2018–19 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2018–19 season
Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager Claude Puel
Top goalscorer League: James Maddison, Jamie Vardy (3 goals)
All: James Maddison, Jamie Vardy (3 goals)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 Leicester City season is the club's 114th season in the English football league system and its 51st (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[1] This is the fifth consecutive season Leicester City is in the Premier League and the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CBNorthern IrelandJonny EvansWest Bromwich Albion£3,500,000[2]
1 July 2018CBNetherlandsJusten KranthoveNetherlands AFC '34Free transfer[3]
1 July 2018AMEnglandJames MaddisonNorwich City£25,000,000[4]
1 July 2018RBPortugalRicardo PereiraPortugal Porto£22,500,000[5]
14 July 2018CFEnglandRyan LoftTottenham HotspurFree transfer[6]
20 July 2018GKWalesDanny WardLiverpool£12,500,000[7]
23 July 2018RBEnglandLouis RamsayNorwich CityFree transfer[8]
3 August 2018GKSwedenViktor JohanssonAston VillaFree transfer[9]
5 August 2018RWAlgeriaRachid GhezzalFrance MonacoUndisclosed[10]
9 August 2018CBCroatiaFilip BenkovićCroatia Dinamo ZagrebUndisclosed[11]
9 August 2018CBTurkeyÇağlar SöyüncüGermany Freiburg£19,000,000[12]
26 August 2018FWEnglandWill RussChesterfieldUndisclosed[13]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018LBNigeriaJosh DebayoCheltenham TownReleased[14][15]
1 July 2018LWEnglandThomas FieldingFree agentReleased[16]
1 July 2018DMEnglandRubyn GillFree agentReleased[16]
1 July 2018GKEnglandBen HamerHuddersfield TownFree transfer[17]
1 July 2018CBGermanyRobert HuthFree agentReleased[18]
1 July 2018CMEnglandSammie McLeodFree agentReleased[14]
1 July 2018CMRepublic of IrelandDylan WattsRepublic of Ireland Shamrock RoversReleased[14][19]
1 July 2018LBEnglandConnor WoodBradford CityUndisclosed[20]
1 July 2018GKScotlandCameron YatesFree agentReleased[14]
10 July 2018RWAlgeriaRiyad MahrezManchester City£60,000,000[21]
3 August 2018CFNigeriaAhmed MusaSaudi Arabia Al-NassrUndisclosed[22]
8 August 2018CMEnglandMorgan BrownScotland AberdeenFree transfer[23]
9 August 2018CFEnglandJosh GordonWalsallUndisclosed[24]
10 August 2018CFArgentinaLeonardo UlloaMexico PachucaUndisclosed[25]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018CBEnglandElliott MooreBelgium OHL31 May 2019[26]
24 July 2018AMEnglandHarvey BarnesWest Bromwich Albion31 May 2019[27]
26 July 2018GKDenmarkDaniel IversenOldham Athletic31 May 2019[28]
2 August 2018GKEnglandMax BramleyAFC Telford United31 May 2019[29]
3 August 2018RWWalesGeorge ThomasScunthorpe United31 May 2019[30]
8 August 2018RWEnglandKian WilliamsBarwell27 January 2019[31]
11 August 2018CFAlgeriaIslam SlimaniTurkey Fenerbahçe31 May 2019[32]
31 August 2018CBCroatiaFilip BenkovićScotland Celtic31 May 2019[33]
31 August 2018AMPolandBartosz KapustkaBelgium OHL31 May 2019[34]

Players and staff

First team squad

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2017–18 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loaned player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
12 Wales Danny Ward GK 2018 England Liverpool
17 Switzerland Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 England Hull City
Defenders
2 England Danny Simpson RB 2014 England Queens Park Rangers
3 England Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
4 Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018 Germany Freiburg
5 Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) England Nottingham Forest
6 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans CB 2018 England West Bromwich Albion
14 Portugal Ricardo Pereira RB 2018 Portugal Porto
15 England Harry Maguire CB 2017 England Hull City
16 Croatia Filip Benković CB 2018 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
28 Austria Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Germany Schalke 04
29 Tunisia Yohan Benalouane CB 2015 Italy Atalanta
35 Australia Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth
39 England Darnell Johnson CB 2018 Youth
Midfielders
7 England Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) England Birmingham City
10 England James Maddison AM 2018 England Norwich City
11 England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England Aston Villa
18 Ghana Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter) Denmark Copenhagen
21 Spain Vicente Iborra DM 2017 Spain Sevilla
22 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
23 Portugal Adrien Silva CM 2017 Portugal Sporting CP
24 France Nampalys Mendy CM 2016 France Nice
25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Belgium Genk
31 Algeria Rachid Ghezzal LW / RW 2018 France Monaco
33 Poland Bartosz Kapustka LW / RW 2016 Poland Cracovia
37 Wales Andy King CM 2006 Youth
38 England Hamza Choudhury CM 2015 Youth
England Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
Forwards
8 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 England Manchester City
9 England Jamie Vardy ST/CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
19 Algeria Islam Slimani ST 2016 Portugal Sporting CP
20 Japan Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015 Germany Mainz 05
27 Mali Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / ST 2018 France Gazélec Ajaccio
Wales George Thomas RW / LW / ST 2017 England Coventry City

Pre-season

Pre-season friendlies

Leicester City announced that they will play pre-season friendlies against Notts County, Valencia and Lille, with a further two matches against Akhisarspor and Udinese Calcio as part of a tour to Austria.

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Manchester United 8 4 1 3 13 14 1 13
9 Watford 8 4 1 3 11 12 1 13
10 Leicester City 8 4 0 4 14 12 +2 12
11 Everton 8 3 3 2 13 12 +1 12
12 Burnley 8 2 2 4 10 12 2 8
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 4 0 4 14 12  +2 12 2 0 2 7 5  +2 2 0 2 7 7  0

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWLLWWL
Position1387899810

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[35][36]

EFL Cup

The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[37] The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott.[38] The fourth round draw was made live on Quest by Rachel Yankey and Rachel Riley on 29 September.[39]

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 29 September 2018

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 80800000
2 DF England Danny Simpson 00000000
3 DF England Ben Chilwell 80800000
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 00000000
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 80600020
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 502+100020
7 MF England Demarai Gray 8161000+20
8 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 1025+31001+11
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 735+13000+10
10 MF England James Maddison 83830000
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 912+510020
12 GK Wales Danny Ward 20000020
14 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 81710010
15 DF England Harry Maguire 82820000
16 DF Croatia Filip Benković 1000000+10
17 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupovic 00000000
18 MF Ghana Daniel Amartey 805+200010
19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 00000000
20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 600+400020
21 MF Spain Vicente Iborra 410+200021
22 MF England Matty James 00000000
23 MF Portugal Adrien Silva 401+100020
24 MF France Nampalys Mendy 70700000
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 80800000
27 MF Mali Fousseni Diabaté 1000000+10
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 21000021
29 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 00000000
31 MF Algeria Rachid Ghezzal 823+310021
33 MF Poland Bartosz Kapustka 00000000
34 DF England Josh Knight 00000000
35 DF Australia Callum Elder 00000000
37 MF Wales Andy King 00000000
38 MF England Hamza Choudhury 1000000+10
39 DF England Darnell Johnson 00000000

Top scorers

As of 3 October 2018

Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 10 MF England James Maddison 3 0 0 3
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 3 0 0 3
3
15 DF England Harry Maguire 2 0 0 2
8 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 1 0 1 2
31 MF Algeria Rachid Ghezzal 1 0 1 2
6
7 MF England Demarai Gray 1 0 0 1
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 1 0 0 1
14 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 1 0 0 1
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 0 0 1 1
21 MF Spain Vicente Iborra 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Total 14 0 4 18

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