2024–25 Chelsea F.C. season
119th season in existence of Chelsea FC
Chelsea 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | |
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| Owner | BlueCo |
| Chairman | Todd Boehly |
| Head Coach | Vacant |
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge |
| Premier League | Pre-season |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| EFL Cup | Third round |
| UEFA Conference League | Play-off Round |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Group stage |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 season will be the 119th season in the history of Chelsea Football Club and their 36th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club will participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
In international football, Chelsea will contest both the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League, with this season being their first participation in the latter.
Squad
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 25 May 2024. Appearances include all competitions. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (HG) |  | GK | (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26) | 2023 | 2030 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | £25M | 21 | 0 |
| 13 | Marcus Bettinelli (HG) | | GK | (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | 2026[1] | Fulham | Free[2] | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Đorđe Petrović |  | GK | (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24) | 2023 | 2030 |  New England Revolution | £12.5M | 31 | 0 |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | | GK | (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29) | 2018 | 2025 | Athletic Bilbao | £71.6M | 163 | 0 | |
| Eddie Beach (U21) |  | GK | (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 20) | 2023 | 2024 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Lucas Bergström (HG) |  | GK | (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21) | 2022 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Kai Crampton (U21) | | GK | (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17) | 2023 | 2024 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Cumming (HG) | | GK | (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 24) | 2020 | 2024 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabriel Slonina (U21) | | GK | (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | 2028 | Chicago Fire | £8.1M | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Axel Disasi |  | CB | (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | 2029 | Monaco | £38.8M | 44 | 3 |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella | | LB / CB | (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25) | 2022 | 2028 | Brighton & Hove Albion | £56M[3] | 59 | 1 |
| 5 | Benoît Badiashile | | CB | (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | 2030 | Monaco | £35M | 33 | 2 |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah (HG) | | CB / RB | (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24) | 2018 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 80 | 5 |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell (vice-captain) (HG) | | LB | (1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27) | 2020 | 2027[4] | Leicester City | £45M[5] | 106 | 9 |
| 24 | Reece James (captain) (HG) | | RB / CB | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) | 2018 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 158 | 11 |
| 26 | Levi Colwill (U21) | | CB | (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | 2029 | Academy | N/A | 32 | 1 |
| 27 | Malo Gusto (U21) | | RB | (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) | 2023 | 2030 | Lyon | £26.3M | 37 | 0 |
| 33 | Wesley Fofana | | CB | (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23) | 2022 | 2029 | Leicester City | £70M | 20 | 2 |
| 42 | Alfie Gilchrist (U21) | | CB | (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) | 2023 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 17 | 1 |
| 63 | Josh Acheampong (U21) | | RB / CB | (2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| Malang Sarr | | CB | (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) | 2020 | 2025 | Nice | Free | 21 | 0 | |
| Bashir Humphreys (U21) | | CB | (2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21) | 2023 | 2027 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| Ian Maatsen (HG) |  | LB / LW | (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) | 2019 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 16 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |  | CM / AM / DM | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | 2031 |  Benfica | £106.7M | 62 | 7 |
| 16 | Lesley Ugochukwu (U21) | | DM | (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) | 2023 | 2030 | Rennes | £23M | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Carney Chukwuemeka (U21) | | CM / AM | (2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 20) | 2022 | 2028 | Aston Villa | £20M | 27 | 2 |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher (HG) (3rd captain) | | CM | (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24) | 2019 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 95 | 10 |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |  | DM | (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) | 2023 | 2031 | Brighton & Hove Albion | £100M[6] | 48 | 1 |
| 31 | Cesare Casadei (U21) |  | CM | (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21) | 2023 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 10 | 0 |
| 45 | Roméo Lavia (U21) |  | DM | (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20) | 2023 | 2030 | Southampton | £53M | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Jimi Tauriainen (U21) | | CM | (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) | 2024 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Leo Castledine (U21) | | AM | (2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 (age 18) | 2024 | 2027 | Academy | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Michael Golding (U21) | | AM | (2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 1 | 0 |
| Tino Anjorin (HG) | | AM | (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 22) | 2019 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 5 | 0 | |
| Lewis Hall (U21) | | DM / LB | (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 19) | 2021 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 12 | 0 | |
| Omari Hutchinson (U21) |  | AM / RW | (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 20) | 2022 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| Alex Matos (U21) | | AM | (2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 19) | 2023 | 2026 | Academy | N/A | 2 | 0 | |
| Dion Rankine (HG) | | RW / LW | (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21) | 2023 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrey Santos (U21) |  | CM | (2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20) | 2023 | 2030 | Vasco da Gama | £18M | 0 | 0 | |
| Harvey Vale (U21) | | AM | (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) | 2021 | 2025 | Academy | N/A | 5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Webster (U21) | | CM | (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) | 2023 | 2024 | Academy | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Raheem Sterling (HG) | | LW / RW | (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) | 2022 | 2027 | Manchester City | £47.5M | 81 | 19 |
| 10 | Mykhailo Mudryk |  | LW / AM | (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) | 2023 | 2031 | Shakhtar Donetsk | £62M | 58 | 7 |
| 11 | Noni Madueke | | RW / ST | (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) | 2023 | 2030 | PSV | £30.6M | 46 | 9 |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |  | ST | (2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 22) | 2023 | 2031 | Villarreal | £32M | 44 | 17 |
| 18 | Christopher Nkunku | | LW / AM | (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26) | 2023 | 2029 |  RB Leipzig | £52M | 14 | 3 |
| 20 | Cole Palmer (HG) | | RW / AM | (2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22) | 2023 | 2030 | Manchester City | £40M | 45 | 25 |
| 36 | Deivid Washington (U21) | | RW / LW | (2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 18) | 2023 | 2030 | Santos | £13.7M | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Diego Moreira (U21) | | LW / RW | (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) | 2023 | 2028 | Benfica | Free | 1 | 0 |
| Hakim Ziyech |  | RW / AM | (1993-03-19) 19 March 1993 (age 31) | 2020 | 2025 | Ajax | £37M | 107 | 14 | |
| Armando Broja (HG) |  | ST | (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 22) | 2020 | 2028 | Academy | N/A | 38 | 3 | |
| Mason Burstow (U21) | | ST | (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 20) | 2022 | 2025 | Charlton Athletic | £1.8M | 3 | 0 | |
| David Datro Fofana |  | ST | (2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21) | 2023 | 2029 |  Molde | £8M | 4 | 0 | |
| Romelu Lukaku (HG) | | ST | (1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31) | 2021 | 2026 | Internazionale | £97.5M | 59 | 15 | |
| Ângelo Gabriel (U21) | | RW / LW | (2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) | 2023 | 2029 | Santos | £13M | 0 | 0 | |
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
Notes:
- Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria.
- Player (U21) – Player who is registered by Chelsea as an Under-21 Player on the 2024–25 Premier League Squad List.
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|
Out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Thiago Silva | Fluminense | Free | [7][8] |
Loaned in
| Date | Position | Player | From | Date until | Ref |
|---|
Loaned out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
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Pre-season and friendlies
On 8 March, Chelsea announced a planned return to the United States during pre-season with matches later confirmed against Wrexham, Club América, Celtic, Manchester City and Real Madrid.[9][10]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Chelsea 
v 
Wrexham
v Wrexham | 24 July 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Wrexham | Santa Clara, United States |
| TBC PDT | Stadium: Levi's Stadium |
Chelsea v 
Celtic
v 
Celtic | 27 July 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Celtic | Notre Dame, United States |
| TBC CDT | Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium |
Chelsea v 
Club América
v 
Club América | 31 July 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Club América | Atlanta, United States |
| TBC EDT | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
Chelsea v Manchester City
v Manchester City | 3 August 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Manchester City | Columbus, United States |
| TBC EDT | Stadium: Ohio Stadium |
Chelsea v 
Real Madrid
v Real Madrid | 6 August 2024 Friendly | Chelsea | v | Real Madrid | Charlotte, United States |
| TBC EDT | Stadium: Bank of America Stadium |
Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 6 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[11]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[11]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
UEFA Conference League
Chelsea will enter the UEFA Conference League in the play-off qualification round. The draw for the play-off round will be held on 5 August 2024.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Play-off round
FIFA Club World Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Group stage
Statistics
Appearances
| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
|---|
Source: FBref.com
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||||||
Source: FBref.com
Top assists
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||||||
Source: FBref.com
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||||||
Source: FBref.com
Discipline
| No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Conference League | Club World Cup | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Totals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: FBref.com
References
- ^ "Bettinelli remains a Blue". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Blues sign former Fulham keeper Bettinelli". BBC Sport. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Naylor, Andy. "Brighton and Chelsea agree Cucurella fee". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Chilwell commits to Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Ben Chilwell: Chelsea sign Leicester defender on five-year deal for £45m". BBC Sport. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Chelsea sign Brighton's Caicedo for initial £100m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Thiago Silva to depart Chelsea at the end of the season". Chelsea FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Thiago Silva to join Fluminense". Chelsea FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "First two dates unveiled for USA 2024". Chelsea FC. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "United States date for Chelsea vs Celtic". Chelsea FC. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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