Bamford gone: Leeds 2019/20 Champions under Bielsa, where are they now?

[ad_1] Leeds United’s squad of 2019/20 will go down in historical past, with the Whites sealing a return to the Premier League after a 16-year absence beneath Marcelo Bielsa in what was the membership’s one centesimal anniversary.

Patrick Bamford performed a key function in that facet, however after seven years at Elland Street, has now left the membership. The striker was not in Daniel Farke’s Premier League plans after Bamford turned a two-time Championship winner with Leeds and mutually had his contract terminated.

Again in 2020, Bielsa had 18 gamers in his Leeds squad who made 10 or extra Championship appearances because the Whites finally received the league by 10 factors forward of West Brom.

Leeds' 2019/20 Championship stats

Wins

28

Attracts

9

Losses

9

Factors

93

Purpose distinction

+42

Greatest win

Leeds 5-0 Stoke Metropolis

Now, following Bamford’s Leeds exit, we’ve had a take a look at the place the remainder of the 2019/20 squad are in 2025.

18 Kiko Casilla 36 appearances

Kiko Casilla Leeds United

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla formally left Leeds in 2022, having his contract terminated a 12 months early.

The Spaniard made 36 Championship appearances in 2019/20, and after leaving the Whites, signed for Getafe earlier than retiring in 2023.

17 Luke Ayling 37 appearances

A daily at right-back and the scorer of that fantastic volley in opposition to Huddersfield City, Luke Ayling is at the moment at Championship facet Middlesbrough.

He initially moved to the Riverside on mortgage in 2024 earlier than making a transfer everlasting and is beneath contract till 2026.

16 Ben White 46 appearances

Ben White for Leeds United

Beginning each Championship sport that season, Ben White would seal a big-money transfer to Arsenal in 2021, the place he has gone on to be an everyday.

Costing round £50m, White has featured as a centre-back or right-back and is beneath contract on the Emirates till 2028.

15 Liam Cooper 38 appearances

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Captain of the facet, Liam Cooper, left Leeds in 2024 after making 284 appearances for the Whites.

He swapped Yorkshire for Bulgaria and CSKA Sofia, however after simply over 12 months, turned a free agent in 2025.

14 Ezgjan Alioski 39 appearances

Initially a left-winger, Ezgjan Alioski became an attacking full-back beneath Bielsa and scored 5 Championship targets in 2019/20.

He featured often within the Premier League in 2020/21 however left that summer time for Saudi Professional League facet Al-Ahli. Alioski additionally performed for Fenerbahce earlier than returning to Swiss facet FC Lugano, the place he's beneath contract till 2027.

13 Kalvin Phillips 37 appearances

An important member on the base of Bielsa’s midfield was Kalvin Phillips, who sealed a £50m transfer from Leeds to Manchester Metropolis in 2022 after starring beneath the Argentine.

Issues didn’t go to plan for the holding midfielder on the Etihad, although, with Phillips having mortgage spells at West Ham and Ipswich City. In the summertime of 2025, he was in search of one other new membership however continues to be beneath contract with Metropolis.

12 Stuart Dallas 45 appearances

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A flexible star beneath Bielsa, Stuart Dallas reworked right into a Leeds legend however suffered a severe harm in opposition to Manchester Metropolis at Elland Street in 2022.

He would formally retire from soccer two years later after failing to recuperate, ending in 267 Leeds appearances in all competitions. Dallas now works as a pundit for Sky Sports activities’ EFL protection.

11 Helder Costa 43 appearances

A loanee for the 2019/20 season, Helder Costa’s Leeds transfer turned everlasting in 2020, nonetheless, he had spells with Valencia and Al-Ittihad earlier than being launched at Elland Street in 2023.

The winger then performed in Portugal with Estoril and China with YN Yukun, however as of the summer time of 2025 and on the age of 31, Costa was with no membership.

10 Mateusz Klich 44 appearances

Field-to-box midfielder Mateusz Klich turned a cult hero at Elland Street and, after starring for Leeds, was allowed to hitch DC United in 2023.

The Poland worldwide joined Atlanta on the finish of 2024, after which in August 2025, returned to his native nation with Cracovia, the place he's beneath contract till 2027.

9 Jack Harrison 46 appearances

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Nonetheless at Leeds is winger Jack Harrison, who had two mortgage spells with Everton following Leeds’ Premier League relegation again in 2023.

Having work to do to get the Leeds followers again on facet, Harrison continues to be beneath contract at Elland Street till 2028 and seems to be in Farke’s plans.