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Stoke City

Stoke City Football Club

ST4 4EG Stoke-on-Trent, EnglandChampionship · tier 2Founded 1 January 1863Colours

stokecityfc.com ↗Stanley Matthews Way, ST4 4EG Stoke-on-Trent, England

Squad

27 players

avg age 26.6

Foreigners

67% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

7 / 24

23 pts · 13 played · 2026/27

Stadium

bet365 Stadium

30,089 seats

Manager

Mark Robins

Transfer balance

−€38.1m

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Viktor JohanssonGoalkeeperTeam captain	28	Sweden	187 cm	right	Jan 2024from Ablöse €1.00m	Jun 2030
Josh GriffithsGoalkeeper	25	England	197 cm	right	Jan 2026from West Bromwich Albion	Jun 2028
Frank FieldingGoalkeeper	38	England	185 cm	right	Jan 2021from Without Club	Jun 2027
Defenders · 10
Ben JohnsonRight-Back	26	England	184 cm	right	Aug 2026from Ipswich Town	May 2027
Ben WilmotCentre-Back	27	England · Ireland	188 cm	right	Jan 2021from Watford FC	Jun 2029
Luca BombinoLeft-Back	20	United States · Italy	176 cm	left	Jan 2026from San Diego FC	Jun 2030
Luke GrahamCentre-Back	22	Scotland	192 cm	left	Feb 2026from Dundee FC	Jun 2030
Bosun LawalCentre-Back	23	Ireland · Nigeria	190 cm	right	Dec 2024from Ablöse €2.34m	May 2028
Junior TchamadeuRight-BackKnee injury - Return unknown	22	Cameroon · England	180 cm	right	Jan 2023from Colchester United	Jun 2028
Eric-Junior BocatLeft-Back	27	France · Senegal	184 cm	left	Jan 2024from Sint-Truidense VV	Jun 2028
Maksym TaloverovCentre-Back	26	Ukraine	196 cm	right	May 2025from Plymouth Argyle	Jun 2028
Ben GibsonCentre-Back	33	England	185 cm	left	Jan 2024from Norwich City	Jun 2027
Aaron CresswellLeft-Back	36	England	170 cm	left	Oct 2025from West Ham United	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 8
Ethan GalbraithCentral Midfield	24	Northern Ireland	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from Swansea City	Jun 2030
Justin DevennyAttacking Midfield	22	Northern Ireland · Scotland	184 cm	left	Jan 2026from Crystal Palace	Jun 2030
Jack McGlynnCentral Midfield	23	United States · Ireland	183 cm	left	Jan 2026from Houston Dynamo FC	Jun 2029
Jun-ho BaeAttacking Midfield	23	Korea, South	180 cm	right	Aug 2023from Daejeon Hana Citizen	Jun 2027
Djibril SoumaréDefensive Midfield	23	Senegal	189 cm	left	Jan 2026from SC Braga	Jun 2029
Tomas RigoCentral Midfield	24	Slovakia	184 cm	right	Aug 2025from FC Banik Ostrava	Jun 2029
Svante IngelssonCentral Midfield	28	Sweden	189 cm	left	Jan 2026from Sheffield Wednesday	Jun 2029
Ben PearsonDefensive Midfield	31	England	176 cm	right	Aug 2023from AFC Bournemouth	Jun 2027
Forwards · 6
George HirstCentre-Forward	27	Scotland · England	191 cm	right	Aug 2026from Ipswich Town	Jun 2029
Million ManhoefRight Winger	24	Netherlands · Suriname	179 cm	left	Jan 2024from Vitesse Arnhem	Jun 2027
Lamine CisséRight Winger	23	France · Guinea	179 cm	right	Aug 2025from SC Bastia	Jun 2029
Róbert BoženíkCentre-Forward	26	Slovakia	188 cm	right	Jul 2025from Boavista FC	Jun 2028
Ato AmpahRight Winger	20	England · Ghana	178 cm	right	Feb 2026from Ablöse €3.50m	Jun 2029
Sam GallagherCentre-Forward	31	England · Scotland	193 cm	right	Jul 2024from Blackburn Rovers	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€46.9m

16 arrivals

Received

€8.8m

14 departures

Net balance

−€38.1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 16

Ethan Galbraith
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
from Swansea City
€11.7m
George Hirst
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from Ipswich Town
€7m
Justin Devenny
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from Crystal Palace
€5.9m
Milan Smit
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Go Ahead Eagles
€5.5m
Jack McGlynn
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from Houston Dynamo FC
€4.3m
Luca Bombino
Left-Back · 20 y/o
from San Diego FC
€4.3m
Djibril Soumaré
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
from SC Braga
€4m
Luke Graham
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Dundee FC
€2.4m

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Svante Ingelsson
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
from Sheffield Wednesday
€1.2m
Josh Griffiths
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
from West Bromwich Albion
€700k
Ben Johnson
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from Ipswich Town
Loan
Emre Tezgel
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from Wycombe Wanderers
End of loan
Nathan Lowe
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
from Hibernian FC
End of loan
Nikola Jojic
Right Winger · 22 y/o
from NK Radomlje
End of loan
Tommy Simkin
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from Doncaster Rovers
End of loan
True Grant
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from FC Halifax Town
End of loan

Departures · 14

Sorba Thomas
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to Hull City
€8.8m
Ashley Phillips
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Tottenham Hotspur
End of loan
Ben Johnson
Right-Back · 27 y/o
to Ipswich Town
End of loan
Divin Mubama
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to Manchester City U21
End of loan
Emre Tezgel
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to Wycombe Wanderers
Loan
Lewis Baker
Central Midfield · 31 y/o
to Bursaspor
Free
Milan Smit
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to SV Darmstadt 98
Loan
Milan Smit
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Go Ahead Eagles
End of loan

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Nathan Lowe
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to Hibernian FC
Loan
Nikola Jojic
Right Winger · 22 y/o
to IK Start
Free
Steven Nzonzi
Defensive Midfield · 37 y/o
to USL Dunkerque
Free
Tatsuki Seko
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
to Urawa Red Diamonds
?
Tommy Simkin
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
to Doncaster Rovers
Loan
True Grant
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
to FC Halifax Town
Loan

Manager & staff

35 people

Manager

Mark Robins

England · 56 y/o

Appointed 2 January 2025

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 11

James RowberryAssistant ManagerWales
Max PorterAssistant ManagerEngland
Darren BehcetGoalkeeping CoachEngland
Joel DawsonPerformance ManagerEngland
Ryan ShawcrossIndividual CoachEngland
Ryan CunninghamChief AnalystEngland
Robert ScottVideo AnalystEngland
Scott CoomberMatch AnalystEngland
James MooresMatch AnalystEngland
James DoddMatch AnalystEngland

Management · 3

Richard SmithManaging Director SportEngland
Jonathan WaltersSporting DirectorIreland
Stuart HarveyTechnical DirectorNorthern Ireland

Board of Directors · 5

Richard SmithVice-PresidentEngland
John CoatesChairmanEngland
Richard SmithVice-ChairmanEngland
Peter CoatesBoard MemberEngland
John CoatesOwnerEngland

Scouting · 6

Mamady SidibéScoutMali
Aaron BarnesScoutEngland
Dominic McGiveronScoutEngland
Andrew FrostHead of Youth ScoutingEngland
Andrew FrostYouth Scouting Co-ordinatorEngland
Matthew EdgeYouth ScoutEngland

Medical department · 6

Matthew LancettHead of MedicalEngland
Joe Amissah-ArthurClub DoctorEngland
Gareth HikinPhysiotherapistEngland
Jake CunninghamPhysiotherapistEngland
James AitkenNutritionistEngland
Jordan BeechAcademy Medical DirectorEngland

Other · 1

Mamady SidibéClub representativeMali

Youth · 3

Jack HigginsAcademy ManagerEngland
Paul HarrisHead of Academy CoachingEngland
Kieran AddisonAcademy Goalkeeping coordinatorEngland

Honours

6 titles

2×English 2nd tier champion62/63 · 32/33
2×Football League Trophy Winner99/00 · 91/92
1×English League Cup winner71/72
1×English 3rd tier champion92/93

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