{"id":6020,"date":"2026-05-08T16:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6020"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:01:53","slug":"unseen-chelsea-duo-nominated-for-u18-premier-league-player-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=6020","title":{"rendered":"Unseen Chelsea duo nominated for U18 Premier League Player of the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-367088\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\">  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Chelsea\u2019s academy continues to produce exciting young talent, with Mathis Eboue and Chizaram Ezenwata among the nominees for the Under-18 Premier League Player of the Season award.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ae7e85693a2244bd-125\">The 2025\/26 season has reaffirmed Chelsea\u2019s status as a talent factory, with Mathis Eboue and Chizaram Ezenwata emerging as the latest stars of the Cobham production line. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ae7e85693a2244bd-125\">Eboue, a 17-year-old winger who joined from Watford, has enjoyed a breakout campaign, registering 10 goals and 6 assists in 24 U18 Premier League appearances. <\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ae7e85693a2244bd-125\">Ezenwata has been equally prolific, notably scoring a hat-trick for England at the 2025 U17 World Cup against Haiti, as well as scoring 15 and assisting seven in Chelsea\u2019s U18 South title-winning side.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p-rc_ae7e85693a2244bd-126\">And the Premier League have given them their recognition this season. <\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"a7ff3fe3-a05c-423f-9e8c-99ae14865441\" data-story-name=\"Chelsea Transfers\" data-comment-id=\"67746012-0a05-499f-9fe8-a493b1ee055c\" data-story-slug=\"chelsea-transfers\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<p><h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Realistically, how much is Cole Palmer worth?\ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-2-819x1024.png\" alt=\"Chelsea set Cole Palmer price tag\" class=\"wp-image-367075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-2-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-2-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-2-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-2-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-2-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/05\/THREE-LINE-breaking-news-2.png 1080w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 04: Cole Palmer of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on May 04, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Robin Jones\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chizaram-ezenwata-and-mathis-eboue-nominated-for-premier-league-u18-player-of-the-season\">Chizaram Ezenwata and Mathis Eboue nominated for Premier League U18 Player of the Season<\/h2>\n<p>The Premier League have announced that both Chizaram Ezenwata and Mathis Eboue have been nominated for the Premier League U18 Player of the Season award. <\/p>\n<p>Neither player has actually made an appearance for the first team, but they can\u2019t be too far away and may even get their chances during pre-season. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve already seen the likes of Shim Mheuka, Jesse Derry, Reggie Walsh and other academy players get handed chances in the current campaign, but it may hinge on who Chelsea\u2019s next manager is. <\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar-poll\" 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