The 2023–24 season was Aston Villa's 29th season in the Premier League and the 149th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, their fifth consecutive season in the Premier League, and their 110th overall season in the top flight of English football. In addition to playing in the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League, the latter being their first European campaign since the 2010–11 season.
On 14 May 2024, the club officially clinched fourth place in the league and qualification to the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1981–82 season, when it was still known as the European Cup. This league marked the highest Aston Villa Premier League finish since 1995–96. Their Europa Conference League campaign concluded at the semi-final stage to the eventual winners Olympiacos and signified their best performance in a UEFA Competition since reaching and winning the inaugural European Cup Final in 1982 against Bayern Munich.
This was the first season since 2012-13 not to feature Goalkeeper Jed Steer. He left the club after his contract expired.
Players
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age at end of season) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Emiliano Martínez GK Mar del Plata Arsenal 16 September 2020 £17,000,000 30 June 2027 159 0 18 Joe Gauci GK Adelaide Adelaide United 1 February 2024 £1,290,000 30 June 2028 0 0 25 Robin Olsen GK Malmö Roma 4 June 2022 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 17 0 55 Lander Emery GK Madrid Valencia 1 January 2024 Free Transfer - 0 0 64 James Wright GK Manchester City 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0 78 Sam Proctor GK Boston Peterborough United 1 January 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0 Defenders 2 Matty Cash RB Slough Nottingham Forest 3 September 2020 £14,000,000 30 June 2027 141 9 3 Diego Carlos CB Barra Bonita Sevilla 10 June 2022 £31,000,000 30 June 2026 40 1 4 Ezri Konsa CB Newham Brentford 11 July 2019 £13,000,000 30 June 2028 187 7 5 Tyrone Mings CB Bath Bournemouth 8 July 2019 £22,000,000 30 June 2026 166 8 12 Lucas Digne LB Meaux Everton 13 January 2022 £30,000,000 30 June 2026 93 4 14 Pau Torres CB Villarreal Villarreal 12 July 2023 £31,500,000 30 June 2028 39 2 15 Àlex Moreno LB Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Real Betis 11 January 2023 £13,000,000 30 June 2026 47 3 16 Calum Chambers CB Petersfield Arsenal 27 January 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2025 36 1 17 Clément Lenglet CB Beauvais Barcelona 1 September 2023 Season-long loan 30 June 2024 24 0 29 Kaine Kesler-Hayden RB Birmingham Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2026 5 0 30 Kortney Hause CB Goodmayes Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 June 2019 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 43 3 50 Sil Swinkels CB Sint-Oedenrode Vitesse 1 July 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026 1 0 69 Finley Munroe LB Chelsea 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2026 2 0 Midfielders 6 Douglas Luiz CM Rio de Janeiro Manchester City 25 July 2019 £16,000,000 30 June 2026 203 22 7 John McGinn (c) CM Glasgow Hibernian 8 August 2018 £3,000,000 30 June 2027 235 26 8 Youri Tielemans CM Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Leicester City 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2027 45 3 10 Emiliano Buendía AM Mar del Plata Norwich City 10 June 2021 £38,000,000 30 June 2026 78 9 22 Nicolò Zaniolo AM Massa Galatasaray 18 August 2023 Season-long loan 30 June 2024 39 3 41 Jacob Ramsey CM Great Barr Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2027 122 13 44 Boubacar Kamara DM Marseille Marseille 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2027 55 1 47 Tim Iroegbunam CM Great Barr Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2027 19 0 52 Lamare Bogarde DM Rotterdam Feyenoord 1 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026 1 0 Forwards 11 Ollie Watkins CF Torquay Brentford 9 September 2020 £34,000,000 30 June 2028 168 70 19 Moussa Diaby RW Paris Bayer Leverkusen 22 July 2023 £51,900,000 30 June 2028 54 10 24 Jhon Durán CF Medellín Chicago Fire 23 January 2023 £14,750,000 30 June 2026 48 8 27 Morgan Rogers LW Halesowen Middlesbrough 1 February 2024 £8,000,000 30 June 2030 16 3 31 Leon Bailey RW Kingston Bayer Leverkusen 4 August 2021 £32,000,000 30 June 2027 106 20 57 Ajani Burchall RW Hamilton Bournemouth 9 July 2021 £125,000 30 June 2025 0 0 62 Chisom Afoka LW Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2024 0 0 65 Rory Wilson CF Girvan Rangers 1 July 2022 £350,000 30 June 2026 0 0 71 Omari Kellyman RW Derby Derby County 6 March 2022 £600,000 30 June 2027 6 0 72 Kadan Young RW Erdington Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2025 0 0 Out on loan 20 Morgan Sanson CM Saint-Doulchard Marseille 26 January 2021 £15,000,000 30 June 2025 23 1 23 Philippe Coutinho LW Rio de Janeiro Barcelona 10 June 2022 £20,000,000 30 June 2026 43 6 32 Leander Dendoncker DM Passendale Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2022 £13,000,000 30 June 2025 36 1 35 Louie Barry LW Sutton Coldfield Barcelona 23 January 2020 £880,000 30 June 2025 1 1 38 Viljami Sinisalo GK Hyvinkää Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2025 0 0 42 Filip Marschall GK Cambridge Cambridge City 26 January 2018 Free transfer 30 June 2027 1 0 45 Ben Chrisene LB Exeter Exeter City 19 August 2020 £450,000 30 June 2026 1 0 46 Rico Richards AM West Bromwich West Bromwich Albion 3 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0 48 Oliwier Zych GK Gdnyia Zagłębie Lubin 29 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2025 0 0 51 Edward Rowe CM Birmingham Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2025 1 0 56 Sebastian Revan LB West Bromwich Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2026 6 1 58 Tommi O'Reilly CM Birmingham Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2028 1 0 59 Josh Feeney CB Fleetwood Fleetwood Town 6 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2025 0 0 63 Kerr Smith CB Montrose Dundee United 14 January 2022 £2,000,000 30 June 2028 0 0 Kosta Nedeljković RB Smederevo Red Star Belgrade 22 January 2024 £6,500,000 30 June 2029 0 0 Lino Sousa LB Lisbon Arsenal 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
Transfers Transferred in DatePos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeRef.24 June 2023CAM Cole Brannigan Linfield£150,00024 June 2023CB Callum Moreland LinfieldUndisclosed1 July 2023CM Youri Tielemans Leicester CityFree transfer 3 July 2023 AM Rico Richards West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer12 July 2023CB Pau Torres Villarreal£31.5m22 July 2023RW Moussa Diaby Bayer Leverkusen£51.9m14 August 2023CM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba West Bromwich Albion£1m28 September 2023CM Freddie Lawrie Port ValeUndisclosed9 January 2024CM George Hemmings Nottingham ForestUndisclosed22 January 2024RB Kosta Nedeljković Red Star Belgrade£6.5m 1 February 2024 GK Joe Gauci Adelaide United £1.29m 1 February 2024LW Morgan Rogers Middlesbrough£8m1 February 2024LB Lino Sousa ArsenalUndisclosed27 March 2024GK Jack Allan PortsmouthFree transfer
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerLoaned fromExpiry dateLoan feeRef. 18 August 2023 AM Nicolò Zaniolo Galatasaray 30 June 2024 £4.27m1 September 2023CB Clément Lenglet Barcelona30 June 2024Undisclosed
Transferred out DatePos.PlayerTransferred toFeeRef.30 June 2023CF DJ Campton-Sturridge Solihull MoorsReleased30 June 2023CM Declan Frith ValenciaReleased30 June 2023GK Josh LaneFree agentReleased30 June 2023CM Hayden Lindley DarlingtonReleased30 June 2023CM Arjan Raikhy Leicester CityReleased30 June 2023CF Ruben Shakpoke West Bromwich AlbionReleased30 June 2023CM Myles SohnaFree agentReleased30 June 2023GK Jed SteerFree agentReleased 30 June 2023 RB Ashley Young Everton Released 30 June 2023RW Brad Young The New SaintsReleased 20 July 2023 DM Marvelous Nakamba Luton Town Undisclosed 28 July 2023CF Wesley Stoke City Undisclosed22 August 2023AM Aaron Ramsey Burnley£12m 27 August 2023 CF Cameron Archer Sheffield United £18m 31 August 2023CF Caleb ChukwuemekaFree agentReleased1 September 2023CF Keinan Davis UdineseUndisclosed1 September 2023LW Jaden Philogene Hull City£5m 5 January 2024 AM Finn Azaz Middlesbrough £2m 1 February 2024 RW Bertrand Traoré Villarreal Free Transfer
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerLoaned toExpiry dateRef. 29 June 2023 RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden Plymouth Argyle 14 January 2024 19 July 2023GK Viljami Sinisalo Exeter CityEnd of season24 July 2023CM Morgan Sanson NiceEnd of season28 July 2023RW Louie Barry Stockport CountyEnd of season2 August 2023CM Finn Azaz Plymouth Argyle3 January 202418 August 2023DM Lamare Bogarde Bristol Rovers4 January 2024 1 September 2023 LW Chisom Afoka Bradford City 3 January 2024 1 September 2023LB Sebastian Revan Rotherham UnitedEnd of season 4 September 2023 GK Oliwier Zych Puszcza Niepołomice End of season 8 September 2023 LW Philippe Coutinho Al-Duhail End of season 2 January 2024CB Kerr Smith St JohnstoneEnd of season 5 January 2024 LB Ben Chrisene Blackburn Rovers End of season 12 January 2024 CM Edward Rowe Gloucester City End of season 18 January 2024AM Rico Richards Stockport CountyEnd of season19 January 2024GK Filip Marschall Milton Keynes DonsEnd of season22 January 2024RB Kosta Nedeljković Red Star BelgradeEnd of season26 January 2024DM Leander Dendoncker NapoliEnd of season 1 February 2024 CB Josh Feeney Real Unión End of season 1 February 2024 AM Tommi O'Reilly Real Unión End of season 1 February 2024LB Lino Sousa Plymouth ArgyleEnd of season
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Pre-season and friendlies
Villa announced a tour of the United States to take part in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament with matches against Newcastle United, Fulham and Brentford. On 2 June 2023, a friendly at the Bescot Stadium against Lazio and the traditional pre-season friendly against Walsall were announced. On 12 June 2023, a friendly was announced for an Aston Villa XI with local non-league club Rushall Olympic. On 19 June, an away match with Valencia for the Orange Trophy was also added to the pre-season schedule.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn away to EFL Championship club Middlesbrough. They were then drawn away to fellow Premier League club Chelsea in the fourth round.
EFL Cup
Villa entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn at home to Everton.
UEFA Europa Conference League
Aston Villa entered the UEFA Europa Conference League in the play-off qualification round; the draw took place on 7 August 2023.
Play-off round
Group stage
On 1 September 2023, the draw took place for the UEFA Europa League group stage. Aston Villa were drawn in Group E, alongside AZ Alkmaar, Legia Warsaw and Zrinjski Mostar. The fixture list was confirmed the following morning.
Knockout phase
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 took place on 23 February 2024.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 15 March 2024.
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals took place on 15 March 2024, after the draw for the quarter-finals.
Squad statistics
Appearances No.Pos.Nat.PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupEuropa Conference LeagueTotalAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts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otal38311456
Goals