- Founded 1901
- Stadium Falmer Stadium
- Manager Fabian Hurzeler
- Competition Premier League 2026-27
- Goals 4
- Goals Conceded 0
- Yellow Cards 2
- Total Red Cards
Brighton Squawka Score Ratings 2025/26
With the 2025/26 season long over, take a look at Brighton’s most-used XI from the campaign below and how the players have managed to perform according to the Squawka Score rating system. The Seagulls enjoyed another strong campaign and will play Conference League football in 2026/27.
The Squawka Score is a metric developed to assess a player’s performance related to other players in the same position. It’s a percentage rating from 0 to 100, calculated based on various per-90-minute statistics, including the obvious stats such as goals and assists, but also some more obscure ones that are more position-specific.
GK – Bart Verbruggen – 57% – Verbruggen was among the best goalkeepers in the Premier League this season. He ranks in the 60-80th percentile for goals prevented per 90 minutes and save percentage, while also scoring well for his lack of errors leading to shots or goals.
RB – Mats Wieffer – 66% – Wieffer sits in the 80-95th percentile for clearances and tackles won per 90. He also ranks well at the other end of the field for touches in the opposing box, shots on target and big chances created.
CB – Jan Paul van Hecke – 61% – Van Hecke sits in the 95th percentile and above among centre-backs for completed passes into the final third per 90. He’s also generally good in the air, ranking in the 80-95th percentile for aerial duels won.
CB – Lewis Dunk – 55% – Dunk ranks in the 80-95th percentile among centre-backs for forward passing accuracy. He is also in the 60-80th percentile for aerial duels won, blocks and interceptions.
LB – Ferdi Kadioglu – 64% – Kadioglu isn’t as well-rated as his full-back partner, but the Turkish defender still does well for ground duel percentage, touches in opposition box and completed passes into the final third. He also sits in the 80-95th percentile for shots on target per 90.
DM – Carlos Baleba – 46% – Baleba ranks well for his interceptions retaining possession, but he’s let down by his low tackle numbers per 90. He also scores poorly for too many unsuccessful touches.
DM – Pascal Gross – 60% – Gross was one of the Premier League’s better deep-lying creators last season, ranking in the 80-95th percentile for big chances created.
CAM – Jack Hinshelwood – 49% – Hinshelwood’s scores are generally low. However, he does rank well for dispossessions per 90 minutes.
RW – Yankuba Minteh – 57% – Minteh sits in the 80-95th percentile among wingers for his take-ons completed per 90 and touches in the opposition box. But a lack of goal involvements counts against him.
LW – Kaoru Mitoma – 50% – Mitoma scores poorly for his goal involvements per 90. His scores are generally low across the board in key metrics, though he is in the 80-95th percentile for touches in opposing box.
ST – Danny Welbeck – 62% – Welbeck sits in the 60-80th percentile among strikers for his goals per 90, shooting accuracy and Expected Goal overperformance, while also ranking well for his lack of offsides.
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Brighton’s set-piece specialists:
- Penalties: Danny Welbeck
- Free-kicks: Maxim De Cuyper, Yasin Asari, Diego Gomez
- Corners: Pascal Gross, Yankuba Minteh, Maxim De Cuyper
Brighton FAQs
Where did Brighton finish in the 2025/26 Premier League season?
Brighton & Hove Albion recorded another eighth-placed finish in the Premier League.
Who is the Brighton manager?
Fabian Hurzeler has just completed his second season as Brighton manager after he was appointed in the summer of 2024.
Who is the current Brighton captain?
The long-serving Lewis Dunk is the current Seagulls skipper, a position he has held since the beginning of the 2019/20 campaign.
Will Brighton play in Europe in 2026/27?
Yes, Brighton will play in the Conference League next season. The club’s only European campaign so far came in 2023/24, when they topped their Europa League group, before losing to Roma in the last-16.