The 2026–27 Aberdeen F.C. season is Aberdeen's 113th season in the top flight of Scottish football and the fourteenth in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen will also compete in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary May Ryan Duncan, Vicente Besuijen, Tom McIntyre and Elvis Bwomono all left the club and became free agents. Graeme Shinnie left for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The draw for the group stage of the League Cup was made and were drawn to play Queens Park, Queen of the South, Kelty Hearts and Brora Rangers. Lewis Mayo and Brad Lyons signed on a free from Kilarnock and on the same day Alexander Briedl joined the club. Development Players Joseph Teasdale and Dylan Ross agreed new contracts.
June Former chairman and current non-executive director, Stewart Milne, is to step down from the Board after 32 years. Macron became the new kit manufacturer. Dan Happe signed for free from Leyton Orient. The Dons announced pre-season in The Netherlands. Per Kristian Bråtveit left the club on a free. Toyosi Olusanya signed a two year deal on a free from Houston Dynamo. Irish midfielder Connor Ronan signed on a free from Colorado Rapids. After rumours of both leaving, Alfie Stewart and Alfie Bavidge signed new deals. Former Dundee loanee Tony Yogane joined for an undisclosed fee from English Premiership side Brentford signing on until 2030. The fixtures were released with the Dons kicking off at home to Hearts. The away kit was released before the friendly against Cove Rangers. Alfie Bavidge returned to Inverness CT on loan for the season. Stephen Craigan joined the coaching staff as Robinson links up with him again as his Number 2. Moroccan striker Ayoub Mouloua joined from FUS Rabat for an undisclosed fee.
July Pre-season continued out in the Netherlands with a behind closed doors friendly win against FC Bocholt 1900 followed by a loss to FC Twente. Full back Alexander Jensen left the club to join Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Elfsborg for an undisclosed fee. Alfie Stewart joined Inverness CT on a season-long loan following Bavidge and reuniting with the club they had both been with the previous season. It was widely reported that the Dons suffered a 6–3 loss to Ross County behind closed doors. English Left-back Nesta Guinness-Walker joined Aberdeen on a two-year contract on a free after leaving Northampton Town. Topi Keskinen left for Danish side Odense for just over a million pounds. Youngsters Jack Searle, Lewis Carrol, and Zak To were loaned to Peterhead, whilst Aaron Cummings and Bradley Chikomo linked up with Elgin City. However, Chikomo's loan was cut short and he joined Turriff United. Theo Simpson will return to Buckie Thistle along with JJ Hulse and defenders Jay Henderson and James Jarvie will head for Turriff United and Deveronvale respectively. Sam McLean joined Huntly with Max Pocklington and Heath Duncan joining Keith. Conlan Waldron joined Junior side Banchory St Ternan. The Dons completed pre-season with a win in Belfast against Linfield. Marko Lazetic left for an undisclosed fee to FC Noah who the Dons played in last seasons Conference League and the club were quick to replace him by signing Livingston winger Lewis Smith for a reported £300,000. Goalkeeper Marius Müller joined on a free from relegated Bundesliga side Wolfsburg. The club were granted an alcohol licence after the successful trials of the previous season. Former Scotland Women's International Rachel Corsie joined the board. Nicolas Milanovic returned to Sydney from where the club signed him from the previous summer. The Dons won all four of their League Cup matches to setup a home tie in the Second Round with fellow Premiership side Dundee. Andrew Fasanya officially became the youngest player ever to represent Aberdeen FC’s first team at 15 years, 7 months, and 12 days old. Former Scotland cap Chris Cadden signed from Hibernian for an undisclosed fee.
August Kevin Nisbet was named as club captain for the season with new signing Brad Lyons as vice captain. Nisbet scored a 95th minute winning penalty against Hearts in a comeback victory at a raucous Pittodrie. Fourth choice goalkeeper Rodrigo Vitols was loaned to Fraserburgh until January. Belgian forward Mitchy Ntelo joined The Dons from Swiss side Yverdon-Sport FC for an undisclosed fee. Dundee comfortably beat them at Dens Park. Dimitar Mitov joined 2. Bundesliga side St Pauli for a reported fee of £430,000. Kjartan Már Kjartansson signed for Eliteserien side SK Brann for a reported fee of close to a million pounds. The away fixture against Motherwell was postponed as they had progressed in European competition and had the right of postponement. Dylan Lobban signed a new contract and was then immediately loaned to Championship side Dunfermline Athletic. The Dons got their revenge against Dundee in the League Cup to setup a Quarter Final tie away to Kilmarnock. Peter Ambrose joined Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax for an undisclosed fee. Jamie Mercer joined Cove Rangers on loan. Brad Lyons was expected to miss 3-4 weeks of action having had minor surgery to tidy up a small knee issue. Joel Okhuoya joined Formartine United on loan. They lost to at home to Rangers in the League. Kusini Yengi joined J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima on a season loan.
September The Dons were away to Celtic and lost three first half goals. Theo Simpson's loan with Buckie Thistle was terminated and moved to Forfar Athletic instead. German goalkeeper Daniel Klein joined on a two-year deal on a free from Augsburg. Kenan Bilalović joined Slovak Super Liga side MŠK Žilina on a season-long loan. Both Lewis Carrol and Sam McLean joined Huntly on loan. In the League, the Dons drew a blank against Kilmarnock. French winger Hicham Mahou joined on a one-year contract with the option for a further year. The Dons got their revenge against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in the League Cup despite Dan Happe's red card. Muller saved three penalties to set up a Semi-Final at Hampden against Rangers on Halloween. They followed up with an away victory by four goals at Motherwell's Fir Park, their first away League win since the previous December and their biggest win at the ground in an astonishing 42 years!! Before the match, chief executive Alan Burrows stepped down after three and a half years for family reasons. Mitchel Frame and Dylan Lobban (U21), Andrew Fasanya and Jay Henderson (U17) and Cooper Masson (U19) were all called up for Scotland youth Internationals. The third kit was released and inspired by Craigievar Castle. The Dons played in the kit at Easter Road in a competitive score draw before the International break. Jack Searle signed a contract extension until the summer of 2028. Following a disciplinary hearing, the club were issued with an immediate reduction of 500 tickets from its allocation for the Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Rangers. Aussie Goalkeeper joined Ross County on loan until the end of the season.
October During the International break, the club agreed a testimonial match with Dunfermline for their kitman of 33 years Mo Hutton with Aberdeen running out 4-1 winners in a very good workout for the Dons.
Results & fixtures
Pre-season and Friendlies
Scottish Premiership
Scottish League Cup Group stage
Knockout phase
Squad statistics Appearances
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Goalscorers As of 19 September 2026 RankingNationNumberNameScottish PremiershipLeague CupScottish CupTotal1 15 Kevin Nisbet390122 8 Brad Lyons0101= 9 Ayoub Mouloua1001= 11 Lewis Smith0101= 20 Toyosi Olusanya0101= 21 Gavin Molloy1001= 23 Lewis Mayo1001= 25 Connor Ronan1001= 26 Dan Happe0101= 29 Kjartan Már Kjartansson0101= 31 Mitchy Ntelo0101TOTALS615022
Club statistics Competition Overview
League table
Results by round
League cup table
Transfers
Players in DatePosPlayerFromFeeRef 28 May 2026 DF Lewis Mayo Kilmarnock Free MF Brad Lyons Alexander Briedl Blau-Weiß Linz 5 June 2026 DF Dan Happe Leyton Orient 16 June 2026 FW Toyosi Olusanya Houston Dynamo 17 June 2026 MF Connor Ronan Colorado Rapids 19 June 2026 Tony Yogane Brentford Undisclosed 28 June 2026 FW Ayoub Mouloua FUS Rabat 8 July 2026 DF Nesta Guinness-Walker Northampton Town Free 13 July 2026 MF Lewis Smith Livingston Undisclosed 16 July 2026 GK Marius Müller VFL Wolfsburg Free 31 July 2026 DF Chris Cadden Hibernian Undisclosed 8 August 2026 FW Mitchy Ntelo Yverdon-Sport 9 September 2026 FW Hicham Mahou Lugano Free
Players out DatePosPlayerToFeeRef 25 May 2025 FW Ryan Duncan Inverness CT Free Vicente Besuijen DF Tom McIntyre Elvis Bwomono 26 May 2025 MF Graeme Shinnie Inverness CT 12 June 2026 GK Per Kristian Bråtveit Haugesundhttps://x.com/AberdeenFC/status/2065463000845176960 6 July 2026 DF Alexander Jensen Elfsborg Undisclosed 10 July 2026 FW Topi Keskinen Odense 13 July 2026 Marko Lazetić Noah 13 August 2026 GK Dimitar Mitov St. Pauli MF Kjartan Már Kjartansson SK Brann 18 August 2026 FW Peter Ambrose Neuchâtel Xamax
Loans out DatePosPlayerToRef 26 June 2026 FW Alfie Bavidge Inverness CT 7 July 2026 MF Alfie Stewart 8 July 2026 FW Sam McLean Elgin City MF Aaron Cummings DF James Jarvie Deveronvale https://www.facebook.com/DeveronvaleFootballClub/posts/%EF%B8%8Fjames-jarvie-signs-on-loan%EF%B8%8Fdeveronvale-are-pleased-to-announce-the-loan-signing/1704172715044204/ 10 July 2026 DF Lewis Carrol Peterhead https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/development-loans-update FW Jack Searle FW Zak To DF Jay Henderson Turriff United https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/development-loans-update FW Bradley Chikomo MF JJ Hulse Buckie Thistle https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/development-loans-update GK Theo Simpson 13 July 2026 GK Conlan Waldron Banchory St Ternan https://www.facebook.com/OfficialBSTFC/photos/banchory-st-ternan-are-pleased-to-announce-the-loan-signing-of-goalkeeper-conlan/1671891861604971/ 14 July 2026 DF Dylan Ross Cove Rangers https://www.afc.co.uk/en/news/dons-youngsters-join-cove-rangers-for-2026-27 FW Joseph Teasdale 21 July 2026 DF Max Pocklington Keith https://aberdeenfcnews.co.uk/news/aberdeen-fc-youngsters-loaned MF Heath Duncan 7 August 2026 GK Rodrigo Vitols Fraserburgh 14 August 2026 DF Dylan Lobban Dunfermline Athletic 31 August 2026 FW Kusini Yengi Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 September 2026 MF Kenan Bilalović MŠK Žilina 28 September 2026 GK Nicholas Suman Ross County
See also List of Aberdeen F.C. seasons
References