Former Swansea City goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has retired from professional football at the age of 41. Fabianski, who made 150 appearances for the Swans between 2014 and 2018, has hung up his gloves after eight seasons at West Ham. The Polish international, who won 57 caps, joined the Swans on a free transfer from Arsenal and was voted supporters' player of the year in 2018.
Eom Jisung will miss two Swansea City fixtures in September after being called up for the Asian Games by South Korea. Winger Eom has just been to a first World Cup with his national team, where he featured as a substitute in a win over the Czech Republic and a defeat to Mexico. The remainder of the Asian Games coincides with an international break, with Swansea returning to action against Norwich City on Saturday, 10 October.
Azeem Abdulai has targeted joining new Hibernian teammate Josh Mulligan in the Scotland squad after his transfer from Leyton Orient. The Glasgow-born 23-year-old started as a youth with Celtic, but it was with Swansea City that he first tasted senior football. Abdulai hopes the switch from England's League One to playing alongside the likes of Mulligan will improve his chances of international recognition.
Hibernian have signed "athletic, aggressive, technically secure" former Scotland Under-21 midfielder Azeem Abdulai from Leyton Orient for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old has been given a three-year contract by the Scottish Premiership club. Born in Glasgow, Abdulai came through the Celtic, Leicester City and Swansea City youth ranks before making his first-team breakthrough with the Welsh club.
Swansea City will begin the 2026-27 season with a home Carabao Cup tie against Championship rivals Birmingham City. The cup game will be played on the weekend of 7-9 August with the Championship campaign kicking off the following weekend. Swansea's most recent meeting with Birmingham was in January, when Patrick Roberts' second-half goal earned Blues a point in south Wales after Zan Vipotnik's opener.
Swansea City's Cameron Burgess helped Australia begin their World Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Turkey in Vancouver. The 30-year-old defender was one of three centre-backs as the Socceroos remained resolute to post a clean sheet despite Turkey dominating the game with 71.7% possession and 30 shots on goal, eight on target. Watford's Nestory Irankunda scored in the first half before Connor Metcalfe added a second after the break.
Swansea City striker Zan Vipotnik has been included in BBC Sport's Championship team of the season. The Slovenian scored a total of 25 goals in his second season with Swansea - of which 23 goals were scored in 43 league games. Two former Swansea City players were also recognised after helping their respective clubs secure promotion to the Premier League.
Swansea City midfielder Marko Stamenic will head to the World Cup next month after being named in New Zealand's squad for the tournament. Stamenic, 24, is one of eight players who play club football in the English leagues included in the All Whites' 26-man party. Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood is the most well-known of those players, with Braintree Town defender Tommy Smith and Wrexham's Liberato Cacace among others who have received the call.
Adam Idah believes Swansea City will be better placed to push for promotion next season thanks to their experiences in 2025-26. Swansea are taking stock after an undulating campaign in which early play-off ambitions were replaced by relegation concerns, before an upturn in form under Vitor Matos led to a mid-table finish. The Swans ended up 11th for the second year in a row but Idah says they will aim higher now that a number of players within Matos' squad have got to know the Championship.
Vitor Matos says a positive end to a "really challenging" campaign shows Swansea City are heading in the right direction as preparation starts for next season. Adam Idah's late double and a fabulous free-kick from Leo Walta earned Swansea a 3-1 victory over Charlton Athletic on the final day of 2025-26. "It was a really challenging season, but there was a lot of growth, a lot of developing," Matos said.
Vitor Matos saluted his goalscorers after a late flourish saw Swansea City finish the Championship season with victory over Charlton Athletic. Substitute Adam Idah broke the deadlock with a crisp finish 16 minutes from time only for Miles Leaburn to level for Charlton five minutes later. Idah's double was a high note at the end of a difficult first season at Swansea for the Republic of Ireland international, who has played second fiddle to Zan Vipotnik and also spent three months out with a hamstring problem.
Vitor Matos says he is "really happy" with the contributions of Malick Yalcouye and Gustavo Nunes as the two loan signings prepare to leave Swansea City. Midfielder Yalcouye (pictured above) and winger Nunes (below) will head back to their parent clubs after Swansea's season-ending game at home to Charlton Athletic on Saturday (12:30 BST).
