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Squad · Championship · 2026/27

Middlesbrough squad 2026/27

The Middlesbrough squad for 2026/27: 26 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Middlesbrough this season. This is the full Middlesbrough roster, updated after every match.

Updated 19 Sep 2026 · after Birmingham 2-2 Middlesbrough

Manager Kim Hellberg since Aug 2026Riverside Stadium

26
Players
25.9
Avg age
14
Foreign
2
Injured now
0
On loan
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Goalkeepers

3 players · avg age 28.7
  • VítekNew

    Goalkeeper22 yrsCzechia

    8 apps
    8 st · 630'
  • Brynn

    Goalkeeper25 yrsEngland

    3 apps
    3 st · 185'
  • McLaughlin

    Goalkeeper39 yrsScotland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Defenders

9 players · avg age 28.4
  • Brittain

    Right-back28 yrsEngland

    11 apps
    10 st · 758'
  • ByramNew

    Defender33 yrsEngland

    1 apps
    1 st · 45'
  • PhillipsNew

    Centre-back21 yrsEngland

    7 apps
    3 st · 345'
  • JonesOut

    Centre-back29 yrsEngland

    6 apps
    4 st · 321'
  • Ayling

    Centre-back35 yrsEngland

    11 apps
    9 st · 654'
  • Edmundson

    Defender29 yrsEngland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Malanda

    Centre-back24 yrsFrance

    9 apps
    9 st · 617'
  • Borges

    Left-back30 yrsBrazil

    11 apps
    8 st · 562'
  • Bangura

    Defender27 yrsSierra Leone

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Midfielders

8 players · avg age 23.5
  • BerhalterOutNew

    Midfielder25 yrsUSA

    10 apps
    8 st · 515'
  • McGree

    Midfielder27 yrsAustralia

    7 apps
    6 st · 419'
  • Morris

    Central mid24 yrsUSA

    9 apps
    8 st · 752'
  • Cozier-DuberryNew

    Attacking mid21 yrsEngland

    4 apps
    4 st · 322'
  • Peart-HarrisNew

    Midfielder24 yrsEngland

    8 apps
    5 st · 427'
  • BarronNew

    Midfielder24 yrsScotland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Castledine

    Midfielder21 yrsEngland

    6 apps
    3 st · 160'
  • PukštasNew

    Midfielder22 yrsUSA

    2 apps
    0 st · 12'

Forwards

6 players · avg age 24.0
  • LankshearNew

    Centre-forward21 yrsEngland

    11 apps
    9 st · 633'
  • Conway

    Forward24 yrsEngland

    7 apps
    3 st · 275'
  • Strelec

    Centre-forward25 yrsSlovakia

    4 apps
    1 st · 86'
  • Sarmiento

    Forward24 yrsEcuador

    6 apps
    4 st · 256'
  • ArfstenNew

    Forward25 yrsUSA

    8 apps
    5 st · 403'
  • JosephNew

    Forward25 yrsScotland

    9 apps
    4 st · 350'

Youth and academy

5 players · tap to show
  • Hunt

    Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • McCormick

    Defender21 yrsEngland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Ibeh

    Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • McCabe

    Midfielder20 yrsEngland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Dede

    Forward20 yrsScotland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Transfers, summer 2026

In · 12

  • BarronFrom Rangers · Loan · 31 Aug 2026
  • Cozier-DuberryFrom Brighton · Loan · 31 Aug 2026
  • PukštasFrom HNK Hajduk Split · Transfer · 30 Aug 2026
  • ByramFrom Leeds · Free · 23 Aug 2026
  • PhillipsFrom Tottenham · Transfer · 14 Aug 2026
  • VítekFrom Manchester United · Transfer · 7 Aug 2026
  • ArfstenFrom Columbus Crew · Transfer · 3 Aug 2026
  • BerhalterFrom Vancouver Whitecaps · Transfer · 27 Jul 2026
  • LankshearFrom Tottenham · Transfer · 21 Jul 2026
  • JosephFrom Hull City · Transfer · 9 Jul 2026
  • SarmientoFrom Brighton · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
  • Peart-HarrisFrom Oxford United · Free · 30 Jun 2026

Out · 13 permanent

  • ForssTo Neftchi · Free · 12 Sep 2026
  • GilbertTo Leyton Orient · Free · 2 Sep 2026
  • WhittakerTo Colorado Rapids · Transfer · 1 Sep 2026
  • KantéTo Al-Ettifaq · Transfer · 29 Aug 2026
  • DiengTo Atromitos · Free · 16 Aug 2026
  • SèneTo BSC Young Boys · Transfer · 7 Aug 2026
  • SilveraTo Milton Keynes Dons · Free · 30 Jul 2026
  • FinchTo South Shields · Transfer · 25 Jul 2026
  • BaptisteTo Harrogate Town · Transfer · 23 Jul 2026
  • BarlaserTo Milton Keynes Dons · Free · 3 Jul 2026
  • FryTo Birmingham · Free · 2 Jul 2026
  • HackneyTo Everton · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
  • McPartlandTo Sheffield Wednesday · Free · 29 Jun 2026

Most Common Middlesbrough Starting XI

Based on 11 official matches this season

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