Colchester squad 2026/27
The Colchester squad for 2026/27: 28 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Colchester this season. This is the full Colchester roster, updated after every match.
Updated 3 Oct 2026 · after Colchester 1-1 Luton
Manager D. Cowley since Sep 2026JobServe Community Stadium
- 28
- Players
- 24.8
- Avg age
- 3
- Foreign
- 0
- Injured now
- 0
- On loan
Goalkeepers
3 players · avg age 23.5Defenders
10 players · avg age 26.9Right-back31 yrsEngland
11 appsRight-back31England119649
9 st · 649'Left-back29 yrsEngland
10 appsLeft-back29England1010681
10 st · 681'Centre-back26 yrsEngland
11 appsCentre-back26England1110704
10 st · 704'- DigbyNew
Defender31 yrsEngland
5 appsDefender31England54307
4 st · 307' - RaggettNew
Centre-back33 yrsEngland
9 appsCentre-back33England99630
9 st · 630' Defender23 yrsEngland
0 appsDefender23England000
0 st · 0'Centre-back22 yrsEngland
7 appsCentre-back22England74254
4 st · 254'Right-back30 yrsEngland
7 appsRight-back30England75283
5 st · 283'Defender22 yrsNationality not yet known
3 appsDefender22–32213
2 st · 213'Defender22 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsDefender22–000
0 st · 0'
Midfielders
9 players · avg age 24.0Midfielder21 yrsEngland
2 appsMidfielder21England22106
2 st · 106'Defensive mid30 yrsEngland
1 appsDefensive mid30England110
1 st · 0'Attacking mid31 yrsEngland
10 appsAttacking mid31England109654
9 st · 654'- SesayNew
Defensive mid19 yrsEngland
8 appsDefensive mid19England86572
6 st · 572' Midfielder28 yrsDR Congo
2 appsMidfielder28DR Congo2178
1 st · 78'- J. WilliamsNew
Defensive mid26 yrsEngland
4 appsDefensive mid26England44306
4 st · 306' Attacking mid22 yrsEngland
11 appsAttacking mid22England119561
9 st · 561'Midfielder20 yrsEngland
1 appsMidfielder20England1045
0 st · 45'Midfielder19 yrsEngland
2 appsMidfielder19England22180
2 st · 180'
Forwards
6 players · avg age 23.0Forward29 yrsEngland
9 appsForward29England99612
9 st · 612'- IhionvienNew
Centre-forward22 yrsEngland
9 appsCentre-forward22England95277
5 st · 277' - ChiwomeNew
Forward20 yrsEngland
6 appsForward20England61126
1 st · 126' - KouassiNew
Centre-forward23 yrsEngland
5 appsCentre-forward23England55392
5 st · 392' Centre-forward22 yrsEngland
8 appsCentre-forward22England82266
2 st · 266'Forward22 yrsNigeria
1 appsForward22Nigeria1190
1 st · 90'
Youth and academy
6 players · tap to show
Goalkeeper19 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsGoalkeeper19–000
0 st · 0'Midfielder18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder18–000
0 st · 0'Midfielder19 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder19–000
0 st · 0'Midfielder20 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder20–000
0 st · 0'Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known
0 appsMidfielder17–000
0 st · 0'Forward21 yrsEngland
4 appsForward21England4073
0 st · 73'
Transfers, summer 2026
In · 9
- KouassiFrom Blackpool · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
- WilliamsFrom Crawley Town · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
- SesayFrom Southampton · Loan · 20 Aug 2026
- ThornFrom Lincoln · Loan · 6 Aug 2026
- Lo-TutalaFrom Hull City · Loan · 5 Aug 2026
- ChiwomeFrom Wolves · Loan · 30 Jul 2026
- IhionvienFrom Peterborough · Loan · 8 Jul 2026
- DigbyFrom Dundee · Free · 6 Jul 2026
- RaggettFrom Rotherham · Free · 30 Jun 2026
Out · 7 permanent
Most Common Colchester Starting XI
Based on 11 official matches this season
- Lo-TutalaGK · 10 starts
- TuckerDEF · 10 starts
- IandoloDEF · 10 starts
- HuntDEF · 9 starts
- RaggettDEF · 9 starts
- Vincent-YoungDEF · 5 starts
- ThornMID · 9 starts
- PayneMID · 9 starts
- SesayMID · 6 starts
- AndersonFWD · 9 starts
- KouassiFWD · 5 starts
The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.