Hull City Team Profile and Club History

Hull City

Hull City carries the sporting identity of Kingston upon Hull and East Yorkshire, combining amber-and-black tradition with the tiger emblem that defines its public character. Founded in 1904, the club has moved through the English football pyramid, establishing a profile shaped by persistence, regional belonging and memorable rises to the top flight. Its home at the MKM Stadium provides a modern setting for that identity, while the club’s history connects local culture with the national game.

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Xtra rating
1845
Conservative: 1359
Rank club
93
Updated: 12 September 2026

Hull City Upcoming matches by league

Premier League

  • - Regular Season - 5
    Newcastle
    Hull City
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Hull City
    No H2H
    Everton
  • - Regular Season - 7
    Fulham
    No H2H
    Hull City
    Craven Cottage
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Hull City
    No H2H
    Brentford

Hull City Last matches by league

Premier League

  • - Regular Season - 4
    Chelsea
    Hull City
    Stamford Bridge
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Hull City
    Aston Villa
  • - Regular Season - 2
    Coventry
    Hull City
  • - Regular Season - 1
    Hull City
    Manchester United

League Cup

  • - Round of 32
    Sunderland
    Hull City
    Stadium of Light
  • - Round of 64
    Stoke City
    Hull City
  • - 1st Round
    Wrexham
    Hull City

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Hull City
    Nice
  • - Club Friendlies
    Eintracht Frankfurt
    Hull City
  • - Club Friendlies
    Kasımpaşa
    Hull City
  • - Club Friendlies
    Rizespor
    Hull City

Championship

  • - Final
    Hull City
    Middlesbrough
    Wembley Stadium
  • - Semi-finals
    Millwall
    Hull City
    The Den
  • - Semi-finals
    Hull City
    Millwall
  • - Regular Season - 46
    Hull City
    Norwich

FA Cup

  • - Round of 32
    Hull City
    Chelsea
  • - Round of 64
    Hull City
    Blackburn
  • - 3rd Round
    Hull City
    Doncaster
    The MKM Stadium

Hull City Team Roster

Hull City’s recorded squad contains 35 players: six attackers, 14 defenders, 11 midfielders and four goalkeepers. The attacking group includes O. McBurnie, J. Gelhardt, L. Millar and M. Belloumi, while the defensive unit features J. Egan, L. Coyle, P. McNair, S. Ajayi and M. Targett. Midfield options include A. Ömür, D. Gyabi, E. Matazo, H. Morita and R. Slater. J. Butland, D. Phillips, K. Tzolakis and Archie Howard form the goalkeeper group. Together, the four position groups blend established names and newer additions.

position Goalkeeper

1 Jack Butland
Jack Butland
GK England
12 Dillon Phillips
Dillon Phillips
GK England

position Defender

2 Lewie Coyle
Lewie Coyle
DEF England
3 Ryan Giles
Ryan Giles
DEF England
4 Charlie Hughes
Charlie Hughes
DEF England
15 John Egan
John Egan
DEF Republic of Ireland
17 Patrick James Coleman McNair
Patrick James Coleman McNair
DEF Northern Ireland
22 Lucas Herrington
Lucas Herrington
DEF Australia
23 Matthew Robert Targett
32 Nobel Mendy
Nobel Mendy
DEF France
43 Stanley Ashbee
Stanley Ashbee
DEF Republic of Ireland

position Midfielder

5 Hidemasa Morita
Hidemasa Morita
MID Japan
8 Eliot Matazo
Eliot Matazo
MID Belgium
14 Jens Hjertø-Dahl
Jens Hjertø-Dahl
MID Norway
21 Elliot Karl Stroud
24 Darko Boateng Gyabi
26 Kieran O'Neill Dowell
27 Regan Newman Slater
29 Lucas Gourna-Douath
33 Abdülkadir Ömür
Abdülkadir Ömür
MID Türkiye
36 Christos Mouzakitis

position Attacker

10 Ilyas Ansah
Ilyas Ansah
FWD Germany
11 Joseph Paul Gelhardt
16
16 Tyrell Sellars-Fleming
30 Babajide David Akintola
47 Robinio Vaz
Robinio Vaz
FWD France
50 Mohamed-Ali Cho
Mohamed-Ali Cho
FWD France

Last Hull City Coachs

Sergej Jakirović is the most recent recorded appointment in Hull City’s coaching timeline, beginning on 1 July 2025. The timeline does not establish that his open-ended entry represents the current holder of the role, so the description remains deliberately cautious. Rubén Sellés was recorded from December 2024 to May 2025, following Tim Walter’s July to November 2024 spell. Liam Rosenior’s tenure ran from November 2022 to May 2024, while Andrew Dawson also has an open-ended entry beginning in October 2022.

Sergej Jakirović

Sergej Jakirović

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coach since 1 July 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Sergej Jakirović Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 July 2025
Rubén Sellés Salvador Spain 1 December 2024 1 May 2025
Tim Laszlo Walter Germany 1 July 2024 1 November 2024
1 November 2022 1 May 2024
Andrew Stuart Dawson England 1 October 2022
Shota Arveladze Georgia 1 January 2022 1 September 2022
Grant Samuel McCann Northern Ireland 1 June 2019 1 January 2022
Nigel Howard Adkins England 1 December 2017 1 May 2019
Leonid Slutskiy Russia 1 June 2017 1 December 2017
1 January 2017 1 May 2017
1 August 2016
Steve Bruce England 1 June 2012 1 July 2016
Nigel Graham Pearson England 1 July 2010 1 November 2011
Phil Brown England 1 December 2006 1 March 2010

Hull City Transfers

Recent arrival entries through 11 August 2026 show a mixture of transfers, free-agent additions and returns from loan. N. Mendy and L. Herrington arrived from Rayo Vallecano and Colorado Rapids respectively, while E. Stroud, J. Hjertø-Dahl, K. Tzolakis, Óscar Steven Zambrano Preciado and J. Butland were also listed as transfers from Mjallby AIF, Tromso, Olympiakos Piraeus, Maribor and Rangers. H. Morita and M. Targett were listed as free-agent arrivals, with Sporting CP and Newcastle shown as their previous clubs. Several players, including C. Okike, A. Ömür and T. Sellars-Fleming, returned after loans. This dated snapshot does not represent a complete arrivals register.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
R. Vaz
AS Roma
Loan 31 August 2026
S. Thomas
Stoke City
Transfer 31 August 2026
B. Norton-Cuffy
Genoa
Transfer 31 August 2026
Ilyas Ansah
Union Berlin
Transfer 31 August 2026
C. Mouzakitis
Olympiakos Piraeus
Transfer 31 August 2026
T. Iroegbunam
Everton
Transfer 31 August 2026
M. Cho
Nice
Transfer 26 August 2026
L. Gourna-Douath
Red Bull Salzburg
Transfer 14 August 2026
J. Gelhardt
Leeds
Transfer 14 August 2026
L. Herrington
Colorado Rapids
Transfer 11 August 2026
N. Mendy
Rayo Vallecano
Transfer 11 August 2026
E. Stroud
Mjallby AIF
Transfer 8 August 2026
J. Hjertø-Dahl
Tromso
Transfer 7 August 2026
K. Tzolakis
Olympiakos Piraeus
Transfer 4 August 2026
H. Morita
Sporting CP
Free agent 23 July 2026

Recent departure entries through 13 August 2026 include transfers, loans, free-agent exits and returns to parent clubs. E. Destan moved to Konyaspor and A. Kamara to Portsmouth, while K. Joseph, K. Palmer, I. Pandur, A. Shehu and A. Famewo were also listed as transfers. T. Lo-Tutala, Nathan Tinsdale, Mason Paul James Burstow, H. Cartwright and J. Debayo were listed for loans to Colchester, Crawley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Grimsby and Swindon Town. H. Vaughan and Joao Mendes were recorded as free agents. Several loan players, including J. Gelhardt and L. Koumas, returned to their parent clubs. The snapshot is not an exhaustive departures register.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
T. Sellars-Fleming
Scunthorpe
Loan 2 September 2026
M. Jacob
Newport County
Loan 1 September 2026
C. Drameh
Genoa
Transfer 31 August 2026
L. Millar
Birmingham
Loan 31 August 2026
C. McCarthy
Kilmarnock
Loan 17 August 2026
H. Parker
Scunthorpe
Loan 13 August 2026
H. Parker
Scunthorpe
Loan 13 August 2026
E. Destan
Konyaspor
Free agent 13 August 2026
A. Kamara
Portsmouth
Transfer 9 August 2026
A. Kamara
Portsmouth
Transfer 8 August 2026
T. Lo-Tutala
Colchester
Loan 5 August 2026
Rocco Coyle
Hull City U21
- 4 August 2026
R. Coyle
Hull City U21
- 4 August 2026
Nathan Tinsdale
Crawley Town
Loan 31 July 2026
Mason Paul James Burstow
Sheffield Wednesday
Loan 30 July 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Viewed together, the movement entries show Hull City activity across several areas of the squad during the period up to 13 August 2026. The arrival side combines players listed as transfers, free-agent additions and returns from loan. The departure side follows a similarly mixed pattern, covering transfers, temporary loans, free-agent exits and players returning to parent clubs. Several arrival and departure entries involve the same broad squad cycle, with loan returns appearing alongside new recruitment and outgoing loans. This is a movement snapshot rather than a complete accounting of squad change, so it cannot establish an overall balance or final registration position. It does, however, show concurrent work on incoming recruitment, loan management and player exits. The latest squad listing provides the clearest view of the players associated with Hull City as of that date.

Leagues Hull City has participated in

Hull City’s most recently recorded participation through 2025 includes the EFL Championship, FA Cup and League Cup, which form its recent competition profile. Friendlies Clubs is also recorded through 2025. Earlier participation includes the Premier League, UEFA Europa League, League One, EFL Trophy and Friendlies. The Premier League record spans 2013 to 2016, while the Europa League entry is from 2014. League One and the EFL Trophy are recorded for 2020, and the Friendlies entry for 2024 is historical. These records place Hull City across league, domestic cup, European and preparatory competition settings, without establishing a present-season schedule.

More about Hull City

Hull City Association Football Club, commonly known as Hull City, is an English professional club based in Kingston upon Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Founded in 1904, it represents a long-established football identity in East Yorkshire and is widely associated with the nickname The Tigers. The tiger head is the central badge symbol, while amber and black stripes provide the club’s most recognisable visual tradition. The club plays at the MKM Stadium in West Park, a shared community venue also used by Hull FC rugby league club. The ground, previously known as the Kingston Communications Stadium and The Circle, is noted for its bowl-shaped architecture and a lively matchday atmosphere. That shared setting reflects Hull City’s place within a wider local sporting culture rather than an isolated football ecosystem. Historically, Hull City spent most of its existence in the lower levels of the English Football League before reaching the Premier League through promotion. The club has also reached the FA Cup Final, giving its domestic history a landmark beyond league progression. Its European record is limited, consistent with a club whose principal competitive identity has remained domestic, although the UEFA Europa League forms part of its recorded historical footprint. In modern football, Hull City operates within the corporate and private ownership structures characteristic of English professional football, with a historical emphasis on sustainable growth and community engagement. Its sporting environment combines the demands of the EFL pyramid with the national cup competitions and a development pathway shaped by professional recruitment and academy work. The club’s profile brings together regional loyalty, strong visual symbolism and an ability to compete across changing levels of the English game. Hull City remains defined by that blend of historic continuity, amber-and-black culture and an East Yorkshire home.

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Chelsea vs Hull City
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Sunderland vs Hull City
League Cup 2026 - 1635569
Hull City vs Aston Villa
Premier League 2026 - 1557392
Coventry vs Hull City
Premier League 2026 - 1557380
Hull City vs Manchester United
Premier League 2026 - 1557368
Hull City vs Middlesbrough
Championship 2025 - 1545715
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