Vardy rankings landmark function for Leicester in farewell recreation for membership

Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring his facets first function throughout the English Premier League football fit between Leicester City and Ipswich Town at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Nigel French/PA by means of AP)

LEICESTER, England — Jamie Vardy marked his 500th and ultimate fit for Leicester with a farewell function — his 200th for the membership he has represented for precisely 13 years.

The 38-year-old striker scored within the 28th minute to place Leicester forward in opposition to Ipswich at King Power Stadium within the Premier League on Sunday.

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Vardy ran to the nook flag, pulled it out and raised it aloft earlier than being mobbed through his fellow Leicester gamers.

He was once substituted within the 80th minute of a fit Leicester gained 2-0 and was once given a guard of honor through his teammates as he walked off the sector. Fans waved flags with the phrases “Thank You Vards” on them.

Grabbing a landmark function is a becoming solution to move out for Vardy, a participant Leicester has described as its “greatest ever” after he famously helped the group to win the Premier League name in 2016 at preseason odds of 5,000-1. Many of Vardy’s teammates from that season, like Wes Morgan and Shinji Okazaki, have been provide Sunday to observe his ultimate Leicester recreation.

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In that title-winning marketing campaign, Vardy netted in a document 11 instantly video games to encourage one of the vital nice underdog tales in carrying historical past. Vardy continues to be going sturdy, scoring 9 instances on this marketing campaign to again up his statement that he can nonetheless play on the absolute best stage. It hasn’t been introduced the place he’s going to play subsequent.

Leicester nonetheless has any other league recreation left after that — at Bournemouth on May 25 within the Premier League’s ultimate spherical — however Vardy’s ultimate look for the group will likely be in opposition to Ipswich.

Vardy joined Leicester from non-league group Fleetwood Town for 1 million kilos (now $1.33 million) in May 2012 — precisely 13 years in the past.