# 2023–24 Fulham F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was the 126th season of Fulham Football Club since turning professional and their second consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Players

    As of 1 February 2024
| No. | Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Marek Rodák | GK | (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28) | Košice | 1 July 2013 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |
| 17 | Bernd Leno | GK | (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) | Arsenal | 2 August 2022 | £3,600,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 23 | Steven Benda | GK | (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 26) | Swansea City | 30 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 36 | Alex Borto | GK | (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21) | Cedar Stars Rush | 1 August 2020 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Kenny Tete | RB | (1995-10-09) 9 October 1995 (age 29) | Lyon | 10 September 2020 | £3,200,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey | CB | (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 25) | Ajax | 28 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo | CB | (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27) | Manchester City | 5 October 2020 | £1,650,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 12 | Fodé Ballo-Touré | LB | (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28) | Milan | 2 September 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 13 | Tim Ream | CB | (1987-10-05) 5 October 1987 (age 37) | Bolton Wanderers | 20 August 2015 | £1,700,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne | RB | (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 29) | Leicester City | 29 August 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 31 | Issa Diop | CB | (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 28) | West Ham United | 10 August 2022 | £17,800,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson | LB | (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 (age 27) | Wigan Athletic | 20 August 2020 | £2,100,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 41 | Devan Tanton | RB | (2004-01-03) 3 January 2004 (age 21) | UE Cornellà | 4 January 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 44 | Luc de Fougerolles | RB | (2005-10-12) 12 October 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2023 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Harrison Reed | CM | (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 30) | Southampton | 30 August 2020 | £6,500,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 10 | Tom Cairney | CM | (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991 (age 34) | Blackburn Rovers | 1 July 2015 | £4,200,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 14 | Bobby Decordova-Reid | AM | (1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 32) | Cardiff City | 24 January 2020 | £8,900,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 22 | Alex Iwobi | AM | (1996-05-03) 3 May 1996 (age 28) | Everton | 2 September 2023 | £22,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 18 | Andreas Pereira | AM | (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 29) | Manchester United | 11 July 2022 | £9,500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 26 | João Palhinha | DM | (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29) | Sporting CP | 4 July 2022 | £20,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 28 | Sasa Lukic | CM | (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) | Torino | 31 January 2023 | £9,100,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 49 | Matt Dibley-Dias | CM | (2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2027 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Raúl Jiménez | CF | (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 July 2023 | £5,500,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 8 | Harry Wilson | RW | (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 (age 27) | Liverpool | 24 July 2021 | £14,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 9 | Armando Broja | CF | (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 23) | Chelsea | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 30 June 2024 |
| 11 | Adama Traoré | RW | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 29) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 August 2023 | Free transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 19 | Rodrigo Muniz | CF | (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23) | Flamengo | 20 August 2021 | £8,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 20 | Willian | LW | (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 36) | Corinthians | 1 September 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 30 | Carlos Vinícius | CF | (1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 (age 29) | Benfica | 1 September 2022 | £5,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| Out on loan |||||||||
| 5 | Terence Kongolo | CB | (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 31) | Huddersfield Town | 16 October 2020 | £4,400,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 27 | Kevin Mbabu | RB | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | VfL Wolfsburg | 27 July 2022 | £5,500,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 35 | Tyrese Francois | CM | (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 1 July 2018 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 38 | Luke Harris | AM | (2005-03-04) 4 March 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 1 July 2021 | — | 30 June 2026 |
| 40 | George Wickens | GK | (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23) | Academy | 1 July 2020 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 65 | Jay Stansfield | CF | (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 22) | Exeter City | 1 August 2019 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 6 July 2023 | CM | Chris Donnell † | Perth Glory | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2023 | CF | Raúl Jiménez | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2023 | CB | Calvin Bassey | Ajax | Undisclosed |
| 12 August 2023 | RW | Adama Traoré | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 29 August 2023 | RB | Timothy Castagne | Leicester City | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2023 | GK | Steven Benda | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 2 September 2023 | AM | Alex Iwobi | Everton | Undisclosed |
† Signed for the Under-21s

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Thorsteinn Antonsson | Selfoss | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Taye Ashby-Hammond | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Joe Bryan | Millwall | End of contract |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Shane Duffy | Norwich City | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Paulo Gazzaniga | Girona | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | AM | Sonny Hilton | Bootle | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Neeskens Kebano | Al Jazira | End of contract |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Ziyad Larkeche | Queens Park Rangers | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Jonathon Page | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Murphy Parker | Michigan Wolverines | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Steven Sessegnon | Wigan Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Jean-Pierre Tiéhi | AEK Athens B | Released |
| 1 July 2023 | LW | Sylvester Jasper | Portimonense | Compensation |
| 10 August 2023 | LW | Ivan Cavaleiro | Lille | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2023 | ST | Aleksandar Mitrović | Al Hilal | Undisclosed |
| 3 September 2023 | RW | Anthony Knockaert | Valenciennes | Released |
| 23 January 2024 | LW | Ollie O'Neill | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2024 | CB | Jay Williams | Sutton United | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Idris Odutayo | Bromley | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Until | Ref. |
| 2 September 2023 | LB | Fodé Ballo-Touré | Milan | End of season | |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Armando Broja | Chelsea | End of season | |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Date until |
| 3 July 2023 | CF | Kieron Bowie | Northampton Town | End of season |
| 13 July 2023 | CB | Ibane Bowat | TSV Hartberg | End of season |
| 14 July 2023 | GK | Luca Ashby-Hammond | Crawley Town | 10 January 2024 |
| 18 August 2023 | RB | Luciano D'Auria-Henry | Cheltenham Town | 2 January 2024 |
| 22 August 2023 | CF | Terry Ablade | Carlisle United | End of season |
| 24 August 2023 | CF | Jay Stansfield | Birmingham City | End of season |
| 26 August 2023 | CF | Olly Sanderson | Oxford City | 15 January 2024 |
| 1 September 2023 | LW | Martial Godo | Wigan Athletic | End of season |
| 1 September 2023 | CB | Terence Kongolo | Rapid Wien | End of season |
| 1 September 2023 | RB | Kevin Mbabu | FC Augsburg | End of season |
| 3 January 2024 | AM | Luke Harris | Exeter City | End of season |
| 10 January 2024 | GK | Luca Ashby-Hammond | Notts County | End of season |
| 11 January 2024 | GK | George Wickens | Ross County | End of season |
| 15 January 2024 | CF | Olly Sanderson | Sutton United | End of Season |
| 1 February 2024 | CM | Chris Donnell | Airdrieonians | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | CM | Tyrese Francois | Vejle | End of season |
| 2 February 2024 | CF | Carlos Vinícius | Galatasaray | End of Season |
* ↑ On 10 January, Ashby-Hammond was recalled from his season-long loan at Crawley and subsequently was loaned to Notts County.
* ↑ On 2 January, D'Auria-Henry was recalled from his season-long loan at Cheltenham.
* ↑ On 15 January, Sanderson was recalled from his season-long loan at Oxford City and subsequently was loaned to Sutton.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Fulham announced a tour of the United States to take part in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament with matches against Brentford, Aston Villa and Chelsea. On 12 July, a home pre-season friendly against 1899 Hoffenheim was confirmed.

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 12 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 034.21 |
| FA Cup | 5 January 2024 | 27 January 2024 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 29 August 2023 | 24 January 2024 | Second round | Semi-finals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 70 | −5 | 034.78 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 48 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 48 |
| 13 | Fulham | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 47 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 46 |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 40 |
* ↑ Everton were deducted eight points for breaching profitability and sustainability rules. They were originally deducted 10 points but this was reduced to six after an appeal. The club were then deducted an additional two points for further PSR breaches.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15$^1$ | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 47 |
* $^1$ Fulham were originally 16th at the end of Matchday 12. On 17 November 2023, Everton were deducted 10 points, subsequently bringing Fulham up to 15th.

#### Matches

On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

As a Premier League side, Fulham entered in the third round, and were drawn at home to Rotherham United. They were then drawn at home to Newcastle United in the fourth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Fulham entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn at home to Tottenham Hotspur. They were then drawn at home to Norwich City in the third round, away to Ipswich Town in the fourth round, and away to Everton in the quarter-finals. In the two-legged semi-finals, they were drawn against Liverpool.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

* Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SVK | Marek Rodák | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | GER | Bernd Leno | 41 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | GER | Steven Benda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | RB | NED | Kenny Tete | 19 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | CB | NGA | Calvin Bassey | 32 | 1 | 25+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | CB | ENG | Tosin Adarabioyo | 25 | 2 | 18+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0} |
| 12 | LB | SEN | Fodé Ballo-Touré | 8 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | CB | USA | Tim Ream | 21 | 1 | 17+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | RB | BEL | Timothy Castagne | 39 | 1 | 29+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | CB | FRA | Issa Diop | 25 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 33 | LB | USA | Antonee Robinson | 44 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 41 | RB | COL | Devan Tanton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | CB | CAN | Luc de Fougerolles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | CM | ENG | Harrison Reed | 34 | 0 | 15+12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 10 | CM | SCO | Tom Cairney | 42 | 2 | 14+20 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 14 | AM | JAM | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 41 | 7 | 17+16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 18 | AM | BRA | Andreas Pereira | 44 | 3 | 34+3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 22 | AM | NGA | Alex Iwobi | 33 | 6 | 25+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DM | POR | João Palhinha | 39 | 4 | 31+2 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | CM | SRB | Saša Lukić | 28 | 1 | 13+11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 49 | CM | NZL | Matt Dibley-Dias | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | AM | SUI | Kristian Šekularac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | CM | ENG | Joshua King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | CF | MEX | Raúl Jiménez | 29 | 7 | 18+6 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 8 | RW | WAL | Harry Wilson | 43 | 5 | 16+19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 9 | CF | ALB | Armando Broja | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | RW | ESP | Adama Traoré | 18 | 2 | 1+16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | CF | BRA | Rodrigo Muniz | 33 | 10 | 18+8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 20 | LW | BRA | Willian | 37 | 5 | 24+7 | 4 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||||
| 27 | RB | SUI | Kevin Mbabu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | CF | BRA | Carlos Vinícius | 16 | 3 | 2+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 35 | CM | AUS | Tyrese Francois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | CM | WAL | Luke Harris | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 65 | CF | ENG | Jay Stansfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left the club during the season ||||||||||||
| 9 | CF | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 19 May 2024 Source: Competitions, Soccerway

### Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.
    Last updated 19 May 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 19 | | Rodrigo Muniz | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | | Raúl Jiménez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 14 | | Bobby Decordova-Reid | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 22 | | Alex Iwobi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | | Harry Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 20 | | Willian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 26 | | João Palhinha | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | | Andreas Pereira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 30 | | Carlos Vinícius | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | | Tosin Adarabioyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | | Tom Cairney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | | Adama Traoré | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 | | Kenny Tete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 | | Calvin Bassey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 13 | | Tim Ream | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 21 | | Timothy Castagne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 28 | | Saša Lukić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 31 | | Issa Diop | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 55 | 1 | 9 | 65 |