Arthur Bradley was born in Lincoln in 1989, the youngest of three children in a football-mad family. His father worked on the railways, his mother was a teacher, and the weekends were always built around football. Despite growing up in Lincolnshire, Bradley’s allegiance was firmly with Everton from an early age — a passion passed down from his uncle, who regularly took him to Goodison Park during school holidays.

Bradley joined Lincoln City’s academy at the age of eight and quickly established himself as one of their brightest prospects. Though not the flashiest player, his discipline, intelligence, and reading of the game marked him out as a natural defensive midfielder. Coaches described him as “ten steps ahead in his head, even if his body wasn’t the quickest.”

By 15, he was captaining Lincoln’s youth side, and it was no surprise when scouts from higher-tier clubs began circling. Norwich City secured his signature in 2005, when he was just 16.

Bradley’s formative years at Norwich were shaped by tough loan spells. His first senior experience came at Notts County in 2005/06, where as a raw 17-year-old he played 28 league games in a side that battled relegation to stay in the Football League. He scored once — a 25-yard strike against Cheltenham — and earned valuable lessons in the physicality of senior football.

Two consecutive seasons on loan at Huddersfield Town followed (2006–08), where he developed consistency, clocking 52 league appearances and scoring twice. His ability to shield the back four and distribute the ball with efficiency (averaging 84% pass accuracy across his two seasons) convinced Norwich he was ready for senior football.

Bradley’s first-team debut came in August 2008 at the age of 19. Despite Norwich’s struggles — they were relegated from the Championship that year — Bradley’s 14 appearances provided glimpses of maturity beyond his years. The following season (2009/10), he played 31 matches as Norwich stormed League One under Paul Lambert, with Bradley’s tireless work anchoring the midfield. He contributed 2 goals and 3 assists, with an average of 3.4 tackles per game.

He remained central in 2010/11, making 34 league appearances as Norwich secured back-to-back promotions to the Premier League. In total, Bradley made 79 senior appearances for Norwich, scoring 4 goals and becoming known for his positional discipline and leadership.

Bradley joined Hull City on a free transfer in the summer of 2011. His first season saw him adjust quickly, featuring in 36 league games and becoming a reliable midfield presence.

The highlight came in 2012/13, when Hull finished second in the Championship to win promotion to the Premier League. Bradley’s influence was significant — he played 38 league games, scored 3 goals, and created 32 chances, including two crucial assists in the run-in.

Although he signed a new three-year deal, the Premier League presented tougher challenges. Hull survived in 2013/14 with Bradley making 29 appearances, but the following season ended in relegation. Over four years with Hull, he made 102 appearances and scored 6 goals, earning a reputation as a hardworking, no-nonsense midfielder.

Bradley’s boyhood dream became reality in 2015 when Everton signed him for £12 million. The fee reflected his consistency and experience, and it was a source of pride for the lifelong Toffee.

His debut season (2015/16) saw him play 17 matches in all competitions, including a standout performance in a 3–0 win over Chelsea where he completed 52 passes at 92% accuracy and registered 7 tackles. However, injuries soon began to bite.

A devastating leg break in September 2016, after just four appearances that season, left him sidelined for over a year. Though he returned in 2017/18, even making his European debut in a 3–0 Europa League defeat to Atalanta, persistent issues forced him into retirement at only 29.

Bradley’s Everton career was short but meaningful — 23 appearances, no goals, but plenty of heart. The injury robbed him of what could have been a longer top-flight career, but he departed with the respect of teammates and supporters alike.

Bradley represented England at both U17 and U21 level. He was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2009 U21 European Championship in Sweden, starting in the semi-final win over Sweden but coming off the bench in the final, where England lost 4–0 to Germany. In total, he earned 22 youth caps.

Retirement did not end Bradley’s connection with Everton. He immediately took up a role within the Academy while working towards his coaching badges. Known for his meticulous preparation and ability to communicate with young players, he rose quickly through the ranks.

In 2020, he accepted his first managerial job at Scunthorpe United, steering them away from relegation in League Two. His pragmatic but adaptable style — compact shape out of possession, quick transitions on the break — became his hallmark.

This success led to a move to Bournemouth in 2021. His impact was immediate, guiding the Cherries to automatic promotion in his first season, finishing second in the Championship. In the Premier League, he kept Bournemouth competitive, finishing 15th in 2022/23.

Bradley returned to Everton in 2023 as part of Sean Dyche’s coaching staff, assisting in first-team matters and recruitment. He played a role in the arrivals of Ashley Young, Beto, and Danjuma. When David Moyes replaced Dyche in 2024, Bradley stayed on as assistant alongside Leighton Baines. Everton stabilised under Moyes, finishing mid-table in 2024/25.

When Moyes stepped down in summer 2025, Everton turned to Bradley. His appointment as manager represented the completion of a journey that had begun as a boyhood fan on the terraces.

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Jordan Pickford became Everton’s Club-record signing after sealing a switch from Sunderland in June 2017.

The highly-rated goalkeeper was Everton's first acquisition of the 2017 summer transfer window, signing a five-year contract after the Blues agreed a fee with Sunderland for an initial £25million, potentially rising to £30million depending on team and individual performances.

The move saw Pickford become Britain's most expensive goalkeeper, with only legendary Italian Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus and Manchester City’s Brazilian number one Ederson purchased for higher transfer fees.

Pickford was already a popular figure among Evertonians following four stellar seasons when he contributed a string of first-rate performances as the Club fought a relegation battle in the player's fifth Goodison Park campaign in 2021/22.

He produced one of the saves of any top-flight season to repel Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta in a 1-0 home victory that began Everton's ascent from the bottom three.

Pickford was durable and consistent, withstanding the pressure of a battle against the drop, to serve up a succession of match-defining displays.

His gutsy, high-quality efforts were recognised by supporters who voted Pickford their Player of the Season, the fearless keeper reclaiming a prize he first won in 2018.

Pickford entered 2021/22 off the back of a summer when he could legitimately lay claim to being one of England's best and most important players in a run to the Wembley final of the delayed European Championship.

Twice he saved penalties in a final shootout against Italy, but it was the visitors to London who prevailed for a second continental title.

Pickford continued his excellent form for Everton going into the 2022/23 campaign and excelled for England once again at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as the Three Lions reached the quarter-finals before being edged out by defending champions France.

The shot-stopper gave the Club a huge boost in February 2023 when he agreed a new four-and-a-half-year contract to commit his future to Everton until the end of June 2027.

After another impressive season at the Club, Pickford won a second-successive, and third overall, Player of the Season awardThe campaign saw him nominated by the Premier League for the Save of the Season award for his acrobatic effort to stop Darwin Nunez’s volley during the Merseyside derby in early September.

Pickford displayed his undoubted quality again in 2023/24, keeping 13 Premier League clean sheets as part of a well-organised Everton defence.

Nominated for the division's Save of the Season award for his stop to deny Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo in January, he also picked up Everton's Player of the Season accolade for a third successive term.

Born in Washington, Tyne and Wear, Pickford joined boyhood club Sunderland aged eight and signed for the Black Cats on an initial two-year scholarship in 2010.

A renowned shot-stopper with excellent distribution, he subsequently enjoyed loan spells with six different clubs - Darlington, Alfreton Town, Burton Albion, Carlisle United, Bradford City and Preston North End – before making his senior debut for Sunderland in an FA Cup tie against Arsenal in January 2016.

Pickford, who has represented England at every level from Under-16s to Under-21s and received his first call-up to the senior squad in October 2016, was shortlisted for PFA Young Player of the Year in 2016/17, despite Sunderland’s relegation from the Premier League.

He played every minute of Everton's 38 Premier League fixtures in his debut 2017/18 season, a host of impressive displays seeing him claim the Young Player, Players’ Player and Player of the Season accolades at the Club's end of season awards.

Pickford made his senior England bow in a 0-0 draw against world champions Germany in November 2017 before keeping a second clean sheet in a 1-0 away win against Holland in his second Three Lions appearance.

He was one of the stars of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, producing a string of eye-catching saves and proving the hero of a last-16 penalty shootout success against Colombia, as England reached the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 1990.

Pickford's form for both Club and country saw him commit his future to Everton in September 2018 by penning a new six-year contract until the end of June 2024.

The 2018/19 season saw Pickford maintain his record of playing every minute of every Everton Premier League match after signing for the Club. He recorded an impressive 15 clean sheets during the campaign – a tally bettered among Blues' goalkeepers during the Premier League era by only Tim Howard in 2008/09.

Pickford was ever present across the competitions in 2019/20, starting and finishing all of Everton's 43 matches.

He was twice forced to the sidelines in his fourth season with the Club, the first Goodison campaign for Pickford when he didn't appear in every Premier League game.

The Wearsider was undisputed first-choice, nonetheless, and featured in a total of 33 matches, arguably playing some of the finest football of his career in the closing months. He recorded 10 clean sheets in 31 Premier League games, including four in the final eight fixtures.

Winning the Player of the Season award the following year, Pickford played 37 matches across the campaign, including 35 in the Premier League.

He was again recognised as the Blues’ best player by supporters after the 2022/23 season. Pickford recorded eight clean sheets in 37 Premier League appearances throughout another impressive year for the Everton and England goalkeeper.

Featuring throughout 2023/24, he played every minute of Everton's Premier League campaign, and was an important part of the Toffees' defensive record - the fourth best in the division.

Pickford amassed 13 clean sheets, with only Arsenal's David Raya (18) recording more across the top flight. Over his 38 games, the Everton No.1 made 117 saves - the seventh most in the Premier League - while operating at a save percentage of 73.9, which was the third best in the competition.

At the season's conclusion, he was again voted as the Club's best player, earning the Player of the Season award for a fourth time in his Everton career.

Another strong campaign followed for Pickford in 2024/25, with the Blues goalkeeper featuring in all 38 Premier League games for Everton, while recording 12 clean sheets - a total bettered by only Raya and Matz Sels.

Known for his penalty-saving abilities, he was on hand to deny both spot-kicks he faced during the campaign, stopping efforts from Anthony Gordon and Erling Haaland.

For England, Pickford earned a 76th senior cap in June 2025, surpassing the appearance tallies of former goalkeepers Joe Hart and David Seaman to become the Three Lions' second-most capped No.1 of all time.

Everton completed the signing of goalkeeper Mark Travers on a four-year contract in July 2025.

The Republic of Ireland international joined the Blues from Bournemouth, where he spent nine years after signing in 2016.

Travers earned 82 appearances for the Cherries, while also experiencing loans spells at Weymouth, Swindon Town and Stoke City, along with Middlesbrough, where he was the No.1 for the second half of their 2024/25 Championship campaign, playing 20 league matches.

Alongside his club football, the shot-stopper – born in Maynooth, Leinster – became a senior international with the Republic of Ireland in September 2019 and has four caps to date.

Crosby-born Tyrer has been with Everton since the age of seven.

An athletic, commanding goalkeeper, Tyrer established himself in Everton's Under-18s side in 2018/19 before breaking into David Unsworth's Under-23s team the following season.

Boyhood Evertonian Tyrer played 11 of the young Blues' 18 Premier League 2 matches, delivering a series of fine performances before the campaign was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tyrer's impressive development was underlined when he penned a first professional contract with the Club in January 2020.

The talented stopper was a regular in Everton first-team training by the end of the 2019/20 season.

Valuable loan moves followed for Tyrer, who earned regular football with Chester in the National League North during 2022/23.

Stepping up a division, he helped Chesterfield earn promotion from the National League to the EFL the following season.

In 2024/25, he signed on loan with Blackpool, where he made 38 League One appearances.

Everton completed the transfer of left-back Adam Aznou from Bayern Munich for an undisclosed fee in July 2025.

The defender signed a four-year deal with the Blues until the end of June 2029. 

Aznou – a senior international with Morocco – is a youth product of Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, spending three years as a teenager with the Spanish giants, before heading to Munich in the summer of 2023. 

While in Germany, the highly-rated Aznou earned appearances in the Bundesliga and Champions League, followed by the Club World Cup.

Still early into his fledgling career, Aznou arrived at Everton having already gained a wealth of valuable experience at the top levels of European football.

The Barcelona-born teenager lived in the city for 16 years, and following his switch to Germany, he returned to Spain in 2024/25, completing a short-team loan at Real Valladolid. 

Aznou made 13 LaLiga appearances during the second half of the season – a total which included 10 starts.

Defender Jarrad Branthwaite enjoyed a hugely promising maiden season at Everton having joined the Blues from boyhood club Carlisle United in January 2020.

Branthwaite originally linked up with the Toffees' Under-21 side but soon started training with the Club's Men's Senior Team.

He made his senior Everton debut as a second-half substitute against Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2020, Branthwaite's first start coming eight days later at Sheffield United where the centre-back was magnificent in a 1-0 win.

The 2022/23 season saw Branthwaite make a loan move to Dutch giants PSV, where he impressed during a valuable experience for his career.

Branthwaite, just 17 when he joined Everton, played 14 first-team matches for Carlisle before moving to Goodison Park.

He originally committed to a two-and-a-half-year Everton deal and penned a one-year extension to that contract in summer 2020.

Cumbrian Branthwaite joined Blackburn Rovers for the rest of the season in January 2021 and started 10 Championship matches before sustaining an ankle injury that prematurely curtailed his Ewood Park stay.

The defender was back at Everton for the 2021/22 campaign and, just days after signing another new contract in December until the end of June 2025 – with the option for a further year – Branthwaite scored his first goal for the Club, netting the equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea.

He figured in another five Premier League games before the end of the season, including two of the final three – albeit a red card prematurely ended Branthwaite's involvement in a Goodison clash with Brentford – and played eight matches in all competitions across the campaign.

The player added four appearances for the Club's Under-21 team and featured twice for England's Under-20 side following a first cap at the age-group level in September 2021.

During his season-long loan in the Netherlands with PSV, the centre-back made 37 appearances, which included 27 in the Eredivisie, as well as three in the UEFA Europa League, and two in UEFA Champions League qualifiers.

Across the campaign, Branthwaite also scored four goals in a season that saw PSV lift the KNVB Cup after defeating Ajax in the final.

A strong season was rewarded with selection for the England squad for the 2023 Under-21 European Championships, which Lee Carsley's young Lions went on to win in Georgia and Romania, defeating Spain 1-0 in the final.

On his return to Everton, Branthwaite soon forced his way into Sean Dyche's starting XI, becoming a regular at centre-back and producing a string of impressive displays.

That progress was rewarded at the start of October 2023 with a new four-year contract.

His stellar form continued throughout a campaign in which only Jordan Pickford and James Tarkowski started more league games than Branthwaite's total of 35. He also chipped in with crucial goals against Tottenham, Brighton and the opener in the 2-0 win over Liverpool in April 2024.

Branthwaite's contributions to the campaign were recognised at the end of the season when he scooped both the Players' Player of the Season and Fans' Young Player of the Season awards.

He picked up the Club's Young Player of the Season award the following season too, a standout performer for Everton across 2024/25.

Branthwaite's 30 appearances across the Toffees' Premier League campaign included a first league win in late September following his reintroduction to the starting 11 in late September. The defender missed the beginning of the campaign through a groin injury.

At the end of the campaign, which saw him again named Young Player of the Season by Blues fans, Branthwaite committed his long-term future to Everton by signing a new five-year contract with the Club.

Michael Keane completed a move to Everton from Burnley in July 2017 for a fee that had the potential to reach a then Club record-equalling £30million.

The England defender penned a five-year deal at Goodison Park.

Keane came through the ranks at Manchester United and signed his first professional contract with the Red Devils on his 18th birthday in 2011.

He made his Senior Team debut for United in the League Cup against Aldershot Town in the same year and after several more appearances in the competition, and productive loan spells with Leicester City, Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, made his Premier League bow as a 43rd-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland in August 2014.

Prior to that, the Stockport-born centre-half won United’s Reserve Player of the Year award in 2012 after helping the team to the league title, securing the prize with 60 per cent of the overall vote, with current Three Lions teammate Jesse Lingard runner-up on 24 per cent.

Keane joined Burnley on an initial six-month loan in September 2014, completing a permanent move for an undisclosed fee in January 2015.

His performances in the Premier League earned Keane a first senior England call-up in October 2016 and he was given his debut by Gareth Southgate – formerly his international manager at Under-21 level - in a friendly defeat in Germany, where Keane impressed for the full 90 minutes to earn a second cap days later in a World Cup qualifying win over Lithuania at Wembley.

Keane’s efforts also earned him nominations for the PFA Young Player of the Year and Burnley’s Players’ Player of the Year awards.

After making his Everton debut in the Europa League qualifying tie with Ruzomberok at Goodison Park in the month he signed, Keane would go on to make 38 appearances for the Blues in his maiden season. He netted his first goal for the Toffees in the following Europa League round, nodding home a Leighton Baines cross against Hajduk Split.

A foot injury curtailed Keane's progress around the turn of the year but in 2018 he became a regular at the heart of the Everton defence.

Keane grew in confidence and stature during 2018/19 and established himself as a cornerstone of his team's back four. He made 33 Premier League appearances and helped the Toffees record 15 clean sheets.

The player's consistently excellent performances were rewarded with an England recall early in the campaign and he scored his maiden international goal in March 2019, powering home a header in the Three Lions' 5-1 Euro 2020 qualifying victory over Montenegro.

Keane added to his England caps tally in 2019/20 – he had played 10 times for his country by summer 2020 – a campaign when he made 34 appearances in all competitions and scored twice.

The player signed fresh five-year terms on the eve of 2020/21, keeping him at Goodison until at least June 2025.

He started 33 Premier League games and 39 in all competitions in his first season after agreeing that new deal – joint-highest with forward Richarlison on both counts.

There were 41 appearances in all, with Keane's four goals including three in the league and one in a home Merseyside derby draw, in addition to a further two England caps.

He played 38 matches across the competitions in 2021/22 and scored three goals, most notably an accomplished finish to spark Everton's revival from two goals down against Crystal Palace on a night of high drama at Goodison as the Club secured its Premier League status with one game to spare.

Keane featured 14 times the following season and scored a goal-of-the-season contender at Goodison Park against Tottenham Hotspur in April 2023. A goal down and reduced to 10 men, Keane powered the ball from long range to equalise with just minutes left.

The goal ensured Everton took a point from the game, which would prove vital in their efforts to secure Premier League safety.

In 2023/24, Keane made 12 appearances across all competitions, scoring in a 2-0 win at his former club Burnley in December 2023.

He again popped up with important goals during the following campaign, netting three times in 14 Premier League appearances, and striking past Bournemouth, Ipswich Town and Fulham.

At the end of 2024/25, Keane signed a new one-year contract, extending his time with the Blues into a ninth season.

Everton completed the signing of Ukrainian international full-back Vitalii Mykolenko on a four-and-a-half-year deal on 1 January 2022.

The angular left-sider made his debut one week to the day after joining, starting and finishing a topsy-turvy 3-2 FA Cup third-round win at Hull City.

It was in the season's closing two months, however, when the deeply-popular Mykolenko began to flourish.

He seized a playing chance in a Premier League game at West Ham United on 3 April, retaining his starting spot following a sound display in the capital and easing from the periphery to become a fixture in Frank Lampard's team.

Mykolenko was plenty of people's man-of-the-match in a Goodison Park victory over Manchester United and delivered outstanding performances against stellar opposition in Chelsea, Leicester City and Liverpool.

Indeed, Leicester were the victims when Mykolenko swept in a stunning volley in a 2-1 win at the Foxes' King Power Stadium, the player's first goal for the Club and a strike that barely three weeks later would claim Everton's Goal-of-the Season award.

Mykolenko, who flexed between full-back and wing-back for manager Lampard, played 16 times across the league and FA Cup in his opening half season.

The following year, and his first full season at the Club, Mykolenko resumed his role as an Everton regular, making 34 Premier League appearances throughout the 2022/23 campaign.

He revealed at the start of the 2023/24 season that he’d been managing a hip issue for his first 18 months at the Club which was finally resolved that summer after seeing a London-based specialist.

Fully fit, the level of Mykolenko’s performances increased even further and he put in a host of Player-of-the-Match displays throughout the 2023/24 season, starting all 28 Premier League games in which he was available.

His strong season was curtailed prematurely after he suffered an ankle ligament injury during the 2-0 Merseyside derby win against Liverpool in April.

A regular for the Blues in 2024/25, Mykolenko registered more Premier League minutes (3,082) than any other Everton outfield player, while also recording one goal and two assists.

Mykolenko joined the Blues from Dynamo Kyiv, where he learned his trade in the youth ranks before establishing himself as a key first-team player.

The Ukrainian – who is comfortable operating as a central defender or wing-back, as well as in his regular left-back position – made his Dynamo debut as an 18-year-old during the 2017/18 campaign.

It was the following season where he truly made his mark, however. Having previously been understudy to Croatia international left-back Josip Pivarić, Mykolenko forced his way into the Dynamo starting XI and swiftly displayed his range of qualities.

A strong, competitive defender with impressive pace and crossing ability, Mykolenko delivered a series of accomplished performances in the Ukrainian top-flight and UEFA Europa League.

His eye-catching form was rewarded with a maiden senior international cap, aged 19, in November 2018, with Mykolenko playing the full 90 minutes of a friendly against Turkey.

A mature and composed display on debut saw Mykolenko retain his place for his country’s European Championship qualifier against Portugal in March 2019, where he excelled in a direct battle with superstar attacker Cristiano Ronaldo, helping Ukraine secure a 0-0 draw in Lisbon.

The return game against Portugal saw Mykolenko provide a pinpoint assist for Andriy Yarmelonko’s winning goal in a memorable 2-1 Ukraine victory in Kyiv.

He was a regular throughout Ukraine’s exceptional qualifying campaign, with Andriy Shevchenko’s team winning six and drawing two of their eight group matches to finish top of their section.

He went on to start four of his country’s five Euro 2020 games, as Ukraine embarked on an impressive run to the quarter-finals of the tournament, where they were eliminated by England.

By that stage in his career, Mykolenko had featured in the Champions League for the first time with Dynamo Kyiv and was an instrumental figure as his team won the Ukrainian title in 2020/21. The defender played 22 of Dynamo’s 26 league matches and his growing status was underlined when he was named captain for his team’s 3-1 victory against FC Lviv in September 2020.

Mykolenko has also been part of two Ukrainian Cup-winning sides, appearing in Dynamo’s final triumphs over Vorskla Poltava in 2020 and Zorya Luhansk in 2021.

The left-back continued to play an important role for Dynamo as they made a blistering start to the 2021/22 campaign, winning 14 and drawing three of their opening 18 league matches. Mykolenko featured in 15 of those games, with Dynamo’s only defeat coming when he was sidelined with a minor injury.

He made a total of 132 senior appearances for Dynamo – scoring seven goals and providing 20 assists – before leaving his homeland to become Everton's first capture of the winter 2022 transfer window.

Everton signed centre-back Jake O’Brien from Olympique Lyonnais for an undisclosed fee in July 2024, the Republic of Ireland international agreeing a four-year contract.

Regarded as one of Europe’s most talented young defenders, O’Brien became the Blues’ fifth signing of the summer following the loan return of Jack Harrison and arrivals of midfielder Tim Iroegbunam and forwards Iliman Ndiaye and Jesper Lindstrøm.

An international teammate of much-loved Everton captain Seamus Coleman, the 6ft 6in O’Brien joined Lyon from Crystal Palace in August 2023 and shone in France, breaking into the team and helping lift Les Gones from bottom of Ligue 1 to an eventual sixth-place finish and Europa League qualification.

A strong, composed defender with impressive aerial and passing ability, O’Brien made 32 appearances for Lyon in all competitions, also showing his qualities in front of goal by finding the back of the net five times, including in the Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain.

He was rewarded with his first Ireland cap against Hungary in June 2024, joining his new Blues teammate Coleman in defence in a 2-1 win.

Having started his career with hometown club Cork City, O’Brien moved to Crystal Palace’s academy on loan in February 2021 before a permanent switch to Selhurst Park six months later.

Loan spells at Swindon Town and Belgian club RWD Molenbeek followed ahead of his transfer to Lyon in August 2023.

O'Brien made his Everton bow in August 2024, starting in the 3-0 Carabao Cup victory over Doncaster Rovers at Goodison Park, and getting an assist for the Blues' second goal of the night.

Often operating at right-back, O'Brien was an important player for the returning David Moyes during the second half of the season when he earned 18 of his 20 league appearances.

Striking twice for the Toffees, the defender notched late equalisers in draws against both West Ham United and Brentford.

Everton sealed the signing of promising Scotland international right-back Nathan Patterson on a five-and-a-half-year deal on 4 January 2022.

The young defender joined the Blues from Scottish Premiership champions Rangers for an undisclosed fee, becoming the Club's second acquisition of the winter transfer window following the arrival of Vitalii Mykolenko from Dynamo Kyiv.

Patterson played his first game for the Club in an FA Cup fifth-round victory over Boreham Wood on 3 March and was poised for a Premier League debut at West Ham United exactly one month later, only for an ankle injury to intervene and prematurely curtail the player's campaign.

The young Scot showed his ability during the 2022/23 season, making a strong start in which he featured heavily under Frank Lampard.

A combination of injury troubles and great displays by Everton skipper Seamus Coleman made it difficult for Patterson to resume his impressive displays at right-back.

However, an opportunity arose following Coleman’s injury against Leicester City in early May 2023. Patterson played the rest of that game, before starting the next – a 5-1 away win against Brighton and Hove Albion, where he dealt well with the Seagulls’ tricky winger Kaoru Mitoma.

Disappointingly, Patterson picked up an injury in the penultimate game of the season, ruling him out of the campaign finale against Bournemouth.

In 2023/24, the defender made 26 appearances across all competitions for the Blues, before a hamstring injury sustained at Chelsea in April 2024 forced Patterson to miss the season run-in and subsequent Euro 2024 finals that summer with Scotland.

The following campaign, he made 10 Premier League appearances, including three starts.

Tall and athletic with a lightning burst of pace, Patterson is a modern-day full-back who combines determination in defence with a hunger to drive forward and contribute in attack.

Indeed, his attacking strengths led to him, on occasion, being deployed in a more advanced role on the right flank in his final two seasons in Scotland.

Patterson joined Rangers' academy aged eight, progressing through the ranks to establish himself as a member of the Glasgow club’s first-team squad.

His senior debut came on 17 January 2020 in a Scottish Cup match against Stranraer at Ibrox.

A breakthrough season followed in 2020/21, with a league debut in a 2-0 home win over Kilmarnock on 22 August 2020 the first of 14 first-team appearances.

He established himself as a regular in the starting line-up for the season run-in, as the Gers landed a first league title for 10 years, going unbeaten through their campaign.

Patterson’s maiden senior goal came in impressive fashion.

Just 16.6 seconds after stepping off the bench in a UEFA Europa League match against Royal Antwerp, he struck at a vital juncture in a 9-5 aggregate win to help Rangers reach the last 16 of the competition for the second successive season.

Having represented Scotland at various youth levels, an already impressive 2020/21 was capped with a full international bow in a pre-European Championship friendly against Luxembourg, before a sole appearance in the delayed tournament against Croatia at Hampden Park.

On 12 November 2021, Patterson scored his first international goal, the opener in a vital 2–0 World Cup qualifying win in Moldova, before registering an assist for Che Adams for the second.

That victory confirmed Scotland's place in the qualification play-offs for the 2022 Qatar competition.

Ahead of his move to Goodison Park, Patterson had 15 appearances and one goal for club and country in the first five months of 2021/22.

Before his first full season with Everton, Patterson featured for his national side in the UEFA Nations League, which included a start in a 4-1 win over Armenia.

James Tarkowski completed a free transfer move to Everton from Burnley in the summer 2022 following six outstanding years with the Turf Moor club.

His debut season at Everton was an excellent one. Throughout the campaign, the defender proved to be a valuable addition to the side, and his consistency was important for the Blues backline.

An ever-present for the team, Tarkowski was the only outfield player to play every minute of the 2022/23 Premier League season. He was the first outfield player for the Blues to achieve that feat since Leighton Baines in 2012/13.

In January 2023, he was reunited with former Burnley boss, Sean Dyche, and Tarkowski went on to score Everton’s first goal under Dyche in a 1-0 victory over high-flying Arsenal in February.

Across the season, Tarkowski recorded the most blocks of any player in Europe’s top five leagues, as well as winning the second-most aerial duels in the Premier League.

It was much of the same in his second season at Goodison Park. The defender won the most aerial duels in the division, topped almost all the Club’s defensive metrics and became the first man in Premier League history to make more than 50 blocks in three consecutive seasons.

He also added a further two Everton goals to his tally, first netting in a crucial 3-1 Premier League win away at Brentford in September, before grabbing a goal against former club Burnley in the EFL Cup.

Another strong campaign followed in 2024/25, with Tarkowski playing 33 times in the Premier League. He missed the final five outings due to a hamstring injury.

Often the captain for the Toffees, he skippered Everton in 31 Premier League games throughout the term.

He also starred in a historic moment for the Club, netting a thumping 97th-minute equaliser against Liverpool during a 2-2 draw in Goodison Park's final-ever Merseyside derby.

Before his Blues move, the defender played 194 Premier League games for Burnley and in each of the five seasons prior to his exit started more than 30 top-flight matches.

Tarkowski, who has two England caps after a debut against Italy in March 2018, joined Burnley from Brentford in the closing months of 2015/16, arriving in time for a small part in the club’s Championship-winning campaign.

He played the majority of his football from the bench the following term, Tarkowski’s league starts limited to Burnley’s closing four fixtures.

Tarkowski, who boasts an excellent, progressive passing range, was installed as a first pick for manager Dyche for 2017/18.

And the centre-half repaid his manager’s faith in spades. Tarkowski was immaculate as Burnley began their second successive Premier League campaign with six wins and four draws from 12 games, a period that featured six clean sheets.

Burnley moved within one point of the top four following their productive start and with Tarkowski part of a defence that boasted the division’s sixth-best defensive record ultimately finished seventh to achieve European qualification.

The player’s form was rewarded with a first England appearance, a Wembley 1-1 draw with Italy, and he would add a second cap in a 1-0 victory over Switzerland at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium later the same year.

Tarkowski played 35 Premier League games and scored three goals in 2018/19.

His 56 blocks in the campaign were more than any divisional counterpart, while he was second highest in the league for clearances with 235.

Indeed, the season established a pattern for Tarkowski featuring prominently in charts detailing defensive metrics.

In 2019/20, when the Manchester-born player managed the feat of starting and finishing every Premier League match, he completed more clearances (200) than any other player in the competition.

Tarkowski ranked second for blocks (47) and with 198 aerial battles won was third in that category.

A toe injury ruled Tarkowski out of the opening two games of 2020/21 but once recovered he was immovable, once more, completing the remaining 36 fixtures.

He finished third in the categories for blocks, clearances and aerial battles won, with 42, 159 and 165 respectively.

Burnley’s six-year Premier League stay ended in 2021/22, but it was their form in the attacking third of the field that cost the club its top-flight standing.

Tarkowski played 35 times and was part of a team that conceded fewer goals than any of the league’s other bottom-eight sides.

Additionally, Manchester United and Leicester City in the top half and 11th-placed Newcastle United let in more than the 53 goals conceded by Burnley.

Tarkowski made the most blocks (61) of any Premier League player and tallied second for aerial battles won (153) and clearances (183).

His side, however, scored only 34 goals – only bottom-team Norwich City managed fewer – and dropped into the Championship.

Tarkowski began in the academy at Burnley’s Lancashire rivals Blackburn Rovers but left Ewood Park of his own volition, aged 14.

He played his first senior football for Manchester team Maine Road in the North West Counties League, before a scholarship offer from Oldham Athletic in summer 2009, when Tarkowski was 16.

The right footer made a senior debut off the bench in a League One match against Brentford, aged 18, in January 2011. A first start, at Leyton Orient, followed two months later.

Tarkowski established a regular position in the middle of Oldham’s defence in the second half of the following 2011/12 campaign.

His 26 appearances across the competitions in 2012/13 included a pair of FA Cup fifth-round ties against Everton, the Premier League team winning a replay 3-1 following a 2-2 draw at Boundary Park.

Tarkowski, now a pillar of Oldham’s backline, squeezed 36 appearances into the opening half of the next season before completing a move to League One rivals Brentford in January 2014.

In a forerunner for his successful mid-campaign switch to Burnley, Tarkowski alighted in West London in time for a role in Brentford’s promotion into the Championship, the player’s new club finishing second behind Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Tarkowski featured 36 times in Brentford’s first second-tier campaign since 1992/93 – and only second season at that level in 61 years.

Brentford finished fifth but lost a two-legged play-off semi-final to Middlesbrough.

There were a further 23 appearances for Brentford the following term before the January switch to a Burnley team that would win the Championship and usher in Tarkowski’s burgeoning Premier League career.

Everton signed Charly Alcaraz to a permanent deal in the summer of 2025 following his impressive short-term loan from Flamengo during the second half of the 2024/25 season.

Born in La Plata – the capital city of Buenos Aires province, Argentina – Alcaraz began his professional career with Racing Club.

The central midfielder made his senior debut for Racing Club as a 17-year-old before establishing himself as a regular in the side and scoring the winning goal of a fiery 2022 Argentine Champions Trophy final against Boca Juniors, which involved 10 red cards.

In January 2023, he signed a long-term deal with Premier League side Southampton, making his debut off the bench against Everton at Goodison Park.

An impressive second half of the campaign saw Alcaraz rewarded with an improved deal just six months later.

The Argentina Under-23 international, who has also been called up to the senior squad, joined Juventus on loan in January 2024 and made 12 appearances for the Italian giants, scoring one goal, and left Turin with a Coppa Italia winners' medal.

In August last year, Alcaraz joined Flamengo, with the reigning Brazilian champions reported to have paid a club-record fee of around €18million.

Alcaraz produced three goals and two assists in 19 outings for Flamengo, before returning to England to join David Moyes' Everton in January 2025.

On Merseyside, he enjoyed a productive loan spell with the Blues during the second half of the 2024/25 campaign, registering five goal involvements (two goals, three assists) from 16 appearances, seven of those coming as starts.

The Club then triggered the option to make the Argentinian a permanent member of the Blues squad, signing Alcaraz to a two-year deal.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall joined Everton from Chelsea in August 2025, signing a five-year contract with the Blues until the end of June 2030.

He came through the ranks at Leicester City and, after loan spells with Blackpool and Luton Town, established himself as a fan favourite before moving to Chelsea in July 2024.

The energetic and versatile midfielder made 36 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions during 2024/25 and was the only player to feature in all 15 matches of their triumphant UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, contributing four goals and three assists along the way.

He was also part of Enzo Maresca's side that lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy in the USA this summer.

Dewsbury-Hall, who was born in Nottingham before growing up in Leicestershire, represented Leicester in the Premier League, as well as in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League.

In 2023/24, he helped guide Leicester back to the Premier League by winning the Championship title and scooped the club's Player of the Season and Players' Player of the Season prizes, while also being named in the EFL Championship Team of the Season, having scored 12 goals and provided 14 assists in 44 league appearances. 

James Garner joined Everton on the final day of the summer transfer window in September 2022, signing a four-year deal until the end of June 2026.

During his first season with the Blues, Garner made 16 Premier League appearances. Initially easing his way into First-Team football following his big move from Manchester United, the young midfielder would often come on as a substitute during the early stages of the season.

However, a back injury in November 2022 halted his progress, side-lining Garner for months. After games with the Under-21s, he eventually returned to the First Team in April, and became a regular during the final few weeks of the season.

His passing and control in the midfield added to Everton’s ability in possession, however Garner went on to show versatility, operating from wing-back and full-back during the last two games of the season.

Garner’s strong showings earned him a place in Lee Carsley’s England Under-21 squad for the 2023 European Championships, where he played in an important role from the right-back position as the young Three Lions went on to lift the title.

The 2023/24 season was much smoother for Garner as he enjoyed a largely injury-free campaign. Only Jordan Pickford, Jarrad Branthwaite and James Tarkwoski made more Premier League starts than the midfielder (34), while only Dwight McNeil made more key passes and no Everton player won more tackles – highlighting his importance to the team going in both directions.

During the next season, a back injury reduced his playing time to 17 Premier League starts and 1,594 league minutes across the campaign.

It was in the summer of 2022 that the central midfielder completed his move from Manchester United for an undisclosed fee to become the Blues’ eighth addition of the window following the arrivals of Tarkowski, Rúben Vinagre, McNeil, Conor Coady, Amadou Onana, Neal Maupay and Idrissa Gana Gueye.

Born in Birkenhead, England Under-21 international Garner joined Manchester United’s academy at the age of eight. Initially starting out as a central defender, he moved into midfield when he was 15 and made his first-team debut two years later in a Premier League match at Crystal Palace in February 2019.

A hard-working midfielder with an impressive range of passing, Garner has represented England through the age groups and showed his leadership qualities when he captained the Under-17s to the semi-finals of the 2018 European Under-17 Championship.

After being voted Manchester United’s reserve team player of the season, Garner joined Watford on loan for the first half of the 2020/21 season before switching to Championship rivals Nottingham Forest in January 2021.

Forest secured Garner's services again for the 2021/22 campaign, and the midfielder was instrumental in the East Midlands club's journey to the play-offs and eventual promotion to the Premier League.

He played a remarkable 49 times for Forest last term, scoring four goals and providing 10 assists in all competitions to help Steve Cooper’s side seal their place in the top-flight for the first time this century.

At the start of that season, Garner received his first call-up to England Under-21s and, in September 2021, made his debut for the young Lions in a 2-0 European Championship qualifying win over Kosovo at Stadium MK.

Long touted as one of Manchester United’s most exciting youth prospects, Garner captained the Red Devils’ under-16s before helping the under-18s win the Premier League North title in 2017/18.

Progress to United’s under-23s followed and, after scoring eight goals in 10 Premier League 2 appearances in 2019/20, Garner was received the club’s prestigious Denzil Haroun Reserve-Team Player of the Year honour to reward his progress.

Idrissa Gana Gueye rejoined Everton from Paris Saint-Germain for an undisclosed fee on the final day of the 2022 summer transfer window, the midfielder signing a two-year contract until the end of June 2024.

Across his first season back at the Club, Gana played an important role under both Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche.

The midfielder made 33 league appearances during the campaign, and throughout, showed he still had the excellent ball-winning attributes that he’d previously become known for at Everton. Gana made the third most tackles in the Premier League that season, as well as the third most interceptions.

While his 2023/24 season was hindered by injuries meaning he played just 25 Premier League matches, Gana still managed to finish the season ranking joint-top in terms of tackles won at Everton. He also scored four league goals including the winner against Brentford in April 2024 which sealed the Blues' top-flight status for another season.

Once the campaign had ended, Everton exercised a Club option to extend Gana's contract by another year until the end of June 2025.

A standout performer for Everton during 2024/25, Gana won the Club's Men's Player of the Season and Fans' Player of the Season.

He made 40 appearances in all competitions for the season, with no player in the Premier League completing more tackles than the Blues' all-action midfielder (133).

Following the end of the campaign, Gana signed a new one-year contract until the end of June 2026 with an option for a further year.

The Senegal international returned to Merseyside after spending three years with the Blues from 2016 to 2019, making 108 appearances and forging a reputation as one of the Premier League’s best defensive midfielders.

Gana’s all-action and combative displays saw him become a firm fans’ favourite with Evertonians, leading to him finishing runner-up to Romelu Lukaku in the Club’s Player-of the-Season vote in his maiden campaign, before sharing the Players’ Player honour with Lucas Digne in 2018/19.

During his first stint at Goodison Park, Gana regularly finished among the Premier League’s top tacklers, leading the way in 2016/17 with 135 – seven more than PFA Player of the Year, N’Golo Kante – and registering the second highest in his following two campaigns.

Gana left Goodison Park for Paris Saint-Germain in July 2019 and, during his three years in the French capital, won two league titles, four domestic cups and finished runner-up to Bayern Munich in the 2020 Champions League final.

The energetic tough tackler also has more than 90 caps for Senegal, leading his country to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and playing at both the 2012 Olympic Games and 2018 World Cup.

Born in Dakar, Gana began his professional career in France with Lille, having moved from Senegal's Diambars Academy as a teenager in 2008.

He contributed to the French side's title success in 2011 and established himself as a regular starter over the following four seasons, a period when Lille twice competed in the Champions League.

Gana's move to England in July 2015 brought 38 appearances in all competitions for Aston Villa and, despite the Midlands side’s relegation, only Leicester’s Premier League-winning midfielder Kante made more interceptions and tackles combined across Europe’s top five leagues in 2015/16.

Tim Iroegbunam signed for Everton from Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee in June 2024, penning a three-year deal until the end of June 2027.

The exciting England youth international has represented the Three Lions at Under-20 level, having been part of the side that won the UEFA Under-19s European Championships in 2022.

After enjoying a stand-out campaign on loan with Championship outfit QPR in 2022/23 – where he made 32 league appearances and scored two goals – Birmingham-born Iroegbunam returned to Aston Villa last season as Unai Emery's side secured a fourth-placed finish.

An athletic and combative midfielder, he also made his first outings in European competition in 2023/24, featuring in both legs of Villa's last 16 Europa Conference League win over Ajax, as well as being involved against Lille and Olympiacos in later stages as the Midlanders reached the semi-finals of the competition.

Iroegbunam began his career at West Bromwich Albion and made his senior debut for the Baggies in a Premier League game in May 2021, having initially joined their academy at the age of eight.

He moved to Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee in July 2021, making his senior debut for the club in February 2022 before signing a new long-term contract a month later.

On 22 June 2024, he became the Blues' first signing of the summer transfer window and took little time to catch the eye, impressing in Everton's pre-season matches and earning a starting spot for the Premier League opener against Brighton & Hove Albion.

He earned 18 league appearances across his maiden campaign, which included five starts.

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Everton completed the signing of Thierno Barry from Spanish side Villarreal for an undisclosed fee on Wednesday 9 July 2025.

The France Under-21 international striker signed a four-year contract with the Blues, becoming David Moyes' second signing of the summer transfer window following the permanent signing of Charly Alcaraz from Flamengo.

A powerful 6ft 5in forward, Barry joined Villarreal in the summer of 2024 from Swiss side FC Basel. The Frenchman quickly adapted to LaLiga, scoring 11 goals – including a hat-trick at Leganes in December – to help the Yellow Submarine to a fifth-placed finish and qualification for the Champions League.

Barry – as he prefers to be called – followed that impressive campaign by helping France Under-21s reach the semi-finals of the European Championships this summer, including netting a crucial stoppage-time winner against Georgia in the group stages.

Born in Lyon of Guinean descent, Barry played for SC Toulon and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard youth teams before moving to Belgium club Beveren in 2022. Finishing his maiden campaign with 20 goals in Belgium’s second tier, a move to Swiss Super League side FC Basel in July 2023.

Another 12 goals followed during 2023/24, paving the way to his switch to Villarreal the following year.

Beto joined Everton in the final week of the 2023/24 summer transfer window from Udinese for an undisclosed fee, the striker agreeing a four-year contract until the end of June 2027.

He bagged his first Everton goal on his debut in a 2-1 EFL Cup victory away at Doncaster Rovers in August 2023, coming off the bench in the second half to calmly poke the ball home following a great run behind the defence.

He finished his debut season having netted five goals in total, with three coming in the Premier League.

The following campaign, Beto enjoyed a strong second half of the season, finding regular football under returning manager David Moyes.

He scored eight Premier League goals for the Toffees - the second most in the squad - with five of his strikes coming in the space of four games in an impressive February for the striker, who was nominated for the Premier League's Player of the Month award.

The 6ft 4in Portuguese – whose full name is Norberto Bercique Gomes Betuncal – became the Blues’ fifth signing of the summer in 2023 following the arrivals of Ashley Young, Arnaut Danjuma, Youssef Chermiti and Jack Harrison.

A powerful hard-working forward boasting a quick burst of pace, aerial ability and with excellent hold-up play, Beto has reached double figures for goals in each of his past four seasons.

He was Udinese’s top scorer in 2022/23, having netted 11 times in his debut campaign for the Serie A club in 2021/22.

Born in Lisbon, Beto spent time in Benfica's famed academy before continuing his journey at Portuguese amateur side URD Tires and later signing for Clube Olimpico do Montijo, scoring 21 goals in his only season with the third division team.

His impressive form paved the way for a move to the Primeria League, joining Portimonense in June 2019. After making 10 appearances as a substitute in his maiden campaign, Beto was the club’s top scorer in 2020/21 with 14 goals.

That caught the attention of Udinese, leading to a switch to the Serie A outfit on the final day of the 2021 summer transfer window, initially on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.

Beto scored four goals in his first 10 league appearances in Italy, going on to grab a hat-trick in a 5-1 win over Cagliari in April 2022.

In 2022/23, the Portuguese averaged 0.42 goals per 90 minutes in Serie A, while his aerial duel success of 51.2 per cent put him in the top 20 per cent of forwards across Europe’s top five leagues.

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Dwight McNeil joined Everton from Burnley in July 2022, the winger signing a five-year contract to keep him at Goodison Park until at least summer 2027.

Despite a slow initial start at the Club, McNeil thrived following the arrival of Sean Dyche in January of his debut campaign. He finished that season having topped the charts for Everton in terms of goals scored (seven) and overall goal contributions (10).

His fine form also saw him scoop the Club’s Young Player of the Season, securing an overwhelming 72.5 per cent of the fan vote.

In the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, no attacker played more league minutes than the winger (2,892) for Everton and he again finished joint-top in terms of goal contributions with nine (G3, A6).

That, however, was only the tip of the iceberg in terms of his creative output across the campaign.

McNeil created 17 big chances in the Premier League in 2023/24 with only Mohamed Salah (22), Kevin De Bruyne (21), Bruno Fernandes (21) and Son Heung-Min (20) creating more - that was the second-most big chances created by an Everton player in a single Premier League season (since 2010/11) and the most since Leighton Baines in 2012/13 (22).

McNeil also the most completed crosses (65) and dribbles (30), while winning possession most in the final third (33) and winning the third-most amount of possession overall (177), behind only defenders James Tarkowski (186) and Jarrad Branthwaite (181).

In 2024/25, McNeil started the season promisingly, often operating in Everton's No.10 role. However, a knee injury sidelined him between December and April.

Across the campaign, however, he still managed to record five goals and eight assists in 23 appearances in all competitions, including a brace against Crystal Palace at Goodison Park during September.

A product of Burnley’s academy, McNeil played 134 Premier League games for the Turf Moor club and was twice a top-flight ever present.

He joined Burnley at the age of 14 following time in the academy at Manchester United, and made his senior professional debut, aged 18, on the final day of 2017/18.

McNeil would achieve a meaningful breakthrough midway through the following campaign, the attacker one of five players introduced to the side for a game against West Ham United after a 5-1 Boxing Day home defeat by Everton.

McNeil marked what was only his second first-team start by scoring in a 2-0 victory and would not be dislodged from manager Sean Dyche’s side over the remainder of the season.

The player began every one of Burnley’s 38 Premier League fixtures in 2019/20 – he was on the pitch for all but 75 minutes of the campaign – scoring two goals and providing six assists.

McNeil, whose dad Matty played as a striker for multiple clubs, including Stockport County and Chester, additionally supplied 257 crosses, the fifth-highest number of any top-flight performer.

He would inch up that category over the following two seasons, McNeil the fourth most prolific crosser with 242 in 2020/21, with only two players supplying more deliveries than the Lancastrian in his final Burnley season of 2021/22.

McNeil contributed two goals – including an absolutely sublime strike in a match at Goodison – and added six assists from 36 Premier League games in his penultimate Turf Moor campaign.

The progressive forward completed the second highest tally of successful dribbles (90) of any player in England's top division in 2021/22 to go alongside the 199 crosses he provided across the season.

The player, born in Rochdale in November 1999, won the first of 10 England Under-21 caps in October 2019. He figured in all three of his country’s matches at the 2021 European Under-21 Championship in Slovenia.

McNeil played six times for England’s Under-20 team. Following his maiden call-up in March 2019, the then Burnley teenager stepped up to train with manager Gareth Southgate’s senior England squad, adding one more notable achievement to a whirlwind period when McNeil began forging a reputation as a footballer capable of consistently influencing Premier League matches.

Everton signed versatile forward Iliman Ndiaye from Olympique Marseille for an undisclosed fee in July 2024, the Senegal international penning a five-year contract until the end of June 2029.

The 24-year-old, who can play in multiple attacking positions, became the Blues’ third addition of the summer transfer window following the return of Jack Harrison on a season-long loan from Leeds United, and young central midfielder Tim Iroegbunam from Aston Villa.

Ndiaye scored on his full Everton debut in the 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Doncaster Rovers in August 2024, going on a mazy solo run and slotting home in front of the Howard Kendall Gwladys Street end. Four days later, he was handed his maiden Premier League start against Bournemouth at Goodison Park and produced a player-of-the-match performance.

He quickly became a fan favourite on Merseyside, producing eyecatching displays which combined silky skills and an explosive tenacity.

Ndiaye struck nine goals during his first Premier League campaign with Everton - more than any other Toffees player.

In the Club's final-ever outing at Goodison Park, Ndiaye etched his name in the history books, netting both goals in a 2-0 victory Southampton.

An international teammate of Idrissa Gana Gueye, Ndiaye had joined Marseille the previous August, going on to make 46 appearances for the French giants, including 14 in their run to the Europa League semi-finals.

Born in France, Ndiaye started his youth career at local club Rouen and later signed for Marseille’s academy. From there, he moved to Dakar Sacre-Coeur in Senegal, the country of his father’s birth, before moving to England and joining Boreham Wood.

He signed for Sheffield United in August 2019 and made his name as a professional at Bramall Lane, proving a key attacking talent for the Blades.

Scoring twice on his full debut in a 6-2 win over Peterborough United in September 2021, Ndiaye hit the winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur in March 2023 to send Sheffield United through to the FA Cup quarter-finals.

The attacker was vital to the Yorkshire club during the 2022/23 campaign, scoring 14 goals and providing 11 assists to help secure United’s promotion to the Premier League.