A decade has passed since Leicester City completed one of the most astonishing feats in football history, claiming the 2015/16 Premier League title against all odds. The squad that made it happen has scattered across the globe — here is what the 11 regular starters and manager Claudio Ranieri are doing today.
Leicester City's 2016 Premier League Title Winners: Where Are They Now, 10 Years On?

A decade has passed since Leicester City completed one of the most astonishing feats in football history, claiming the 2015/16 Premier League title against all odds. The squad that made it happen has scattered across the globe — here is what the 11 regular starters and manager Claudio Ranieri are doing today.
Goalkeeper: Kasper Schmeichel
Schmeichel did not miss a single minute of the title-winning campaign and later captained the Foxes to FA Cup glory in 2021. He departed for Nice in 2022 after 11 years at the King Power Stadium, subsequently moved to Anderlecht and then Celtic. Now 39, he faces an uncertain future at Celtic Park — out of contract this summer and sidelined by a long-term shoulder injury.
Right-back: Danny Simpson
Simpson seized the right-back berth in October 2015 and held it for the remainder of the season. He left Leicester in 2019 and turned out for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City, and Macclesfield before retiring. He has since worked as a television pundit and, in August 2024, stepped into an exhibition boxing ring against YouTuber Danny Aarons.
Centre-back: Robert Huth
Huth brought winning experience to Leicester's backline, having already lifted the Premier League twice with Chelsea in 2005 and 2006. Persistent injuries forced him to retire in 2019 at 34, though he returned to the King Power Stadium as loan manager between 2022 and 2024.
Centre-back: Wes Morgan
Captain Morgan was the other player to feature in every minute of the title run. He signed off at Leicester in style, coming on as a late substitute in the 2021 FA Cup final win over Chelsea. In August 2024, he returned to his home-town club Nottingham Forest as a scout within the academy recruitment team.
Left-back: Christian Fuchs
The Austrian arrived from Schalke on the eve of the title season and made the left-back position his own, appearing 32 times in the league. After winning the FA Cup in 2021, Fuchs moved to Charlotte FC in MLS and later became the club's assistant manager. Last November, he was appointed head coach of League Two side Newport County, where he is currently fighting to preserve their EFL status.
Winger: Marc Albrighton
The former Aston Villa academy product played every league game of the title-winning season. He remained at Leicester until retiring in 2024, and has since appeared as a pundit on BBC 5 Live. Remarkably, he offered to come out of retirement last month to help the Foxes stave off relegation to League One.
Central midfield: Danny Drinkwater
Drinkwater's displays during the title run earned him 3 England caps in 2016 and a transfer to Chelsea the following year. His time at Stamford Bridge never delivered on its promise, and he retired in 2023 at the age of 34, admitting he had fallen out of love with the game. He has since moved into property development.
Central midfield: N'Golo Kanté
Kanté arrived from Caen for just over £5 million in 2015 as a relative unknown, yet his tireless energy and ball-winning prowess made him one of the defining figures of Leicester's title triumph. He moved to Chelsea in the summer of 2016 and spent seven years there, adding the Premier League and the Champions League to his honours list. Spells at Al Ittihad and Fenerbahçe followed, and he now appears set for inclusion in France's squad for the 2026 World Cup.
Winger: Riyad Mahrez
Algeria's Mahrez was named PFA Players' Player of the Year after contributing 17 goals and 11 assists in the league, including a double in a 3-1 victory at Manchester City in February 2016 that convinced the squad they could win the title. He joined Manchester City in 2018, winning four Premier League titles and the Champions League, before making the move to Al Ahli in the Saudi Pro League in 2023.
Forward: Jamie Vardy
Vardy, whose journey from non-league football to the Premier League title became the defining story of the season, finished with 24 league goals and was named Premier League Player of the Year. He left Leicester last summer as the club's all-time record scorer — 200 goals in 500 appearances — and is now playing Serie A football for Cremonese.
Forward: Shinji Okazaki
The Japanese forward was a quietly influential presence, playing 36 games and scoring 5 goals during the title run. After leaving in 2019, he had stints with Málaga, Huesca, and Cartagena in Spain before retiring at Belgian club Sint-Truiden in 2024. That same year he founded FC Basara Mainz, a sixth-tier German club designed to give young Japanese players a pathway in European football.
Manager: Claudio Ranieri
Ranieri was a surprise choice to replace Nigel Pearson in the summer of 2015, yet he orchestrated what many regard as the greatest achievement in top-flight history. He was dismissed just nine months after the title triumph, with Leicester a single point above the relegation zone. Further managerial roles followed at Fulham, Watford, and clubs in his native Italy. Now 74, Ranieri serves as a senior advisor at Roma, the club from his home city.

