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Heart of Midlothian
2026–27 season
ChairmanCalum Paterson
Head CoachWouter Vrancken
StadiumTynecastle Park
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Highest home attendance18,721 vs. Dundee, 6 September 2026
Lowest home attendance15,327 vs. Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 16 August 2026
Average home league attendance18,679[1]
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The 2026–27 season is the 146th season of competitive football by Heart of Midlothian (Hearts). Hearts are competing in the Scottish Premiership for the sixth consecutive season, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2020–21 season.[2]

In addition to the domestic league, they are also competing in the League Cup and will compete in the Scottish Cup. In European competition, Hearts entered the UEFA Champions League in the second qualifying round, where they were eliminated by Sturm Graz. They subsequently entered the UEFA Europa League, losing to Benfica in the third qualifying round, before defeating Rapid Wien on penalties in the play-off round of the UEFA Conference League to reach the league phase.[3]

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season / friendlies

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1 July 2026[4] Closed Door Friendly St Mirren 1–3 Heart of Midlothian San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Falconer 78' Hearts Report Kartum 8'
Mato 30'
Wilson 80'		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
10 July 2026 Closed Door Friendly Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Kilmarnock Edinburgh
Kabore
Fagan-Walcott
(o.g.)		 Stadium: Oriam
Attendance: 0
10 July 2026[5] Scott Pittman Testimonial Livingston 2–1 Heart of Midlothian XI Livingston
19:45 Palmer 22'
Sinclair 36'		 Hearts Report Renaud Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Referee: Clancy
14 July 2026[6] Colin Hamilton Testimonial Arbroath 1–2 Heart of Midlothian XI Arbroath
19:30 Winter 67' Hearts Report Kaboré 28'
Kyziridis 66'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Walsh
17 July 2026[7] Friendly Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Edinburgh
Ba-Sy 18', 34' Hearts Report Camello 60' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 14,557
Referee: Robertson
Note: 140th Anniversary game
24 July 2026 Friendly Raith Rovers 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Kirkcaldy
19:30 Mato 87' Stadium: Stark's Park
Referee: Dickinson

Scottish Premiership

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1 August 2026 1 Aberdeen 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Aberdeen
17:30 BST Mayo 90'
Nisbet 90+5' (pen.)		 Report McEntee 35'
Findlay Red card 90+3'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 18,513
Referee: Dickinson
9 August 2026 2 Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Dundee United Edinburgh
15:00 BST Renaud 4'
Miller 12' (pen.)
Braga 56'
McPake 67'		 Report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,602
Referee: Clancy
22 August 2026 3[8] Falkirk P–P Heart of Midlothian Falkirk
15:00 BST Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Hearts' participation in the UEFA Conference League play-off round.
29 August 2026 4 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 St Johnstone Edinburgh
15:00 BST Wilson 9'
Alić red-colored football 39' (o.g.)		 Report Paton 48' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,714
Referee: Lee
3 September 2026 5 Hibernian 1–3 Heart of Midlothian Edinburgh
19:45 BST Iredale Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 62'
Mayor 51'		 Report Wilson 13'
Mendy 43'
McPake 66'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,656
Referee: Robertson
6 September 2026 6 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Dundee Edinburgh
15:00 BST Braga 84' (pen.)
Kerjota 90+6'		 Report Fink 17'
Bešir Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,721
Referee: Graham
15 September 2026 3[9] Falkirk 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Falkirk
19:45 BST Krauhaus 8'
Eames 68'		 Report Wilson 22' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,034
Referee: Beaton
19 September 2026 7 Kilmarnock 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock
17:45 BST McCart red-colored football 16' (o.g.) Report Kingsley 86' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 7,452
Referee: Nicolson
10 October 2026 8 Heart of Midlothian 5–0 St Mirren Edinburgh
15:00 BST Mendy 20'
Miller 32' (pen.), 50' (pen.)
Braga 54'
McPake 80'		 Report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,582
Referee: Walsh
18 October 2026 9 Celtic 7–1 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
15:00 BST Tierney 7'
Nygren 10', 83'
Osmand 36', 38'
Baur 45+1'
Durán 49'		 Report Mendy 41' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,132
Referee: Dickinson
25 October 2026 10 Motherwell 0–2 Heart of Midlothian Motherwell
14:00 GMT Report Braga 29'
Miller 86'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,911
Referee: Nicolson
28 October 2026 11 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Rangers Edinburgh
20:00 GMT Braga 48'
Miller 57'		 Report Kelsy 16'
Makhanya 89'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,692
Referee: Robertson
31 October 2026 12 Dundee United P–P Heart of Midlothian Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Hearts' participation in the Scottish League Cup semi-finals.

Scottish League Cup

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16 August 2026 Second round Heart of Midlothian 6–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Edinburgh
14:00 BST Borchgrevink 16'
Mato 59'
Miller 82' (pen.), 90+4'
Wilson 84'
Braga 90+1'		 Report Duncan 54'
Bavidge 56'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,327
Referee: Scott
11 September 2026 Quarter-finals Stenhousemuir 0–3 Heart of Midlothian Stenhousemuir
19:45 BST Report Williams 35'
Mato 39'
Dhanda 74'		 Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 2,306
Referee: Scott
1 November 2026 Semi-finals Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Braga 4' Report Boyle 19'
McGrath 42'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 41,673
Referee: Dickinson

UEFA Champions League

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Second qualifying round

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21 July 2026 Second qualifying round Sturm Graz Austria 4–0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Graz, Austria
20:30 CEST Gorenc Stanković 4'
Mitchell 50'
Weinhandl 53'
Heil 59'		 Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 15,822
Referee: Bogár (Hungary)
28 July 2026 Second qualifying round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 0–2
(0–6 agg.)		 Austria Sturm Graz Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 BST Report Seidl 64'
Soglo 68'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,861
Referee: Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa League

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Third qualifying round

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6 August 2026 Third qualifying round Benfica Portugal 6–1 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST R. Silva 3'
Araújo 23'
Pavlidis 42' (pen.)
Prestianni 59'
Durán 87'
Schjelderup 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Renaud 72' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 60,776
Referee: Barbu (Romania)
13 August 2026 Third qualifying round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–1
(2–7 agg.)		 Portugal Benfica Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 BST Magnússon 77' Report Lukébakio 78' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,068
Referee: Van der Eijk (Netherlands)

UEFA Conference League

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Play-off round

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20 August 2026 Play-off round Heart of Midlothian Scotland 2–2 Austria Rapid Wien Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 BST Raux-Yao red-colored football 55' (o.g.)
Wilson 62'		 Report Raux-Yao 30'
Wurmbrand 79'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,112
Referee: Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
26 August 2026 Play-off round Rapid Wien Austria 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Vienna, Austria
18:45 CEST Kara 34'
Cvetković 119'		 Report Magnússon Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 76'
Kaboré 79'
Miller 100'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 23,975
Referee: Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
Penalties

League phase

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15 October 2026 League phase Heart of Midlothian Scotland 1–1 Denmark Nordsjælland Edinburgh, Scotland
20:00 BST McEntee 33' Report Røjkjær 86' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,368
Referee: Kos (Poland)
22 October 2026 League phase Trabzonspor Turkey 2–0 Scotland Heart of Midlothian Trabzon, Turkey
19:45 TRT Cabral Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 90+5'
Salah 32' (pen.)
Djú 58'		 Report Stadium: Şenol Güneş Sports Complex
Attendance: 28,093
Referee: Visser (Belgium)
5 November 2026 League phase Thun Switzerland – Scotland Heart of Midlothian Thun, Switzerland
18:45 CET Stadium: Stockhorn Arena
26 November 2026 League phase Heart of Midlothian Scotland – France Monaco Edinburgh, Scotland
17:45 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
10 December 2026 League phase Heart of Midlothian Scotland – Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka Edinburgh, Scotland
20:00 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
17 December 2026 League phase Pafos Cyprus – Scotland Heart of Midlothian Limassol, Cyprus
22:00 EET Stadium: Alphamega Stadium[note 1]

First team player statistics

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Captains

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Craig Halkett was appointed as Club Captain under new manager Wouter Vrancken.[10] He replaced Lawrence Shankland who left during the close season.[11]

Stephen Kingsley, Harry Milne, Jamie McCart and Blair Spittal were initially appointed as Vice Captains.[12]

No Pos Country Name No of games Notes
4DFScotlandHalkett0Club Captain
3DFScotlandKingsley3Vice Captain
5DFScotlandMcCart2Vice Captain
16MFScotlandSpittal5Vice Captain
17DFScotlandFindlay1Vice Captain
18DFScotlandMilne7Vice Captain

Last updated: 18 October 2026
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad information

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Last updated 10 October 2026

During the 2026–27 campaign, Hearts have used twenty-eight players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

Number Position Nation Name Totals Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Beau Reus 1408+002+000+004+00
2 DF Norway NOR Christian Borchgrevink 912+302+010+001+10
3 DF Scotland SCO Stephen Kingsley 511+110+100+002+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Jamie McCart 1506+102+000+004+20
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Oisin McEntee 1215+110+000+006+00
7 MF Scotland SCO Calvin Miller 1667+131+120+006+01
8 MF Brazil BRA Eduardo Ageu 201+100+000+000+00
9 FW United States USA JJ Williams 610+501+010+000+00
10 FW Portugal POR Cláudio Braga 1548+030+110+006+00
11 FW Burkina Faso BFA Pierre Landry Kaboré 1010+300+100+003+31
12 MF France FRA Tom Renaud 821+011+000+003+31
15 MF Scotland SCO Josh McPake 1237+030+100+003+10
16 MF Scotland SCO Blair Spittal 1103+100+100+006+00
17 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Findlay 1406+102+000+004+10
18 DF Scotland SCO Harry Milne 1003+301+000+003+00
19 FW France FRA Sabri Guendouz 1000+402+000+002+20
21 FW Scotland SCO James Wilson 1156+130+110+001+21
22 MF Iceland ISL Tómas Bent Magnússon 1213+302+000+000+41
23 DF Netherlands NED Jordi Altena 1307+000+100+005+00
24 DF Sierra Leone SLE MJ Kamson-Kamara 100+000+000+000+10
29 MF Albania ALB Sabah Kerjota 1413+512+000+000+40
31 MF England ENG Yan Dhanda 311+000+210+000+00
64 DF England ENG Malachi Fagan-Walcott 301+000+000+002+00
74 MF Uganda UGA Rogers Mato 620+202+020+000+20
77 FW France FRA Amadou Ba-Sy 502+001+000+000+20
78 MF France FRA Laurent Mendy 1027+021+000+001+10
Players transferred or loaned out during the season who made an appearance
1 GK Germany GER Alexander Schwolow 200+000+000+002+00
89 MF Greece GRE Alexandros Kyziridis 300+000+000+003+00
  • Last updated: 10 October 2026
  • Source: Match Reports[13][14]
  • Ordered by Squad Number.

Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

Disciplinary record

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During the 2026–27 season, Hearts players have been shown twenty-five yellow cards and two red cards. The table below shows the number of cards shown to each player.

Last updated 10 October 2026
Number Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2DFNorwayChristian Borchgrevink1000000010
3DFScotlandStephen Kingsley1000000010
5DFScotlandJamie McCart1000000000
6MFRepublic of IrelandOisin McEntee0000002020
7MFScotlandCalvin Miller1000000010
10FWPortugalCláudio Braga1000003040
11FWBurkina FasoPierre Landry Kaboré0000002020
15MFScotlandJosh McPake1000000010
16MFScotlandBlair Spittal0000001010
17DFScotlandStuart Findlay0100000001
18DFScotlandHarry Milne1000000010
19FWFranceSabri Guendouz1000000010
21FWScotlandJames Wilson0010000010
22MFIcelandTómas Bent Magnússon0000002121
23DFNetherlandsJordi Altena1000000010
29MFAlbaniaSabah Kerjota1000000010
31MFEnglandYan Dhanda1000000010
77FWFranceAmadou Ba-Sy1000001020
78MFFranceLaurent Mendy0000001010
Total 1211000121252

Goal scorers

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Last updated 10 October 2026

Place Position Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1MFScotlandCalvin Miller32016
2FWScotlandJames Wilson31015
3FWPortugalCláudio Braga31004
4MFScotlandJosh McPake30003
5MFFranceTom Renaud10012
MFUgandaRogers Mato02002
MFFranceLaurent Mendy20002
6DFRepublic of IrelandOisin McEntee10001
MFIcelandTómas Bent Magnússon00011
DFNorwayChristian Borchgrevink01001
FWBurkina FasoPierre Landry Kaboré00011
MFAlbaniaSabah Kerjota10001
FWUnited StatesJJ Williams01001
MFEnglandYan Dhanda01001
DFScotlandStephen Kingsley10001
Own goals 10012
Total 1490629

Clean sheets

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No Pos Nat Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total
1 GK Netherlands Beau Reus 2 1 0 0 3
25 GK Germany Alexander Schwolow 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Scotland Zander Clark 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Scotland Ryan Fulton 0 0 0 0 0
34 GK Scotland Kieran Wright 0 0 0 0 0
Total 21003

Last updated: 10 October 2026
Source: Match reports in Results

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic 12 9 1 2 27 10 +17 28 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Rangers 11 7 3 1 19 9 +10 24 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
3 Heart of Midlothian 11 6 2 3 24 17 +7 20
4 Falkirk 12 5 3 4 15 12 +3 18
5 Dundee 11 5 2 4 17 13 +4 17
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2026. Source: [15][16]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competition qualification, second stage group allocation, or relegation).[17]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  2. ↑ The winners of the 2026–27 Scottish Cup will qualify for the Europa League. If the cup winners also win the league, the spot reserved for the cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) will pass to the second-placed team, and the spots for the Conference League second qualifying round will move down one league position.

League summary

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Round123145631789
GroundAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWPWWWLDWL
Position9453323333
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2026. Source: Premiership Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

UEFA Conference League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
26 Denmark AGF 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
27 Cyprus Pafos 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
28 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
28 Georgia (country) Iberia 1999 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
30 Spain Getafe 2 0 1 1 3 6 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2026. Source: UEFA[18]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

UEFA Conference League summary

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Round12
GroundHA
ResultDL
Position1928
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2026. Source: UCL League Phase Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

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Last updated 10 October 2026
Name From To P W D L Win%[note 2]
Wouter Vrancken[19] 21 July 2026 16745043.75

Home attendances

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Last updated on 15 October 2026

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
Champions League28 July 20260–2Sturm Graz17,861[20]
Scottish Premiership9 August 20264–0Dundee United18,602[21]
Europa League13 August 20261–1Benfica17,068[22]
League Cup16 August 20266–2Inverness Caledonian Thistle15,327[23]
Conference League20 August 20262–2Rapid Wien18,112[24]
Scottish Premiership29 August 20262–1St Johnstone18,714[25]
Scottish Premiership6 September 20262–1Dundee18,721[26]
Scottish Premiership10 October 20265–0St Mirren18,582[27]
Conference League15 October 20261–1Nordsjælland17,368[28]
Total attendance: 160,355[1]
Total league attendance: 74,619[1]
Average league attendance: 18,655[1]

Last updated: 10 October 2026
Source: Match reports in Results

Club

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Management

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On 17 June 2026, with three years left on their contracts[29] Derek McInnes, Alan Archibald and Paul Sheerin left their respective positions as Head and Assistant coaches.[30] With compensation agreed they joined fellow Scottish Premiership side Rangers.[31] Set piece coach Ross Grant also departed during the close season, joining Celtic.[32]

On 25 June 2026, Wouter Vrancken[33] was appointed as Head Coach on a two-year contract.[34] Vrancken's assistant managers were subsequently announced as Tim Smolders and Céderique Tulleners.[35] In July, Liam Ross joined the coaching staff as set plays coach.[36][37]

First team staff

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Name Role
Head Coach Wouter Vrancken
Assistant Coach Tim Smolders
Assistant Coach Céderique Tulleners
Set Plays Coach Liam Ross
Goalkeeping Coach Gordon Marshall
Goalkeeping Coach Analyst Jamie MacDonald

Board

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Name Role
Chairman Calum Paterson[38]
Chief Executive Officer Andrew McKinlay[38]
Non Executive Director James Anderson[38]
Non Executive Director Claire Hammond [38]
Non Executive Director Ralph Findlay[38]
Non Executive Director James Franks[38]
Foundation of Hearts chairman Gerry Mallon[38]
Chief Financial Officer Euan Forbes[38]

Deaths

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The following players and people associated with the club died over the course of the season: former winger Bobby Ross[39] and former full back George Peden.[40]

International selection

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Over the course of the season, a number of the Hearts squad were called up for international duty. Josh McPake[41] and James Wilson were called up to represent Scotland;[42] Sabah Kerjota to represent Albania,[43] Pierre Landry Kaboré to represent Burkina Faso[44] and MJ Kamson-Kamara to represent Sierra Leone.[45]

In addition, Liam McFarlane was called up to Scotland's under-21 squad[46] and Aron Benjaminsen to the Faroe Islands under-21 squad.[44]

Transfers

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Players in

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Player From Fee
Scotland Stuart Findlay England Oxford United Free[47][48]
Scotland Josh McPake Scotland St Johnstone Free[49][50]
Uganda Rogers Mato North Macedonia Vardar Free[51][52]
Sierra Leone MJ Kamson-Kamara England Lincoln City Compensation[53][54][55]
Scotland Calvin Miller Scotland Falkirk Undisclosed[56][57]
France Amadou Ba-Sy France FC Rouen Undisclosed[58][59]
England Malachi Fagan-Walcott England York City Undisclosed[60][61]
France Sabri Guendouz Belgium Beerschot Undisclosed[62][63]
France Tom Renaud France Versailles Free[64][65]
Scotland Cormac Daly England Nottingham Forest Free[66][67]
Netherlands Beau Reus Belgium Beveren Free[68][69]
France Laurent Mendy England Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed[70][71]
Scotland Kieran Wright Scotland Rangers Free[72][73]
United States JJ Williams United States Rhode Island[74] Undisclosed[75]
Faroe Islands Aron Benjaminsen Faroe Islands Víkingur Gøta[76] Undisclosed[77]
Switzerland Leart Kabashi Switzerland Grasshopper Club[78] Undisclosed[79]

Players out

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Player To Fee
Scotland Lawrence Shankland Scotland Rangers Free[80]
Democratic Republic of the Congo Beni Baningime Free[81][53]
Scotland Alan Forrest Scotland Dundee[82] Free[81][53]
England Frankie Kent England Oxford United[83] Free[81][53]
Scotland Lewis Neilson Scotland Falkirk[84] Free[81][53]
Scotland Bobby McLuckie Scotland Greenock Morton[85] Free[86]
Scotland Gregor Crookston Scotland Hamilton Academical[87] Free[88]
Wales Kai Smutek Free[88][87]
Austria Michael Steinwender Germany VfL Bochum Undisclosed[89][90]
Kazakhstan Islam Chesnokov Kazakhstan FC Tobol Undisclosed[91][92]
Australia Cammy Devlin Scotland Rangers[93] Free[94][95]
Scotland Craig Gordon Retired[96][97]
Scotland Macaulay Tait Scotland St Johnstone[98] Undisclosed[99]
Germany Alexander Schwolow Germany Mainz 05[100] Undisclosed[69]
Greece Alexandros Kyziridis Turkey Çorum Undisclosed[101]
Scotland Alfie Osborne England Chelsea[102] Undisclosed[103]
Norway Sander Kartum Norway Aalesund[104] Free[105][106]

Loans in

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Loans out

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Player To Fee
Costa Rica Kenneth Vargas Greece Kalamata Loan[107][108]
Scotland Harry Stone Scotland Ayr United Loan[109]
Australia Calem Nieuwenhof Australia Perth Glory Loan[110][111]
Scotland Callum Sandilands Scotland Greenock Morton Loan[112][113]
Scotland Jack Lyon Scotland Bonnyrigg Rose[note 3] Co-operation loan[114][115]
Scotland Tommy North Scotland Edinburgh City Co-operation loan[116][117]
Scotland Stanley Wilson Co-operation loan[116][117]
Scotland Matthew Gillies Scotland Stenhousemuir Co-operation loan[116][118]
Scotland Gus Stevenson Co-operation loan[116][118]
Scotland Liam McFarlane Scotland Partick Thistle Loan[119][120]
Scotland Cormac Daly Scotland Arbroath Loan[121][122]
Scotland Adam Forrester Scotland Ross County Loan[123][124]
Scotland Connor Dow Scotland East Fife Co-operation loan[125][126]
Sierra Leone MJ Kamson-Kamara Scotland Kilmarnock Loan[127][128]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Pafos will play their home matches at Alphamega Stadium, Limassol, instead of their regular stadium, Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos, which does not meet UEFA requirements.
  2. ↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  3. ↑ Hearts Signed Cooperation Loan Agreements with Bonnyrigg Rose, Edinburgh City, Stenhousemuir and East Fife.

References

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  2. ↑ "Heart of Midlothian: Robbie Neilson's side clinch Championship". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Match Report: SK Rapid 2-2 Hearts (3-4p)". Heart of Midlothian F.C. 26 August 2026. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Wilson scores as Hearts defeat St Mirren in first Vrancken friendly". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
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  8. ↑ "Falkirk (A) | Fixture Update". Heart of Midlothian FC. 24 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Details of Falkirk trip confirmed". Heart of Midlothian FC. 21 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "New Hearts captain confirmed along with four vice-captains ahead of Champions League tie against Sturm Graz". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Shankland named captain as Rangers near Makhanya signing". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
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  14. ↑ "First Team Squad". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
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