Club profile

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club

BN1 9BL Brighton, EnglandPremier League · tier 1Founded 24 July 1901Colours

www.brightonandhovealbion.com ↗Village Way, BN1 9BL Brighton, England+44 1273 668855

Squad

30 players

avg age 25.3

Foreigners

90% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

3 / 20

19 pts · 9 played · 2026/27

Stadium

American Express Stadium

32,176 seats

Manager

Fabian Hürzeler

Transfer balance

+€12.1m

season 2026/27

Squad

30 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Bart VerbruggenGoalkeeper	24	Netherlands	193 cm	right	Mar 2023from RSC Anderlecht	Jun 2028
Tom McGillGoalkeeper	26	Canada · England	185 cm	right	Jul 2022from Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Jun 2027
Jason SteeleGoalkeeper	36	England · Scotland	188 cm	right	Jan 2018from Sunderland AFC	Jun 2027
Defenders · 10
Luka VuskovicCentre-Back	19	Croatia	193 cm	right	Jul 2026from Tottenham Hotspur	Jun 2031
Ferdi KadıoğluLeft-Back	27	Türkiye · Netherlands	174 cm	right	Aug 2024from Fenerbahce	Jun 2028
Maxim De CuyperLeft-Back	25	Belgium	182 cm	left	May 2025from Ablöse €20.00m	Jun 2030
Mats WiefferRight-Back	26	Netherlands	189 cm	right	May 2024from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2029
Pascal StruijkCentre-Back	26	Netherlands · Belgium	190 cm	left	Jan 2026from Leeds United	Jun 2031
Olivier BoscagliCentre-Back	28	France · Monaco	181 cm	left	Feb 2025from PSV Eindhoven	Jun 2030
Jaouen HadjamLeft-Back	23	Algeria · France	185 cm	left	Aug 2026from BSC Young Boys	Jun 2031
CostinhaRight-Back	26	Portugal	181 cm	right	Jan 2026from Olympiacos Piraeus	Jun 2031
Michael SvobodaCentre-Back	28	Austria	195 cm	right	Feb 2026from Venezia FC	Jun 2030
Lewis DunkCentre-BackTeam captain	34	England	192 cm	right	Jan 2010from Ablöse -	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 7
Yasin AyariCentral Midfield	23	Sweden · Tunisia	172 cm	right	Jan 2023from AIK	Jun 2027
Jack HinshelwoodDefensive Midfield	20	England	182 cm	right	Jan 2023from Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Jun 2029
Diego GómezCentral Midfield	23	Paraguay	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from Inter Miami CF	Jun 2031
Chema AndrésDefensive Midfield	21	Spain	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from VfB Stuttgart	Jun 2031
Malick YalcouyéCentral Midfield	20	Cote d'Ivoire · Mali	169 cm	right	Dec 2024from IFK Göteborg	Jun 2029
Matt O'RileyCentral Midfield	25	Denmark · England	189 cm	left	Aug 2024from Ablöse €29.50m	Jun 2029
Pascal GroßCentral Midfield	35	Germany	181 cm	right	Feb 2026from Borussia Dortmund	Jun 2027
Forwards · 10
Yankuba MintehRight Winger	22	The Gambia	180 cm	left	Jan 2024from Ablöse €35.00m	Jun 2029
Charalampos KostoulasCentre-Forward	19	Greece	185 cm	right	Jan 2025from Olympiacos Piraeus	Jun 2030
Georginio RutterCentre-Forward	24	France · Martinique	182 cm	left	Aug 2024from Leeds United	Jun 2028
Zadok YohannaRight WingerFitness - Return unknown	19	Nigeria	184 cm	left	Jan 2026from AIK	Jun 2031
Kaoru MitomaLeft WingerHamstring injury - Return expected on 06/11/2026	29	Japan	178 cm	right	Oct 2021from Kawasaki Frontale	Jun 2027
Promise DavidCentre-Forward	25	Canada · Nigeria	195 cm	right	Aug 2026from Union Saint-Gilloise	Jun 2027
Stefanos TzimasCentre-ForwardCruciate ligament tear - Return expected on 20/11/2026	20	Greece	186 cm	both	Mar 2025from 1.FC Nuremberg	Jun 2030
Femi AzeezRight WingerFitness - Return expected on 30/10/2026	25	Nigeria · England	181 cm	left	Jan 2026from Millwall FC	Jun 2030
Evan FergusonCentre-ForwardAnkle injury - Return expected on 20/11/2026	22	Ireland · England	188 cm	right	Jan 2022from Brighton & Hove Albion U21	Jun 2029
Ibrahim OsmanLeft Winger	21	Ghana	179 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Nordsjælland	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€180.1m

21 arrivals

Received

€192.2m

19 departures

Net balance

+€12.1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 21

Luka Vuskovic
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from Tottenham Hotspur
€54m
Zadok Yohanna
Right Winger · 19 y/o
from AIK
€28m
Pascal Struijk
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Leeds United
€23.2m
Chema Andrés
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from VfB Stuttgart
€22m
Femi Azeez
Right Winger · 25 y/o
from Millwall FC
€14.6m
Jaouen Hadjam
Left-Back · 23 y/o
from BSC Young Boys
€13m
Costinha
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from Olympiacos Piraeus
€12.7m
Michael Svoboda
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from Venezia FC
€5m

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Matías Orozco
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
from Deportivo Cali
€4.1m
Rodrigo Rêgo
Right Winger · 21 y/o
from SL Benfica B
€3.5m
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from Middlesbrough FC
End of loan
Diego Coppola
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Paris FC
End of loan
Do-young Yoon
Right Winger · 19 y/o
from FC Dordrecht
End of loan
Eiran Cashin
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from Derby County
End of loan
Evan Ferguson
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from AS Roma
End of loan
Facundo Buonanotte
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
from Leeds United
End of loan
James Beadle
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from Brighton & Hove Albion U21
—
James Beadle
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from Birmingham City
End of loan
Jeremy Sarmiento
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from Middlesbrough FC
End of loan
Promise David
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Union Saint-Gilloise
Loan
Tommy Watson
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Leicester City
End of loan

Departures · 19

Carlos Baleba
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to Manchester United
€75.9m
Jan Paul van Hecke
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to Tottenham Hotspur
€60m
Carl Rushworth
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
to Coventry City
€25.7m
Diego Coppola
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Paris FC
€17.5m
Danny Welbeck
Centre-Forward · 35 y/o
to Chelsea FC
€5.9m
Jeremy Sarmiento
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to Middlesbrough FC
€3.7m
Igor Julio
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
to Burnley FC
€3.5m
Adam Webster
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

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Amario Cozier-Duberry
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to Middlesbrough FC
Loan
Do-young Yoon
Right Winger · 19 y/o
to 1.FC Magdeburg
Loan
Eiran Cashin
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to Derby County
Loan
Facundo Buonanotte
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Elche CF
Loan
James Beadle
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
to Birmingham City
Loan
James Milner
Central Midfield · 40 y/o
to —
—
Joël Veltman
Right-Back · 34 y/o
to West Ham United
Free
Matías Orozco
Defensive Midfield · 18 y/o
to CD Castellón
Loan
Rodrigo Rêgo
Right Winger · 21 y/o
to CD Castellón
Loan
Solly March
Right Winger · 31 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Tommy Watson
Left Winger · 20 y/o
to Leicester City
Loan

Manager & staff

58 people

Manager

Fabian Hürzeler

Germany · 33 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2024

Contract until 30 June 2029

Coaching Staff · 17

Jonas ScheuermannAssistant ManagerGermany
Daniel NiedzkowskiAssistant ManagerGermany
Mike AnthonyPerformance ManagerNew Zealand
Dominic MayFitness coachEngland
Eamon SwiftRehab coachEngland
Yannick EuvrardTechnical CoachBelgium
Bobby ZamoraForward CoachEngland
Eoin BradfordChief AnalystEngland
Nick YeungVideo AnalystEngland
Calum JohnsonMatch AnalystEngland
Jake SheardMatch AnalystEngland
Josh MorrisMatch AnalystWales
Jelle ten RouwelaarGoalkeeping CoachNetherlands
Josh HookPerformance ManagerEngland
Gary WalkerPerformance ManagerEngland
Max LesserMatch AnalystGermany

Management · 2

Paul BarberChief Executive OfficerEngland
Mike CaveSporting DirectorEngland

Board of Directors · 5

Tony BloomPresidentEngland
Paul BarberVice-ChairmanEngland
Paul MullenChief Operating OfficerEngland
Tony BloomOwnerEngland
Paul BarberInvestorEngland

Scouting · 16

Arnal CondeHead of ScoutingSpain
Gordon GreerLoan Player ManagerScotland
Pablo IbáñezScoutSpain
Leroy McCourtScoutNorthern Ireland
George HolmesScoutEngland
Steve MartinScoutEngland
Chris HargreavesScoutEngland
Rob JarvisScoutEngland
Lee McCullochScoutScotland
Bert KontermanScoutNetherlands
Paul GialoScoutEngland
Scott BrownScout GoalkeepingEngland
Tim CoeScout MidfieldersEngland
Jerome ThomasYouth Scouting Co-ordinatorEngland
Ryan CooperYouth ScoutEngland
Max BatemanYouth ScoutEngland

Medical department · 9

Tim BuckClub DoctorEngland
Jim MoxonClub DoctorEngland
Jack O'DohertyPhysiotherapistEngland
Mark VinePhysiotherapistEngland
Marek MajewskiPhysiotherapistPoland
Esteban Robles PerezPhysiotherapistSpain
Harry RoutledgeSports ScientistEngland
Ben LonerganAcademy Medical DirectorEngland
James MurrayLead Academy PhysiotherapistEngland

Other · 4

Alan MulleryClub representativeEngland
Bobby ZamoraClub representativeEngland
Glenn MurrayClub representativeEngland
Fern WhelanKlubrepräsentantEngland

Youth · 5

Mikey HarrisHead of Academy CoachingEngland
Mikey HarrisTrainer scoutEngland
Ian BuckmanAcademy managerEngland
Sam BaldockDevelopment CoachEngland
Fankaty DaboDevelopment CoachEngland

Honours

5 titles

2×English 3rd tier champion10/11 · 01/02
2×English 4th tier champion00/01 · 64/65
1×English Supercup Winner1910/11

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Dossiers linked to Brighton & Hove Albion

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Logged 31d agoDebunked
Brighton & Hove Albion→Newcastle Town FC
Yasin Ayari: Brighton & Hove Albion to Newcastle Town FC
First reported
No first-hand report
Sources
0 independent
5 outlets · 6 articles
Stage
interest
Asking price
€60m
Newcastle United were linked with a move for Yasin Ayari from Brighton & Hove Albion, but the story has since been debunked. His listed contract with the Seagulls runs to June 2027.
Open dossier on Yasin Ayari →

Club data updated 8d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 21

Departures · 19

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 17

Honours

Dossiers linked to Brighton & Hove Albion

Yasin Ayari: Brighton & Hove Albion to Newcastle Town FC