Middlesbrough Squad 2026/27

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The Middlesbrough squad in brief

Updated 2 Aug 2026, 14:22 BST

Middlesbrough carry 30 active squad records into 2026/27.

David Strelec leads chance quality at 0.13 xG per 90 in the covered sample.

Verified per-player match records and recorded injuries.

Season sample, minimum 300 minutes

Squad ranked by chance quality rather than goals alone. xGoT reflects shot placement and stays blank until per-match coverage lands; the goals minus xG column separates finishing runs from underlying threat.
Player	Goals	xG/90	xGoT/90	Goals vs xG	Rating
David Strelec	5	0.13	-	+2.8	6.7
Riley McGree	5	0.13	-	+3.0	6.9
Kaly Sène	2	0.09	-	+1.3	6.5
Jeremy Sarmiento	0	0.09	-	-0.3	6.6
Alex Bangura	1	0.09	-	+0.5	6.8

#	Player	Position	Age	Apps	Rating	Status
13	David Strelec	Centre Forward	25	27	6.7	FIT
20	Kaly Sène	Centre Forward	25	25	6.5	FIT
8	Riley McGree	Central Midfield	27	23	6.9	FIT
45	Jeremy Sarmiento	Left Wing	24	12	6.6	FIT
24	Alex Bangura	Defender	27	11	6.8	FIT
25	George Edmundson	Defender	28	7	6.6	FIT
23	Leo Castledine	Midfielder	20	7	6.6	FIT
2	Callum Brittain	Right Back	28	1	6.7	FIT
5	Alfie Jones	Centre Back	28	1	6.7	FIT
12	Luke David Ayling	defender	34	1	7.0	FIT
27	Sontje Hansen	forward	24	1	6.3	FIT
7	Law McCabe	Central Midfield	20	1	7.3	FIT
7	Hayden Hackney	Defensive Midfield	24	0	52.0	FIT
3	Matt Targett	Left Back	30	0	30.0	FIT
31	Sol Brynn	Goalkeeper	25	0	14.0	FIT
22	Sam Silvera	Left Wing	25	0	26.0	FIT
12	Luke Ayling	Right Back	34	0	50.0	FIT
2	George McCormick	Centre Back	21	0	-	FIT
14	Finley Cartwright	midfielder	19	0	-	FIT
11	Morgan Whittaker	Right Wing	25	0	22.0	FIT
29	Adilson Malanda	Centre Back	24	0	61.0	FIT
10	Delano Burgzorg	Left Wing	27	0	3.0	FIT
16	Alan Browne	Central Midfield	31	0	31.0	FIT
6	Dael Fry	Centre Back	28	0	10.0	FIT
9	Tommy Conway	Centre Forward	23	0	13.0	FIT
33	Jon McLaughlin	Goalkeeper	38	0	-	FIT
14	Alex Gilbert	Attacking Midfield	24	0	33.0	FIT
18	Aidan Morris	Central Midfield	24	0	75.0	FIT
32	Joe Wildsmith	Goalkeeper	30	0	-	FIT
44	Cruz Ibeh	Centre Forward	-	0	2.0	FIT

Verified per-player records; missing values left blank, never inferred