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Premier League Squads 2015-16

Welcome to the time capsule that is the Premier League Squads of 2015-16! This was a season that had it all – the underdog triumphs, the heartbreaks, the nail-biting finishes, and the unforgettable goals. Remember when Leicester City, the 5000-1 outsiders, defied all odds to clinch the title? Or when Tottenham Hotspur’s young guns fired all cylinders to finish third? This was also the season when Pep Guardiola announced his arrival at Manchester City, promising a new era of dominance. From the mercurial skills of Riyad Mahrez to the goalkeeping heroics of David De Gea, this season was a showcase of talent and tenacity. So, strap in and get ready to relive the magic, the drama, and the sheer unpredictability of the Premier League Squads 2015-16. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a casual observer, there’s something here for everyone. So, let’s take a walk down memory lane, shall we?

AFC BournemouthArsenal
21*Allsop, Ryan5Armando De Abreu, Gabriel
8*Arter, Harry Nicholas8Arteta Amatriain, Mikel
*Bennett, Joseph28Campbell, Joel
1Boruc, Artur19Cazorla, Santiago
3*Cook, Steve Anthony33Cech, Petr
11*Daniels, Charlie34*Coquelin, Francis
25Distin, Sylvain2Debuchy, Mathieu
5*Elphick, Tommy20Flamini, Mathieu
23Federici, Adam Jay3*Gibbs, Kieran James Ricardo
2*Francis, Simon Charles12Giroud, Olivier
4*Gosling, Daniel6Koscielny, Laurent
18Kermorgant, Yann Alain4Mertesacker, Per
17*King, Joshua Christian Kojo18Monreal, Ignacio
16*MacDonald, Shaun Benjamin13Ospina, David
Murray, Glenn15*Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander David
32*O'Kane, Eunan Charles11Ozil, Mesut
7*Pugh, Marc Anthony16*Ramsey, Aaron James
9Rantie, Tokelo Anthony7Rosicky, Tomas
30*Ritchie, Matthew Thomas17Sanchez, Alexis
15*Smith, Adam James14*Walcott, Theo James
19*Stanislas, Felix Junior23*Welbeck, Daniel
6*Surman, Andrew Ronald Edward10*Wilshere, Jack Andrew
24*Tomlin, Lee Marc
20Twasam, Christian Atsu
13*Wilson, Callum Eddie Graham
Aston VillaChelsea
11*Agbonlahor, Gabriel28Azpilicueta Tanco, Cesar
19Ayew, Jordan1*Begovic, Asmir
7Bacuna, Leandro Jones Johan27*Blackman, Jamal Clint-Ross
31*Bunn, Mark John22Borges da Silva, Willian
6*Clark, Ciaran24*Cahill, Gary James
12*Cole, Joseph John13Courtois, Thibaut
33Crespo Rincon, Jose Angel19Da Silva Costa, Diego
22*Gardner, Gary15Djilobdji, El Hadji Papy Mison
39Gestede, Rudy Philippe Michel Camille8Dos Santos Emboaba Junior, Oscar
25Gil de Pareja Vicent, Carles4*Fabregas Soler, Francesc
8Gueye, Idrissa Gana9Garcia Zarate, Radamel Falcao
1Guzan, Bradley Edwin10Hazard, Eden
21Hutton, Alan2Ivanovic, Branislav
2Ilori, Tiago21Matic, Nemanja
27Kozak, Libor12Mikel, John Obi
16*Lescott, Joleon Patrick18Remy, Loic
28*N'Zogbia, Charles17Rodriguez Ledesma, Pedro Eliezer
5Okore, Tetchi Jores Charlemagne U7Santos Do Nascimento, Ramires
4*Richards, Micah26*Terry, John George
18*Richardson, Kieran Edward
24Sanchez Moreno, Carlos Alberto
9*Sinclair, Scott Andrew
13*Steer, Jed John
17Veretout, Jordan Marcel Gilbert
15*Westwood, Ashley Roy
Crystal PalaceEverton
8*Bamford, Patrick James3*Baines, Leighton John
10Bolasie, Yannick20*Barkley, Ross
7Cabaye, Yohan18*Barry, Gareth
9*Campbell, Fraizer Lee17Besic, Muhamed
29Chamakh, Marouane15*Cleverley, Thomas William
6*Dann, Scott23Coleman, Seamus
27Delaney, Damien Finbarr25Funes Mori, Jose Ramiro
16*Gayle, Dwight Devon Boyd4*Gibson, Darron Thomas Daniel
4Hangeland, Brede Paulsen2*Hibbert, Anthony James
13*Hennessey, Wayne Robert24Howard, Timothy Matthew
15Jedinak, Michael John6*Jagielka, Philip Nikodem
34*Kelly, Martin Ronald9Kone, Arouna
28*Ledley, Joseph Christopher12*Lennon, Aaron
14Lee, Chung Yong10*Lukaku, Romelu Menama
3*Mariappa, Adrian Joseph35*McAleny, Conor Michael
18McArthur, James16*McCarthy, James
12*McCarthy, Alex Simon7McGeady, Aiden John
22*Mutch, Jordon James Edward Sydney11Mirallas Y Castillo, Kevin Antonio
42*Puncheon, Jason David Ian14Naismith, Steven John
26Sako, Bakary21*Osman, Leon
23Souare, Pape N'Diaye8Oviedo Jimenez, Bryan Josue
1Speroni, Julian Maria22Pienaar, Steven
2*Ward, Joel Edward Philip1Robles Blazquez, Joel
21*Wickham, Connor Neil Ralph28Rodriquez, Leandro Joaquin
11*Zaha, Dazet Wilfried Armel
Leicester CityLiverpool
11*Albrighton, Marc Kevin24*Allen, Joseph Michael
29Benalouane, Yohan11Barbosa de Oliveira, Roberto Firmino
2*De Laet, Ritchie Ria Alfons9Benteke, Christian
4*Drinkwater, Daniel Noel34Bogdan, Adam
*Dyer, Nathan Antone Jonah2*Clyne, Nathaniel Edwin
28Fuchs, Christian10Coutinho Correia, Philippe
*Hamer, Benjamin John38*Flanagan, Jonathan
7*Hammond, Dean John14*Henderson, Jordan Brian
6*Huth, Robert28*Ings, Daniel William John
33Inler, Gokhan20*Lallana, Adam David
8*James, Matthew Lee6Lovren, Dejan
14Kante, Ngolo22Mignolet, Simon
10*King, Andrew7*Milner, James Philip
19Kramaric, Andrej18Moreno Perez, Alberto
26Mahrez, Riyad21Pezzini Leiva, Lucas
5*Morgan, Westley Nathan17Sakho, Mamadou
20Okazaki, Shinji3Sanchez Diaz, Jose Enrique
15*Schlupp, Jeffrey37Skrtel, Martin
1*Schmeichel, Kasper Peter15*Sturridge, Daniel
32Schwarzer, MarkTeixeira, Joao Carlos
17*Simpson, Daniel Peter4Toure, Kolo Abib
23Ulloa Fernandez, Jose Leonardo
9*Vardy, Jamie
27Wasilewski, Marcin
Manchester CityManchester United
10Aguero Del Castillo, Sergio17Blind, Daley
14Bony, Wilfried Guemiand16*Carrick, Michael
13Caballero Lazcano, Wilfredo Daniel36Darmian, Matteo
22*Clichy, Gael1De Gea Quintana, David
17De Bruyne, Kevin27Fellaini-Bakkioui, Marouane
18*Delph, Fabian21Herrera Aguera, Ander
26Demichelis, Martin Gaston50*Johnstone, Samuel Luke
1*Hart, Charles Joseph John4*Jones, Philip Anthony
21Jimenez Silva, David Josue38*Keane, William David
11Kolarov, Aleksandar35*Lingard, Jesse Ellis
4Kompany, Vincent8Mata Garcia, Juan Manuel
25Luiz Roza, Fernando5Rojo, Faustino Marcos Alberto
20Mangala, Eliaquim20Romero, Sergio German
8Nasri, Samir10*Rooney, Wayne Mark
15Navas, Jesus28*Schneiderlin, Morgan
30Otamendi, Nicolas31Schweinsteiger, Bastian
6Reges, Fernando Francisco11*Smalling, Christopher
3Sagna, BacaryValdes Arribas, Victor
42Toure, Gnegneri Yaya25Valencia Mosquera, Luis Antonio
29*Wright, Richard Ian30Varela Olivera, Guillermo
5Zabaleta Girod, Pablo Javier18*Young, Ashley Simon
Newcastle UnitedNorwich City
8Anita, Vurnon San Benito6Bassong Nguena, Sebastian Aymar
35*Bigirimana, Gael17*Bennett, Elliott
9Cisse, Papiss Demba24*Bennett, Ryan
4*Colback, Jack Raymond12*Brady, Robert
2Coloccini, Fabricio18Dorrans, Graham
26*Darlow, Karl7*Grabban, Lewis James
10De Jong, Siem14Hoolahan, Wesley
3*Dummett, Paul11*Hooper, Gary
21*Elliot, Robert8*Howson, Jonathan Mark
33Good, Curtis16*Jarvis, Matthew Thomas
11Gouffran, Yoan31*Kean, Jacob Kendall
17Gutierrez, Ayoze Perez19*Lafferty, Kyle
19Haidara, Massadio5*Martin, Russell Kenneth Alexander
22Janmaat, Daryl9Mbokani Bezua, Dieudonne
1*Krul, Timothy Michael21Mulumbu, Youssouf
15*Lascelles, Jamaal28*O'Neil, Gary Paul
31Marveaux, Sylvain32Odjidja Ofoe, Vadis
14Obertan, Gabriel Antoine23*Olsson, Martin Tony Waikwa
29Riviere, Emmanuel10*Rana-Jerome, Cameron Zishan
7Sissoko, Moussa13*Rudd, Declan
27*Taylor, Steven Vincent1*Ruddy, John Thomas Gordon
20Thauvin, Florian27Tettey, Alexander
24Tiote, Cheik Ismael2Whittaker, Steven
5Wijnaldum, Georginio3*Wisdom, Andre
6*Williamson, Michael James
SouthamptonStoke City
2Alves Soares, Cedric Ricardo16Adam, Charles Graham
21*Bertrand, Ryan14Afellay, Ibrahim
26*Caulker, Steven Roy10Arnautovic, Marko
4Clasie, Jordy2*Bardsley, Phillip Anthony
1*Davis, Kelvin Geoffery1*Butland, Jack
8*Davis, Steven20Cameron, Geoff Scott
6Fonte, Jose Miguel25*Crouch, Peter James
44*Forster, Fraser Gerard18Diouf, Mame Biram
5Gardos, Florin24*Given, Shay John James
25Gazzaniga, Paulo Dino29Haugaard, Jakob
27*Isgrove, Lloyd Jeffrey7*Ireland, Stephen James
20Jimenez Lopez, Juan Miguel8*Johnson, Glen McLeod Cooper
7*Long, Shane Patrick27Krkic Perez, Bojan
10Mane, Sadio11Mato Sanmartin, Jose Luis
15Martina, Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo5Muniesa Martinez, Marc
19Pelle, Graziano9Odemwingie, Peter
23Ramirez Pereyra, Gaston Exequiel3Pieters, Erik
9*Rodriguez, Jay Enriqus22Shaqiri, Xherdan
22Stekelenburg, Maarten17*Shawcross, Ryan James
11Tadic, Dusan21*Sidwell, Steven James
17Van Dijk, Virgil15Van Ginkel, Wulfert Cornelius
14Vidal, Oriol Romeu19*Walters, Jonathan Ronald
12Wanyama, Victor6*Whelan, Glenn David
3Yoshida, Maya12*Wilson, Marc David
26Wollscheid, Philipp
SunderlandSwansea City
9*Borini, Fabio37*Alfei, Daniel Mark
4*Bridcutt, Liam Robert2Amat Maas, Jordi
5*Brown, Wesley Michael10Ayew, Andre Morgan Rami
30*Buckley, William Edward58Barrow, Moduo
6*Cattermole, Lee Barry27*Bartley, Kyle
22Coates Nion, Sebastian7*Britton, Leon James
18*Defoe, Jermain Colin24*Cork, Jack Frank Porteous
26Fletcher, Steven Kenneth11Emnes, Marvin
14Gomez Garcia-Penche, Jordi1Fabianski, Lukasz
19*Graham, Daniel Anthony William33Fernandez, Federico
11*Johnson, Adam18Gomis, Bafetimbi
2*Jones, Billy4Ki, Sung Yueng
15Kaboul, Younes31*Lucas, Lee Paul
7*Larsson, Sebastian Bengt Ulf17Macedo Lopes, Ederzito Antonio
17Lens, Jeremain20Montero Vite, Jefferson Antonio
21M'Vila, Yann Gerard26*Naughton, Kyle
25*Mannone, Vito13Nordfeldt, Bo Kristoffer
12*Matthews, Adam James15*Routledge, Wayne Neville Anthony
16*O'Shea, John Francis8*Shelvey, Jonjo
1Pantilimon, Costel Fane23*Sigurdsson, Gylfi Thor
8*Rodwell, Jack14Tabanou, Franck Pascal Paul
20Toivonen, Nils Ola3*Taylor, Neil John
3*Van Aanholt, Patrick John Miguel25Tremmel, Gerhard
24Yedlin, DeAndre6*Williams, Ashley Errol
22Zaragoza, Angel Rangel
Tottenham HotspurWatford
4Alderweireld, Toby Albertine22Abdi, Almen
28*Carroll, Thomas James21*Anya, Ikechi
22Chadli, Nacer34Arlauskis, Giedrius
33*Davies, Benjamin Thomas8Behrami, Valon
19Dembele, Moussa27Belkalem, Esseid
23Eriksen, Christian20Berghuis, Steven
21Fazio, Federico3Britos Cabrera, Miguel Angel
7Heung-Min, Son29Capoue, Etienne
10*Kane, Harry15*Cathcart, Craig George
11Lamela, Erik25Cholevas, Chose Loint
1Lloris, Hugo9*Deeney, Troy Matthew
8*Mason, Ryan Glen32Diamanti, Alessandro
14N'Jie, Clinton33*Dyer, Lloyd Richard
24*Pritchard, Alex David13*Gilmartin, Rene
3*Rose, Daniel Lee1Gomes, Heurelho da Silva
17*Townsend, Andros17Guedioura, Adlene
16*Trippier, Kieran John19Ibarbo, Victor
5Vertonghen, Jan24Ighalo, Odion
13Vorm, Michel7Jurado Marin, Jose Manuel
2*Walker, Kyle Andrew2Nyom, Allan
27Wimmer, Kevin14Paredes Reasco, Juan Carlos
5Prodl, Sebastian
28*Smith, Connor Micheal
23*Watson, Ben
West Bromwich AlbionWest Ham United
10*Anichebe, Victor Chinedu18Amalfitano, Morgan
18*Berahino, Saido30*Antonio, Michail Gregory
11*Brunt, Christopher9*Carroll, Andrew Thomas
4*Chester, James Grant19*Collins, James Michael
25*Dawson, Craig3*Cresswell, Aaron
6*Evans, Jonathan Grant25Henry, Doneil Jor-Dee Ashley
24*Fletcher, Darren Barr26Jelavic, Nikica
1*Foster, Ben12*Jenkinson, Carl Daniel
16Gamboa, Christian8Kouyate, Cheikhou
8*Gardner, Craig28Lanzini, Manuel
17*Lambert, Rickie Lee20*Moses, Victor
21Lindegaard, Anders Rozenkrantz16*Noble, Mark James
23McAuley, Gareth Gerald17*O'Brien, Joseph Martin
14McClean, James Joseph14Obiang Avomo, Pedro Mba
19*McManaman, Callum Henry21Ogbonna, Obinze Angelo
7*Morrison, James Clark27Payet, Dimitri
13*Myhill, Glyn Oliver1*Randolph, Darren Edward Andrew
3Olsson, Jonas2Reid, Winston Wiremu
15Pocognoli, Sebastien15Sakho, Diafra
33Rondon, Jose Solomon13San Miguel Del Castillo, Adrian
29Sessegnon, Stephane4*Song Bilong, Alexandre Dimitri
5Yacob, Claudio34Spiegel, Raphael Simon
5*Tomkins, James Oliver Charles
11Valencia Lastra, Enner Remberto
10Zarate, Mauro Matias

Premier League 2015-16 25 Man Playing Squads

As we delve into the annals of Premier League history, the 2015-16 season stands out as a remarkable period in English football. This was the season when the underdogs, Leicester City, defied all odds to clinch the Premier League title. But what made this season truly special was the array of talent that graced the pitch, week in and week out. Let’s take a closer look at the 25-man playing squads that made this season unforgettable.

* = Home Grown

The Essence of Home Grown Talent

One of the defining features of the 2015-16 Premier League season was the prominence of home-grown talent. These are players who, regardless of their nationality, have been registered with any club tied to the Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to their 21st birthday. This rule was introduced to nurture and promote local talent, and the 2015-16 season saw a surge in such players making their mark.

Clubs and Their Player Numbers

Each Premier League club had a 25-man squad, which included a mix of both home-grown and foreign players. The player numbers were not just identifiers, but often held a special significance for the players and the fans alike. From the iconic number 7 at Manchester United to the number 10 at Chelsea, these numbers often represented the role and position of the player in the team.

Standout Squads

While every team had its unique strengths, a few squads stood out for their exceptional performance during the 2015-16 season. Leicester City, with their mix of seasoned professionals and young talent, surprised everyone with their title-winning campaign. Tottenham Hotspur, boasting a young and dynamic squad, also caught the eye with their attacking football. Arsenal’s squad, filled with international stars, showcased some of the most attractive football of the season.

As we look back at the 2015-16 Premier League season, it’s clear that the 25-man squads played a crucial role in shaping one of the most exciting seasons in recent memory. From home-grown talents making their mark to foreign stars lighting up the league, every player contributed to a season that will be remembered for years to come.