# 2024–25 Brentford F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 135th season in the history of Brentford Football Club, and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## First team squad

    Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024–25 season.
| No. | Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Mark Flekken | GK | (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 31) | SC Freiburg | 2023 | 2027 | |
| 12 | Hákon Valdimarsson | GK | (2001-10-13)13 October 2001 (aged 22) | Elfsborg | 2024 | 2028 (+2) | |
| 13 | Matthew Cox | GK | (2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 21) | AFC Wimbledon | 2021 | 2028 (+1) | Loaned to Crawley Town |
| 41 | Julian Eyestone | GK | (2006-05-21)21 May 2006 (aged 18) | Unattached | 2024 | 2027 (+1) | |
| — | Ellery Balcombe | GK | (1999-10-15)15 October 1999 (aged 24) | Academy | 2016 | 2027 (+1) | Loaned to St Mirren and Motherwell |
| ― | Ben Winterbottom | GK | (2001-03-16)16 March 2001 (aged 23) | Liverpool | 2021 | 2025 (+1) | Loaned to AFC Fylde |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Aaron Hickey | RB | (2002-06-10)10 June 2002 (aged 22) | Bologna | 2022 | 2028 (+1) | |
| 3 | Rico Henry | LB | (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 27) | Walsall | 2016 | 2026 (+1) | |
| 4 | Sepp van den Berg | CB / RB | (2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 22) | Liverpool | 2024 | 2029 | |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock | CB | (1993-05-29)29 May 1993 (aged 31) | Barnsley | 2019 | 2027 | |
| 16 | Ben Mee | CB | (1989-09-21)21 September 1989 (aged 34) | Burnley | 2022 | 2025 | |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer | CB / RB | (1998-04-17)17 April 1998 (aged 26) | Celtic | 2021 | 2028 (+1) | |
| 21 | Jayden Meghoma | LB | (2006-06-28)28 June 2006 (aged 18) | Southampton | 2024 | 2028 (+2) | Loaned to Preston North End |
| 22 | Nathan Collins | CB | (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 23) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023 | 2029 (+2) | |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter | LB / LW | (2001-02-22)22 February 2001 (aged 23) | Hull City | 2022 | 2031 (+1) | |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev | RB | (1999-06-24)24 June 1999 (aged 25) | Copenhagen | 2019 | 2026 (+1) | Loaned to VfL Wolfsburg |
| 33 | Michael Kayode | RB | (2004-07-10)10 July 2004 (aged 20) | Fiorentina | 2025 | 2025 | On loan from Fiorentina |
| 36 | Kim Ji-soo | CB | (2004-12-24)24 December 2004 (aged 19) | Seongnam | 2023 | 2027 (+1) | |
| 43 | Benjamin Arthur | CB | (2005-10-09)9 October 2005 (aged 18) | Peterborough United | 2023 | 2026 | |
| 44 | Benjamin Fredrick | CB | (2005-05-28)28 May 2005 (aged 19) | Simoiben | 2023 | 2028 (+1) | |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard (c) | DM | (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 30) | Fiorentina | 2019 | 2025 (+1) | |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen | CM | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 28) | Celta Vigo | 2019 | 2026 (+1) | |
| 10 | Josh Dasilva | AM | (1998-10-23)23 October 1998 (aged 25) | Arsenal | 2018 | 2025 (+1) | |
| 14 | Fábio Carvalho | AM | (2002-08-30)30 August 2002 (aged 21) | Liverpool | 2024 | 2029 (+1) | |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka | DM | (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 26) | Midtjylland | 2021 | 2027 (+1) | Loaned to FC Augsburg |
| 18 | Yehor Yarmolyuk | CM | (2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 20) | Dnipro-1 | 2022 | 2028 (+1) | |
| 24 | Mikkel Damsgaard | AM | (2000-07-03)3 July 2000 (aged 24) | Sampdoria | 2022 | 2030 (+1) | |
| 25 | Myles Peart-Harris | AM | (2002-09-18)18 September 2002 (aged 21) | Chelsea | 2021 | 2026 | Loaned to Swansea City |
| 26 | Yunus Emre Konak | DM | (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 18) | Sivasspor | 2024 | 2029 (+1) | |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt | DM | (1998-05-10)10 May 1998 (aged 26) | VfL Bochum | 2020 | 2026 | |
| 28 | Ryan Trevitt | MF | (2003-03-12)12 March 2003 (aged 21) | Leatherhead Youth | 2021 | 2026 (+1) | Loaned to Exeter City |
| 32 | Paris Maghoma | CM | (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 23) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2020 | 2027 (+1) | |
| Attackers |||||||||
| 7 | Kevin Schade | LW / FW | (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 22) | SC Freiburg | 2023 | 2028 | |
| 9 | Igor Thiago | FW | (2001-06-26)26 June 2001 (aged 23) | Club Brugge | 2024 | 2029 (+1) | |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa | FW / LW | (1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 27) | Lorient | 2021 | 2026 (+1) | |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo | RW / FW | (1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 25) | Troyes | 2019 | 2026 (+1) | |
| 39 | Gustavo Nunes | LW | (2005-11-20)20 November 2005 (aged 18) | Grêmio | 2024 | 2030 (+2) | |
| 40 | Iwan Morgan | FW | (2006-01-29)29 January 2006 (aged 18) | Swansea City | 2023 | 2027 | |
| 42 | Tony Yogane | LW / LB | (2005-09-24)24 September 2005 (aged 18) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2022 | 2027 | Loaned to Exeter City |
| Players who left the club mid-season |||||||||
| 17 | Ivan Toney | FW | (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 28) | Peterborough United | 2020 | 2025 | Transferred to Al-Ahli |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | GK | Julian Eyestone | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Benjamin Fredrick | Simoiben | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | FW | Igor Thiago | Club Brugge | £30,000,000 |
| 12 August 2024 | AM | Fábio Carvalho | Liverpool | £27,500,000 |
| 22 August 2024 | CB | Sepp van den Berg | Liverpool | £25,000,000 |
| 26 August 2024 | LB | Vonnté Williams | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 28 August 2024 | LW | Gustavo Nunes | Grêmio | £10,000,000 |
| 30 August 2024 | LB | Jayden Meghoma | Southampton | £5,000,000 |
| 19 September 2024 | CB | Caelan Avenell | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 26 November 2024 | CB | Josh Stephenson | Millwall | Tribunal |
* ↑ Eyestone's transfer was announced on 21 June 2024 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2024.
* ↑ Fredrick's transfer was announced on 30 April 2024 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2024.
* ↑ Thiago's transfer was announced on 14 February 2024 and his contract commenced on 1 July 2024.

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 24 January 2025 | RB | | Michael Kayode | Fiorentina | End of season | |
| 3 February 2025 | AM | | Romelle Donovan | Birmingham City | End of season | |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | GK | Ellery Balcombe | St Mirren | 5 January 2025 |
| 1 July 2024 | LW | Michael Olakigbe | Wigan Athletic | 27 January 2025 |
| 26 July 2024 | GK | Ben Winterbottom | AFC Fylde | End of season |
| 31 July 2024 | CB | Tristan Crama | Exeter City | 16 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | AM | Myles Peart-Harris | Swansea City | End of season |
| 30 August 2024 | DM | Frank Onyeka | FC Augsburg | End of season |
| 23 September 2024 | LB | Val Adedokun | Diósgyőr | 1 January 2025 |
| 1 January 2025 | FW | Ashley Hay | Cheltenham Town | End of season |
| 8 January 2025 | LB | Val Adedokun | Cheltenham Town | End of season |
| 16 January 2025 | LB | Jayden Meghoma | Preston North End | End of season |
| 23 January 2025 | GK | Ellery Balcombe | Motherwell | End of season |
| 23 January 2025 | LW | Tony Yogane | Exeter City | End of season |
| 27 January 2025 | RB | Mads Roerslev | VfL Wolfsburg | End of season |
| 28 January 2025 | GK | Matthew Cox | Crawley Town | End of season |
| 30 January 2025 | MF | Ryan Trevitt | Exeter City | End of season |
| 31 January 2025 | LW | Michael Olakigbe | Chesterfield | End of season |
* ↑ Balcombe's loan was announced on 24 May 2024 and commenced on 1 July 2024.
* ↑ Balcombe was recalled from his season-long loan at St Mirren on 5 January 2025.
* ↑ Olakigbe's loan was announced on 29 May 2024 and commenced on 1 July 2024.
* ↑ Olakigbe was recalled from his season-long loan at Wigan Athletic on 27 January 2025.
* ↑ Crama was recalled from his season-long loan at Exeter City on 16 January 2025.
* ↑ Adedokun was recalled from his season-long loan at Diósgyőr on 1 January 2025.
* ↑ Hay's loan was announced on 31 December 2024 and commenced on 1 January 2025.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Vincent Angelini | Al-Riyadh | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Shandon Baptiste | Luton Town | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | FB | Romeo Beckham | Retired | Retired |
| 30 June 2024 | FB | Charlie Farr | Alvechurch | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | AM | Saman Ghoddos | Kalba | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Charlie Goode | Stevenage | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Daniel Oyegoke | Heart of Midlothian | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2024 | CM | Angel Waruih | Eastleigh | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Byron Wilson | Alvechurch | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Nathan Young-Coombes | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Erion Zabeli | Free agent | Released |
| 3 July 2024 | GK | David Raya | Arsenal | £27,000,000 |
| 8 July 2024 | GK | Thomas Strakosha | AEK Athens | Free transfer |
| 26 July 2024 | RB | Fin Stevens | FC St. Pauli | €1,000,000 |
| 15 August 2024 | CB | Mathias Jørgensen | Anderlecht | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2024 | FW | Ivan Toney | Al-Ahli | £40,000,000 |
| 17 January 2025 | CB | Tristan Crama | Millwall | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Kyreece Lisbie | Colchester United | Undisclosed |

## Pre-season and friendlies

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 | 18 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 041.38 |
| FA Cup | 11 January 2025 | 11 January 2025 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 28 August 2024 | 18 December 2024 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 041.18 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 45 |
| 10 | Bournemouth | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 44 |
| 11 | Brentford | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 41 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 39 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 37 |

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 6 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 41 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Mark Flekken | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Rico Henry | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Sepp van den Berg | 20 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 (2) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Ethan Pinnock | 20 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (1) | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | Christian Nørgaard | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | | Kevin Schade | 17 (12) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 (12) | 8 |
| 8 | MF | | Mathias Jensen | 8 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 10 (9) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Igor Thiago | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Yoane Wissa | 25 (1) | 14 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 26 (4) | 15 |
| 12 | GK | | Hákon Valdimarsson | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Fábio Carvalho | 3 (16) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 (16) | 3 |
| 15 | MF | | Frank Onyeka | 0 (2) | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Ben Mee | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 (5) | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Yehor Yarmolyuk | 7 (15) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 (15) | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Bryan Mbeumo | 29 | 15 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 30 (3) | 15 |
| 20 | DF | | Kristoffer Ajer | 15 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 (1) | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Jayden Meghoma | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Nathan Collins | 29 | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 31 (2) | 2 |
| 23 | DF | | Keane Lewis-Potter | 27 (2) | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 30 (4) | 2 |
| 24 | MF | | Mikkel Damsgaard | 25 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 (2) | 1 | 28 (5) | 3 |
| 25 | MF | | Myles Peart-Harris | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Yunus Emre Konak | 0 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Vitaly Janelt | 25 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 (3) | 1 |
| 28 | MF | | Ryan Trevitt | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Mads Roerslev | 11 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 13 (10) | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Paris Maghoma | 0 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 |
| 36 | DF | | Kim Ji-soo | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 |
| 42 | FW | | Tony Yogane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Players loaned in during the season ||||||||||||
| 33 | DF | | Michael Kayode | 0 (4) | 0 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 0 (4) | 0 |
* Source: Soccerbase

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | PL | FAC | EFLC | Total |
| 19 | FW | | Bryan Mbeumo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | FW | | Yoane Wissa | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | MF | | Christian Nørgaard | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | FW | | Kevin Schade | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | MF | | Fábio Carvalho | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | | Mikkel Damsgaard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | | Nathan Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Ethan Pinnock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | | Keane Lewis-Potter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | | Vitaly Janelt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 0 | 6 | 56 |
* Source: Soccerbase, FBREF

### Discipline

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | PL | PL | FAC | FAC | EFLC | EFLC | Total | Total | Pts |
| 22 | DF | | Nathan Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 23 | FW | | Keane Lewis-Potter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | | Christian Nørgaard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | DF | | Kristoffer Ajer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | MF | | Vitaly Janelt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | | Yehor Yarmolyuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | MF | | Mikkel Damsgaard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | | Bryan Mbeumo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | | Ben Mee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Ethan Pinnock | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | DF | | Mads Roerslev | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | Kevin Schade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | | Yoane Wissa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Sepp van den Berg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Fábio Carvalho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | | Mark Flekken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Mathias Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 42 |
* Source: FBREF

## Honours
### Player of the Month

| Month | Player |
| September 2024 | Bryan Mbeumo |
| October 2024 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| November 2024 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| December 2024 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| January 2025 | Mikkel Damsgaard |
| February 2025 | Mark Flekken |