2016–17 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough
2016–17 season
Chairman Steve Gibson
Manager Aitor Karanka
Stadium Riverside Stadium
Premier League 15th
Top goalscorer Cristhian Stuani (3)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2015–16

The 2016–17 season will be Middlesbrough's fifteenth season in the Premier League and the first season since the relegation in the 2008-2009 season; after gaining promotion the previous season in their 141st year in existence.[1] Along with the Premier League, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

First team squad

As of 31 August 2016.[2]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Team
Goalkeepers
1 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Greece GK 29 November 1978 Greece AEK Athens
12 Brad Guzan United States GK 9 September 1984 England Aston Villa
13 Tomás Mejías Spain GK 30 January 1989 Spain Real Madrid
26 Víctor Valdés Spain GK 14 January 1982 England Manchester United
Defenders
2 Fábio Brazil FB 9 July 1990 Wales Cardiff City
3 George Friend England LB 17 October 1987 England Doncaster Rovers
4 Daniel Ayala Spain CB 7 November 1990 England Norwich City
5 Bernardo Espinosa Colombia CB 11 July 1989 Spain Sporting Gijón
6 Ben Gibson England CB 15 January 1993 Academy
17 Antonio Barragán Spain RB 12 June 1987 Spain Valencia
25 Calum Chambers L England RB / CB 20 January 1995 England Arsenal
40 James Husband England LB 3 January 1994 England Doncaster Rovers
- Jordan McGhee L Scotland RB 24 July 1996 Scotland Hearts
- Mark Kitching England LB 4 September 1995 Academy
- Nathan McGinley England LB 15 September 1996 Academy
Midfielders
7 Grant Leadbitter England DM / CM 7 January 1986 England Ipswich Town
8 Adam Clayton England DM / CM 14 January 1989 England Huddersfield Town
14 Marten de Roon Netherlands DM / CM 29 March 1991 Italy Atalanta
16 Carlos de Pena Uruguay LM 11 March 1992 Uruguay Nacional
19 Stewart Downing England AM / LM / RM 22 July 1984 England West Ham United
21 Gastón Ramírez Uruguay AM 2 December 1990 England Southampton
23 Julien De Sart Belgium DM / CM 23 December 1994 Belgium Standard Liège
24 Emilio Nsue Equatorial Guinea RM / RB 30 September 1989 Spain Mallorca
29 Bryn Morris England CM / DM 25 April 1996 Academy
34 Adam Forshaw England CM / DM 8 October 1991 England Wigan Athletic
- Alex Pattison England AM 6 September 1997 Academy
- Lewis Maloney Northern Ireland CM 5 May 1995 Academy
- Robbie Tinkler England DM / CB 23 July 1996 Academy
Strikers
9 Jordan Rhodes Scotland CF 5 February 1990 England Blackburn Rovers
10 Álvaro Negredo L Spain CF 20 August 1985 Spain Valencia
11 Viktor Fischer Denmark LW 9 June 1994 Netherlands Ajax
18 Cristhian Stuani Uruguay RM / CF 12 October 1986 Spain Espanyol
35 David Nugent England CF / AM 2 May 1985 England Leicester City
37 Adama Traoré Mali RW 25 January 1996 England Aston Villa

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 DF Colombia Bernardo Espinosa Spain Sporting Gijón Free transfer [3]
1 July 2016 FW Denmark Viktor Fischer Netherlands Ajax £3,800,000 [4][5]
4 July 2016 MF Netherlands Marten de Roon Italy Atalanta £12,000,000 [6][7]
7 July 2016 GK Spain Víctor Valdés Unattached Free Transfer [8]
15 July 2016 DF Spain Antonio Barragán Spain Valencia £3,000,000 [9]
18 July 2016 MF Uruguay Gastón Ramírez Unattached Free Transfer [10]
29 July 2016 GK United States Brad Guzan England Aston Villa Free Transfer [11]
12 August 2016 DF Brazil Fábio Wales Cardiff City £2,000,000 [12]
31 August 2016 FW Mali Adama Traoré England Aston Villa undisclosed fee [13]
Total spending Decrease £20,800,000

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
5 July 2016 DF Scotland Jordan McGhee Scotland Hearts End of season [14]
20 July 2016 FW Spain Álvaro Negredo Spain Valencia End of season [15]
30 August 2016 DF England Calum Chambers England Arsenal End of season [16]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 DF England Jonathan Burn Scotland Kilmarnock 4 January 2017 [17]
9 July 2016 GK England Connor Ripley England Oldham Athletic End of season [18]
12 August 2016 MF England Harry Chapman England Sheffield United End of season [19]
30 August 2016 FW England Bradley Fewster England Hartlepool United End of season [20]
31 August 2016 DF England Alex Baptiste England Preston North End End of season [21]
31 August 2016 DF England Dael Fry England Rotherham United End of season [22]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 DF Spain Damià Abella Retired Released [23]
1 July 2016 DF England Jonathan Woodgate Retired Released [23]
1 July 2016 DF Australia Rhys Williams Australia Perth Glory Free Transfer [24]
1 July 2016 GK England Luke Coddington England Huddersfield Town Free Transfer [25]
1 July 2016 MF England Jordan Jones Scotland Kilmarnock Released [23]
1 July 2016 DF England Andre Bennett England Bishop Auckland Released [23]
30 August 2016 DF England Adam Jackson England Barnsley undisclosed fee [26]
30 August 2016 DF England Brad Halliday England Cambridge United undisclosed fee [27]
31 August 2016 MF The Gambia Mustapha Carayol England Nottingham Forest Released [28]
31 August 2016 MF Ghana Albert Adomah England Aston Villa undisclosed fee [29]
31 August 2016 MF England Adam Reach England Sheffield Wednesday £5,000,000 [30]

    New contracts

    No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
    4 CB Spain Daniel Ayala 4 years 2020 5 August 2016 [31]
    3 LB England George Friend 4 years 2020 13 August 2016 [32]
    6 CB England Ben Gibson 5 years 2021 20 August 2016 [33]
    34 CM England Adam Forshaw 4 years 2020 26 August 2016 [34]
    22 CB England Dael Fry 5 years 2021 31 August 2016 [35]

    Competitions

    Overview

    Competition Record
    G W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Premier League 13 2 6 5 12 15 −3 15.38
    FA Cup !—
    League Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
    Total 14 2 6 6 13 16 −3 14.29

    Last updated: 26 November 2016
    Source: Competitions

    Pre-season friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Premier League

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Score overview

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Opposition Home score Away score
    Arsenal 0-0
    Bournemouth 2–0
    Burnley
    Chelsea 0–1
    Crystal Palace 1–2
    Everton 3–1
    Hull City
    Leicester City 2–2
    Liverpool
    Manchester City 1–1
    Manchester United
    Southampton
    Stoke City 1–1
    Sunderland 2–1
    Swansea City
    Tottenham Hotspur 1–2
    Watford 0–1
    West Bromwich Albion 0–0
    West Ham United 1–1

    Results by matchday


    Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
    GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHA
    Result D W D L L L D L D W D L D                                                  
    Position 9 6 6 9 13 16 16 17 17 15 15 15                                                    

    Last updated: 20 November 2016.
    Source: Statto
    Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

    Results summary

    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    13 2 6 5 12 15  −3 12 1 1 4 5 7  −2 1 5 1 7 8  −1

    Last updated: 26 November 2016.
    Source: Premier League

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    14 Burnley 14 4 2 8 12 23 −11 14
    15 Leicester City 14 3 4 7 17 24 −7 13
    16 Middlesbrough 13 2 6 5 12 15 −3 12
    17 West Ham United 14 3 3 8 15 29 −14 12
    18 Sunderland 14 3 2 9 14 24 −10 11 Relegation to the Football League Championship
    Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: Premier League
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[36]

    FA Cup

    Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

      Win   Draw   Loss

    EFL Cup

    Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Statistics

    Appearances

    No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total Discipline
    Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
    1 GK Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 00000000000000
    2 DF Brazil Fábio 20000010130100
    3 DF England George Friend 10010000 (1)0010 (1)0110
    4 DF Spain Daniel Ayala 4 (2) 100001005 (2) 1030
    5 DF Colombia Bernardo Espinosa 00000000000000
    6 DF England Ben Gibson 1310000100141000
    7 MF England Grant Leadbitter 0 (2)000000000 (2)0000
    8 MF England Adam Clayton 10 (1)0000010011 (1)0030
    9 FW Scotland Jordan Rhodes 1 (3)000000001 (3)0000
    10 FW Spain Álvaro Negredo 12 (1)3300000012 (1)3310
    11 FW Denmark Viktor Fischer 2 (6)010001003 (6)0100
    12 GK United States Brad Guzan 20000010030000
    13 GK Spain Tomás Mejías 00000000000000
    14 MF Netherlands Marten de Roon 9 (1)100000009 (1)1040
    16 MF Uruguay Carlos de Pena 00000000000000
    17 DF Spain Antonio Barragán 1300000000130030
    18 MF Uruguay Cristhian Stuani 6 (3)300000 (1)006 (4)3020
    19 MF England Stewart Downing 10 (2)1200010011 (2)1210
    21 MF Uruguay Gastón Ramírez 10 (2)1200000010 (2)1250
    23 MF Belgium Julien De Sart 00000010010000
    24 DF Equatorial Guinea Emilio Nsue 40000010050000
    25 DF England Calum Chambers 70000000070030
    26 GK Spain Víctor Valdés 1100000000110010
    29 MF England Bryn Morris 00000000000000
    34 MF England Adam Forshaw 11 (2)010000 (1)0011 (3)0120
    35 FW England David Nugent 0 (4)000001101 (4)1000
    37 FW Mali Adama Traoré 5 (3)000000005 (3)0010
    40 DF England James Husband 00000000000000
    Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan
    15 DF England Alex Baptiste 00000010010000
    20 MF England Adam Reach 00000000000000
    22 DF England Dael Fry 00000000000000
    27 MF Ghana Albert Adomah 1 (1) 000000001 (1) 0000

    Top scorers

    The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

    Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
    1 FW 10 Spain Álvaro Negredo 300003
    RM 18 Uruguay Cristhian Stuani 300003
    3 CB 4 Spain Daniel Ayala 100001
    CB 6 England Ben Gibson 100001
    CM 14 Netherlands Marten de Roon 100001
    AM 19 England Stewart Downing 100001
    AM 21 Uruguay Gastón Ramírez 100001
    FW 35 England David Nugent 001001
    Own goals 1 0 0 0 0 1
    Total 12 0 1 0 0 13

    Clean sheets

    The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

    Rnk No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 26 Spain Víctor Valdés 2002
    2 12 United States Brad Guzan 1001
    3 1 Greece Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 0000
    13 Spain Tomás Mejías 0000
    Total 3003

    References

    1. ↑ "History". Statto.
    2. ↑ "Middlesbrough F.C. First team squad". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    3. ↑ "Bernardo Espinosa To Join Boro From La Liga Side Sporting Gijon". Middlesbrough Official Site. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
    4. ↑ "Boro Agree Deal To Sign Danish International Viktor Fischer From Ajax". Middlesbrough Official Site. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
    5. ↑ "Middlesbrough confirm signing of Viktor Fischer from Ajax". The Guardian. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
    6. ↑ "Boro Go Dutch With Marten De Roon Becoming The Third Signing Of The Summer". Middlesbrough Official Site. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
    7. ↑ "Boro sign Dutch midfielder De Roon". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
    8. ↑ "Boro Sign Barcelona Legend Victor Valdes". Middlesbrough Official Site. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
    9. ↑ "Antonio Barragán Joins Boro From Valencia". Middlesbrough Official Site. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    10. ↑ "Gaston Ramirez signs three year deal". Sky Sports News. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
    11. ↑ "Boro Agree Deal To Sign Brad Guzan". Middlesbrough Official Site. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
    12. ↑ "Boro Sign Defender Fabio Da Silva". Middlesbrough Official Site. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
    13. ↑ "Deadline Day: Aston Villa's Adama Traore Joins Boro". Middlesbrough Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    14. ↑ "Jordan McGhee joins Middlesbrough on loan from Hearts". SkySports. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
    15. ↑ "Deal Agreed To Bring Alvaro Negredo To Boro". Middlesbrough Official Site. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
    16. ↑ "England International Calum Chambers Joins Boro On Loan From Arsenal". Middlesbrough Official Site. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
    17. ↑ "Kilmarnock sign 11 players in one day". BBC. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
    18. ↑ "Boro Goalkeeper Joining Latics For The Season". mfc.co. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
    19. ↑ "Harry Chapman Joins Blades On Loan". mfc.co. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
    20. ↑ "Bradley Fewster Goes On Loan To Hartlepool United". mfc.co. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
    21. ↑ "Deadline Day: Alex Baptiste Joins Preston North End On Loan". mfc.co. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    22. ↑ "Deadline Day: Dael Fry Signs New Long Term Contract And Joins Rotherham On Loan". mfc.co. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    23. 1 2 3 4 "Jonathan Woodgate And Damia Join Rhys Williams In Departing Boro". Middlesbrough Official Site. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
    24. ↑ "Rhys Williams: Thank You All For Everything – Premier League Promotion Would Be The Perfect Ending". Middlesbrough Official Site. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
    25. ↑ "Goalkeeper Leaves Boro And Joins Progressive Championship Side". Middlesbrough F.C. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
    26. ↑ "Defender Adam Jackson Joins Sky Bet Championship Club Barnsley". Middlesbrough F.C. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
    27. ↑ "Bradley Halliday Joins Cambridge United". Middlesbrough F.C. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
    28. ↑ "Deadline Day: Muzzy Carayol Departs Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    29. ↑ "Deadline Day: Albert Adomah Joins Aston Villa". Middlesbrough F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    30. ↑ "Deadline Day: Sheffield Wednesday Make Transfer Swoop For Adam Reach". Middlesbrough F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    31. ↑ "Dani Ayala Signs Contract Extension With Boro". Middlesbrough Official Site. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
    32. ↑ "George Friend Pens Contract Extension With Boro". Middlesbrough Official Site. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
    33. ↑ "Ben Gibson Pledges Long-Term Future To Boro By Signing New Contract". Middlesbrough Official Site. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
    34. ↑ "Adam Forshaw Signs Contract Extension With Boro". Middlesbrough Official Site. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
    35. ↑ "Deadline Day: Dael Fry Signs New Long Term Contract And Joins Rotherham On Loan". Middlesbrough Official Site. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    36. ↑ "Why are Chelsea top of the Premier League above Manchester City?". The Telegraph. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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