Stoke City have registered 24 players in their squad for the rest of the season – with one vacancy and three players on the fringes left out ready to be called up if needed.
Four players were added in the January transfer window to the squad that Steven Schumacher inherited in December, while Dwight Gayle departed by mutual consent late on deadline day. Million Manhoef, who only turned 22 last month, still counts as an under-21s player – it is anyone who was under the age of 21 on January 1, 2023 – while Niall Ennis and Luke Cundle are on the list. There is no place for rookie Scott Morris, aged 22 and a New Zealand youth international brought in from Christchurch United to bolster the keeper department.
There is no place for 22-year-old left-back Liam McCarron, who signed from Leeds United in the summer of 2022 and made his Stoke debut in the FA Cup against Brighton last month; nor back-up keeper Blondy Nna Noukeu, also 22.
First team squad regulars Bae Junho, Junior Tchamadeu and Nathen Lowe are under-21s too while Sol Sidibe, who is still a first year scholar – turning professional when he turns 17 tomorrow – does not need to be listed even in that group for him to be involved in the Championship.
England youth keeper Tommy Simkin is also back training with Stoke after being sent on loan to Forest Green Rovers, who in turn then had a change of manager and brought in Steve Cotterill. as they fight to stay up in League Two. Matty Baker, meanwhile, is on loan at Newport County, David Okagbue at Walsall and Emre Tezgel at MK Dons. D’Margio Wright-Phillips, who is on loan at Germinal Beerschot in Belgium, is not listed.
Ryan Mmaee is included on the list but is not currently available for first team selection due to a breach of club discipline. Schumacher has insisted the door is open for his return, adding: “It’s up to him to show it and if he wants to be here, he will have to do something about it.”
Stoke City senior squad: Lewis Baker, Jack Bonham, Wouter Burger, Tyrese Campbell, Ciaran Clark, Luke Cundle, Niall Ennis, Frank Fielding, Lynden Gooch, Sead Haksbanaovic, Ki-Jana Hoever, Daniel Iversen, Daniel Johnson, Josh Laurent, Mehdi Leris, Luke McNally, Ryan Mmaee, Wesley Moraes, Ben Pearson, Michael Rose, Enda Stevens, Jordan Thompson, Andre Vidigal, Ben Wilmot.
Stoke City contracted under-21s: Freddie Anderson, Edwin Andersson, Luke Badley-Morgan, Junho Bae, Matty Baker, Alfie Brooks, Tom Curl, Jack Griffiths, Rakealan Jeffers, Nikola Jojic, Ian Kamga, Gabriel Kelly, Ben Kershaw, Darius Lipsiuc, Nathan Lowe, Million Manhoef, Dara McGuinness, David Okagbue, Karel Reddin, Tommy Simkin, Tom Sparrow, Junior Tchamadeu, Emre Tezgel.
Senior players not listed: Liam McCarron, Scott Morris, Blondy Nna Noukeu.
Olivia Martin is a dedicated sports journalist based in the UK. With a passion for various athletic disciplines, she covers everything from major league championships to local sports events, delivering up-to-the-minute updates and in-depth analysis.
