The 2024–25 season was Aston Villa's 30th season in the Premier League and the 150th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and for the very first time the Champions League; Villa's last participation at the top level of European club competition was in the European Cup of the 1982–83 season. The season saw them finish sixth, narrowly missing out on a Champions League place only by virtue of goal difference.
Players
The season was the first since 2018-19 without Douglas Luiz, who departed to Juventus, although he would return to Villa on loan a year and a half later. No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals Goalkeepers 23 Emiliano Martínez GK Mar del Plata Arsenal 16 September 2020 £17,000,000 30 June 2029 212 0 25 Robin Olsen GK Malmö Roma 4 June 2022 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 22 0 48 Oliwier Zych GK Gdynia Zagłębie Lubin 29 September 2020 Free 30 June 2026 0 0 Defenders 2 Matty Cash RB Slough Nottingham Forest 3 September 2020 £14,000,000 30 June 2027 180 10 3 Axel Disasi CB Gonesse Chelsea 4 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 10 0 4 Ezri Konsa CB Newham Brentford 11 July 2019 £13,000,000 30 June 2028 238 10 5 Tyrone Mings CB Bath Bournemouth 8 July 2019 £22,000,000 30 June 2026 187 8 12 Lucas Digne LB Meaux Everton 13 January 2022 £30,000,000 30 June 2026 137 4 14 Pau Torres CB Villarreal Villarreal 12 July 2023 £31,500,000 30 June 2028 72 2 16 Andrés García RB Valencia Levante 21 January 2025 £6,000,000 30 June 2029 10 0 22 Ian Maatsen LB Vlaardingen Chelsea 28 June 2024 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 45 2 30 Kortney Hause CB Goodmayes Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 June 2019 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 43 3 Yeimar Mosquera CB Istmina Orsmoarso 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 0 0 Midfielders 6 Ross Barkley CM Liverpool Luton Town 1 July 2024 £5,000,000 30 June 2027 53 7 7 John McGinn (c) CM Glasgow Hibernian 8 August 2018 £3,000,000 30 June 2027 285 30 8 Youri Tielemans CM Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Leicester City 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2027 99 8 24 Amadou Onana DM Dakar Everton 22 July 2024 £50,000,000 30 June 2029 34 5 26 Lamare Bogarde DM Rotterdam Feyenoord 1 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 17 0 41 Jacob Ramsey AM Great Barr Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2027 167 17 44 Boubacar Kamara DM Marseille Marseille 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2027 96 2 54 Aidan Borland CM Glasgow Celtic 1 March 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028 1 0 56 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba AM Birmingham Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2028 3 0 79 Ben Broggio AM Sutton Coldfield Academy 2 February 2024 30 June 2030 1 0 Forwards 9 Marcus Rashford CF Manchester Manchester United 2 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 17 4 11 Ollie Watkins CF Torquay Brentford 9 September 2020 £34,000,000 30 June 2028 223 87 17 Donyell Malen RW Wieringen Borussia Dortmund 14 January 2025 £21,500,000 30 June 2028 17 3 21 Marco Asensio RW Palma De Mallorca Paris Saint-Germain 3 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 21 8 27 Morgan Rogers LW Halesowen Middlesbrough 1 February 2024 £8,000,000 30 June 2030 70 17 31 Leon Bailey RW Kingston Bayer Leverkusen 4 August 2021 £32,000,000 30 June 2027 143 22 Out on loan 10 Emiliano Buendía AM Mar del Plata Norwich City 10 June 2021 £38,000,000 30 June 2027 97 10 15 Àlex Moreno LB Sant Sadurní d'Anoia Real Betis 11 January 2023 £13,000,000 30 June 2026 47 3 17 Samuel Iling-Junior LW Islington Juventus 1 July 2024 £11,900,000 30 June 2029 0 0 18 Joe Gauci GK Adelaide Adelaide United 1 February 2024 £1,290,000 30 June 2028 2 0 20 Kosta Nedeljković RB Smederevo Red Star Belgrade 22 January 2024 £6,500,000 30 June 2029 10 0 21 Enzo Barrenechea DM Villa María Juventus 1 July 2024 £6,800,000 30 June 2029 0 0 23 Philippe Coutinho LW Rio de Janeiro Barcelona 10 June 2022 £20,000,000 30 June 2026 43 6 23 Lewis Dobbin LW Stoke-on-Trent Everton 23 June 2024 £10,000,000 30 June 2028 0 0 29 Kaine Kesler-Hayden RB Birmingham Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2027 5 0 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 2026 1 1 42 Filip Marschall GK Cambridge Cambridge City 26 January 2018 Free transfer 30 June 2027 1 0 46 Rico Richards AM West Bromwich West Bromwich Albion 3 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0 50 Sil Swinkels CB Sint-Oedenrode Vitesse 3 August 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 2 0 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 64 James Wright GK Manchester City 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0 66 Travis Patterson LB Wolverhampton Academy 1 July 2024 30 June 2028 1 0 69 Finley Munroe LB Chelsea 1 July 2021 30 June 2026 2 0 72 Kadan Young RW Erdington Academy 20 January 2023 30 June 2028 2 0 77 Kobei Moore CF Birmingham Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2029 0 0 Lino Sousa LB Lisbon Arsenal 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
Transfers In DatePositionPlayerFromFeeRef. 14 June 2024 CF Cameron Archer Sheffield United Undisclosed 18 June 2024CB Ethan Amundsen-Day CopenhagenUndisclosed23 June 2024LW Lewis Dobbin Everton£10,000,00028 June 2024LB Ian Maatsen Chelsea£37,500,0001 July 2024RW Omar Khedr ZED £2,360,000 LW Samuel Iling-Junior Juventus£11,900,000CM Enzo Barrenechea Juventus£6,800,000CM Ross Barkley Luton Town£5,000,0007 July 2024FW Max Jenner West Bromwich AlbionFree19 July 2024LW Jaden Philogene Hull City£13,000,00022 July 2024DM Amadou Onana Everton£50,000,00024 July 2024CB Leon Routh Luton TownUndisclosed12 August 2024FW Mason Cotcher SunderlandUndisclosed20 August 2024CM Kane Taylor Manchester City£750,00030 August 2024CB Yeimar Mosquera OrsomarsoUndisclosed 4 September 2024 GK Owen Asemota Arsenal Free 14 January 2025FW Donyell Malen Borussia Dortmund£21,500,00021 January 2025RB Andrés García Levante£6,000,000
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 14 June 2024 CM Morgan Sanson Nice Undisclosed 22 June 2024 CM Tim Iroegbunam Everton £9,000,000 29 June 2024AM Omari Kellyman Chelsea£19,000,00030 June 2024CM Douglas Luiz Juventus£42,350,00015 July 2024LB Sebastian Revan WrexhamUndisclosed16 July 2024GK Viljami Sinisalo Celtic£1,000,000 24 July 2024 RW Moussa Diaby Al-Ittihad £50,500,000 30 July 2024LB Ben Chrisene Norwich CityUndisclosed16 August 2024CF Cameron Archer Southampton£15,000,00015 January 2025LW Jaden Philogene Ipswich Town£20,000,00023 January 2025CB Diego Carlos Fenerbahçe£8,500,00031 January 2025CF Jhon Durán Al Nassr£71,000,000
Income: £164,810,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers) Outgoings: £227,850,000 (not inc. any undisclosed transfers) Total Spend: £63,040,000
Loaned in DatePositionPlayerFromDate untilRef. 2 February 2025 CF Marcus Rashford Manchester United End of Season 3 February 2025 RW Marco Asensio Paris Saint-Germain End of Season 4 February 2025 CB Axel Disasi Chelsea End of Season
Loaned out DatePositionPlayerToDate untilRef. 10 July 2024 AM Philippe Coutinho Vasco da Gama End of season 11 July 2024CM Tommi O'Reilly Shrewsbury Town16 January 202519 July 2024GK Filip Marschall Crewe AlexandraEnd of season2 August 2024CF Louie Barry Stockport County2 January 20256 August 2024CB Josh Feeney Shrewsbury TownEnd of seasonLW Lewis Dobbin West Bromwich Albion2 January 20257 August 2024RB Kaine Kesler-Hayden Preston North EndEnd of season14 August 2024LB Lino Sousa Bristol RoversEnd of season16 August 2024GK James Wright Real UniónEnd of season 21 August 2024 LB Àlex Moreno Nottingham Forest End of season 24 August 2024LB Finley Munroe Real UniónEnd of season27 August 2024LW Samuel Iling-Junior Bologna3 February 202530 August 2024CB Yeimar Mosquera Real Unión28 January 2025CM Enzo Barrenechea ValenciaEnd of season AM Rico Richards Port Vale End of season 31 August 2024DM Leander Dendoncker AnderlechtEnd of season3 January 2025LW Lewis Dobbin Norwich CityEnd of season16 January 2025AM Tommi O'Reilly Milton Keynes DonsEnd of season29 January 2025LW Louie Barry Hull CityEnd of seasonAM Emiliano Buendía Bayer LeverkusenEnd of season30 January 2025GK Joe Gauci BarnsleyEnd of season31 January 2025CF Charlie Lutz Kidderminster HarriersEnd of seasonCF Kobei Moore Fleetwood TownEnd of season3 February 2025RB Kosta Nedeljković RB LeipzigEnd of seasonCB Sil Swinkels Bristol RoversEnd of seasonLW Samuel Iling-Junior MiddlesbroughEnd of seasonLB Travis Patterson Milton Keynes DonsEnd of seasonLW Kadan Young Royal AntwerpEnd of season
Released / out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef. 30 June 2024 CB Jack McDowell Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2024 30 June 2024CM Abube Onuchukwu Ipswich Town1 July 202430 June 2024CM Dylan Mitchell Swindon Town10 July 202412 July 2024CB Calum Chambers Cardiff City14 July 202430 June 2024RB Frankie Ealing Aberystwyth Town3 August 202430 June 2024CM Edward Rowe Leamington4 August 202430 June 2024CB Aaron O'Reilly Huddersfield Town28 August 202430 June 2024DM Taylor-Jay Hart Peterborough Sports24 September 202430 June 2024LW Chisom AfokaFree agentN/A
Pre-season and friendlies On 25 April 2024, Villa announced a return to the United States for a three-game pre-season tour, with matches against Columbus Crew, RB Leipzig and Club América, along with a trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund and the annual pre-season opener in England against Walsall. Two additional friendlies, away to Slovak club Spartak Trnava and against Athletic Bilbao at the Bescot Stadium were announced on 5 June. On 15 July, another friendly between non-league Chasetown and a selection of U21 and senior players who were not traveling to Slovakia was announced. During a 2-week break due to fixture cancellation and an international break, Aston Villa announced they would play a friendly with local club Al Ain while on a warm weather training camp in Abu Dhabi.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 2 December 2024. The fourth round was drawn on 12 January 2025. The fifth round was drawn on 10 February 2025. The quarter-finals draw was on 2 March 2025.
EFL Cup
Aston Villa entered the EFL Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 28 August 2024. The fourth round was drawn on 25 September 2024.
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024. Aston Villa were drawn to play Bayern Munich, Juventus, Celtic, and Bologna at Villa Park, and RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, and Monaco away from home.
Knockout phase
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025, with Aston Villa being drawn against Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge.
Quarter-finals The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16.
Squad statistics Appearances