Who is City's Jahmai Simpson-Pusey?

The centre-back is set to start at centre-half for Pep Guardiola‘s men as we prepare for the first fixture of our pre-season tour against Celtic.

This is Simpson-Pusey’s first taste of first-team football, having spent the past season in City’s EDS squad.

The 18-year-old is a composed centre-back who enjoys initiating attacks with his clinical forward passing.

When it comes to defensive duties, Simpson-Pusey is a towering figure in one-v-one situations and an excellent reader of the game..

He’s been part of City’s Academy since the age of eight and over the past decade has become a key figure in every age group he represented.

Simpson-Pusey made the step up to City’s Under-18s for the 2022/23 season, aged 16.

He went on to make 17 appearances in the Under-18 Premier League North as City were crowned national champions after our 2-1 win over West Ham United in the final at the Etihad Stadium.

For the 2023/24 campaign, the defender stepped up again, this time to the EDS to compete in Premier League 2.

Simpson-Pusey tallied some of the highest number of minutes in the league for City, totalling 18 appearances out of a possible 20 and scored his first goal in the competition, adding another layer to his game.

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He led by example throughout the entire campaign which earned him the captain’s armband on a handful of occasions, including the UEFA Youth League and leading the team out for City’s recent FA Youth Cup success.

The 18-year-old played the entirety of our 4-0 win over Leeds United at the Etihad Stadium and it was a moment for Simpson-Pusey said he will never forget.  

Everyone at Manchester City would like to congratulate Jahmai on his debut for the Club!