Here we have looked at the players who left Sheffield Wednesday in the summer and how they have fared since.
KEYSIGHTS
The Championship’s struggling team, Sheffield Wednesday, didn’t appear to gain much from the signings and departures that occurred during the poor summer transfer window.
Many of the players that were let go by the team have since found other teams, while some have achieved success.
Players like David Stockdale, Ben Heneghan, Jack Hunt, Jaden Brown, Dennis Adeniran, and Fisayo Dele-Bashiru are among those leaving; following their release from Sheffield Wednesday, they have all moved on to other teams or are regaining their health.
Despite being promoted from League One, Sheffield Wednesday had a fairly poor summer transfer window.
After being promoted back to the second division, the Owls started this new season on a high note. However, as the summer progressed, the club’s confidence looked to wane.
The club was rather active with new members joining and leaving, but it doesn’t appear like anything they did helped since they are having trouble in the Championship.
Here, we’ve examined the players that departed Sheffield Wednesday throughout the summer and their subsequent success.
David Stockdale
Stockdale left Wycombe Wanderers for the Owls last summer on a free transfer.
The Yorkshire team chose to let him go since his contract was about to expire. He made 24 appearances for the team in League One last season.
The 37-year-old custodian for York City, a National League team, had a strong start to the season. However, he sustained an injury during their match against Aldershot and hasn’t been able to play since.
Ben Heneghan
Another player that signed with the team in the summer of 2022 was Heneghan.
In his lone season at Hillsborough, the center-back participated in just 13 games in all competitions.
It came as no surprise that he was let to go after his contract ended because he had difficulty working regular minutes.
He joined with Fleetwood Town at the end of September after being unsigned, and he has since played four games for the team as he gets healthy.
Jack Hunt
Hunt returned to Sheffield Wednesday in 2021 for a second stint with the team, and he was a key player in his two years at Hillsborough.
However, he wasn’t as consistent as he would have wanted in the 2022–2023 season, thus Wednesday chose not to extend his contract when it was about to expire.
The right-back was now free to search for another team, and he made the decision to sign with Bristol Rovers.
With two goals and two assists in his first seven league games for the Gas, he has had a strong start to his career with the club.
Jaden Brown
This summer, Brown’s two-year tenure with Hillsborough came to an end when his contract expired, and he departed the team as a free agent.
Since the 24-year-old was never a consistent member of the starting lineup on Wednesday, it is evident that they declined to extend an offer to him when they were promoted to the Championship.
Brown made the decision to remain in League One and signed with Lincoln City, where he has already appeared in 11 games this season and is gaining further experience.
Dennis Adeniran
Adeniran was signed by Wednesday in 2021 on a free transfer from Everton, although the player never looked to be happy with the decision.
Over the course of two years, he appeared in 51 games for the Owls and scored seven goals, although he was constantly in and out of the lineup.
Thus, he was another player whose contract expired and who moved to Portugal to join Portimonense, where he has only been included in one matchday squad and has not yet made an appearance for the team.
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Dele-Bashiru was considered a bright potential when he joined for Sheffield Wednesday in 2020 after leaving Manchester City.
The midfielder spent three years playing with the Owls, starting 33 games in League One during his tenure.
But like every other departure on Wednesday, Dele-Bashiru’s contract expired, and he joined Hatayspor on a free transfer.
With eight league matches under his belt with four goals and three assists, the 22-year-old has had a fantastic start to his career there.
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