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Jamie Vardy Set to Leave Leicester City: 13 Awesome Facts About the English Superstar

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Published24 Apr 2025

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Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester City at the end of the 2024-25 season, concluding an unforgettable 13-year spell with the Foxes. 

Leicester City, who have been relegated to the Championship this season, confirmed the legend’s departure via their official website.

“We can confirm legendary striker Jamie Vardy will leave Leicester City this summer after 13 seasons that have seen him become our greatest-ever player,” the statement read.

Leicester City chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, also showered praises on the 38-year-old.

“Jamie is unique. He is a special player and an even more special person,” he said.

“He holds a place in the hearts of everyone connected to Leicester City, and he certainly has my deepest respect and affection. I am endlessly grateful for everything he has given to this football club.”

Vardy has wowed and shocked millions since ing Leicester City 13 years ago. With his departure imminent, SportsCasting takes a look at 13 facts — most of them lesser known — about one of the heroes of Leicester’s historic 2015-16 Premier League triumph.

Jamie Vardy: 13 Awesome Facts About the Leicester City Legend

#13 Factory to Premier League Hall of Fame

At 16, Jamie Vardy was released by Sheffield Wednesday for being “too small.” He eventually took a job in a carbon fibre factory while playing non-league football at Stocksbridge Park Steels. Now, at 38, he is a Premier League legend, one of the finest English strikers in the division’s history.

#12 Jamie Vardy: The Ruthless Scorer

During Leicester City’s historic 2015-16 Premier League campaign, Jamie Vardy scored in 11 consecutive top-flight games (August–November), achieving the longest scoring streak in the division. He sured Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 10 games in 2003.

#11 First £1 Million Non-League Transfer

Leicester City paid £1m to sign Jamie Vardy from Fleetwood Town in 2012, making him the most expensive non-league transfer at the time.

#10 Four-Time League Winner

Between 2011 and 2015, Jamie Vardy achieved the rare feat of winning four league titles in four different tiers of English football.

He won the Conference North with Halifax Town (2010-11), Conference Premier with Fleetwood Town (2011-12), and the Championship (2013-14) as well as the Premier League (2015-16) with Leicester City.

#9 Most Premier League Goals After Turning 30

Defying biology, Jamie Vardy has maintained his ruthlessness in front of goal. Since turning 30, Vardy has played 251 Premier League matches, scoring 107 times. No player in Premier League history has scored more after turning 30.

#8 Only (Known) Player to Face Both Manchester United and FC United of Manchester

Every football fan is familiar with Manchester United, but very few are aware of the existence of FC United of Manchester. Leicester City icon Jamie Vardy had the unique privilege of playing against both. He faced FC United of Manchester during his non-league football days, and, of course, battled the Red Devils multiple times as a Leicester player.

#7 Two-Time PFA Team of the Year

Jamie Vardy broke into the PFA Team of the Year not once but twice. He secured his first appearance in 2015-16 and repeated it in the 2019-20 campaign.

#6 A er of LGBT+ Community

Jamie Vardy Facts: Loving Gesture to LGBT+ Community

Jamie Vardy accidentally damaged a rainbow-coloured corner flag while celebrating a goal in 2020. Vardy then signed the flag and donated it to Leicester City’s LGBT+ ers group, Foxes Pride. He has always been a champion of inclusivity.

#5 Jamie Vardy: A Follower of Unorthodox Routine

During Leicester City’s historic Premier League-winning run in 2015-16, Jamie Vardy reportedly followed a peculiar pre-match routine. He would drink a glass of port wine the night before a game and down three cans of Red Bull as well as a double espresso on game day. Coming to solid food, he would only consume a cheese and ham omelette, as he believed this routine helped him stay at his sharpest during matches.

#4 Jamie Vardy: The Netflix Star

A docies about Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy is set to premiere on Netflix in 2025. This series will take a closer look at Vardy’s inspiring rise from obscurity to superstardom.

#3 Oldest Premier League Golden Boot Winner

Scoring 23 Premier League goals in 35 appearances across the 2019-20 season, Jamie Vardy claimed the coveted Golden Boot. He became the first and only Leicester City player to emerge as the competition’s top scorer.

#2 Conqueror of England

Jamie Vardy has won multiple trophies with Leicester City. He helped the Foxes to the Premier League title in the 2015-16 season, the FA Cup in 2020-21, and the FA Community Shield in 2021. Vardy won the Player of the Season in 2015-16, Goal of the Month in 2017-18, and the Golden Boot in 2019-20.

#1 Leicester City’s All-Time Top Scorer

Jamie Vardy Facts: He Won the Player of the Season Award in 2015-16

One of the most clinical strikers the game has ever seen, Jamie Vardy, has emerged as the Foxes’ all-time highest goalscorer. So far, he has played 496 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 198 goals and providing 69 assists. There will be a while before someone comes for Vardy’s crown.