Leeds 2019/20 champions under Bielsa, where are they now?

Leeds UnitedThe 2019/20 team will fall into history, the whites sealing a return to Premier league After an absence of 16 years under Marcelo Bielsa in what was the 100th anniversary of the club.

Patrick Bamford I played a key role on this side, but after seven years at Elland Road, has now left the club. The striker was not Daniel Awake‘s Premier league The plans after Bamford became twice winner of the championship with Leeds and ended his contract.

In 2020, Bielsa had 18 players in her Leeds team who made 10 or more championship appearances when the whites finally won the 10 -point league ahead of West Brom.

Now, after the release of Leeds from Bamford, we looked at where the rest of the 2019/20 team are in 2025.

18

Kiko Casilla

36 appearances

Goalkeeper Kiko Casilla officially left Leeds in 2022, having his contract terminated a year earlier.

The Spaniard made 36 appearances in the championship in 2019/20 and after leaving the whites, signed for Getafe before retiring in 2023.

17

Luke Ayling

37 appearances

High in the right back and the marker of this wonderful volley against Huddersfield Town, Luke Ayling is currently in the Middlesbrough Championship.

He initially moved to the riverside on loan in 2024 before moving permanent and was under contract until 2026.

16

Ben White

46 appearances

From each championship match of the season, Ben White sealed a large move in Arsenal in 2021, where he became a regular.

Cost of approximately 50 million pounds sterling, White appeared back or rear right and is under contract to the Emirates until 2028.

15

Liam Cooper

38 appearances

Captain of the team, Liam Cooper, left Leeds in 2024 after having made 284 appearances for the whites.

He exchanged Yorkshire for Bulgaria and CSKA Sofia, but after a little more than 12 months, he became a free agent in 2025.

14

Ezgjan Alioski

39 appearances

Initially, a left winger, Ezgjan Alioski, turned backwards attacking under Bielsa and scored five championship goals in 2019/20.

He regularly appeared in the Premier League in 2020/21, but left that summer for the Saudi side of the Saudi, Al-Ahli. Alioski also played for Fenerbahce before returning to Switzerland FC Lugano, where he was under contract until 2027.

13

Kalv phillips

37 appearances

A vital member at the base of the Bielsa midfielder was Kalvin Phillips, who sealed a move of 50 million pounds from Leeds to Manchester City in 2022 after playing under the Argentinian.

Things did not go as planned for the Holding midfielder at Etihad, however, with Phillips with loan spells in West Ham and Ipswich Town. In the summer of 2025, he was looking for another new club but was still under contract with City.

12

Stuart Dallas

45 appearances

A versatile star under Bielsa, Stuart Dallas turned into Leeds legend but suffered a serious injury against Manchester City in Elland Road in 2022.

He would officially retire from football two years later after failing to recover, ending with 267 appearances from Leeds all competitions. Dallas is now working as an expert for Sky Sports EFL coverage.

11

Costa Clair

43 appearances

Lovenee for the 2019/20 season, Helder Costa’s move from Leeds became permanent in 2020, however, he had spells with Valence and Al-Ittihad before being released in Elland Road in 2023.

The winger then played in Portugal with Estoril and China with Yn Yukun, but from the summer of 2025 and at the age of 31, Costa was without a club.

10

Mateusz Klich

44 appearances

The Mateusz Klich Box-to-Box midfielder became a cult hero at Elland Road and, after playing for Leeds, was authorized to join DC United in 2023.

The Polish international joined Atlanta at the end of 2024, then in August 2025, returned to his native country with Cracovia, where he was under contract until 2027.

9

Jack Harrison

46 appearances

Still in Leeds is the winger Jack Harrison, who had two loans of loans with Everton after the relegation of the Leeds Premier League in 2023.

Having work to do to bring leeds fans back to the side, Harrison is still under contract to Elland Road until 2028 and seems to be in Farke’s plans.