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Motherwell FC

Motherwell Football Club

ML1 2QN Motherwell, ScotlandScottish Premiership · tier 1Founded 17 May 1886Colours

www.motherwellfc.co.uk ↗Fir Park Street, ML1 2QN Motherwell, Scotland+44 (1698) 333333

Squad

27 players

avg age 25.4

Foreigners

70% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

9 / 12

12 pts · 12 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Fir Park

13,677 seats

Manager

Alfred Johansson

Transfer balance

+€7.4m

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 2
Alex PaulsenGoalkeeper	24	New Zealand · South Africa	184 cm	right	Jul 2026from AFC Bournemouth	May 2027
Matty ConnellyGoalkeeper	23	Scotland	179 cm		Jan 2022from Motherwell FC B	May 2027
Defenders · 10
Emmanuel LongeloLeft-Back	25	England · DR Congo	184 cm	left	Oct 2025from Birmingham City	May 2027
Jake Girdwood-ReichCentre-Back	22	Australia · Germany	186 cm	right	Jul 2026from St. Louis CITY SC	Jun 2029
Martin MoormannCentre-Back	25	Austria	185 cm	left	Mar 2026from FC Blau-Weiss Linz	Jun 2028
John KoutroumbisRight-Back	28	Australia · Greece	183 cm	right	Jan 2024from Perth Glory	May 2027
Dylan WilliamsLeft-Back	23	England	177 cm	left	Jul 2026from Burton Albion	May 2028
Ewan WilsonLeft-Back	21	Scotland	179 cm	left	Jan 2024from Motherwell FC B	—
Jamie Knight-LebelCentre-Back	21	Canada	188 cm	right	Jul 2026from Bristol City	May 2027
Jordan McGheeCentre-Back	30	Scotland	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from Dundee FC	May 2027
Paul McGinnRight-BackTeam captain; Knee surgery - Return unknown	36	Scotland	179 cm	right	Jan 2022from Hibernian FC	May 2027
Stephen O'DonnellRight-Back	33	Scotland · Ireland	184 cm	right	Aug 2020from Kilmarnock FC	May 2027
Midfielders · 8
Joe HodgeDefensive Midfield	24	Ireland · England	172 cm	right	Dec 2026from CD Tondela	May 2028
Dylan LevittCentral Midfield	25	Wales	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Leyton Orient	Jun 2028
Lukas FadingerCentral Midfield	26	Austria	176 cm	right	Jan 2025from SCR Altach	Jun 2028
Jardell KangaAttacking Midfield	20	Sweden · DR Congo	170 cm	left	Aug 2026from Ilves Tampere	Jun 2029
Oscar PriestmanCentral Midfield	23	Australia · England	175 cm	right	Aug 2025from Western Sydney Wanderers	May 2028
Alex LowryAttacking Midfield	23	Scotland	—	right	Jul 2026from Wycombe Wanderers	Jun 2027
Tom SparrowCentral Midfield	24	Wales · England	—	right	Jan 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Mikey BoothCentral Midfield	19	Scotland	—		Jan 2026from Motherwell FC U18	—
Forwards · 7
Tawanda MaswanhiseCentre-Forward	23	Zimbabwe · England	180 cm	both	Aug 2024from Leicester City U21	May 2027
Ibrahim SaidRight Winger	24	Nigeria	172 cm	right	Nov 2025from Viborg FF	Jun 2027
Regan Charles-CookLeft Winger	29	Grenada · England	174 cm	right	Aug 2025from KAS Eupen	Jun 2027
Eythor BjørgolfssonCentre-Forward	26	Norway · Iceland	193 cm		Jan 2026from Umeå FC	Jun 2028
Willy VogtRight Winger	24	Switzerland · Brazil	181 cm	right	Mar 2026from AC Bellinzona	Jun 2028
Seb Palmer-HouldenCentre-Forward	21	England	—	right	Aug 2026from Gillingham FC	May 2028
Callum HendryCentre-Forward	29	Scotland	176 cm	right	Aug 2025from Milton Keynes Dons	May 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€800k

15 arrivals

Received

€8.2m

16 departures

Net balance

+€7.4m

received − spent

Arrivals · 15

Dylan Levitt
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
from Leyton Orient
€400k
Jardell Kanga
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from Ilves Tampere
€400k
Alex Lowry
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
from Wycombe Wanderers
Loan
Alex Paulsen
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from AFC Bournemouth
Loan
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from Sydney FC
End of loan
Dylan Williams
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Burton Albion
?
Jake Girdwood-Reich
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from St. Louis CITY SC
Free
Jamie Knight-Lebel
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Bristol City
Loan

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Joe Hodge
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
from CD Tondela
?
Luca Ross
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from Alloa Athletic FC
End of loan
Martin Moormann
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from FC Blau-Weiss Linz
Free
Mikey Booth
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from Motherwell FC U18
—
Olly Whyte
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from Ayr United FC
End of loan
Seb Palmer-Houlden
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from Gillingham FC
?
Willy Vogt
Right Winger · 24 y/o
from AC Bellinzona
?

Departures · 16

Elijah Just
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to Swansea City
€5.9m
Elliot Watt
Defensive Midfield · 26 y/o
to Samsunspor
€1.5m
Calum Ward
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
to Queens Park Rangers
€760k
Alex Paulsen
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to AFC Bournemouth
End of loan
Andy Halliday
Defensive Midfield · 34 y/o
to —
—
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Macarthur FC
?
Aston Oxborough
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
to Dunfermline Athletic FC
?
Callum Slattery
Central Midfield · 27 y/o
to Sheffield Wednesday
Free

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Dylan Wells
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to Linfield FC
Free
Jamie Knight-Lebel
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Bristol City
End of loan
Kofi Balmer
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to Bristol Rovers
Free
Liam Gordon
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to Gillingham FC
Free
Luca Ross
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to Alloa Athletic FC
Loan
Olly Whyte
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
to Ayr United FC
Loan
Sam Nicholson
Left Midfield · 31 y/o
to Livingston FC
Free
Zach Robinson
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

Manager & staff

23 people

Manager

Alfred Johansson

Sweden · 36 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 7

Jonathan ObikaAssistant ManagerEngland
Max RogersAssistant ManagerEngland
Neil AlexanderGoalkeeping CoachScotland
Graeme HendersonPerformance ManagerScotland
Ciaran KingChief AnalystIreland
Greg SpiresMatch AnalystScotland

Management · 2

Brian CaldwellChief Executive OfficerScotland
Nick DawsSporting DirectorEngland

Board of Directors · 1

Kyrk MacmillanChairmanScotland

Scouting · 4

David BrownScoutEngland
Jay BartramScoutScotland
William GlavinScoutScotland
Stuart OgilvieHead of Youth ScoutingScotland

Medical department · 6

David HendersonMedical Director PhysiotherapyScotland
Joe MortonPhysiotherapistScotland
Jack PowPhysiotherapistScotland
Kirk PhillipsSports ScientistScotland
Stefan ArmstrongAcademy Medical DirectorScotland
Joe MortonLead Academy PhysiotherapistScotland

Other · 1

Alan MacDonaldKit ManagerScotland

Youth · 2

David ClarksonAcademy ManagerScotland
Jim PatersonHead of Academy CoachingScotland

Honours

8 titles

4×Scottish Second League Champion84/85 · 81/82 · 68/69 · 53/54
2×Scottish cup winner90/91 · 51/52
1×Scottish Champion31/32
1×Scottish league cup winner50/51

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