2022–23 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
2022–23 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
(until 2 April)[1]
Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler
(caretaker, from 2–10 April)
Dean Smith
(from 10 April)[2]
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Harvey Barnes (13)
All:
Harvey Barnes (13)
Highest home attendance32,226 vs Manchester United
(1 September 2022, Premier League)
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
30,813 vs Fulham
(3 January 2023, Premier League)
All:
15,081 vs Newport County
(8 November 2022, EFL Cup)

The 2022–23 season was the 118th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club, the club's ninth consecutive season in the Premier League, and 49th season in top flight football. In addition to the league, they also competed in the season's editions of the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

This is the first season since 2010–11 to not feature Kasper Schmeichel, who departed to Nice in the summer.

The club's relegation to the Championship was confirmed when Everton defeated Bournemouth on the final day of the league season. Leicester City became the second former champions of the Premier League era to be relegated.

Management team[edit]

The management team from the start of the season until 2 April 2023.

Position Name
Manager Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
Assistant manager Wales Chris Davies
First team coaches Ivory Coast Kolo Touré
(until 29 November 2022)[3]
England Adam Sadler
First team coach & Goalkeeper coach England Mike Stowell
First team set-piece coach Denmark Lars Knudsen
(from 29 August 2022)[4]

Management team from 10 April 2023.

Position Name
Manager England Dean Smith
Assistant managers England Craig Shakespeare
England John Terry
First team coach England Adam Sadler
First team coach & Goalkeeper coach England Mike Stowell
First team set-piece coach Denmark Lars Knudsen

Kits[edit]

Home
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
Goalkeeper 2023–24

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Players and squad numbers as of 28 May 2023. Appearances include all competitions.[5]
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 Wales GK (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 30) 2018 2025 England Liverpool 47 0
12 Alex Smithies England GK (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 33) 2022 2024[6] Wales Cardiff City 0 0
31 Daniel Iversen Denmark GK (1997-01-19)19 January 1997 (aged 26) 2018 2025[7] Youth Academy 17 0
41 Jakub Stolarczyk Poland GK (2000-12-19)19 December 2000 (aged 22) 2019 2026 Youth Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 James Justin England LB / LWB / RB / RWB / CB (1998-02-23)23 February 1998 (aged 25) 2019 2026 England Luton Town 83 5
3 Wout Faes Belgium CB (1998-04-03)3 April 1998 (aged 25) 2022 2027[8] France Reims 36 1
4 Çağlar Söyüncü Turkey CB (1996-05-23)23 May 1996 (aged 27) 2018 2023 Germany SC Freiburg 132 4
5 Ryan Bertrand England LB (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 33) 2021 2023 England Southampton 11 0
6 Jonny Evans Northern Ireland CB (1988-01-03)3 January 1988 (aged 35) 2018 2023 England West Bromwich Albion 152 7
15 Harry Souttar Australia CB (1998-10-22)22 October 1998 (aged 24) 2023 2028[9] England Stoke City 12 0
16 Victor Kristiansen Denmark LB (2002-12-16)16 December 2002 (aged 20) 2023 2028[10] Denmark Copenhagen 14 0
18 Daniel Amartey Ghana RB / CB (1994-12-21)21 December 1994 (aged 28) 2016 2022 Denmark Copenhagen 145 3
21 Ricardo Pereira Portugal RB / RWB (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 29) 2018 2026 Portugal Porto 124 9
23 Jannik Vestergaard Denmark CB (1992-08-03)3 August 1992 (aged 30) 2021 2024 England Southampton 23 0
27 Timothy Castagne Belgium RB / LB / RWB / LWB / CB (1995-12-05)5 December 1995 (aged 27) 2020 2025 Italy Atalanta 112 5
33 Luke Thomas England LWB / LB (2001-06-10)10 June 2001 (aged 22) 2020 2024 Youth Academy 86 2
34 Lewis Brunt England CB (2000-11-06)6 November 2000 (aged 22) 2021 2025 England Aston Villa 4 0
Midfielders
7 Harvey Barnes England LW (1997-12-09)9 December 1997 (aged 25) 2016 2025 Youth Academy 187 44
8 Youri Tielemans Belgium CM (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 26) 2019 2023 France Monaco 195 28
10 James Maddison England AM (1996-11-23)23 November 1996 (aged 26) 2018 2024 England Norwich City 203 55
11 Marc Albrighton England RW / LW / RWB / LWB (1989-11-18)18 November 1989 (aged 33) 2015 2024 England Aston Villa 295 19
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall England CM (1998-09-06)6 September 1998 (aged 24) 2017 2027[11] Youth Academy 80 5
24 Nampalys Mendy Senegal DM (1992-06-23)23 June 1992 (aged 31) 2016 2023 France Nice 118 1
25 Wilfred Ndidi Nigeria DM (1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 26) 2017 2024 Belgium Genk 237 11
26 Dennis Praet Belgium CM (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 29) 2019 2023 Italy Sampdoria 90 4
29 Hamza Choudhury England DM (1997-10-01)1 October 1997 (aged 25) 2015 2023 Youth Academy 84 2
42 Boubakary Soumaré France DM (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 24) 2021 2026 France Lille 60 0
44 Sammy Braybrooke England CM (2004-03-12)12 March 2004 (aged 19) 2022 2026 Youth Academy 1 0
47 Kasey McAteer England CM (2001-11-22)22 November 2001 (aged 21) 2021 2025 Youth Academy 4 0
57 Will Alves England AM (2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (aged 18) 2022 Youth Academy 2 0
Attackers
9 Jamie Vardy England ST (1987-01-11)11 January 1987 (aged 36) 2012 2024 England Fleetwood Town 426 170
14 Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria ST (1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 26) 2017 2024 England Manchester City 206 56
17 Ayoze Pérez Spain SS / RW / AM (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 29) 2019 2023 England Newcastle United 114 15
20 Patson Daka Zambia ST (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 24) 2021 2026 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 74 15
37 Tetê (on loan) Brazil RW (2000-02-15)15 February 2000 (aged 23) 2023 2023 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 14 1

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Team Ref.
12 August 2022 GK England Alex Smithies Wales Cardiff City Free Transfer First team [6]
1 September 2022 CB Belgium Wout Faes France Reims Undisclosed First team [8]
20 January 2023 LB Denmark Victor Kristiansen Denmark Copenhagen Undisclosed First team [10]
30 January 2023 FW Ghana Nathan Opoku United States Syracuse University Undisclosed Under-23s
31 January 2023 CB Australia Harry Souttar England Stoke City Undisclosed First team [12]

Out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Team Ref.
30 June 2022 RB England Vontae Daley-Campbell Wales Cardiff City Released Under-23s [13][14]
30 June 2022 DM England Callum Hulme England Wythenshawe Town Under-23s [13][15]
30 June 2022 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupović England Everton First team [13][16]
30 June 2022 CF Wales Will Russ England Fleetwood Town Under-23s [13][17]
30 June 2022 RW Saint Kitts and Nevis Tyrese Shade England Swindon Town Under-23s [13][18]
30 June 2022 CF England Jacob Wakeling England Swindon Town Under-23s [13][19]
20 July 2022 CF England Jack Butterfill England Barnsley Free transfer Under-23s [20]
3 August 2022 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel France Nice Undisclosed First team [21]
31 August 2022 CB France Wesley Fofana England Chelsea Undisclosed First team [22]
1 September 2022 CM England Callum Wright England Blackpool Undisclosed Under-23s [23]

Loans in[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref.
29 January 2023 RW Brazil Tetê Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk End of season [24]

Loans out[edit]

Date Position Nationality Player To Date until Team Ref.
26 July 2022 CM South Africa Khanya Leshabela England Crewe Alexandra 31 January 2023 Under-23s [25]
28 July 2022 CB England Ben Nelson England Rochdale 6 January 2023[a] Under-23s [26][27]
10 August 2022 CM England Hamza Choudhury England Watford End of season First team [28]
15 August 2022 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk England Fleetwood Town 13 January 2023[b] First team [29][30]
19 August 2022 CF Belgium Josh Eppiah England Northampton Town End of season Under-23s [31]
26 August 2022 GK England Brad Young England Notts County 6 January 2023[c] Under-23s [32]
31 August 2022 CF England George Hirst England Blackburn Rovers 8 January 2023[d] Under-23s [33][34]
8 January 2023 CF England George Hirst England Ipswich Town End of season Under-23s [34]
17 January 2023 CB England Ben Nelson England Doncaster Rovers End of season Under-23s [35]
23 January 2023 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk England Hartlepool United End of season First team [36]
31 January 2023 CF Ghana Nathan Opoku Belgium OH Leuven End of season Under-23s [37]
31 January 2023 SS Spain Ayoze Pérez Spain Real Betis End of season First team [38]
31 January 2023 RM England Marc Albrighton England West Bromwich Albion End of season First team [39]
31 January 2023 AM England Kasey McAteer England AFC Wimbledon End of season Under-23s [40]
  1. ^ On 6 January, Nelson's loan at Rochdale was cut short.
  2. ^ On 13 January, Stolarczyk was recalled from his loan at Fleetwood.
  3. ^ On 6 January, Young returned from loan due to injury.
  4. ^ On 8 January, Hirst was recalled back from his loan at Blackburn, and joined Ipswich on loan.

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 5 June, Leicester City announced their first pre-season friendly, in Belgium against Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[41] Ten days later, a trip to Preston North End was also confirmed, along with a behind-closed-doors meeting with Notts County.[42] On 16 June, a home friendly match against Sevilla was revealed.[43] A fifth friendly, away to Derby County was also confirmed as part of the clubs preparations for the new season.[44] The schedule was completed with the addition of Hull City away.[45]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly Leicester City 1–2 Notts County Sileby
13:00 BST
  • Barnes 31'
 Report
Stadium: Leicester City Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: John Brooks
16 July 2022 Friendly OH Leuven 3–3 Leicester City Leuven, Belgium
14:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Den Dreef
Referee: Matonga Simonini
Note: Match was played in three periods of 40 minutes each.
20 July 2022 Corendon Cup Hull City 0–4 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 July 2022 Friendly Derby County 1–3 Leicester City Derby
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 9,805
23 July 2022 Friendly Preston North End 1–2 Leicester City Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,553
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 July 2022 Friendly Leicester City 1–0 Sevilla Leicester
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 7 August 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 18th 38 9 7 22 51 68 −17 023.68
FA Cup 7 January 2023 28 February 2023 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
EFL Cup 23 August 2022 10 January 2023 Second round Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 6 2 +4 050.00
Total 45 13 8 24 60 72 −12 028.89

Source: Soccerway

Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Premier League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Nottingham Forest 38 9 11 18 38 68 −30 38
17 Everton 38 8 12 18 34 57 −23 36
18 Leicester City (R) 38 9 7 22 51 68 −17 34 Relegation to the EFL Championship
19 Leeds United (R) 38 7 10 21 48 78 −30 31
20 Southampton (R) 38 6 7 25 36 73 −37 25
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[46]
(R) Relegated

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 9 7 22 51 68  −17 34 5 4 10 23 27  −4 4 3 12 28 41  −13

Source: Premier League

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLLLLWLDWWLWWLLLLDWWLLLLDLLLLWDDLLDW
Position1115192020202019201919171814131313131514141314141516171919191917181618191818
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[47]

7 August 2022 1 Leicester City 2–2 Brentford Leicester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,794
Referee: Jarred Gillett
13 August 2022 2 Arsenal 4–2 Leicester City Holloway
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,033
Referee: Darren England
20 August 2022 3 Leicester City 1–2 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,850
Referee: Michael Salisbury
27 August 2022 4 Chelsea 2–1 Leicester City Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,953
Referee: Paul Tierney
1 September 2022 5 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester United Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,226
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 September 2022 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–2 Leicester City Falmer
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,185
Referee: Tony Harrington
17 September 2022 7 Tottenham Hotspur 6–2 Leicester City Tottenham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,450
Referee: Simon Hooper
3 October 2022 8 Leicester City 4–0 Nottingham Forest Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,202
Referee: Robert Jones
8 October 2022 9 Bournemouth 2–1 Leicester City Bournemouth
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 10,272
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 October 2022 10 Leicester City 0–0 Crystal Palace Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,298
Referee: Andrew Madley
20 October 2022 11 Leicester City 2–0 Leeds United Leicester
20:15 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,814
Referee: Peter Bankes
23 October 2022 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 Leicester City Wolverhampton
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 31,483
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 October 2022 13 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
12:30 BST Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,223
Referee: Robert Jones
5 November 2022 14 Everton 0–2 Leicester City Liverpool
17:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,206
Referee: David Coote
12 November 2022 15 West Ham United 0–2 Leicester City Stratford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,459
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 December 2022 16 Leicester City 0–3 Newcastle United Leicester
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,185
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 December 2022 17 Liverpool 2–1 Leicester City Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,343
Referee: Craig Pawson
3 January 2023 18 Leicester City 0–1 Fulham Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,813
Referee: Darren Bond
14 January 2023 19 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Leicester City West Bridgford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,301
Referee: Paul Tierney
21 January 2023 20 Leicester City 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,056
Referee: Thomas Bramall
4 February 2023 21 Aston Villa 2–4 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,055
Referee: Darren England
11 February 2023 22 Leicester City 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,184
Referee: Michael Salisbury
19 February 2023 23 Manchester United 3–0 Leicester City Old Trafford
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,578
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 February 2023 24 Leicester City 0–1 Arsenal Leicester
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,227
Referee: Craig Pawson
4 March 2023 25 Southampton 1–0 Leicester City Southampton
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,139
Referee: Robert Jones
11 March 2023 26 Leicester City 1–3 Chelsea Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,170
Referee: Andre Marriner
18 March 2023 27 Brentford 1–1 Leicester City Brentford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,006
Referee: Darren Bond
1 April 2023 28 Crystal Palace 2–1 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,143
Referee: Tim Robinson
4 April 2023 29 Leicester City 1–2 Aston Villa Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,087
Referee: Graham Scott
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 September 2022, but was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September.[48]
8 April 2023 30 Leicester City 0–1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,094
Referee: David Coote
15 April 2023 31 Manchester City 3–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 53,329
Referee: Darren England
22 April 2023 32 Leicester City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,053
Referee: Andrew Madley
25 April 2023 33 Leeds United 1–1 Leicester City Leeds
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,666
Referee: Paul Tierney
1 May 2023 34 Leicester City 2–2 Everton Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,173
Referee: Michael Oliver
8 May 2023 35 Fulham 5–3 Leicester City Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,442
Referee: Robert Jones
15 May 2023 36 Leicester City 0–3 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,225
Referee: Craig Pawson
22 May 2023 37 Newcastle United 0–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,152
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 May 2023 38 Leicester City 2–1 West Ham United Leicester
16:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,183
Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The Foxes entered the FA Cup in the third round and won away against Gillingham.[49] They also won away against Walsall in the fourth round.[50] They were eliminated by Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round following a 2–1 home defeat.[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 January 2023 Third round Gillingham 0–1 Leicester City Gillingham
12:30 GMT Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,567
Referee: Samuel Barrott
28 January 2023 Fourth round Walsall 0–1 Leicester City Walsall
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 10,297
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 February 2023 Fifth round Leicester City 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 23,379
Referee: Tim Robinson

EFL Cup[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

Leicester entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Stockport County.[52] They won at home against Newport County in the third round, and won away against Milton Keynes Dons in the fourth round.[53][54] The Foxes were knocked out of the competition away to Newcastle United in the quarter-finals.[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2022 Second round Stockport County 0–0
(1–3 p)		 Leicester City Stockport
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,301
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Penalties
8 November 2022 Third round Leicester City 3–0 Newport County Leicester
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 15,081
Referee: Darren Bond
20 December 2022 Fourth round Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Leicester City Milton Keynes
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 15,495
Referee: Andre Marriner
10 January 2023 Quarter-finals Newcastle United 2–0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,009
Referee: Darren England

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances[edit]

  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales Danny Ward 28 0 26 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF England James Justin 15 1 14 0 0 0 1 1
3 DF Belgium Wout Faes 36 1 31 1 2 0 3 0
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 9 1 6+1 1 1 0 1 0
5 DF England Ryan Bertrand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 14 0 12+1 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF England Harvey Barnes 40 13 32+2 13 2 0 4 0
8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 37 4 27+4 3 2 0 3+1 1
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 40 6 18+17 3 2 0 2+1 3
10 MF England James Maddison 31 10 27+2 10 1 0 0+1 0
12 GK England Alex Smithies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 35 8 12+16 5 1+2 3 1+3 0
15 DF Australia Harry Souttar 12 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Denmark Victor Kristiansen 14 0 11+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
18 DF Ghana Daniel Amartey 24 0 18+2 0 2 0 2 0
20 FW Zambia Patson Daka 36 4 13+17 4 1+2 0 2+1 0
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 11 1 5+5 1 1 0 0 0
22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 34 2 28+3 2 2 0 0+1 0
23 DF Denmark Jannik Vestergaard 3 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
24 MF Senegal Nampalys Mendy 24 1 7+12 1 2+1 0 1+1 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 30 0 19+8 0 0+1 0 2 0
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 27 1 6+16 1 1+1 0 3 0
27 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 42 2 36+1 2 1+1 0 2+1 0
31 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen 16 0 11 0 3 0 2 0
33 DF England Luke Thomas 24 0 11+6 0 2+1 0 4 0
34 DF England Lewis Brunt 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF Brazil Tetê 14 1 9+4 1 1 0 0 0
40 MF Portugal Wanya Marçal-Madivadua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF France Boubakary Soumaré 29 0 20+6 0 1 0 2 0
44 MF England Sammy Braybrooke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
57 MF England Will Alves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
60 DF England Joe Wormleighton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Out on loan:
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 11 1 1+5 1 1 0 2+2 0
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 13 1 3+5 0 1 0 3+1 1
29 MF England Hamza Choudhury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF England Kasey McAteer 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
Left club during season:
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF France Wesley Fofana 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 7 MF England Harvey Barnes 13 0 0 13
2 10 MF England James Maddison 10 0 0 10
3 14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 5 3 0 8
4 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 3 0 3 6
5 20 FW Zambia Patson Daka 4 0 0 4
8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 3 0 1 4
7 22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 2 0 0 2
27 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 2 0 0 2
9 11 MF England Marc Albrighton 1 0 0 1
37 FW Brazil Tetê 1 0 0 1
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 1 0 0 1
24 MF Senegal Nampalys Mendy 1 0 0 1
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 1 0 0 1
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 1 0 0 1
3 DF Belgium Wout Faes 1 0 0 1
2 DF England James Justin 0 0 1 1
17 FW Spain Ayoze Perez 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 51 3 6 60

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 1 GK Wales Danny Ward 6 0 1 7
2 31 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen 1 2 2 5
Total 7 2 3 12

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