Cardiff City

Cardiff City net spend since 2015

Cardiff City have spent €94m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €57m: a net spend of €37m.

That covers 67 signings (30 for a disclosed fee, 25 free, 12 undisclosed) and 65 departures (18 sold for a disclosed fee, 30 free, 17 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 29 in, 47 out.

Record signing: Josh Murphy, €11m from Norwich City (Jul 2018). Record sale: Mark McGuinness, €12m to Luton Town (Aug 2024).

Cardiff City transfer spending by season

Cardiff City record signings

1. Josh Murphy · €11m from Norwich City · Jul 2018
2. Bobby De Cordova-Reid · €11m from Bristol City · Jul 2018
3. Gary Madine · €7m from Bolton Wanderers · Jan 2018
4. Robert Glatzel · €6m from Heidenheim · Jul 2019
5. Aden Flint · €4m from Middlesbrough · Jul 2019

Cardiff City record sales

1. Mark McGuinness · €12m to Luton Town · Aug 2024
2. Bobby De Cordova-Reid · €9m to Fulham · Jan 2020
3. Kenneth Dahrup Zohorè · €9m to West Bromwich Albion · Jul 2019
4. Kieffer Moore · €4m to AFC Bournemouth · Jan 2022
5. David Marshall · €4m to Hull City · Aug 2016

Cardiff City trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 29 players Cardiff City both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €28m against €51m paid: a trading loss of €23m.

• Mark McGuinness: signed for €2m (Jul 2021), sold to Luton Town for €12m (Aug 2024): profit €9m
• Kieffer Moore: signed for €2m (Aug 2020), sold to AFC Bournemouth for €4m (Jan 2022): profit €2m
• Ebou Adams: signed free (Jul 2022), sold to Derby County for €1m (Jul 2024): profit €1m
• Manolis Siopis: signed free (Aug 2023), sold to Panathinaikos for €800k (Jan 2025): profit €800k

• Josh Murphy: signed for €11m (Jul 2018), left free for Oxford United (Jul 2022): loss €11m
• Robert Glatzel: signed for €6m (Jul 2019), sold to Hamburger SV for €1m (Jul 2021): loss €5m
• Aden Flint: signed for €4m (Jul 2019), left free for Stoke City (Jul 2022): loss €4m
• Alex Smithies: signed for €4m (Jul 2018), left free for Leicester City (Aug 2022): loss €4m
• Bobby De Cordova-Reid: signed for €11m (Jul 2018), sold to Fulham for €9m (Jan 2020): loss €2m

Cardiff City ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Cardiff City have made 3 signings and 2 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 4 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out nobody; in Nathan Trott (from FC København, 1,350 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Jesper Daland (loan to Viking); in Krystian Bielik (from West Bromwich Albion, 655 league minutes since), Calum Scanlon (loan from Liverpool U21, 506 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Ryan Wintle (left free for Milton Keynes Dons), Eli King (to Gillingham); in Jack Moylan (from Lincoln City, 1,284 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Roko Simic (loan to Magdeburg), Kion Etete (loan to Newport County), Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (loan to Newport County); in nobody.

Cardiff City injury news: injuries and suspensions

Cardiff City have no injuries or suspensions on record as of 10 Nov 2026.

Cardiff City last starting XI

Cardiff City's last league starting XI, v Burnley on 7 Nov 2026: Nathan Trott; Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Will Fish, Krystian Bielik; Alex Robertson, Ollie Tanner, Chris Willock, Cian Ashford, Rubin Colwill; Jack Moylan.

2 changes from the side that started v West Ham United on 4 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Calum Scanlon (3), Yousef Salech (3) and Joel Colwill (3).

Opponent: Burnley.

Cardiff City minutes played 2026/27

After 15 league games of 2026/27, 9 Cardiff City players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 6 are rotating and 14 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: Chris Willock, David Turnbull, Kion Etete, Callum Robinson, Calum Chambers.

Cardiff City club-trained players

We can verify 9 club-trained players in the Cardiff City squad: Joel Bagan, Cian Ashford, Joel Colwill, Rubin Colwill, Ronan Kpakio, Dylan Lawlor, Isaak Davies, Dakarai Mafico and Tanatswa Nyakuhwa. Between them they have played 25% of Cardiff City's league minutes in 2026/27. 3 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Joel Bagan (DEF): 1,330 league minutes
• Cian Ashford (MID): 803 league minutes
• Joel Colwill (MID): 750 league minutes
• Rubin Colwill (MID): 467 league minutes
• Ronan Kpakio (DEF): 245 league minutes
• Dylan Lawlor (DEF): 115 league minutes
• Isaak Davies (FWD): 74 league minutes
• Dakarai Mafico (MID): no league minutes yet
• Tanatswa Nyakuhwa (FWD): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 1 player club-trained at Cardiff City now plays for other clubs we track, led by Mark Harris (Oxford United, value €1m).

• Mark Harris · Oxford United · €1m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.