The 2023–24 season was the 119th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club, and their 63rd (non-consecutive) season in the second tier of English football. This season marked the club's return to the Championship after nine consecutive seasons in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in the season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
The Foxes officially sealed promotion back to the Premier League following Queens Park Rangers' 4–0 win against Leeds United on 26 April 2024. Three days later, following a 3–0 victory away to Preston North End, Leicester secured the Championship title and their record eighth second-tier title with one match to spare.
Management team Position Name Manager Enzo Maresca Assistant Manager Willy Caballero First team coach Danny Walker First team goalkeeper coach Michele De Bernardin
Kits
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 10 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Apps Goals Goalkeepers 1 Danny Ward GK 2018 2025 Liverpool 47 0 30 Mads Hermansen GK 2023 2028 Brøndby 44 0 41 Jakub Stolarczyk GK 2019 2026 Youth Academy 9 0 Defenders 2 James Justin LB / RB 2019 2026 Luton Town 128 7 3 Wout Faes CB 2022 2027 Reims 82 3 4 Conor Coady CB 2023 2026 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 0 5 Callum Doyle (on loan) CB 2023 2024 Manchester City 23 0 15 Harry Souttar CB 2023 2028 Stoke City 16 0 21 Ricardo Pereira RB 2018 2026 Porto 169 13 23 Jannik Vestergaard CB 2021 2024 Southampton 67 2 45 Ben Nelson CB 2020 2027 Youth Academy 8 1 Midfielders 8 Harry Winks CM 2023 2026 Tottenham Hotspur 48 2 11 Marc Albrighton RW / LW / RWB / LWB 2015 2024 Aston Villa 313 19 17 Hamza Choudhury DM / RB / LB 2015 2027 Youth Academy 125 2 22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall CM 2017 2027 Youth Academy 129 17 25 Wilfred Ndidi DM / CM 2017 2024 Genk 273 17 26 Dennis Praet CM / AM 2019 2024 Sampdoria 107 5 35 Kasey McAteer AM / RW 2021 2025 Youth Academy 30 7 37 Will Alves AM 2022 – Youth Academy 2 0 47 Arjan Raikhy CM 2023 – Youth Academy 3 0 58 Brandon Cover DM 2024 – Youth Academy 1 0 Attackers 9 Jamie Vardy ST 2012 2024 Fleetwood Town 464 190 10 Stephy Mavididi LW 2023 2028 Montpellier 48 13 14 Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 2024 Manchester City 232 61 18 Abdul Fatawu (on loan) RW / LW / AM 2023 2024 Sporting CP 43 7 20 Patson Daka ST 2021 2026 Red Bull Salzburg 96 22 28 Tom Cannon ST 2023 2028 Everton 16 3 29 Yunus Akgün (on loan) RW / AM 2023 2024 Galatasaray 29 2 39 Tawanda Maswanhise LW 2021 2024 Youth Academy 1 0 40 Wanya Marçal LW / RW 2022 2026 Youth Academy 9 1 Out on loan 16 Victor Kristiansen LB 2023 2028 Copenhagen 14 0 24 Boubakary Soumaré DM 2021 2026 Lille 60 0 31 Daniel Iversen GK 2018 2025 Youth Academy 17 0 33 Luke Thomas LB 2020 2026 Youth Academy 85 2
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Team Ref. 1 July 2023 CM Harry Winks Tottenham Hotspur £10,000,000 First team 1 July 2023 CB Conor Coady Wolverhampton Wanderers £8,500,000 First team 18 July 2023 GK Mads Hermansen Brøndby £6,500,000 First team 31 July 2023 LW Stephy Mavididi Montpellier £6,400,000 First team 17 August 2023 CM Arjan Raikhy Aston Villa Free transfer Academy 1 September 2023 ST Tom Cannon Everton £7,500,000 First team
Out Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Team Ref. 28 June 2023 AM James Maddison Tottenham Hotspur £40,000,000 First team 30 June 2023 RB / CB Daniel Amartey Beşiktaş End of contract First team 30 June 2023 LB Ryan Bertrand End of contract First team 30 June 2023 GK Kelechi Chibueze Sunderland Released Academy 30 June 2023 CF Josh Eppiah Amazonas Released Academy 30 June 2023 CB Jonny Evans Manchester United End of contract First team 30 June 2023 MF Khanya Leshabela Cape Town City Released Academy 30 June 2023 DM Nampalys Mendy Lens End of contract First team 30 June 2023 CB Ronny Nelson Colchester United Released Academy 30 June 2023 FW Terell Pennant Coalville Town Released Academy 30 June 2023 SS / RW / AM Ayoze Pérez Real Betis End of contract First team 30 June 2023 CB Çağlar Söyüncü Atlético Madrid End of contract First team 30 June 2023 CB Bayli Spencer-Adams Released Academy 30 June 2023 MF Thanawat Suengchitthawon Muangthong United Released Academy 30 June 2023 CM Youri Tielemans Aston Villa End of contract First team 6 July 2023 CB Freddie Cook Cardiff City Released Academy 13 July 2023 CF George Hirst Ipswich Town Undisclosed Academy 23 July 2023 LW Harvey Barnes Newcastle United £38,000,000 First team 2 August 2023 GK Chituru Odunze Crown Legacy Undisclosed Academy 29 August 2023 RB / LB Timothy Castagne Fulham £15,000,000 First team 4 January 2024 AM Ethan Fitzhugh Banbury United Undisclosed Academy 22 January 2024 GK Alex SmithiesRetired First team
Loans in Date Position Nationality Player From Date until Team Ref. 14 July 2023 CB Callum Doyle Manchester City End of season First team 15 August 2023 CM / AM Cesare Casadei Chelsea 19 January 2024 First team 26 August 2023 RW / AM Yunus Akgün Galatasaray End of season First team 31 August 2023 AM / RW Abdul Fatawu Sporting CP End of season First team
Loans out Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Team Ref. 1 July 2023 CF Nathan Opoku OH Leuven End of season Academy 25 August 2023 CB / RB Lewis Brunt Mansfield Town End of season Academy 30 August 2023 LB Victor Kristiansen Bologna End of season First team 31 August 2023 LB Luke Thomas Sheffield United 12 January 2024 First team 1 September 2023 CM Zach Booth Volendam End of season Academy 1 September 2023 DM Boubakary Soumaré Sevilla End of season First team 2 November 2023 CM Jack Lewis Basford United 1 January 2024 Academy 25 November 2023 CB Paul Appiah Maidstone United 25 January 2024 Academy 5 January 2024 GK Daniel Iversen Stoke City End of season First team 26 January 2024 LB Luke Thomas Middlesbrough End of season First team
Pre-season and friendlies Leicester City announced that they would embark on a South East Asia tour as part of their pre-season preparations. The club played domestic friendlies against Peterborough United and Northampton Town, as well as a friendly against its sister club, OH Leuven, behind closed doors. Leicester were due to play against Tottenham Hotspur on 23 July 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, before the match was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Leicester played against Liverpool in the Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy in Singapore on 30 July 2023.
Competitions Overall record
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Championship fixtures were released on 22 June 2023.
FA Cup
Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and won away to Millwall. Leicester then won at home against Birmingham City in the fourth round, and won away to Bournemouth in the fifth round. Leicester were knocked out of the competition after losing in an away game to Chelsea in the quarter-finals.
EFL Cup
In August, Leicester progressed through the first and second rounds of the cup, winning away to both Burton Albion and Tranmere Rovers. Leicester were knocked out of the competition away to eventual winner Liverpool in the third round.
Squad statistics Appearances Last updated: 11 May 2024 Italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="16"|Out on loan:
|colspan="16"|Left club during season:
Goalscorers Last updated: 29 April 2024 PlayerChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal1 9FWJamie Vardy1811202 10FWStephy Mavididi1210133 22MFKiernan Dewsbury-Hall1200124 20FWPatson Daka7007 18FWAbdul Fatawu6107 35MFKasey McAteer60177 14FWKelechi Iheanacho5016 25MFWilfred Ndidi4026 9 21DFRicardo Pereira310410 7MFCesare Casadei210328FWTom Cannon210312 2DFJames Justin2002 3DFWout Faes2002 8MFHarry Winks2002 23DFJannik Vestergaard2002 29FWYunus Akgün110217 40FWWanya Marçal1001 45DFBen Nelson1001 26MFDennis Praet0101Own goals1102Total8995103
Assists Last updated: 29 April 2024 PlayerChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal1 22MFKiernan Dewsbury-Hall1410152 18FWAbdul Fatawu1300133 10FWStephy Mavididi6006 25MFWilfred Ndidi50165 20FWPatson Daka50057 2DFJames Justin3003 21DFRicardo Pereira3003 29FWYunus Akgün2013 14FWKelechi Iheanacho1113 11MFMarc Albrighton021311 9FWJamie Vardy2002 5DFCallum Doyle110228FWTom Cannon1102 7MFCesare Casadei011215 17MFHamza Choudhury1001 26MFDennis Praet1001Total577569
Clean sheets Last updated: 29 April 2024 PlayerChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 30GKMads Hermansen130013 2 41GKJakub Stolarczyk2226Total152219
Disciplinary record Last updated: 4 May 2024 No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 2 DF James Justin 400100000500 3 DF Wout Faes 600000100700 4 DF Conor Coady 100100000200 5 DF Callum Doyle 100101000201 7 MF Cesare Casadei 100000000100 8 MF Harry Winks 900000000900 9 FW Jamie Vardy 400000000400 10 FW Stephy Mavididi 700100000800 14 FW Kelechi Iheanacho 100000000100 17 MF Hamza Choudhury 500000100600 18 FW Abdul Fatawu 601100000701 20 FW Patson Daka100000000100 21 DF Ricardo Pereira 8001001001000 22 MF Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 600000000600 23 DF Jannik Vestergaard 13000000001300 25 MF Wilfred Ndidi 500000000500 28 FW Tom Cannon 100100000200 29 FW Yunus Akgün 100000000100 30 GK Mads Hermansen 200000000200 35 MF Kasey McAteer 200000000200 45 DF Ben Nelson 200000000200 47 MF Arjan Raikhy 000100000100Total 85018013009602
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