The 2024–25 season was the 123rd season in the history of Brighton & Hove Albion, and their eighth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club 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 Bart Verbruggen GK Breda Anderlecht 3 July 2023 £16,300,000 30 June 2028 23 Jason Steele GK Newton Aycliffe Sunderland 1 July 2018 Free transfer 30 June 2026 39 Carl Rushworth GK Halifax Halifax Town 2019 Defenders 2 Tariq Lamptey RB Hillingdon Chelsea 31 January 2020 £1,200,000 30 June 2025 3 Igor Julio CB Bom Sucesso Fiorentina 26 July 2023 £15,000,000 30 June 2027 4 Adam Webster CB Chichester Bristol City 3 August 2019 £22,220,000 30 June 2026 5 Lewis Dunk CB Brighton Academy 1 July 2010 30 June 2026 16 Eiran Cashin CB Mansfield Derby County 31 January 2025 £9,000,000 30 June 203024Ferdi KadıoğluLBArnhem Fenerbahçe27 August 2024£25,000,00030 June 2028 29 Jan Paul van Hecke CB Arnemuiden NAC Breda 10 September 2020 £1,500,000 30 June 2027 30 Pervis Estupiñán LB Esmeraldas Villarreal 16 August 2022 £17,800,000 30 June 2027 34 Joël Veltman RB IJmuiden Ajax 29 July 2020 £900,000 30 June 2026 Midfielders 6 James Milner CM Leeds Liverpool 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2025 7 Solly March RW Eastbourne Lewes 1 November 2011 £5,000 30 June 2026 8 Brajan Gruda AM Speyer Mainz 05 14 August 2024 £25,000,000 30 June 2028 11 Simon Adingra LW Yamoussoukro Nordsjælland 1 July 2022 £8,000,000 30 June 2026 17 Yankuba Minteh RW Bakoteh Newcastle United 1 July 2024 £30,000,000 30 June 2029 20 Carlos Baleba CM Douala Lille 29 August 2023 £23,200,000 30 June 2028 22 Kaoru Mitoma LW Hita Kawasaki Frontale 10 August 2021 £3,000,000 30 June 2027 25 Diego Gómez CM San Juan Bautista Inter Miami CF 1 January 2025 £11,000,000 30 June 2030 26 Yasin Ayari CM Solna AIK 30 January 2023 £4,000,000 30 June 2027 27 Mats Wieffer CM Borne Feyenoord 5 July 2024 £25,600,000 30 June 2029 33 Matt O'Riley CM Hounslow Celtic 26 August 2024 £25,000,000 30 June 2029 41 Jack Hinshelwood CM Worthing Academy 1 July 2012 30 June 2028 Forwards 9 João Pedro CF Ribeirão Preto Watford 1 July 2023 £34,200,000 30 June 2028 14 Georginio Rutter CF Plescop Leeds United 19 August 2024 £40,000,000 30 June 2029 18 Danny Welbeck CF Manchester Watford 18 October 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2026
Transfers In DatePositionPlayerFromFeeTeamRef. 14 June 2024 LW Ibrahim Osman Nordsjælland Undisclosed First team 1 July 2024 RW Yankuba Minteh Newcastle United £30,000,000 First team 5 July 2024 DM Mats Wieffer Feyenoord £25,400,000 First team 7 July 2024 AM Amario Cozier-Duberry Arsenal Free transfer Under-21s 12 July 2024 CM Malick Yalcouyé IFK Göteborg £6,000,000 Under-21s 14 August 2024 AM Brajan Gruda Mainz 05 £25,000,000 First team 19 August 2024 CF Georginio Rutter Leeds United £40,000,000 First team 26 August 2024 CM Matt O'Riley Celtic £25,000,000 First team 27 August 2024 LB Ferdi Kadıoğlu Fenerbahçe £25,000,000 First team 1 January 2025 CM Diego Gómez Inter Miami £11,000,000 First team 19 December 2024 GK Charlie Wilson-Papps AFC Wimbledon Undisclosed Under-18s 7 January 2025 GK Sebastian Jensen Stoke City Free Under-21s 31 January 2025 CB Eiran Cashin Derby County Undisclosed First team 3 February 2025 CF Stefanos Tzimas 1. FC Nürnberg Undisclosed First team
Out DatePositionPlayerToFeeTeamRef. 19 July 2024 CM Kacper Kozłowski Gaziantep Undisclosed First team 25 July 2024 CM Marc Leonard Birmingham City Undisclosed Under-21s 1 August 2024 CM Pascal Groß Borussia Dortmund Undisclosed First team 9 August 2024 FW Deniz Undav VfB Stuttgart Undisclosed First team 29 August 2024 CM Jensen Weir Wigan Athletic Undisclosed Under-21s 30 August 2024 CM Mahmoud Dahoud Eintracht Frankfurt Free transfer First team 30 August 2024 CM Billy Gilmour Napoli Undisclosed First team 13 January 2025 LB Imari Samuels Dundee Undisclosed Under-21s 20 January 2025 CM Jakub Moder Feyenoord Undisclosed First team 31 January 2025 AM Cameron Peupion ADO Den Haag Undisclosed Under-21s 3 February 2025 RW Benicio Baker-Boaitey Millwall Free transfer Under-21s 3 February 2025 FW Marcus Ifill Bromley Free transfer Under-21s 3 February 2025 CB Ruairi McConville Norwich City Undisclosed Under-21s 3 February 2025 CB Ed Turns Exeter City Undisclosed Under-21s
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilTeamRef. 2 July 2024 GK Kjell Scherpen Sturm Graz End of season First team 4 July 2024 GK James Beadle Sheffield Wednesday End of season Under-21s 8 July 2024 CB Ben Jackson Livingston 18 January 2025 Under-21s 24 July 2024 GK Tom McGill Milton Keynes Dons 3 February 2025 First team 6 August 2024 LW Luca Barrington Grimsby Town End of season Under-21s 7 August 2024 RW Benicio Baker-Boaitey Port Vale 8 January 2025 Under-21s 10 August 2024 AM Facundo Buonanotte Leicester City End of season First team 12 August 2024 DF Casper Nilsson Partick Thistle 3 February 2025 Under-21s 15 August 2024 LW Ibrahim Osman Feyenoord End of season First team 16 August 2024 AM Kamari Doyle Exeter City 27 January 2025 Under-21s 16 August 2024 AM Andrew Moran Stoke City End of season Under-21s 19 August 2024 MF Samy Chouchane Northampton Town End of season Under-21s 21 August 2024 RW Abdallah Sima Brest End of season First team 23 August 2024 LB Valentín Barco Sevilla 2 February 2025 First team 28 August 2024 CF Mark O'Mahony Portsmouth End of season Under-21s 29 August 2024 CM Malick Yalcouyé Sturm Graz End of season Under-21s 30 August 2024 RW Amario Cozier-Duberry Blackburn Rovers End of season Under-21s 30 August 2024 RB Odeluga Offiah Blackpool End of season Under-21s 30 August 2024 GK Carl Rushworth Hull City 22 January 2025 First team 30 August 2024 AM Jeremy Sarmiento Burnley End of season First team 13 January 2025 FW Louis Flower Gateshead End of season Under-21s 18 January 2025 CB Ben Jackson Queen's Park End of season Under-21s 23 January 2025 CF Julio Enciso Ipswich Town End of season First team 27 January 2025 AM Kamari Doyle Crawley Town End of season Under-21s 2 February 2025 LB Valentín Barco Strasbourg End of Season First team 3 February 2025 CF Evan Ferguson West Ham United End of season First team 3 February 2025 CF Stefanos Tzimas 1. FC Nürnberg End of Season First team 3 February 2025 AM Caylan Vickers Mansfield Town End of Season Under-21s
Released / Out of contract DatePositionPlayerTeamSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2024 AM Adam Lallana First team Southampton 1 July 2024 RW Brody Peart Under-21s Wycombe Wanderers 1 July 2024 DF Leigh Kavanagh Under-21s Bohemians 1 July 2024 MF Jaydon Fuller Under-18s University of Delaware 22 July 2024 MF Jack Hinchy Under-21s Notts County 26 July 2024 CM Steven Alzate First team Hull City 9 September 2024 GK Tommy Reid Under-21s Charlton Athletic 17 September 2024 MF Bailey Smith Under-21s Worthing 19 December 2024 3 February 2025 RB Casper Nilsson Under-21s Ängelholms FF 12 March 2025
Pre-season and friendlies On 23 May 2024, Albion announced a pre-season trip to Japan for two friendly matches against Kashima Antlers and Tokyo Verdy. Five days later, a third friendly was added against Queens Park Rangers. On 8 July, a home friendly versus Villarreal was added.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 18 June 2024, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Brighton entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn away against Norwich City, then at home to Chelsea in the fourth round, away to Newcastle United in the fifth round, and at home to Nottingham Forest in the quarter-finals.
EFL Cup
Brighton entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to fellow Sussex team Crawley Town. They were then drawn at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round, and at home against defending champions Liverpool in the fourth round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Goalscorers
Italics indicates the player has been loaned to another club. indicates the player has been transferred to another club. PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal118CFDanny Welbeck10101122LWKaoru Mitoma10101139CFJoão Pedro100010414CFGeorginio Rutter5308517RWYankuba Minteh6107611LWSimon Adingra203541CMJack Hinshelwood5005820CMCarlos Baleba301492RBTariq Lamptey20131024LBFerdi Kadıoğlu101227CMYasin Ayari200233CMMatt O'Riley2002134CBAdam Webster00117RWSolly March01018AMBrajan Gruda100110CFJulio Enciso010125CMDiego Gómez100127CMMats Wieffer100128CFEvan Ferguson100129CBJan Paul van Hecke100130LBPervis Estupiñán100151CFMark O'Mahony0011 AMJeremy Sarmiento0011Own goals2002Totals668983
Assists
PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal19CFJoão Pedro610728AMBrajan Gruda410517RWYankuba Minteh4105414CFGeorginio Rutter310418CFDanny Welbeck400422LWKaoru Mitoma400427CMMats Wieffer400482RBTariq Lamptey200211LWSimon Adingra200220CMCarlos Baleba101233CMMatt O'Riley200234RBJoël Veltman020241CMJack Hinshelwood2002141GKBart Verbruggen10014CBAdam Webster00117RWSolly March010110CFJulio Enciso001126CMYasin Ayari100129CBJan Paul van Hecke100130LBPervis Estupiñán1001AM0011Totals437453
Clean sheets
PlayerMatches playedClean sheet %Premier LeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal11GKBart Verbruggen407119223GKJason Steele51102Totals4582111
Disciplinary record
Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1GKBart Verbruggen 4000000004002RBTariq Lamptey 0000100000103CBIgor Julio 4000001005004CBAdam Webster 1001001003005CBLewis Dunk5000000005006CMJames Milner 1000000001007RWSolly March 2000000002008AMBrajan Gruda 0001000001009CFJoão Pedro 40100000040114CFGeorginio Rutter 200100000300CM 00000010010017RWYankuba Minteh 60000000060018CFDanny Welbeck50000000050020CMCarlos Baleba 81010000091022LWKaoru Mitoma 10000000010024LBFerdi Kadıoğlu 10000000010025CMDiego Gómez 00010000010026CMYasin Ayari 30000010040027CMMats Wieffer 60000000060028CFEvan Ferguson 00000010010029CBJan Paul van Hecke 51000010061030LBPervis Estupiñán 50010010070033CMMatt O'Riley 10000000010034RBJoël Veltman 50010000060041CMJack Hinshelwood 500000100600Total 74217108008931
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