Michael Golding
Midfield - Central Midfield
at Leicester City
at Leicester City
686 days · joined 2024-07-07
✨Wonderkid
Market value
€2.00m
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
21/22
debut season
0.18
goals / match
Chelsea FC U18
top club · 27 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#340
goals rank
#350
assists rank
10
season goals
8
season assists
Among 376 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.00m
peak value · 2024
€5.90m
top transfer fee · 24/25
5
best season · 22/23
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2006-05-23 · 4 players total
57Appearances
10Goals
8Assists
2Yellow cards
0Red cards
19Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Michael Golding |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Michael Heinz Golding |
| Date of birth | 2006-05-23 (20 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Kingston, England |
| Citizenship | England Ireland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Leicester City |
| Joined | 2024-07-07 |
| Contract expires | 2028-06-30 |
| Agent | Golden Gate Group |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Leicester City U21
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
Transfer: Chelsea U21 → Leicester
24/25 · Transfer · €5.90m
Jul 2024
24/25 — Leicester City, Leicester City U21
11 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Chelsea U18 → Chelsea U21
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Chelsea FC, Chelsea FC U21, Chelsea FC U18
26 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Chelsea FC U21, Chelsea FC U18, Chelsea FC UEFA U19
15 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Chelsea Youth → Chelsea U18
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Chelsea FC U18
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 61 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.43/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.43/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Leicester City U21
41.3%
Leicester City
0.0%
Chelsea FC
0.0%
Chelsea FC U18
54.8%
Chelsea FC U21
3.9%
Chelsea FC UEFA U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City U21 | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 694 |
| Leicester City | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea FC | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelsea FC U18 | 3 | 21/22 | 23/24 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 921 |
| Chelsea FC U21 | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 66 |
| Chelsea FC UEFA U19 | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 486 |
| 24/25 | Premier League Cup | Leicester City U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Chelsea FC U21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Youth Cup | Chelsea FC U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 23/24 | PL2 Playoffs | Chelsea FC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League 2 | Chelsea FC U21 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | U18 Premier League | Chelsea FC U18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 608 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Chelsea FC U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Youth Cup | Chelsea FC U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League 2 | Chelsea FC U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | U18 Premier League | Chelsea FC U18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 22/23 | UEFA Youth League | Chelsea FC UEFA U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | U18 Premier League | Chelsea FC U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Chelsea Youth | Chelsea U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-01 | Chelsea U18 | Chelsea U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-07 | Chelsea U21 | Leicester | Transfer | 300000 | €5.90m |
No recorded injuries.
Current€2.00m
Peak€2.00m
Low€300k
Δ since start+—
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zain Silcott-Duberry | 2 | 0 | 994 |
| Donnell McNeilly | 3 | 1 | 968 |
| Jimmy-Jay Morgan | 2 | 1 | 866 |
| Tyler Dibling | 2 | 1 | 848 |
| Samuel Amo-Ameyaw | 2 | 0 | 841 |
| Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny | 2 | 0 | 765 |
| Frankie Runham | 2 | 2 | 682 |
| Tommy Setford | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrique George | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brodi Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Castledine | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaiden Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Akomeah | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakyle Samuel | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Oboavwoduo | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Nwaneri | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison McMahon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Curd | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Meghoma | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | U18 Premier League | Chelsea FC U18 | 5 | 12 |
| 23/24 | U18 Premier League | Chelsea FC U18 | 1 | 8 |
| 25/26 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U21 | 1 | 3 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Premier League 2 | Chelsea FC U21 | 3 | 11 |
| 22/23 | U18 Premier League | Chelsea FC U18 | 2 | 12 |
| 23/24 | U18 Premier League | Chelsea FC U18 | 1 | 8 |
Last 50 matches for Leicester City The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-30 | CGB |
Manchester United | 5–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2024-09-24 | CGB |
Walsall FC | 0–3 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2024-08-27 | CGB |
Leicester City | 4–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Available |
| 2024-03-17 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 4–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2024-03-17 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 4–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2024-02-27 | GB1 |
AFC Bournemouth | 0–1 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2023-09-27 | CGB |
Liverpool FC | 3–1 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2023-08-29 | CGB |
Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2023-08-09 | CGB |
Burton Albion | 0–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2023-02-28 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Available |
| 2023-01-10 | CGB |
Newcastle United | 2–0 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2022-12-20 | CGB |
Milton Keynes Dons | 0–3 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2022-11-08 | CGB |
Leicester City | 3–0 | Newport County | Available |
| 2022-08-23 | CGB |
Stockport County | 1–3 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2021-12-22 | CGB |
Liverpool FC | 5–4 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2021-10-27 | CGB |
Leicester City | 4–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Available |
| 2021-09-22 | CGB |
Millwall FC | 0–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2021-05-15 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 0–1 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2021-04-18 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 1–0 | Southampton FC | Available |
| 2021-03-21 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 3–1 | Manchester United | Available |
| 2021-02-10 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Available |
| 2020-09-23 | CGB |
Leicester City | 0–2 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2020-06-28 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 0–1 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2020-06-23 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Available |
| 2020-06-20 | GB1 |
Watford FC | 1–1 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2020-03-09 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 4–0 | Aston Villa | Available |
| 2020-03-04 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Available |
| 2020-02-28 | GB1 |
Norwich City | 1–0 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2020-02-22 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 0–1 | Manchester City | Available |
| 2020-02-14 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2020-02-01 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 2–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2020-01-28 | CGB |
Aston Villa | 2–1 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2020-01-22 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 4–1 | West Ham United | Available |
| 2020-01-19 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 2–1 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2020-01-11 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 1–2 | Southampton FC | Available |
| 2020-01-08 | CGB |
Leicester City | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Available |
| 2020-01-01 | GB1 |
Newcastle United | 0–3 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-12-28 | GB1 |
West Ham United | 1–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-12-26 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 0–4 | Liverpool FC | Available |
| 2019-12-21 | GB1 |
Manchester City | 3–1 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-12-18 | CGB |
Everton FC | 2–4 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-12-14 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 1–1 | Norwich City | Available |
| 2019-12-08 | GB1 |
Aston Villa | 1–4 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-12-04 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 2–0 | Watford FC | Available |
| 2019-12-01 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 2–1 | Everton FC | Available |
| 2019-11-23 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-11-09 | GB1 |
Leicester City | 2–0 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2019-11-03 | GB1 |
Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-10-29 | CGB |
Burton Albion | 1–3 | Leicester City | Available |
| 2019-10-25 | GB1 |
Southampton FC | 0–9 | Leicester City | Available |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Senior debut season | |
| 22/23 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 11 | 486 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 23/24 | 26 | 827 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
U18 Premier League
22 apps
6 G
3 A
Premier League 2
21 apps
2 G
4 A
EFL Trophy
4 apps
1 G
1 A
FA Youth Cup
5 apps
1 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Michael Golding
Who is Michael Golding?
Michael Golding is an England professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Leicester City.
How old is Michael Golding?
Michael Golding is 20 years old. He was born on May 23, 2006 in Kingston.
What position does Michael Golding play?
Michael Golding plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Michael Golding play for?
Michael Golding currently plays for Leicester City.
How many career goals has Michael Golding scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Golding has scored 10 goals in 57 appearances.
What is Michael Golding's market value?
Michael Golding's most recent reported market value is €2.00m.