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PLAYER PROFILE
Croydon Athletic appoint former Crystal Palace coach Keith Millen as new manager
We are delighted to announce Keith Millen as the new manager of AFC Croydon Athletic! A seasoned football coach with vast experience, Keith brings a wealth of knowledge to our club and strengthens our ties to the South London community.
Keith joins us with an impressive background, having managed Bristol City full-time and taken on caretaker roles at Crystal Palace, MK Dons, and others. His connection to South London runs deep, being born and raised in Croydon, and his appointment marks an exciting new chapter for the Rams.
Our club, proudly co-owned by Wilfried Zaha and Stormzy, has always been rooted in Croydon pride. Wilfried, currently on loan at Lyon from Galatasaray, and Stormzy, who grew up in South Norwood and attended Stanley Tech (now Harris Academy South Norwood), have worked tirelessly alongside Danny Young to lead AFC Croydon Athletic to success. Under their ownership, we achieved promotion through the play-offs in our first season and continue to build on that momentum.
Keith’s career highlights include managing Örgryte IS in Sweden and Carlisle United, as well as amassing over 500 appearances as a player with Brentford, Watford, and Bristol City. He also served as a caretaker manager for Crystal Palace on three occasions, stepping in during critical moments in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Most recently, Keith has worked as a coach educator with the FA, a role he will continue part-time while managing AFC Croydon Athletic.
His deep ties to Crystal Palace also extend to our squad, with several players emerging from the Palace academy, including Nya Kirby, a member of England’s Under-17 World Cup-winning team in 2017.
The Rams have shown incredible resilience this season, going on a 10-game unbeaten run under interim player-manager Michael Kamara, who will now step into the Assistant Manager role. We also thank co-owner Danny Young for stepping in to guide the team during a critical period.
AFC Croydon Athletic plays at the Mayfield Road Stadium in Thornton Heath, a venue with a capacity of 3,000 and located just a short walk from Selhurst Park. We are proud to represent this community and continue to grow as a club.
Keith shared his enthusiasm for the role: “I’ve known Danny for many years and had the privilege of working with Wilf during my time at Crystal Palace. Being a Croydon native, this opportunity felt like a natural fit. Crystal Palace will always be my team, but Croydon is where my heart is.”
He added: “This role aligns perfectly with my current work with the PFA in the region. Coaching remains my passion, and this part-time position gives me the chance to continue developing players, some of whom I’ve worked with before. I’m excited to be part of this journey with AFC Croydon Athletic.”
We look forward to the journey ahead with Keith at the helm and can’t wait to see the team thrive under his leadership. Come on you Rams!
Attacking Midfielder
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Shaynagh Kaiser | Croydon Athletic Women | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward | |
Aissatu Djalo | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder | |
7 | Kadell Daniel | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder, Right Winger |
11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Left Winger
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
Chenille Smith | - | Forward, Left Winger | |
Renee Dunlop | - | Left Winger, Right Winger | |
Tanae Whittick | - | Centre Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger | |
10 | Brandon Pierrick | Croydon Athletic | Forward, Left Winger |
11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Centre Back
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
6 | Darryl Siaw | - | Centre Back, Defender |
8 | Renee McLeod-Graham | - | Centre Back, Midfielder |
17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
20 | Cian McCarthy | - | Centre Back, Defender |
Right Winger
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
Renee Dunlop | - | Left Winger, Right Winger | |
Tanae Whittick | - | Centre Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger | |
Destynelle Mai | - | Defender, Right Winger | |
7 | Kadell Daniel | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder, Right Winger |
11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
11 | Saffiah Robinson | - | Defender, Right Winger |
17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
Left Back
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
3 | Adam Ahmed | - | Defender, Left Back |
21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Support Striker
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Shanae Newton | - | Central Midfield, Support Striker | |
Richard Pingling | - | Forward, Support Striker | |
Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |
Right Back
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
12 | Junior Savane | - | Defender, Right Back |
17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
Centre Forward
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
Shaynagh Kaiser | Croydon Athletic Women | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward | |
Tanae Whittick | - | Centre Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger | |
6 | Kizzanna Fergus | - | Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward |
11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
19 | Christopher Zebroski | - | Centre Forward, Forward |
Right Wing Back
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
Defensive Midfield
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
22 | Michael Agyemang Danso | - | Central Midfield, Defensive Midfield |
Left Midfield
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
Central Midfield
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Michaela Gooden | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder | |
Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
Shanae Newton | - | Central Midfield, Support Striker | |
K’shaela Burch-Waldron | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Centre Forward, Left Back, Right Back | |
4 | Nya Kirby | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
6 | Kizzanna Fergus | - | Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward |
7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
8 | Ghassimu Sow | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
22 | Michael Agyemang Danso | - | Central Midfield, Defensive Midfield |
Right Midfield
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
Goalkeeper
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Ifeoma Nwanaji | - | Centre Back, Centre Forward, Goalkeeper, Left Back, Left Winger, Right Back, Right Winger | |
Larissa Miller | - | Goalkeeper | |
Sidone Bryan | - | Goalkeeper | |
Toby Fisher | - | Goalkeeper | |
Khari Oriogun | - | Goalkeeper | |
Milo Dean | Croydon Athletic | Goalkeeper | |
Tom Marshall | Croydon Athletic | Goalkeeper | |
1 | Amadou Tangara | Croydon Athletic | Goalkeeper |
1 | Angelina Hewitt-Williams | - | Goalkeeper |
13 | Oshane Brown | - | Goalkeeper |
21 | Amanda O’Neil | - | Goalkeeper |
Defender
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
David Boateng | - | Defender | |
James Teodorescu | - | Defender | |
Alfie Young | - | Defender | |
Destynelle Mai | - | Defender, Right Winger | |
Dan Vaughan | - | Defender | |
Reece Hannam | - | Defender | |
Michael Phillips | - | Defender | |
Medo Konte | - | Defender | |
Shawn Clement-Peters | - | Defender | |
Marcel Elva- Fountaine | - | Defender | |
Liam Webber | - | Defender | |
2 | Daveeka Gayle | - | Defender |
2 | Finley Marjorham | Croydon Athletic | Defender |
3 | Adam Ahmed | - | Defender, Left Back |
3 | Isis Osei-Tutu | - | Defender |
5 | Michael Kamara | - | Defender |
6 | Darryl Siaw | - | Centre Back, Defender |
7 | Sarah Nicholson | - | Central Midfield, Defender, Left Midfield, Right Midfield |
10 | Thalia McDougall | - | Defender |
11 | Saffiah Robinson | - | Defender, Right Winger |
12 | Junior Savane | - | Defender, Right Back |
15 | Jude Russell | - | Defender |
17 | Siane Francis-Duncan | - | Centre Back, Defender, Right Back, Right Wing Back |
20 | Cian McCarthy | - | Centre Back, Defender |
Midfielder
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Michaela Gooden | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder | |
Benjamin Cheklit | - | Central Midfield, Centre Back, Left Midfield, Left Winger, Midfielder | |
Abiodun Babalola | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker | |
Aissatu Djalo | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder | |
Zaneta Solomon | - | Midfielder | |
Andre Coker | - | Midfielder | |
Cameo Stewart-Smith | - | Midfielder | |
Jade Asagba | - | Midfielder | |
Leah Pinnock-Garricks | - | Midfielder | |
Alssatu Mayara Monteiro Djalo | - | Midfielder | |
Sam Woods | - | Midfielder | |
4 | Nya Kirby | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
7 | Kadell Daniel | - | Attacking Midfielder, Midfielder, Right Winger |
8 | Ghassimu Sow | - | Central Midfield, Midfielder |
8 | Renee McLeod-Graham | - | Centre Back, Midfielder |
12 | Shyanne Frost | - | Midfielder |
14 | Alpha Diallo | - | Midfielder |
14 | Aiyana Glaze | - | Midfielder |
15 | Nicolle D’Aranjo | - | Midfielder |
17 | Lekan Osideko | - | Left Winger, Midfielder, Right Winger, Support Striker |
18 | Ademola Shokunbi | - | Midfielder |
19 | Kervant Serbonij | - | Midfielder |
20 | Gemma Lambert | - | Midfielder |
Forward
Rank | Player | Club | Position |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Pingling | - | Forward, Support Striker | |
Chenille Smith | - | Forward, Left Winger | |
Louie Theophanous | - | Forward | |
Tamara Ashaye | - | Forward | |
Nebay Haile | - | Forward | |
Ty Ledwith | - | Forward | |
Malachi Mullings | - | Forward | |
6 | Kizzanna Fergus | - | Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward |
9 | Kaydence Kabadaki | - | Forward |
9 | Malachi Dotse | - | Forward |
10 | Brandon Pierrick | Croydon Athletic | Forward, Left Winger |
11 | Thomas Collins | - | Attacking Midfielder, Central Midfield, Centre Forward, Forward, Support Striker |
11 | Shamal Edwards | - | Attacking Midfielder, Centre Forward, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
16 | David Omilabu | - | Forward |
17 | Mekhi Savage | - | Central Midfield, Forward, Left Winger, Right Winger |
19 | Christopher Zebroski | - | Centre Forward, Forward |
21 | Kaisha Lawrence | - | Attacking Midfielder, Forward, Left Back, Left Winger, Support Striker |