It’s a squad bulging with talent currently making waves in football.
And the one thing they all have in common? They’re Pompey boys.
Whether being from Portsmouth or, as is mostly the case, making up part of the club’s academy at one time or another, it’s a group which shows just how much talent comes from our communities.
With Pompey in the Championship next season where there are nine subs used, we’ve assembled a full squad of players with links to the city who are currently playing. How do you think this lot would get on?
17. Tommy Leigh
Another talent who was in the academy before making the grade the hard way with likes of Baffins and Bognor - then Accrington came calling in 2021. | Getty Images
18. Adam May
Progressed through the academy ranks and went on to make 30 senior appearances before moving on to Cambridge in 2020. | AFP via Getty Images
19. Ben Close
Southsea lad who played for Wimbledon Park Tigers before being picked up for Pompey's academy and eventually making 190 appearances, before being sold to Doncaster in three years ago. Photo: Daniel Chesterton
20. Jack Nolan
Pompey fan and former academy youngster Jack Nolan has been in fine form for Accrington. Was sold to Reading while still in the academy system. | Getty Images