2024–25 Brentford F.C. season explained

Club:Brentford
Season:2024–25
Owner:Matthew Benham
Chairman:Cliff Crown
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Thomas Frank
Stadium:Brentford Community Stadium
League:Premier League
League Result:6th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
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Updated:16:45, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

The 2024–25 season is the 135th season in the history of Brentford Football Club, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club are participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024–25 season.

No.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsNotes
Goalkeepers
1Mark FlekkenGKAugust 18, 2024SC Freiburg20232027
12Hákon ValdimarssonGKAugust 18, 2024Elfsborg20242028 (+2)
13Matthew CoxGKAugust 18, 2024AFC Wimbledon20212028 (+1)
—Ellery BalcombeGKAugust 18, 2024Academy20162027 (+1)Loaned to St Mirren
―Ben WinterbottomGKAugust 18, 2024Liverpool20212025 (+1)Loaned to AFC Fylde
Defenders
2Aaron HickeyRBAugust 18, 2024Bologna20222026
3Rico HenryLBAugust 18, 2024Walsall20162026 (+1)
5Ethan PinnockCBAugust 18, 2024Barnsley20192027
16Ben MeeCBAugust 18, 2024Burnley20222025
20Kristoffer AjerCBAugust 18, 2024Celtic20212028 (+1)
22Nathan CollinsCBAugust 18, 2024Wolverhampton Wanderers20232029 (+2)
30Mads RoerslevRBAugust 18, 2024Copenhagen20192026 (+1)
36Kim Ji-sooCBAugust 18, 2024Seongnam20232027 (+1)
Midfielders
6Christian Nørgaard (c)DMAugust 18, 2024Fiorentina20192025 (+1)
8Mathias JensenCMAugust 18, 2024Celta Vigo20192026 (+1)
10Josh DasilvaAMAugust 18, 2024Arsenal20182025 (+1)
14Fábio CarvalhoAMAugust 18, 2024Liverpool20242029 (+1)
15Frank OnyekaMFAugust 18, 2024Midtjylland20212027 (+1)
18Yehor YarmolyukCMAugust 18, 2024Dnipro-120222028 (+1)
24Mikkel DamsgaardAMAugust 18, 2024Sampdoria20222027
25Myles Peart-HarrisAMAugust 18, 2024Chelsea20212025 (+1)
26Yunus Emre KonakDMAugust 18, 2024Sivasspor20242029 (+1)
27Vitaly JaneltDMAugust 18, 2024VfL Bochum20202026
28Ryan TrevittMFAugust 18, 2024Leatherhead Youth20212026 (+1)
32Paris MaghomaCMAugust 18, 2024Tottenham Hotspur20202027 (+1)
Attackers
7Kevin SchadeW / FWAugust 18, 2024SC Freiburg20232028
9Igor ThiagoFWAugust 18, 2024Club Brugge20242029 (+1)
11Yoane WissaFW / WAugust 18, 2024Lorient20212026 (+1)
17Ivan ToneyFWAugust 18, 2024Peterborough United20202025
19Bryan MbeumoW / FWAugust 18, 2024Troyes20192026 (+1)
23Keane Lewis-PotterLWAugust 18, 2024Hull City20222028 (+1)

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.
1 July 2024 Julian Eyestone Free agent Free transfer [1]
1 July 2024CBBenjamin Fredrick SimoibenUndisclosed[2]
1 July 2024FWIgor Thiago Club Brugge£30,000,000[3] [4]
12 August 2024AMFábio Carvalho Liverpool£27,500,000[5] [6]
  1. News: Brentford B sign Julian Eyestone . 21 June 2024 . Brentford F.C. . 21 June 2024.
  2. News: Brentford make Fredrick move permanent . 30 April 2024 . 30 April 2024 . Brentford F.C..
  3. News: Brentford sign forward Igor Thiago . 14 February 2024 . 14 February 2024 . Brentford F.C..
  4. News: Brentford agree Igor Thiago deal, striker to join in summer . subscription . 14 February 2024 . 15 February 2024 . The Athletic.
  5. Web site: Carvalho joins Brentford from Liverpool . 12 August 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  6. Web site: 12 August 2024 . Fabio Carvalho: Brentford sign Liverpool winger in £27.5m deal . 13 August 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityPlayerToDate untilRef.
1 July 2024GKEllery Balcombe St MirrenEnd of season[7]
1 July 2024LWMichael Olakigbe Wigan AthleticEnd of season[8]
26 July 2024GKBen Winterbottom AFC FyldeEnd of season[9]
31 July 2024CBTristan Crama Exeter CityEnd of season[10]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityPlayerToFeeRef.
30 June 2024 Vincent Angelini Free agent Released
30 June 2024CMShandon Baptiste Luton TownReleased[11]
30 June 2024 FBCharlie Farr Free agent Released
30 June 2024AMSaman GhoddosFree agentReleased
30 June 2024CBCharlie Goode StevenageReleased[12] [13]
30 June 2024 Undisclosed [14] [15]
30 June 2024 EastleighReleased [16]
30 June 2024 FBByron Wilson Free agent Released
30 June 2024 FWFree agent Released [17]
30 June 2024 Erion Zabeli Free agent Released
3 July 2024GKDavid Raya Arsenal£27,000,000[18] [19]
8 July 2024GKThomas Strakosha AEK AthensFree transfer[20]
26 July 2024RBFin Stevens FC St. PauliUndisclosed[21]
15 August 2024CBMathias Jørgensen AnderlechtFree transfer[22]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2024–25 Premier League.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.

EFL Cup

See main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup.

As a Premier League side not involved in any European competitions, Brentford entered in the second round, and were drawn away to Colchester United.[23] [24]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKMark Flekken10000010
5DFEthan Pinnock10000010
6MFChristian Nørgaard10000010
7FWKevin Schade10000010
8MFMathias Jensen10000010
11FWYoane Wissa11000011
14MFFábio Carvalho0 (1)000000 (1)0
15MFFrank Onyeka0 (1)000000 (1)0
16DFBen Mee0 (1)000000 (1)0
19FWBryan Mbeumo11000011
20DFKristoffer Ajer10000010
22DFNathan Collins10000010
23FWKeane Lewis-Potter0 (1)000000 (1)0
24MFMikkel Damsgaard0 (1)000000 (1)0
27MFVitaly Janelt10000010
30DFMads Roerslev10000010

Goalscorers

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerPLFACEFLCTotal
19FWBryan Mbeumo1001
11FWYoane Wissa1001
Total2002

Discipline

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