2024–25 Brentford F.C. season explained

Club:Brentford
Season:2024–25
Owner:Matthew Benham
Chairman:Cliff Crown
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Thomas Frank
Stadium:Brentford Community Stadium
League:Premier League
League Result:8th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:
Bryan Mbeumo
Yoane Wissa (8)
Season Topscorer:
Bryan Mbeumo
Yoane Wissa (8)
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
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Updated:22:30, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

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 is participating in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. As of 30 November 2024, Brentford have garnered 19 out of 21 points at the Gtech Community Stadium, the best home record in the league thus far.[1]

First team squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 2024–25 season.

No.PlayerNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Signed fromSigned inContract endsNotes
Goalkeepers
1Mark FlekkenGKAugust 18, 2024SC Freiburg20232027
12Hákon ValdimarssonGKAugust 18, 2024Elfsborg20242028 (+2)
13Matthew CoxGKAugust 18, 2024AFC Wimbledon20212028 (+1)
—Ellery BalcombeGKAugust 18, 2024Academy20162027 (+1)Loaned to St Mirren
―Ben WinterbottomGKAugust 18, 2024Liverpool20212025 (+1)Loaned to AFC Fylde
Defenders
2Aaron HickeyRBAugust 18, 2024Bologna20222026
3Rico HenryLBAugust 18, 2024Walsall20162026 (+1)
4Sepp van den BergCB / RBAugust 18, 2024Liverpool20242029
5Ethan PinnockCBAugust 18, 2024Barnsley20192027
16Ben MeeCBAugust 18, 2024Burnley20222025
20Kristoffer AjerCB / RBAugust 18, 2024Celtic20212028 (+1)
21Jayden MeghomaLBAugust 18, 2024Southampton20242028 (+2)
22Nathan CollinsCBAugust 18, 2024Wolverhampton Wanderers20232029 (+2)
30Mads RoerslevRBAugust 18, 2024Copenhagen20192026 (+1)
36Kim Ji-sooCBAugust 18, 2024Seongnam20232027 (+1)
Midfielders
6Christian Nørgaard (c)DMAugust 18, 2024Fiorentina20192025 (+1)
8Mathias JensenCMAugust 18, 2024Celta Vigo20192026 (+1)
10Josh DasilvaAMAugust 18, 2024Arsenal20182025 (+1)
14Fábio CarvalhoAMAugust 18, 2024Liverpool20242029 (+1)
15Frank OnyekaDMAugust 18, 2024Midtjylland20212027 (+1)Loaned to FC Augsburg
18Yehor YarmolyukCMAugust 18, 2024Dnipro-120222028 (+1)
24Mikkel DamsgaardAMAugust 18, 2024Sampdoria20222027
25Myles Peart-HarrisAMAugust 18, 2024Chelsea20212025 (+1)Loaned to Swansea City
26Yunus Emre KonakDMAugust 18, 2024Sivasspor20242029 (+1)
27Vitaly JaneltDMAugust 18, 2024VfL Bochum20202026
28Ryan TrevittMFAugust 18, 2024Leatherhead Youth20212026 (+1)
32Paris MaghomaCMAugust 18, 2024Tottenham Hotspur20202027 (+1)
Attackers
7Kevin SchadeLW / FWAugust 18, 2024SC Freiburg20232028
9Igor ThiagoFWAugust 18, 2024Club Brugge20242029 (+1)
11Yoane WissaFW / WAugust 18, 2024Lorient20212026 (+1)
19Bryan MbeumoRW / FWAugust 18, 2024Troyes20192026 (+1)
23Keane Lewis-PotterLW / LBAugust 18, 2024Hull City20222028 (+1)
39Gustavo NunesFWAugust 18, 2024Grêmio20242030 (+2)
40Iwan MorganFWAugust 18, 2024Swansea City20232027
42Tony YoganeLWAugust 18, 2024Sheffield Wednesday20222027
Players who left the club mid-season
17Ivan ToneyFWAugust 18, 2024Peterborough United20202025Transferred to Al-Ahli

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.
1 July 2024 Julian Eyestone Free agent Free transfer [2]
1 July 2024CBBenjamin Fredrick SimoibenUndisclosed[3]
1 July 2024FWIgor Thiago Club Brugge£30,000,000[4] [5]
12 August 2024AMFábio Carvalho Liverpool£27,500,000[6] [7]
22 August 2024 £25,000,000 [8] [9]
26 August 2024LBVonnté Williams Crystal PalaceFree transfer[10]
28 August 2024FWGustavo Nunes Grêmio£10,000,000[11] [12]
30 August 2024LBJayden Meghoma Southampton£5,000,000[13] [14]
19 September 2024CBCaelan AvenellFree agentFree transfer[15]
26 November 2024CBJosh Stephenson MillwallTribunal[16] [17]
  1. Web site: Brentford 4-1 Leicester preview: Kevin Schade's hat-trick shows Ruud van Nistelrooy the Foxes' problems . 2024-12-02 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  2. News: Brentford B sign Julian Eyestone . 21 June 2024 . Brentford F.C. . 21 June 2024.
  3. News: Brentford make Fredrick move permanent . 30 April 2024 . 30 April 2024 . Brentford F.C..
  4. News: Brentford sign forward Igor Thiago . 14 February 2024 . 14 February 2024 . Brentford F.C..
  5. News: Brentford agree Igor Thiago deal, striker to join in summer . subscription . 14 February 2024 . 15 February 2024 . The Athletic.
  6. Web site: Carvalho joins Brentford from Liverpool . 12 August 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  7. Web site: 12 August 2024 . Fabio Carvalho: Brentford sign Liverpool winger in £27.5m deal . 13 August 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  8. News: Brentford sign Sepp van den Berg . 22 August 2024 . Brentford FC . 22 August 2024.
  9. Web site: 22 August 2024 . Sepp van den Berg: Brentford sign Liverpool defender in £25m deal . 22 August 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Brentford B sign Vonnte Williams . 26 August 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  11. Web site: Gustavo Nunes joins Brentford . 28 August 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  12. Web site: 28 August 2024 . Gustavo Nunes: Brentford sign teenage Brazilian winger for £10m-plus . 28 August 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Brentford sign Jayden Meghoma . 30 August 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  14. Web site: 30 August 2024 . Brentford: Frank Onyeka joins Augsburg on loan, Jayden Meghoma arrives from Southampton . 31 August 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Caelan Avenell joins Brentford B . 19 September 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  16. Web site: Brentford confirm signing of Josh Stephenson . 26 November 2024 . www.brentfordfc.com . en-gb.
  17. Web site: 26 November 2024 . Millwall academy defender set for Brentford . 27 November 2024 . Southwark News . en-GB.

Loans out

DatePositionNationalityPlayerToDate untilRef.
1 July 2024GKEllery Balcombe St MirrenEnd of season[18]
1 July 2024LWMichael Olakigbe Wigan AthleticEnd of season[19]
26 July 2024GKBen Winterbottom AFC FyldeEnd of season[20]
31 July 2024CBTristan Crama Exeter CityEnd of season[21]
30 August 2024 End of season [22]
30 August 2024DMFrank Onyeka FC AugsburgEnd of season[23]
23 September 2024LBVal Adedokun DiósgyőriEnd of season[24]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityPlayerToFeeRef.
30 June 2024 Vincent Angelini Al-RiyadhReleased [25]
30 June 2024CMShandon Baptiste Luton TownReleased[26]
30 June 2024FBRomeo BeckhamRetired[27]
30 June 2024 FBCharlie Farr AlvechurchReleased [28]
30 June 2024AMSaman Ghoddos KalbaReleased[29]
30 June 2024CBCharlie Goode StevenageReleased[30] [31]
30 June 2024 Undisclosed [32] [33]
30 June 2024 EastleighReleased [34]
30 June 2024 FBByron Wilson Free agent Released
30 June 2024 FWFree agent Released [35]
30 June 2024 Erion Zabeli Free agent Released
3 July 2024GKDavid Raya Arsenal£27,000,000[36] [37]
8 July 2024GKThomas Strakosha AEK AthensFree transfer[38]
26 July 2024RBFin Stevens FC St. Pauli€1,000,000[39] [40]
15 August 2024CBMathias Jørgensen AnderlechtFree transfer[41]
31 August 2024FWIvan Toney Al-Ahli£40,000,000[42] [43]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2024–25 Premier League.

Matches

FA Cup

See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.

Brentford entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Plymouth Argyle.[44]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup.

As a Premier League club not involved in any European competitions, Brentford entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to Colchester United.[45] [46] They were then drawn at home to Leyton Orient in the third round,[47] at home to Sheffield Wednesday in the fourth round,[48] and away to Newcastle United in the quarter-finals.[49]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKMark Flekken1400010150
4DFSepp van den Berg11 (1)0003014 (1)0
5DFEthan Pinnock1420000142
6MFChristian Nørgaard1110011122
7FWKevin Schade7 (7)3003110 (7)4
8MFMathias Jensen6 (2)0001 (1)07 (3)0
9FWIgor Thiago0 (3)000000 (3)0
11FWYoane Wissa10 (1)8000 (2)010 (3)8
12GKHákon Valdimarsson00002020
14MFFábio Carvalho2 (11)100315 (11)2
15MFFrank Onyeka0 (2)000101 (2)0
16DFBen Mee0 (2)000303 (2)0
18MFYehor Yarmolyuk2 (8)000204 (8)0
19FWBryan Mbeumo148001 (1)015 (1)8
20DFKristoffer Ajer80000080
21DFJayden Meghoma00002020
22DFNathan Collins141001 (1)015 (1)1
23FWKeane Lewis-Potter12 (2)0002 (1)114 (3)1
24MFMikkel Damsgaard12 (2)2002 (1)114 (3)3
25MFMyles Peart-Harris00001010
26MFYunus Emre Konak0 (4)0001 (1)01 (5)0
27MFVitaly Janelt13 (1)1001014 (1)1
28MFRyan Trevitt0 (1)000202 (1)0
30DFMads Roerslev4 (7)0001 (1)05 (8)0
32MFParis Maghoma0 (1)000000 (1)0
36DFKim Ji-soo00000 (1)00 (1)0
42FWTony Yogane00000 (1)00 (1)0

Goalscorers

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerPLFACEFLCTotal
19FWBryan Mbeumo8008
11FWYoane Wissa8008
7FWKevin Schade3014
24MFMikkel Damsgaard2013
5DFEthan Pinnock2002
14MFFábio Carvalho1012
6MFChristian Nørgaard1012
22DFNathan Collins1001
27MFVitaly Janelt1001
23FWKeane Lewis-Potter0011
Total270532

Discipline

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerPLFACEFLCTotalPts
20DFKristoffer Ajer300000303
23FWKeane Lewis-Potter200010303
6MFChristian Nørgaard200010303
22DFNathan Collins200000202
19FWBryan Mbeumo200000202
5DFEthan Pinnock200000202
14MFFábio Carvalho100000101
27MFVitaly Janelt100000101
8MFMathias Jensen100000101
30DFMads Roerslev100000101
7FWKevin Schade100000101
11FWYoane Wissa100000101
18MFYehor Yarmolyuk100000101
Total190002021021

International caps

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCapsGoalsRef.
1GKMark Flekken10
5DFEthan Pinnock40
6MFChristian Nørgaard40
7FWKevin Schade10
11FWYoane Wissa20
12GKHákon Valdimarsson60
15MFFrank Onyeka40
19MFBryan Mbeumo41
20DFKristoffer Ajer20
22DFNathan Collins60
24MFMikkel Damsgaard30
30DFMads Roerslev10

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