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In what’s been a challenging year across the world, the @dcfcacademy have played a starring role in producing some special moments at Derby County
[A THREAD]
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First TeamIn what’s been a challenging year across the world, the @dcfcacademy have played a starring role in producing some special moments at Derby County
[A THREAD]
16 – The number of goals throughout the calendar year that have been scored by Derby’s Academy graduates.
Top scorer: Jason Knight (7)
Top scorer: Jason Knight (7)
18 - The age @louie_sibbo was when he scored three at Millwall in June, which saw him become Derby’s second-youngest ever hat-trick scorer for the Rams.
Jason Knight earned his first senior call-up and caps for @FAIreland, and earned his first full cap in October.
7 - The number of Rams youngsters to receive youth international call-ups throughout 2020.
6 - The number of @dcfcacademy graduates that featured during the FA Cup tie against Manchester United in front of a sold-out Pride Park.
8 – The number of Academy graduates Derby had on the field towards the end of the game at West Brom at the end of the 2019/20 season.
Captain Bird – Academy graduate, @maxbird10 skippered the Rams for a period in the game at West Brom. He also started as captain in the @Carabao_Cup victory over Barrow on the opening day of the 2020/21 season.
European Rams – The Young Rams reached the last 16 of the @UEFAYouthLeague in their first ever attempt in the competition, beating @BVB at Pride Park along the way.
Academy Coach, Justin Walker was promoted to First Team Development Coach in September
Two of the debuts came in the final game of the year, as @kgdcfc10 became Derby’s fourth youngest player of all-time, aged just 16 years, 2 months and 24 days. 
