2025–26 Hull City A.F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 122nd season in the history of Hull City Association Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Rubén Sellés
Assistant head coach	James Oliver-Pearce
First team coach	Andy Dawson
First team coach	Tobias Loveland
Goalkeeping coach	Erbil Bozkurt

Source: Hull City A.F.C.

Squad

#	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)^[a]	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Ivor Pandur	GK	Rijeka	25 March 2000 (age 25)	Fortuna Sittard	20 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
31	Anthony Racioppi	GK	Geneva	31 December 1998 (age 26)	Young Boys	8 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
32	Thimothée Lo-Tutala	GK	Gonesse	13 February 2003 (age 22)	Tottenham Hotspur	6 April 2023	Free	30 June 2025
34	Harvey Cartwright	GK	Grimsby	9 May 2002 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2019	–	30 June 2026
Defenders
2	Lewie Coyle	RB	Hull	15 October 1995 (age 29)	Fleetwood Town	7 August 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
3	Ryan Giles	LB	Telford	26 January 2000 (age 25)	Luton Town	27 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
4	Charlie Hughes	CB	Golborne	16 October 2003 (age 21)	Wigan Athletic	16 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
5	Alfie Jones	CB	Bristol	7 October 1997 (age 27)	Southampton	4 September 2020	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
6	Sean McLoughlin	CB	Cork	13 November 1996 (age 28)	Cork City	26 July 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
15	John Egan	CB	Cork	20 October 1992 (age 32)	Burnley	3 February 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
23	Cody Drameh	RB	Dulwich	8 December 2001 (age 23)	Leeds United	23 July 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
26	Andy Smith	CB	Banbury	11 September 2001 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2020	–	30 June 2026
29	Matty Jacob	LB	Barnsley	3 June 2001 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2019	–	30 June 2027
–	James Furlong	LB	Dublin	7 June 2002 (age 23)	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 September 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
Midfielders
8	Marvin Mehlem	AM	Karlsruhe	11 September 1997 (age 27)	Darmstadt 98	1 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
10	Abdülkadir Ömür	AM	Trabzon	25 June 1999 (age 26)	Trabzonspor	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
14	Harry Vaughan	AM	Trafford	6 April 2004 (age 21)	Oldham Athletic	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
18	Xavier Simons	DM	Hammersmith	20 February 2003 (age 22)	Chelsea	1 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
19	Steven Alzate	CM	Camden	8 September 1998 (age 26)	Brighton & Hove Albion	9 September 2024	Free	30 June 2026
20	Gustavo Puerta	CM	La Victoria	23 July 2003 (age 21)	Bayer Leverkusen	1 July 2025	€3,800,000	30 June 2026
24	Matt Crooks	CM	Leeds	20 January 1994 (age 31)	Real Salt Lake	10 January 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
27	Regan Slater	CM	Gleadless	11 September 1999 (age 25)	Sheffield United	27 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
36	Eliot Matazo	CM	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	15 February 2002 (age 23)	Monaco	24 January 2025	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
45	Kasey Palmer	AM	Lewisham	9 November 1996 (age 28)	Coventry City	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
Forwards
7	Liam Millar	LW	Toronto	27 September 1999 (age 25)	Basel	9 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
33	Mohamed Belloumi	RW	Mascara	1 June 2002 (age 23)	Farense	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
28	Kyle Joseph	CF	Chipping Barnet	10 September 2001 (age 23)	Blackpool	20 January 2025	£2,500,000	30 June 2028
44	Abu Kamara	CF	Lambeth	21 July 2003 (age 21)	Norwich City	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
48	Mason Burstow	CF	Greenwich	4 August 2003 (age 21)	Chelsea	16 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028

Source: Hull City A.F.C.

^ Players' ages listed as they were on 1 July 2025, the official start date of the 2025–26 season

Transfers and contracts

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2025^[a]	CM	Gustavo Puerta	Bayer Leverkusen	€3,800,000	^[1]^[2]

^ The transfer was announced on 19 April, but would become official on 1 July

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.

New Contracts

Date	Pos.	Player	Length	End date	Ref.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position
Points

Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances

As of pre-season

Appearances shown after a "+" indicate player came on during course of the match
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Source: Compiled from competitive match reports

Top goalscorers

As of pre-season

Name	Number	Position	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Total			0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of pre-season

Name	Number	Position	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
	Number	Position
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Puerta Clause Activated". Hull City AFC. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
^ "Hull City sign Leverkusen midfielder permanently". BuliNews. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

[1] Players' ages listed as they were on 1 July 2025, the official start date of the 2025–26 season

[2] The transfer was announced on 19 April, but would become official on 1 July

[3] "Puerta Clause Activated". Hull City AFC. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

[4] "Hull City sign Leverkusen midfielder permanently". BuliNews. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.

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