# 2024–25 Leicester City W.F.C. season

The 2024–25 Leicester City W.F.C. season is the club's 21st season of existence and their fourth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
On 15 July 2024, Amandine Miquel was named Leicester City manager ahead of the new season. She left Reims after seven years in order to take the job. The role had previously been occupied on an interim basis by Jennifer Foster since the sacking of Willie Kirk in March 2024.

## Squad

    As of 16 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Janina Leitzig |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Courtney Nevin |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Sam Tierney |
| 4 | DF | NZL | C. J. Bott |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Sophie Howard |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Saori Takarada |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Deanne Rose |
| 8 | FW | FIN | Jutta Rantala |
| 9 | FW | GER | Lena Petermann |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Noémie Mouchon |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Janice Cayman |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Asmita Ale |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Olivia Clark |
| 14 | FW | ISL | Hlín Eiríksdóttir |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Julie Thibaud |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Denny Draper |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Missy Goodwin |
| 21 | FW | WAL | Hannah Cain |
| 22 | DF | BEL | Sari Kees |
| 25 | FW | COL | Karla Torres (on loan from Santa Fe) |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Shannon O'Brien |
| 28 | FW | FRA | Shana Chossenotte |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Yūka Momiki |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Ruby Mace |
| 31 | DF | JAM | Chantelle Swaby |
| 39 | GK | ENG | Rebekah Dowsett |
| 47 | MF | ENG | Simone Sherwood |
| 49 | MF | WAL | Ffion Bowen |
| 53 | FW | ENG | Nelly Las |
| 55 | MF | ENG | Poppy Groves |
| 57 | FW | ENG | Sammy Kaczmar |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 17 July 2024 | DF | Asmita Ale | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 18 July 2024 | DF | Chantelle Swaby | FC Fleury 91 |
| 19 July 2024 | DF | Sari Kees | OH Leuven |
| 20 July 2024 | MF | Ruby Mace | Manchester City |
| 29 July 2024 | FW | Noémie Mouchon | Reims |
| 28 August 2024 | FW | Shana Chossenotte | Reims |
| 24 January 2025 | GK | Olivia Clark | Twente |
| 30 January 2025 | FW | Hlín Eiríksdóttir | Kristianstads DFF |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 31 January 2025 | FW | | Karla Torres | Santa Fe | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 20 June 2024 | MF | Josie Green | Crystal Palace |
| 20 June 2024 | GK | Demi Lambourne | Sunderland |
| 20 June 2024 | MF | Aimee Palmer | Southampton |
| 20 June 2024 | MF | Monique Robinson | Sheffield United |
| 20 June 2024 | FW | Remy Siemsen | Kristianstads DFF |
| 20 June 2024 | FW | Aileen Whelan | Retired |
| 24 June 2024 | MF | Ava Baker | Birmingham City |
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Mariela Dolan | Nova Southeastern Sharks |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Libby Wooffindin | Georgia Southern Eagles |
| 9 July 2024 | DF | Jess Reavill | Stoke City |
| 26 July 2024 | MF | Abi Loydon | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 15 August 2024 | GK | Holly Mears | Nottingham Forest |
| 15 January 2025 | GK | Lize Kop | Tottenham Hotspur |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 24 January 2025 | MF | | Emilia Pelgander | FC Rosengård | End of season | |

## Preseason

Leicester City participated in the inaugural Perth International Football Cup invitational friendly as part of preseason.

## Women's Super League
### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 March 2025. Source: WSL

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | | | | | | |
| Position | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | |

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Everton | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 16 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 15 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 12 | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 10 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 39 | −27 | 6 | Relegation to the Championship |

## Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Leicester entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

## Women's League Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of match played 5 March 2025
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | GER | Janina Leitzig | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Courtney Nevin | 14 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Sam Tierney | 15 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NZL | CJ Bott | 16 | 1 | 12+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Sophie Howard | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | JPN | Saori Takarada | 20 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Deanne Rose | 14 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | FIN | Jutta Rantala | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GER | Lena Petermann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Noémie Mouchon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Janice Cayman | 20 | 3 | 14+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Asmita Ale | 17 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Olivia Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ISL | Hlín Eiríksdóttir | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Julie Thibaud | 17 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Denny Draper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Missy Goodwin | 20 | 3 | 12+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | WAL | Hannah Cain | 14 | 1 | 6+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 22 | DF | BEL | Sari Kees | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | COL | Karla Torres | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Shannon O'Brien | 8 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | FRA | Shana Chossenotte | 15 | 1 | 7+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | JPN | Yūka Momiki | 20 | 5 | 12+4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Ruby Mace | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | JAM | Chantelle Swaby | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | ENG | Rebekah Dowsett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Simone Sherwood | 6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | MF | WAL | Ffion Bowen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | ENG | Nelly Las | 12 | 2 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | ENG | Poppy Groves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | FW | ENG | Sammy Kaczmar | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | SWE | Emilia Pelgander | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 23 | GK | NED | Lize Kop | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |