2025–26 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2025–26 season sees Leeds United competing in the Premier League, following promotion the previous season.

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2025–26 Leeds United F.C. season

The 2025–26 season sees Leeds United competing in the Premier League, following promotion the previous season.

Pre-season and friendlies

2025–26 Leeds United F.C. season

Leeds United announced pre-season friendlies against Manchester United, Villarreal and AC Milan.

Competitions

Overall record

<table><thead><tr><th>Competition</th><th>First match</th><th>Last match</th><th>Starting round</th><th>Final position</th><th>Record</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td><td>Win %</td></tr><tr><td>Premier League</td><td>18 August 2025</td><td>24 May 2026</td><td>Matchday 1</td><td></td><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>37</td><td>48</td><td>−11</td><td>022.58</td></tr><tr><td>FA Cup</td><td>11 January 2026</td><td></td><td>Third round</td><td></td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>+5</td><td>066.67</td></tr><tr><td>EFL Cup</td><td>26 August 2025</td><td>Second round</td><td>Second round</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>+0</td><td>000.00</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>35</td><td>9</td><td>14</td><td>12</td><td>45</td><td>51</td><td>−6</td><td>025.71</td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>13</td><td>Bournemouth</td><td>31</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>7</td><td>46</td><td>48</td><td>−2</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Crystal Palace</td><td>30</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>33</td><td>35</td><td>−2</td><td>39</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Leeds United</td><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>37</td><td>48</td><td>−11</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Nottingham Forest</td><td>31</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>31</td><td>43</td><td>−12</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Tottenham Hotspur</td><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>15</td><td>40</td><td>50</td><td>−10</td><td>30</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results summary

<table><thead><tr><th>Overall</th><th>Home</th><th>Away</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Pld</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td><td>Pts</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td><td>W</td><td>D</td><td>L</td><td>GF</td><td>GA</td><td>GD</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>37</td><td>48</td><td> −11</td><td>33</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td> +2</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>28</td><td> −13</td></tr></tbody></table>

Statistics

2025–26 Leeds United F.C. season

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Name</th><th>League</th><th>FA Cup</th><th>EFL Cup</th><th>Total</th><th>Discipline</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>GK</td><td>Lucas Perri</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>18</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>DF</td><td>Jayden Bogle</td><td>27+2</td><td>1</td><td>0+2</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>1</td><td>27+5</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>DF</td><td>Gabriel Gudmundsson</td><td>28+1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>30+1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>MF</td><td>Ethan Ampadu</td><td>28</td><td>1</td><td>2+1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>29+1</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>DF</td><td>Pascal Struijk</td><td>27+2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>27+2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>DF</td><td>Joe Rodon</td><td>29</td><td>2</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>29+1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>MF</td><td>Daniel James</td><td>4+11</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>5+12</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>MF</td><td>Sean Longstaff</td><td>10+7</td><td>1</td><td>2+1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>13+8</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>FW</td><td>Dominic Calvert-Lewin</td><td>23+5</td><td>10</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>23+7</td><td>10</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>FW</td><td>Joël Piroe</td><td>2+11</td><td>0</td><td>2+1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>4+12</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>MF</td><td>Brenden Aaronson</td><td>24+6</td><td>4</td><td>0+2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>25+8</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>FW</td><td>Lukas Nmecha</td><td>9+15</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>12+15</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>DF</td><td>Jaka Bijol</td><td>14+4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>17+4</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>MF</td><td>Anton Stach</td><td>25+1</td><td>4</td><td>0+2</td><td>0</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>25+4</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>FW</td><td>Noah Okafor</td><td>15+9</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>18+9</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>MF</td><td>Jack Harrison</td><td>1+10</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2+10</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>MF</td><td>Ao Tanaka</td><td>7+14</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>8+14</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>DF</td><td>Sebastiaan Bornauw</td><td>4+5</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>7+5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>DF</td><td>James Justin</td><td>14+9</td><td>1</td><td>1+2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>15+11</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>DF</td><td>Sam Byram</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>0+2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1+3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>GK</td><td>Karl Darlow</td><td>15</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>16</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>FW</td><td>Wilfried Gnonto</td><td>4+12</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0+1</td><td>0</td><td>6+13</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>MF</td><td>Facundo Buonanotte</td><td>0+2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1+2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>MF</td><td>Ilia Gruev</td><td>15+6</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>16+6</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Transfers

In

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Name</th><th>From</th><th>Fee</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>23 June 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>Jaka Bijol</td><td>Udinese</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1 July 2025</td><td>FW</td><td>Lukas Nmecha</td><td>VfL Wolfsburg</td><td>Free</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Sebastiaan Bornauw</td><td>£5,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8 July 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>Gabriel Gudmundsson</td><td>Lille</td><td>£10,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9 July 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>Louis Enahoro-Marcus</td><td>Liverpool</td><td>Free</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10 July 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>Jayden Lienou</td><td>Manchester City</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>18 July 2025</td><td>MF</td><td>Sean Longstaff</td><td>Newcastle United</td><td>£12,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>22 July 2025</td><td>MF</td><td>Anton Stach</td><td>Hoffenheim</td><td>£17,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26 July 2025</td><td>GK</td><td>Lucas Perri</td><td>Lyon</td><td>£15,600,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15 August 2025</td><td>FW</td><td>Dominic Calvert-Lewin</td><td>Everton</td><td>Free</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21 August 2025</td><td>FW</td><td>Noah Okafor</td><td>Milan</td><td>£18,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25 August 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>James Justin</td><td>Leicester City</td><td>£8,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>20 January 2026</td><td>DF</td><td>Leonard Ngenge</td><td>Remo Stars</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5 February 2026</td><td>MF</td><td>Edward Ibrovic-Fletcher</td><td>Manchester United</td><td>Nominal Fee</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Out

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Name</th><th>To</th><th>Fee</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>16 June 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>Rasmus Kristensen</td><td>Eintracht Frankfurt</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>30 June 2025</td><td>GK</td><td>Harry Christy</td><td>Unattached</td><td>Released</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Cian Coleman</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Connor Ferguson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Junior Firpo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Josuha Guilavogui</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Max McFadden</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Amari Miller</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Kris Moore</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>DF</td><td>Joe Richards</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Joe Snowdon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Luca Thomas</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>MF</td><td>Daniel Toulson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11 August 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>Diogo Monteiro</td><td>Arouca</td><td>Undisclosed</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26 August 2025</td><td>MF</td><td>Sam Greenwood</td><td>Pogoń Szczecin</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 August 2025</td><td>FW</td><td>Patrick Bamford</td><td>Released</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1 September 2025</td><td>MF</td><td>Darko Gyabi</td><td>Hull City</td><td>Free</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Loan in

<table><thead><tr><th>Date from</th><th>Date to</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Name</th><th>From</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>15 January 2026</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td>MF</td><td>Facundo Buonanotte</td><td>Brighton & Hove Albion</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Loan out

<table><thead><tr><th>Date from</th><th>Date to</th><th>Pos.</th><th>Name</th><th>To</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>4 July 2025</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td>DF</td><td>Maximilian Wöber</td><td>Werder Bremen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5 August 2025</td><td>1 January 2026</td><td>MF</td><td>Charlie Crew</td><td>Doncaster Rovers</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9 August 2025</td><td>30 June 2026</td><td>FW</td><td>Mateo Joseph</td><td>Mallorca</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Joe Gelhardt</td><td>Hull City</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 August 2025</td><td>DF</td><td>Isaac Schmidt</td><td>Werder Bremen</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>FW</td><td>Largie Ramazani</td><td>Valencia</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1 October 2025</td><td>3 February 2026</td><td>GK</td><td>Rory Mahady</td><td>Scunthorpe United</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>25 October 2025</td><td>22 November 2025</td><td>GK</td><td>Darryl Ombang</td><td>Darlington</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26 December 2025</td><td>31 May 2026</td><td>FW</td><td>Connor Douglas</td><td>Buxton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12 January 2026</td><td>9 February 2026</td><td>MF</td><td>Devon Brockie</td><td>Cleethorpes Town</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14 January 2026</td><td>31 May 2026</td><td>FW</td><td>Harry Gray</td><td>Rotherham United</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>19 January 2026</td><td>FW</td><td>Jack Harrison</td><td>Fiorentina</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2 February 2026</td><td>DF</td><td>Reuben Lopata-White</td><td>Greenock Morton</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>14 March 2026</td><td>GK</td><td>Darryl Ombang</td><td>FC United of Manchester</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>26 March 2026</td><td>MF</td><td>Kenneth Mensah</td><td>Scarborough Athletic</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>