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Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town Football Club

IP1 2DA Ipswich, EnglandPremier League · tier 1Founded 16 October 1878Colours

www.itfc.co.uk ↗Portman Road, IP1 2DA Ipswich, England+44 1473 400500

Squad

28 players

avg age 27.3

Foreigners

68% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

13 / 20

11 pts · 9 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Portman Road

30,294 seats

Manager

Gary O'Neil

Transfer balance

−€202.8m

season 2026/27

Squad

28 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Kjell ScherpenGoalkeeper	26	Netherlands	206 cm	right	Jul 2026from Union Saint-Gilloise	Jun 2030
Christian WaltonGoalkeeper	31	England	195 cm	left	Jan 2022from Brighton & Hove Albion	Jun 2029
Alex PalmerGoalkeeper	30	England	191 cm	right	Mar 2025from West Bromwich Albion	Jun 2028
David ButtonGoalkeeper	37	England	191 cm	right	Apr 2025from Reading FC	Jun 2027
Defenders · 7
Leif DavisLeft-Back	26	England	182 cm	left	Jul 2022from Leeds United	Jun 2029
Dara O'SheaCentre-BackTeam captain	27	Ireland	189 cm	right	Aug 2024from Burnley FC	Jun 2030
Abdoul OuattaraRight-Back	21	Cote d'Ivoire · France	180 cm		Aug 2026from RC Strasbourg Alsace	Jun 2031
Jacob GreavesCentre-Back	25	England	193 cm	left	Dec 2024from Hull City	Jun 2029
Issa DiopCentre-Back	29	Morocco · France	194 cm	right	Jul 2026from Fulham FC	Jun 2030
Cédric KipréCentre-Back	30	Cote d'Ivoire · France	193 cm	right	Jan 2026from Stade Reims	Jun 2028
Darnell FurlongRight-Back	31	England · Montserrat	183 cm	right	Aug 2025from West Bromwich Albion	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 8
Julio EncisoAttacking Midfield	22	Paraguay	173 cm	right	Aug 2026from RC Strasbourg Alsace	Jun 2031
Exequiel PalaciosCentral Midfield	28	Argentina	177 cm	right	Aug 2026from Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Jun 2030
FlorentinoDefensive Midfield	27	Portugal · Angola	184 cm	right	Apr 2026from Burnley FC	Jun 2031
Marcelino NúñezCentral Midfield	26	Chile	173 cm	right	Aug 2025from Norwich City	Jun 2029
Anis MehmetiAttacking Midfield	25	Albania · England	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Bristol City	Jun 2029
Azor MatusiwaDefensive Midfield	28	Netherlands · Angola	173 cm	right	Jul 2025from Stade Rennais FC	Jun 2029
Saša LukićCentral Midfield	30	Serbia	182 cm	right	Aug 2026from Fulham FC	Jun 2030
Jack TaylorCentral Midfield	28	Ireland · England	185 cm	right	Jan 2023from Ablöse €1.8M	Jun 2028
Forwards · 9
EmersonnCentre-Forward	22	Brazil	193 cm	right	Aug 2026from FC Toulouse	Jun 2031
Abdul FatawuRight Winger	22	Ghana	177 cm	left	Jul 2026from Leicester City	Jun 2031
Jaden PhilogeneLeft Winger	24	England · Dominica	181 cm	right	Jan 2025from Aston Villa	Jun 2029
Jack ClarkeLeft Winger	25	England	181 cm	right	Aug 2024from Sunderland AFC	Jun 2029
Zian FlemmingCentre-Forward	28	Netherlands	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Burnley FC	Jun 2030
Sindre Walle EgeliRight Winger	20	Norway	182 cm	left	Aug 2025from FC Nordsjælland	Jun 2030
Daizen MaedaLeft Winger	29	Japan	173 cm	right	Jul 2026from Celtic FC	Jun 2029
Kasey McAteerRight Winger	24	Ireland · England	177 cm	right	Aug 2025from Leicester City	Jun 2029
Chuba AkpomCentre-Forward	31	England · Nigeria	183 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ajax Amsterdam	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€222.2m

23 arrivals

Received

€19.4m

19 departures

Net balance

−€202.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 23

Julio Enciso
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from RC Strasbourg Alsace
€31m
Emersonn
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from FC Toulouse
€28m
Abdul Fatawu
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from Leicester City
€23m
Exequiel Palacios
Central Midfield · 27 y/o
from Bayer 04 Leverkusen
€23m
Abdoul Ouattara
Right-Back · 20 y/o
from RC Strasbourg Alsace
€20m
Zian Flemming
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
from Burnley FC
€20m
Florentino
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
from Burnley FC
€19m
Saša Lukić
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
from Fulham FC
€11m

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Issa Diop
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from Fulham FC
€10m
Kjell Scherpen
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
from Union Saint-Gilloise
€10m
Daizen Maeda
Left Winger · 28 y/o
from Celtic FC
€9.4m
Chuba Akpom
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from Ajax Amsterdam
€9.3m
Cédric Kipré
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from Stade Reims
€4.5m
Kayne van Oevelen
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from FC Volendam
€4m
Ali Al-Hamadi
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Sheffield Wednesday
End of loan
Ali Al-Hamadi
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
from Luton Town
End of loan
Arijanet Murić
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
from US Sassuolo
End of loan
Ben Johnson
Right-Back · 27 y/o
from Stoke City
End of loan
Cameron Humphreys
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from Huddersfield Town
End of loan
Chiedozie Ogbene
Right Winger · 29 y/o
from Lincoln City
End of loan
Cieran Slicker
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from Barnsley FC
End of loan
Conor Chaplin
Attacking Midfield · 29 y/o
from Portsmouth FC
End of loan
Somto Boniface
Left-Back · 21 y/o
from Leyton Orient
End of loan

Departures · 19

Arijanet Murić
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to US Sassuolo
€7m
George Hirst
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Stoke City
€7m
Harry Clarke
Right-Back · 25 y/o
to Preston North End
€4.1m
Elkan Baggott
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Millwall FC
€1.2m
Wes Burns
Right Winger · 31 y/o
to Leicester City
€90k
Ali Al-Hamadi
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Sheffield Wednesday
Loan
Ashley Young
Right-Back · 40 y/o
to —
—
Ben Johnson
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Stoke City
Loan

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Cameron Humphreys
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to Huddersfield Town
Loan
Cédric Kipré
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Stade Reims
End of loan
Chiedozie Ogbene
Right Winger · 29 y/o
to Lincoln City
Loan
Chuba Akpom
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
to Ajax Amsterdam
End of loan
Cieran Slicker
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
to Barnsley FC
Loan
Conor Chaplin
Attacking Midfield · 29 y/o
to Leicester City
Free
Conor Townsend
Left-Back · 33 y/o
to West Bromwich Albion
Free
Dan Neil
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
to Sunderland AFC
End of loan
Iván Azón
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Como 1907
End of loan
Jens Cajuste
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
to SSC Napoli
End of loan
Kayne van Oevelen
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
to Valencia CF
Loan

Manager & staff

44 people

Manager

Gary O'Neil

England · 43 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 30 June 2029

Coaching Staff · 16

Sone AlukoAssistant ManagerNigeria
Neil CritchleyAssistant ManagerEngland
Tim JenkinsAssistant ManagerEngland
Rene GilmartinGoalkeeping CoachIreland
Andy RollsPerformance ManagerEngland
Jon AshtonFitness coachEngland
Matt AllenFitness coachEngland
Luke SewellRehab coachEngland
Stuart LewisTechnical CoachEngland
Will StephensonChief AnalystEngland
Jacob AshtonVideo AnalystEngland
Dan HillVideo AnalystEngland
Morgan HowellsMatch AnalystEngland
Alfie DavidsonMatch AnalystEngland
Joseph WesternMatch AnalystEngland

Management · 3

Mark AshtonManaging Director SportEngland
Dmitri HalajkoDirector of Professional FootballEngland
Peter ReidAdvisor of managementEngland

Board of Directors · 4

Mark AshtonChairmanEngland
Matt HollandBoard memberIreland
Ed SheeranInvestorEngland
Mick CourtHead of RecruitmentEngland

Scouting · 11

Adam WhitesideHead of ScoutingEngland
Peter BraundChief ScoutEngland
Danny SearleLoan Player ManagerEngland
Bob ArberScoutEngland
Ryan DurrantScoutEngland
Adam CuthbertScoutEngland
Peter BulmerScoutEngland
John FisherScoutEngland
Emmanuel DosuHead of Youth ScoutingEngland
Bob ArberYouth ScoutEngland
Ted PennYouth ScoutEngland

Medical department · 5

Matt ByardHead of MedicalEngland
Ian FergusonClub DoctorWales
Jon UrwinPhysiotherapistEngland
Kit BarnesSports ScientistEngland
Jack WilceAcademy Medical DirectorEngland

Public Relations · 1

Jacob HendersonHead of Media and CommunicationsEngland

Other · 1

James PullenKit ManagerEngland

Youth · 3

Steve BartlettDevelopment CoachEngland
Carl PentneyAcademy Goalkeeping coordinatorEngland
Jimmy SmithYouth CoachEngland

Honours

8 titles

3×English 2nd tier champion91/92 · 67/68 · 60/61
2×English 3rd tier champion56/57 · 53/54
1×English Champion61/62
1×UEFA Cup Winner80/81
1×FA Cup Winner77/78

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Racing Santander→Ipswich Town
Yassir Zabiri: Racing Santander to Ipswich Town
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Yassir Zabiri, the Moroccan centre-forward currently at Racing Santander, is being courted by Leeds United and Ipswich Town. At present the move remains speculative with no confirmed bid.
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Club data updated 5d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 23

Departures · 19

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 16

Honours

Dossiers linked to Ipswich Town

Yassir Zabiri: Racing Santander to Ipswich Town