Premier League clubs pride themselves on bringing young talent through the ranks and then playing them in the first-team.
This is a common trend not just in the top-flight but in English football in general.
Some of the brightest players currently playing at the highest level have come through these academies are now the stars of today and tomorrow.
So, we at Football FanCast have ranked every Premier League’s best academy product by their market value on Transfermarkt which is decided by the demand for a player and what league they are playing in amongst other factors.
20 Brentford: Ellery Balcombe
Value: £259.4k
West London is where this list gets started with Brentford goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe.
He is yet to make his Premier League debut for the Bees but Balcombe did play all 120 minutes in the EFL Cup game against Newport County, one which they won via a penalty shootout.
19 AFC Bournemouth: Gavin Kilkenny
Value: £345.6k
Gavin Kilkenny is another yet to make his Premier League debut but he did play 14 times in the Championship in the 2021/22 season, totalling 1,100 minutes.
The midfielder has previously gone out on loan to Stoke City and Charlton Athletic but has since returned to AFC Bournemouth.
18 Everton: Lewis Dobbin
Value: £777.5k
Lewis Dobbin is the first name on this list to have appeared in the top-flight with his first start coming against Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 26th, 2023.
Meanwhile, Rafael Benitez gave him his debut, sending him on as a substitute for Alex Iwobi at Goodison Park in September of 2021. Norwich City were the opponents that day.
17 Burnley: Jay Rodriguez
Value: £864k
Jay Rodriguez has certainly appeared in the Premier League, playing well over 200 times in the competition and counting.
Despite being a Burnley product, he actually made his debut in a Southampton shirt in the 2012/13 season after a strong couple of seasons with the Clarets in the Championship.
16 Luton Town: Cauley Woodrow
Value: £1 million
Cauley Woodrow graduated from the Luton Town academy, went on to play for Fulham and Barnsley before returning to Kenilworth Road over a decade later.
This is of course Luton’s first season in the Premier League, meaning that Woodrow’s debut in the competition for the Hatters came this season as well. Although, this isn't his first taste overall, as he actually made 6 PL appearances during his Fulham days in the 2013/14 campaign, scoring once under the stewardship of Felix Magath.
15 Fulham: Marek Rodak
Value: £2.6 million
Talking of players to make their Premier League debut whilst wearing the white of Fulham and the same goes for goalkeeper Marek Rodak.
The Slovakian shot-stopper made his debut in a 3-0 defeat to Arsenal on September 12th, 2020. He made two league appearances that term.
14 Sheffield United: Rhys Norrington-Davies
Value: £2.6 million
Rhys Norrington-Davies was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia which must be somewhat rare for a Welsh international.
He is another to feature on this list that is yet to make his Premier League debut and yet is still valued at a very solid £2.6 million, owing to his very respectable performances in the Championship for the likes of Sheffield United and Stoke City.
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Hugo Bueno
Value: £5.2 million
Hugo Bueno is the next man up, and he is valued at double Norrington-Davies having been a very consistent performer for Wolverhampton Wanderers last term.
The fullback made 21 Premier League appearances, 16 of these being starts and he amassed a total of 1,316 minutes. All of that at just 20 years of age.
12 West Ham United: Ben Johnson
Value: £8.6 million
Keeping on the theme of fullbacks and Ben Johnson has become a regular in West Ham United squads despite his age.
Johnson first appeared in the Premier League in the 2018/19 season with Manuel Pellegrini giving him his debut against his own former employers, Manchester City.
David Moyes has since put a lot of trust in him and 20 league appearances in the 2021/22 is a career-high for him to date.
11 Nottingham Forest: Joe Worrall
Value: £10.4 million
Joe Worrall graduated from the Nottingham Forest academy into the first-team in 2016 and has remained a mainstay in the side ever since.
He played a major role in their promotion back to the Premier League and made his own top-flight debut on the opening day of last season in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United.
Worrall made 30 appearances that term for a total of over 2,200 minutes.
