Brentford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Brentford, Hounslow, London. Between 1897 and 1920, the first team competed in the London League, Southern League and Western League. Since 1920, the first team has competed in the Football League, the Premier League and other nationally and internationally organised competitions. All players who won a full international cap while contracted to Brentford are listed below.

Records and notable players

Joe Connor was the first Brentford player to be capped at international level, playing and scoring for Ireland in a 2–0 victory over Scotland in March 1903. Frank Onyeka is Brentford's most-capped international player, with 44 caps for Nigeria. Halil Dervişoğlu and Bryan Mbeumo have scored the most international goals while a Brentford player, with six for Turkey and Cameroon respectively. In March 2023, Ivan Toney became the first Brentford player to be capped by England since Les Smith in May 1939. Kolbeinn Finnsson and Daniel O'Shaughnessy won senior caps for Iceland and Finland respectively, without making a first team appearance for Brentford. In March 2021, the total number of caps won by contracted Brentford players passed 200. The club record for first team, B and U18 players called up during an international break is 24 in March 2026, with a record 21 players winning caps during the break.

In June 2018, Henrik Dalsgaard became Brentford's first contracted player to play at a major international tournament, when he started in Denmark's opening match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. By 2024, Brentford players had also appeared at the European Championship, the Africa Cup of Nations, the Asian Cup, the Copa América and the Gold Cup. 12 current and former Brentford players represented their nations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Current Brentford players who have been capped at full international level while contracted to the club are Kristoffer Ajer, Michel Boni, Nathan Collins, Mikkel Damsgaard, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Benjamin Fredrick, Rico Henry, Aaron Hickey,Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Michael Kayode, Dango Ouattara, Mamadou Sangaré, Kevin Schade, Igor Thiago and Yehor Yarmolyuk.

Key Appearance and goal totals for full internationals include all FIFA-sanctioned matches. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded. Statistics are correct as of matches played 6 October 2026.

Playing positions GKGoalkeeperRBRight backRWRight wingerDFDefenderHBHalf backIFInside forwardDMDefensive midfielderOLOutside leftLBLeft backLWLeft wingerCBCentre backFWForwardFBFull backRMRight midfielderWWingerMFMidfielderSTStrikerWHWing halfAMAttacking midfielderCMCentral midfielderLMLeft midfielderUUtility playerOROutside rightSWSweeperLHLeft halfRHRight half

SymbolMeaningBrentford player in the 2026–27 season.*Player has left Brentford but is still playing in a professional league.♦Player went on to manage the club.♠Player holds a club record.

Players PlayerNationalityPositionTotalTotal with BrentfordNotesYearsCapsGoalsYearsCapsGoals *GK2017–4702022–2024120 *RW2015–4042019–202050RB1996–200070199620 FW2026–202026–20 FW2026–522026–52 RW2021–45132025–153 ♠ *W/FW2022–3582022–2025226 ♠FW1993–200092199810 *FW/W2020–45142022–2025315CB/LB2010–20182922016–201770RB2016–20202612017–2020221 MF2020–4392022–264AM2010–15146202262 CM2020–3212020–321CB2008–3722023–202420 *DM2020–4122020–2025351 *RB2024–10202410FW2014–20171112016–201720 *DM2010–9132025–202670IF193610193610Member of the Brentford Hall of Fame.OL193910193910 *FW2023–1012023–202461FW2020–2122020–2022142CB2016–2024231201620 DM2026–102026–10 LW/FW2023–702023–50LW2020–41202041FW2005–2006202005–200620CB2019–180201960 *MF2019–140201920CB1996–20118951998–1999121CB1998–20073002000–200230LW2003–2018361200610 GK2022–2602024–190 *AM2017–6932021–2024301IR1903–190431190321FW1903–190530190510 RB2026–312026–31MF201110201110FW1997–20095612200410 LB2025–102025–10CM2000–2004241200430 *CB2021–2802021–2026280 MF2024–1902026–30SW1984–20009711988–1991200 *GK2022–1202023–202440 RB/CB2025–802025–80 ♠ *DM2020–4532021–202644 ♠3 CB2005–200950200510IF1952–1953511952–195341LW2011–2022623201541 *FW2012–1322013–201550 CB/RB2018–6122021–382 CB2021–4032023–251 *CB2017–403201720FB1936–19471946–194813 4001939–19471946–19483400CM2016–912016–201851 GK2021–3602025–140MF2012–5382016–201980FW200020200020 RB2022–2502022–210IF1947–194870194710CF1934–1938731936–193740WH193710193710OL1937–1938201937–193820 LB2024–2512026–20CM2012–2402017–2019150 *GK2022–1402022–202460 *CB2012–20202702019–202050 ♠ *FW2021–1662021–2022156 ♠ CM2025–902025–90IL193911193911MF200220200210OR1934–19391221934–1939122 *CB2018–570201840WH1931–1938210193640 *RB2024–20202420GK2025–2026202025–202620

Other senior international appearances Olympic Games/U23 PlayerNationalityPositionTotalTotal with BrentfordYearsCapsGoalsYearsCapsGoals *FW2019–20241722021–202280FW201640201640WH195211195211CBn/an/an/a200310 CB2023–1212023–121 CM2024–412024–41

B international PlayerNationalityPositionTotalTotal with BrentfordRefYearsCapsGoalsYearsCapsGoalsCB195210195210

Wartime and Victory internationals PlayerNationalityPositionTotalTotal with BrentfordYearsCapsGoalsYearsCapsGoalsOL191910191910OL1939–19451131939–1945113GK1943–1944301943–194430OR1939–1944911939–194491

Amateur PlayerNationalityPositionTotalTotal with BrentfordYearsCapsGoalsYearsCapsGoalsHB1913–1914301913–191430LH1930–19351631931–1935123IF1937–194787193934FW1924–1932127193220 ♦IF1938–193966193933OF1956–19571001956–195740WH1950–1953207195250Kevin O'FlanaganOL1949–195021195011HB192910192910

Representative PlayerTeamNationalityPositionTotalTotal with BrentfordNotesYearsCapsGoalsYearsCapsGoals ♦Football Association XIIF1939n/an/a1939n/an/aFootball League Third Division SouthIF195511195511 ♦Football League XICH192110192110Football League XILB/LM200610200610Irish Football Association XIIF1953n/an/a1953n/an/aLondon XILB191010191010White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. ISBN 0951526200. p. 96London XIRB/LH191010191010London XIFB1956–1958301956–195830Southern League XIOL191910191910Southern League XIGK191910191910Southern League XIIL/CF191022191022

Other PlayerNationalityPositionTotalTotal with BrentfordYearsCapsGoalsYearsCapsGoalsIF194710194710OF195680195680

Youth international players

U21 PlayerNationalityPositionNotesCM CB *LB *CM *DM *CB *RB *CB AM ♦FW *CBFWCB *MF *W/FW DM LW/FW *MF *GK RB FB AM LBLW MF/RB GK RB CB LW *AM *LB U MF AM/LW *RW DF *FW DM CM GKLWFB *CB WGKDF *RB

U20 PlayerNationalityPositionNotes RB LW FW CB GK GK AM LB *CM LB *RW/RB LW *RBCB *GK

U19 PlayerNationalityPositionNotes MF FWFW DF DFCB DF FW MF LB *FW DM GK MF *MF *FW

U18/Youth PlayerNationalityPosition *CB GK MF GK FW GK LW/FW LW DF n/a n/a MF DF DF

U17 PlayerNationalityPosition FWFW n/a FB DF DF AM

U16/Schoolboys PlayerNationalityPositionRBCHW LW *LB FW

U15 PlayerNationalityPositionFBDF

Awards

2021 UEFA European U21 Championship Squad of the Tournament: Mads Bech Sørensen 2022 UEFA European U19 Championship Team of the Tournament: Matthew Cox 2023 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: Yoane Wissa

Notes

References General

Specific