2025–26 Aston Villa F.C. season

2025–26 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 151st season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.

Following a win against Chelsea on 27 December 2025, Villa recorded their best winning streak in the top division since 1910, gaining eight consecutive victories.

Current squad

2025–26 Aston Villa F.C. season

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Player</th><th>Position</th><th>Nationality</th><th>Place of birth</th><th>Date of birth (age)</th><th>Signed from</th><th>Date signed</th><th>Fee</th><th>Contract end</th><th>Apps</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Goalkeepers</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Emiliano Martínez</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Mar del Plata</td><td>2 September 1992</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>16 September 2020</td><td>£20,000,000</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>246</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Marco Bizot</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Hoorn</td><td>10 March 1991</td><td>Brest</td><td>15 July 2025</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>12</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>64</td><td>James Wright</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Manchester</td><td>2 December 2004</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>1 July 2021</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Defenders</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Matty Cash</td><td>RB</td><td></td><td>Slough</td><td>7 August 1997</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>3 September 2020</td><td>£14,000,000</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>217</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Victor Lindelöf</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Västerås</td><td>17 July 1994</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>1 September 2025</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>21</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Ezri Konsa</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Newham</td><td>23 October 1997</td><td>Brentford</td><td>11 July 2019</td><td>£12,000,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>277</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Tyrone Mings</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Bath</td><td>13 March 1993</td><td>Bournemouth</td><td>8 July 2019</td><td>£26,000,000</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>203</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Lucas Digne</td><td>LB</td><td></td><td>Meaux</td><td>20 July 1993</td><td>Everton</td><td>13 January 2022</td><td>£25,000,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>171</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Pau Torres</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Villarreal</td><td>16 January 1997</td><td>Villarreal</td><td>12 July 2023</td><td>£31,500,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>100</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Andrés García</td><td>RB</td><td></td><td>Valencia</td><td>7 February 2003</td><td>Levante</td><td>21 January 2025</td><td>£6,000,000</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>16</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Ian Maatsen</td><td>LB</td><td></td><td>Vlaardingen</td><td>10 March 2002</td><td>Chelsea</td><td>28 June 2024</td><td>£37,500,000</td><td>30 June 2030</td><td>79</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td>Travis Patterson</td><td>LB</td><td></td><td>Wolverhampton</td><td>6 October 2005</td><td>Academy</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>—N/a</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Yeimar Mosquera</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Istmina</td><td>6 February 2005</td><td>Orsmoarso</td><td>30 August 2024</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td>30 June 2030</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Midfielders</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Ross Barkley</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Liverpool</td><td>5 December 1993</td><td>Luton Town</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>£5,000,000</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>69</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>John McGinn (c)</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>18 October 1994</td><td>Hibernian</td><td>8 August 2018</td><td>£3,000,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>318</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Youri Tielemans</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Sint-Pieters-Leeuw</td><td>7 May 1997</td><td>Leicester City</td><td>1 July 2023</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>122</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Harvey Elliott</td><td>AM</td><td></td><td>Chertsey</td><td>4 April 2003</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>1 September 2025</td><td>Loan</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td>9</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Emiliano Buendía</td><td>AM</td><td></td><td>Mar del Plata</td><td>25 December 1996</td><td>Norwich City</td><td>10 June 2021</td><td>£33,000,000</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>139</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Douglas Luiz</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Rio de Janeiro</td><td>9 May 1998</td><td>Juventus</td><td>28 January 2026</td><td>Loan</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td>215</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Amadou Onana</td><td>DM</td><td></td><td>Dakar</td><td>20 August 2001</td><td>Everton</td><td>22 July 2024</td><td>£50,000,000</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>65</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Lamare Bogarde</td><td>DM</td><td></td><td>Rotterdam</td><td>5 January 2004</td><td>Feyenoord</td><td>1 September 2020</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>53</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Boubacar Kamara</td><td>DM</td><td></td><td>Marseille</td><td>23 November 1999</td><td>Marseille</td><td>1 July 2022</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2030</td><td>123</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td>George Hemmings</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Derby</td><td>3 April 2007</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>9 January 2024</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>Fletcher Boyd</td><td>AM</td><td></td><td>Aberdeen</td><td>26 January 2008</td><td>Aberdeen</td><td>4 September 2025</td><td>£1,000,000</td><td>30 June 2031</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>83</td><td>Bradley Burrowes</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Bristol</td><td>4 March 2008</td><td>Bristol Rovers</td><td>24 May 2025</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2031</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Forwards</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Ollie Watkins</td><td>CF</td><td></td><td>Torquay</td><td>30 December 1995</td><td>Brentford</td><td>9 September 2020</td><td>£28,000,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>266</td><td>97</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Tammy Abraham</td><td>CF</td><td></td><td>Camberwell</td><td>2 October 1997</td><td>Beşiktaş</td><td>27 January 2026</td><td>£18,000,000</td><td>30 June 2031</td><td>51</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Jadon Sancho</td><td>LW</td><td></td><td>Camberwell</td><td>25 March 2000</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>1 September 2025</td><td>Loan</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td>31</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Morgan Rogers</td><td>LW</td><td></td><td>Halesowen</td><td>26 July 2002</td><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>1 February 2024</td><td>£8,000,000</td><td>30 June 2031</td><td>114</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Zépiqueno Redmond</td><td>CF</td><td></td><td>Rotterdam</td><td>22 June 2006</td><td>Feyenoord</td><td>1 July 2025</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Brian Madjo</td><td>CF</td><td></td><td>Enfield</td><td>9 January 2009</td><td>Metz</td><td>12 January 2026</td><td>£10,000,000</td><td>30 June 2032</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Leon Bailey</td><td>RW</td><td></td><td>Kingston</td><td>9 August 1997</td><td>Bayer Leverkusen</td><td>4 August 2021</td><td>£30,000,000</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>155</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Alysson</td><td>RW</td><td></td><td>Apucarana</td><td>5 May 2006</td><td>Grêmio</td><td>1 January 2026</td><td>£8,700,000</td><td>30 June 2031</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>61</td><td>Omar Khedr</td><td>RW</td><td></td><td>Alexandria</td><td>25 May 2006</td><td>ZED</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>£2,360,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>Mason Cotcher</td><td>CF</td><td></td><td>Sunderland</td><td>4 September 2006</td><td>Sunderland</td><td>12 August 2024</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Out on loan</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Donyell Malen</td><td>RW</td><td></td><td>Wieringen</td><td>19 January 1999</td><td>Borussia Dortmund</td><td>14 January 2025</td><td>£21,500,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>46</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Joe Gauci</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Adelaide</td><td>4 July 2000</td><td>Adelaide United</td><td>1 February 2024</td><td>£1,290,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Samuel Iling-Junior</td><td>LW</td><td></td><td>Islington</td><td>10 April 2003</td><td>Juventus</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>£11,900,000</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Kosta Nedeljković</td><td>RB</td><td></td><td>Smederevo</td><td>16 December 2005</td><td>Red Star Belgrade</td><td>22 January 2024</td><td>£6,500,000</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>10</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba</td><td>AM</td><td></td><td>Birmingham</td><td>2 October 2006</td><td>Academy</td><td>1 July 2023</td><td>—N/a</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>6</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Enzo Barrenechea</td><td>DM</td><td></td><td>Villa María</td><td>22 May 2001</td><td>Juventus</td><td>1 July 2024</td><td>£6,800,000</td><td>30 June 2029</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Evann Guessand</td><td>LW</td><td></td><td>Ajaccio</td><td>1 July 2001</td><td>Nice</td><td>8 August 2025</td><td>£26,000,000</td><td>30 June 2030</td><td>21</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Lewis Dobbin</td><td>LW</td><td></td><td>Stoke-on-Trent</td><td>3 January 2003</td><td>Everton</td><td>23 June 2024</td><td>£10,000,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Louie Barry</td><td>LW</td><td></td><td>Sutton Coldfield</td><td>21 June 2003</td><td>Barcelona</td><td>23 January 2020</td><td>£880,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Oliwier Zych</td><td>GK</td><td></td><td>Gdynia</td><td>28 June 2004</td><td>Zagłębie Lubin</td><td>29 September 2020</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Sil Swinkels</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Sint-Oedenrode</td><td>6 January 2004</td><td>Vitesse</td><td>3 August 2020</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Kadan Young</td><td>RW</td><td></td><td>Erdington</td><td>19 January 2006</td><td>Academy</td><td>20 January 2023</td><td>—N/a</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Aidan Borland</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>25 April 2007</td><td>Celtic</td><td>1 March 2024</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>Rory Wilson</td><td>CF</td><td></td><td>Girvan</td><td>5 January 2006</td><td>Rangers</td><td>1 July 2022</td><td>£300,000</td><td>30 June 2027</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Tommi O'Reilly</td><td>CM</td><td></td><td>Birmingham</td><td>15 December 2003</td><td>Academy</td><td>1 July 2021</td><td>—N/a</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Yasin Özcan</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Kağıthane</td><td>20 April 2006</td><td>Kasımpaşa</td><td>1 June 2025</td><td>£5,830,000</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>Josh Feeney</td><td>CB</td><td></td><td>Fleetwood</td><td>6 May 2005</td><td>Fleetwood Town</td><td>6 July 2021</td><td>Free transfer</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>62</td><td>Ben Broggio</td><td>AM</td><td></td><td>Sutton Coldfield</td><td>29 January 2007</td><td>Academy</td><td>2 February 2024</td><td>—N/a</td><td>30 June 2030</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>—N/a</td><td>Lino Sousa</td><td>LB</td><td></td><td>Lisbon</td><td>19 January 2005</td><td>Arsenal</td><td>1 February 2024</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td>30 June 2028</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Transfers and contracts

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 June 2025	CB	Yasin Özcan	Kasımpaşa	£5,830,000
1 July 2025	CF	Zépiqueno Redmond	Feyenoord	Free transfer
15 July 2025	GK	Marco Bizot	Brest	Undisclosed
8 August 2025	CF	Evann Guessand	Nice	£26,000,000
14 August 2025	GK	Ronnie Hollingshead	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer
1 September 2025	CB	Victor Lindelöf	Manchester United	Free transfer
4 September 2025	CAM	Fletcher Boyd	Aberdeen	£1,000,000
2 October 2025	CDM	Mohamed Koné	ASEC Mimosas	Undisclosed
1 January 2026	RW	Alysson	Grêmio	£8,700,000
12 January 2026	CF	Brian Madjo	Metz	£10,000,000
27 January 2026	CF	Tammy Abraham	Beşiktaş	£18,000,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2025	RB	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	Coventry City	£3,500,000
29 July 2025	GK	Filip Marschall	Stevenage	Undisclosed
1 August 2025	CB	Ethan Amundsen-Day	Hamarkameratene	Undisclosed
17 August 2025	CM	Jacob Ramsey	Newcastle United	£39,000,000
19 August 2025	CDM	Leander Dendoncker	Real Oviedo	Undisclosed
22 August 2025	LB	Àlex Moreno	Girona	Undisclosed
15 January 2026	LB	Finley Munroe	Middlesbrough	£300,000

Income: £42,800,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers) Outgoings: £69,530,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers) Total Spend: £16,730,000

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
1 September 2025	CAM	Harvey Elliott	Liverpool	30 June 2026
LW	Jadon Sancho	Manchester United	30 June 2026
28 January 2026	CM	Douglas Luiz	Juventus	30 June 2026

Loaned out

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Player</th><th>To</th><th>Date until</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>16 June 2025</td><td>CB</td><td>Josh Feeney</td><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14 July 2025</td><td>RB</td><td>Kosta Nedeljković</td><td>RB Leipzig</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>GK</td><td>Oliwier Zych</td><td>Raków Częstochowa</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15 July 2025</td><td>LB</td><td>Finley Munroe</td><td>Swindon Town</td><td>15 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CAM</td><td>Tommi O'Reilly</td><td>Crewe Alexandra</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>17 July 2025</td><td>CB</td><td>Sil Swinkels</td><td>Exeter City</td><td>4 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18 July 2025</td><td>CM</td><td>Enzo Barrenechea</td><td>Benfica</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22 July 2025</td><td>RW</td><td>Louie Barry</td><td>Sheffield United</td><td>3 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1 August 2025</td><td>GK</td><td>Sam Lewis</td><td>Oxford City</td><td>31 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2 August 2025</td><td>CB</td><td>Yasin Özcan</td><td>Anderlecht</td><td>28 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7 August 2025</td><td>CAM</td><td>I-Lani Edwards</td><td>Hereford</td><td>31 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11 August 2025</td><td>GK</td><td>Joe Gauci</td><td>Port Vale</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15 August 2025</td><td>CB</td><td>Kerr Smith</td><td>Barrow</td><td>9 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20 August 2025</td><td>RW</td><td>Leon Bailey</td><td>Roma</td><td>20 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22 August 2025</td><td>LW</td><td>Lewis Dobbin</td><td>Preston North End</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>23 August 2025</td><td>CAM</td><td>Ewan Simpson</td><td>Hamilton Academical</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1 September 2025</td><td>LW</td><td>Samuel Iling-Junior</td><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>2 February 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CB</td><td>Thierry Katsukunya</td><td>Real Unión</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CF</td><td>Zépiqueno Redmond</td><td>Huddersfield Town</td><td>14 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2 September 2025</td><td>RB</td><td>Triston Rowe</td><td>FC Annecy</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5 September 2025</td><td>CAM</td><td>Charlie Pavey</td><td>Bromsgrove Sporting</td><td>4 January 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>31 October 2025</td><td>CAM</td><td>Max Lott</td><td>Stratford Town</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26 November 2025</td><td>CAM</td><td>Trai-Varn Mulley</td><td>Stourbridge</td><td>27 December 2025</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3 January 2026</td><td>CM</td><td>Aidan Borland</td><td>Swindon Town</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4 January 2026</td><td>CB</td><td>Sil Swinkels</td><td>Chesterfield</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10 January 2026</td><td>GK</td><td>Sam Lewis</td><td>Oxford City</td><td>7 February 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12 January 2026</td><td>CB</td><td>Ashton McWilliams</td><td>Morecambe</td><td>12 February 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13 January 2026</td><td>CM</td><td>Kane Taylor</td><td>Oldham Athletic</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16 January 2026</td><td>CF</td><td>Donyell Malen</td><td>Roma</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26 January 2026</td><td>CAM</td><td>Charlie Pavey</td><td>Hereford</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 January 2026</td><td>CB</td><td>Yasin Özcan</td><td>Beşiktaş</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2 February 2026</td><td>LW</td><td>Louie Barry</td><td>Stockport County</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CAM</td><td>Ben Broggio</td><td>Falkirk</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LW</td><td>Samuel Iling-Junior</td><td>Pisa</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>CAM</td><td>Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba</td><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>LB</td><td>Lino Sousa</td><td>Rotherham United</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>RW</td><td>Kadan Young</td><td>Reading</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6 February 2026</td><td>CF</td><td>Rory Wilson</td><td>Sturm Graz</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7 February 2026</td><td>CAM</td><td>I-Lani Edwards</td><td>Leamington</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12 February 2026</td><td>LB</td><td>Travis Patterson</td><td>Annecy</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Released / out of contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2025	CAM	Rico Richards	Port Vale	1 July 2025
CF	Charlie Lutz	Cork City	1 July 2025
CB	Maxwell Asante-Boakye	Sheffield United	7 July 2025
GK	Robin Olsen	Malmö FF	8 July 2025
CDM	Todd Alcock	South Shields	15 July 2025
CM	Kyrie Pierre	Brentford	21 July 2025
CF	Kobei Moore	Larne	22 July 2025
CB	Nile Timson	Alvechurch	31 July 2025
RW	Ajani Burchall	Wimborne Town	20 September 2025
CM	Mikell Barnes
GK	Alex Hammond
CB	Kortney Hause
4 July 2025	LW	Philippe Coutinho	Vasco da Gama	4 July 2025
17 July 2025	GK	Lander Emery	Real Unión	18 July 2025
26 January 2026	CB	Archie Duerden	Bromsgrove Sporting	26 January 2026

New contract

Date	Pos.	Player	End date	Ref.
First team
4 June 2025	CB	Tyrone Mings	30 June 2027
24 July 2025	CDM	Boubacar Kamara	30 June 2030
7 August 2025	LB	Lucas Digne	30 June 2028
27 October 2025	RB	Matty Cash	30 June 2029
5 November 2025	CM	John McGinn	30 June 2028
10 November 2025	CAM	Morgan Rogers	30 June 2031
23 March 2026	CAM	Bradley Burrowes	Undisclosed
Under-21s and Academy
1 July 2025	CB	TJ Carroll	Undisclosed
2 July 2025	RB	Ashton McWilliams
3 July 2025	CB	Thierry Katsukunya	Undisclosed
4 July 2025	LW	Trai-Varn Mulley	Undisclosed
8 July 2025	MF	Max Lott
17 September 2025	MF	Oliver Bindley
30 September 2025	DF	Finlay Barnard
16 October 2025	MF	Jack McGrath
12 November 2025	LB	Teddie Bloomfield
24 November 2025	MF	Keilan Quinn	Undisclosed
4 December 2025	DF	Leon Routh
27 January 2026	MF	Alfie Lynskey
25 February 2026	MF	Fletcher Boyd
7 March 2026	MF	Cole Brannigan

Pre-season and friendlies

2025–26 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa announced they would return to the United States to face St. Louis City SC and Nashville SC, to Germany to face Hansa Rostock and the annual pre-season opener against Walsall. Some further friendlies against Eintracht Frankfurt and Roma were added to the schedule on 16 June 2025. On 7 July, two more friendlies were added to the schedule against Marseille and Villarreal. An additional friendly against La Liga club Elche was organised for the March 2026 international break.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	16 August 2025	24 May 2026	Matchday 1		31	16	6	9	42	37	+5	051.61
FA Cup	10 January 2026	14 February 2026	Third round	Fourth round	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	050.00
EFL Cup	16 September 2025	Third round	Third round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
UEFA Europa League	25 September 2025		League phase		10	9	0	1	17	6	+11	090.00
Total	44	26	7	11	63	48	+15	059.09

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Manchester City (Y)	30	18	7	5	60	28	+32	61	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3	Manchester United	31	15	10	6	56	43	+13	55
4	Aston Villa	31	16	6	9	42	37	+5	54
5	Liverpool	31	14	7	10	50	42	+8	49	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Chelsea	31	13	9	9	53	38	+15	48	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round

Results summary

Overall	Home	Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
31	16	6	9	42	37	+5	54	10	2	4	23	15	+8	6	4	5	19	22	−3

Matches

The Premier League fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025.

FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Aston Villa entered in the third round, and were drawn away to Tottenham Hotspur. They were then drawn at home to Newcastle United in the fourth round.

EFL Cup

As one of the Premier League clubs involved in European competitions, Aston Villa joined the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Brentford.

League phase

On 29 August 2025, Aston Villa were drawn against Bologna, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Young Boys and Red Bull Salzburg at home, and Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles, Basel and Fenerbahçe away in the league phase. The order of the league phase fixtures was announced the following day.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lyon	8	7	0	1	18	5	+13	21	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
2	Aston Villa	8	7	0	1	14	6	+8	21
3	Midtjylland	8	6	1	1	18	8	+10	19
4	Real Betis	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17
5	Porto	8	5	2	1	13	7	+6	17

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 took place on 27 February 2026.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 27 February 2026, after the draw for the round of 16.

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	POL	Matty Cash	37	3	28+0	3	1	0	1	0	4+3	0
3	DF	SWE	Victor Lindelöf	21	0	6+6	0	1	0	0	0	7+1	0
4	DF	ENG	Ezri Konsa	39	0	30+0	0	1	0	1	0	5+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mings	16	1	11+2	0	0	0	0	0	3+0	1
6	MF	ENG	Ross Barkley	16	2	2+12	2	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
7	MF	SCO	John McGinn	33	7	23+1	4	1	0	1	0	3+4	3
8	MF	BEL	Youri Tielemans	23	1	15+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+2	1
9	MF	ENG	Harvey Elliott	9	1	1+3	0	0	0	1	1	1+3	0
10	MF	ARG	Emiliano Buendía	42	7	18+11	5	1+1	1	0+1	0	7+3	1
11	FW	ENG	Ollie Watkins	43	10	27+3	9	0+2	0	0+1	0	5+5	1
12	DF	FRA	Lucas Digne	34	0	18+8	0	1+1	0	0	0	4+2	0
14	DF	ESP	Pau Torres	27	0	15+2	0	2	0	1	0	7+0	0
16	DF	ESP	Andrés García	6	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	FW	ENG	Tammy Abraham	11	2	1+7	1	1	1	0	0	1+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Jadon Sancho	31	1	8+11	0	0+2	0	1	0	8+1	1
21	MF	BRA	Douglas Luiz	11	1	6+2	1	1	0	0	0	2+0	0
22	DF	NED	Ian Maatsen	35	1	13+11	0	1+1	0	1	0	6+2	1
23	GK	ARG	Emiliano Martínez	34	0	27+0	0	0+1	0	0	0	6+0	0
24	MF	BEL	Amadou Onana	31	2	19+3	2	1	0	0	0	7+1	0
26	MF	NED	Lamare Bogarde	36	0	8+16	0	2	0	1	0	8+1	0
27	MF	ENG	Morgan Rogers	44	10	31+0	8	2	1	0+1	0	7+3	1
31	FW	JAM	Leon Bailey	12	1	2+7	0	1	0	0	0	0+2	1
40	GK	NED	Marco Bizot	12	0	4+1	0	2	0	1	0	4+0	0
44	MF	FRA	Boubacar Kamara	26	1	17+1	1	1	0	0+1	0	2+4	0
47	FW	BRA	Alysson	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0
53	MF	ENG	George Hemmings	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
83	MF	ENG	Bradley Burrowes	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
17	FW	NED	Donyell Malen	29	7	5+16	4	1	0	1	0	4+2	3
20	MF	ENG	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	3	1	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	1
29	FW	CIV	Evann Guessand	21	2	6+7	0	0	0	1	0	6+1	2
51	FW	ENG	Kadan Young	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Goals

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	FW	11	Ollie Watkins	9	0	0	1	10
MF	27	Morgan Rogers	8	1	0	1	10
3	MF	7	John McGinn	4	0	0	3	7
MF	10	Emiliano Buendía	5	1	0	1	7
FW	17	Donyell Malen	4	0	0	3	7
6	DF	2	Matty Cash	3	0	0	0	3
7	MF	6	Ross Barkley	2	0	0	0	2
FW	18	Tammy Abraham	1	1	0	0	2
MF	24	Amadou Onana	2	0	0	0	2
FW	29	Evann Guessand	0	0	0	2	2
11	DF	5	Tyrone Mings	0	0	0	1	1
MF	8	Youri Tielemans	0	0	0	1	1
MF	9	Harvey Elliott	0	0	1	0	1
FW	19	Jadon Sancho	0	0	0	1	1
MF	20	Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba	0	0	0	1	1
MF	21	Douglas Luiz	1	0	0	0	1
DF	22	Ian Maatsen	0	0	0	1	1
FW	31	Leon Bailey	0	0	0	1	1
MF	44	Boubacar Kamara	1	0	0	0	1
Totals	40	3	1	17	61

Assists

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	MF	27	Morgan Rogers	5	0	0	2	7
2	MF	10	Emiliano Buendía	2	1	0	3	6
3	MF	8	Youri Tielemans	4	0	0	1	5
4	DF	12	Lucas Digne	4	0	0	0	4
MF	44	Boubacar Kamara	3	0	0	1	4
6	DF	2	Matty Cash	2	0	0	1	3
MF	7	John McGinn	2	0	1	0	3
FW	19	Jadon Sancho	2	0	0	1	3
9	FW	11	Ollie Watkins	1	0	0	1	2
FW	17	Donyell Malen	1	1	0	0	2
11	DF	3	Victor Lindelöf	1	0	0	0	1
MF	21	Douglas Luiz	0	1	0	0	1
FW	29	Evann Guessand	1	0	0	0	1
FW	31	Leon Bailey	1	0	0	0	1
FW	51	Kadan Young	0	0	0	1	1
Totals	29	3	1	11	44

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europa League	Total
1	23	Emiliano Martínez	8	0	0	3	11
2	40	Marco Bizot	2	0	0	3	5
Totals	10	0	0	6	16

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	UEFA Europa League	Total
1	40	GK	Marco Bizot	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1
2	4	DF	Ezri Konsa	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1
3	2	DF	Matty Cash	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	0
4	10	MF	Emiliano Buendía	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
27	FW	Morgan Rogers	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
6	26	DF	Lamare Bogarde	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
7	12	DF	Lucas Digne	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
44	MF	Boubacar Kamara	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
9	7	MF	John McGinn	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
10	11	FW	Ollie Watkins	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
22	DF	Ian Maatsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
23	GK	Emiliano Martínez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
24	MF	Amadou Onana	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
14	3	DF	Victor Lindelöf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
21	MF	Douglas Luiz	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
29	FW	Evann Guessand	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
17	8	MF	Youri Tielemans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
16	DF	Andrés García	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
31	FW	Leon Bailey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Totals	49	0	1	4	0	1	2	0	0	19	0	0	72	0	2

Club awards

Player of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Month	Player
August	Not awarded
September	John McGinn
October	Matty Cash
November	Donyell Malen
December	Morgan Rogers
January	Emiliano Buendía
February	Tammy Abraham
March	John McGinn
April
May

Goal of the Month award

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's WhatsApp account.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent
August	Not awarded
September	Matty Cash	Premier League	Sunderland
October	Emiliano Buendía	Tottenham Hotspur
November	Boubacar Kamara	Wolverhampton Wanderers
December	Morgan Rogers	Manchester United
January	Ollie Watkins	Nottingham Forest
February	Not awarded
March	Ollie Watkins	UEFA Europa League	Lille
April
May

End of Season awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Award</th><th>Winner</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Supporter's Player of the Season</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Player's Player of the Season</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Young Player of the Season</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Goal of the Season</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>