2024–25 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
2024–25 season
Owner	V Sports; (Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens & Atairos)
Chairman	Nassef Sawiris
Head Coach	Unai Emery
Stadium	Villa Park
Premier League	-
FA Cup	-
EFL Cup	-
UEFA Champions League	-
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 150th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the Champions League for the first time since the 1982–83 season.^[3]

Current squad[edit]

As of 19 May 2024

No.	Player	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Emiliano Martínez	GK	Mar del Plata	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 31)	Arsenal	16 September 2020	£17,000,000	30 June 2027	159	0
18	Joe Gauci	GK	Adelaide	(2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 23)	Adelaide United	1 February 2024	£1,290,000	30 June 2028	0	0
25	Robin Olsen	GK	Malmö	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 34)	Roma	4 June 2022	£3,000,000	30 June 2025	17	0
38	Viljami Sinisalo	GK	Hyvinkää	(2001-10-11) 11 October 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2025	0	0
42	Filip Marschall	GK	Cambridge	(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21)	Cambridge City	26 January 2018	Free transfer	30 June 2027	1	0
48	Oliwier Zych	GK	Gdnyia	(2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 19)	Zagłębie Lubin	29 September 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2025	0	0
55	Lander Emery	GK	Madrid	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21)	Valencia	1 January 2024	Free Transfer	-	0	0
64	James Wright	GK		(2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 19)	Manchester City	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2027	0	0
78	Sam Proctor	GK	Boston	(2006-12-21) 21 December 2006 (age 17)	Peterborough United	1 January 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2027	0	0
Defenders
2	Matty Cash	RB	Slough	(1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26)	Nottingham Forest	3 September 2020	£14,000,000	30 June 2027	141	9
3	Diego Carlos	CB	Barra Bonita	(1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31)	Sevilla	10 June 2022	£31,000,000	30 June 2026	40	1
4	Ezri Konsa	CB	Newham	(1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 26)	Brentford	11 July 2019	£13,000,000	30 June 2028	187	7
5	Tyrone Mings	CB	Bath	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31)	Bournemouth	8 July 2019	£22,000,000	30 June 2026	166	8
12	Lucas Digne	LB	Meaux	(1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 30)	Everton	13 January 2022	£30,000,000	30 June 2026	93	4
14	Pau Torres	CB	Villarreal	(1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 27)	Villarreal	12 July 2023	£31,500,000	30 June 2028	39	2
15	Àlex Moreno	LB	Sant Sadurní d'Anoia	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 30)	Real Betis	11 January 2023	£13,000,000	30 June 2026	47	3
16	Calum Chambers	CB	Petersfield	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)	Arsenal	27 January 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2025	36	1
29	Kaine Kesler-Hayden	RB	Birmingham	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2026	5	0
30	Kortney Hause	CB	Goodmayes	(1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 28)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	17 June 2019	£3,000,000	30 June 2025	43	3
45	Ben Chrisene	LB	Exeter	(2004-01-12) 12 January 2004 (age 20)	Exeter City	19 August 2020	£450,000	30 June 2026	1	0
50	Sil Swinkels	CB	Sint-Oedenrode	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)	Vitesse	1 July 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2026	1	0
56	Sebastian Revan	LB	West Bromwich	(2003-07-14) 14 July 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2026	6	1
59	Josh Feeney	CB	Fleetwood	(2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19)	Fleetwood Town	6 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2025	0	0
69	Finley Munroe	LB		(2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 19)	Chelsea	1 July 2021	Free transfer	30 June 2026	2	0
63	Kerr Smith	CB	Montrose	(2004-12-12) 12 December 2004 (age 19)	Dundee United	14 January 2022	£2,000,000	30 June 2028	0	0
—	Kosta Nedeljković	RB	Smederevo	(2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 18)	Red Star Belgrade	22 January 2024	£6,500,000	30 June 2029	0	0
—	Lino Sousa	LB	Lisbon	(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	Arsenal	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0
Midfielders
6	Douglas Luiz	CM	Rio de Janeiro	(1998-05-09) 9 May 1998 (age 26)	Manchester City	25 July 2019	£16,000,000	30 June 2026	203	22
7	John McGinn (c)	CM	Glasgow	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 29)	Hibernian	8 August 2018	£3,000,000	30 June 2027	235	26
8	Youri Tielemans	CM	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	(1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27)	Leicester City	1 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2027	45	3
10	Emiliano Buendía	AM	Mar del Plata	(1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 27)	Norwich City	10 June 2021	£38,000,000	30 June 2026	78	9
23	Philippe Coutinho	LW	Rio de Janeiro	(1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 31)	Barcelona	10 June 2022	£20,000,000	30 June 2026	43	6
32	Leander Dendoncker	DM	Passendale	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 September 2022	£13,000,000	30 June 2025	36	1
41	Jacob Ramsey	CM	Great Barr	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2027	122	13
44	Boubacar Kamara	DM	Marseille	(1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 24)	Marseille	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2027	55	1
46	Rico Richards	AM	West Bromwich	(2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 20)	West Bromwich Albion	3 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2026	0	0
47	Tim Iroegbunam	CM	Great Barr	(2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2027	19	0
51	Edward Rowe	CM	Birmingham	(2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2025	1	0
52	Lamare Bogarde	DM	Rotterdam	(2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 20)	Feyenoord	1 September 2020	Free transfer	30 June 2026	1	0
58	Tommi O'Reilly	CM	Birmingham	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2028	1	0
Forwards
11	Ollie Watkins	CF	Torquay	(1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 28)	Brentford	9 September 2020	£34,000,000	30 June 2028	168	70
19	Moussa Diaby	RW	Paris	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 24)	Bayer Leverkusen	22 July 2023	£51,900,000	30 June 2028	54	10
24	Jhon Durán	CF	Medellín	(2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 20)	Chicago Fire	23 January 2023	£14,750,000	30 June 2026	48	8
27	Morgan Rogers	LW	Halesowen	(2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 21)	Middlesbrough	1 February 2024	£8,000,000	30 June 2030	16	3
31	Leon Bailey	RW	Kingston	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 26)	Bayer Leverkusen	4 August 2021	£32,000,000	30 June 2027	106	20
35	Louie Barry	LW	Sutton Coldfield	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 20)	Barcelona	23 January 2020	£880,000	30 June 2025	1	1
57	Ajani Burchall	RW	Hamilton	(2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 19)	Bournemouth	9 July 2021	£125,000	30 June 2025	0	0
62	Chisom Afoka	LW		(2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024	0	0
65	Rory Wilson	CF	Girvan	(2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 18)	Rangers	1 July 2022	£350,000	30 June 2026	0	0
71	Omari Kellyman	RW	Derby	(2005-09-25) 25 September 2005 (age 18)	Derby County	6 March 2022	£600,000	30 June 2027	6	0
72	Kadan Young	RW	Erdington	(2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 18)	Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2025	0	0
—	Cameron Archer	CF	Walsall	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 22)	Sheffield United	14 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	20	11
—	Omar Khedr	RW	Alexandria	(2006-05-25) 25 May 2006 (age 18)	ZED	11 July 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2028	0	0
Out on loan

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref
14 June 2024^[a]	FW	Cameron Archer	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	^[4]
1 July 2024	FW	Omar Khedr^[b]	ZED	Undisclosed	^[5]

^ The transfer was announced by Unai Emery in a press conference on 17 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens
^ Academy transfer.

Out[edit]

Date	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Ref
14 June 2024^[a]	CM	Morgan Sanson	Nice	Undisclosed	^[6]

^ The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens

Loaned in[edit]

Date	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref

Loaned out[edit]

Date	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref

Released[edit]

Date	Position	Player	Subsequent club	Joined date	Ref

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 25 April, Villa announced a return to the United States for a three-game pre-season tour, with matches against Columbus Crew, RB Leipzig and Club América, along with a trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund and the annual pre-season opener in England against Walsall.^[7]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 July 2024 Friendly	Walsall	v	Aston Villa	Bescot
19:30 BST				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

27 July 2024 Friendly	Columbus Crew	v	Aston Villa	Columbus, United States
20:00 EDT				Stadium: Lower.com Field

31 July 2024 Friendly	RB Leipzig	v	Aston Villa	Harrison, United States
20:00 EDT				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

3 August 2024 Friendly	Club América	v	Aston Villa	Chicago, United States
16:30 CDT				Stadium: Soldier Field

10 August 2024 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	v	Aston Villa	Dortmund, Germany
17:00 CEST				Stadium: Westfalenstadion

Competitions[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	17 August 2024	25 May 2025	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	January 2025		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	September 2024		Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Champions League	17 September 2024		League phase	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Aston Villa
3	Bournemouth
4	Brentford
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	Qualification for the Europa League league phase

First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. 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^[8]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Squad statistics[edit]

As of match

Appearances[edit]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Champions League		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts	Apps	Starts
1	GK		Emiliano Martínez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Matty Cash	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Diego Carlos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Ezri Konsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Tyrone Mings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Douglas Luiz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		John McGinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Youri Tielemans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Emiliano Buendía	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW		Ollie Watkins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Lucas Digne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Pau Torres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF		Àlex Moreno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Calum Chambers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Joe Gauci	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Moussa Diaby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Philippe Coutinho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Jhon Durán	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK		Robin Olsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW		Morgan Rogers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Kaine Kesler-Hayden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Kortney Hause	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW		Leon Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Leander Dendoncker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW		Louie Barry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK		Viljami Sinisalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF		Jacob Ramsey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK		Filip Marschall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF		Boubacar Kamara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	DF		Ben Chrisene	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	FW		Rico Richards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	MF		Tim Iroegbunam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	GK		Oliwier Zych	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	DF		Sil Swinkels	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
51	MF		Edward Rowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	GK		Lander Emery	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	DF		Sebastian Revan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	FW		Ajani Burchall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	MF		Tommi O'Reilly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	MF		Josh Feeney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	DF		Kerr Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	FW		Rory Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
69	DF		Finley Munroe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
71	FW		Omari Kellyman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
72	FW		Kadan Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBC	DF		Kosta Nedeljković	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBC	DF		Lino Sousa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBC	FW		Omar Khedr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TBC	FW		Cameron Archer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				0		0		0		0		0

Goals[edit]

As of

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League	Total
Own goals				0	0	0	0	0
Totals				0	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets[edit]

As of

Rank	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Champions League	Total
Totals			0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Champions League		Total
Rank	Pos.	No.	Player
Totals				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Club awards[edit]

Player of the Month award[edit]

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Month	Player
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

Goal of the Month award[edit]

Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's Twitter account.

Month	Player	Competition	Opponent
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

End of Season awards[edit]

Award	Winner
Supporter's Player of the Season
Player's Player of the Season
Goal of the Season

References[edit]

^ "Aston Villa: Wes Edens & Nassef Sawiris to make 'significant investment' in club". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
^ "Aston Villa appoint Emery as Gerrard's successor". BBC Sport. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "Aston Villa secure Champions League spot to end 41-year wait after Spurs' loss". The Guardian. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Townley, John (17 May 2024). "Cameron Archer return explained as Unai Emery reveals Aston Villa transfer plan". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Aston Villa sign Egyptian talent Omar Khedr". Aston Villa Football Club. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
^ "Sanson complete OGC Nice move". Aston Villa FC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Villa confirm summer pre-season schedule". Aston Villa FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[4] The transfer was announced by Unai Emery in a press conference on 17 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens

[aca-6] Academy transfer.

[8] The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opens

[1] "Aston Villa: Wes Edens & Nassef Sawiris to make 'significant investment' in club". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

[2] "Aston Villa appoint Emery as Gerrard's successor". BBC Sport. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[3] "Aston Villa secure Champions League spot to end 41-year wait after Spurs' loss". The Guardian. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[5] Townley, John (17 May 2024). "Cameron Archer return explained as Unai Emery reveals Aston Villa transfer plan". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[7] "Aston Villa sign Egyptian talent Omar Khedr". Aston Villa Football Club. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2024-05-15.

[9] "Sanson complete OGC Nice move". Aston Villa FC. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[10] "Villa confirm summer pre-season schedule". Aston Villa FC. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[PLhandbook-11] Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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