2024–25 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2024–25 season
Owner	King Power
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager	Steve Cooper
Stadium	King Power Stadium
Premier League	pre-season
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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.

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	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Contract ends	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Danny Ward	GK	(1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31)	2018	2025	Liverpool	47	0
30	Mads Hermansen	GK	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 23)	2023	2028	Brøndby	44	0
31	Daniel Iversen	GK	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27)	2018	2025	Youth Academy	17	0
41	Jakub Stolarczyk	GK	(2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23)	2019	2026	Youth Academy	9	0
Defenders
2	James Justin	LB / RB	(1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26)	2019	2026	Luton Town	128	7
3	Wout Faes	CB	(1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26)	2022	2027	Reims	82	3
4	Conor Coady	CB	(1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31)	2023	2026	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	0
15	Harry Souttar	CB	(1998-10-22) 22 October 1998 (age 25)	2023	2028	Stoke City	16	0
16	Victor Kristiansen	LB	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)	2023	2028	Copenhagen	14	0
21	Ricardo Pereira	RB	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 30)	2018	2026	Porto	169	13
23	Jannik Vestergaard	CB	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 31)	2021	2027^[4]	Southampton	67	2
45	Ben Nelson	CB	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)	2021	2027	Youth Academy	8	1
33	Luke Thomas	LB	(2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 23)	2020	2026^[5]	Youth Academy	85	2
Midfielders
8	Harry Winks	CM	(1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28)	2023	2026	Tottenham Hotspur	48	2
17	Hamza Choudhury	DM / RB / LB	(1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 26)	2015	2027	Youth Academy	125	2
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	CM	(1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25)	2017	2027	Youth Academy	129	17
24	Boubakary Soumaré	DM	(1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25)	2021	2026	Lille	60	0
35	Kasey McAteer	AM / RW	(2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 22)	2021	2025	Youth Academy	30	7
37	Will Alves	AM	(2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19)	2022	-	Youth Academy	2	0
47	Arjan Raikhy	CM	(2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 21)	2023	–	Youth Academy	3	0
58	Brandon Cover	DM	(2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20)	2021	–	Youth Academy	1	0
Attackers
9	Jamie Vardy	ST	(1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37)	2012	2025^[6]	Fleetwood Town	464	190
10	Stephy Mavididi	LW	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26)	2023	2028	Montpellier	48	13
20	Patson Daka	ST	(1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 25)	2021	2026	Red Bull Salzburg	96	22
28	Tom Cannon	ST	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21)	2023	2028	Everton	16	3
40	Wanya Marçal	LW / RW	(2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 21)	2022	2026	Youth Academy	9	1

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Team	Ref.

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	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

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Record
Competition	Starting round	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 v t e	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]

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Albrighton Among Players To Depart Leicester City". Leicester City FC. 7 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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.

[1] "Leicester City Appoint Steve Cooper As First Team Manager". Leicester City FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[2] "Thank You, Marc – Albrighton Leaves Leicester City". Leicester City F.C. 7 June 2024.

[3] "LCFC Men". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[4] "Jannik Vestergaard signs new Leicester City deal". Leicester City F.C. 7 June 2024.

[5] "How many current Leicester City players will start next season as duo's future debated". Leicester Mercury. 23 February 2024.

[6] "Jamie Vardy extends Leicester City stay". Leicester City F.C. 7 June 2024.

[RetainedList-7] "Albrighton Among Players To Depart Leicester City". Leicester City FC. 7 June 2024.

[AcademyReleases-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Leicester City retained list in full with nine players leaving and four offered new contracts". Leicester Mercury. 10 June 2024.

[9] "Foxes To Travel To Shrewsbury Town In Pre-Season". Leicester City FC. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 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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