Ibrahim

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 9th January 2021 against Chorley

Marko Borkovic

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 24th August 2021 against Sheffield United


Luke Plange

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 4th December 2021 against Bristol City



Eiran Cashin

Year Graduated: 2021
First Team Debut: 11th December 2021 against Blackpool



Malcolm Ebiowei

Year Graduated: 2022
First Team Debut: 8th February 2022 against Hull City


Carlos Richards

Year Graduated: 2022
First Team Debut: 15th April 2022 against Fulham



Darren Robinson

Year Graduated: 2022
First Team Debut: 23rd April 2022 against Bristol City


Dajaune Brown

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 8th August 2023 against Blackpool


Ben Radcliffe

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 19th September 2023 against Lincoln City



Adebayo Fapetu

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 8th November 2023 against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s



Tony Weston

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 8th November 2023 against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s



Dan Cox

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 8th November 2023 against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s



Lennon Wheeldon

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 8th November 2023 against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s



Cruz Allen

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 8th November 2023 against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s



Adisa Osayande

Year Graduated: 2023
First Team Debut: 8th November 2023 against Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-21s