Brighton U21 squad 2026/27
The Brighton U21 squad for 2026/27: 18 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Brighton U21 this season. This is the full Brighton U21 roster, updated after every match.
Updated 3 Nov 2026 · after Cambridge United 6-0 Brighton U21
Manager Shannon Ruth since Sep 2025American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
- 18
- Players
- 18.6
- Avg age
- 0
- Injured now
- 0
- On loan
Goalkeepers
2 players · avg age 19.0Defenders
7 players · avg age 19.7Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
1 appsDefender18–110
1 st · 0'Defender17 yrsNationality not yet known
1 appsDefender17–110
1 st · 0'Defender20 yrsRepublic of Ireland
4 appsDefender20Republic of Ireland44153
4 st · 153'Defender30 yrsEngland
4 appsDefender30England44128
4 st · 128'Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
6 appsDefender18–66180
6 st · 180'Defender17 yrsNationality not yet known
6 appsDefender17–66180
6 st · 180'Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
3 appsDefender18–3245
2 st · 45'
Midfielders
6 players · avg age 17.5Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known
1 appsMidfielder17–110
1 st · 0'Midfielder19 yrsEngland
5 appsMidfielder19England55135
5 st · 135'Midfielder18 yrsNationality not yet known
2 appsMidfielder18–2192
1 st · 92'Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known
5 appsMidfielder17–55171
5 st · 171'- JosephNew
Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known
4 appsMidfielder17–4387
3 st · 87' Midfielder17 yrsJamaica
2 appsMidfielder17Jamaica219
1 st · 9'
Forwards
3 players · avg age 17.7Youth and academy
10 players · tap to show
Goalkeeper20 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsGoalkeeper20–000
0 st · 0'Goalkeeper16 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsGoalkeeper16–000
0 st · 0'Goalkeeper19 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsGoalkeeper19–000
0 st · 0'Goalkeeper17 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsGoalkeeper17–000
0 st · 0'Defender21 yrsGermany
0 appsDefender21Germany000
0 st · 0'Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
1 appsDefender18–1029
0 st · 29'Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsDefender18–000
0 st · 0'Midfielder19 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder19–000
0 st · 0'Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder17–000
0 st · 0'Forward18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsForward18–000
0 st · 0'
Transfers, summer 2026
Most Common Brighton U21 Starting XI
Based on 6 official matches this season
- HallGK · 4 startsLeft the club
- FerdinandDEF · 6 starts
- MackleyDEF · 6 starts
- BarclayDEF · 4 starts
- KeoghDEF · 4 starts
- NtiMID · 6 startsLeft the club
- ShawMID · 5 starts
- SilsbyMID · 5 starts
- JosephMID · 3 starts
- MundayFWD · 4 starts
- OriolaFWD · 4 startsLeft the club
The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.