2024–25 Chelsea F.C. season

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Play-off round
FIFA Club World CupGroup stage

The 2024–25 season will be the 119th season in the history of

EFL Cup
.

In international football, Chelsea will contest both the UEFA Conference League and the FIFA Club World Cup, with this season being their first participation in the former.

Management team

Position Staff
Head coach Italy Enzo Maresca
Assistant head coach Argentina Willy Caballero
First team coach England Danny Walker
Goalkeeping coaches Italy Michele De Bernardin
England Ben Roberts
Assistant goalkeeping coach England James Russell
Fitness coaches Spain Marcos Alvarez
Match analyst Spain Javi Molina Caballero
Development coach Italy Roberto Vitiello

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 July 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) Spain GK (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26) 2023 2030 England Brighton & Hove Albion £25M 21 0
13 Marcus Bettinelli (HG) England GK (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 32) 2021 2026[2] England Fulham Free[3] 1 0
28 Đorđe Petrović Serbia GK (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24) 2023 2030 United States New England Revolution £12.5M 31 0
Kepa Arrizabalaga Spain GK (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 29) 2018 2025 Spain Athletic Bilbao £71.6M 163 0
Eddie Beach (U21) Wales GK (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 20) 2023 2024 Academy N/A 0 0
Kai Crampton (U21) England GK (2007-01-15) 15 January 2007 (age 17) 2023 2024 Academy N/A 0 0
Jamie Cumming (HG) England GK (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 24) 2020 2024 Academy N/A 0 0
Gabriel Slonina (U21) United States GK (2004-05-15) 15 May 2004 (age 20) 2022 2028 United States Chicago Fire £8.1M 0 0
Defenders
2 Axel Disasi France
CB
(1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 26) 2023 2029 France Monaco £38.8M 44 3
3 Marc Cucurella Spain
CB
(1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25) 2022 2028 England Brighton & Hove Albion £56M[4] 59 1
5 Benoît Badiashile France
CB
(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) 2023 2030 France Monaco £35M 33 2
14 Trevoh Chalobah (HG) England
RB
(1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24) 2018 2028 Academy N/A 80 5
21 Ben Chilwell (vice-captain) (HG) England
LB
(1996-12-21) 21 December 1996 (age 27) 2020 2027[5] England Leicester City £45M[6] 106 9
24 Reece James (captain) (HG) England
CB
(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) 2018 2028 Academy N/A 158 11
26 Levi Colwill (U21) England
CB
(2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 21) 2021 2029 Academy N/A 32 1
27 Malo Gusto (U21) France
RB
(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) 2023 2030 France Lyon £26.3M 37 0
33 Wesley Fofana France
CB
(2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23) 2022 2029 England Leicester City £70M 20 2
42 Alfie Gilchrist (U21) England
CB
(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) 2023 2026 Academy N/A 17 1
63 Josh Acheampong (U21) England
CB
(2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 18) 2024 2026 Academy N/A 1 0
Tosin Adarabioyo (HG) England
CB
(1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 26) 2024 2028 England Fulham Free 0 0
Bashir Humphreys (U21) England
CB
(2003-03-15) 15 March 2003 (age 21) 2023 2027 Academy N/A 2 0
Ian Maatsen (HG) Netherlands
LW
(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) 2019 2026 Academy N/A 16 0
Malang Sarr France
CB
(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) 2020 2025 France Nice Free 21 0
Midfielders
8 Enzo Fernández Argentina
DM
(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) 2023 2031 Portugal Benfica £106.7M 62 7
16 Lesley Ugochukwu (U21) France
DM
(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) 2023 2030
Rennes
£23M 15 0
17 Carney Chukwuemeka (U21) England
AM
(2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 20) 2022 2028 England Aston Villa £20M 27 2
23 Conor Gallagher (HG) (3rd captain) England
CM
(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24) 2019 2025 Academy N/A 95 10
25 Moisés Caicedo Ecuador
DM
(2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) 2023 2031 England Brighton & Hove Albion £100M[7] 48 1
31 Cesare Casadei (U21) Italy
CM
(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21) 2023 2028 Academy N/A 10 0
45 Roméo Lavia (U21) Belgium
DM
(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20) 2023 2030 England Southampton £53M 1 0
49 Jimi Tauriainen (U21) Finland
CM
(2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 20) 2024 2026 Academy N/A 2 0
54 Leo Castledine (U21) England
AM
(2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 (age 18) 2024 2027 Academy N/A 1 0
68 Michael Golding (U21) England
AM
(2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 18) 2024 2025 Academy N/A 1 0
Tino Anjorin (HG) England
AM
(2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 22) 2019 2025 Academy N/A 5 0
Omari Hutchinson (U21) Jamaica
RW
(2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 20) 2022 2025 Academy N/A 2 0
Alex Matos (U21) England
AM
(2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 19) 2023 2026 Academy N/A 2 0
Andrey Santos (U21) Brazil
CM
(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004 (age 20) 2023 2030 Brazil Vasco da Gama £18M 0 0
Harvey Vale (U21) England
AM
(2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) 2021 2025 Academy N/A 5 0
Charlie Webster (U21) England
CM
(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) 2023 2024 Academy N/A 0 0
Forwards
7 Raheem Sterling (HG) England
RW
(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) 2022 2027 England Manchester City £47.5M 81 19
10 Mykhailo Mudryk Ukraine
AM
(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 23) 2023 2031 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk £62M 58 7
11 Noni Madueke England
ST
(2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 22) 2023 2030 Netherlands PSV £30.6M 46 9
15 Nicolas Jackson Senegal
ST
(2001-06-20) 20 June 2001 (age 22) 2023 2031 Spain Villarreal £32M 44 17
18 Christopher Nkunku France
AM
(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26) 2023 2029 Germany RB Leipzig £52M 14 3
20 Cole Palmer (HG) England
AM
(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002 (age 22) 2023 2030 England Manchester City £40M 45 25
36 Deivid Washington (U21) Brazil
LW
(2005-06-05) 5 June 2005 (age 19) 2023 2030 Brazil Santos £13.7M 3 0
43 Diego Moreira (U21) Portugal
RW
(2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) 2023 2028 Portugal Benfica Free 1 0
Armando Broja (HG) Albania
ST
(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 22) 2020 2028 Academy N/A 38 3
Mason Burstow (U21) England
ST
(2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 20) 2022 2025 England Charlton Athletic £1.8M 3 0
David Datro Fofana Ivory Coast
ST
(2002-12-22) 22 December 2002 (age 21) 2023 2029 Norway Molde £8M 4 0
Romelu Lukaku (HG) Belgium
ST
(1993-05-13) 13 May 1993 (age 31) 2021 2026
Internazionale
£97.5M 59 15
Ângelo Gabriel (U21) Brazil
LW
(2004-12-21) 21 December 2004 (age 19) 2023 2029 Brazil Santos £13M 0 0
Out on loan
Lucas Bergström Finland GK (2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 21) 2022 2025 Academy N/A 0 0
Teddy Sharman-Lowe England GK (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 (age 21) 2020 2025 England Burton Albion N/A 0 0

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
1 July 2024[a] CB England Tosin Adarabioyo England Fulham Free [8]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June 2024, and would become official on 1 July 2024.

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref/
14 June 2024[a]
RW
England Dion Rankine England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2024 CB England Josh Brooking Unattached [10]
RB England Noah Hay
CB Brazil Thiago Silva Brazil Fluminense Free [11][12]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June 2024, and would become official on 14 June 2024 once the transfer window reopened.

Loaned in

Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
14 June 2024[a] GK England Teddy Sharman-Lowe England Doncaster Rovers End of Season [13]
  1. ^ The loan was announced on 13 June 2024, and would become official on 14 June 2024 once the transfer window reopened.

Overall transfer activity

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.[14][15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 July 2024
PDT
Stadium: Levi's Stadium
27 July 2024
CDT
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium
31 July 2024
EDT
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
3 August 2024
EDT
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
6 August 2024
EDT
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 18 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Cup
10–13 January 2025 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup
24–26 September 2024 TBD Third round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Conference League 22 August 2024 TBD Play-off round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FIFA Club World Cup June 2025 TBD Group stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Soccerway

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[16]

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

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[17]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 August 2024 1 Chelsea v Manchester City Fulham
16:30 BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Live on Sky Sports

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
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Totals

Source: FBref.com

References

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  2. ^ "Bettinelli remains a Blue". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ "Blues sign former Fulham keeper Bettinelli". BBC Sport. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ Naylor, Andy. "Brighton and Chelsea agree Cucurella fee". The Athletic. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Chilwell commits to Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ^ "Ben Chilwell: Chelsea sign Leicester defender on five-year deal for £45m". BBC Sport. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Chelsea sign Brighton's Caicedo for initial £100m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  8. ^ "Tosin Adarabioyo to join Chelsea!". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  9. ^ "Dion Rankine completes Wigan Athletic switch". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  10. ^ "Chelsea 2023/24 retained and released lists confirmed". Chelsea FC. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Thiago Silva to depart Chelsea at the end of the season". Chelsea FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Thiago Silva to join Fluminense". Chelsea FC. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Sharman-Lowe makes Doncaster move". Chelsea FC. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  14. ^ "First two dates unveiled for USA 2024". Chelsea FC. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  15. ^ "United States date for Chelsea vs Celtic". Chelsea FC. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  16. ^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Premier League 2024/25 fixtures released!". Premier League. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.