Jesse Derry
Personal information
Full name Jesse Shaun Derry[1]
Date of birth (2007-06-30) 30 June 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Harrogate, England
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 55
Youth career
–2025 Crystal Palace
2025–2026 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Chelsea 1 (0)
International career‡
2023–2024 England U17 5 (4)
2024–2025 England U18 10 (4)
2024– England U19 15 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:05, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:09, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

Jesse Shaun Derry (born 30 June 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Chelsea and is an England under-19 international.[2][3]

Club career

Derry was in the youth academy at Crystal Palace and was named Palace’s U-18s player of the season in 2023–24 after scoring 16 goals in 22 appearances.[4] He was offered a new contract by the club, prior to joining Chelsea in 2025 on a four-year contract.[5][6]

As a second-half substitute, Derry debuted for Chelsea on 13 February 2026 during the 4–0 victory against Hull City in the FA Cup fourth round.[7] A few months later, on 4 May, he made his debut in the Premier League, starting against Nottingham Forest.[8] However, he was forced off the field before half-time after suffering a head injury in a head-on-head collision with Zach Abbott and was later hospitalized as a precaution.[9][10]

International career

Derry is an England youth international, having featured at under-17 and under-18 level.[4][11] He was a member of the squad at the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and scored in group stage games against Germany and Netherlands.[12][13]

Personal life

He is the son of football manager and former player Shaun Derry.[11]

Career statistics

As of 4 May 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea U21s 2024–25 — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2025–26 — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — — 3 0 3 0
Chelsea 2025–26 Premier League 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Chelsea U21

  • Premier League 2: 2025–26[15]

References

  1. ^ "2025/26 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ Kinsella, Nizaar (15 October 2025). "Meet the young Chelsea winger poached from Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Jesse Derry". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b Woosnam, Matt (31 July 2025). "Chelsea sign England youth international Jesse Derry after Crystal Palace exit". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. ^ Vegas, Paul (11 June 2025). "PALACE FIGHT TO KEEP HOLD OF SON OF A GUN DERRY". Tribal Football. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. ^ Smith, Dom (31 July 2025). "Chelsea hold off European competition to land young Crystal Palace star". Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Hull City 0–4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Fathers and sons in the Premier League: Chelsea's Jesse Derry follows dad Shaun". Premier League. 4 May 2026.
  9. ^ Clifford, Flo (4 May 2026). "Chelsea's Jesse Derry stretchered off after worrying collision on Premier League debut". The Independent.
  10. ^ Rindl, Joe (4 May 2026). "Teenage Chelsea forward Jesse Derry has been taken to hospital as a precaution after sustaining a head injury in the 3-1 Premier League loss to Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  11. ^ a b Woosnam, Matt (6 February 2025). "Crystal Palace prospect Jesse Derry set to leave after rejecting contract offer". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  12. ^ Johnston, Neil (17 June 2025). "England 5–5 Germany". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  13. ^ Begley, Emlyn (20 June 2025). "England knocked out of European U19 Championship after Netherlands defeat". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Jesse Derry". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Chelsea finish top of the Premier League 2". Chelsea FC. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.