11 players leave Huddersfield Town in 2026 - What's happened to them? | OneFootball

Football League World looks at where Huddersfield Town's departing players in 2026 are now

Huddersfield Town underperformed their and neutral fans' lofty expectations of them in their second campaign back in League One this past year.

The Terriers are staring down the barrel of a third successive season in League One, a decade on from their miraculous play-off final win in the 2016/17 Championship season.

And, putting it plainly, Huddersfield haven't gotten close to getting out of the third tier since they dropped into it in 2024, finishing outside the top six in both seasons.

Martin Drury has rather controversially been given the head coach role permanently after overseeing the final seven games of last season, a run which saw them win just twice and throw away leads late numerous other times.

Nevertheless, it's up to the 40-year-old, in his first EFL managerial role, to turn the ship around, and you can bet that he'll be backed well by Huddersfield owner Kevin Nagle.

These 11 players won't be going on the ride with him, though, as they left Huddersfield in 2026, either by being sold or released by the Terriers, or being on loan at the Accu Stadium and returning to their parent clubs this summer. Here's where they all are now.

Leo Castledine - Middlesbrough

There's almost a correlation between Leo Castledine being recalled by Chelsea and then sold to Middlesbrough in January, and when Huddersfield stopped being a genuine threat for the play-offs this past season.

The 20-year-old was electric in the opening half of the campaign at the Accu Stadium, and was in some of the best scoring form seen this season in the lead up to his departure, scoring eight in his final 10 League One games.

At Middlesbrough, though, injuries and a lack of starts when he was fit have arguably stunted the attacking midfielder's growth.

He'll be hoping that a full pre-season at the Riverside can help him regain match sharpness and then hit the ground running in the Championship.

Ben Wiles - MK Dons

MK Dons' squad in League Two this season was ridiculous, and they added to it with more top-end League One talent in January by signing Ben Wiles from Huddersfield for an undisclosed fee, seeing him reunite with Paul Warne, who managed him at Rotherham United.

Wiles signed for the Terriers in their final year in the Championship, and last season played in all but one of their third-tier outings, scoring eight goals. Even this season, 14 of his 22 League One appearances before his mid-season move were starts.

The 27-year-old scored four and added another four assists in the fourth tier at Stadium MK to help Paul Warne's side into League One. He'll be taking on Huddersfield next season with his new team.

Owen Goodman — Crystal Palace

Owen Goodman was one of the more highly rated young prospects heading to League One last summer after he kept 24 clean sheets across AFC Wimbledon's League Two and successful play-off campaigns, keeping three out of three in the latter.

However, the Crystal Palace loanee's first season in the third tier was a slight disaster. Despite four clean sheets in his first five Huddersfield games, those in the stands weren't too impressed, and the red card he received in a loss against Barnsley practically ended his time at the Accu Stadium.

Lee Nicholls would replace him during his suspension, and, barring a four-game stint in November, Goodman would remain on the bench until Palace relocated him to Barnsley in January.

The Canadian kept just one clean sheet in 22 league games for the Tykes, and it's unlikely that they're pursuing a permanent deal, especially with Goodman signing an extension at Selhurst Park before going out on loan in July.

Zepiqueno Redmond - Aston Villa

19-year-old Zepiqueno Redmond arrived with plenty of promise in the summer from Aston Villa, but he'd only manage three games in a Huddersfield shirt before going down with a knee injury.

He wouldn't return and was sent back to Aston Villa in January, likely so the club could open up some more loan spaces to bolster their squad.

He still has three years left on his Villa deal and will hope to enjoy an injury-free campaign next season.

Will Alves - Leicester City

Will Alves had a similar start to his loan spell with Huddersfield as Redmond did, going down with a freak foot injury just five games into his time in West Yorkshire.

Unlike the Villa youngster, though, the 21-year-old didn't return to parent club Leicester City, and would make his return to the side in January. However, chances were limited, and he'd only make five league starts all season.

Now, Alves is contracted to a League One club, after the Foxes were relegated from the Championship. He's still under contract at the King Power until 2028, so it's expected that he may play a more prominent role there next season.

Josh Feeney - Aston Villa

Redmond wasn't the only young prospect that Huddersfield loaned from Aston Villa last summer, as defender Josh Feeney, who spent the 2024/25 campaign with Leo Castledine at Shrewsbury Town, arrived at the Accu Stadium, too.

While he didn't suffer a second consecutive relegation to League Two, his time on the pitch was limited, as the 21-year-old suffered from the squad rotation along the backline this season.

A quad injury picked up in the warm-up of their game against Leyton Orient on Easter Monday proved to be the end of Feeney's time at Huddersfield, and he'll once again be set to spend another season on loan elsewhere from Villa Park next year.

Bobby Wales - Swansea City

Bobby Wales was one of the first signings of the 2025/26 campaign, arriving at Swansea City from Kilmarnock in the middle of May.

Despite playing 28 times for Kilmarnock in the SPL the season before, he struggled to get into the fold in South Wales and was sent on loan to Huddersfield after making just six senior appearances for his parent club in the first half of the season.

Unfortunately, opportunities were even sparser in West Yorkshire, as he made another six appearances in all competitions, five of which were bench appearances in League One, with his last game coming in mid-March before falling out of favour completely.

It's safe to say that Huddersfield won't be pushing to bring him back once again this summer.

Ryan Hardie - Wrexham

It's been a tough season for Ryan Hardie, from being one of the first men through the door at Wrexham in the summer, to being pushed further and further down the pecking order as more top-quality strikers followed him in.

He arrived on loan midway through the season at the Accu Stadium carrying an injury, and when fit, he netted twice in six League One outings before then going down with another issue in March.

Hardie's Wrexham contract doesn't run out until 2028, but he'll likely be on the move again, and there'll be a long line of League One clubs hoping to bring him in and hoping he can stay injury-free.

Cameron Humphreys - Ipswich Town

For the second year in a row, Cameron Humphreys has found himself on loan in League One from Ipswich Town, following up his brilliant year with Wycombe Wanderers in 2024/25 with a good second half of the season spell at Huddersfield.

The 22-year-old appeared in every one of the third-tier games he was available, starting 17 of the 21, and netted a couple in that time, too.

He's clearly a top-end third-tier talent, but Ipswich's rapid rise has almost led them to outgrow their academy product.

The Tractor Boys have a one-year extension option on the table that they will likely exercise to stop Humphreys from leaving for free this summer, but it'll be intriguing to see if they look to sell permanently now they're back in the Premier League.

Mickel Miller - Free Agent

There were two senior names on Huddersfield's retained list this summer who will be leaving the club at the culmination of their contracts.

Mickel Miller was the first. The 30-year-old wasn't able to get going at the Accu Stadium in the two years he spent at the club after leaving Plymouth Argyle in 2024.