Swansea City confirm retained list ahead of 2026-27 season

Swansea City can confirm the club’s retained list ahead of the 2026-27 Championship campaign.

Joel Ward and Kit Margetson remain in discussions with the club, with their existing contracts due to expire at the end of June 2026.

Loan players Malick Yalcouye, Ishe Samuels-Smith and Gustavo Nunes have all returned to their parent clubs following the end of the 2025-26 season.

All loan players leave the club with the best wishes of everyone connected with Swansea City, and our gratitude for their professionalism across their time in SA1.

Over the course of 2025-26 season the club had already taken up the option to extend the contracts of Zan Vipotnik, Lawrence Vigouroux, Josh Tymon, Jay Fulton, Andy Fisher and Paul Farman.

At academy level, Caleb Demery, Billy Clarke, Caio Ifans, Callum Jones, Milo Robinson, Jacob Cook and Thomas Searle have been offered new contracts or had their option years taken up by the club.

Evan Anderson, Mitchell Bates, Callum Deacon, Isaac Dudding, Wahab Ojetoro, Ben Phillips, Brogan Popham and Josh Thomas will leave the club this summer at the conclusion of their scholarship agreements or contracts.

The club has extended Aimar Govea's contract until December 2026.

Everyone at Swansea City wishes all departing players every success for the future, and thanks them for their contributions. 

Swansea City retained list: 

Players over 24 as of June 30 2026

Florian Bianchini, Cameron Burgess, Ben Cabango, Ollie Cooper, Liam Cullen, Jisung Eom, Paul Farman, Andy Fisher, Goncalo Franco, Jay Fulton, Ethan Galbraith, Adam Idah, Zeidane Inoussa, Josh Key, Ronald, Ricardo Santos, Marko Stamenic, Josh Tymon, Lawrence Vigouroux, Zan Vipotnik, Melker Widell.

Players under 24 as of June 30 2026

Morgan Bates, Joe Collins, Cameron Congreve, Jacob Cook, Joel Cotterill, Sebastian Dabrowski, Caleb Demery, Jack Fanning, Yori Griffith, Iestyn Jones, Filip Lissah, Ben Lloyd, Blair McKenzie, Arthur Parker, Sam Parker, Harlan Perry, Josh Pescatore, Ramon Rees-Siso, Thomas Searle, Bobby Wales, Dan Watts, Evan Watts, Kyrell Wilson, Thomas Woodward.

Scholars at conclusion of first year

Kaven Bloniarczyk,  Bobo Evans, Harvey Gray, Carter Heywood, Alfie Jones, Josiah Kallicharan, Jack May, Lukas Murphy, Jakub Nowak, Archie Quick, Kai Rhodes, Elis Thomas, Thomas Wright.

Offered Professional Contracts

Billy Clarke, Caio Ifans, Callum Jones, Milo Robinson.