Chelsea FC

First-team squad

2026–27 season · as of 24 October 2026 · Head coach: Xabi Alonso

Goalkeepers4

No.	Player	Nation
1	Emiliano Martínez	Argentina
28	Teddy Sharman-Lowe	England
39	Mike Penders	Belgium
44	Gabriel Slonina	United States

Defenders11

No.	Player	Nation
2	Marco Palestra	Italy
3	Wesley Fofana	France
5	Maxence Lacroix	France
6	Levi Colwill	England
21	Jorrel Hato	Netherlands
24	Reece James C	England
27	Malo Gusto	France
29	Pep Chavarría	Spain
30	Aarón Anselmino	Argentina
34	Josh Acheampong	England
37	Olutayo Subuloye	England

Midfielders8

No.	Player	Nation
4	Valentín Barco	Argentina
10	Cole Palmer	England
14	Jordan Henderson	England
17	Morgan Rogers	England
25	Moisés Caicedo	Ecuador
31	Reggie Watson	England
32	Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli	England
45	Roméo Lavia	Belgium

Forwards7

No.	Player	Nation
7	Pedro Neto	Portugal
9	João Pedro	Brazil
11	Jamie Gittens	England
18	Danny Welbeck	England
22	Emmanuel Emegha	Netherlands
23	Geovany Quenda	Portugal
41	Estêvão	Brazil

Out on loan

–Ted Curd · Goalkeeper · England · at Boreham Wood
–Filip Jörgensen · Goalkeeper · Denmark · at Strasbourg
–Max Merrick · Goalkeeper · England · at Hartlepool United
–Robert Sánchez · Goalkeeper · Spain · at Como
–Hudson Sands · Goalkeeper · England · at Dulwich Hamlet
–Genesis Antwi · Defender · Sweden · at Strasbourg
–Benoît Badiashile · Defender · France · at Napoli
–Axel Disasi · Defender · France · at Crystal Palace
–Mamadou Sarr · Defender · Senegal · at Real Sociedad
–Harrison Murray-Campbell · Defender · England · at Kortrijk
–Ishe Samuels-Smith · Defender · England · at Notts County
–Caleb Wiley · Defender · United States · at Preston North End
–Kaiden Wilson · Defender · England · at Rochdale
–Kiano Dyer · Midfielder · England · at Chesterfield
–Landon Emenalo · Midfielder · England · at Celtic
–Dário Essugo · Midfielder · Portugal · at Strasbourg
–Ollie Harrison · Midfielder · England · at AFC Wimbledon
–Reggie Walsh · Midfielder · England · at Wigan Athletic
–Jesse Derry · Forward · England · at Sporting CP
–Alejandro Garnacho · Forward · Argentina · at Aston Villa
–Ryan Kavuma-McQueen · Forward · England · at Portsmouth
–Shim Mheuka · Forward · England · at Celtic
–Mykhailo Mudryk · Forward · Ukraine · at Tottenham Hotspur
–Dujuan Richards · Forward · Jamaica · at AFC Wimbledon
–Dastan Satpayev · Forward · Kazakhstan · at Burnley
–Shaun Wade · Forward · Republic of Ireland · at Dulwich Hamlet

Squad source: Wikipedia — Chelsea F.C.. Squads change during transfer windows; check the date above.

Player profiles

Current and former players with a full PlayerWikipedia profile.

Kevin De Bruyne Midfielder · Manchester City FootballBelgium

Mohamed Salah Forward · Liverpool FC FootballEgypt

Cole Palmer Attacking Midfielder · Chelsea FC FootballEngland

Sources

Chelsea F.C. — Wikipedia (accessed 2 November 2026)