First-team squad
28
under contract
Average age
25.5
years
Window spend
£327.5m
11 arrivals
Contracts to 2027
7
nearest expiry
The Squad, In Full
Every player under first-team contract. Names link to the Player Database. Fees in euros as recorded at signing.
Goalkeepers
| # | Player | Position | Age | Nation | Height | Foot | Signed | Contract to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot | Goalkeeper | 35 | Netherlands | 6'4" | right | 2025 from Brest (€0.5m) | 2027 |
| 42 | James Wright | Goalkeeper | 21 | England | 6'3" | right | 2026 from Academy · Promoted to the senior roster August 31st 2026 | — |
| 1 | Zion Suzuki | Goalkeeper | 24 | Japan | 6'3" | right | 2026 from Parma (€30m (+€5m add-ons)) · Confirmed August 19th 2026 | 2031 |
Defenders
| # | Player | Position | Age | Nation | Height | Foot | Signed | Contract to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Pau Torres | Centre-Back | 29 | Spain | 6'4" | left | 2023 from Villarreal (€33m) | 2028 |
| 48 | Modou Kéba Cissé | Centre-Back | 21 | Senegal | 6'3" | — | 2026 from LASK (€5.5m) | 2029 |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf | Centre-Back | 32 | Sweden | 6'2" | right | 2025 from Man United (free) | 2027 |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings | Centre-Back | 33 | England | 6'5" | left | 2019 from Bournemouth (€22.3m) | 2027 |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen | Left-Back | 24 | Netherlands | 5'10" | left | 2024 from Chelsea (€44.5m) | 2030 |
| 2 | Matty Cash | Right-Back | 29 | Poland | 6'1" | right | 2020 from Nottingham Forest (€15.75m) | 2029 |
| 13 | Matteo Ruggeri | Left-Back | 24 | Italy | 6'2" | left | 2026 from Atlético Madrid (€25m (+€1.5m add-ons)) · Confirmed August 19th 2026 | 2031 |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | Right-Back | 28 | DR Congo | 6'0" | right | 2026 from West Ham United (loan (obligation to buy ~£18m, appearance-conditional)) · Season loan confirmed August 21st 2026 | 2027 |
| 4 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | Centre-Back | 24 | England | — | — | 2026 from Southampton (£25m + up to £5m add-ons (~£29m-£30m)) · Confirmed September 1st 2026 | 2031 |
Midfielders
| # | Player | Position | Age | Nation | Height | Foot | Signed | Contract to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Amadou Onana | Defensive Midfield | 25 | Belgium | 6'5" | right | 2024 from Everton (€59.35m) | 2029 |
| 8 | Boubacar Kamara | Defensive Midfield | 26 | France | 6'0" | right | 2022 from Marseille (free) | 2030 |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde | Defensive Midfield | 22 | Netherlands | 6'1" | right | 2024 from Villa academy | 2028 |
| 7 | John McGinn | Central Midfield | 31 | Scotland | 5'10" | left | 2018 from Hibernian (€3.1m) | 2028 |
| 6 | Ross Barkley | Central Midfield | 32 | England | 6'2" | right | 2024 from Luton (€5.9m) | 2027 |
| 44 | Johan Manzambi | Attacking Midfield | 20 | Switzerland | 6'0" | right | 2026 from SC Freiburg (€70m) · Club-record signing, confirmed July 17th 2026 | 2031 |
| 35 | João Gomes | Central Midfield | 25 | Brazil | 5'9" | 2026 from Wolverhampton Wanderers (£38m) · Confirmed July 20th 2026; £38m includes add-ons | 2031 | |
| 53 | George Hemmings | Central Midfield | 19 | England | — | both | 2026 from Academy | — |
| 27 | Leon Goretzka | Central Midfield | 31 | Germany | 6'2" | right | 2026 from Free agent (Bayern Munich) (Free) · Confirmed August 27th 2026; two-year deal to 2028 with a one-year option | 2028 |
Forwards
| # | Player | Position | Age | Nation | Height | Foot | Signed | Contract to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía | Left Winger | 29 | Argentina | 5'8" | right | 2021 from Norwich (€38.4m) | 2027 |
| 47 | Alysson | Right Winger | 20 | Brazil | 6'0" | left | 2026 from Grêmio (€10m) | 2031 |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham | Centre-Forward | 29 | England | 6'4" | right | 2026 from Beşiktaş (€21m) | 2030 |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho | Left Winger | 22 | Argentina | 5'11" | right | 2026 from Chelsea (loan (~£42.5m obligation)) · Season loan confirmed July 23rd 2026 | 2027 |
| 39 | Brian Madjo | Centre-Forward | 17 | England | 6'4" | right | 2026 from Metz (£10m) | 2032 |
| 11 | Nicolas Jackson | Centre-Forward | 25 | Senegal | 6'2" | — | 2026 from Chelsea (£47.5m (+£17.5m add-ons)) · Confirmed August 28th 2026; five-year deal to 2031 per press, length not stated by the club | 2031 |
| 19 | Ibrahim Mbaye | Right Winger | 18 | Senegal | — | — | 2026 from Paris Saint-Germain (€55m (~£47m)) · Confirmed September 1st 2026 | 2031 |
Out on loan
| Player | Position | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosta Nedeljković | Right-Back | Rangers | Season-long loan with a £4m appearance-triggered obligation to buy (August 19th) |
| Oliwier Zych | Goalkeeper | Vitória Guimarães | Season loan (July 15th) |
| Andrés García | Right-Back | Getafe | Season loan (July 16th) |
| Joe Gauci | Goalkeeper | Lincoln City | Season-long loan (July 28th) |
| Evann Guessand | Right Winger | Crystal Palace | Season-long loan with a conditional obligation to buy (August 12th) |
| Samuel Iling-Junior | Left Winger | Bolton Wanderers | Season-long loan (August 14th) |
Current Best XI — 4-2-3-1
STNicolas JacksonTammy Abraham
LWEmiliano BuendíaAlejandro Garnacho
AMJohan ManzambiRoss Barkley
RWJohn McGinnIbrahim Mbaye
LDMBoubacar KamaraJohn McGinn
RDMJoão GomesLeon Goretzka
LBAaron Wan-BissakaLamare Bogarde
LCBPau TorresTyrone Mings
RCBVictor LindelöfTaylor Harwood-Bellis
RBMatty CashVictor Lindelöf
GKZion SuzukiMarco Bizot
Ruggeri's hamstring keeps Wan-Bissaka at left-back, with Cash at right-back. Torres, who played the full match against Fenerbahçe, returns at left centre-back. McGinn starts on the right, so the pivot is Gomes and Kamara. Manzambi plays the 10 with Buendía outside him. Suzuki keeps the gloves.
Harwood-Bellis and Mings cover centre-back. Bogarde covers left-back with Ruggeri out for more than a month, and Lindelöf can step to right-back. Goretzka, who made his debut against Fenerbahçe, covers Gomes, McGinn covers Kamara, and Barkley is the 10-cover. Bizot backs Suzuki, Mbaye covers McGinn, Garnacho covers Buendía, and Abraham covers Jackson.
Potential Best XI — 4-2-3-1
STNicolas JacksonTammy Abraham
LWEmiliano BuendíaAlejandro Garnacho
AMJohan ManzambiEmiliano Buendía
RWIbrahim MbayeAlysson
LDMBoubacar KamaraJohn McGinn
RDMJoão GomesLeon Goretzka
LBIan MaatsenMatteo Ruggeri
LCBPau TorresTyrone Mings
RCBVictor LindelöfTaylor Harwood-Bellis
RBAaron Wan-BissakaMatty Cash
GKZion SuzukiMarco Bizot
No pending deal clears the 70% threshold, so this is the squad at full strength. Manzambi keeps the 10 he took at Spurs, Buendía plays outside him on the left after scoring there from 25 yards, and Mbaye takes the right. Torres and Maatsen return; both absences are weeks, not a season.
Goretzka covers Gomes in the pivot and McGinn covers Kamara, with Buendía the 10-cover behind Manzambi. Harwood-Bellis and Mings are the centre-back cover. Alysson backs Mbaye on the right and Garnacho, a left winger by trade, backs Buendía on the left. Bizot backs Suzuki, Ruggeri covers Maatsen, Cash covers Wan-Bissaka, and Abraham covers Jackson.
This Window
Completed moves only — deals in progress live on the rumor board until they're official.
- IN Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain — €55m (~£47m) (September 1st)
- IN Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea — £47.5m (+£17.5m add-ons) (August 28th)
- IN Leon Goretzka from Free agent (ex-Bayern Munich) — Free (August 27th)
- IN Aaron Wan-Bissaka from West Ham United — loan (~£18m obligation) (August 21st)
- IN Zion Suzuki from Parma — €30m (~£25m, +€5m add-ons) (August 19th)
- IN Matteo Ruggeri from Atlético Madrid — €25m (~£21m, +€1.5m add-ons) (August 19th)
- IN Johan Manzambi from SC Freiburg — £59.5m (July 17th)
- IN Modou Kéba Cissé from LASK — ~£4m (July 14th)
- IN João Gomes from Wolverhampton Wanderers — £38m (July 20th)
- IN Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea — loan (~£42.5m obligation) (July 23rd)
- IN Taylor Harwood-Bellis from Southampton — £25m + add-ons (~£29m-£30m) (September 1st)
- OUT Leon Bailey to Olympiacos — permanent transfer (fee undisclosed) (September 2nd)
- OUT Triston Rowe to Royal Charleroi — season-long loan, with Charleroi holding an option to make the move permanent (September 1st)
- OUT Ollie Watkins to Al-Hilal — permanent transfer (£51m) (August 30th)
- OUT Emiliano Martínez to Chelsea — permanent transfer (£7.5m) (August 30th)
- OUT Ezri Konsa to Arsenal — permanent transfer (£51m fixed + up to £4m add-ons) (August 21st)
- OUT Kosta Nedeljković to Rangers — season-long loan with a £4m appearance-triggered obligation to buy (August 19th)
- OUT Samuel Iling-Junior to Bolton Wanderers — season-long loan (August 14th)
- OUT Evann Guessand to Crystal Palace — season-long loan with a conditional obligation to buy (August 12th)
- OUT Lucas Digne to Paris Saint-Germain — permanent transfer (release clause, ~£8m) (August 9th)
- OUT Joe Gauci to Lincoln City — season loan (July 28th)
- OUT Morgan Rogers to Chelsea — transfer (British-record £117m fixed fee) (July 21st)
- OUT Andrés García to Getafe — season loan (July 16th)
- OUT Oliwier Zych to Vitória Guimarães — season loan (July 15th)
- OUT Lewis Dobbin to Southampton — permanent transfer (~£9m + add-ons) (July 15th)
- OUT Youri Tielemans to Manchester United — transfer (£35m release clause) (July 14th)
- OUT Sil Swinkels to Sheffield Wednesday — permanent transfer (undisclosed fee; Villa retain matching rights) (July 2nd)
- OUT Enzo Barrenechea to Benfica — transfer (July 1st)
- OUT Donyell Malen to Roma — loan obligation-to-buy (€25m) (June 30th)
- OUT Jadon Sancho to Manchester United — loan ended — returned to parent club (June 30th)
- OUT Douglas Luiz to Juventus — loan ended — returned to parent club (June 30th)
- OUT Harvey Elliott to Liverpool — loan ended — returned to parent club (June 30th)
- BACK Evann Guessand returned from loan at Crystal Palace (June 30th)
- BACK Samuel Iling-Junior returned from loan at Pisa (June 30th)
- BACK Kosta Nedeljković returned from loan at RB Leipzig (June 30th)
- BACK Joe Gauci returned from loan at Port Vale (June 30th)
- U21 Sam Proctor to Shrewsbury Town — season loan (July 17th)
- U21 Yeimar Mosquera to Vitória Guimarães — permanent transfer (undisclosed fee; Villa retain a sell-on percentage) (July 16th)
- U21 Louie Barry to Sheffield Wednesday — permanent transfer (four-year deal, undisclosed fee) (July 9th)
- U21 Kadan Young to Annecy — season loan (July 8th)
- U21 Zepiqueno Redmond to Annecy — season loan (July 7th)
Availability
| Player | Status | Issue | Expected return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Maatsen | OUT | Ankle tendon damage sustained against Nottingham Forest on September 12th; scans found no fracture. | Unai Emery said on October 13th that Maatsen is improving and “should be joining us in a few days or a week”. BirminghamLive's October 7th round-up named Manchester City on October 24th as the earliest return and Bournemouth away on October 28th as a possible one. Jacob Tanswell of The Athletic reported on September 13th that MRI scans showed tendon damage but no fracture and put the absence at six to eight weeks. |
| Amadou Onana | OUT | ACL rupture, right knee (World Cup, July 7th) — surgery July 21st | April 2027 (nine-month timeline) |
| Modou Kéba Cissé | OUT | Injured; the club have not published a diagnosis. | Back in group training: Unai Emery confirmed on October 13th that Cissé has started working with the squad. He is not in Villa's Champions League league-phase squad, and no date for a first appearance has been given. |
| Matteo Ruggeri | OUT | Hamstring problem, sustained in the first half against Brentford on October 10th; he was replaced at half-time. | Unai Emery said on October 13th, before the Champions League visit of Fenerbahçe, that Ruggeri will be out for “some weeks… more than one month”. That rules him out of the trips to Newcastle on October 17th and the visit of Manchester City on October 24th, and points to a return in November at the earliest. |
| George Hemmings | OUT | Minor knee injury. | Unai Emery said on October 13th that Hemmings is “not available for tomorrow but maybe on Saturday he can come back”, ruling him out against Fenerbahçe and leaving him a possible for Newcastle on October 17th. |
Academy Watch
The youth players closest to the first team — senior minutes, matchday squads, or moves brewing. Not the full academy: the names that matter for the season ahead.
| Player | Position | Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba | Attacking Midfield | 19 | At the club and currently injured. West Ham United made an enquiry in the closing stages of the window and Villa were willing to sanction an exit for the right opportunity, but a shoulder problem sustained in training halted any move before the deadline, per Jacob Tanswell's account of Villa's business for The Athletic. No agreement was reached between the clubs, so this reads as an enquiry rather than a collapsed deal. Tanswell had reported on August 1st that he stayed in England rather than travelling on the Far East tour in order to explore options elsewhere; he started for the Villa XI at Shrewsbury that day and was denied by Sam Proctor after driving into the penalty area. |
| Luka Lynch | Right Winger | 19 | CONFIRMED: joined Oxford United on loan until January 2nd, announced by Oxford on the morning of September 2nd after a deal sheet was submitted at 11.12pm BST on deadline day. Head coach Aaron Ramsey called the winger direct and strong in one-on-one situations. Lynch has yet to make a senior competitive appearance for Villa, but scored in pre-season against Walsall and Porto and assisted against BG Pathum United in Indonesia. He made his Oxford debut on September 5th, coming off the bench at Leicester City and setting up Jamie McDonnell for the fourth goal in a 4-0 win at Filbert Way. |
| Bradley Burrowes | Right Winger | 18 | CONFIRMED: joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan, Aston Villa confirmed September 1st (BirminghamLive live blog, 18:03 BST), a step on from Football Insider's (Pranav Ghai) August 31st report that he was undergoing his medical after Wigan agreed a deal. The Latics beat out interest from a number of Championship and League One clubs; he is expected to go straight into Gary Caldwell's side amid a difficult start to Wigan's League One season. Villa retain no intention of losing him permanently and view the loan as the next development step, having signed him to a new contract in March. He remains an unused substitute for the UEFA Super Cup defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and was in the squad for the Premier League loss at Brighton, with 18 goals and five assists in 23 academy appearances last season underlining the case for regular senior minutes elsewhere. |
| Ben Broggio | Left Winger | 19 | CONFIRMED: joined Stevenage (League One) on a season-long loan for 2026-27, announced by the club on August 30th and corroborated by BBC Sport — Stevenage's seventh signing of the summer, beating other EFL competition for his signature. Came off the bench in the 23rd minute at Porto on July 25th and again on 70 minutes against Real Sociedad on July 28th, and started for the Villa XI at Shrewsbury on August 1st, scoring the 54th-minute equaliser in a 3-2 defeat. Spent the second half of 2025-26 on loan at Falkirk, scoring three in eight Scottish Premiership appearances. |
| Aidan Borland | Midfielder | 19 | CONFIRMED: joined Accrington Stanley on a season-long loan, announced by Aston Villa on September 1st 2026 -- a step on from Jacob Tanswell's report on X earlier that day that the League Two club were close to finalising after interest from several EFL sides. Villa regard the 19-year-old Scotland youth international as part of the club's future and a return to League Two as the right next step; he spent the second half of 2025-26 on loan at Swindon Town. First-team matchday squads in 2025-26. Scored in the 5-0 pre-season friendly win at Walsall on July 21st and started for the Villa XI at Shrewsbury on August 1st in the 3-2 defeat. |
| Max Jenner | Central Midfield | 17 | SCORED IN A SENIOR FRIENDLY. Came on for João Gomes on 76 minutes in the 3-1 win at Sevilla on October 2nd and sealed the Antonio Puerta Trophy on 83 after another error playing out from the back. Has been a regular for the Under-21s this season, with 224 Premier League 2 minutes across their first four fixtures and 73 in the UEFA Youth League against Club Brugge. Signed a new contract with the club in June. Senior competitive debut awaited. |
| Rodrigo Fortes | Left-back | 18 | Senior preseason minutes at Porto on July 25th; Portuguese left-back from the treble-winning 2024-25 U18 side, first professional deal signed November 2024. Started for the Villa XI at Shrewsbury on August 1st. |
| Triston Rowe | Right-Back | 19 | CONFIRMED: joined Royal Charleroi (Belgian Pro League) on a season-long loan, Aston Villa confirmed September 1st (BirminghamLive live blog, 19:04 BST). He travelled to Belgium on August 30th to finalise the move; the earlier interest from Stoke City and Brest did not advance to a formal approach. Pete O'Rourke reported for Football Insider on August 11th that Villa wanted a buy-back option written into any deal. Before this, he travelled with the senior squad to the Super Cup in Salzburg (not registered with UEFA, so experience rather than availability) and started a senior friendly at left-back against BG Pathum United on August 4th; Transfermarkt classifies him as a right-back. |
| Travis Patterson | Left-Back | 20 | First-team matchday squads in 2025-26. Back at Villa Park after the FC Annecy loan expired on June 30th, and with Samuel Iling-Junior loaned to Bolton Wanderers on August 14th he is the only other specialist left-back at the club behind Ian Maatsen. Transfermarkt still files him with the U21, squad number 55, no contract expiry published. |
| Mohamed Koné | Midfielder | 18 | First-team matchday squads in 2025-26, senior debut awaited. Jacob Tanswell reported in The Athletic's Transfer DealSheet on June 23rd that Kone will spend the whole of 2026-27 on loan at Ligue 2 side FC Annecy, alongside Kadan Young and Zepiqueno Redmond, through the V Sports multi-club partnership; V Sports hold a 30% stake in the French club, which has already taken Triston Rowe and Travis Patterson on loan. Consistent with that, he no longer appears on the Transfermarkt U21 squad list read in the August 3rd audit. He was a regular for the U21s last season, making 21 appearances and scoring twice. |
| Kadan Young | Winger | 19 | CONFIRMED: joined FC Annecy (Ligue 2) on a season-long loan for 2026-27, announced by Villa on July 8th 2026 alongside Mohamed Koné and Zepiqueno Redmond. Secured a loan move for 2026-27, per Read Aston Villa's July 21st window round-up; Read Aston Villa reported on June 23rd that Villa were preparing to send him to Ligue 2 side Annecy alongside Mohamed Kone and Zepiqueno Redmond. Made 1 first-team appearance in 2025-26 and spent the second half of the season on loan at Reading. |
| Sam Proctor | Goalkeeper | 19 | Joined Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan (League One) for 2026-27, per Express & Star (July 17th). The agreement also committed the clubs to a pre-season friendly: an Aston Villa XI travel to the Croud Meadow on August 1st. Started against his parent club at the Croud Meadow on August 1st and won 3-2: he was caught out by Will Boyle's backpass for Villa's own goal but denied Jamaldeen Jimoh with his feet in the first half and blocked from Samuel Iling-Junior in the second. |
| Rory Wilson | Forward | 20 | In talks to join Norwegian side HamKam on loan until mid-December, per Villa News (July 19th); spent the second half of 2025-26 on loan at Sturm Graz Started for the Villa XI at Shrewsbury on August 1st. Sky Sports News' Anthony Joseph reported on July 22nd that those talks had stalled, with the clubs unable to agree the conditions of the loan. The Daily Record reported on August 10th that the Swedish club Sirius are among those looking at him as they replace Robbie Ure, who has joined Sevilla, with IFK Gothenburg also interested and further options in England and Spain. Sky Sports News' Anthony Joseph reported on August 15th that Halmstad BK, bottom of the Allsvenskan, have expressed an interest in taking him on loan, and that Wilson is believed to have other options in Sweden and elsewhere, with a number of clubs in the EFL and across Europe monitoring him. None of those moves happened: the summer window closed on September 1st with Wilson still at Villa, and the Monday audit of September 21st found him on the Transfermarkt Under-21 roster at squad number 57. |
| Tommi O'Reilly | Midfielder | 22 | Sealed a season-long loan to Doncaster Rovers, BirminghamLive (via BBC Sport's gossip column and Football Insider) reported on August 26th, after a list of EFL clubs including Notts County chased his signature; he goes straight into Rovers' squad to face Stevenage this weekend. He scored seven and assisted 13 in 50 games on loan at Crewe Alexandra in 2025-26, and started for the Villa XI at Shrewsbury, his former loan club, on August 1st. |
| Kane Taylor | Midfielder | 21 | Joined Rochdale on loan until January, confirmed August 21st (BBC Sport, via Yahoo Sports). Dale boss Ian Watson said the club were delighted to get him in, citing the athleticism and quality he brings alongside his League Two experience. Sheffield Wednesday had made their interest known in late July, per The72 and the Sheffield Star, but Rochdale is where the move landed. Birmingham-born, he began in Villa's academy, spent five years at Manchester City and returned in 2024; spent the second half of 2025-26 on loan at Oldham Athletic. Started for the Villa XI at Shrewsbury on August 1st. |
| Josh Feeney | Defender | 21 | LOAN AT PETERBOROUGH UNITED COMPLETED. The club confirmed the move on avfc.co.uk on August 31st ("Feeney completes Posh loan"), a season-long loan, following Jacob Tanswell's August 30th report that the deal was close. Peterborough sought centre-back cover for long-term injury absentee Sam Hughes. The Scotland-eligible centre-back has spent the previous three seasons out on loan, at Real Union, Shrewsbury Town and Huddersfield Town (31 League One appearances last season). |
| TJ Carroll | Centre-back | 19 | STARTED A SENIOR FRIENDLY AT CENTRE-BACK. Theodore 'TJ' Carroll wore 71 alongside Victor Lindelof against BG Pathum United at the True BG Stadium on August 4th and stayed on after the interval when Pau Torres replaced Lindelof, completing the ninety. He had also been among the substitutes at Porto on July 25th. Converted from midfield to centre-back with the Under-18s, he was part of the side that won the FA Youth Cup and the Under-18 Premier League National Final. FotMob's line-up supplies the first name; the published senior team sheet had given him by surname only. |
| Jake Doughty | Winger | 16 | CONFIRMED: signed from Everton as a first-year scholar, announced by Villa on October 6th, and joins the Under-18 squad. An England Under-16 international who played a number of times for Everton's Under-18s; Academy Manager Mark Harrison described him as a wide attacking player with excellent technical qualities and an ability to create and score goals. Jacob Tanswell and Paddy Boyland of The Athletic had first reported Villa closing in on the deal on August 21st. No fee has been disclosed; he had not signed professional terms at Everton. |