Leicester convey ahead closing recreation to ‘give the GOAT the send-off he deserves’
Jamie Vardy will make his five hundredth and closing look for Leicester Metropolis of their penultimate match of the season at dwelling to Ipswich City on Sunday (15:00 BST), the membership have introduced in a transfer to make sure the “momentous event” takes place on the King Energy Stadium.
Leicester shut their marketing campaign at Bournemouth on Could 25 however membership legend Vardy’s farewell will arrive every week earlier, with the Foxes asking followers to reach early and keep late to “give the GOAT [greatest of all time] the send-off he deserves”.
Vardy will hope to notch the objective he must take his complete for Leicester to 200 earlier than a sequence of post-match actions that includes “a number of former team-mates”.
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— Leicester Metropolis (@LCFC) Could 14, 2025
Metropolis captain Vardy, who was integral to one of many best sporting shocks of all time when Leicester gained the 2015/16 top-flight title, described himself as “gutted” whereas saying his exit in entrance of the Premier League trophy in April.
The 38-year-old all-time Premier League prime scorer for the membership additionally helped Leicester win the 2020/21 FA Cup and the Championship in 2014 and 2024.
Leicester have been relegated alongside Ipswich and Southampton and Vardy may face them subsequent season if rumours show correct of a transfer to Wrexham, who’ve been promoted from League One.
“We haven’t spoken about something when it comes to recruitment,” Wrexham supervisor Phil Parkinson instructed BBC Radio 5 Reside Breakfast when he was requested about Vardy.
“Brokers clearly ring on a regular basis, and I’ve been saying, ‘Look, we’re not recruitment till the tip of the season’… as a result of once you begin talking to gamers at this stage, you possibly can destabilise your personal dressing room.”
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Jamie Vardy golf equipment: Leicester ‘household’
Having been launched by Sheffield Wednesday as an adolescent, Vardy frolicked with Stocksbridge Park Steels earlier than making his identify at Halifax City.
After a prolific interval at Fleetwood – then a non-league facet – Vardy joined Leicester for £1 million in Could 2012. “Being right here so lengthy, the followers took me in like I used to be considered one of their very own,” he stated when he introduced his departure.
“You all the time wish to repay that… it’s household. The followers have, ever since I’ve been right here, caught with us by means of thick and skinny.
“It involves recreation days, and the ambiance’s nice. And then you definitely get the die-hard ones who’re travelling to each single away recreation as effectively.
“It’s actually appreciated, it truly is. Nothing on the planet nowadays is reasonable, so for them to be spending their cash to again the membership they love and, happily for myself, being concerned in that for the entire previous 13 seasons, it’s an unbelievable feeling.”
Jamie Vardy stats
By Leicester’s personal evaluation, Vardy’s arrival was “branded as foolhardy at greatest, unusual at worst” – however his 16 objectives helped the membership return to the Premier League the next season.
A 24-goal complete in that exceptional 2015/16 season, when Leicester had been 5,000/1 to win the Premier League, was the primary of seven successive campaigns through which Vardy would hit double figures within the prime flight.
Vardy names his all-time LCFC XI 👀 pic.twitter.com/yW7Hw2MwGG
— Leicester Metropolis (@LCFC) April 24, 2025
On November 28 2015, Vardy broke present Leicester supervisor Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s file by scoring in 11 straight Premier League video games with one in opposition to the staff for whom the Dutchman achieved the feat, Manchester United.
Amongst his litany of different highlights, Vardy helped Leicester attain the 2016/17 Champions League quarter-finals, the 2020/21 Europa League spherical of 32 and the 2021/22 Convention League semi-finals.
Jamie Vardy objectives: Championship to Premier League
Vardy scored 20 objectives final season as Leicester gained the Championship and has seven objectives and three assists on this season’s Premier League, with solely 9 English gamers outscoring him.
Leicester are second-bottom of the desk and have been relegated with 5 video games to spare, inflicting Vardy to apologise to supporters on social media earlier after their destiny was sealed.
Jamie Vardy, a Premier League and @LCFC icon. pic.twitter.com/2rREJz3b1K
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 24, 2025
“No phrases I’ve can ever categorical my emotions of anger and unhappiness with the way in which this season has gone,” he stated. “There are not any excuses.
“This season has been nothing however depressing and for me personally, a complete embarrassment. It hurts and I do know you’re feeling it too.”
Leicester Metropolis: Vardy ‘particular’
Leicester name Vardy their “best ever participant”, with chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha describing the membership’s all-time third-highest scorer as “distinctive”.
“He’s a particular participant and an much more particular particular person,” stated Srivaddhanaprabha. “He holds a spot within the hearts of everybody linked to Leicester Metropolis.
“He definitely has my deepest respect and affection. I’m endlessly grateful for the whole lot he has given to this soccer membership.”
⏪️ Jamie Vardy’s debut, all these years in the past. pic.twitter.com/PjTcVPgaR0
— Leicester Metropolis (@LCFC) Could 15, 2025
Jamie Vardy England file
An England debutant in 2015, Vardy scored seven objectives in 26 worldwide appearances, together with 5 in 10 video games in 2016.
Substitute Vardy scored England’s equaliser of their 2-1 win over Wales at Euro 2016 and was a part of the squad on the Fifa 2018 World Cup, though he stated he “may have helped a bit extra if I had extra minutes” after a quick look from the bench within the semi-final defeat to Croatia.
“Whenever you get chosen, you wish to be taking part in,” Vardy defined after supervisor Gareth Southgate tried to vary his determination to retire from worldwide soccer after the event.
“In case you’re taking part in week in, week out in your membership, you wish to be going to England to play as effectively.
“And if it’s not taking place, then for me personally now, at this age, it’s higher to be at dwelling, spending that point with my household and coaching with my membership, getting ready for the following recreation after the worldwide break.
Jamie Vardy internet value
Vardy is value greater than £9m and has earned greater than £50m throughout his time with Leicester, in response to Movie star Web Value.
He appeared in an advert for audio producer Beats by Dre in 2015 and has had offers with Nike and Adidas, in response to Footy Headlines.
