The 2023–24 season was the 122nd season in the history of AFC Bournemouth, and their second consecutive season in the Premier League, making it their seventh season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Players
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Neto GK Araxá Barcelona 7 August 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2026 12 Darren Randolph GK Bray West Ham United 26 January 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2024 20 Ionuț Radu GK Bucharest Inter Milan 27 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 42 Mark Travers GK Maynooth Shamrock Rovers 6 July 2016 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 Callan McKenna GK Rutherglen Queen's Park 1 February 2024 £300,000 Defenders 2 Ryan Fredericks RB Hammersmith West Ham United 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2024 3 Milos Kerkez LB Vrbas AZ 20 July 2023 £15,500,000 30 June 2027 5 Lloyd Kelly CB Bristol Bristol City 1 July 2019 £13,000,000 30 June 2024 6 Chris Mepham CB Harrow Brentford 22 January 2019 £12,000,000 30 June 2025 15 Adam Smith RB Leytonstone Tottenham Hotspur 28 January 2014 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 23 James Hill CB Bristol Fleetwood Town 5 January 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2026 25 Marcos Senesi CB Concordia Feyenoord 8 August 2022 £13,500,000 30 June 2026 27 Illia Zabarnyi CB Kyiv Dynamo Kyiv 31 January 2023 £24,000,000 30 June 2028 35 Owen Bevan CB Winchester Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2024 37 Max Aarons RB Hammersmith Norwich City 10 August 2023 £7,000,000 30 June 2027 48 Max Kinsey CB Southampton 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 Midfielders 4 Lewis Cook CM York Leeds United 8 July 2016 £6,000,000 30 June 2026 8 Romain Faivre RM Asnières-sur-Seine Lyon 13 July 2023 £12,800,000 30 June 2027 10 Ryan Christie AM Inverness Celtic 31 August 2021 £2,500,000 30 June 2027 14 Alex Scott CM Guernsey Bristol City 10 August 2023 £25,000,000 30 June 2028 16 Marcus Tavernier LM Leeds Middlesbrough 1 August 2022 £12,500,000 30 June 2027 18 Tyler Adams DM Wappinger Leeds United 20 August 2023 £23,000,000 30 June 2028 29 Philip Billing CM Copenhagen Huddersfield Town 29 July 2019 £15,000,000 30 June 2027 49 Dominic Sadi CM Enfield West Ham United 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Dominic Solanke CF Reading Liverpool 4 January 2019 £19,000,000 30 June 2027 11 Dango Ouattara RW Ouagadougou Lorient 19 January 2023 £20,000,000 30 June 2028 17 Luis Sinisterra LW Santander de Quilichao Leeds United 9 February 2024 £20,000,000 19 Justin Kluivert LW Amsterdam Roma 23 June 2023 £9,500,000 30 June 2027 24 Antoine Semenyo CF London Bristol City 27 January 2023 £10,500,000 30 June 2027 26 Enes Ünal FW Osmangazi Getafe 1 February 2024 Loan 30 June 2024 Out on loan 7 David Brooks RW Warrington Sheffield United 1 July 2018 £11,500,000 30 June 2026 13 Emiliano Marcondes AM Hvidovre Brentford 3 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2024 21 Kieffer Moore CF Torquay Cardiff City 31 January 2022 £5,000,000 30 June 2025 22 Hamed Traorè AM Abidjan Sassuolo 1 July 2023 £20,000,000 30 June 2027 32 Jaidon Anthony LW Hackney Arsenal 1 July 2016 Free transfer 30 June 2027 40 Will Dennis GK Academy 1 August 2021 30 June 2026 43 Ben Greenwood LB Frimley Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2024 51 Daniel Adu-Adjei FW Academy 21 February 2023 30 June 2025 Gavin Kilkenny CM Dublin St. Kevin's Boys 1 August 2016 Free transfer 30 June 2025 Jamal Lowe RW Harrow Swansea City 31 August 2021 £1,500,000 30 June 2024 Joe Rothwell CM Manchester Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2026
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeRef. 23 June 2023 LW Justin Kluivert Roma £9,500,000 1 July 2023 AM Hamed Traorè Sassuolo £20,000,000 13 July 2023 RM Romain Faivre Lyon £12,800,000 20 July 2023 LB Milos Kerkez AZ £15,500,000 10 August 2023 CM Alex Scott Bristol City £25,000,000 10 August 2023 RB Max Aarons Norwich City £7,000,000 20 August 2023 DM Tyler Adams Leeds United £23,000,000 1 February 2024 GK Callan McKenna Queen's Park £300,000 9 February 2024 LW Luis Sinisterra Leeds United £20,000,000
Out DatePos.PlayerTransferred toFeeRef. 14 June 2023 CF Christian Saydee Portsmouth Undisclosed 30 June 2023 LB Jordan Zemura Udinese Free 8 July 2023 CM Ben Pearson Stoke City Undisclosed 14 July 2023 LW Siriki Dembélé Birmingham City Undisclosed 27 January 2024 CM Nathan Moriah-Welsh Hibernian Undisclosed
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerLoaned fromUntilRef. 27 July 2023 GK Ionuț Radu Inter Milan End of Season 1 September 2023 LW Luis Sinisterra Leeds United 9 February 2024 1 February 2024 CF Enes Ünal Getafe End of Season
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerLoaned toUntilRef. 1 July 2023 GK Will Dennis Kilmarnock End of Season 13 July 2023 RM Romain Faivre Lorient 31 January 2024 27 July 2023 GK Billy Terrell Dover Athletic 9 January 2024 27 July 2023 GK Mark Travers Stoke City 27 October 2023 19 August 2023 LW Baylin Johnson Lecce 9 January 2024 19 August 2023 DM Ben Winterburn AFC Totton End of Season 25 August 2023 CB Owen Bevan Cheltenham Town 2 January 2024 31 August 2023 CB James Hill Blackburn Rovers 10 January 2024 1 September 2023 LW Jaidon Anthony Leeds United End of Season 1 September 2023 RW Jamal Lowe Swansea City End of Season 20 September 2023 GK Mack Allan Hythe & Dibden End of Season 17 November 2023 LB Archie Harris Torquay United 16 December 2023 5 January 2024 AM Ferdinand Okoh Hayes & Yeading United End of Season 9 January 2024 GK Billy Terrell Dartford End of Season 12 January 2024 CM Jack Wadham Worthing End of Season 15 January 2024 CM Joe Rothwell Southampton End of Season 17 January 2024 AM Hamed Traorè Napoli End of Season 22 January 2024 AM Emiliano Marcondes Hibernian End of Season 30 January 2024 RW David Brooks Southampton End of Season 1 February 2024 CF Daniel Adu-Adjei Leyton Orient End of Season 1 February 2024 CB Owen Bevan Hibernian 23 February 2024 1 February 2024 LB Ben Greenwood Eastleigh End of Season 1 February 2024 CM Gavin Kilkenny Fleetwood Town End of Season 1 February 2024 CF Kieffer Moore Ipswich Town End of Season 19 March 2024 CF Jonny Stuttle Wimborne Town 30 April 2024 28 March 2024 CB Harry Redknapp Dorchester Town 30 April 2024 31 March 2024 DM Ben Winterburn Weymouth 30 April 2024
Released DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 30 June 2023 DM Jefferson Lerma Crystal Palace 1 July 2023 RB Jack Stacey Norwich City 1 July 2023 CB Josh Popoola Stockport County 31 July 2023 CB Chris Francis Crystal Palace 1 August 2023 RB Brooklyn Genesini Swindon Town 8 August 2023 CM Matt Burgess Bognor Regis 11 August 2023 GK Oliver Camis Currently unattached RW Marcus Daws Currently unattached RB Tarik Gidaree Currently unattached LW Junior Stanislas None (Retired)
Pre-season and friendlies On 16 June, Bournemouth announced two home friendlies, against Lorient and Atalanta. A day later, two further friendlies were added along with a training camp in Marbella. A fifth friendly was also added to the pre-season schedule, against Southampton.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 15 June 2023, the Premier League fixtures were released.
Abandoned match with Luton Town On 16 December 2023, during the match at home against Luton Town, defender Tom Lockyer of Luton Town collapsed due to a cardiac arrest in the 59th minute of the match resulting in the match being abandoned in the 65th minute. On 20 December 2023, the Premier League ruled the match would be replayed in full at a later date. On 7 February 2024, it was announced that the rearranged fixture would take place on 13 March 2024.
FA Cup
Bournemouth were drawn away to EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the third round. They were drawn at home against another Championship side, Swansea City, in the fourth round, having previously faced The Swans in the second round of the season's EFL Cup. They were given another home tie against a Championship side in the fifth round, this time being drawn against Leicester City, where they were eliminated from the competition after losing in extra time.
EFL Cup
Bournemouth entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Swansea City. They were then drawn at home to Stoke City in the third round, and at home to Liverpool in the fourth round, where they were eliminated from the competition after defeat.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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References