2024–25 Leicester City F.C. season
The 2024–25 season is the 120th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club, their first season back in the Premier League following promotion from the EFL Championship in the previous season and the 50th season in top flight football. In addition to the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | King Power |
| Chairman | Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha |
| Manager | Steve Cooper[1] |
| Stadium | King Power Stadium |
| Premier League | pre-season |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| EFL Cup | Second round |
This is the first season since 2014–15 to not feature Marc Albrighton, who left the club upon the expiration of his contract in the summer.[2]
Players
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 7 June 2024. Appearances include all competitions.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Danny Ward | GK | 22 June 1993 | 2018 | 2025 | Liverpool | 47 | 0 | ||
| 30 | Mads Hermansen | GK | 11 July 2000 | 2023 | 2028 | Brøndby | 44 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Daniel Iversen | GK | 19 January 1997 | 2018 | 2025 | Youth Academy | 17 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Jakub Stolarczyk | GK | 19 December 2000 | 2019 | 2026 | Youth Academy | 9 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | James Justin | LB / RB | 23 February 1998 | 2019 | 2026 | Luton Town | 128 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Wout Faes | CB | 3 April 1998 | 2022 | 2027 | Reims | 82 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Conor Coady | CB | 25 February 1993 | 2023 | 2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Harry Souttar | CB | 22 October 1998 | 2023 | 2028 | Stoke City | 16 | 0 | ||
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen | LB | 16 December 2002 | 2023 | 2028 | Copenhagen | 14 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira | RB | 6 October 1993 | 2018 | 2026 | Porto | 169 | 13 | ||
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard | CB | 3 August 1992 | 2021 | 2027[4] | Southampton | 67 | 2 | ||
| 45 | Ben Nelson | CB | 18 March 2004 | 2021 | 2027 | Youth Academy | 8 | 1 | ||
| 33 | Luke Thomas | LB | 10 June 2001 | 2020 | 2026[5] | Youth Academy | 85 | 2 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Harry Winks | CM | 2 February 1996 | 2023 | 2026 | Tottenham Hotspur | 48 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Hamza Choudhury | DM / RB / LB | 1 October 1997 | 2015 | 2027 | Youth Academy | 125 | 2 | ||
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | CM | 6 September 1998 | 2017 | 2027 | Youth Academy | 129 | 17 | ||
| 24 | Boubakary Soumaré | DM | 27 February 1999 | 2021 | 2026 | Lille | 60 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Kasey McAteer | AM / RW | 22 November 2001 | 2021 | 2025 | Youth Academy | 30 | 7 | ||
| 37 | Will Alves | AM | 4 May 2005 | 2022 | - | Youth Academy | 2 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Arjan Raikhy | CM | 20 October 2002 | 2023 | – | Youth Academy | 3 | 0 | ||
| 58 | Brandon Cover | DM | 25 September 2003 | 2021 | – | Youth Academy | 1 | 0 | ||
| Attackers | ||||||||||
| 9 | Jamie Vardy | ST | 11 January 1987 | 2012 | 2025[6] | Fleetwood Town | 464 | 190 | ||
| 10 | Stephy Mavididi | LW | 31 May 1998 | 2023 | 2028 | Montpellier | 48 | 13 | ||
| 20 | Patson Daka | ST | 9 October 1998 | 2021 | 2026 | Red Bull Salzburg | 96 | 22 | ||
| 28 | Tom Cannon | ST | 28 December 2002 | 2023 | 2028 | Everton | 16 | 3 | ||
| 40 | Wanya Marçal | LW / RW | 19 October 2002 | 2022 | 2026 | Youth Academy | 9 | 1 | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | To | Fee | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | RM | Marc Albrighton | End of contract | First team | [7] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Paul Appiah | Released | Academy | [8] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Arlo Doherty | Released | Academy | [8] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Shane Flynn | Released | Academy | [8] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Iestyn Hughes | Released | Academy | [8] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | ST | Kelechi Iheanacho | End of contract | First team | [7] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Jack Lewis | Released | Academy | [8] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | LW | Tawanda Maswanhise | Released | Academy | [8] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Dennis Praet | End of contract | First team | [7] | ||
Loaned in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Date until | Team | Ref. |
|---|
Loaned out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | To | Date until | Team | Ref. |
|---|
Pre-season and friendlies
On 22 June, Leicester City announced their first pre-season friendly, versus Shrewsbury Town.[9]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 23 July 2024 Friendly | Shrewsbury Town | v | Leicester City | Shrewsbury |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: New Meadow |
| 10 August 2024 Friendly | Lens | v | Leicester City | Lens, France |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| Premier League | Matchday 1 | — | |||||||
| FA Cup | Third round | — | |||||||
| EFL Cup | Second round | — | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. 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[10]
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[10]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[11]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 19 August 2024 1 | Leicester City | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Leicester |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium | |||
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 24 August 2024 2 | Fulham | v | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Craven Cottage |
| 31 August 2024 3 | Leicester City | v | Aston Villa | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 14 September 2024 4 | Crystal Palace | v | Leicester City | Selhurst |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Selhurst Park |
| 21 September 2024 5 | Leicester City | v | Everton | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 28 September 2024 6 | Arsenal | v | Leicester City | Holloway |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium |
| 5 October 2024 7 | Leicester City | v | Bournemouth | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 19 October 2024 8 | Southampton | v | Leicester City | Southampton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium | |||
| Note: Live on Sky Sports | ||||
| 26 October 2024 9 | Leicester City | v | Nottingham Forest | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 2 November 2024 10 | Ipswich Town | v | Leicester City | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
| 9 November 2024 11 | Manchester United | v | Leicester City | Trafford |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 23 November 2024 12 | Leicester City | v | Chelsea | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 30 November 2024 13 | Brentford | v | Leicester City | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium |
| 3 December 2024 14 | Leicester City | v | West Ham United | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 7 December 2024 15 | Leicester City | v | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 14 December 2024 16 | Newcastle United | v | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: St James' Park |
| 21 December 2024 17 | Leicester City | v | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 26 December 2024 18 | Liverpool City | v | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Anfield |
| 29 December 2024 19 | Manchester City | v | Leicester City | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 4 January 2025 20 | Aston Villa | v | Leicester City | Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Villa Park |
| 14 January 2025 21 | Leicester City | v | Crystal Palace | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 18 January 2025 22 | Leicester City | v | Fulham | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 25 January 2025 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | v | Leicester City | Tottenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| 1 February 2025 24 | Everton | v | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 15 February 2025 25 | Leicester City | v | Arsenal | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 22 February 2025 26 | Leicester City | v | Brentford | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 25 February 2025 27 | West Ham United | v | Leicester City | Stratford |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: London Stadium |
| 8 March 2025 28 | Chelsea | v | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 15 March 2025 29 | Leicester City | v | Manchester United | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 2 April 2025 30 | Manchester City | v | Leicester City | Manchester |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
| 5 April 2025 31 | Leicester City | v | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 12 April 2025 32 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Leicester City | Falmer |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Falmer Stadium |
| 19 April 2025 33 | Leicester City | v | Liverpool | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 26 April 2025 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | v | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Molineux Stadium |
| 3 May 2025 35 | Leicester City | v | Southampton | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 10 May 2025 36 | Nottingham Forest | v | Leicester City | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: City Ground |
| 18 May 2025 37 | Leicester City | v | Ipswich Town | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
| 25 May 2025 38 | Bournemouth | v | Leicester City | Bournemouth |
| 16:00 BST | Stadium: Vitality Stadium |
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of pre-season
List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
References
- "Leicester City Appoint Steve Cooper As First Team Manager". Leicester City FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- "Thank You, Marc – Albrighton Leaves Leicester City". Leicester City F.C. 7 June 2024.
- "LCFC Men". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Jannik Vestergaard signs new Leicester City deal". Leicester City F.C. 7 June 2024.
- "How many current Leicester City players will start next season as duo's future debated". Leicester Mercury. 23 February 2024.
- "Jamie Vardy extends Leicester City stay". Leicester City F.C. 7 June 2024.
- "Albrighton Among Players To Depart Leicester City". Leicester City FC. 7 June 2024.
- "Leicester City retained list in full with nine players leaving and four offered new contracts". Leicester Mercury. 10 June 2024.
- "Foxes To Travel To Shrewsbury Town In Pre-Season". Leicester City FC. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- "Premier League 2024/25 fixtures released!". Premier League. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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