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AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth

England · Premier League · Premier League
Squad size27
Avg age24.8
Nations19
Latest season2012
Squad value €382.70m

About AFC Bournemouth

AFC Bournemouth is a professional football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Formed in 1899 as Boscombe, the club adopted their current name in 1971. Nicknamed "The Cherries", and commonly referred to as Bournemouth, they have played their home games at Dean Court since 1910.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size27active players
Avg age24.8years
Domestic9England
Foreigners1867% of squad
EU passport19non-EU: 8
Nationalities19different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
9
18–22
9
23–26
7
27–30
2
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (11%)
DEF
11 (41%)
MID
6 (22%)
FWD
7 (26%)
81% foreign players
22 of 27
25.3y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
11 Defenders
6 Midfielders
7 Attackers
37 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
267 players ever
€955k biggest signing ever
€980k biggest sale ever
29 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Antoine Semenyo Attack - Right Winger 26 Ghana England right 185.00m 2030-06-30 €40.00m
Evanilson Attack - Centre-Forward 26 Brazil both 183.00m €35.00m
Justin Kluivert Midfield - Attacking Midfield 27 Netherlands Suriname both 172.00m 2028-06-30 €35.00m
Bafodé Diakité Defender - Centre-Back 25 France Guinea right 184.00m €28.00m
Marcos Senesi Defender - Centre-Back 29 Argentina Italy left 185.00m 2026-06-30 €22.00m
Alex Scott Midfield - Central Midfield 22 England Guernsey right 178.00m 2028-06-30 €20.00m
Djordje Petrovic Goalkeeper 26 Serbia right 194.00m 2030-06-30 €20.00m
Amine Adli Attack - Left Winger 26 Morocco France left 180.00m 2030-06-30 €18.00m
Marcus Tavernier Midfield - Left Midfield 27 England left 178.00m 2029-06-30 €18.00m
Tyler Adams Midfield - Defensive Midfield 27 United States right 175.00m 2028-06-30 €18.00m
Adrien Truffert Defender - Left-Back 24 France left 176.00m 2030-06-30 €15.00m
Álex Jiménez Defender - Right-Back 21 Spain right 177.00m 2026-06-30 €15.00m
Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward 19 France Cote d'Ivoire right 179.00m 2030-06-30 €15.00m
Lewis Cook Midfield - Central Midfield 29 England right 175.00m 2028-06-30 €15.00m
Ben Doak Attack - Right Winger 20 Scotland right 173.00m 2030-06-30 €14.00m
David Brooks Attack - Right Winger 28 Wales England left 173.00m 2029-06-30 €10.00m
Enes Ünal Attack - Centre-Forward 29 Türkiye right 187.00m 2028-06-30 €10.00m
Julián Araujo Defender - Right-Back 24 Mexico United States right 176.00m 2029-06-30 €10.00m
Ryan Christie Midfield - Central Midfield 31 Scotland left 178.00m 2027-06-30 €10.00m
Julio Soler Defender - Left-Back 21 Argentina Paraguay left 175.00m €8.00m
James Hill Defender - Centre-Back 24 England right 184.00m 2029-06-30 €3.00m
Matai Akinmboni Defender - Centre-Back 19 United States Nigeria left 188.00m €1.00m
Veljko Milosavljevic Defender - Centre-Back 18 Serbia right 192.00m 2030-06-30 €1.00m
Adam Smith Defender - Right-Back 35 England right 174.00m 2026-06-30 €750k
Callan McKenna Goalkeeper 19 Scotland right 188.00m €600k
Will Dennis Goalkeeper 25 England right 188.00m 2028-06-30 €350k
Owen Bevan Defender - Centre-Back 22 Wales England right 186.00m 2028-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
24/25 2025-01-03 Matai Akinmboni Defender - Centre-Back D.C. United Transfer €1.50m
10/11 2011-03-24 Donal McDermott Midfield - Attacking Midfield Man City Loan
11/12 2012-01-31 Donal McDermott Midfield - Attacking Midfield Huddersfield Transfer
25/26 2025-09-01 Veljko Milosavljevic Defender - Centre-Back Red Star Transfer €15.00m
25/26 2025-07-01 Callan McKenna Goalkeeper Bournemouth U21 Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Michaël Ménétrier Goalkeeper FC Metz B Transfer
96/97 1996-11-01 Coventry Loan
11/12 2011-09-09 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Crawley Town Loan
11/12 2012-01-01 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Crawley Town Transfer
12/13 2012-10-26 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Portsmouth Return from loan
12/13 2013-01-01 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Blackpool Return from loan
12/13 2013-05-31 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Birmingham Return from loan
24/25 2025-02-03 Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Lorient Transfer €13.00m
24/25 2025-06-30 Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Lorient Return from loan
08/09 2009-01-01 George Webb Midfield - Central Midfield Bournemouth U18 Transfer
08/09 2009-04-01 George Webb Midfield - Central Midfield Dorchester Return from loan
10/11 2010-12-01 Nicholas Bignall Attack - Centre-Forward Reading Loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Jeff Goulding Attack - Centre-Forward Fisher Athletic Transfer
08/09 2009-05-01 Jeff Goulding Attack - Centre-Forward Eastbourne Return from loan
99/00 1999-12-03 Newcastle Loan
08/09 2008-08-07 Joel Ward Defender - Right-Back Portsmouth Loan
12/13 2013-01-30 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Swindon Town Transfer €470k
05/06 2005-08-19 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Portsmouth Transfer
07/08 2007-08-01 Lee Bradbury Attack - Centre-Forward Southend United Transfer
94/95 1994-07-01 Eddie Howe Defender - Centre-Back Bournemouth U18 Transfer
04/05 2004-07-01 Eddie Howe Defender - Centre-Back Portsmouth Transfer
98/99 1998-07-01 Richard Hughes Midfield - Defensive Midfield Arsenal Res. Transfer
12/13 2012-08-04 Richard Hughes Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired Transfer
02/03 2003-01-01 Lewis Buxton Defender - Right-Back Portsmouth Loan
15/16 2015-07-01 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Blackburn Transfer
10/11 2011-03-01 Lauri Dalla Valle Attack - Centre-Forward Fulham Res. Loan
15/16 2015-09-01 Joe Bennett Defender - Left-Back Aston Villa Loan
11/12 2011-10-27 Steve Cook Defender - Centre-Back Brighton Loan
11/12 2012-01-03 Steve Cook Defender - Centre-Back Brighton Transfer €167k
24/25 2024-07-30 Dean Huijsen Defender - Centre-Back Juventus Transfer €19.63m
14/15 2014-07-01 Junior Stanislas Attack - Left Winger Burnley Transfer
09/10 2009-10-02 Anthony Edgar Attack - Left Winger West Ham Res. Loan
01/02 2001-12-01 Wolves Loan
23/24 2023-08-10 Alex Scott Midfield - Central Midfield Bristol City Transfer €23.00m
18/19 2019-01-04 Nathaniel Clyne Defender - Right-Back Liverpool Loan
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
10/11 2011-05-31 Donal McDermott Midfield - Attacking Midfield Man City Return from loan
13/14 2014-04-03 Donal McDermott Midfield - Attacking Midfield Without Club Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Michaël Ménétrier Goalkeeper RE Virton Transfer
96/97 1996-12-01 Coventry Return from loan
11/12 2011-12-10 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Crawley Town Return from loan
12/13 2012-09-28 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Portsmouth Loan
12/13 2012-11-22 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Blackpool Loan
12/13 2013-01-31 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Birmingham Loan
13/14 2014-01-14 Wes Thomas Attack - Centre-Forward Rotherham Transfer
24/25 2025-02-04 Eli Kroupi Attack - Centre-Forward FC Lorient Loan
08/09 2009-03-01 George Webb Midfield - Central Midfield Dorchester Loan
09/10 2011-10-28 George Webb Midfield - Central Midfield Gosport Borough Transfer
10/11 2010-12-31 Nicholas Bignall Attack - Centre-Forward Reading Return from loan
08/09 2008-11-01 Jeff Goulding Attack - Centre-Forward Eastbourne Loan
10/11 2010-07-01 Jeff Goulding Attack - Centre-Forward Cheltenham Transfer
99/00 2000-01-26 Newcastle Return from loan
08/09 2009-05-31 Joel Ward Defender - Right-Back Portsmouth Return from loan
16/17 2016-07-01 Matt Ritchie Midfield - Right Midfield Newcastle Transfer €12.00m
12/13 2012-07-25 Shaun Cooper Midfield - Defensive Midfield Crawley Town Transfer
10/11 2011-01-01 Lee Bradbury Attack - Centre-Forward Retired Transfer
01/02 2002-03-28 Eddie Howe Defender - Centre-Back Portsmouth Transfer €600k
07/08 2007-07-01 Eddie Howe Defender - Centre-Back Retired Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Richard Hughes Midfield - Defensive Midfield Portsmouth Transfer €80k
14/15 2014-07-01 Richard Hughes Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired Transfer
02/03 2003-05-01 Lewis Buxton Defender - Right-Back Portsmouth Return from loan
20/21 2021-02-01 Joshua King Attack - Centre-Forward Everton Transfer
10/11 2011-05-01 Lauri Dalla Valle Attack - Centre-Forward Fulham Res. Return from loan
15/16 2016-01-02 Joe Bennett Defender - Left-Back Aston Villa Return from loan
11/12 2012-01-02 Steve Cook Defender - Centre-Back Brighton Return from loan
21/22 2022-01-04 Steve Cook Defender - Centre-Back Forest Transfer
25/26 2025-06-01 Dean Huijsen Defender - Centre-Back Real Madrid Transfer €62.50m
23/24 2023-07-01 Junior Stanislas Attack - Left Winger Without Club Transfer
09/10 2009-10-27 Anthony Edgar Attack - Left Winger West Ham Res. Return from loan
01/02 2002-02-01 Wolves Return from loan
18/19 2019-05-31 Nathaniel Clyne Defender - Right-Back Liverpool Return from loan
11/12 2012-03-22 Mark Molesley Midfield - Central Midfield Aldershot Loan
12/13 2012-11-22 Mark Molesley Midfield - Central Midfield Plymouth Loan
12/13 2013-01-18 Mark Molesley Midfield - Central Midfield Exeter City Transfer
25/26 2025-08-16 Dango Ouattara Attack - Left Winger Brentford Transfer €42.80m
15/16 2016-06-30 Juan Iturbe Attack - Right Winger AS Roma Return from loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
England 5 18.5%
Scotland 3 11.1%
Serbia 2 7.4%
Wales England 2 7.4%
Ghana England 1 3.7%
Brazil 1 3.7%
Netherlands Suriname 1 3.7%
France Guinea 1 3.7%
Argentina Italy 1 3.7%
England Guernsey 1 3.7%
Morocco France 1 3.7%
United States 1 3.7%
France 1 3.7%
Spain 1 3.7%
France Cote d'Ivoire 1 3.7%
Türkiye 1 3.7%
Mexico United States 1 3.7%
Argentina Paraguay 1 3.7%
United States Nigeria 1 3.7%
SeasonCompetition
99/00FA Cup
99/00League Cup
99/00Second Division
98/99EFL Trophy
98/99FA Cup
98/99League Cup
98/99Second Division
97/98EFL Trophy
97/98FA Cup
97/98Second Division
96/97League Cup
96/97Second Division
95/96League Cup
94/95League Cup
93/94League Cup
93/94Second Division
92/93Second Division
91/92FA Cup
91/92Third Division
90/91FA Cup
90/91Rumbelows Cup
90/91Third Division
89/90Second Division
25/26EFL Cup
25/26Premier League
24/25EFL Cup
24/25FA Cup
24/25Premier League
23/24EFL Cup
23/24FA Cup
23/24Premier League
22/23EFL Cup
22/23FA Cup
22/23Premier League
21/22Championship
21/22EFL Cup
21/22FA Cup
20/21Championship
20/21Championship Play-Offs
20/21EFL Cup
20/21FA Cup
19/20EFL Cup
19/20FA Cup
19/20Premier League
18/19EFL Cup
18/19FA Cup
18/19Premier League
17/18EFL Cup
17/18FA Cup
17/18Premier League
42 matches this season · 966 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-05-24 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D
2026-05-19 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 18:30 Manchester City FC TIMED
2026-05-09 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Fulham FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W
2026-05-09 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Fulham FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W
2026-05-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W
2026-05-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 3–0 Crystal Palace FC W
2026-04-22 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Leeds United FC D
2026-04-22 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Leeds United FC D
2026-04-18 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W
2026-04-18 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Newcastle United FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W
2026-04-11 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Arsenal FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W
2026-03-20 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 2–2 Manchester United FC D
2026-03-14 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Burnley FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D
2026-03-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Brentford FC D
2026-02-28 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland AFC D
2026-02-21 GB1 REGULAR SEASON West Ham United FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D
2026-02-10 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Everton FC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth W
2026-02-07 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Aston Villa FC D
2026-01-31 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth W
2026-01-24 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Liverpool FC W
2026-01-19 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 AFC Bournemouth D
2026-01-07 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W
2026-01-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Arsenal FC L
2025-12-30 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Chelsea FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D
2025-12-27 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Brentford FC 4–1 AFC Bournemouth L
2025-12-20 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Burnley FC D
2025-12-15 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Manchester United FC 4–4 AFC Bournemouth D
2025-12-06 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Chelsea FC D
2025-12-02 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 0–1 Everton FC L
2025-11-29 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth L
2025-11-22 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 2–2 West Ham United FC D
2025-11-09 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Aston Villa FC 4–0 AFC Bournemouth L
2025-11-02 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Manchester City FC 3–1 AFC Bournemouth L
2025-10-26 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W
2025-10-18 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Crystal Palace FC 3–3 AFC Bournemouth D
2025-10-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 3–1 Fulham FC W
2025-09-27 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Leeds United FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D
2025-09-21 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 0–0 Newcastle United FC D
2025-09-13 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W
2025-08-30 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Tottenham Hotspur FC 0–1 AFC Bournemouth W
2025-08-23 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W
2025-08-15 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Liverpool FC 4–2 AFC Bournemouth L

Aggregated from 41 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 16W-18D-7L 1.61 pts/game
Goals scored 65 1.59 per match
Goals conceded 56 1.37 per match
Goal difference +9
Clean sheets 13 32% of matches
Failed to score 7 17% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 8W-10D-2L 33-21 goals
Away record 8W-8D-5L 32-35 goals

Highlights

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

AFC Bournemouth Jugend
AFC Bournemouth U18
AFC Bournemouth U21
18 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Eddie Howe Defender - Centre-Back England 31 2,511 1 0 1 0 2 0 0.04 0.00 0.04
James Hayter Attack - Centre-Forward England 31 988 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.18 0.00 0.18
John O'Shea Defender - Centre-Back Ireland 10 882 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.10 0.00 0.10
Richard Hughes Midfield - Defensive Midfield Scotland 22 873 2 0 2 0 3 0 0.21 0.00 0.21
Carl Fletcher Midfield - Defensive Midfield Wales England 27 601 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.45 0.00 0.45
Claus Bech Jörgensen Midfield - Attacking Midfield Faroe Islands 48 533 6 0 6 0 4 0 1.01 0.00 1.01
Steve Fletcher Attack - Centre-Forward England 41 445 7 0 7 0 4 0 1.42 0.00 1.42
Gareth Stewart Goalkeeper England 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Brian Stock Midfield - Central Midfield Wales England 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Kevin Betsy Midfield - Left Midfield Seychelles England 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Neil Young Defender - Right-Back England 42 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Karl Broadhurst Defender - Centre-Back England 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
William Huck Midfield - Left Midfield France 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Ian Cox Defender - Centre-Back Trinidad and Tobago England 33 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Terrell Forbes Defender - Centre-Back England 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nick Fenton Defender - Centre-Back England Wales 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Steve Lovell Attack - Centre-Forward England 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jason Tindall Defender - Centre-Back England 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about AFC Bournemouth

What is AFC Bournemouth?

AFC Bournemouth is a professional football club based in England, competing in Premier League.

How many players are in AFC Bournemouth's squad?

AFC Bournemouth currently has 27 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does AFC Bournemouth play in?

AFC Bournemouth plays in Premier League.