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 eighth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
This was Leicester's first season since 2011–12, and first full season since 2010–11, to not feature former club captain Wes Morgan, who retired at the end of the previous campaign.
Kits
Management team Position Name Manager Brendan Rodgers Assistant manager Chris Davies First team coaches Kolo Toure Adam Sadler First team coach & Goalkeeper coach Mike Stowell
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 May 2022. Appearances include all competitions.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 2023 Leeds United 479 0 12 Danny Ward GK 2018 2025 Liverpool 19 0 35 Eldin Jakupovic GK 2017 2022 Hull City 4 0 Defenders 2 James Justin LB / LWB / RB / RWB / CB 2019 2026 Luton Town 68 4 3 Wesley Fofana CB 2020 2027 Saint-Étienne 50 1 4 Çağlar Söyüncü CB 2018 2023 SC Freiburg 123 3 5 Ryan Bertrand LB 2021 2023 Southampton 11 0 6 Jonny Evans CB 2018 2023 West Bromwich Albion 138 7 18 Daniel Amartey RB / CB 2016 2022 Copenhagen 121 3 21 Ricardo Pereira RB / RWB 2018 2026 Porto 113 8 23 Jannik Vestergaard CB 2021 2024 Southampton 20 0 27 Timothy Castagne RB / LB / RWB / LWB / CB 2020 2025 Atalanta 70 3 33 Luke Thomas LWB / LB 2020 2024 Youth Academy 61 2 38 Vontae Daley-Campbell RB / RWB 2019 2022 Arsenal 3 0 45 Ben Nelson CB 2021 2022 Youth Academy 0 0 62 Lewis Brunt CB 2021 Aston Villa 2 0 Midfielders 7 Harvey Barnes LW 2016 2025 Youth Academy 147 32 8 Youri Tielemans CM 2019 2023 Monaco 158 24 10 James Maddison AM 2018 2024 Norwich City 171 45 11 Marc Albrighton RW / LW / RWB / LWB 2015 2024 Aston Villa 284 18 20 Hamza Choudhury DM 2015 2023 Youth Academy 84 2 22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall CM 2017 2024 Youth Academy 46 3 24 Nampalys Mendy DM 2016 2023 Nice 94 0 25 Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 2024 Genk 207 11 26 Dennis Praet CM 2019 2023 Sampdoria 60 3 37 Ademola Lookman LW / RW 2021 2022 (loan) RB Leipzig 42 7 42 Boubakary Soumaré DM 2021 2026 Lille 30 0 48 Thanawat Suengchitthawon AM 2020 2023 Nancy 0 0 49 Kasey McAteer AM 2020 Youth Academy 2 0 54 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua AM 2019 Youth Academy 1 0 77 Will Alves AM 2018 Youth Academy 1 0 Attackers 9 Jamie Vardy ST 2012 2023 Fleetwood Town 385 164 14 Kelechi Iheanacho ST 2017 2024 Manchester City 171 47 17 Ayoze Pérez SS / RW / AM 2019 2023 Newcastle United 101 14 29 Patson Daka ST 2021 2026 Red Bull Salzburg 38 11
Transfers In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref. 30 June 2021 CF Patson Daka Red Bull Salzburg £23,000,000 First Team 1 July 2021 RB Iestyn Hughes Manchester United Free transfer Under-23s 2 July 2021 DM Boubakary Soumaré Lille £17,000,000 First Team 6 July 2021 GK Brad Young Hartlepool United Undisclosed Under-23s 15 July 2021 LB Ryan Bertrand Southampton Free transfer First Team 30 July 2021 CM Ben Grist Grimsby Town Undisclosed Under-18s 1 August 2021 CM Lewis Brunt Aston Villa Free transfer Under-23s 13 August 2021 CB Jannik Vestergaard Southampton £15,000,000 First Team 31 January 2022 FW Amani Richards Arsenal Undisclosed Under-23s
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref. 21 May 2021 CB Wes Morgan Retired First team 30 June 2021 MF Azeem Abdulai Swansea City Released Academy MF Dempsey Arlott-John Mickleover Under-23s GK Oliver Bosworth Unattached Academy CB Darragh O'Connor Motherwell Under-23s LB Christian Fuchs Charlotte FC First Team RW Johnson Gyamfi Peterborough United Academy CM Matty James Bristol City First Team DF Darnell Johnson Fleetwood Town Under-23s MF Adam Leathers Wycombe Wanderers Under-23s LW Layton Ndukwu Kukësi Under-23s DF Daniel Obi Dagenham & Redbridge Academy DF Johnly Yfeko Rangers Academy 2 July 2021 CB Josh Knight Peterborough United Undisclosed Under-23s 5 July 2021 MF Viktor Gromek Burnley Free transfer Academy DF Nathan James Burnley Free transfer Academy 15 July 2021 FW Admiral Muskwe Luton Town Undisclosed Under-23s 12 August 2021 FW Rachid Ghezzal Beşiktaş Undisclosed First team 26 August 2021 RB Mitch Clark Accrington Stanley Free transfer Under-23s 27 August 2021 MF Kamal Sowah Club Brugge Undisclosed Under-23s 1 September 2021 CM Sidnei Tavares FC Porto Free transfer Under-23s 12 January 2022 CB Filip Benković Udinese Mutual consent First team 31 January 2022 CB Sam Hughes Burton Albion Undisclosed Under-23s 31 January 2022 CF Ali Reghba Belouizdad Undisclosed Under-23s
Loan in Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 31 August 2021 FW Ademola Lookman RB Leipzig End of season
Loan out Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref. 3 August 2021 MF Tyrese Shade Walsall End of season Under-23s 3 August 2021 CF George Hirst Portsmouth End of season Under-23s 4 August 2021 GK Daniel Iversen Preston North End End of season Under-23s 5 August 2021 CM Callum Wright Cheltenham Town End of season Under-23s 19 August 2021 MF Khanya Leshabela Shrewsbury Town End of season Under-23s 31 August 2021 CB Sam Hughes Burton Albion January 2022 Under-23s 31 August 2021 MF Dennis Praet Torino End of season First team 26 November 2021 GK Arlo Doherty Mickleover Under-23s 12 January 2022 CF Jacob Wakeling Barrow End of season Under-23s 28 January 2022 CF Josh Eppiah Northampton Town End of season Under-23s 28 January 2022 AM Kasey McAteer Forest Green Rovers End of season Under-23s 31 January 2022 RB Vontae Daley-Campbell Dundee End of season Under-23s 31 January 2022 GK Jakub Stolarczyk Dunfermline Athletic End of season Under-23s
Pre-season friendlies The Foxes announced they would have friendly matches against Burton Albion, Wycombe Wanderers, Queens Park Rangers and Villarreal as part of the club's pre-season preparations.
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.
FA Cup
Leicester City entered the competition at the third round stage and on 6 December 2021 were drawn at home to Watford.
EFL Cup
Leicester City entered the competition in the third round due to participation in UEFA competitions and were drawn away to Millwall and then at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round.
FA Community Shield
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Leicester City were drawn against Italian side Napoli, Russian side Spartak Moscow and Polish side Legia Warsaw in the group stages.
UEFA Europa Conference League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.
Round of 16 The round of 16 draw was held on 25 February 2022.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final draw.
Squad statistics Appearances Italics indicate a loaned player
|colspan="16"|Out on loan:
|colspan="16"|No longer at the club:
Goalscorers NamePremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupCommunity ShieldEuropa LeagueEuropa Conference LeagueTotal110MFJames Maddison12110131829FWJamie Vardy15020001737MFHarvey Barnes6110121129FWPatson Daka50005111537MFAdemola Lookman602000814FWKelechi Iheanacho411101878MFYouri Tielemans6100007817FWAyoze Pérez200010311MFMarc Albrighton110001322MFKiernan Dewsbury-Hall1000113116DFJonny Evans100010221DFRicardo Pereira100001225MFWilfred Ndidi0000112144DFÇağlar Söyüncü100000127DFTimothy Castagne100000118DFDaniel Amartey00001013DFWesley Fofana0000011Own goals0000011Total625711213100
See also 2021–22 in English football List of Leicester City F.C. seasons
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