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Squad · Premier League · 2026/27

Brighton squad 2026/27

The Brighton squad for 2026/27: 31 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Brighton this season. This is the full Brighton roster, updated after every match.

Updated 19 Sep 2026 · after Brighton 3-0 Arsenal

Manager F. Hürzeler since Jun 2024American Express Stadium

31
Players
24.6
Avg age
25
Foreign
0
Injured now
2
On loan
Who starts vs Sunderland?Sat 10 Oct · 15:00 UK · 3 fan predictions so farPredicted XI →

Goalkeepers

4 players · avg age 27.0
  • Verbruggen

    Goalkeeper24 yrsNetherlands

    7 apps
    7 st · 540'
  • Steele

    Goalkeeper36 yrsEngland

    1 apps
    1 st · 90'
  • McGill

    Goalkeeper26 yrsCanada

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Beadle

    Goalkeeper22 yrsEngland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Defenders

9 players · avg age 26.2
  • HadjamNew

    Defender23 yrsAlgeria

    1 apps
    1 st · 74'
  • StruijkNew

    Defender27 yrsNetherlands

    5 apps
    2 st · 234'
  • Dunk

    Centre-back34 yrsEngland

    5 apps
    5 st · 405'
  • CostinhaNew

    Defender26 yrsPortugal

    7 apps
    1 st · 203'
  • Boscagli

    Left-back28 yrsFrance

    8 apps
    8 st · 601'
  • Kadıoğlu

    Defender27 yrsTurkey

    6 apps
    5 st · 350'
  • De Cuyper

    Defender25 yrsBelgium

    7 apps
    6 st · 515'
  • SvobodaNew

    Defender27 yrsAustria

    1 apps
    0 st · 4'
  • VuškovićNew

    Centre-back19 yrsCroatia

    8 apps
    8 st · 618'

Midfielders

10 players · avg age 23.7
  • Hinshelwood

    Attacking mid21 yrsEngland

    1 apps
    1 st · 64'
  • Groß

    Defensive mid35 yrsGermany

    8 apps
    8 st · 630'
  • Chema AndrésNew

    Midfielder21 yrsSpain

    3 apps
    2 st · 200'
  • Gómez

    Attacking mid23 yrsParaguay

    8 apps
    7 st · 526'
  • Ayari

    Defensive mid23 yrsSweden

    7 apps
    6 st · 440'
  • Wieffer

    Midfielder26 yrsNetherlands

    4 apps
    4 st · 203'
  • O'Riley

    Midfielder25 yrsDenmark

    4 apps
    2 st · 157'
  • Yalcouyé

    Attacking mid20 yrsMali

    8 apps
    5 st · 318'
  • AzeezNew

    Midfielder25 yrsEngland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • IbrahimNew

    Midfielder18 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Forwards

8 players · avg age 22.8
  • Tzimas

    Forward20 yrsGreece

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Rutter

    Centre-forward24 yrsFrance

    4 apps
    2 st · 112'
  • Minteh

    Forward22 yrsGambia

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • DavidNew

    Forward25 yrsCanada

    2 apps
    0 st · 23'
  • Osman

    Forward21 yrsGhana

    5 apps
    1 st · 64'
  • Kostoulas

    Centre-forward19 yrsGreece

    7 apps
    6 st · 528'
  • Mitoma

    Forward29 yrsJapan

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Gruda

    Forward22 yrsGermany

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Youth and academy

4 players · tap to show
  • Middleton

    Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Yohanna

    Forward19 yrsNigeria

    2 apps
    0 st · 36'
  • Ferguson

    Forward21 yrsRepublic of Ireland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Oriola

    Forward19 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Out on loan

2 players
  • TaskerAt Rochdale

    Defender20 yrsEngland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • OrozcoAt Castellón

    Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Transfers, summer 2026

In · 8

  • AzeezFrom Millwall · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
  • Chema AndrésFrom VfB Stuttgart · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
  • HadjamFrom BSC Young Boys · Transfer · 23 Aug 2026
  • DavidFrom Union Saint-Gilloise · Loan · 17 Aug 2026
  • VuškovićFrom Tottenham · Transfer · 13 Jul 2026
  • StruijkFrom Leeds · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
  • CostinhaFrom Olympiakos Piraeus · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
  • SvobodaFrom Venezia · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026

Out · 15 permanent

  • MillsTo AFC Totton · Free · 3 Sep 2026
  • OwusuTo Sabadell · Free · 31 Aug 2026
  • VickersTo Burton Albion · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
  • IgorTo Burnley · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
  • BalebaTo Manchester United · Transfer · 24 Aug 2026
  • VeltmanTo West Ham · Free · 5 Aug 2026
  • RushworthTo Coventry · Transfer · 3 Aug 2026
  • WelbeckTo Chelsea · Transfer · 31 Jul 2026
  • TaylorTo Blackburn Rovers U21 · Transfer · 22 Jul 2026
  • CoppolaTo Paris FC · Transfer · 15 Jul 2026
  • RutterTo West Bromwich Albion U18 · Transfer · 1 Jul 2026
  • AlbarusTo Gillingham · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • SlaterTo Tranmere · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • SarmientoTo Middlesbrough · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
  • van HeckeTo Tottenham · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026

Most Common Brighton Starting XI

Based on 8 official matches this season

The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.