First-Team Squad

The Sheffield Wednesday squad for the 2025/26 Championship season at Hillsborough was heavily depleted amid enforced player sales and transfer bans. It consists of 30 players has been built for Danny Rohl. The Owls’ first team has three goalkeepers, eight defenders, nine midfielders and five forwards, including any senior players away on loan.

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeepers

Pierce Charles

Darren Moore promoted Pierce Charles to Sheffield Wednesday’s first-team squad from the 2022/23 season. He only signed for the Owls’ academy from Manchester City in July 2021. From there, he’s gone from strength. Many wanted him to play more last season instead of loanee James Beadle, and he was made the Owls’ number one ‘keeper for the 2025/26 campaign.

Ethan Horvath

When Pierce Charles was injured at the start of the season, the Owls were left with no other senior goalkeepers. The EFL let them sign Ethan Horvath despite being under a transfer ban, and the American ‘keeper has served them admirably despite a shaky start.

Sheffield Wednesday defenders

Liam Palmer

Liam Palmer graduated from Sheffield Wednesday’s academy and has remained a first-team player at Hillsborough since 2010. He has nearly spent his entire senior career with the Owls bar a loan spell at Tranmere Rovers in 2012/13. He has also played in more than 480 games for Wednesday.

Dominic Iorfa

Wolves sold Dominic Iorfa to Sheffield Wednesday at the climax of the January 2019 market. The defender had honed his trade at Wolves after entering the Molineux outfit’s academy in 2010. He has since made more than 200 appearances for the Owls, his most at a single-club.

Max Lowe

Max Lowe didn’t have far to travel to join Sheffield Wednesday. Signed on a free transfer after leaving Steel City rivals Sheffield United, Lowe has been a regular name in the Wednesday starting XI ever since.

Di’Shon Bernard

Sheffield Wednesday took advantage of Di’Shon Bernard leaving Manchester United as his contract expired in July 2023. The Red Devils opted to release the centre-half after six years in their academy. The Jamaican played once for the Old Trafford club between several loans.

Yan Valery

Yan Valery returned to English football, signing from French side Angers having previously played for Southampton and a loan spell at Birmingham City. Valery has been a useful addition in the right-back role and is also capable of pushing further up the field.

Gabriel Otegbayo

Another Sheffield Wednesday youngster to rise through the ranks of late is Gabriel Otegbayo. The Irishman got a few opportunities to show what he can do under Danny Rohl before taking on a more prominent role under Henrik Pedersen.

Liam Cooper

Sheffield Wednesday were permitted to make another signing partway through the 2025/26 campaign, with Liam Cooper coming in on a free transfer. The experienced centre-half previously played for Leeds United and offers much-needed quality at the back for the Owls.

Harry Amass

Harry Amass has impressed on loan from Man United and the Owls are very lucky they were able to bring the young full-back in this summer. They had no other options at left-back, but United made sure a deal happened by paying his full wages during the loan spell.

Reece Johnson

Sheffield Wednesday academy star Reece Johnson was bumped up to the first-team squad amid the summer of chaos, with Pedersen needing more bodies throughout his team.

Guilherme Siqueira

Another academy boy who stepped up to the first-team is Guilherme Siqueira. He scored a wonderful goal against Bolton Wanderers but suffered an injury not long after and missed a good chunk of the season. The Brazilian was signed from QPR’s youth system.

Sheffield Wednesday midfielders

Nathaniel Chalobah

Nathaniel Chalobah arrived at Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer after leaving West Bromwich Albion at the end of the 2023/24 season. Chalobah brings experience across the Premier League and Championship and has one England cap to his name.

Barry Bannan

Barry Bannan joined Sheffield Wednesday in August 2015 after leaving Crystal Palace on a one-year deal. The midfielder has signed various extensions to stay with the Owls for more than 350 outings. He also took up their captaincy in 2020 under Garry Monk. He’s now a bona fide Sheffield Wednesday legend after sticking with the club through this difficult period.

Svante Ingelsson

Svante Ingelsson made the move to England to join Sheffield Wednesday after spells in Germany, Italy, and his native Sweden in June 2024. He’s an athletic and hard-working Swedish midfielder who has grown in prominence in his second season with the Owls.

Jarvis Thornton

Another youngster who was promoted to the Sheffield Wednesday first-team squad is Jarvis Thornton. The teenager has played a bit-part in the Owls team since moving up, but is gaining valuable experience nonetheless.

Sean Fusire

One of the most exciting young players to emerge from the academy of late is Sean Fusire. He spent last season on loan at Carlisle United and was always tipped to step up to the senior squad regardless of the situation this summer.

Olaf Kobacki

Exciting winger Olaf Kobacki joined in July 2024 from Polish side Arka Gydnia, where he scored 22 goals and registered 11 assists in 65 games in all competitions. Injury held Kobacki back in his first season, but he now has the potential to excite and set the Championship alight given more time in the starting XI.

Rio Shipston

21-year-old Rio Shipston has been with Wednesday for quite some time but has only made a handful of appearances. He’s yet to play this season and was close to leaving the club in the summer before the mass departures opened up an opportunity for him to stick around.

Sheffield Wednesday forwards

Jamal Lowe

After two loan spells away from Bournemouth, Jamal Lowe decided to join Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer. He scored on his debut in the 4-0 win against Plymouth Argyle but struggled in 2024/25. Now, he’s one of the most experienced members of the Owls squad.

Charlie McNeill

Once touted to be the next big talent to come out of Manchester United after they poached him from neighbours Manchester City, Charlie McNeill was snapped up by the Owls. McNeill is still very young and will need time to adapt but if he can show the same promise as he did during his younger years, Wednesday have a serious prospect on their hands.

Ike Ugbo

The Owls signed Iké Ugbo in January 2024 on loan for the remainder of the season from French Ligue 2 side Troyes and he was on fire, scoring 11 goals to guide Wednesday away from relegation. He then joined permanently at the start of the 2024/25 season but had a nightmare, failing to score in 34 second tier appearances.

Bailey Cadamarteri

Another highly-exciting talent to develop through the Owls academy, Bailey Cadamarteri is the son of former Everton and Bradford City forward Danny. He had been in and out of the Sheffield Wednesday first-team over the last couple of years, but a successful loan spell at Lincoln City last season really brought him to prominence. Given the players leaving the club over the summer, Cadamarteri finally got a real chance to show what he can do in the Championship.