June 2023 - Defender contract/club update
Where our Euro-based defenders stand heading into the off-season
Cameron Carter-Vickers
under contract with Celtic in the Scottish Premiership until summer 2026
Mark McKenzie
under contract with Genk in the Belgian Pro League until summer 2025
Chris Richards
under contract with Crystal Palace in the English Premier League until summer 2027
Erik Palmer-Brown
under contract with Troyes in French Ligue 1 until summer 2024
Philippe Sandler
under contract with NEC Nijmegen in the Dutch Eredivisie until summer 2025
Auston Trusty
returns to Arsenal in the English Premier League from his loan with Birmingham City in the English Championship
under contract with Arsenal for an unknown period
Lennard Maloney
*PROMOTION* under contract with Heidenheim in the German Bundesliga until summer 2025
Heidenheim was promoted to the Bundesliga for 2023-2024
Justin Che
returns to FC Dallas in MLS from his loan with Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga
under contract with FC Dallas through the end of 2026
Josh Wynder
*NEW CLUB* sold to Benfica in the Portuguese Primera Division for $1.2m plus add-ons, a new record sale for the USL Championship
under contract with Benfica for an unknown period
Antonee Robinson
under contract with Fulham in the English Premier League until summer 2024
Joe Scally
under contract with Borussia M’Gladbach until summer 2027
Sergino Dest
returns to Barcelona in Spanish LaLiga from his loan with AC Milan in Italian Serie A
under contract with Barcelona until summer 2025
Sam Vines
under contract with Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Pro League until summer 2024
Bryan Reynolds
returns to Roma in Italian Serie A from his loan with Westerlo in the Belgian Pro League
under contract with Roma until summer 2025
Marlon Fossey
*CONTRACT EXTENSION* under contract with Standard Liege in the Belgian Pro League until summer 2027
Reggie Cannon
*CONTRACT TERMINATION* Boavista failed to pay wages, now a free agent
Kristoffer Lund
under contract with Hacken in the Swedish Allsvenskan until the end of 2024
George Bello
*RELEGATION* under contract with Arminia Bielefeld in the German 3.Liga until summer 2026
Arminia was relegated to the German 3.Liga for 2023-2024