Liverpool’s squad of 26 senior players has been built for the 2025/26 season at Anfield with world-class players at manager Arne Slot’s disposal. Their team includes three goalkeepers, eight defenders, nine midfielders and six forwards, not including senior players away on loan.
Liverpool goalkeepers
Alisson Becker
| Name: | Alisson Ramses Becker |
| DOB: | 02/10/1992 |
| Joined Liverpool: | July 2018 |
| Joined From: | AS Roma |
| Kit number: | 1 |
Liverpool signed Alisson Becker from AS Roma in July 2018 for an initial €62.5m (£58m) plus €10m (£9m) in performance-related add-ons, which briefly marked the world record fee for a goalkeeper. The Brazilian has been the Reds’ No1 between the sticks ever since he arrived.
READ MORE: Everything to know on Liverpool’s Alisson Becker from his wife to net worth
Giorgi Mamardashvili
| Name: | Giorgi Mamardashvili |
| DOB: | 29/11/2000 |
| Joined Liverpool: | August 2024 |
| Joined From: | Valencia |
| Kit number: | 25 |
Georgia international Giorgi Mamardashvili joined Liverpool from Valencia in 2024 before spending the following season with the Spanish side. Arriving permanently in the summer of 2025, Mamardashvili is expected to feature as back-up to Alisson.
Freddie Woodman
| Name: | Frederick John Woodman |
| DOB: | 04/03/1997 |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Joined Liverpool: | June 2025 |
| Joined From: | Preston North End |
| Kit number: | 28 |
Liverpool signed experienced goalkeeper Freddie Woodman on a free transfer in the summer of 2025. After establishing himself as number one at Preston North End, Woodman arrives to act as Slot’s third-choice keeper.
Liverpool defenders
Joe Gomez
| Name: | Joseph Dave Gomez |
| DOB: | 23/05/1997 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | July 2015 |
| Joined From: | Charlton Athletic |
| Kit number: | 2 |
Charlton Athletic sold Joe Gomez to Liverpool for £3.5m as a highly-rated teenager in July 2015. The centre-half has since developed into a squad player at Anfield between frequent absences to injury.
Virgil van Dijk
| Name: | Virgil van Dijk |
| DOB: | 08/07/1991 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | January 2018 |
| Joined From: | Southampton |
| Kit number: | 4 |
Liverpool struck a deal with Southampton in December 2017 for Virgil van Dijk to move to Anfield for £75m. The Dutchman has since become the world’s leading centre-back and is the current captain for Arne Slot’s team.
READ MORE: Everything to know on Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk from his tattoo to net worth
Ibrahima Konate
| Name: | Ibrahima Konate |
| DOB: | 25/05/1999 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | May 2021 |
| Joined From: | RB Leipzig |
| Kit number: | 5 |
Jurgen Klopp triggered a £36m release clause in the contract of Ibrahima Konate for Liverpool to sign the defender from RB Leipzig in 2021. Although injuries have sporadically limited the Frenchman’s availability, he is the current recognised partner for Van Dijk.
Giovanni Leoni
| Name: | Giovanni Leoni |
| DOB: | 21/12/2006 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | August 2025 |
| Joined From: | Parma |
| Kit number: | 15 |
Liverpool signed teenaged centre-back Giovanni Leoni from Parma in the summer of 2025 after a breakout season for the Italian. He arrives as understudy to Van Dijk, Konate and Gomez, with the expectation of a future role in the starting XI.
Andy Roberston
| Name: | Andrew Henry Robertson MBE |
| DOB: | 11/03/1994 |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | July 2017 |
| Joined From: | Hull City |
| Kit number: | 26 |
Liverpool signed Andy Robertson from Hull City for £10m after the Tigers endured relegation from the Premier League.
He has since emerged as one of Europe’s best-attacking full-backs and received an MBE in December 2022 for services to football, charity and young people through his own charity.
READ MORE: Everything to know on Liverpool’s Andy Robertson from his wife to MBE
Milos Kerkez
| Name: | Milos Kerkez |
| DOB: | 07/11/2003 |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | June 2025 |
| Joined From: | Bournemouth |
| Kit number: | 6 |
Liverpool brought Milos Kerkez in from Bournemouth in June 2025 after seeing him develop into one of the Premier League’s outstanding left-backs.
The Hungarian is set to challenge Robertson for a starting spot in Arne Slot’s XI.
Jeremie Frimpong
| Name: | Jeremie Agyekum Frimpong |
| DOB: | 10/12/2000 |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | June 2025 |
| Joined From: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Kit number: | 30 |
Liverpool moved quickly to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold by signing right-back Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen in June 2025.
A product of the Manchester City youth academy, Frimpong is set to offer Slot an option at full-back but also in attack as he aims to win a league title in three different countries.
Conor Bradley
| Name: | Conor Bradley |
| DOB: | 09/07/2003 |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | 2019 |
| Joined From: | Academy |
| Kit number: | 84 |
Conor Bradley joined Liverpool as a youth prospect following a trail from Northern Irish outfit Dungannon Swifts in 2019. Following his promotion to the Reds first-team, the talented right-back is in line for a bigger role as he battles Frimpong for a starting spot.
Liverpool midfielders
Wataru Endo
| Name: | Wataru Endo |
| DOB: | 09/02/1993 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | August 2023 |
| Joined From: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Kit number: | 3 |
Klopp moved to reinforce his midfield at Liverpool with a £16m transfer from VfB Stuttgart for Wataru Endo in 2023. Endo ranked fourth for duels won (439) and seventh for distance covered (356km) in his final Bundesliga season.
Dominik Szoboszlai
| Name: | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| DOB: | 25/10/2000 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | July 2023 |
| Joined From: | RB Leipzig |
| Kit number: | 8 |
Liverpool triggered a £60m release clause in the contract of Dominik Szoboszlai to sign the Hungary playmaker from RB Leipzig. He moved to Merseyside on the back of helping Die Roten Bullen defend their DFB-Pokal title.
READ MORE: Everything to know on Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai from his girlfriend to net worth
Alexis Mac Allister
| Name: | Alexis Mac Allister |
| DOB: | 24/12/1998 |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | June 2023 |
| Joined From: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Kit number: | 10 |
Liverpool took advantage of a release clause in Alexis Mac Allister’s contract to sign the midfielder from Brighton. The 2022 World Cup winner with Argentina left the south coast for an initial £35m, rising up to £55m with add-ons.
Curtis Jones
| Name: | Curtis Julian Jones |
| DOB: | 30/01/2001 |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | February 2018 |
| Joined From: | Academy |
| Kit number: | 17 |
Liverpool awarded Curtis Jones his first professional contract in 2018 after eight years in the club’s academy setup. He made his senior debut a year later and has spent his entire career yet at Anfield.
Trey Nyoni
| Name: | Treymaurice Nyoni |
| DOB: | 30/06/2007 |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | June 2023 |
| Joined From: | Leicester City |
| Kit number: | 42 |
Liverpool raided Leicester City for one of their top youth academy products in 2023, signing Trey Nyoni.
Nyoni made his first-team debut under Jurgen Klopp, before catching Arne Slot’s eye during the summer of 2024. The 18-year-old is expected to make up part of the first-team squad this season.
Ryan Gravenberch
| Name: | Ryan Jiro Gravenberch |
| DOB: | 16/05/2002 |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | September 2023 |
| Joined From: | Bayern Munich |
| Kit number: | 38 |
Liverpool agreed to a deadline day transfer with Bayern Munich to sign Ryan Gravenberch for £34.5m in September 2023. The Dutchman left Der FCB just one year after joining the Allianz Arena outfit from AFC Ajax having started six of his 24 appearances.
Stefan Bajcetic
| Name: | Stefan Bajcetic Maquieira |
| DOB: | 22/10/2004/td> |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | January 2021 |
| Joined From: | Celta Vigo youth |
| Kit number: | 43 |
Liverpool secured what may prove to be a bargain £225k move for Stefan Bajcetic as a 16-year-old at Celta Vigo. The Spaniard made his senior debut in 2022 and soon emerged as a key first-team player. After a year out on loan in 2024/25, Bajcetic will hope to make an impact in Slot’s second season at the helm.
Florian Wirtz
| Name: | Florian Richard Wirtz |
| DOB: | 03/05/2003 |
| Joined Liverpool: | June 2025 |
| Joined From: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Kit number: | 7 |
Liverpool smashed their transfer record – and that of British football – by signing Florian Wirtz for £116m in June 2025.
A creative player with the ability to score and assist in equal measure, Wirtz arrives with big expectations to become one of the best players in the world.
James McConnell
| Name: | James William McConnell |
| DOB: | 13/09/2004 |
| Position: | Centre-midfielder |
| Joined Liverpool: | 2019 |
| Joined From: | Sunderland Academy |
| Kit number: | 53 |
Klopp raided the academy ranks at Sunderland to sign James McConnell in 2019. The silky midfielder has gone on to play under both Klopp and Slot before spending the first half of 2025/26 on loan at Ajax.
Liverpool forwards
Alexander Isak
| Name: | Alexander Isak |
| DOB: | 21/09/1999 |
| Position: | Striker |
| Joined Liverpool: | September 2025 |
| Joined From: | Newcastle United |
| Kit number: | 9 |
Liverpool spent a British record fee to sign Alexander Isak for £125m from Newcastle United on transfer deadline day in the summer of 2025.
The Swede was desperate to move to Anfield after finishing as runner-up in the 2024/25 Premier League Golden Boot race and will take the No. 9 shirt for Liverpool.
Hugo Ekitike
| Name: | Hugo Timothee Ekitike |
| DOB: | 20/06/2002 |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Joined Liverpool: | July 2025 |
| Joined From: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Kit number: | 22 |
Liverpool spent £79m to sign Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer of 2025 as he aimed to add more firepower to Slot’s front line.
Ekitike scored in his first three matches for the Reds, showing that he has what it takes to be one of the best centre-forwards in the Premier League.
Mohamed Salah
| Name: | Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly |
| DOB: | 15/06/1992 |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Joined Liverpool: | June 2017 |
| Joined From: | AS Roma |
| Kit number: | 11 |
AS Roma sold Mohamed Salah to Liverpool for £34m two years after the winger left Chelsea.
While the Egyptian struggled at Stamford Bridge, he has become a modern-day Premier League icon over his time at Anfield. The attacker has hit almost 250 goals across more than 400 matches for the Reds.
READ MORE: Everything to know on Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah from his wife to net worth
Federico Chiesa
| Name: | Federico Chiesa |
| DOB: | 25/10/1997 |
| Position: | Winger |
| Joined Liverpool: | August 2024 |
| Joined From: | Juventus |
| Kit number: | 14 |
Liverpool made one statement signing in the summer 2024 transfer window by luring Federico Chiesa from Juventus for £10m, rising to £12.5m after add-ons.
The Italy international arrived to add quality and depth to the Reds’ frontline as a vastly versatile threat.
READ MORE: Everything to know on Liverpool’s Federico Chiesa from net worth to stats
Cody Gakpo
| Name: | Cody Mathes Gakpo |
| DOB: | 07/05/1999 |
| Position: | Centre-forward, Left winger |
| Joined Liverpool: | January 2023 |
| Joined From: | AFC Ajax |
| Kit number: | 18 |
Among the newest faces at Liverpool includes Cody Gakpo following a £44m switch in January 2023. He lit up the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with the Netherlands as a prodigious and dynamic attacking threat.
Rio Ngumoha
| Name: | Rio Chima Ngumoha |
| DOB: | 29/08/2008 |
| Position: | Winger |
| Joined Liverpool: | August 2024 |
| Joined From: | Chelsea |
| Kit number: | 73 |
Liverpool upset the applecart when they poached teenaged starlet Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea in 2024. The Blues were fuming that Ngumoha would not sign a contract and left for Anfield instead.
Having made his first team debut in an FA Cup tie against Accrington Stanley in January 2025, the flying winger made a big impression the following summer, forcing his way into Slot’s plans and scoring on his Premier League debut.
On Loan
Kostas Tsimikas (on loan at AS Roma)
| Name: | Konstantinos Tsimikas |
| DOB: | 12/05/1996 |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Joined Liverpool: | August 2020 |
| Joined From: | Olympiacos |
| Kit number: | 21 |
Liverpool brought Kostas Tsimikas to the Premier League from Olympiacos for £11.75m to give the Reds added depth at left-back. He has since proven to be a valuable squad player, but left on loan for AS Roma after seeing Milos Kerkez arrive in the summer of 2025.
Vitezslav Jaros (on loan at Ajax)
| Name: | Vitezslav Jaros |
| DOB: | 23/07/2001 |
| Joined Liverpool: | July 2017 |
| Joined From: | Academy |
| Kit number: | 56 |
Vitezslav Jaros joined the Liverpool setup initially as an Under-18 prospect from Slavia Prague in 2017. He has since risen to a reserve role in the senior side following various loan spells. After making two appearances for the first-team in the 2024/25 campaign, Jaros will spend the new season on loan with Ajax.
Harvey Elliott (on loan at Aston Villa)
| Name: | Harvey Daniel James Elliott |
| DOB: | 04/04/2003 |
| Joined Liverpool: | July 2019 |
| Joined From: | Fulham |
| Kit number: | 19 |
Harvey Elliott was signed as one of the hottest prospects in English football by Liverpool in 2019, and has since been a part of the Reds squads that won the 2024/25 Premier League title. In search of more regular game time, Elliott was sent out on loan to Aston Villa.
Forever
Diogo Jota
| Name: | Diogo Jose Teixeira da Silva |
| DOB: | 04/12/1996 – 03/07/2025 |
| Position: | Centre-forward, Left winger |
| Joined Liverpool: | September 2020 |
| Joined From: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Kit number: | 20 |
Diogo Jota will forever be etched into Liverpool history after becoming the first player to have his number permanently retired.
Arriving from Wolves in 2020, Jota’s ability to score any type of goal instantly made him a fan favourite.
Tenacious, hard-working and unfailingly down to earth, the Portuguese left a gaping hole in the Liverpool squad after passing away in a car accident alongside his brother on July 3rd 2025.
Jota left the earth as a Premier League and UEFA Nations League champion but, tragically, he will never leave Liverpool. He may no longer be with us, but his spirit will live within the club for eternity. Forever 20.
