2021–22 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
2021–22 season
ChairmanJeff Shi
Head coachBruno Lage
StadiumMolineux
Premier League10th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Raúl Jiménez (6)
All:
Raúl Jiménez
Daniel Podence
(6 each)
Highest home attendance31,842 vs Leeds United
(18 March 2022, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance27,004 vs Sheffield United
(9 January 2022, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance30,725

The 2021–22 season was the 144th in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers and the 4th consecutive in the Premier League. The club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

This was the first season under former Benfica manager Bruno Lage, who was appointed on 9 June 2021 following the departure of Nuno Espírito Santo by mutual consent at the end of the previous season.[1][2][3]

Pre-season friendlies[edit]

The culb's pre-season schedule included friendlies against Crewe Alexandra, Real Betis, Stoke City, Coventry City and Celta Vigo, in addition to two friendlies behind closed doors against Forest Green Rovers and Al Shabab.[4] On July 12, Wanderers confirmed a sixth pre-season match, against Las Palmas.[5]

10 July 2021 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Forest Green Rovers Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
17 July 2021 Friendly Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
15:15 BST
  • Long 53'
 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Referee: Andy Haines
24 July 2021 Friendly Real Betis 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers La Línea, Spain
19:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Referee: Ruiz Aguilera
26 July 2021 Friendly Las Palmas 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Expósito Amarillo
27 July 2021 Friendly Al Shabab 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Expósito Amarillo
31 July 2021 Friendly Stoke City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 7,894 (2,384 away)
1 August 2021 Friendly Coventry City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Coventry
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 8,373 (1,846 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
7 August 2021 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Celta Vigo Wolverhampton
12:45 BST Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 16,391
Referee: Jonathan Moss

Competitions[edit]

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 −2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 −5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 −18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 +4 48
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[6]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 6 17 38 43  −5 51 7 3 9 20 25  −5 8 3 8 18 18  0

Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday[edit]

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLWLWWWDWLWDDLLWDWLWWWLWWLLWLWLLLDLDL
Position131618131614121011786688988888888778878888888810
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 2021, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[7]

14 August 2021 1 Leicester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,983 (3,305 away fans)
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 August 2021 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,368 (2,845 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
29 August 2021 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Manchester United Wolverhampton
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,621 (2,959 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
11 September 2021 4 Watford 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,019 (2,292 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
18 September 2021 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Brentford Wolverhampton
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,724 (2,327 away fans)
Referee: Darren England
26 September 2021 6 Southampton 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton
14:00 BST Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,002 (3,345 away fans)
Referee: Andrew Madley
2 October 2021 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,483 (2,963 away fans)
Referee: Graham Scott
16 October 2021 8 Aston Villa 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,951 (3,012 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
23 October 2021 9 Leeds United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,475 (2,913 away fans)
Referee: Robert Jones
1 November 2021 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Everton Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,617 (2,962 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 November 2021 11 Crystal Palace 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,390 (2,866 away fans)
Referee: Graham Scott
20 November 2021 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 West Ham United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,667 (2,968 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
27 November 2021 13 Norwich City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,911 (2,669 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
1 December 2021 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Burnley Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,328 (908 away fans)
Referee: John Brooks
4 December 2021 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,729 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
11 December 2021 16 Manchester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 52,613 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Jon Moss
15 December 2021 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Falmer
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 30,362 (3,046 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
19 December 2021 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Chelsea Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,631 (2,893 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
3 January 2022 21 Manchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,045 (3,100 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
15 January 2022 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Southampton Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,057 (2,535 away fans)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
22 January 2022 23 Brentford 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,982 (1,723 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
10 February 2022 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Arsenal Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,523 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 February 2022 25 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 56,452 (3,038 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
20 February 2022 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,497 (2,953 away fans)
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 February 2022 20 Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Holloway
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,888 (3,003 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 28 December 2021, was postponed due to a lack of available players in the Wolves squad as a result of numerous injuries and positive COVID-19 test results.[8]
27 February 2022 27 West Ham United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stratford
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,946 (3,001 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
5 March 2022 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,395 (2,764 away fans)
Referee: Andrew Madley
10 March 2022 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Watford Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,658 (813 away fans)
Referee: Darren England
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 26 December 2021, was postponed due to a lack of available players in the Watford squad as a result of numerous injuries and positive COVID-19 test results.
13 March 2022 29 Everton 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Walton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,112 (2,972 away fans)
Referee: Michael Oliver
18 March 2022 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Leeds United Wolverhampton
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,842 (2,965 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
2 April 2022 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,512 (2,969 away fans)
Referee: Darren England
8 April 2022 32 Newcastle United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST Schär Yellow card 56'
Wood 72' (pen.)		 Report Moutinho Yellow card 87' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,164 (3,199 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
24 April 2022 34 Burnley 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
14:00 BST Vydra Yellow card 33', 62'
Taylor Yellow card 77'
Barnes Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Neto Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,671 (2,354 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 April 2022 35 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Coady Yellow card 21'
Hwang Yellow card 72'		 Report Mac Allister soccer ball with red X 33', 42' (pen.)
Cucurella Yellow card 60'
Trossard 70'
Bissouma 86'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,243 (1,850 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 May 2022 36 Chelsea 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,190 (3,054 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
11 May 2022 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–5 Manchester City Wolverhampton
20:15 BST Dendoncker 11' Report De Bruyne 7', 16', 24', 60', Yellow card 78'
Sterling 84'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,076 (2,970 away fans)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 May 2022 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Norwich City Wolverhampton
14:00 BST Aït-Nouri 55' Report Normann Yellow card 19'
Pukki 37'
Giannoulis Yellow card 47'
Aarons Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,219 (723 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 May 2022 38 Liverpool 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,097 (2,936 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

As a Premier League team, Wolves entered the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Sheffield United.[9]

9 January 2022 Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,004 (1,789 away fans)
Referee: Paul Tierney
5 February 2022 Fourth round Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Norwich City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,736 (1,813 away fans)
Referee: David Coote

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

As a Premier League team not involved in European competition, Wolves entered the competition at the second round stage in August 2021 and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest[10][11] and in the third round against Tottenham Hotspur at home.[12][13]

24 August 2021 Second round Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
20:00 BST Report
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 10,769 (3,169 away fans)
Referee: Andy Davies
22 September 2021 Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2
(2–3 p)		 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,798 (2,833 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
Penalties

EFL Trophy[edit]

See also: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group C in the Northern section.[14]
Note: In group stage matches which were level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was held, with the winner earning a bonus point.

31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) Wigan Athletic 0–0
(2–4 p)		 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Wigan
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Marc Edwards
Penalties
5 October 2021 (2021-10-05) Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Shrewsbury
19:00 BST
Report
  • Hesketh 31'
 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 1,334
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 November 2021 (2021-11-09) Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 Crewe
19:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 598
Referee: Martin Coy

Players[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of 22 May 2022. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK Portugal José Sá 37 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 3 0
2 DF Netherlands Ki-Jana Hoever 4(4) 0 0 0 2 0 6(4) 0 1 0
3 DF France Rayan Aït-Nouri 20(3) 1 2 0 2 0 24(3) 1 4 0
5 DF Brazil Marçal 17(1) 0 1 0 0 0 18(1) 0 3 0
6 MF Portugal Bruno Jordão ¤ 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
7 FW Portugal Pedro Neto 5(8) 1 0 0 0 0 5(8) 1 3 0
8 MF Portugal Rúben Neves 31(2) 4 2 0 1 0 34(2) 4 11 0 [nb 1]
9 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 30(4) 6 0(2) 0 0 0 29(6) 6 6 2 [nb 2]
10 FW Portugal Daniel Podence 14(11) 2 2 2 2 2 17(11) 6 2 0
11 FW Portugal Francisco Trincão ‡ 16(12) 2 0(1) 0 0(1) 1 16(14) 3 0 0
13 GK England Louie Moulden ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Colombia Yerson Mosquera 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF Ivory Coast Willy Boly 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0
16 DF England Conor Coady 38 4 2 0 1(1) 0 41(1) 4 4 0
17 FW Portugal Fábio Silva 6(16) 0 2 0 2 0 10(16) 0 1 0
18 MF England Morgan Gibbs-White ¤ 0(2) 0 0 0 1 1 1(2) 1 1 0
19 DF Spain Jonny 9(3) 2 0 0 0 0 9(3) 2 1 0
20 FW Portugal Chiquinho 1(7) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(8) 0 0 0
21 GK England John Ruddy 1(1) 0 2 0 2 0 5(1) 0 0 0
22 DF Portugal Nélson Semedo 25 0 2 1 0(1) 0 26(1) 1 1 0
23 DF England Max Kilman 30 1 2 0 2 0 34 1 3 0
24 DF Portugal Toti Gomes ¤ 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
26 FW South Korea Hwang Hee-chan ‡ 20(10) 5 0 0 1 0 21(10) 5 2 0
27 MF Morocco Romain Saïss 31 2 0 0 1 1 32 3 6 0
28 MF Portugal João Moutinho 34(1) 2 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 36(3) 2 4 0
32 MF Belgium Leander Dendoncker 22(8) 2 2 0 2 1 26(8) 3 4 0
33 DF England Ryan Giles ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England Dion Sanderson ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Spain Adama Traoré ¤ 11(9) 1 1 0 0(2) 0 12(11) 1 0 0
39 MF England Luke Cundle 2(2) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 2(4) 0 0 0
40 MF Japan Hayao Kawabe ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 GK Republic of Ireland James Storer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 MF United States Owen Otasowie † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 DF Denmark Oskar Buur † 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 GK Denmark Andreas Söndergaard ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 DF Spain Hugo Bueno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 DF Portugal Christian Marques ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Wales Chem Campbell 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
81 DF England Dexter Lembikisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. ^ Neves was suspended vs Burnley (h) due to accumulating five yellow cards.
  2. ^ Jiménez was suspended vs Brighton (a) due to receiving a second yellow card vs Manchester City (a).

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
17 June 2021 CB Colombia Yerson Mosquera Colombia Atlético Nacional Undisclosed First team [15]
1 July 2021 GK England Louie Moulden England Manchester City Free transfer Under 23's [16]
9 July 2021 LB France Rayan Aït-Nouri France Angers Undisclosed First team [17]
15 July 2021 GK Portugal José Sá Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [18]
17 July 2021 RB Hungary Bendegúz Bolla Hungary Fehérvár Undisclosed First team [19]
27 August 2021 DM Republic of Ireland Joe Hodge England Manchester City Undisclosed Under 23's [20]
31 August 2021 DM England Harvey Griffiths England Manchester City Undisclosed Under 23's [21]
17 September 2021 FW Wales Josh Esen Wales Llanelli Town Free transfer Academy [22]
5 January 2022 CM Japan Hayao Kawabe Switzerland Grasshoppers Undisclosed First team [23]
17 January 2022 FW Portugal Chiquinho Portugal Estoril Undisclosed First team [24]
28 January 2022 RW South Korea Jeong Sang-bin South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Undisclosed First team [25]
11 March 2022 RW Pakistan Umar Nawaz Unattached Free transfer Academy [26]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
3 July 2021 RW Portugal Francisco Trincão Spain Barcelona End of season First team [27]
29 August 2021 CF South Korea Hwang Hee-chan Germany RB Leipzig End of season[a] First team [28]
  1. ^ On 26 January, Hwang Hee-chan signed on a permanent basis beginning from the start of 2022-23 season.

New and extended contracts[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name Ref.
27 May 2021 CF England Austin Samuels [29]
1 June 2021 CB Austria Pascal Estrada [30]
24 June 2021 GK England John Ruddy [31]
2 July 2021 CM England Taylor Perry [32]
19 July 2021 CB England Dion Sanderson [33]
5 August 2021 LB Spain Hugo Bueno [34]
31 August 2021 CM England Morgan Gibbs-White [35]
31 August 2021 CB Netherlands Nigel Lonwijk [36]
31 August 2021 CB Portugal Christian Marques [37]
28 October 2021 RB Singapore Harry Birtwistle [38]
5 November 2021 CB England Max Kilman [39]
10 November 2021 LB England Dexter Lembikisa [40]
12 November 2021 CF England Tyler Roberts [41]
14 November 2021 LB England Aaron Keto-Diyawa [42]
23 November 2021 CB England Kam Kandola [43]
13 January 2022 LB Republic of Ireland Lewis Richards [44]
17 January 2022 CB Northern Ireland Jack Scott [45]
28 February 2022 CF England Nathan Fraser [46]
1 March 2022 CM England Luke Cundle [47]
9 March 2022 LW Portugal Pedro Neto [48]
21 March 2022 CB Portugal Toti [49]
12 April 2022 FW Northern Ireland Lee Harkin [50]

Loans out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
1 July 2021 LB Portugal Toti Switzerland Grasshopper 4 January 2022[a] Under-23s [52]
9 July 2021 LB Portugal Rúben Vinagre Portugal Sporting CP End of season First team [53]
13 July 2021 LM England Ryan Giles Wales Cardiff City 3 January 2022[b] Under-23s [55]
16 July 2021 FW Ecuador Leonardo Campana Switzerland Grasshopper 20 January 2022[c] First team [57]
17 July 2021 RB Hungary Bendegúz Bolla Switzerland Grasshopper End of season First team [19]
19 July 2021 CB England Dion Sanderson England Birmingham City 4 January 2022[d] Under-23s [33]
26 July 2021 GK Montenegro Matija Sarkic England Birmingham City 6 January 2022[e] First team [60]
29 July 2021 CF Azerbaijan Renat Dadashov Portugal Tondela End of season Under-23s [61]
2 August 2021 CF Canada Theo Corbeanu England Sheffield Wednesday 7 January 2022[f] Under-23s [63]
5 August 2021 CM England Taylor Perry England Cheltenham Town 12 January 2022[g] Under-23s [65]
12 August 2021 GK England Joe Young England Runcorn Linnets January 2022 Under-23s [66]
13 August 2021 CF Italy Patrick Cutrone Italy Empoli End of season First team [67]
14 August 2021 GK England Jackson Smith England Kettering Town End of season[h] Under-23s [69]
24 August 2021 CF England Austin Samuels Scotland Aberdeen 7 January 2022[i] Under-23s [71]
27 August 2021 RB England Luke Matheson Scotland Hamilton Academical 15 January 2022[j] Under-23s [73]
31 August 2021 CM England Morgan Gibbs-White England Sheffield United End of season First team [35]
31 August 2021 CB Netherlands Nigel Lonwijk Netherlands Fortuna Sittard End of season Under-23s [36]
31 August 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Connor Ronan Scotland St Mirren End of season First team [74]
31 August 2021 GK Denmark Andreas Söndergaard Denmark Randers January 2022 First team [75]
2 September 2021 CB Portugal Christian Marques Portugal Belenenses 17 January 2022[k] Under-23s [37]
7 January 2022 CF Canada Theo Corbeanu England Milton Keynes Dons End of season Under-23s [77]
13 January 2022 CB Republic of Ireland Lewis Richards England Harrogate Town End of season Under-23s [78]
14 January 2022 GK England Joe Young England Matlock Town End of season Under-23s [68]
14 January 2022 GK Republic of Ireland Joe O'Shaughnessy England Hednesford Town End of season Under-23s [68]
15 January 2022 RB England Luke Matheson England Scunthorpe United End of season Under-23s [79]
17 January 2022 CB Northern Ireland Jack Scott Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic January 2023 Under-23s [45]
21 January 2022 FW Ecuador Leonardo Campana United States Inter Miami January 2023 First team [56]
21 January 2022 CM Japan Hayao Kawabe Switzerland Grasshopper End of next season First team [80]
25 January 2022 CB England Dion Sanderson England Queens Park Rangers End of season Under-23s [81]
28 January 2022 RW South Korea Jeong Sang-bin Switzerland Grasshopper 17 March 2023[l] First team [25]
29 January 2022 RW Spain Adama Traoré Spain Barcelona End of season First team [83]
30 January 2022 CM Portugal Bruno Jordão Switzerland Grasshopper End of season First team [84]
30 January 2022 GK England Louie Moulden England Ebbsfleet United End of season First team [85]
30 January 2022 GK Denmark Andreas Söndergaard England Hereford End of season First team [85]
1 February 2022 LM England Ryan Giles England Blackburn Rovers End of season First team [86]
  1. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Gomes was recalled during the January transfer window.[51]
  2. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Giles was recalled during the January transfer window.[54]
  3. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Campana was recalled during the January transfer window.[56]
  4. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Sanderson was recalled during the January transfer window.[58]
  5. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Sarkic was recalled during the January transfer window due to a season ending injury.[59]
  6. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Corbeanu was recalled during the January transfer window.[62]
  7. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Perry was recalled during the January transfer window.[64]
  8. ^ This was originally meant to end in January 2022, but was extended till the end of the season.[68]
  9. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Samuels was recalled during the January transfer window.[70]
  10. ^ On 15 January, Matheson was recalled early from his loan at Hamilton to facilitate a move to Scunthorpe.[72]
  11. ^ This was originally to be a season-long loan but Marques was recalled during the January transfer window.[76]
  12. ^ This was originally to be a season and a half long loan but Sang-bin was recalled back to Wolves.[82]

Transfers out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2021 DF England Sadou Diallo England Forest Green Rovers Released Under-23s [87][88]
1 July 2021 CF England Jaden Forrester Wales Swansea City Released Academy [89]
1 July 2021 CB Central African Republic Cyriaque Mayounga Slovakia Senica Released Under-23s [87]
1 July 2021 CM Slovakia Christián Herc Switzerland Grasshopper Free transfer Under-23s [90]
1 July 2021 MF Malaysia Hong Wan Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Free transfer Under-23s [91]
13 July 2021 GK Portugal Rui Patrício Italy Roma Undisclosed First team [92]
16 July 2021 MF Isle of Man Dean Pinnington England Wigan Athletic Free transfer Academy [93]
20 August 2021 DM United States Owen Otasowie Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed First team [94]
20 August 2021 CF Spain Rafa Mir Spain Sevilla €15,000,000 First team [95]
28 January 2022 CF England Austin Samuels Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Undisclosed Under-23s [96]
31 January 2022 RB Denmark Oskar Buur Netherlands Volendam Contract terminated First team [97][98]
31 January 2022 FW Spain Erik Bugarín Spain Elche Free transfer Under-23s [85]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lage becomes new Wolves head coach" (Press release). Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ Barry, Coral (9 June 2021). "Bruno Lage appointed new manager of Wolves, replaces Nuno at Premier League club". Eurosport. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Wolves: Bruno Lage appointed as new manager". BBC Sport. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.