2023–24 Leicester City F.C. season explained

Club:	Leicester City
Season:	2023–24
Owner:	King Power
Chairman:	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager:	Enzo Maresca
Stadium:	King Power Stadium
League:	Championship
League Result:	1st (promoted)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Quarter-finals
Cup2:	EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:	Third round
League Topscorer:	Jamie Vardy (18)
Season Topscorer:	Jamie Vardy (20)
Average Attendance:	31,238
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Prevseason:	2022–23
Nextseason:	2024–25

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Management team

style=background:#034694;color:#FFFFFF	Position	style=background:#034694;color:#FFFFFF	Name
Manager	Enzo Maresca
Assistant Manager
First team coach	Danny Walker
First team goalkeeper coach	Michele De Bernardin

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 10 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions.^[3]
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	2024 6, df=yes	2018	2025	Liverpool	47	0
30	Mads Hermansen		GK	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2028^[4]	Brøndby	44	0
41	Jakub Stolarczyk		GK	2024 6, df=yes	2019	2026	Youth Academy	9	0
Defenders
2	James Justin		LB / RB	2024 6, df=yes	2019	2026	Luton Town	128	7
3	Wout Faes		CB	2024 6, df=yes	2022	2027	Reims	82	3
4	Conor Coady		CB	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2026^[5]	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17	0
5	Callum Doyle (on loan)		CB	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2024^[6]	Manchester City	23	0
15	Harry Souttar		CB	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2028	Stoke City	16	0
21	Ricardo Pereira		RB	2024 6, df=yes	2018	2026	Porto	169	13
23	Jannik Vestergaard		CB	2024 6, df=yes	2021	2024	Southampton	67	2
45	Ben Nelson		CB	2024 6, df=yes	2021	2027^[7]	Youth Academy	8	1
Midfielders
8	Harry Winks		CM	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2026^[8]	Tottenham Hotspur	48	2
11	Marc Albrighton		RW / LW / RWB / LWB	2024 6, df=yes	2015	2024	Aston Villa	313	19
17	Hamza Choudhury		DM / RB / LB	2024 6, df=yes	2015	2027^[9]	Youth Academy	125	2
22	Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall		CM	2024 6, df=yes	2017	2027	Youth Academy	129	17
25	Wilfred Ndidi		DM / CM	2024 6, df=yes	2017	2024	Genk	273	17
26	Dennis Praet		CM / AM	2024 6, df=yes	2019	2024	Sampdoria	107	5
35	Kasey McAteer		AM / RW	2024 6, df=yes	2021	2025	Youth Academy	30	7
37	Will Alves		AM	2024 6, df=yes	2022		Youth Academy	2	0
44	Sammy Braybrooke		CM	2024 6, df=yes	2022	2026	Youth Academy	1	0
47	Arjan Raikhy		CM	2024 6, df=yes	2023	–	Youth Academy	3	0
58	Brandon Cover		DM	2024 6, df=yes	2021	–	Youth Academy	1	0
Attackers
9	Jamie Vardy		ST	2024 6, df=yes	2012	2024	Fleetwood Town	464	190
10	Stephy Mavididi		LW	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2028^[10]	Montpellier	48	13
14	Kelechi Iheanacho		ST	2024 6, df=yes	2017	2024	Manchester City	232	61
18	Abdul Fatawu (on loan)		RW / LW / AM	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2024^[11]	Sporting CP	43	7
20	Patson Daka		ST	2024 6, df=yes	2021	2026	Red Bull Salzburg	96	22
28	Tom Cannon		ST	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2028^[12]	Everton	16	3
29	Yunus Akgün (on loan)		RW / AM	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2024^[13]	Galatasaray	29	2
39	Tawanda Maswanhise		LW	2024 6, df=yes	2021	2024	Youth Academy	1	0
40	Wanya Marçal		LW / RW	2024 6, df=yes	2022	2026^[14]	Youth Academy	9	1
Out on loan
16	Victor Kristiansen		LB	2024 6, df=yes	2023	2028	Copenhagen	14	0
24	Boubakary Soumaré		DM	2024 6, df=yes	2021	2026	Lille	60	0
31	Daniel Iversen		GK	2024 6, df=yes	2018	2025	Youth Academy	17	0
33	Luke Thomas		LB	2024 6, df=yes	2020	2026^[15]	Youth Academy	85	2

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Team	Ref.
1 July 2023					£10,000,000		^[16]
1 July 2023					£8,500,000
18 July 2023					Undisclosed
31 July 2023					Undisclosed
17 August 2023					Free transfer		^[17]
1 September 2023					Undisclosed

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee	Team	Ref.
28 June 2023					£40,000,000		^[18] ^[19]
30 June 2023					End of contract		^[20] ^[21]
30 June 2023				End of contract
30 June 2023			Kelechi Chibueze	Sunderland	Released		^[22]
30 June 2023					Released		^[23]
30 June 2023					End of contract		^[24]
30 June 2023					Released		^[25] ^[26]
30 June 2023				Lens	End of contract		^[27]
30 June 2023			Ronny Nelson		Released		^[28]
30 June 2023			Terell Pennant		Released		^[29]
30 June 2023					End of contract		^[30]
30 June 2023					End of contract		^[31]
30 June 2023				Released
30 June 2023					Released		^[32]
30 June 2023					End of contract		^[33]
6 July 2023			Freddie Cook		Released		^[34]
13 July 2023					Undisclosed		^[35]
23 July 2023					£38,000,000		^[36] ^[37]
2 August 2023					Undisclosed		^[38]
29 August 2023					Undisclosed		^[39]
4 January 2024			Ethan Fitzhugh		Undisclosed		^[40]
22 January 2024			Alex Smithies	Retired			^[41]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Date until	Team	Ref.
14 July 2023					End of season
15 August 2023					19 January 2024		^[42] ^[43]
26 August 2023					End of season
31 August 2023					End of season

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until	Team	Ref.
1 July 2023					End of season		^[44]
25 August 2023					End of season		^[45]
30 August 2023					End of season		^[46]
31 August 2023					12 January 2024		^[47] ^[48]
1 September 2023					End of season		^[49]
1 September 2023					End of season		^[50]
2 November 2023			Jack Lewis		1 January 2024		^[51]
25 November 2023			Paul Appiah		25 January 2024		^[52] ^[53]
5 January 2024					End of season		^[54]
26 January 2024					End of season		^[55]

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.^[56] 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.^{[57] [58] [59] [60]}

Competitions

EFL Championship

See main article: 2023–24 EFL Championship.

Matches

The Championship fixtures were released on 22 June 2023.^[61]

FA Cup

See main article: 2023–24 FA Cup.

Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and won away to Millwall.^{[62] [63]} Leicester then won at home against Birmingham City in the fourth round,^{[64] [65]} and won away to Bournemouth in the fifth round.^[66] Leicester were knocked out of the competition after losing in an away game to Chelsea in the quarter-finals.^[67]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup.

In August, Leicester progressed through the first and second rounds of the cup, winning away to both Burton Albion and Tranmere Rovers.^{[68] [69]} Leicester were knocked out of the competition away to eventual winner Liverpool in the third round.^[70]

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

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1	9	FW		Jamie Vardy	18	1	1	20
2	10	FW		Stephy Mavididi	12	1	0	13
3	22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	12	0	0	12
4	20	FW		Patson Daka	7	0	0	7
	18	FW		Abdul Fatawu	6	1	0	7
	35	MF		Kasey McAteer	6	0	1	7
7	14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	5	0	1	6
	25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	4	0	2	6
9	21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	3	1	0	4
10	7	MF		Cesare Casadei	2	1	0	3
	28	FW		Tom Cannon	2	1	0	3
12	2	DF		James Justin	2	0	0	2
	3	DF		Wout Faes	2	0	0	2
	8	MF		Harry Winks	2	0	0	2
	23	DF		Jannik Vestergaard	2	0	0	2
	29	FW		Yunus Akgün	1	1	0	2
17	40	FW		Wanya Marçal	1	0	0	1
	45	DF		Ben Nelson	1	0	0	1
	26	MF		Dennis Praet	0	1	0	1
Own goals					1	1	0	2
Total					89	9	5	103

Assists

Last updated: 29 April 2024

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1	22	MF		Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	14	1	0	15
2	18	FW		Abdul Fatawu	13	0	0	13
3	10	FW		Stephy Mavididi	6	0	0	6
	25	MF		Wilfred Ndidi	5	0	1	6
5	20	FW		Patson Daka	5	0	0	5
7	2	DF		James Justin	3	0	0	3
	21	DF		Ricardo Pereira	3	0	0	3
	29	FW		Yunus Akgün	2	0	1	3
	14	FW		Kelechi Iheanacho	1	1	1	3
	11	MF		Marc Albrighton	0	2	1	3
11	9	FW		Jamie Vardy	2	0	0	2
	5	DF		Callum Doyle	1	1	0	2
	28	FW		Tom Cannon	1	1	0	2
	7	MF		Cesare Casadei	0	1	1	2
15	17	MF		Hamza Choudhury	1	0	0	1
	26	MF		Dennis Praet	1	0	0	1
Total					57	7	5	69

Clean sheets

Last updated: 29 April 2024

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1	30	GK		Mads Hermansen	13	0	0	13
2	41	GK		Jakub Stolarczyk	2	2	2	6
Total					15	2	2	19

Disciplinary record

Last updated: 4 May 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
2			James Justin	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
3			Wout Faes	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
4			Conor Coady	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
5			Callum Doyle	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
7			Cesare Casadei	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8			Harry Winks	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
9			Jamie Vardy	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10			Stephy Mavididi	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
14			Kelechi Iheanacho	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
17			Hamza Choudhury	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
18				6	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1
20			Patson Daka	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
21				8	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0
22			Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
23			Jannik Vestergaard	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
25			Wilfred Ndidi	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
28				1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29			Yunus Akgün	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30			Mads Hermansen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
35			Kasey McAteer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
45			Ben Nelson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
47			Arjan Raikhy	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				85	0	1	8	0	1	3	0	0	96	0	2

Notes and References

1. News: Leicester promoted to Premier League after Leeds lose. BBC Sport. 26 April 2024. 26 April 2024.
2. News: Vardy double fires Leicester to Championship title. BBC Sport. 29 April 2024. 29 April 2024.
3. Web site: LCFC Men . Leicester City F.C. . 1 September 2023.
4. News: Leicester City Sign Mads Hermansen. Leicester City F.C.. 18 July 2023. 19 July 2023.
5. News: Leicester City Confirm Conor Coady Signing. Leicester City F.C.. 1 July 2023. 1 July 2023.
6. News: Leicester City Confirm Loan Arrival Of Callum Doyle. Leicester City F.C.. 14 July 2023. 14 July 2023.
7. News: Ben Nelson Signs New LCFC Contract . Leicester City F.C. . 8 December 2023.
8. News: Leicester City Sign Harry Winks From Tottenham Hotspur. Leicester City F.C.. 1 July 2023. 1 July 2023.
9. News: Hamza Choudhury Extends Leicester City Stay . Leicester City F.C. . 27 September 2023.
10. News: Leicester City Complete Stephy Mavididi Signing. Leicester City F.C.. 31 July 2023.
11. News: Abdul Fatawu Makes Leicester City Switch . Leicester City F.C. . 31 August 2023.
12. News: Tom Cannon Makes Permanent Leicester City Move . Leicester City F.C. . 1 September 2023.
13. News: Leicester confirm loan of Yunus Akgun . Leicester City F.C. . 26 August 2023.
14. News: New Leicester City Deal For Wanya Marçal. Leicester City F.C. . 22 December 2023.
15. Web site: How many current Leicester City players will start next season as duo's future debated. Leicester Mercury . 23 February 2024.
16. Web site: Leicester City: Foxes sign Wolves' Conor Coady & Tottenham's Harry Winks on three-year deals. BBC Sport. 1 July 2023. 3 July 2024.
17. News: Raikhy lands at Leicester Kandola joins Punjabi Wolves at Molineux . 17 August 2023 . Sky Sports . 17 August 2023.
18. News: Leicester City Confirm Transfer Of James Maddison To Tottenham Hotspur . Leicester City F.C.. 29 June 2023.
19. Web site: James Maddison: Tottenham complete £40m deal for Leicester and England midfielder. BBC Sport. 28 June 2023. 3 July 2024.
20. News: Seven Players Confirmed To Depart Leicester City . 5 June 2023 . Leicester City F.C.. 5 June 2023.
21. Web site: Black Eagles strengthen defence with Daniel Amartey . 31 August 2023 . Beşiktaş J.K. . 21 July 2023 .
22. News: U21s sign Kelechi Chibueze . 10 June 2024 . Sunderland F.C. . 31 October 2023.
23. News: Heneghan . James . Former Cobblers loanee and Leicester City forward heads to Brazil . 14 October 2024 . Northampton Chronicle . 25 July 2024.
24. News: Jonny Evans joins Man Utd on a permanent deal . 4 September 2023 . Manchester United F.C. . 1 September 2023.
25. News: Eleven more Leicester City exits announced as Premier League publishes club retained lists . 16 June 2023 . Leicester Mercury . 16 June 2023.
26. News: Buckerfield . Kurt . Official: CT City Sign Former Leicester City Player . 21 February 2024 . SNL24 . 19 February 2024.
27. News: Nampalys Mendy, Experience and Leadership in the Midfield . RC Lens . 4 September 2023.
28. News: U's Add To U21s Squad . 13 June 2023. Colchester United F.C. . 13 June 2023.
29. News: Pennant Joins The Ravens . 26 August 2023 . Coalville Town F.C. . 25 August 2023.
30. News: Ayoze becomes Real Betis first signing for next season. 10 June 2023 . Real Betis . 6 July 2023.
31. News: Welcome, Söyüncü! . 5 July 2023. Atlético Madrid. 5 July 2023.
32. News: Kirins unveil five new players . 19 July 2023 . Bangkok Post . 18 July 2023.
33. News: Villa announce Tielemans agreement . 10 June 2023 . Aston Villa F.C. . 10 June 2023.
34. News: Young Bluebirds sign professional contracts with Cardiff City . 6 July 2023 . Cardiff City F.C.. 6 July 2023.
35. News: George Hirst Joins Ipswich Town . Leicester City F.C. . 13 July 2023.
36. News: Harvey Barnes completes Newcastle United transfer. Leicester City F.C. . 23 July 2023.
37. Web site: Harvey Barnes: Newcastle sign England winger from Leicester City for £38m. BBC Sport. 23 July 2023. 3 July 2024.
38. News: Odunze Heads To USA To Join Crown Legacy FC . 2 August 2023 . Leicester City F.C. . 2 August 2023.
39. News: Timothy Castagne Completes Fulham Transfer . Leicester City F.C. . 29 August 2023.
40. News: Ethan Fitzhugh joins Banbury United . Banbury United F.C. . 4 January 2024.
41. News: Smithies Announces Retirement . Leicester City F.C. . 22 January 2024.
42. News: Leicester City Secure Cesare Casadei Loan From Chelsea . Leicester City F.C. . 15 August 2023.
43. News: Cesare Casadei returns from Leicester City loan . 19 January 2024 . Chelsea F.C. . 19 January 2024.
44. News: OH Leuven Loan For Nathan Opoku . Leicester City F.C. . 1 July 2023.
45. News: Mansfield Town loan for Lewis Brunt . Leicester City F.C. . 25 August 2023.
46. News: Victor Kristiansen Joins Bologna On Loan . Leicester City F.C. . 30 August 2023.
47. News: Luke Thomas Heads To Sheffield United On Loan . 31 August 2023 . Leicester City F.C. . 31 August 2023.
48. News: Thomas returns to Leicester . 12 January 2024 . Sheffield United F.C. . 12 January 2024.
49. News: Zach Booth Joins FC Volendam On Loan . 1 September 2023 . Leicester City F.C. . 1 September 2023.
50. News: Sevilla Loan For Boubakary Soumaré . Leicester City F.C. . 1 September 2023.
51. News: Foxes Starlet Makes Basford United Loan Move . 2 November 2023 . The Northern Premier League . 2 November 2023.
52. News: Leicester's Appiah arrives on loan . 26 November 2023 . Maidstone United FC . 25 November 2023.
53. News: Paul Appiah Extends Maidstone Loan . 3 January 2024 . Leicester City F.C. . 3 January 2024.
54. News: Daniel Iversen Makes Stoke City Loan Switch . Leicester City F.C. . 5 January 2024.
55. News: Luke Thomas Joins Middlesbrough On Loan. 26 January 2024. Leicester City F.C. . 26 January 2024.
56. News: Northampton Town Confirmed As Pre-Season Opponents . 12 June 2023 . Leicester City F.C. . 12 June 2023.
57. News: Leicester City Set Summer Dates In Bangkok & Singapore . 6 June 2023 . Leicester City F.C. . 16 May 2023.
58. Web site: Asia-Pacific Tour 2023 . Tottenham Hotspur F.C. . 28 May 2023.
59. Web site: Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy 2023 . Singapore Sports Hub . 28 May 2023.
60. News: Spurs Friendly Cancelled Due To Unplayable Conditions . Leicester City F.C. . 23 July 2023.
61. Web site: Sky Bet Championship Fixtures . EFL . 22 June 2023 . 22 June 2023.
62. News: Premier League and Championship Clubs Enter the Emirates FA Cup For 2023-24 . The FA . 3 December 2023.
63. News: Fixture Date Confirmed For Millwall Away In FA Cup . 10 December 2023 . Leicester City F.C. . 8 December 2023.
64. News: Foxes To Play Hull Or Birmingham In FA Cup . Leicester City F.C. . 8 January 2024.
65. News: Date Confirmed For FA Cup Fourth Round Tie . 13 January 2024 . Leicester City F.C. . 13 January 2024.
66. News: Bournemouth Await City In FA Cup . 28 January 2024 . Leicester City F.C. . 28 January 2024.
67. News: Foxes To Face Chelsea In FA Cup Quarter-Finals . 28 February 2024 . Leicester City F.C. . 28 February 2024.
68. News: Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed . EFL . 22 June 2023.
69. News: See the Carabao Cup Round Two draw . 9 August 2023 . EFL.
70. News: Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed . EFL . 30 August 2023.