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Leeds UnitedTeam stats

Explore the people, payroll and history behind the team.

← Team profile
Squad players21Primary and secondary team assignments
Average age27.221 recorded birth dates
Team honours10Distinct recorded honour / season pairs
Recent managers8Since 2016, including current managers

THE SQUAD

Who makes up the team?

1 staff records excluded from player metrics.

Recorded ethnicity

20 of 21 players have a recorded value. No values are inferred.

Recorded ethnicity distributionWhite: 14 (66.7%)Black: 4 (19%)Asian: 1 (4.8%)Unknown: 1 (4.8%)Mixed: 1 (4.8%)21PLAYERS
  • White1467%
  • Black419%
  • Asian15%
  • Unknown15%
  • Mixed15%

Nationality

Recorded nationalities across the current squad.

Nationality distributionEngland: 6 (28.6%)Wales: 4 (19%)Germany: 2 (9.5%)Switzerland: 2 (9.5%)Japan: 1 (4.8%)United States: 1 (4.8%)Sweden: 1 (4.8%)Bulgaria: 1 (4.8%)Other: 3 (14.3%)21PLAYERS
  • England629%
  • Wales419%
  • Germany210%
  • Switzerland210%
  • Japan15%
  • United States15%
  • Sweden15%
  • Bulgaria15%
  • Other314%

Age profile

Age today, grouped into career stages.

Under 210
21–243
25–2811
29–326
33+1
Unknown0

Positions

The 12 most common recorded positions.

Centre-Back4
Goalkeeper2
Midfielder2
Central Midfield2
Left Wing2
Centre-Forward2
Defensive Midfield2
Right-Back2
Attacking Midfield1
Right Winger1
Forward1

THE PAYROLL

Wages at a glance

21 of 21 players have a recognised wage.

Annual wages as recorded on player profiles. Totals cover known wages only; currencies are kept separate, with no exchange-rate conversion. Contract-table wages are not included.

Known annual payroll · GBP£67,210,000 GBP
Average annual wage£3,200,476 GBP
Median annual wage£2,860,000 GBP

Highest individual wages · GBP

Top 15 of 21 players with a recorded GBP wage.

James Trafford£8,840,000 GBP
Dominic Calvert-Lewin£5,200,000 GBP
Tarik Muharemović£5,200,000 GBP
Sean Longstaff£4,680,000 GBP
Daniel James£4,420,000 GBP
Harry Wilson£4,160,000 GBP
Noah Okafor£3,770,000 GBP
Brenden Aaronson£3,640,000 GBP
Ethan Ampadu£3,640,000 GBP
Joe Rodon£3,640,000 GBP
Jayden Bogle£2,860,000 GBP
Anton Stach£2,340,000 GBP
Gabriel Gudmundsson£2,340,000 GBP
Jaka Bijol£2,340,000 GBP
Nico Elvedi£2,340,000 GBP

Payroll by position · GBP

Total annual wages by recorded position; 12 largest groups.

Centre-Back£13,520,000 GBP
Goalkeeper£9,620,000 GBP
Left Wing£8,190,000 GBP
Centre-Forward£6,240,000 GBP
Central Midfield£5,980,000 GBP
Midfielder£4,680,000 GBP
Defensive Midfield£4,680,000 GBP
Right-Back£4,680,000 GBP
Right Winger£4,160,000 GBP
Attacking Midfield£3,640,000 GBP
Forward£1,820,000 GBP
View all squad wages 21 players
Current squad wages, exactly as recorded
PlayerPositionAnnual wage
Alex CairnsGoalkeeper£780,000
Anton StachMidfielder£2,340,000
Ao TanakaCentral Midfield£1,300,000
Brenden AaronsonAttacking Midfield£3,640,000
Daniel JamesLeft Wing£4,420,000
Dominic Calvert-LewinCentre-Forward£5,200,000
Ethan AmpaduDefensive Midfield£3,640,000
Gabriel GudmundssonMidfielder£2,340,000
Harry WilsonRight Winger£4,160,000
Ilia GruevDefensive Midfield£1,040,000
Jaka BijolCentre-Back£2,340,000
James JustinRight-Back£1,820,000
James TraffordGoalkeeper£8,840,000
Jayden BogleRight-Back£2,860,000
Joe RodonCentre-Back£3,640,000
Lukas NmechaForward£1,820,000
Mateo JosephCentre-Forward£1,040,000
Nico ElvediCentre-Back£2,340,000
Noah OkaforLeft Wing£3,770,000
Sean LongstaffCentral Midfield£4,680,000
Tarik MuharemovićCentre-Back£5,200,000

THE TROPHY CABINET

Honours & experience

Based on recorded honours; coverage may be incomplete.

Team honours by competition

Top 12 honours recorded for the club itself, without counting player medals again.

English Championship5
English FA Community Shield2
English Premier League1
English FA Cup1
English Football League Cup1

Honours through the seasons

The latest 15 seasons with recorded team honours.

1967-19681
1968-19691
19691
1971-19721
1973-19741
1991-19922
19921
2019-20201
2024-20251

Most decorated squad members

Top 12 players by recorded career honours, including honours won at other clubs and individual awards.

Ao Tanaka6
Brenden Aaronson3
James Trafford3
Daniel James2
Ethan Ampadu2
Noah Okafor2
Jayden Bogle2
Joe Rodon1
James Justin1
Harry Wilson1
Lukas Nmecha1
Ilia Gruev1

THE DUGOUT

Manager history

Recorded head managers, interim managers and head coaches since 2016.

Recorded manager arrivals

Start years from team-history records. Current managers without a recorded start year are excluded from this chart.

20161
20171
20182
20190
20200
20210
20221
20232
20240
20250
20260

Snapshot of currently assigned players, including secondary team assignments. Missing values are shown as unknown; charts reflect contributed records, not a complete audited squad or financial statement. Ages calculated on 12 November 2026.