# Louis Page (footballer, born 2008)
**Louis Donald Page** (born 2008) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for [EFL Championship](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-championship) club Leicester City and has represented England at youth international level.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / birth | Louis Donald Page, born 2008 in Lutterworth, England[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/louis-page/profil/spieler/1078155) |
| Position | Central midfielder (also attacking or defensive midfield), left-footed[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/louis-page/profil/spieler/1078155) |
| Club | Leicester City, joined the academy at Under-9s level; first professional contract signed 22 September 2025, running to 30 June 2029[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/louis-page-leicester-city-professional-contract) |
| Senior debut | Carabao Cup away to Huddersfield Town, 13 August 2025[3](https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/louis-page/) |
| 2025-26 season | 21 senior appearances (18 in the Championship) as Leicester were relegated from the Championship; named the club's Academy Player of the Season for 24/25[3](https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/louis-page/) • [4](https://www.lcfc.com/player-detail-statistics-midfielder/631530) |
| England youth | Capped at U17, U18, and U20 level; listed by Leicester as an England Under-19s international with 3 caps[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/manchester-united-transfer-news-leicester-louis-page-b3042831.html) • [4](https://www.lcfc.com/player-detail-statistics-midfielder/631530) |
| Family | Son of former professional footballer Don Page[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/manchester-united-transfer-news-leicester-louis-page-b3042831.html) |
## Early career and academy
Page was born in Lutterworth and joined Leicester City's academy at Under-9s level, in 2017 according to the club's historical records.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/louis-page-leicester-city-professional-contract) • [3](https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/louis-page/) He progressed through the club's Academy ranks, and in the 2024-25 season, aged 15, he made 10 appearances in Premier League 2, the top tier of English under-21 development football, recording 3 goals and 3 assists in 733 minutes.[6](https://fbref.com/en/players/431f4bf3/Louis-Page)
At the end of the 24/25 season he claimed the club's Academy Player of the Season award.[4](https://www.lcfc.com/player-detail-statistics-midfielder/631530)
## Leicester City first team
**Debut and breakthrough.** Manager Martí Cifuentes brought Page into the first-team squad at the start of 2025-26, and he made his senior debut in the Carabao Cup away to Huddersfield Town on 13 August 2025.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/louis-page-leicester-city-professional-contract) • [3](https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/louis-page/) His Championship debut followed in a 1-0 win away to Charlton Athletic, and in his first home appearance, a 2-0 victory over Birmingham City, he provided the assist for Leicester's first goal.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/louis-page-leicester-city-professional-contract)
On 22 September 2025, shortly after his debut, Page signed his first professional contract with the club.[2](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/louis-page-leicester-city-professional-contract) He went on to make 21 senior appearances in 2025-26, 18 of them in the Championship, as [Leicester](https://www.edgepedia.org/leicester) were relegated to League One at the end of the season.[3](https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/louis-page/)
**2026-27.** Under Russell Martin in League One, Page became a regular starter, playing seven league matches and accumulating 544 minutes with 3 assists by early October 2026.[7](https://theanalyst.com/players/10102/louis-page) His early-season form included two assists in Leicester's 4-3 win away to Stockport County on 12 September 2026.[8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/manchester-united-in-talks-to-sign-teenage-england-midfielder-who-is-a-boyhood-old-trafford-fan)
## International career
Page has represented England at Under-17, Under-18, and Under-20 levels, and Leicester's official profile lists him as an England Under-19s international with 3 caps and no goals.[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/manchester-united-transfer-news-leicester-louis-page-b3042831.html) • [1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/louis-page/profil/spieler/1078155)
## Transfer interest from Manchester United
In the 2026 summer transfer window, Manchester United pursued Page, a reported boyhood United supporter. On deadline day, 1 September 2026, the clubs advanced quickly in negotiations, with the transfer fee expected to exceed £10 million, but no move was completed before the window closed.[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/manchester-united-transfer-news-leicester-louis-page-b3042831.html) Reporting at the time suggested that, were a transfer agreed, Page would likely be loaned back to Leicester to continue his development at the club's Seagrave training facility.[8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/manchester-united-in-talks-to-sign-teenage-england-midfielder-who-is-a-boyhood-old-trafford-fan)
## Playing style and personal life
Page is a left-footed central midfielder described in transfer reporting as a creative, holding midfield player, with attacking midfield and defensive midfield listed as secondary positions.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/louis-page/profil/spieler/1078155) • [8](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/manchester-united-in-talks-to-sign-teenage-england-midfielder-who-is-a-boyhood-old-trafford-fan) He stands 1.86 m tall and wears the number 25 shirt for Leicester.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/louis-page/profil/spieler/1078155) • [4](https://www.lcfc.com/player-detail-statistics-midfielder/631530) He is the son of Don Page, a former professional footballer who spent much of his lower-league and non-league career with clubs in the Manchester area.[5](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/manchester-united-transfer-news-leicester-louis-page-b3042831.html)
## References
1. [Louis Page, player profile 26/27, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/louis-page/profil/spieler/1078155)
2. [Louis Page Signs First Professional Contract, Leicester City FC](https://www.lcfc.com/media-article/louis-page-leicester-city-professional-contract)
3. [Louis Page, Leicester City career stats, FoxesHistory](https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/louis-page/)
4. [Louis Page, Leicester City FC official player profile](https://www.lcfc.com/player-detail-statistics-midfielder/631530)
5. [Manchester United close in on Leicester wonderkid in deadline day deal, The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/sport/football/manchester-united-transfer-news-leicester-louis-page-b3042831.html)
6. [Louis Page Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/431f4bf3/Louis-Page)
7. [Louis Page, Opta Analyst player profile](https://theanalyst.com/players/10102/louis-page)
8. [Manchester United in talks to sign teenage England midfielder who is a boyhood Old Trafford fan, FourFourTwo](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/transfer/manchester-united-in-talks-to-sign-teenage-england-midfielder-who-is-a-boyhood-old-trafford-fan)
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