Middlesbrough Squad 2026/27

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The Middlesbrough squad in brief

Updated 16 Sept 2026, 18:59 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.

1 player is carrying a recorded injury: Hayden Hackney. Missing availability data is left blank, never assumed.

Verified per-player match records and recorded injuries.

Chance-quality leaders

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	0.22	+2.8	6.7
Riley McGree	5	0.13	0.00	+3.0	6.9
Kaly Sène	2	0.09	-	+1.3	6.5
Jeremy Sarmiento	0	0.09	0.07	-0.3	6.6
Alex Bangura	1	0.09	-	+0.5	6.8

Squad by position

#	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	Left Back	27	11	6.8	FIT
25	George Edmundson	Centre Back	29	7	6.6	FIT
23	Leo Castledine	Attacking Midfield	21	7	6.6	FIT
5	Alfie Jones	Centre Back	28	1	6.7	FIT
12	Luke David Ayling	defender	35	1	7.0	FIT
27	Sontje Hansen	forward	24	1	6.3	FIT
7	Law McCabe	Central Midfield	20	1	7.3	FIT
2	Callum Brittain	Right Back	28	1	6.7	FIT
6	Dael Fry	Centre Back	29	0	10.0	FIT
9	Tommy Conway	Centre Forward	24	0	13.0	FIT
12	Luke Ayling	Right Back	35	0	50.0	FIT
3	Matt Targett	Left Back	30	0	30.0	FIT
22	Sam Silvera	Left Wing	25	0	26.0	FIT
32	Joe Wildsmith	Goalkeeper	30	0	-	FIT
18	Aidan Morris	Central Midfield	24	0	75.0	FIT
2	George McCormick	Centre Back	21	0	-	FIT
14	Finley Cartwright	midfielder	19	0	-	FIT
33	Jon McLaughlin	Goalkeeper	39	0	-	FIT
44	Cruz Ibeh	Centre Forward	-	0	2.0	FIT
14	Alex Gilbert	Attacking Midfield	24	0	33.0	FIT
7	Hayden Hackney	Defensive Midfield	24	0	52.0	INJURED
29	Adilson Malanda	Centre Back	24	0	61.0	FIT
31	Sol Brynn	Goalkeeper	25	0	14.0	FIT
16	Alan Browne	Central Midfield	31	0	31.0	FIT
11	Morgan Whittaker	Right Wing	25	0	22.0	FIT
10	Delano Burgzorg	Left Wing	27	0	3.0	FIT

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

SportSignals rating trend

1422

Last 20 matches+27

A relative strength index across the covered club cohort, not a percentage or a price.

League position context

Full table

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United	7	14
2	Swansea	7	14
3	Middlesbrough	7	14
4	West Brom	7	14
5	QPR	7	12

Live 2026/27 table.

Injuries (1)

Squad

Hayden Hackneyinjurylong_term

Club facts

StadiumRiverside Stadium

Capacity34,988

Surfacegrass

CityMiddlesbrough

ManagerRobert Owen Edwards

Appointed1 Aug 2025

SportSignals rating1422

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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

0.13

0.22

+2.8

6.7

Riley McGree