2024–25 Brentford F.C. season

Brentford
2024–25 season
Owner	Matthew Benham
Chairman	Cliff Crown
Manager	Thomas Frank
Stadium	Brentford Community Stadium
	Home colours
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	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 135th season in the history of Brentford and their fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. The club are participating in the Premier League, the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

First team squad edit

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024–25 season.

No.	Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Mark Flekken	GK	(1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 31)	SC Freiburg	2023	2027
21	Thomas Strakosha	GK	(1995-03-19)19 March 1995 (aged 29)	Lazio	2022	2025 (+1)
31	Hákon Valdimarsson	GK	(2001-10-13)13 October 2001 (aged 22)	Elfsborg	2024	2028 (+2)
—	Ellery Balcombe	GK	(1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 24)	Academy	2016	2027 (+1)	Loaned to St Mirren
—	Matthew Cox	GK	(2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 21)	AFC Wimbledon	2021	2028 (+1)
―	David Raya	GK	(1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 28)	Blackburn Rovers	2019	2026
Defenders
2	Aaron Hickey	RB	(2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 22)	Bologna	2022	2026
3	Rico Henry	LB	(1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 27)	Walsall	2016	2026 (+1)
5	Ethan Pinnock	CB	(1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 31)	Barnsley	2019	2027
13	Mathias Jørgensen	CB	(1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 34)	Fenerbahçe	2021	2025
16	Ben Mee	CB	(1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 34)	Burnley	2022	2025
20	Kristoffer Ajer	CB	(1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 26)	Celtic	2021	2028 (+1)
22	Nathan Collins	CB	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 23)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2023	2029 (+2)
30	Mads Roerslev	RB	(1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 25)	Copenhagen	2019	2026 (+1)
―	Fin Stevens	RB	(2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 21)	Worthing	2020	2027 (+1)
Midfielders
6	Christian Nørgaard (c)	DM	(1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 30)	Fiorentina	2019	2025 (+1)
8	Mathias Jensen	CM	(1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 28)	Celta Vigo	2019	2026 (+1)
10	Josh Dasilva	AM	(1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 25)	Arsenal	2018	2025 (+1)
15	Frank Onyeka	MF	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 26)	Midtjylland	2021	2027 (+1)
24	Mikkel Damsgaard	AM	(2000-07-03)3 July 2000 (aged 24)	Sampdoria	2022	2027
25	Myles Peart-Harris	AM	(2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 21)	Chelsea	2021	2025 (+1)
27	Vitaly Janelt	DM	(1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 26)	VfL Bochum	2020	2026
32	Ryan Trevitt	MF	(2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 21)	Leatherhead Youth	2021	2026 (+1)
33	Yehor Yarmolyuk	CM	(2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 20)	Dnipro-1	2022	2028 (+1)
52	Yunus Emre Konak	DM	(2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 18)	Sivasspor	2024	2029 (+1)
―	Paris Maghoma	CM	(2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 23)	Tottenham Hotspur	2020	2025 (+1)
Attackers
9	Kevin Schade	W / FW	(2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 22)	SC Freiburg	2023	2028
11	Yoane Wissa	FW / W	(1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 27)	Lorient	2021	2026 (+1)
17	Ivan Toney	FW	(1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 28)	Peterborough United	2020	2025
19	Bryan Mbeumo	W / FW	(1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 25)	Troyes	2019	2026 (+1)
23	Keane Lewis-Potter	LW	(2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 23)	Hull City	2022	2028 (+1)
―	Igor Thiago	FW	(2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 23)	Club Brugge	2024	2029 (+1)

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	CF		Igor Thiago	Club Brugge	€33,000,000	^[1]^[2]

^ Thiago's transfer was announced on 14 February 2024 and his Brentford contract commenced on 1 July 2024.

Loans out edit

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024^[a]	GK		Ellery Balcombe	St Mirren	End of season	^[3]
1 July 2024^[b]	LW		Michael Olakigbe	Wigan Athletic	End of season	^[4]

^ Balcombe's loan was announced on 24 May 2024 and will commence on 1 July 2024.
^ Olakigbe's loan was announced on 29 May 2024 and will commence on 1 July 2024.

Transfers out edit

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	CM	Shandon Baptiste	Free agent	Released	^[5]
30 June 2024	AM	Saman Ghoddos	Free agent	Released	^[5]
30 June 2024	CB	Charlie Goode	Free agent	Released	^[5]

Pre-season edit

On 22 May, Brentford confirmed their first two pre-season friendlies, against Watford and Wolfsburg.^[6]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

20 July 2024 Friendly	Brentford	v	Sutton United
				Attendance: 0

23 July 2024 Friendly	Boreham Wood	v	Brentford XI	Borehamwood
19:30 BST				Stadium: Meadow Park

3 August 2024 Friendly	Watford	v	Brentford	Watford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Vicarage Road

9 August 2024 Friendly	Brentford	v	Wolfsburg	Brentford
19:45 BST				Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

Competitions edit

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
2	Aston Villa	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3	Bournemouth
4	Brentford
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	Qualification for the Europa League league phase
6	Chelsea

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^[7]

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
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 edit

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup edit

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup edit

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

References edit

^ "Brentford sign forward Igor Thiago". Brentford FC. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Brentford agree Igor Thiago deal, striker to join in summer". The Athletic. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Balcombe joins St Mirren on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
^ "Olakigbe makes Wigan loan move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brentford confirm summer departures". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Brentford confirm two pre-season fixtures". Brentford FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[1] Thiago's transfer was announced on 14 February 2024 and his Brentford contract commenced on 1 July 2024.

[4] Balcombe's loan was announced on 24 May 2024 and will commence on 1 July 2024.

[6] Olakigbe's loan was announced on 29 May 2024 and will commence on 1 July 2024.

[2] "Brentford sign forward Igor Thiago". Brentford FC. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[3] "Brentford agree Igor Thiago deal, striker to join in summer". The Athletic. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[5] "Balcombe joins St Mirren on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

[7] "Olakigbe makes Wigan loan move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[Released-8] "Brentford confirm summer departures". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[9] "Brentford confirm two pre-season fixtures". Brentford FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[PLhandbook-10] Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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