# 2023–24 AFC Bournemouth season

The 2023–24 season was the 122nd season in the history of AFC Bournemouth, and their second consecutive season in the Premier League, making it their seventh season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Players

| No. | Player | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Neto | GK | Araxá | (1989-07-19) 19 July 1989 (age 35) | Barcelona | 7 August 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| 12 | Darren Randolph | GK | Bray | (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987 (age 37) | West Ham United | 26 January 2023 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 20 | Ionuț Radu | GK | Bucharest | (1997-05-28) 28 May 1997 (age 27) | Inter Milan | 27 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 |
| 42 | Mark Travers | GK | Maynooth | (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 25) | Shamrock Rovers | 6 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| | Callan McKenna | GK | Rutherglen | (2006-12-22) 22 December 2006 (age 18) | Queen's Park | 1 February 2024 | £300,000 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Ryan Fredericks | RB | Hammersmith | (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 32) | West Ham United | 1 July 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 3 | Milos Kerkez | LB | Vrbas | (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003 (age 21) | AZ | 20 July 2023 | £15,500,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 5 | Lloyd Kelly | CB | Bristol | (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26) | Bristol City | 1 July 2019 | £13,000,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 6 | Chris Mepham | CB | Harrow | (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27) | Brentford | 22 January 2019 | £12,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 15 | Adam Smith | RB | Leytonstone | (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 (age 33) | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 January 2014 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 |
| 23 | James Hill | CB | Bristol | (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 23) | Fleetwood Town | 5 January 2022 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 25 | Marcos Senesi | CB | Concordia | (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27) | Feyenoord | 8 August 2022 | £13,500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 27 | Illya Zabarnyi | CB | Kyiv | (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) | Dynamo Kyiv | 31 January 2023 | £24,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 35 | Owen Bevan | CB | Winchester | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 37 | Max Aarons | RB | Hammersmith | (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 25) | Norwich City | 10 August 2023 | £7,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 48 | Maxwell Kinsey-Wellings | CB | | (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 20) | Southampton | 1 July 2021 | Free | 30 June 2024 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Lewis Cook | CM | York | (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 28) | Leeds United | 8 July 2016 | £6,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 8 | Romain Faivre | RM | Asnières-sur-Seine | (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) | Lyon | 13 July 2023 | £12,800,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 10 | Ryan Christie | AM | Inverness | (1995-02-22) 22 February 1995 (age 30) | Celtic | 31 August 2021 | £2,500,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 14 | Alex Scott | CM | Guernsey | (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003 (age 21) | Bristol City | 10 August 2023 | £25,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 16 | Marcus Tavernier | LM | Leeds | (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) | Middlesbrough | 1 August 2022 | £12,500,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 18 | Tyler Adams | DM | Wappinger | (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 (age 26) | Leeds United | 20 August 2023 | £23,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 29 | Philip Billing | CM | Copenhagen | (1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 28) | Huddersfield Town | 29 July 2019 | £15,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 49 | Dominic Sadi | CM | Enfield | (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21) | West Ham United | 1 July 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Dominic Solanke | CF | Reading | (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27) | Liverpool | 4 January 2019 | £19,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 11 | Dango Ouattara | RW | Ouagadougou | (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 23) | Lorient | 19 January 2023 | £20,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 17 | Luis Sinisterra | LW | Santander de Quilichao | (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 25) | Leeds United | 9 February 2024 | £20,000,000 | |
| 19 | Justin Kluivert | LW | Amsterdam | (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 25) | Roma | 23 June 2023 | £9,500,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 24 | Antoine Semenyo | CF | London | (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 25) | Bristol City | 27 January 2023 | £10,500,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 26 | Enes Ünal | FW | Osmangazi | (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27) | Getafe | 1 February 2024 | Loan | 30 June 2024 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 7 | David Brooks | RW | Warrington | (1997-07-08) 8 July 1997 (age 27) | Sheffield United | 1 July 2018 | £11,500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 13 | Emiliano Marcondes | AM | Hvidovre | (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29) | Brentford | 3 July 2021 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 21 | Kieffer Moore | CF | Torquay | (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 32) | Cardiff City | 31 January 2022 | £5,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 22 | Hamed Traorè | AM | Abidjan | (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25) | Sassuolo | 1 July 2023 | £20,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 32 | Jaidon Anthony | LW | Hackney | (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 25) | Arsenal | 1 July 2016 | Free transfer | 30 June 2027 |
| 40 | Will Dennis | GK | | (2000-07-10) 10 July 2000 (age 24) | Academy | 1 August 2021 | — | 30 June 2026 |
| 43 | Ben Greenwood | LB | Frimley | (2003-02-20) 20 February 2003 (age 22) | Academy | 1 July 2020 | — | 30 June 2024 |
| 51 | Daniel Adu-Adjei | FW | | (2005-06-21) 21 June 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 21 February 2023 | — | 30 June 2025 |
| — | Gavin Kilkenny | CM | Dublin | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 25) | St. Kevin's Boys | 1 August 2016 | Free transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| — | Jamal Lowe | RW | Harrow | (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 30) | Swansea City | 31 August 2021 | £1,500,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| — | Joe Rothwell | CM | Manchester | (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 30) | Blackburn Rovers | 1 July 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2026 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 23 June 2023 | LW | Justin Kluivert | Roma | £9,500,000 |
| 1 July 2023 | AM | Hamed Traorè | Sassuolo | £20,000,000 |
| 13 July 2023 | RM | Romain Faivre | Lyon | £12,800,000 |
| 20 July 2023 | LB | Milos Kerkez | AZ | £15,500,000 |
| 10 August 2023 | CM | Alex Scott | Bristol City | £25,000,000 |
| 10 August 2023 | RB | Max Aarons | Norwich City | £7,000,000 |
| 20 August 2023 | DM | Tyler Adams | Leeds United | £23,000,000 |
| 1 February 2024 | GK | Callan McKenna | Queen's Park | £300,000 |
| 9 February 2024 | LW | Luis Sinisterra | Leeds United | £20,000,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 14 June 2023 | CF | Christian Saydee | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Jordan Zemura | Udinese | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2023 | CM | Ben Pearson | Stoke City | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2023 | LW | Siriki Dembélé | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 27 January 2024 | CM | Nathan Moriah-Welsh | Hibernian | Undisclosed |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Until |
| 27 July 2023 | GK | Ionuț Radu | Inter Milan | End of season |
| 1 September 2023 | LW | Luis Sinisterra | Leeds United | 9 February 2024 |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Enes Ünal | Getafe | End of season |

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Until |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | Will Dennis | Kilmarnock | End of season |
| 13 July 2023 | RM | Romain Faivre | Lorient | 31 January 2024 |
| 27 July 2023 | GK | Billy Terrell | Dover Athletic | 9 January 2024 |
| 27 July 2023 | GK | Mark Travers | Stoke City | 27 October 2023 |
| 19 August 2023 | LW | Baylin Johnson | Lecce | 9 January 2024 |
| 19 August 2023 | DM | Ben Winterburn | AFC Totton | End of season |
| 25 August 2023 | CB | Owen Bevan | Cheltenham Town | 2 January 2024 |
| 31 August 2023 | CB | James Hill | Blackburn Rovers | 10 January 2024 |
| 1 September 2023 | LW | Jaidon Anthony | Leeds United | End of season |
| 1 September 2023 | RW | Jamal Lowe | Swansea City | End of season |
| 20 September 2023 | GK | Mack Allan | Hythe & Dibden | End of season |
| 17 November 2023 | LB | Archie Harris | Torquay United | 16 December 2023 |
| 5 January 2024 | AM | Ferdinand Okoh | Hayes & Yeading United | End of season |
| 9 January 2024 | GK | Billy Terrell | Dartford | End of season |
| 12 January 2024 | CM | Jack Wadham | Worthing | End of season |
| 15 January 2024 | CM | Joe Rothwell | Southampton | End of season |
| 17 January 2024 | AM | Hamed Traorè | Napoli | End of season |
| 22 January 2024 | AM | Emiliano Marcondes | Hibernian | End of season |
| 30 January 2024 | RW | David Brooks | Southampton | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Daniel Adu-Adjei | Leyton Orient | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | CB | Owen Bevan | Hibernian | 23 February 2024 |
| 1 February 2024 | LB | Ben Greenwood | Eastleigh | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | CM | Gavin Kilkenny | Fleetwood Town | End of season |
| 1 February 2024 | CF | Kieffer Moore | Ipswich Town | End of season |
| 19 March 2024 | CF | Jonny Stuttle | Wimborne Town | 30 April 2024 |
| 28 March 2024 | CB | Harry Redknapp | Dorchester Town | 30 April 2024 |
| 31 March 2024 | DM | Ben Winterburn | Weymouth | 30 April 2024 |
* ↑ On 9 February 2024, the club made the transfer permanent.
* ↑ On 31 January, Faivre was recalled from his season-long loan at Lorient.
* ↑ On 9 January, Terrell was recalled from his season-long loan at Dover. He was subsequently loaned to Dartford.
* ↑ On 27 October, Travers was recalled from his season-long loan at Stoke.
* ↑ On 9 January, Johnson was recalled from his season-long loan at Lecce.
* ↑ On 2 January, Bevan was recalled from his season-long loan at Cheltenham due to injury. He was subsequently loaned to Hibernian.
* ↑ On 10 January, Hill was recalled from his season-long loan at Blackburn.
* ↑ On 23 February, Bevan was recalled from his loan at Hibernian due to injury.

### Released

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Jefferson Lerma | Crystal Palace | 1 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Jack Stacey | Norwich City | 1 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Josh Popoola | Stockport County | 31 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Chris Francis | Crystal Palace | 1 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Brooklyn Genesini | Swindon Town | 8 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Matt Burgess | Bognor Regis | 11 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Oliver Camis | Currently unattached | Currently unattached |
| 30 June 2023 | RW | Marcus Daws | Currently unattached | Currently unattached |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Tarik Gidaree | Currently unattached | Currently unattached |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Junior Stanislas | None (Retired) | None (Retired) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 June, Bournemouth announced two home friendlies, against Lorient and Atalanta. A day later, two further friendlies were added along with a training camp in Marbella. A fifth friendly was also added to the pre-season schedule, against Southampton.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## 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 | 12th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 034.21 |
| FA Cup | 6 January 2024 | 27 February 2024 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 29 August 2023 | 1 November 2023 | Second round | Fourth round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 74 | −6 | 038.64 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 49 |
| 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 |

#### 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 17$^2$ | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 29$^3$ | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16$^1$ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Points | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
* $^1$ Bournemouth were originally 17th at the end of Matchday 12. On 17 November 2023, Everton were deducted 10 points, subsequently bringing Bournemouth up to 16th.
* $^2$ Matchday 17 (vs Luton Town) was rescheduled and replayed in full due to a Tom Lockyer cardiac arrest which happened during the original match.
* $^3$ Matchday 29 (vs Wolverhampton Wanderers) was originally due to be played on 16 March 2024, but was postponed due to Wolves' involvement in the FA Cup.

#### Matches

On 15 June 2023, the Premier League fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Abandoned match with Luton Town

On 16 December 2023, during the match at home against Luton Town, defender Tom Lockyer of Luton Town collapsed due to a cardiac arrest in the 59th minute of the match resulting in the match being abandoned in the 65th minute. On 20 December 2023, the Premier League ruled the match would be replayed in full at a later date. On 7 February 2024, it was announced that the rearranged fixture would take place on 13 March 2024.

### FA Cup

Bournemouth were drawn away to EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the third round. They were drawn at home against another Championship side, Swansea City, in the fourth round, having previously faced The Swans in the second round of the season's EFL Cup. They were given another home tie against a Championship side in the fifth round, this time being drawn against Leicester City, where they were eliminated from the competition after losing in extra time.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Bournemouth entered the competition in the second round, and were drawn away to Swansea City. They were then drawn at home to Stoke City in the third round, and at home to Liverpool in the fourth round, where they were eliminated from the competition after defeat.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| 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 |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Neto | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | HUN | Milos Kerkez | 33 | 0 | 22+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Lewis Cook | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Lloyd Kelly | 25 | 1 | 17+6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Chris Mepham | 13 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Romain Faivre | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dominic Solanke | 42 | 21 | 37+1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Ryan Christie | 43 | 1 | 35+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | BFA | Dango Ouattara | 32 | 1 | 12+18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Alex Scott | 27 | 2 | 11+12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Adam Smith | 31 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Marcus Tavernier | 35 | 4 | 25+5 | 3 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | COL | Luis Sinisterra | 23 | 3 | 7+13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Tyler Adams | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NED | Justin Kluivert | 36 | 9 | 26+6 | 7 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | ROU | Ionuț Radu | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | James Hill | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | GHA | Antoine Semenyo | 36 | 8 | 25+8 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ARG | Marcos Senesi | 36 | 4 | 26+5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | TUR | Enes Ünal | 17 | 2 | 2+14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | UKR | Illya Zabarnyi | 42 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | DEN | Philip Billing | 33 | 2 | 13+16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Max Aarons | 23 | 0 | 13+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | IRL | Mark Travers | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | ENG | Dominic Sadi | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | WAL | David Brooks | 18 | 3 | 2+11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Joe Rothwell | 13 | 1 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | WAL | Kieffer Moore | 12 | 2 | 0+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CIV | Hamed Traorè | 6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | IRL | Gavin Kilkenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Jaidon Anthony | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | ENG | Daniel Adu-Adjei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |