Five young blues recognised at Academy awards evening | OneFootball

Matty Warhurst, Reigan Heskey, Divine Mukasa, Max Alleyne and Charlie Gray all picked up individual prizes at the annual Academy End of Season awards.

Hosted at the City Football Academy, the five players were recognised for their key roles in the Under-18s and Elite Development Squad across 2024/25.

The event took place with two games left for both teams with Oliver Reiss' side taking on Aston Villa in the Under-18 Premier League National final.

Ben Wilkinson's EDS side are through to the Premier League 2 play-off final where we face Southampton.

First to receive his award, Warhurst has been an instrumental figure leading our Under-18s en route to the North title and in turn was awarded Scholar of the Season.

In the league, Warhurst scored 15 goals in 21 games. In all competitions, he bagged 26 in 39 in another fantastic season for the 18-year-old.

Warhurst's best return was in the FA Youth Cup, finding the back of the net six times in six games and also teed up three more in City's journey to the final.

The next to receive his award, Reigan Heskey was named the Under-18s Player of the Season.

In his debut season in the Under-18 Premier League North Heskey topped City's goalscoring, bagging an impressive 18 and assisted seven in 19 games.

His quick pace on the flank, fierce right foot and link-up play have been thrilling to watch throughout the course of the campaign.

To complete the awards for the Under-18s, Divine Mukasa was named the Players' Player of the Season.

2024/25 was the midfielder's second season in the Academy and fair to say his best yet.

In the Under-18 Premier League North, the England youth international tallied a staggering 16 goals and 15 assists in 20 league games.

One of those included his halfway line goal in City's 7-1 win over Newcastle in what was arguably the goals of the season.

After another incredible outing for the EDS, Max Alleyne was awarded the EDS Player of the Season.

A tough defender who showcased his strength, ability to read play, put in a tackle and also play defence-splitting through balls, all areas of Alleyne's game have seen improvement.

His hard work in training and a matches has also seen Alleyne earn a place on the bench during Premier League games against Everton and Ipswich.

To complete the awards evening, Charlie Gray was the recipient of the final award, EDS Players' Player of the Season.

The midfielder has been at the heart of our Premier League 2 campaign, featuring in 16 league phase games. He has also played every minute of our play-off campaign which sees us one win away from winning the final.

Gray has showcased his tenacity, ability to scan, passing and no fear in putting in a vital tackle to help City when defending and going on the attack.