# 2024–25 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, and their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 5 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 | POR | José Sá |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Matt Doherty (vice-captain) |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 4 | DF | URU | Santiago Bueno |
| 5 | MF | ZIM | Marshall Munetsi |
| 6 | MF | MLI | Boubacar Traoré |
| 7 | MF | BRA | André |
| 8 | MF | BRA | João Gomes |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Jørgen Strand Larsen (on loan from Celta Vigo) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Matheus Cunha |
| 11 | FW | KOR | Hwang Hee-chan |
| 12 | DF | CIV | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| 14 | DF | COL | Yerson Mosquera |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Craig Dawson |
| 18 | FW | AUT | Saša Kalajdžić |
| 19 | FW | POR | Rodrigo Gomes |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Tommy Doyle |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Pablo Sarabia |
| 22 | DF | POR | Nélson Semedo (captain) |
| 24 | DF | POR | Toti Gomes |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Dan Bentley |
| 26 | FW | POR | Carlos Forbs (on loan from Ajax) |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde |
| 29 | FW | POR | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 30 | FW | PAR | Enso González |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone |
| 33 | DF | FRA | Bastien Meupiyou |
| 34 | DF | BFA | Nasser Djiga |
| 37 | DF | BRA | Pedro Lima |
| 40 | GK | WAL | Tom King |
| 63 | FW | IRL | Nathan Fraser |

#### Out on loan

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 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Hugo Bueno (at Feyenoord until 30 June 2025) |
| 23 | FW | POR | Chiquinho (at Mallorca until 30 June 2025) |
| 28 | FW | ZIM | Tawanda Chirewa (at Huddersfield Town until 30 June 2025) |
| 32 | MF | IRL | Joe Hodge (at Huddersfield Town until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | DF | NED | Nigel Lonwijk (at Huddersfield Town until 30 June 2025) |
| 35 | DF | NED | Ki-Jana Hoever (at Auxerre until 30 June 2025) |
| 77 | FW | WAL | Chem Campbell (at Reading until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | POR | Fábio Silva (at Las Palmas until 30 June 2025) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
| 14 June 2024 | CM | Tommy Doyle | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 14 June 2024 | RM | Rodrigo Gomes | Braga | £12,700,000 |
| 2 July 2024 | RB | Pedro Lima | Sport Recife | £8,500,000 |
| 10 July 2024 | GK | Arthur Nasta | Larkhall Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2024 | CB | Bastien Meupiyou | Nantes | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | GK | Sam Johnstone | Crystal Palace | £10,000,000 |
| 30 August 2024 | LB | Ethan Sutherland | St. Mirren | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | CB | Sebastian Lochhead | Dundee | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | CB | Saheed Olagunju | Chelsea | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | CM | André | Fluminense | Undisclosed |
| 25 September 2024 | CM | Luke O'Donnell | Derry City | Undisclosed |
| 9 January 2025 | CB | Emmanuel Agbadou | Reims | £16,600,000 |
| 4 February 2025 | CB | Nasser Djiga | Red Star Belgrade | Undisclosed |
| 4 February 2025 | CM | Marshall Munetsi | Reims | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 3 May, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on June 14 once the transfer window reopened
* ↑ Signed initially for the Under-21s
* ↑ Signed initially for the Under-21s
* ↑ Signed initially for the Under-18s
* ↑ Signed initially for the Under-18s
* ↑ Signed initially for the Under-18s

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
| 2 July 2024 | CB | Oliver Tipton | Solihull Moors | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2024 | CB | Maximilian Kilman | West Ham United | £40,000,000 |
| 9 August 2024 | LM | Pedro Neto | Chelsea | £54,000,000 |
| 3 September 2024 | RW | Daniel Podence | Al-Shabab | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2025 | CF | Owen Farmer | Leamington | Free |
| 25 January 2025 | RW | Tyler Roberts | AFC Fylde | Free |
| 31 January 2025 | CM | Luke Cundle | Millwall | Undisclosed |
| 5 February 2025 | CM | Mario Lemina | Galatasaray | £2,000,000 |
| 10 February 2025 | LB | Lennon Patterson | Sheffield United | Free |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 2 July 2024 | CF | Jørgen Strand Larsen | Celta Vigo | End of season | |
| 31 August 2024 | RW | Carlos Forbs | Ajax | End of season | |
* ↑ £2,500,000 loan fee

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 15 July 2024 | RB | Marvin Kaleta | Motherwell | End of season |
| 3 August 2024 | GK | Jimmy Storer | Darlaston Town (1874) | 1 January 2025 |
| 13 August 2024 | LB | Hugo Bueno | Feyenoord | End of season |
| 19 August 2024 | CF | Nathan Fraser | Zulte Waregem | End of season |
| 21 August 2024 | RB | Ki-Jana Hoever | Auxerre | End of season |
| 26 August 2024 | AM | Tawanda Chirewa | Derby County | 13 January 2025 |
| 28 August 2024 | CB | Nigel Lonwijk | Huddersfield Town | End of season |
| 28 August 2024 | DM | Joe Hodge | Huddersfield Town | End of season |
| 30 August 2024 | RW | Tyler Roberts | AFC Fylde | End of season |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Fábio Silva | Las Palmas | End of season |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Chem Campbell | Reading | End of season |
| 30 August 2024 | LW | Chiquinho | Mallorca | End of season |
| 12 September 2024 | RB | Dexter Lembikisa | Yverdon-Sport | 31 December 2024 |
| 9 January 2025 | CF | Fletcher Holman | Solihull Moors | End of season |
| 10 January 2025 | GK | Jimmy Storer | Chester | End of season |
| 3 February 2025 | AM | Finn Ashworth | Port Vale | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | AM | Tawanda Chirewa | Huddersfield Town | End of season |
| 3 February 2025 | RB | Dexter Lembikisa | Barnsley | End of Season |
* ↑ On 12 December, Fraser was recalled from his season-long loan at Zulte Waregem.
* ↑ On 13 January, Chirewa was recalled back from his loan at Derby
* ↑ Loan move was initially until 5 January, but was extended to the end of the season.
* ↑ On 31 December, Lembikisa was recalled from his season-long loan at Yverdon-Sport.

### Released / Out of contract

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Joined date |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Bendegúz Bolla | Rapid Wien | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Dom Plank | Heart of Midlothian | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Muhamed Diomande | West Bromwich Albion | 10 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Joe Young | Shrewsbury Town | 27 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Louie Moulden | Crystal Palace | 22 August 2024 |
| 3 September 2024 | CM | Mason Rees | Rushall Olympic | 3 September 2024 |
| 6 September 2024 | CB | Kam Kandola | Kidderminster Harriers | 25 September 2024 |
| 6 September 2024 | RW | Ethan McLeod | Rushall Olympic | 12 October 2024 |
| 6 September 2024 | AM | Owen Hesketh | | |
| 9 September 2024 | AM | Fraser Harper | | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 9 May, Wolves announced they would return to the US for the first time in 43 years, as part of the inaugural Stateside Cup pre-season tournament, against West Ham United and Crystal Palace. A third friendly in the US was later confirmed against RB Leipzig. On 21 June, a home friendly versus Rayo Vallecano was confirmed.
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 | 17 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 024.14 |
| FA Cup | 11 January 2025 | 1 March 2025 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 28 August 2024 | 18 September 2024 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 029.41 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Manchester United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 34 | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 34 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 26 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 17 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Leicester City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 17 | Relegation to EFL Championship |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Wolves entered the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn away against Bristol City, then to Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round, and to Bournemouth in the fifth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

As a Premier League side not involved in any European competitions, Wolves entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn at home to EFL Championship club Burnley. In the third round, they were drawn away to fellow Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| 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 | POR | José Sá | 22 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Matt Doherty | 26 | 2 | 17+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ALG | Rayan Aït-Nouri | 31 | 4 | 27+0 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | URU | Santiago Bueno | 26 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ZIM | Marshall Munetsi | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MLI | Boubacar Traoré | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BRA | André | 26 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | João Gomes | 30 | 4 | 26+0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Jørgen Strand Larsen | 30 | 9 | 24+3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Matheus Cunha | 29 | 15 | 24+2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KOR | Hwang Hee-chan | 22 | 2 | 5+13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CIV | Emmanuel Agbadou | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | COL | Yerson Mosquera | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Craig Dawson | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | POR | Rodrigo Gomes | 20 | 2 | 6+11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Tommy Doyle | 25 | 1 | 3+20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Pablo Sarabia | 19 | 1 | 6+8 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | POR | Nélson Semedo | 27 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | POR | Chiquinho | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | POR | Toti Gomes | 24 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Dan Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | POR | Carlos Forbs | 10 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde | 30 | 2 | 14+12 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | POR | Gonçalo Guedes | 27 | 5 | 7+16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone | 10 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | BFA | Nasser Djiga | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | BRA | Pedro Lima | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | ENG | Alfie Pond | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | GAB | Mario Lemina | 19 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | POR | Daniel Podence | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Club awards
### Player of the Month award

Voted for by fans on the official Wolves App.
| Month | Player |
| August | Matheus Cunha |
| September | André |
| October | Nélson Semedo |
| November | Matheus Cunha |
| December | Matheus Cunha |
| January | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| February | Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde |