Newcastle United have signed Alfie Hutchison and Oliver Goodbrand – Official announcement | OneFootball

Newcastle United have signed Alfie Hutchison and Oliver Goodbrand.

An official club announcement (see below) revealing the news on Monday.

The two teenagers moving on from Rangers to St James’ Park.

The expected Newcastle United capture of both Alfie Hutchison and Oliver Goodbrand had been long reported in the media.

Newcastle United official announcement – 28 July 2025:

‘Newcastle United can announce that promising youngsters Oliver Goodbrand and Alfie Hutchison have joined the club’s Academy from Rangers.

Goodbrand and Hutchison, both 16-year-old Scotland youth internationals, will link up with Chris Moore’s under-18s squad as first-year scholars.

Goodbrand has risen through the youth ranks at Rangers and, after regularly featuring for the club’s under-18s side, made his B team debut last season aged 15 in a 5-0 win over Partick Thistle in the Glasgow Cup.

The defender has captained Scotland at youth level, wearing the armband during the Under-16s 2024/25 Victory Shield campaign.

Hutchison, meanwhile, joined Rangers from Hearts in 2024. Having represented Scotland at under-15 level, he too made his Rangers B team debut last season, scoring two goals against Queen’s Park in a 3-1 win in the Glasgow Cup earlier this year.

Academy Director Steve Harper said: “Alfie and Oliver are two exciting additions to our Academy and we’re really pleased to bring them into the programme.

“They’ve both shown strong potential at club and international level and arrive with a great attitude and a hunger to keep improving.

“Our recruitment team deserve great credit for bringing Alfie and Oliver to the club and we’re confident they’ll benefit from the environment we’ve created here.