FC 26 · Club

Brighton & Hove Albion

England Premier LeagueEngland

Team ratings

• OVROverall78
• ATTAttack80
• MIDMidfield79
• DEFDefence78

Formation

4-2-3-1

Average age

25.1

Club worth

€785M

Squad size

27

Stadium capacity

31,780

Founded

1901

Domestic prestige

5/10

International prestige

5/10

Youth development

8/10

Line-up

Starting XI

Full squad ↓4-2-3-1

1. GK80B. Verbruggen, Goalkeeper, overall 80
2. RB78M. Wieffer, Right Back, overall 78
3. RCB80J. van Hecke, Right Centre Back, overall 80
4. LCB77CL. Dunk, Left Centre Back, overall 77, captain
5. LB79F. Kadıoğlu, Left Back, overall 79
6. RDM80C. Baleba, Right Defensive Midfielder, overall 80
7. LDM78P. Groß, Left Defensive Midfielder, overall 78
8. RM80Y. Minteh, Right Midfielder, overall 80
9. LM81K. Mitoma, Left Midfielder, overall 81
10. CAM76J. Hinshelwood, Attacking Midfielder, overall 76
11. ST80D. Welbeck, Striker, overall 80

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Squad

Key people & bench

CaptainLewis DunkLeft Centre Back

Starting XI average age26.1

Bench · 12 players

1. CDMYasin AyariOverall 79
2. CAMMatt O'RileyOverall 77
3. CDMDiego GómezOverall 77
4. LBMaxim De CuyperOverall 79
5. RBJoël VeltmanOverall 78
6. CBOlivier BoscagliOverall 78
7. GKJason SteeleOverall 73
8. CAMGeorginio RutterOverall 77
9. STCharalampos KostoulasOverall 73
10. CBIgorOverall 75
11. RMHarry HowellOverall 64
12. RMSolly MarchOverall 74

Full squad

Squad · 27 players

By lineAll

SortBy line, best firstOVR, high to lowPOT, high to lowGrowth, high to lowAge, youngest firstName A–ZPositionContract, soonest first

Player	Pos	Age	OVR	POT	Growth	#	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Bart VerbruggenGK · 22	GK	22	Overall 80	Potential 86	+6	1	2028
Jason SteeleGK · 34	GK	34	Overall 73	Potential 73	0	23	2027
Tom McGillGK · 25	GK	25	Overall 62	Potential 67	+5	38	2027
Defenders · 8
Jan van HeckeCB · 25	CB	25	Overall 80	Potential 83	+3	6	2027
Maxim De CuyperLB · 24	LB	24	Overall 79	Potential 83	+4	29	2030
Ferdi KadıoğluLB · 25	LB	25	Overall 79	Potential 81	+2	24	2028
Olivier BoscagliCB · 27	CB	27	Overall 78	Potential 80	+2	21	2030
Joël VeltmanRB · 33	RB	33	Overall 78	Potential 78	0	34	2029
Lewis DunkCaptainCB · 33	CB	33	Overall 77	Potential 77	0	5	2027
IgorCB · 27	CB	27	Overall 75	Potential 77	+2	3	2027
Adam WebsterCB · 30	CB	30	Overall 75	Potential 75	0	4	2029
Midfielders · 13
Kaoru MitomaLM · 28	LM	28	Overall 81	Potential 81	0	22	2027
Carlos BalebaCDM · 21	CDM	21	Overall 80	Potential 86	+6	17	2028
Yankuba MintehRM · 20	RM	20	Overall 80	Potential 86	+6	11	2029
Yasin AyariCDM · 21	CDM	21	Overall 79	Potential 85	+6	26	2027
Mats WiefferCDM · 25	CDM	25	Overall 78	Potential 81	+3	27	2029
Pascal GroßCDM · 34	CDM	34	Overall 78	Potential 78	0	30	2027
Diego GómezCDM · 22	CDM	22	Overall 77	Potential 84	+7	25	2030
Georginio RutterCAM · 23	CAM	23	Overall 77	Potential 83	+6	10	2029
Matt O'RileyCAM · 24	CAM	24	Overall 77	Potential 81	+4	33	2029
Jack HinshelwoodCDM · 20	CDM	20	Overall 76	Potential 84	+8	13	2029
Solly MarchRM · 30	RM	30	Overall 74	Potential 74	0	7	2029
Harry HowellRM · 17	RM	17	Overall 64	Potential 82	+18	53	2028
Nehemiah OriolaLM · 18	LM	18	Overall 60	Potential 78	+18	58	2027
Forwards · 3
Danny WelbeckST · 34	ST	34	Overall 80	Potential 80	0	18	2027
Charalampos KostoulasST · 18	ST	18	Overall 73	Potential 85	+12	19	2030
Stefanos TzimasST · 19	ST	19	Overall 72	Potential 81	+9	9	2030

Ratings are from the EA SPORTS FC 26 squad file, build 26 Jul 2026 squad. Career Manager is not affiliated with or endorsed by EA or Brighton & Hove Albion.