Editing Southampton F.C. (section)

==Players==

===Current squad=== <!--Keep this as Current squad or provide an anchor, as there are links to it -->
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{{updated|1 January 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=First team |url=https://southamptonfc.com/first-team |publisher=Southampton F.C.}}</ref>{{About||recent transfers|2024–25 Southampton F.C. season#Transfers}}
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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Alex McCarthy]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Kyle Walker-Peters]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Ryan Manning]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Flynn Downes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Jack Stephens (footballer)|Jack Stephens]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Taylor Harwood-Bellis]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=[[Joe Aribo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Will Smallbone]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Adam Armstrong (footballer)|Adam Armstrong]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Adam Lallana]]}} 
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1996)|Ross Stewart]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Ronnie Edwards (footballer)|Ronnie Edwards]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Joe Lumley]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[James Bree (footballer)|James Bree]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Nathan Wood (footballer, born 2002)|Nathan Wood]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Yukinari Sugawara]]}}
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{{Fs player|no=18|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=[[Mateus Fernandes (footballer)|Mateus Fernandes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Cameron Archer]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Kamaldeen Sulemana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Charlie Taylor (footballer, born 1993)|Charlie Taylor]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Fraser]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Lesley Ugochukwu]]|other=on loan from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Juan Larios]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=DEN|pos=MF|name=[[Albert Grønbæk]]|other=on loan from [[Stade Rennais FC|Rennes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Aaron Ramsdale]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=[[Paul Onuachu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Tyler Dibling]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Welington (footballer)|Welington]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=POL|pos=DF|name=[[Jan Bednarek]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Armel Bella-Kotchap]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Joachim Kayi Sanda]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=[[Shea Charles]]}}
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===Out on loan===
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{{Fs player|no=17|nat=CHI|pos=FW|name=[[Ben Brereton Díaz]]|other=on loan at [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] until end of season}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Samuel Edozie]]|other=on loan at [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] until end of season}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=IRL|pos=GK|name=[[Gavin Bazunu]]|other=on loan at [[Standard Liège]] until end of season}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=UAE|pos=GK|name=[[Adli Mohamed]]|other=on loan at [[United FC (Dubai)|United FC]] until end of season}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=JAP|pos=MF|name=[[Kuryu Matsuki]]|other=on loan at [[Göztepe S.K.|Göztepe]] until end of season}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=[[Juan (footballer, born March 2002)|Juan]]|other=on loan at [[Göztepe S.K.|Göztepe]] until end of season}}
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===The Saints U21s and Academy===
{{Main|Southampton F.C. Under-21s and Academy}}

Southampton runs a highly successful youth academy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.football-observatory.com/IMG/pdf/wp102_eng-2.pdf|title=Big-5 Weekly Post (Most profitable youth academies)|date=10 March 2015|website=www.football-observatory.com|publisher=CIES Football Observatory|access-date=18 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 March 2015 |title=Southampton have Europe's most profitable youth academy - where do Barcelona, Madrid and Chelsea rank? - Goal.com |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2015/03/13/9721922/southampton-have-europes-most-profitable-youth-academy-where |access-date=18 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315123114/http://www.goal.com/en/news/1717/editorial/2015/03/13/9721922/southampton-have-europes-most-profitable-youth-academy-where |archive-date=15 March 2015 |via=Goal.com}}</ref> with a number of teams from ages eight to 21 years. Recent products of the club's youth system include [[England national football team|England]] internationals [[Adam Lallana]], [[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]], [[James Ward-Prowse]], [[Calum Chambers]], [[Luke Shaw]] and [[Theo Walcott]]; [[Wales national football team|Wales]] international winger [[Gareth Bale]]; and [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] international striker [[Michael Obafemi]].

===Former players===
{{Main|List of Southampton F.C. players}}