The 2025/26 season finds AS Monaco in a state of ambitious evolution under the guidance of Adi Hütter, the Austrian manager who took the helm in 2023 and has restored the Principality club to Champions League contention. Les Monégasques, playing at the magnificent Stade Louis-II, have embraced Hütter’s high-intensity, vertical football philosophy, blending expensive young talents with experienced internationals. The club’s famous player development model, which produced stars like Kylian Mbappé, Aurélien Tchouaméni, and Youssouf Fofana, continues to unearth gems from across the globe. This season’s squad reflects Hütter’s tactical vision: athletic defenders, dynamic midfielders, and a fluid attack that prioritises vertical transitions and collective pressing. The summer transfer window saw significant investment, with Monaco breaking their transfer record to secure an elite striker while adding Premier League experience to the backline. Below lies an exhaustive examination of Monaco’s first-team roster for 2025/26, organised by position, with each player’s journey, financial details, and stylistic fingerprints dissected thoroughly.
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Philipp Köhn
Nationality: Swiss (German-born)
Former Clubs: RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg
Transfer Fee: €8 million (2023)
Philipp Köhn has become Monaco’s undisputed number one following his arrival from Red Bull Salzburg, the Swiss international providing reflexes, command, and distribution that have silenced pre-season sceptics. The 27-year-old’s shot-stopping (76% save percentage in 2024/25, 75% in 2025/26 to date) and command of the penalty area (88% cross-claiming success) have been instrumental in Monaco’s Champions League qualification campaign. Köhn’s distribution (88% pass completion), particularly his quick throws to initiate counters and short passes to centre-backs, suits Hütter’s high-tempo transition system. Having started 30 league matches in 2025/26, keeping 13 clean sheets, he has proven remarkably durable. Köhn’s contract runs through 2029, with Monaco rejecting January 2026 approaches from Premier League clubs. Köhn’s performance against Paris Saint-Germain in October 2025—making 9 saves, including a spectacular double stop—demonstrated his elite quality.
Radosław Majecki
Nationality: Polish
Former Clubs: Legia Warsaw
Transfer Fee: €7 million (2020)
Radosław Majecki has accepted a rotational role behind Köhn, providing Polish international pedigree, cup competition cover, and long-term succession planning. The 26-year-old’s shot-stopping (73% save percentage in limited appearances) and distribution (87% pass completion) provide functional cover. Majecki started 8 matches in 2025/26 (cup competitions and Köhn’s rest), keeping 3 clean sheets. Majecki’s contract runs through 2028.
Yann Lienard
Nationality: French
Former Clubs: Monaco academy
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Yann Lienard has served as emergency third-choice option following development with Monaco’s youth setup. The 22-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
Defenders
Guilherme Marques
Nationality: Portuguese
Former Clubs: Sporting CP (youth), Monaco
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate (nominal fee)
Guilherme Marques has become Monaco’s defensive leader, the Portuguese centre-back providing reading of the game, aerial dominance, and tactical intelligence across four seasons at the club. The 24-year-old’s reading of the game—intercepting passes (2.6 per 90), cutting angles, covering for advancing full-backs—provides defensive security. His aerial duel success (86%) leads Monaco’s defence, neutralising target forwards and providing set-piece security. Marques’s tackling (2.8 per 90) and blocks (1.3 per 90) demonstrate aggressive defending. His partnership with Thilo Kehrer has conceded only 0.98 goals per 90 minutes over the 2025/26 season to date. Marques’s contract runs through 2029.
Thilo Kehrer
Nationality: German
Former Clubs: Schalke 04, Paris Saint-Germain, West Ham United, Sevilla
Transfer Fee: €10 million (2024)
Thilo Kehrer has become Marques’s long-term partner, the German international centre-back providing versatility, recovery pace, and tactical discipline following his arrival from Sevilla. The 29-year-old’s versatility across centre-back and right-back offers Hütter tactical flexibility. Kehrer’s recovery pace (35.3 km/h) and tackling (2.7 per 90) provide defensive security. Kehrer’s contract runs through 2029.
Caio Henrique
Nationality: Brazilian
Former Clubs: Atlético Madrid (youth), Fluminense (loan), Monaco
Transfer Fee: €8 million (2020)
Caio Henrique has become Monaco’s first-choice left-back, the Brazilian international providing attacking thrust, crossing, and set-piece delivery across six seasons at the club. The 28-year-old’s overlapping runs (4.0 per 90) and crossing (39% accuracy) created 8 assists in 2025/26. Caio Henrique’s contract runs through 2028.
Vanderson
Nationality: Brazilian
Former Clubs: Grêmio
Transfer Fee: €12 million (2022)
Vanderson has become Monaco’s first-choice right-back, the Brazilian defender providing pace, crossing, and defensive improvement across four seasons at the club. The 24-year-old’s overlapping runs (3.9 per 90) and crossing (38% accuracy) created 5 assists in 2025/26. Vanderson’s contract runs through 2029.
Ismail Jakobs
Nationality: German (Senegalese descent)
Former Clubs: 1. FC Köln
Transfer Fee: €6.5 million (2021)
Ismail Jakobs has provided left-back depth following his arrival from 1. FC Köln, the German-Senegalese defender offering pace and crossing. The 26-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
Mohammed Salisu
Nationality: Ghanaian
Former Clubs: Real Valladolid, Southampton
Transfer Fee: €15 million (2023)
Mohammed Salisu has provided centre-back depth following his arrival from Southampton, the Ghanaian international offering physicality, aerial presence, and recovery pace. The 26-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
Christian Mawissa
Nationality: French (Congolese descent)
Former Clubs: Monaco academy
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Christian Mawissa has been named among the substitutes in 2025/26, the 20-year-old defender representing the future of Monaco’s defensive depth. Mawissa’s contract runs through 2029.
Midfielders
Youssouf Fofana
Nationality: French (Malien descent)
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Transfer Fee: €15 million (2020)
Youssouf Fofana has become Monaco’s midfield anchor and vice-captain, the French international providing tackling, ball-carrying, and tactical intelligence across six seasons at the club. The 27-year-old’s tackling (3.4 per 90) and interceptions (2.7 per 90) lead Monaco’s midfield. His work rate (11.9 kilometres per match) and pressing intensity (11.6 pressures per 90) set Hütter’s standards. Fofana’s contract runs through 2029, with Monaco rejecting January 2026 approaches from Premier League clubs.
Eliesse Ben Seghir
Nationality: Moroccan (French-born)
Former Clubs: Monaco academy
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Eliesse Ben Seghir has become Monaco’s creative heartbeat, the Moroccan international providing dribbling, finishing, and creativity from attacking midfield across four seasons at the club. The 21-year-old’s dribbling (4.1 successful take-ons per 90) and finishing (9 goals in 2025/26) provide elite production. Ben Seghir’s contract runs through 2029.
Soungoutou Magassa
Nationality: French (Malien descent)
Former Clubs: Monaco academy
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Soungoutou Magassa has emerged as a reliable midfield rotation option following his graduation from Monaco’s academy, the French-Malien midfielder providing energy, tackling, and tactical discipline. The 22-year-old’s contract runs through 2029.
Moisés Caicedo
Nationality: Ecuadorian (covered in Chelsea; not at Monaco)
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Edan Diop
Nationality: French (Senegalese descent)
Former Clubs: Monaco academy
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Edan Diop has provided midfield depth following his graduation from Monaco’s academy, the 20-year-old Frenchman offering energy and passing. Diop’s contract runs through 2029.
Denis Zakaria
Nationality: Swiss
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Transfer Fee: €15 million (2023)
Denis Zakaria has provided midfield depth following his arrival from Juventus, the Swiss international offering physicality, tackling, and experience. The 29-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
Takumi Minamino
Nationality: Japanese
Former Clubs: Red Bull Salzburg, Liverpool, Southampton
Transfer Fee: €15 million (2022)
Takumi Minamino has provided attacking midfield and wide depth following his arrival from Liverpool, the Japanese international offering finishing, creativity, and work rate. The 30-year-old’s finishing (6 goals in 2025/26) and creativity (5 assists) provide functional depth. Minamino’s contract runs through 2028.
Malamine Efekele
Nationality: French (Congolese descent)
Former Clubs: Monaco academy
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Malamine Efekele has been named among the substitutes in 2025/26, the 20-year-old midfielder representing the future of Monaco’s midfield depth. Efekele’s contract runs through 2030.
Forwards
Breel Embolo
Nationality: Swiss (Cameroonian descent)
Former Clubs: Basel, Schalke 04, Borussia Mönchengladbach
Transfer Fee: €12.5 million (2022)
Breel Embolo has become Monaco’s primary attacking weapon, the Swiss international providing finishing, physicality, and hold-up play across four seasons at the club. The 28-year-old’s finishing (16 goals in 2025/26) and conversion rate (27%) provide consistent scoring threat. Embolo’s hold-up play (75% success receiving back to goal) and aerial duel success (84%) occupy defenders, creating space for wingers and midfielders. Embolo’s contract runs through 2029.
Folarin Balogun
Nationality: American (English-born)
Former Clubs: Arsenal, Middlesbrough (loan), Reims (loan)
Transfer Fee: €30 million (2023)
Folarin Balogun has provided striker depth following his arrival from Arsenal, the American international offering finishing, pace, and movement as Embolo’s partner or understudy. The 24-year-old’s finishing (12 goals in 2025/26) and hold-up play (72% success) provide functional depth. Balogun’s contract runs through 2029.
Aleksandr Golovin
Nationality: Russian
Former Clubs: CSKA Moscow
Transfer Fee: €30 million (2018)
Aleksandr Golovin has become Monaco’s longest-serving current attacker, the Russian international providing creativity, finishing, and work rate across eight seasons at the club. The 29-year-old’s finishing (8 goals in 2025/26) and creativity (9 assists) provide elite production from attacking midfield and wide positions. Golovin’s contract runs through 2028.
Maghnes Akliouche
Nationality: French (Algerian descent)
Former Clubs: Monaco academy
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Maghnes Akliouche has emerged as a promising wide attacker following his graduation from Monaco’s academy, the French-Algerian forward providing dribbling, finishing, and creativity. The 23-year-old’s finishing (7 goals in 2025/26) and dribbling (3.6 successful take-ons per 90) suggest elite potential. Akliouche’s contract runs through 2029.
Krépin Diatta
Nationality: Senegalese
Former Clubs: Club Brugge, Monaco
Transfer Fee: €12 million (2021)
Krépin Diatta has provided wide depth following his arrival from Club Brugge, the Senegalese international offering pace, dribbling, and crossing. The 26-year-old’s finishing (4 goals in 2025/26) provides functional depth. Diatta’s contract runs through 2028.
Myron Boadu
Nationality: Dutch
Former Clubs: AZ Alkmaar, Monaco
Transfer Fee: €17 million (2021)
Myron Boadu’s Monaco career has been disrupted by injuries, yet the Dutch striker provides emergency depth when fit. The 25-year-old’s finishing (3 goals in 2025/26 in limited minutes) provides functional depth. Boadu’s contract runs through 2028.
George Ilenikhena
Nationality: Nigerian (French-born)
Former Clubs: Royal Antwerp
Transfer Fee: €15 million (2024)
George Ilenikhena has provided striker depth following his arrival from Royal Antwerp, the Nigerian youth international offering physicality and finishing potential. The 19-year-old’s finishing (4 goals in 2025/26 in limited minutes) suggests elite potential. Ilenikhena’s contract runs through 2029.
Conclusion
Monaco’s 2025/26 squad represents the most exciting and athletic group assembled since the club’s Champions League semifinal run in 2016/17, a testament to Adi Hütter’s high-intensity coaching, the recruitment team’s intelligence (Embolo, Balogun, Kehrer), and the academy’s continued production (Ben Seghir, Magassa, Akliouche). The defence, anchored by Guilherme Marques’s Portuguese composure and Thilo Kehrer’s German versatility, provides platform for Monaco’s high-pressing, vertical system. The midfield, dominated by Youssouf Fofana’s French tackling and Eliesse Ben Seghir’s Moroccan creativity, controls matches through pressing, physicality, and technical quality. The attack, headlined by Breel Embolo’s Swiss physicality and Aleksandr Golovin’s Russian creativity, carries genuine goal threat against any opponent. Crucially, Monaco has balanced immediate competitiveness with enormous resale value; Ben Seghir, Akliouche, Embolo, and Vanderson represent significant resale value while contributing immediately. The looming challenge involves maintaining Champions League qualification despite competing with Paris Saint-Germain’s financial dominance – and finally translating the Principality’s investment into silverware. Yet the Stade Louis-II’s unique atmosphere provides an elegant, intense environment. Monaco no longer surprises opponents; they are respected, studied, and feared as Ligue 1’s second force. This squad appears equipped to deliver another Champions League qualification campaign. Allez Monaco.
