Bournemouth Squad, Coach Timeline and Club Profile

Bournemouth

Founded in 1899, Bournemouth is a south-coast club with a distinctive red-and-black identity and the enduring Cherries nickname. Its story links a small Dorset home to one of English football’s most striking rises, from lower-league hardship to an established place among the country’s leading clubs. The team’s compact Vitality Stadium remains central to that character, combining close-held local support with top-flight visibility. This profile brings together the club’s identity, sporting structure, historical development and recorded activity.

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Xtra rating
2056
Conservative: 1482
Rank club
35
Updated: 12 September 2026

Bournemouth Upcoming matches by league

Premier League

  • - Regular Season - 5
    Bournemouth
    Liverpool
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Chelsea
    No H2H
    Bournemouth
    Stamford Bridge
  • - Regular Season - 7
    Bournemouth
    No H2H
    Sunderland
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Manchester United
    No H2H
    Bournemouth
    Old Trafford

UEFA Europa League

  • - Group Stage
    Real Sociedad
    Bournemouth
  • - Group Stage
    Bournemouth
    Sturm Graz
  • - Group Stage
    Bournemouth
    AC Milan
  • - Group Stage
    Sparta Praha
    Bournemouth

Bournemouth Last matches by league

Premier League

  • - Regular Season - 4
    Bournemouth
    Brentford
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Newcastle
    Bournemouth
    St. James' Park
  • - Regular Season - 2
    Bournemouth
    Everton
  • - Regular Season - 1
    Manchester City
    Bournemouth
    Etihad Stadium

League Cup

  • - Round of 32
    Bournemouth
    Lincoln
  • - 2nd Round
    Bournemouth
    Brentford

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    FSV Mainz 05
    Bournemouth
  • - Club Friendlies
    Real Betis
    Bournemouth
  • - Club Friendlies
    Bournemouth
    Genoa
  • - Club Friendlies
    FC Augsburg
    Bournemouth

FA Cup

  • - Round of 64
    Newcastle
    Bournemouth
    St. James' Park
  • - Quarter-finals
    Bournemouth
    Manchester City
    Vitality Stadium
  • - 5th Round
    Bournemouth
    Wolves
    Vitality Stadium
  • - 4th Round
    Everton
    Bournemouth
    Goodison Park

Premier League - Summer Series

  • - Regular Season - 3
    Bournemouth
    West Ham
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
  • - Regular Season - 2
    Manchester United
    Bournemouth
    Soldier Field
  • - Regular Season - 1
    Everton
    Bournemouth

Bournemouth Team Roster

Bournemouth’s recorded squad contains 33 players: nine attackers, ten defenders, four goalkeepers and ten midfielders. The forward group includes Evanilson, J. Kluivert, D. Brooks, B. Doak and Rayan. Defensive options include António Silva, A. Truffert, Juanlu Sánchez and M. Aarons, while midfield features A. Scott, L. Cook, M. Tavernier and R. Christie. Goalkeeping depth is represented by Đ. Petrović, K. Crampton, W. Dennis and F. Forster. Several shirt numbers are shared in the listing, including numbers 1, 3, 9, 12, 16 and 22 across the roster.

position Goalkeeper

1 Kai Crampton
Kai Crampton
GK England
1 Đorđe Petrović
17 Fraser Gerard Forster

position Defender

position Midfielder

4 Lewis John Cook
Lewis John Cook
MID England
7 David Robert Brooks
8 Alex Jay Scott
Alex Jay Scott
MID England
10 Ryan Christie
Ryan Christie
MID Scotland
12 Tyler Shaan Adams
16 Marcus Joseph Tavernier
19 Justin Dean Kluivert
Justin Dean Kluivert
MID Netherlands
21 Amine Adli
Amine Adli
MID France
27 Alex Tóth
Alex Tóth
MID Hungary

position Attacker

Last Bournemouth Coachs

The most recent recorded coaching appointment by start date is Andoni Iraola, who began on 1 July 2023; the published chronology does not verify that he remains in the role. His spell follows Gary O’Neil, recorded from August 2022 to June 2023. Scott Parker preceded O’Neil from June 2021 to August 2022, with Jonathan Woodgate listed from February to June 2021. Jason Tindall is listed from September 2020 without a closing date, so the chronology does not establish him as a current appointment.

Andoni Iraola Sagarna

Andoni Iraola Sagarna

Spain
Coach since 1 July 2023
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Andoni Iraola Sagarna Spain 1 July 2023
Gary Paul O'Neil England 1 August 2022 1 June 2023
Scott Matthew Parker England 1 June 2021 1 August 2022
Jonathan Woodgate England 1 February 2021 1 June 2021
1 September 2020
1 August 2016 1 July 2020
Paul Groves England 1 March 2012 1 October 2012
Lee Bradbury England 1 January 2011 1 March 2012
Tony Pulis Wales 1 June 1992 1 August 1994
Harry Redknapp England 1 October 1983 1 June 1992

Bournemouth Transfers

The recorded arrivals include transfers for Juanlu Sánchez from Sevilla, António Silva from Benfica, Á. Rodríguez from Elche, Álex Jiménez from AC Milan, and Rayan from Vasco DA Gama. C. Mandas is listed as a loan arrival from Lazio. The same arrival list also records numerous returns from loan, including M. Aarons and D. Jebbison, alongside returns involving players previously with Lechia Gdansk, Cruzeiro, Marseille, Auxerre, Celtic and several domestic sides. No free-agent arrival appears among these listed entries, and they are not an exhaustive movement total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
M. Di Gregorio
Juventus
Loan 24 August 2026
Juanlu Sánchez
Sevilla
Transfer 5 August 2026
António Silva
Benfica
Transfer 31 July 2026
Á. Rodríguez
Elche
Transfer 13 July 2026
Álex Jiménez
AC Milan
Transfer 30 June 2026
Wimborne Town
Return from loan 29 June 2026
J. Araujo
Celtic
Return from loan 29 June 2026
R. Faivre
Auxerre
Return from loan 29 June 2026
H. Traorè
Marseille
Return from loan 29 June 2026
L. Sinisterra
Cruzeiro
Return from loan 29 June 2026
A. Paulsen
Lechia Gdansk
Return from loan 29 June 2026
D. Jebbison
Preston
Return from loan 29 June 2026
M. Aarons
Rangers
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Archie Harris
Eastleigh
Return from loan 30 May 2026
AFC Totton
Return from loan 30 May 2026

The recorded departures show a mixed pattern. E. Ünal and M. Senesi are listed as free-agent exits, while Archie Harris, Michael Dacosta, L. Sinisterra and H. Traorè appear as transfer exits. Loan moves include Alfie Merritt to Newport County, A. Paulsen to Motherwell, Álex Jiménez to Fiorentina, E. Sills to Wimborne Town, W. Dennis to Leyton Orient, R. Faivre to Auxerre and J. Araujo to Celtic. Earlier returns from loan include Álex Jiménez to AC Milan and C. Mandas to Lazio. The listed departures are a capped recent sample rather than a complete total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
M. Akinmboni
Dundee
Loan 26 August 2026
W. Dennis
Milton Keynes Dons
Transfer 25 August 2026
W. Dennis
Milton Keynes Dons
Transfer 24 August 2026
E. Ünal
Getafe
Free agent 12 August 2026
M. Kinsey-Wellings
Truro City
Transfer 6 August 2026
Newport County
Loan 6 August 2026
Archie Harris
Wigan
Transfer 5 August 2026
M. Kinsey-Wellings
Truro City
Transfer 5 August 2026
Archie Harris
Wigan
Transfer 4 August 2026
Álex Jiménez
Fiorentina
Loan 12 July 2026
A. Paulsen
Motherwell
Loan 12 July 2026
O. Bevan
Dundee
Transfer 9 July 2026
Dundee
Transfer 9 July 2026
Noa Boutin
Inverness CT
Free agent 30 June 2026
A. Clarke
Woking
Free agent 30 June 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the recorded movement shows Bournemouth’s squad changing through several mechanisms rather than one single transfer channel. Transfer entries bring in Juanlu Sánchez, António Silva, Á. Rodríguez, Álex Jiménez and Rayan, while C. Mandas is listed as a loan arrival. The same period includes a substantial set of loan returns, indicating that players previously placed elsewhere re-entered the club’s recorded arrivals list. Departures combine transfer exits, free-agent exits, loans and returns to former clubs, with E. Ünal, M. Senesi, Archie Harris, Michael Dacosta, L. Sinisterra and H. Traorè among the named examples. Because both movement lists are capped recent samples and contain overlapping transactions, they describe activity rather than a complete accounting of arrivals, departures or squad turnover. No fees are recorded, so the financial balance and net spend cannot be established from this material.

Leagues Bournemouth has participated in

Bournemouth has recent recorded participation in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and Friendlies Clubs, with each entry reaching 2025 and treated as part of its recent competitive programme. The Premier League entry begins in 2015, while the FA Cup and League Cup entries extend back to 2011. The Premier League Summer Series is recorded for 2024 only and is historical in this profile. Earlier historical entries include the Championship through 2021, plus League One and the EFL Trophy through 2012. These records do not establish a specific 2026 finishing position.

More about Bournemouth

Bournemouth is a professional football club from the south coast of England, founded in 1899 and identified in the English game by its red-and-black colours, Cherries nickname and compact home in Boscombe. The ground traditionally known as Dean Court is now the Vitality Stadium, a venue with a capacity of about 11,286. Its intimate scale is part of the club’s character, placing local support close to a team that has become a familiar presence in the Premier League.

The club’s history is defined by upward movement. It was founded as Boscombe St. John’s Institute FC, became Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in 1923, and adopted the Bournemouth name in 1971. For much of its existence, it competed below the top flight, but a dramatic rise in the 2010s followed years of financial difficulty, including the threat of collapse in the late 2000s. Promotion to the Premier League transformed its national profile while preserving the sense of a community club from Dorset.

Bournemouth’s visual culture is especially recognisable. Red-and-black vertical stripes, associated with an early-1970s inspiration from AC Milan, remain central to the club’s image. The crest’s heading player is modelled on former striker Dickie Dowsett, while the cherry symbol reinforces the nickname across club branding and supporter culture.

The club is owned by Black Knight Football Club UK Limited, a consortium led by American businessman Bill Foley with minority investor Michael B. Jordan. Its modern football structure includes a Performance Centre and integrated training environment for first-team and academy development. Alongside its Premier League presence, Bournemouth’s recorded competitive ecosystem includes the FA Cup and League Cup, linking its current profile with the broader English domestic football tradition.

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