The 2017–18 Leicester City season was the club's 113th season in the English football league system and its 50th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This season saw Leicester City participate in the Premier League for the fourth consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2017 CB Sam Hughes Chester Free 1 July 2017 CB Harry Maguire Hull City £17,000,000 6 July 2017 DM Vicente Iborra Sevilla £15,000,000 19 July 2017 GK Eldin Jakupović Hull City Undisclosed 3 August 2017 CF Kelechi Iheanacho Manchester City £25,000,000 8 August 2017 RW George Thomas Coventry City Undisclosed 1 January 2018 CM Adrien Silva Sporting CP £22,000,000 9 January 2018 CF Fousseni Diabaté Gazélec Ajaccio £2,000,000
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2017 CB Marcin Wasilewski Wisła Kraków Released 30 June 2017 CM Michael Cain Whitehawk Released 30 June 2017 CB David Domej 1. FC Nürnberg II Released 30 June 2017 LM Brandon Fox Tamworth Released 30 June 2017 CB Cédric Kipré Motherwell Released 30 June 2017 DM Matty Miles Eynesbury Rovers Released 30 June 2017 CF Kairo Mitchell Nuneaton Town Released 12 July 2017 GK Ron-Robert Zieler VfB Stuttgart Undisclosed 15 August 2017 SS Tom Lawrence Derby County Undisclosed 31 August 2017 CM Danny Drinkwater Chelsea £35,000,000
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 31 August 2017 CB Aleksandar Dragović Bayer Leverkusen 30 June 2018
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 14 July 2017 AM Bartosz Kapustka SC Freiburg 30 June 2018 31 July 2017 LB Callum Elder Wigan Athletic 30 June 2018 11 August 2017 LW Harvey Barnes Barnsley 30 June 2018 18 August 2017 CB Elliott Moore Oud-Heverlee Leuven January 2018 31 August 2017 DM Nampalys Mendy Nice 30 June 2018 29 January 2018 CF Leonardo Ulloa Brighton & Hove Albion 30 June 2018 30 January 2018 CF Ahmed Musa CSKA Moscow 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 CM Andy King Swansea City 30 June 2018 31 January 2018 CF Islam Slimani Newcastle United 30 June 2018
Players and staff First team squad
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Leeds United 12 Ben Hamer GK 2014 Charlton Athletic 17 Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 Hull City Defenders 2 Danny Simpson RB 2014 Queens Park Rangers 3 Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth 5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) Nottingham Forest 6 Robert Huth CB 2015 Stoke City 15 Harry Maguire CB 2017 Hull City 16 Aleksandar Dragović CB 2017 Bayer Leverkusen (loan) 28 Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Schalke 04 29 Yohan Benalouane CB 2015 Atalanta 31 Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth 33 Elliott Moore CB 2016 Youth Midfielders 7 Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) Birmingham City 11 Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 Aston Villa 14 Adrien Silva CM 2017 Sporting CP 18 Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter) Copenhagen 21 Vicente Iborra DM 2017 Sevilla 22 Matty James CM 2012 Manchester United 25 Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Genk 26 Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 (winter) Le Havre 32 Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth Forwards 8 Kelechi Iheanacho CF 2017 Manchester City 9 Jamie Vardy CF 2012 Fleetwood Town 20 Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015 Mainz 05 30 George Thomas RW / LW / CF 2017 Coventry City 33 Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / CF 2018 Gazélec Ajaccio
Pre-season
Premier League Asia Trophy
Pre-season friendlies Leicester City announced five pre-season friendlies against Burton Albion, Luton Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Result summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 season fixtures were announced. Leicester City played in the first Premier League fixture that opened the season on Friday.
FA Cup In the FA Cup, Leicester City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.
EFL Cup Leicester City entered in the second round of the competition with an away trip to Sheffield United. A home tie against Liverpool was confirmed for the third round. Another home tie was drawn for the fourth round with Leeds United the visitors. A third consecutive home tie in the competition was announced for the quarter-finals, against Manchester City.
Squad statistics Appearances
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Top scorers
NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal19FWJamie Vardy202123226MFRiyad Mahrez12011338FWKelechi Iheanacho3418420FWShinji Okazaki6017519FWIslam Slimani104567MFDemarai Gray3014721MFVicente Iborra3003815DFHarry Maguire200211MFMarc Albrighton200233MFFousseni Diabaté02021110MFAndy King100125MFWilfred Ndidi010113FWAhmed Musa0011Own goals3003Total5691075
Awards
Club awards Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 1 May 2018. The following awards were made:
Player of the Year Award Harry MaguireYoung Player of the Year Award Wilfred NdidiPlayers' Player of the Year Award Harry MaguireAcademy Player of the Year Award Connor TeeDevelopment Squad Player of the Season Hamza ChoudhuryGoal of the Season Award Jamie Vardy vs. West Brom, 10 March 2018Performance of the Season vs. Southampton, 13 December 2017
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