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Watching the opening minutes of the match against Southampton you saw Leicester debutant Olabade Aluko. You had the feeling that this wouldn’t be the ideal place to make your full starting debut for the club.
Southampton had won their last games with big numbers. They were now home in good faith. They thought they could beat Leicester. Leicester recorded two wins in a row, but still did not play convincingly.
The situation was, of course, unfortunate. Most of the blame should be placed on the person who decided to play him from the start. Keeping him on the field was a big mistake. It was clear that he could soon receive a second yellow card. With five substitutions possible, strange to see how they kept Aluko on the field. It would have been cruel to do that. However, the scenario must have been evaluated before the match.
Have we seen similar debuts in the past and how will Olabade Aluko go from here? A player who was sent off the field on his debut was Lionel Messi. He lasted just 47 seconds before being sent off in his first full international for Argentina. He survived well and became an icon in world football.
🦊 #LCFC | Aaron Ramsey was sent off in the first 45 minutes of his City debut.
Our matchday recap Matty Fryatt was among those who disagreed with the red card.
🗣️ Cifuentes did not really want to talk about the decision in conversation with BBC Sport Leicester 👇 pic.twitter.com/BfSXI4fMKk
— BBC Sport Leicester (@BBCRLSport) September 13, 2025
Louis Suarez, Mark van Bommel, Joao Felix and Thomas Vermalen are other players. They were all sent off on their club or country debuts.
Looking at the red cards given to Leicester players in the past, we see the following. Aaron Ramsey was the first this season to receive a red card, also in his debut match. Olabade Aluko came second. Last season no one got a red card. It is a strange occurrence that starting debutants both get red this season.
Last season no one was sent off the field. In the season before, Abdul Fatawu was sent off. Wout Faes and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will leave in 2022-2023.
This is something to learn from. It may be some time before he gets another chance. If you look up our previous stars from this football club, such as Peter Shilton, Gary Lineker and Emile Heskey, you will see that they have had to wait a relatively long time. They waited from their starting debut until they were back on the field for their second league match.
We believe that Olabade Aluko will overcome this situation. This will not interrupt or disturb him in his future career. He should behave well and see it as something he can learn from. Looking at the past, even the best players in the game have had similar experiences.
Below is the list of red cards received by Leicester in previous seasons in the competition.
- Red cards
- 2025-26
- Aaron Ramsey
- Olabade the teacher
- 2023-24
- 2022-23
- Wout Faes
- Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
- 2021-22
- 2019-20
- Hamza Choudhury
- Johnny Evans
- Caglar Sojoencu
- 2018-19
- Jamie Vardy
- Harry Maguire
- James Maddison
- Wes Morgan
- 2017-18
- Wilfred patience
- Marc Albrighton
- Ben Chillwell
- Daniel Amartey
- 2016-17
- 2025-26
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