“One Of The Greatest”: Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s Enormous Praise For Leicester City Legend Jamie Vardy

Jamie Vardy is a player who has had a career like no other. Before his last match on his hunting field, King Power Stadium, the head coach of Leicester City, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, thought about the mandate of 13 years of English, which made him the biggest in the history of the club. Vardy should play his last match for the Foxes on May 18 against Ipswich Town. “When you see the number of times a player occurs at the highest level, it is the greatest success. When you have made 13 seasons at this level, reaching 500 games, 200 goals, which says everything. The standards you set, you live your life around football and your operation.

“Then you look at the trophies he won, individual achievements. This is the total package for one of the biggest,” said Van Nistelrooy at the pre-match press conference.

Vardy firmly cemented its place in the history of Leicester City on an incredible 13 -year spell with the club. He scored 199 goals in 499 appearances and played a decisive role in their superb title in the title of Premier League in 2016.

The former striker of England also raised the FA Cup, Community Shield and two champion titles with the Foxes. The last season of Vardy with Leicester was disappointing because the relegation of the club has already been confirmed. Under Ruud Van Nistelrooy, the team is 19th on the board with only 18 points.

Although an end of potential fairytale can see Vardy score his 200th goal for the club, during his 500th appearance, the Dutch head coach thinks that the attacker would prefer to win the match.

“There are a lot of dates and figures that meet, but the way I know him, he will come and do his best to try to win the game. This is what he will think, that’s his goal. If that is accompanied by a goal for him, or a assist, that’s how he thinks,” he added.

Although the match against Ipswich Town is the penultimate team game in the elite, after being relegated to the EFL championship for the 2025/26 season – it will be Vardy’s last match for the Foxes while hoping to go out at the top of Leicester’s faithful.

“He was clear in his announcement that he would leave Leicester and that he would play his last match against Ipswich. This is what we respect,” concluded Van Nistelrooy.

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