2024–25 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2024–25 season
Owner	Vincent Tan
Chairman	Mehmet Dalman
Manager	Erol Bulut; (until 22 September); Omer Riza; (interim)
Stadium	Cardiff City Stadium
Championship	22nd
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Callum Robinson (5); All: ; Callum Robinson (5)
Highest home attendance	23,207 v Leeds United ; (21 September 2024, Championship)
Lowest home attendance	5,718 v Bristol Rovers ; (13 August 2024, EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance	19,499
Biggest win	5-0 v Plymouth Argyle (H) ; (19 October 2024, Championship)
Biggest defeat	5-0 v Burnley (A) ; (17 August 2024, Championship)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 6 November 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 126th season in the history of Cardiff City Football Club and their sixth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2024	GK	Ewan Griffiths^[a]	Swansea City	Free	^[2]
4 July 2024	CF	Luke Pearce^[a]	Southampton	Free	^[2]
4 July 2024	AM	Michael Reindorf^[a]	Norwich City	Free	^[2]
12 July 2024	LW	Chris Willock	Queens Park Rangers	Free	^[3]
14 July 2024	CB	Calum Chambers	Aston Villa	Free	^[4]
31 July 2024	RW	Anwar El Ghazi	Mainz 05	Free	^[5]
6 August 2024	LW	Baylin Johnson^[a]	Bournemouth	Free	^[6]
7 August 2024	CM	Alexander Robertson	Manchester City	Undisclosed	^[7]
20 August 2024	CB	Jesper Daland	Cercle Brugge	Undisclosed	^[8]
23 August 2024	CB	Will Fish	Manchester United	Undisclosed	^[9]
30 August 2024	CF	Roko Šimić	Red Bull Salzburg	Undisclosed	^[10]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Signed initially for the U21s

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
10 July 2024	CM	Cameron Antwi	Newport County	Undisclosed	^[11]
17 July 2024	CM	Ebou Adams	Derby County	Undisclosed	^[12]
26 July 2024	LW	Japhet Matondo	Stoke City	Undisclosed	^[13]
20 August 2024	CB	Mark McGuinness	Luton Town	Undisclosed	^[14]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
30 July 2024	CF	Wilfried Kanga	Hertha BSC	End of Season	^[15]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
16 July 2024	CF	Luke Pearce	Sligo Rovers	30 November 2024	^[16]
2 August 2024	CM	Joel Colwill	Cheltenham Town	End of Season	^[17]
22 August 2024	DM	Eli King	Stevenage	End of Season	^[18]
23 August 2024	AM	Kieron Evans	Newport County	End of Season	^[19]
28 August 2024	DM	Ryan Wintle	Millwall	End of Season	^[20]
30 August 2024	LB	Josh Beecher	Barry Town United	1 January 2025	^[21]
31 August 2024	CM	Raheem Conte	Woking	End of Season	^[22]
31 August 2024	GK	Ewan Griffiths	Plymouth Parkway	1 January 2025	^[23]
31 August 2024	CF	Roko Šimić	Kortrijk	End of Season	^[24]
2 September 2024	CB	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	York City	End of Season	^[25]

Released / out of contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CF	James Crole	Penybont	1 July 2024	^[26]^[27]
30 June 2024	CB	Oliver Denham	Sligo Rovers	1 July 2024	^[26]^[28]
30 June 2024	CM	Kyle Kenniford	Haverfordwest County	24 July 2024	^[26]^[29]
30 June 2024	GK	Rohan Luthra	Derby County	7 August 2024	^[26]^[30]
30 June 2024	RB	Jai Semenyo	Eastleigh	7 August 2024	^[26]
30 June 2024	CM	Ryan Kavanagh	Barry Town	11 August 2024	^[26]
30 June 2024	RW	Sheyi Ojo	Maribor	6 September 2024	^[26]
30 June 2024	CF	Chanka Zimba	Marine	13 September 2024	^[26]
30 June 2024	RB	Xavier Benjamin	Enfield Town	19 September 2024	^[26]
30 June 2024	DM	Caleb Hughes			^[26]
30 June 2024	CF	Finlay Johnson			^[26]
30 June 2024	AM	Romaine Sawyers			^[26]
30 August 2024	RB	Mahlon Romeo			^[31]

Current squad

As of 6 October 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps.	Goals	Year signed	Signed from	Transfer fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Ethan Horvath	GK	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995 (age 29)	20	0	2024	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	2027^[32]
21	Jak Alnwick	GK	(1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 31)	43	0	2022	St Mirren	Free	2025^[33]
41	Matthew Turner	GK	(2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	2021	Leeds United	Free	2026^[34]
Defenders
2	Will Fish	CB	(2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 21)	3	0	2024	Manchester United	Undisclosed	2028
4	Dimitrios Goutas	CB	(1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30)	55	4	2023	Sivasspor	Free	2025^[35]
5	Jesper Daland	CB	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)	4	0	2024	Cercle Brugge	Undisclosed	2028
12	Calum Chambers	CB/RB/DM	(1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29)	13	0	2024	Aston Villa	Free	2027
17	Jamilu Collins	LB/CB/LM	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30)	42	1	2022	SC Paderborn	Free	2025
23	Joel Bagan	LB	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 23)	51	3	2020	Academy	Trainee	2026^[36]
33	Ryotaro Tsunoda	CB/LB	(1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 25)	0	0	2024	Yokohama F. Marinos	Undisclosed	^[37]
38	Perry Ng	RB/LB/CB	(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28)	156	9	2021	Crewe Alexandra	£350,000	2026^[38]
Midfielders
3	Manolis Siopis	CM	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30)	51	0	2023	Trabzonspor	Free	2026^[39]
8	Joe Ralls	CM/LM/DM	(1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 31)	393	34	2011	Academy	Trainee	2025^[40]
10	Aaron Ramsey	CM/AM	(1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33)	44	6	2023	Nice	Free	2025
11	Callum O'Dowda	LW/AM/RW/LWB	(1995-04-23) 23 April 1995 (age 29)	63	5	2022	Bristol City	Free	2025
14	David Turnbill	AM	(1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 25)	24	0	2024	Celtic	Undisclosed	2027^[41]
18	Alex Robertson	CM/AM DM	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)	12	2	2024	Manchester City	Undisclosed	2028
27	Rubin Colwill	AM/LW/RW	(2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)	120	12	2020	Academy	Trainee	2027^[42]
32	Ollie Tanner	LW/AM/RW	(2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22)	54	3	2022	Lewes	£50,000	2027
35	Andy Rinomhota	CM/DM/RM	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27)	56	0	2022	Reading	Free	2025
45	Cian Ashford	AM	(2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20)	13	1	2022	Academy	Trainee	2027^[43]
Forwards
9	Kion Etete	CF/SS	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22)	61	9	2022	Tottenham Hotspur	£500,000	2025
15	Wilfried Kanga	CF/LW/RW	(1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 26)	12	0	2024	Hertha BSC	Loan	2025
16	Chris Willock	LW/RW/AM	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)	12	1	2024	Queens Park Rangers	Free	2027
19	Yakou Méïté	LW/CF/RW	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)	46	2	2023	Reading	Free	2025^[44]
20	Anwar El Ghazi	RW/LW/CF	(1995-05-03) 3 May 1995 (age 29)	11	1	2024	Mainz 05	Free	2025
39	Isaak Davies	SS/RW/LW	(2001-09-25) 25 September 2001 (age 23)	42	4	2020	Academy	Trainee	2025
47	Callum Robinson	LW/CF/RW	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)	58	15	2022	West Bromwich Albion	£1,500,000	2025
Out on Loan
6	Ryan Wintle	DM/CM/CB	(1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 27)	117	5	2021	Crewe Alexandra	Free	2026^[45]
24	Eli King	DM/CM	(2002-12-23) 23 December 2002 (age 21)	8	0	2021	Academy	Trainee	2026^[46]
25	Kieron Evans	AM	(2001-12-19) 19 December 2001 (age 22)	12	1	2020	Academy	Trainee	2025^[47]
34	Joel Colwill	CM	(2004-10-27) 27 October 2004 (age 20)	5	0	2022	Academy	Trainee	2028^[42]
36	Raheem Conte	DM/RB	(2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22)	5	0	2022	Queens Park Rangers	Trainee	2025^[48]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 21 June, Cardiff City announced their first four pre-season friendlies, against Kidderminster Harriers, KV Kortrijk, Penybont and Reading.^[49] Four days later, a fifth fixture was added, against Bristol Rovers.^[50] In July, a pre-season training camp in Austria was announced along with friendly matches against Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC and Mamelodi Sundowns.^[51]^[52]^[53]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 July 2024 Friendly	Cardiff City	0–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Canton
19:30 BST		Report	Colwill 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

13 July 2024 Friendly	Cardiff City	3–1	KV Kortrijk	Canton
12:00 BST	Davies pen.' Collins Colwill	Report	Kaneko	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

16 July 2024 Friendly	Cardiff City	7–1	Penybont	Canton
19:30 BST	Robinson 7', 31' O'Dowda 33' Conte 51' Evans 53' Ashford 82', 88'	Report	58'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

21 July 2024 Friendly	Hamburger SV	0–3	Cardiff City	Bramberg am Wildkogel, Austria
16:00 CEST (15:00 BST)		Report	Tanner 48' Davies 69' Robinson 89'	Stadium: Smaragd-Arena

23 July 2024 Friendly	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–1	Cardiff City	Wörgl, Austria
16:00 CEST (15:00 BST)	Matthews 75'	Report	Colwill 47'	Stadium: Sportzentrum
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled to take place at Waldstadion but was switched to Sportzentrum in Wörgl.^[54]

25 July 2024 Friendly	Hertha BSC	1–1	Cardiff City	St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
18:00 CEST (17:00 BST)	Gechter 8'	Report	Robinson 88'	Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann

31 July 2024 Friendly	Cardiff City	2–1	Reading	Leckwith
19:30 BST	Robinson 4', 78'	Report	Azeez 12'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

3 August 2024 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Cardiff City	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report	Ramsey 28' Ralls 56'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Preston North End	15	3	6	6	15	23	−8	15
21	Luton Town	15	4	3	8	17	26	−9	15
22	Cardiff City	15	4	3	8	14	23	−9	15	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Portsmouth	15	2	6	7	16	28	−12	12
24	Queens Park Rangers	15	1	7	7	12	25	−13	10

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[55]

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
15	4	3	8	14	23	−9	15	4	0	4	11	10	+1	0	3	4	3	13	−10

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
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
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L
Position	20	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	22	20	20	17	21	22
Points	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	8	11	12	15	15	15

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[56]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

10 August 2024 1	Cardiff City	0–2	Sunderland	Leckwith
12:30 BST		BBC report Sky report	O'Nien 18' Hume 51' Alese 81' Clarke 89'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 21,401 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Live on Sky TV

17 August 2024 2	Burnley	5–0	Cardiff City	Burnley
15:00 BST	Horvath 9' (o.g.) Koleosho 31' Foster 42' Brownhill 51' Estève 59' Amdouni 88' Guðmundsson 90+2'	BBC report Sky report	Ramsey 42'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,759 Referee: Michael Salisbury

25 August 2024 3	Swansea City	1–1	Cardiff City	Landore
15:00 BST	Cullen 10' Allen 90+7' Darling 90+10'	BBC report Sky report EFL report	Robinson 79' Ng 90+10' Colwill 90+10'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 20,174 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 24 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[57]

31 August 2024 4	Cardiff City	0–2	Middlesbrough	Leckwith
12:30 BST	Siopis 5' Daland 39'	BBC report Sky report	Clarke 55' Morris 69', 82'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Webb
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[57]

14 September 2024 5	Derby County	1–0	Cardiff City	Derby
15:00 BST	Goudmijn 28'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,985 Referee: Matt Donohue

21 September 2024 6	Cardiff City	0–2	Leeds United	Leckwith
15:00 BST		BBC report Sky report	Ramazani 30' Piroe 87'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 23,207 Referee: Josh Smith

28 September 2024 7	Hull City	4–1	Cardiff City	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Belloumi 22', 35' McLoughlin 28' Zambrano 51' Slater 69' Mehlem 76' Bedia 90+1' (pen.)	BBC report Sky report	Fish 13' Robinson 18' Collins 22' O'Dowda 57' Ng 75'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 22,665 Referee: Leigh Doughty

1 October 2024 8	Cardiff City	1–0	Millwall	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Chambers 26' Ng 39'	BBC report Sky report	De Norre 64' Cooper 87' Leonard 90+1'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,687 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports Extra

6 October 2024 9	Bristol City	1–1	Cardiff City	Ashton Gate
15:00 BST	McNally 73'	BBC report Sky report	Tanner 54' Ralls 65'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 22,664 Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[58]

19 October 2024 10	Cardiff City	5–0	Plymouth Argyle	Leckwith
12:30 BST	A. Robertson 16', 48' Colwill 24' Robinson 39', 75' Ng 42' El Ghazi 52' Willock 80'	BBC report Sky report	Cissoko 41' Edwards 88'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 20,634 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[58]

22 October 2024 11	Cardiff City	2–0	Portsmouth	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Poole 6' (og) Robinson 13'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,534 Referee: Oliver Langford

26 October 2024 12	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Cardiff City	West Bromwich
15:00 BST		BBC report Sky report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Josh Smith

2 November 2024 13	Cardiff City	2–1	Norwich City	Leckwith
15:00 GMT	Robinson 89' O'Dowda 90+3'	BBC report Sky report	Borja Sainz 52'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,032 Referee: Lewis Smith

6 November 2024 14	Luton Town	1–0	Cardiff City	Luton
20:00 GMT	Brown 57'	BBC report Sky report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,655 Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[58]

9 November 2024 15	Cardiff City	1–3	Blackburn Rovers	Leckwith
12:30 GMT	Turnbull 73'	BBC report Sky report	Weimann 15', 54' Baker 86'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[58]

23 November 2024 16	Sheffield Wednesday	v	Cardiff City	Owlerton
12:30 GMT		Sky report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[58]

27 November 2024 17	Cardiff City	v	Queens Park Rangers	Leckwith
19:45 GMT		Sky report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports Extra

30 November 2024 18	Coventry City	v	Cardiff City	Coventry
15:00 GMT		Sky report		Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena

7 December 2024 19	Cardiff City	v	Watford	Leckwith
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

11 December 2024 20	Cardiff City	v	Preston North End	Leckwith
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

14 December 2024 21	Stoke City	v	Cardiff City	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

21 December 2024 22	Cardiff City	v	Sheffield United	Leckwith
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

26 December 2024 23	Oxford United	v	Cardiff City	Littlemore
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kassam Stadium

29 December 2024 24	Watford	v	Cardiff City	Watford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Vicarage Road

1 January 2025 25	Cardiff City	v	Coventry City	Leckwith
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

4 January 2025 26	Middlesbrough	v	Cardiff City	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Riverside Stadium

18 January 2025 27	Cardiff City	v	Swansea City	Leckwith
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[59]

21 January 2025 28	Millwall	v	Cardiff City	Bermondsey
20:00 GMT				Stadium: The Den
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[59]

25 January 2025 29	Cardiff City	v	Derby County	Leckwith
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

1 February 2025 30	Leeds United	v	Cardiff City	Leeds
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Elland Road

8 February 2025 31	Cardiff City	v	Hull City	Leckwith
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

11 February 2025 32	Portsmouth	v	Cardiff City	Milton, Portsmouth
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Fratton Park

15 February 2025 33	Cardiff City	v	Bristol City	Leckwith
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[59]

22 February 2025 34	Plymouth Argyle	v	Cardiff City	Plymouth
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.^[59]

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Cardiff being drawn at home against Bristol Rovers.^[60] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Southampton.^[61]^[62]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round	Cardiff City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Leckwith
19:45 BST	McGuinness 32', 68' Colwill 90+1'	BBC Report	Anthony 77'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium

28 August 2024 Second round	Cardiff City	3–5	Southampton	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Colwill 21', 36' Edwards 48' (o.g.) Robertson 57' Fagan-Walcott 89'	BBC report Sky report EFL report	Fernandes 10' Amo-Ameyaw 30' Dibling 53' Archer 55', 90+4' Bree 69', 90+1' Wood 73'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,225 Referee: Tom Nield

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 9 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Ethan Horvath	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Will Fish	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF	GRE	Manolis Siopis	11	0	8+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	GRE	Dimitrios Goutas	13	0	11+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	NOR	Jesper Daland	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Joe Ralls	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	WAL	Aaron Ramsey	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	MF	IRL	Callum O'Dowda	14	1	13+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Calum Chambers	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	SCO	David Turnbull	9	1	6+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	CIV	Wilfried Kanga	13	0	5+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	FW	ENG	Chris Willock	14	1	6+8	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	NGA	Jamilu Collins	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	AUS	Alexander Robertson	13	2	9+2	1	0+0	0	1+1	1
19	FW	CIV	Yakou Méïté	11	0	3+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	NED	Anwar El Ghazi	13	1	10+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	ENG	Jak Alnwick	13	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	DF	IRL	Joel Bagan	9	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
24	MF	WAL	Eli King	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25	MF	WAL	Kieron Evans	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	MF	WAL	Rubin Colwill	17	3	11+4	1	0+0	0	2+0	2
31	DF	ENG	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
32	FW	ENG	Ollie Tanner	16	1	10+5	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
35	MF	ZIM	Andy Rinomhota	8	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
36	MF	ENG	Raheem Conte	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Perry Ng	14	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
43	MF	ENG	Adeteye Gbadehan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
44	DF	WAL	Ronan Kpakio	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
45	MF	WAL	Cian Ashford	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
46	FW	ENG	Michael Reindorf	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
47	FW	IRL	Callum Robinson	12	5	8+4	5	0+0	0	0+0	0
49	DF	WAL	Luey Giles	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
50	FW	WAL	Isaac Jefferies	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
52	MF	WAL	Cody Twose	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
5	DF	IRL	Mark McGuinness	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1

Goals record

As of match played 9 November 2024

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	47	CF	Callum Robinson	5	0	5
2	27	AM	Rubin Colwill	1	2	3
3=	18	CM	Alex Robertson	1	1	2
3=	Own Goals			1	1	2
5=	5	CB	Mark McGuinness	0	1	1
	11	LB	Callum O'Dowda	1	0	1
	14	CM	David Turnbull	1	0	1
	16	LW	Chris Willock	1	0	1
	20	RW	Anwar El Ghazi	1	0	1
	32	RW	Ollie Tanner	1	0	1
	38	RB	Perry Ng	1	0	1
Total				14	5	19

Assists record

As of match played 9 November 2024

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	27	AM	Rubin Colwill	3	0	3
2	32	RW	Ollie Tanner	1	1	2
3=	4	CB	Dimitrios Goutas	1	0	1
	8	CB	Joe Ralls	1	0	1
	11	LB	Callum O'Dowda	1	0	1
	16	LW	Chris Willock	1	0	1
	20	RW	Anwar El Ghazi	1	0	1
	25	AM	Kieron Evans	0	1	1
	36	DM	Raheem Conte	0	1	1
	46	CF	Michael Reindorf	0	1	1
Total				9	4	13

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 November 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			FA Cup			EFL Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	38		RB	Perry Ng	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
2	27		AM	Rubin Colwill	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
3=	2		CB	Will Fish	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	3		CM	Manolis Siopis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	8		CM	Joe Ralls	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11		LM	Callum O'Dowda	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	12		CB	Calum Chambers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23		LB	Joel Bagan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	35		CM	Andy Rinomhota	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
10=	4		CB	Dimitrios Goutas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		CB	Jesper Daland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	5		CB	Mark McGuinness	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	10		CM	Aaron Ramsey	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		CM	David Turnbull	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17		LB	Jamilu Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		CM	Alex Robertson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	31		CB	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	32		RW	Ollie Tanner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	47		LW	Callum Robinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					28	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	31	0	1

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[U21-2] Signed initially for the U21s

[BulutOut-1] "Club Statement | Erol Bulut". Cardiff City FC. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

[GriffithsReindorfPearce-3] "Four new recruits added to City's U21s". Cardiff City FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[4] "Chris Willock is a Bluebird!". Cardiff City FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[5] "Calum Chambers: Cardiff sign England defender from Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 2024-07-14. Retrieved 2024-07-14.

[6] "Anwar El Ghazi joins the Bluebirds". Cardiff City FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.

[7] "Baylin Johnson added to U21 squad". Cardiff City FC. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[8] "Alex Robertson is a Bluebird". Cardiff City FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[9] "Jesper Daland is a Bluebird". Cardiff City FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

[10] "Will Fish joins Cardiff City from Manchester United". Cardiff City FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[11] "Roko Simic agrees four-year contract". Cardiff City FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.

[12] "Cameron Antwi joins Newport County". Cardiff City FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[13] "Ebou Adams joins Derby County". Cardiff City FC. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

[14] "Japhet Matondo joins City's Under-21s". Stoke City FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[15] "McGuinness joins Luton Town". Cardiff City FC. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

[16] "Kanga joins Bulut's Bluebirds". Cardiff City FC. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.

[17] "Luke Pearce joins Sligo Rovers on loan". Cardiff City FC. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

[18] "Joel Colwill joins Cheltenham Town". Cardiff City FC. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[19] "Eli King joins Stevenage on loan". Cardiff City FC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[20] "Kieron Evans joins Newport County on loan". Cardiff City FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

[21] "Ryan Wintle joins Millwall on loan". Cardiff City FC. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[22] "Josh Beecher joins Barry Town United". Cardiff City FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[23] "Raheem Conte joins Woking". Cardiff City FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[24] "Ewan Griffiths joins Plymouth Parkway". Cardiff City FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[25] "Simic joins K.V. Kortrijk". Cardiff City FC. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[26] "Malachi Fagan-Walcott joins York City on loan". Cardiff City FC. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[RetainedList-27] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "2023/24 Retained List". Cardiff City FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[28] "James Crole comes home". X. Penybont FC. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[29] "Ollie Denham signs 18 month deal". Sligo Rovers FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[30] "Haverfordwest County AFC announce signing of midfielder Kyle Kenniford". Haverfordwest County AFC. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[31] "Rams Add Luthra To Goalkeeping Department". Derby County FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[32] "Mahlon Romeo leaves by mutual consent". Cardiff City FC. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[33] "Ethan Horvath signs". Cardiff City FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[34] "Jak Alnwick pens a new contract". Cardiff City. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

[35] "Matthew Turner pens new City deal". Cardiff City. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[36] "Dimitrios Goutas joins Cardiff City". Cardiff City F.C. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[37] "Joel Bagan pens a new City deal". Cardiff City F.C. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[Tsunoda-38] "Tsunoda completes transfer and loan out deal". Cardiff City FC. 23 January 2024.

[39] "Perry Ng signs new City deal". Cardiff City F.C. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

[40] "Manolis Siopis is a Bluebird". Cardiff City FC. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

[41] "Cardiff City: Captain Joe Ralls signs new Bluebirds contract". BBC Sport Football. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

[42] "David Turnbull is a Bluebird". Cardiff City F.C. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[ColwillsSigns-43] "Rubin Colwill & Joe Colwill sign new City deals". Cardiff City. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[44] "Cian Ashford extends contract with the Bluebirds". Cardiff City. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

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[SwanseaMiddlesbroughTV-58] "Championship fixture alterations | August 2024". Cardiff City FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.

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