The 2026–27 season is the 145th season in the history of Queens Park Rangers Football Club and their twelfth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Pierce Charles GK 2026 Manchester City 9 0 13 Calum Ward GK 2026 Motherwell 0 0 32 Matteo Salamon GK 2015 QPR Academy 0 0 Defenders 2 Kealey Adamson RB 2025 Macarthur FC 16 0 3 Jimmy Dunne (captain) CB / RB 2021 Burnley 211 15 4 Liam Morrison CB 2024 Bayern Munich 33 0 5 Ronnie Edwards CB 2026 Southampton 48 3 6 Jake Clarke-Salter CB 2022 Chelsea 84 1 12 Boy Kemper LB 2026 NAC Breda 2 0 19 Dennis Cirkin LB 2026 Sunderland 7 0 27 Amadou Mbengue CB / RB 2025 Reading 51 2 48 Tariq Lamptey RB 2026 Fiorentina 5 0 – Esquerdinha LB 2025 Fluminense 16 0 – Timothy Akindileni CB 2025 Aberdeen 0 0 Midfielders 7 Karamoko Dembélé RW 2024 Brest 54 4 10 Ilias Chair AM / LW 2017 Lierse 286 40 11 Paul Smyth RW / LW 2023 Leyton Orient 160 15 14 Kōki Saitō LW 2024 Lommel 84 7 17 Kwame Poku RW 2025 Peterborough United 22 1 18 Glen Kamara CM 2026 Rennes 7 0 20 Harvey Vale AM / RM / LM / CM / LWB 2025 Chelsea 39 4 23 Isak Alemayehu AM / RW 2025 Djurgårdens IF 1 0 24 Nicolas Madsen CM 2024 Westerlo 81 6 33 Leon Scarlett LW 2024 Arsenal 4 0 40 Jonathan Varane CM / DM 2024 Sporting Gijón 84 2 – Emmerson Sutton LW / RW 2023 QPR Academy 3 0 – Teddy Tarbotton CM 2020 Hull City 1 0 – Kalen Brunson LW 2024 QPR Academy 1 0 – Ashley Trujillo RW 2024 QPR Academy 1 0 Forwards 15 Alfie Lloyd CF 2021 Yeovil Town 38 2 16 Rumarn Burrell CF 2025 Burton Albion 40 12 22 Richard Kone CF 2025 Wycombe Wanderers 48 11 25 Justin Obikwu CF 2026 Coventry City 1 0 26 Rayan Kolli CF / LW / LW 2023 QPR Academy 57 11 Out on loan – Joe Walsh GK 2021 Gillingham 31 0 – Daniel Bennie LW / RW / CF 2024 Perth Glory 32 2 – Jaiden Putman RB 2015 QPR Academy 1 0 – Tylon Smith CB 2025 Stellenbosch 4 0 – Jaylan Pearman AM 2025 Perth Glory 1 0 – Ziyad Larkeche LB / CB 2023 Fulham 22 0 – Kieran Morgan CM / RB 2024 Tottenham Hotspur 61 3
Players from Queens Park Rangers Reserves and Academy
Transfers and contracts In Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref. 1 July 2026 LB Boy Kemper NAC Breda Free 9 July 2026 GK Calum Ward Motherwell £800,000 21 July 2026 RB Tariq Lamptey Fiorentina Free 12 August 2026 LB Dennis Cirkin Sunderland 28 August 2026 RB Eddie Chadwick LA Galaxy CF Declan De-Vult Trefelin BGC Undisclosed CM Amar Sanghrajka Watford
Out Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref. 19 June 2026 CDM Sam Field Norwich City £1,500,000 14 July 2026 GK Murphy Cooper Plymouth Argyle £250,000 17 July 2026 CF Žan Celar Basel £1,300,000 21 July 2026 CF Cian Dillon Dundalk Undisclosed 30 July 2026 RB Hevertton Santos Levski Sofia 14 August 2026 CB Alex Wilkie Larne
Loans in Date Pos. Player From Loaned until Ref. 10 July 2026 GK Pierce Charles Manchester City End of Season 3 August 2026 CM Glen Kamara Rennes
Loans out Date Pos. Player To Loaned until Ref. 9 July 2026 GK Joe Walsh Wigan Athletic End of Season 10 July 2026 CM Harvey Boddy Worthing 24 July 2026 CAM Archie O'Brien Hemel Hempstead Town 22 August 2026 27 July 2026 LB Cory Adjetey-Brew Worthing 19 October 2026 29 July 2026 LW Daniel Bennie Dundee United End of Season 7 August 2026 RB Jaiden Putman Woking 30 October 2026 13 August 2026 CB Tylon Smith New England Revolution End of Season 14 August 2026 CAM Jaylan Pearman Swindon Town End of Season 24 August 2026 RW Philip Sanyaolu Bristol Rovers 29 August 2026 LB Ziyad Larkeche Barnsley 31 August 2026 CM Kieran Morgan Bradford City 25 September 2026 LW Emmerson Sutton Worthing 21 November 2026
Released / out of contract Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Joined date Ref. 30 June 2026 CB Gabriel Cuthbert Uxbridge 1 July 2026 CM Alfie Tuck Maidstone United CB Noah McCann Central Coast Mariners 2 July 2026 CB Steve Cook Wycombe Wanderers 3 July 2026 CDM Isaac Hayden Leyton Orient 10 July 2026 GK Paul Nardi Auxerre 22 July 2026 GK Joel Halliday Swindon Supermarine 14 July 2026 CF Rohan Vaughan Harrogate Town 23 July 2026 LB Jake Leahy Hanworth Villa 8 August 2026 CB Jack McDowell VM Men’s Soccer 9 August 2026 CM Enis Neziri KF Malisheva 11 August 2026 CB Isaiah Balogun RM Jake Coomes Uxbridge GK Ben Hamer CB Mason Skeete 29 July 2026 CM Elijah Dixon-Bonner
New contracts Date Pos. Player Contract expiry Ref. 1 July 2026 CF Ridwan Hassan Undisclosed 1 July 2026 CM Fraser Neill 1 July 2026 GK Matteo Salamon Undisclosed 1 July 2026 RW Philip Sanyaolu Undisclosed 8 July 2026 LB Cory Adjetey-Brew 22 July 2026 CM Nicolas Madsen Undisclosed 30 August 2026 CF Alfie Lloyd
Pre-season and friendlies On 30 May, QPR announced a pre-season training camp in Vienna between 9–17 July, with fixtures against 1. Wiener Neustädter and First Vienna. Ten days later, three further fixtures were added to the schedule against Bromley, AFC Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers, the latter behing played behind closed doors. A home friendly against Fiorentina was next to be announced.
Competitions Overall record
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The 2026–27 Championship fixtures were released on 25 June 2026.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
QPR were drawn at home to Millwall in the first round.
Statistics Appearances
Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player
Goals
RankPlayerPos.ChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal1 Rumarn BurrellFW2002 Paul SmythFW2002 Ilias ChairMF20024 Kwame PokuMF1001 Kōki SaitōMF1001 Jimmy DunneDF1001 Own goal1012Total100111
Clean sheets
RankPlayerPos.ChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal1 Pierce CharlesGK2002Total2002
Awards EFL awards EFL Championship Manager of the Month MonthManagerResult Ref.August Julien Stéphan
References