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Edinburgh Reporter
3 days ago
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Hibs announce retained list of players ahead of 2025/26 season
Hibs have announced its retained list of players ahead of the 2025/26 season. The Club remains in contract discussions with both Rocky Bushiri and Junior Hoilett, with their deals expiring this summer. Dwight Gayle, Max Boruc, and Nohan Kenneh will depart the Club this month. Gayle, who announced his retirement from professional football earlier this season, made 29 appearances for Hibs and contributed to 10 goals, scoring six and setting up four. This summer calls the end of the 35-year-old's playing career, which saw him make over 400 appearances, win a number of accolades, and compete in the English Premier League. 22-year-old 'keeper Max Boruc also leaves Hibs, ending his two-year spell with the Club. He made three appearances for the Hibees, competing in the Scottish Premiership and the UEFA Europa Conference League. Nohan Kenneh will also depart. He made 19 appearances during his three-year stay at Hibs, spending the latter end of the 2024/25 campaign on loan at Ross County. Loanees Josef Bursik, Hyeokkyu Kwon, Mykola Kuharevich, and Nectar Triantis all return to their parent clubs. The Club are also in discussions with young goalkeeper Freddie Owens regarding a new deal. Four Academy players will also depart this summer; Reuben McAllister, Murray Aiken, Kyle McClelland and Malik Zaid. The Club thanked all departing players for their hard work and contribution, and wished them all the best for the future. First Team players under contract in 2025/26 : Jordan Smith, Murray Johnson, Lewis Miller, Marvin Ekpiteta, Warren O'Hora, Chris Cadden, Jack Iredale, Jordan Obita, Kanayo Megwa, Dylan Levitt, Alasana Manneh, Joe Newell, Nicky Cadden, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Allan Delferrière, Jair Tavares, Josh Campbell, Rudi Molotnikov, Elie Youan, Dylan Vente, Martin Boyle and Kieron Bowie Academy players under contract in 2025/26 : Ryan Mallon, Joseph McGrath, Rory Whittaker, Lewis Gillie, Owen Calder, Oscar MacIntyre, Zach Bruce, Josh McDonald, Adam Buckley, Jamie McMurdo, Luke Davidson, Jacob MacIntyre, Dean Cleland Like this: Like Related
BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
How should Hibs address keeper position this summer?
Given the stellar job Jordan Smith has done for Hibernian since being brought into the side in November, it feels somewhat harsh to question his future in the with fellow goalkeepers Josef Bursik (loan from Club Brugge expiring) and Max Boruc (out of contract) set to be leaving, the Leith side will have to strengthen that question is whether Hibs look to upgrade on Smith, who was rewarded with a new deal until 2028 in March, or find an understudy for the deep into the numbers, they suggest finding someone better than the former Nottingham Forest keeper could be a of players to have played at least 10 Scottish Premiership games this season, only Celtic's Kasper Schmeichel (76%) boasts a better save percentage than Smith (73%).As well as that, only Schmeichel and Rangers' Liam Kelly have a better goals-conceded-per-game according to FotMob, external, Smith has prevented an expected goals tally of almost numbers mark a huge upgrade on Bursik, who started the first 13 league games of the season. Hibs only won one of after Smith's introduction to the team, David Gray's side went on to lose just three of their final 25 Premiership the work the Englishman has put in to become number one and improve the team, he will not give that up easily regardless of who the club bring in this fans, what do you think? Is Smith the undisputed number one or should any new arrival play second fiddle to the 30-year-old?Tell us your thoughts here.
