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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Leicester City, although it includes players who were with the club when it was called Leicester Fosse.The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches and/or scored 50 or more senior goals for the club.
The following players have been selected by their country while playing for Leicester City (including players both on loan at, and away from the club). The number of caps won whilst at the club are given, along with the date of the first cap being won while with Leicester City. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
Leicester City F.C. wartime guest players (20 P) Pages in category "Leicester City F.C. players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,118 total.
The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C, and became known as Leicester City in 1919. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and moved to the nearby King Power Stadium in 2002. Leicester City have won five major honours, including one Premier League, one FA Cup and three League Cups.
As a result, his jersey number changed from No. 18 to No. 7. [21] On August 19, 2024, he made his first Premier League debut as part of the first team squad for Leicester City against Tottenham Hotspur. In that same game, Fatawu provided his first Premier League goal assist from Jamie Vardy in a 1–1 home draw. [22] [23]
Leicester City entered the FA Cup in the third round, and won away to Millwall. [70] [71] Leicester then won at home against Birmingham City in the fourth round, [72] [73] and won away to Bournemouth in the fifth round. [74] Leicester were knocked out of the competition after losing in an away game to Chelsea in the quarter-finals. [75]
On 20 January 2023, Kristiansen signed for Leicester City for a record-breaking fee of £17 million, making him the most expensive Danish Superliga player ever. [7] On 28 January 2023, he made his debut for Leicester as a substitute in a 1-0 away win against Walsall in the FA Cup fourth round.
The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of Leicester City F.C. and their 54th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League.