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Thomas Frank (born 09 October 1973) is from Denmark, joining Championship club Brentford FC as assistant head coach on 9th December 2016. On 16th October 2018, after the departure of head coach Dean Smith, it was announced that Frank had been promoted into the role. Frank won the Championship Manager of the Month award in June 2020 and oversaw Brenford's run to the 2020 Champtionship play-off final, which Brenford lost 2-1 to West London rivals, Fulham FC. Frank managed Brentford to a second successive third place championship finish during the 2020-2021 season, winning promotion to the Premier League after a 2-0 victory over Swansea City in the 2021 Championship play-off final, making him the second Brentford head coach to win promotion to the top-tier.

Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo (born 7 August 1999) is a French footballer who also players for the Cameroon national team. He transferred to Brentford On 5 August 2019 and was a part of the squad which was promoted to the Premier League in 2021, signed on a five year contract for a club record £5.8 million fee. Mbeumo was capped by France at youth international level and made his full international debut for Cameroon in 2022. He was a member of Cameroon's 2022 World Cup squad. In the absence of the suspended Ivan Toney, he became the team's first-choice penalty taker. Following the departure of Ivan Toney and a long-term injury suffered by new forward signing Igor Thiago, Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa again led Brentford's forward line during the early months of the 2024/25 season.

Yoane Wissa (born 3 September 1996) is a French footballer, who represents the DR Congo national team at international level. On 10 August 2021, Wissa moved to England to join newly-promoted Premier League club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £8.5 million. He was the subject of an acid attack in July 2021 and made a full recovery from emergency eye surgery. Following Ivan Toney's eight-month ban from all football-related activity, Wissa began the 2023/24 season as Brentford's starting centre forward. Wissa top-scored for the club during this season, with 12 goals from 36 appearances, predominantly as a starter. Wissa's 37th Premier League goal, scored in a 2–2 draw with Manchester City on 14 January 2025, made him the club's record Premier League goalscorer.

Rico Antonio Henry (born 8 July 1997) is a Brummie footballer who Henry signed for Championship club Brentford for an initial fee of £1.5m on a five-year contract on 31 August 2016, rising to £5 million. He passed 200 appearances for the club in August 2023 and is the current longest serving player. Henry started the 2023/24 as an ever-present in league matches, but he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on his fifth appearance, in a 1–0 defeat to Newcastle United on 16 September 2023.

Ethan Rupert Pinnock (born 29 May 1993) is an English footballer who plays for the Jamaica national team. On 2 July 2019, Pinnock signed a three-year contract with Championship club Brentford, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million. He ended 2023 as the Premier League player with the most aerial duels won and clearances made in the calendar year. Pinnock ended the 2023/24 season with 31 appearances, two goals and his performances were recognised with the Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year award.

Mark Flekken (born 13 June 1993) is Brentford’s Dutch Goalkeeper who also plays for the Netherlands national team. On 29 May 2024, Flekken was named in the Netherland's squad for UEFA Euro 2024. Flekken signed for Brenford for a reported fee of £11 million, replacing David Raya who moved on to become Arsenal's first-choice goalkeeper.

Nathan Michael Collins (born 30 April 2001) is an Irish footballer who is also currently the captain of the Republic of Ireland national team. On 4 July 2023, Collins signed for Brentford for a club-record £23 million transfer fee. He is the youngest Irish player to make 100 premier league appearances since 2013.

Mikkel Damsgaard (born 3 July 2000) is a Danish footballer who also plays for the Denmark national team. On 21 June 2021, he became the youngest Danish player to score at the European Championship after a 4-1 win over Russia in UEFA Euro 2020. In the Euro 2020 semi-finals, he scored the first goal against England with the tournament's only freekick goal. On 10 August 2022, Damsgaard joined Brentford for a £15 million fee on a five-year deal. Currently in the 2024/25 Premier League season, he is in joint second position in the assists charts, with 10 assists to his name.

Vitaly Janelt (born 10th May 1998) is a German footballer who moved to England on 30 October 2020 to sign a four-year contract with Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee of "around" £500,000. An injury suffered by first-choice defensive midfielder Christian Nørgaard in the days following the transfer allowed Janelt to break into the matchday squad. By late October, he had assumed Nørgaard's starting role. Janelt retained his place throughout the campaign and finished Brentford's 2021 EFL Championship play-off final-winning 2020/21 season with 47 appearances and four goals. Janelt's performances during the 2023/24 season were recognised with the Brentford Players' Player of the Year award. As a testament to his durability, during the season, Janelt became the first Brentford player of the make 100 Premier League appearances.

Christan Nørgaard (born 10 March 1994), is a Danish footballer, playing for the Danish nation team. On 28 May 2019, Nørgaard moved to England to join Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £2.8 million. Wanting to "fall in love with football again", the move reunited Nørgaard with his former Denmark youth and Brøndby head coach Thomas Frank, who had initially made contact with him during the previous season. In September 2020, he signed a new four-year contract, with the option of a further year. In 2020, his performances were recognised with the club's supporters' and Player's Player of the year awards'.

Mathias Jensen (born 1 January 1996) is also one of the many Danish Brentford player's who also play for the Denmark national team. On July 2019, Jensen moved to England signing with Championship club Brentford on a four-year contract, with the option of an additional year, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3.5 million. On 18 January 2022, Jensen signed a new 3 and a half year contract, with the option of a further year. Head coach Thomas Frank commended Jensen's "pressing abilities", "his defensive mindset" and stated that "he has been one of our best players so far this season". In the process of winning his 23rd cap for Denmark in a Euro 2024 qualifier versus Finland on 23 March 2023, Jensen became Brentford's most-capped international player.

Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho (born 30 August 2002) is a portuguese footballer, who joined Brentford on a five-year deal, with a further one-year option. He scored his first Premier league goal for Brentford in a 5-3 victory against Wolves on October 5th, 2024. Before playing for Brentford, Carvalho had an impressive start to the 2021/22 season playing for Brentford's rival team Fulham FC and scoring three goals in his first five matches as Fulham looked to return to the Premier League. As a result, Carvalho was awarded the EFL Young Player of the Month for August 2021. He then became the third player to win the EFL Young Player of the Month award on a second occasion in 2024, after joining the EFL Championship club Hull City on loan.

Aaron Buchanan Hickey (born 10 June 2002) is a scottish footballer who also plays for the Scotland national team. Bologna accepted an offer for Hickey from Premier League club Brentford in July 2022. On 9 July 2022, Brentford announced that they had signed Hickey on a four-year contract, subject to international clearance. Hickey suffered a serious injury against Chelsea in October 2023; ten months after the injury, it was revealed that due to a setback in his recovery, he would miss most of the 2024/25 season.

Keane William Lewis-Potter (born 22 February 2001) is an English footballer who was signed to Premier League club Brentford on a six-year contract on 12 July 2022 for an undisclosed fee. Prior to his signing for Brentford, on 3 March 2022, Lewis-Potter was awarded three player of the season awards for Hull City; the players player of the season, fans player of the season and the player of the season chosen by Hull City manager Shota Arveladze.

Kevin Schade (born 27 November 2001) is a German footballer who also plays for the Germany national team. On 4 January 2023, Schade signed for Premier League club Brentford on loan until the end of the 2022/23 season. On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the friendlies against Peru and Belgium. Schade made his debut for Germany against Peru. On 12 June 2023, Brentford announced they had signed Schade permanently on a five-year contract for a club-record fee of around £22 million.

Sepp van den Berg (born 20 December 2001) is a dutch footballer who signed from Liverpool FC to fellow Premier League club Brentford FC on 22 August 2024. Van den Berg is a youth international for the Netherlands. After accruing 10 caps and 3 goals for Netherlands U19’s, Van den Berg made his debut for Netherlands U21’s in a 5–0 win against Wales on 12 October 2021.

Benjamin Thomas Mee (born 21 September 1989) is an English footballer who signed for Premier League club Brentford on 22 July 2022 on a two-year contract, after playing for Burnley FC for 11 years, making him a beloved player to the Burnley supporters. In 2023, he won the Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year award ahead of club top scorer, Ivan Toney.

Kristoffer Vassbakk Köpp Ajer (born 17 April 1998) is a Norwegian footballer who also plays for the Norway national team. On 21 July 2021, Ajer completed a move to Premier League club Brentford on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was signed from Celtic FC, won praise from a number of supporters and was named the Celtic player of the year by his team-mates. On 21 November 2023, Ajer signed a new deal with Brentford until the summer of 2028, with the club keeping an option to extend his contract for a further season.