2024–25 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United
2024–25 season
Chairman	Paraag Marathe
Manager	Daniel Farke
Stadium	Elland Road
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Leeds United's second consecutive season in the Championship, following defeat in the play-off final the previous season.

Players

As of 7 June 2024

No.	Player	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Illan Meslier	GK	Lorient	(2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)	Lorient	27 July 2020	£6,000,000	30 June 2026
13	Kristoffer Klaesson	GK	Oslo	(2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 23)	Vålerenga	31 July 2021	£2,000,000	30 June 2025
28	Karl Darlow	GK	Northampton	(1990-10-08) 8 October 1990 (age 33)	Newcastle United	29 July 2023	£400,000	30 June 2026
Defenders
3	Junior Firpo	LB	Santo Domingo	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 27)	Barcelona	6 July 2021	£12,800,000	30 June 2025
4	Ethan Ampadu	CB	Exeter	(2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 23)	Chelsea	19 July 2023	£7,000,000	30 June 2027
5	Charlie Cresswell	CB	Preston	(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2027
6	Liam Cooper	CB	Kingston upon Hull	(1991-08-30) 30 August 1991 (age 32)	Chesterfield	13 August 2014	£600,000	30 June 2024
17	Jamie Shackleton	RB	Hemsworth	(1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2017	—	30 June 2024
21	Pascal Struijk	CB	Deurne	(1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24)	Ajax	29 January 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
25	Sam Byram	RB	Thurrock	(1993-09-16) 16 September 1993 (age 30)	Norwich City	5 August 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2025
Midfielders
8	Glen Kamara	CM	Tampere	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28)	Rangers	31 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
10	Crysencio Summerville	LW	Rotterdam	(2001-10-30) 30 October 2001 (age 22)	Feyenoord	16 September 2020	£1,300,000	30 June 2026
20	Daniel James	RW	Kingston upon Hull	(1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 26)	Manchester United	31 August 2021	£25,000,000	30 June 2026
22	Archie Gray	CM	Durham	(2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2028
44	Ilia Gruev	DM	Sofia	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)	Werder Bremen	31 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
Forwards
7	Joël Piroe	CF	Wijchen	(1999-08-02) 2 August 1999 (age 24)	Swansea City	24 August 2023	£12,000,000	30 June 2027
9	Patrick Bamford	ST	Grantham	(1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 30)	Middlesbrough	31 July 2018	£7,000,000	30 June 2026
24	Georginio Rutter	CF	Plescop	(2002-04-20) 20 April 2002 (age 22)	1899 Hoffenheim	14 January 2023	£25,000,000	30 June 2028
29	Wilfried Gnonto	LW	Verbania	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 20)	Zürich	1 September 2022	£3,800,000	30 June 2027
30	Joe Gelhardt	CF	Liverpool	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)	Wigan Athletic	10 August 2020	£900,000	30 June 2027
49	Mateo Joseph	ST	Santander	(2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20)	Espanyol	4 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2028
Out on Loan
18	Darko Gyabi	CM	Catford	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20)	Manchester City	4 July 2022	£5,000,000	30 June 2026
19	Sam Greenwood	AM	Sunderland	(2002-01-26) 26 January 2002 (age 22)	Arsenal	28 August 2020	£1,500,000	30 June 2026
37	Cody Drameh	RB	Dulwich	(2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 22)	Fulham	13 August 2020	£400,000	30 June 2024
	Brenden Aaronson	AM	Medford	(2000-10-22) 22 October 2000 (age 23)	Red Bull Salzburg	1 July 2022	£28,250,000	30 June 2027
	Jack Harrison	LW	Stoke-on-Trent	(1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27)	Manchester City	2 July 2021	£11,000,000	30 June 2028
	Rasmus Kristensen	RB	Brande	(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26)	Red Bull Salzburg	1 July 2022	£11,000,000	30 June 2027
	Diego Llorente	CB	Madrid	(1993-08-16) 16 August 1993 (age 30)	Real Sociedad	24 September 2020	£18,300,000	30 June 2026
	Marc Roca	DM	Vilafranca del Penedès	(1996-11-26) 26 November 1996 (age 27)	Bayern Munich	1 July 2022	£10,300,000	30 June 2026
	Maximilian Wöber	CB	Vienna	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)	Red Bull Salzburg	3 January 2023	£10,500,000	30 June 2027

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	DF	Luke Ayling	Unattached	Released	^[1]
	MF	Charlie Allen			^[1]
	MF	Lewis Bate			^[1]
	FW	Keenan Carole			^[1]
	DF	Cuba Diboe			^[1]
	DF	Scott Godden			^[1]
	FW	Ian Poveda			^[1]
	MF	Morten Spencer			^[1]
	DF	Harvey Sutcliffe			^[1]
	GK	Dani van den Heuvel			^[1]
1 July 2024	DF	Robin Koch	Frankfurt	Free	^[2]

Loan out

Date from	Date to	Pos.	Name	To	Ref.
1 July 2024	End of season	MF	Jack Harrison	Everton	^[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

Leeds United announced that their first pre-season friendly would be against Valencia.^[4] Further friendlies were later added against Harrogate Town.^[5]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

19 July 2024 Friendly	Harrogate Town	v	Leeds United	Harrogate
19:30 BST				Stadium: Wetherby Road

3 August 2024 Friendly	Leeds United	v	Valencia	Leeds
15:00 BST				Stadium: Elland Road

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	August 2024	May 2025	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	January 2025		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	August 2024		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: 26 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Coventry City	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
6	Derby County	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
7	Hull City
8	Leeds United
9	Luton Town
10	Middlesbrough
11	Millwall

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[6]

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: 26 May 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

Player 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		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players away on loan:
—	FW	ENG	Jack Harrison	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Leeds United 2024/25 Retained List". Leeds United FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Robin Koch: Leeds United defender signs permanent Eintracht Frankfurt deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "Jack Harrison rejoins Everton on loan". leedsunited.com. Leeds United. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Leeds United Face Valencia In Pre-Season Friendly". Leeds United FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "Leeds United face Harrogate Town in pre-season friendly". Leeds United FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[RetainedList-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Leeds United 2024/25 Retained List". Leeds United FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[2] "Robin Koch: Leeds United defender signs permanent Eintracht Frankfurt deal". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[3] "Jack Harrison rejoins Everton on loan". leedsunited.com. Leeds United. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[4] "Leeds United Face Valencia In Pre-Season Friendly". Leeds United FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[5] "Leeds United face Harrogate Town in pre-season friendly". Leeds United FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-6] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

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