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Squad · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27

Motherwell squad 2026/27

The Motherwell squad for 2026/27: 28 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Motherwell this season. This is the full Motherwell roster, updated after every match.

Updated 19 Sep 2026 · after Dundee 2-1 Motherwell

Manager Alfred Johansson since Aug 2026Fir Park

28
Players
24.8
Avg age
19
Foreign
0
Injured now
2
On loan
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Goalkeepers

2 players · avg age 23.5
  • PaulsenNew

    Goalkeeper24 yrsNew Zealand

    13 apps
    13 st · 540'
  • Connelly

    Goalkeeper23 yrsScotland

    1 apps
    1 st · 0'

Defenders

9 players · avg age 26.6
  • O'Donnell

    Left-back34 yrsScotland

    2 apps
    0 st · 67'
  • Girdwood-ReichNew

    Centre-back22 yrsAustralia

    12 apps
    11 st · 372'
  • Knight-LebelNew

    Centre-back21 yrsCanada

    6 apps
    6 st · 225'
  • MoormannNew

    Centre-back25 yrsAustria

    12 apps
    12 st · 450'
  • McGhee

    Defender30 yrsScotland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • McGinn

    Centre-back35 yrsScotland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • WilliamsNew

    Defender23 yrsEngland

    7 apps
    3 st · 75'
  • Koutroumbis

    Defender28 yrsAustralia

    1 apps
    1 st · 0'
  • Wilson

    Defender21 yrsScotland

    3 apps
    3 st · 90'

Midfielders

11 players · avg age 23.6
  • Sparrow

    Midfielder23 yrsWales

    11 apps
    10 st · 428'
  • Fadinger

    Defensive mid26 yrsAustria

    13 apps
    13 st · 509'
  • LowryNew

    Attacking mid23 yrsScotland

    9 apps
    9 st · 468'
  • Priestman

    Defensive mid23 yrsAustralia

    6 apps
    6 st · 0'
  • KangaNew

    Midfielder20 yrsSweden

    5 apps
    2 st · 233'
  • Charles-Cook

    Midfielder29 yrsGrenada

    10 apps
    8 st · 227'
  • Booth

    Midfielder18 yrsNationality not yet known

    4 apps
    4 st · 0'
  • Emmanuel

    Midfielder25 yrsEngland

    11 apps
    11 st · 498'
  • LevittNew

    Midfielder25 yrsWales

    3 apps
    0 st · 70'
  • HodgeNew

    Defensive mid24 yrsRepublic of Ireland

    8 apps
    8 st · 474'
  • Forrest

    MidfielderAge unknownNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Forwards

6 players · avg age 24.5
  • Björgólfs­son

    Forward26 yrsNorway

    5 apps
    0 st · 74'
  • Maswanhise

    Forward23 yrsEngland

    11 apps
    11 st · 415'
  • Said

    Forward24 yrsNigeria

    12 apps
    11 st · 297'
  • Palmer-HouldenNew

    Forward22 yrsEngland

    6 apps
    3 st · 296'
  • Hendry

    Forward28 yrsScotland

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • VogtNew

    Forward24 yrsSwitzerland

    9 apps
    6 st · 52'

Youth and academy

10 players · tap to show
  • McConnell

    Goalkeeper18 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Dalziel

    Defender17 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Ngandu

    Defender16 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • S. Ngandu

    Defender16 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Buchanan

    Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Watson

    Midfielder16 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • McAllister

    Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Thomson

    Midfielder16 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Hunter

    Forward16 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'
  • Weir

    Forward17 yrsNationality not yet known

    0 apps
    0 st · 0'

Out on loan

2 players
  • WhyteAt Ayr Utd

    Midfielder19 yrsScotland

    2 apps
    1 st · 25'
  • RossAt Alloa Athletic

    Forward20 yrsScotland

    1 apps
    1 st · 0'

Transfers, summer 2026

In · 12

  • LevittFrom Leyton Orient · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
  • KangaFrom Ilves · Transfer · 27 Aug 2026
  • Palmer-HouldenFrom Gillingham · Transfer · 18 Aug 2026
  • HodgeFrom Tondela · Transfer · 11 Aug 2026
  • Knight-LebelFrom Bristol City · Loan · 30 Jul 2026
  • LowryFrom Wycombe · Loan · 24 Jul 2026
  • WilliamsFrom Burton Albion · Transfer · 19 Jul 2026
  • Girdwood-ReichFrom St. Louis City · Transfer · 14 Jul 2026
  • PaulsenFrom Bournemouth · Loan · 12 Jul 2026
  • VogtFrom Bellinzona · Transfer · 2 Jul 2026
  • MoormannFrom FC BW Linz · Free · 2 Jul 2026
  • VogtFrom Bellinzona · Transfer · 2 Jul 2026

Out · 12 permanent

  • StamatelopoulosTo Macarthur · Transfer · 13 Sep 2026
  • JustTo Swansea · Transfer · 21 Jul 2026
  • WattTo Samsunspor · Transfer · 17 Jul 2026
  • OxboroughTo Dunfermline · Transfer · 16 Jul 2026
  • WardTo QPR · Transfer · 8 Jul 2026
  • McColmTo Queen of the South · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • WellsTo Linfield · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • GordonTo Gillingham · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • NicholsonTo Livingston · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • BalmerTo Bristol Rovers · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • SlatteryTo Sheffield Wednesday · Free · 30 Jun 2026
  • RobinsonTo Morton · Free · 29 Jun 2026

Most Common Motherwell Starting XI

Based on 14 official matches this season

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