Matty Fryatt joined City from Walsall for an undisclosed fee in January 2006 and made his Foxes debut as a second half substitute at Hillsborough.

Fryatt, who scored 14 goals for Paul Merson's side in the 2005/06 campaign before making the move, signed a three-and-a-half year contract with the Foxes and was handed the number 12 shirt.

The frontman rose through the ranks from youth level at the Bescott Stadium, making his first team debut in September 2003 as a substitute against Bolton in the League Cup before moving to Carlisle on loan to gain vital first team experience.

The move proved successful, and the young striker returned to Walsall to claim a regular first team place as the 2003/04 season came to a close.

Matty made a total of 49 league starts for the Saddlers, scoring 27 goals in the process.

The striker collected the goal of the season and the player of the season awards at the Bescott at the end of the 2004/05 campaign and is already on the way to becoming a favourite at the Walkers Stadium too, scoring three goals in his first four starts for the Foxes.

Fryatt now holds the record for the fastest ever goal by a City player, a title he also claimed at the Saddlers, scoring after just nine seconds of the home game against Preston North End in April 2006.

Fryatt opened his 2006-07 goalscoring account in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in September.

He endured something of a frustrating season in 2007/08 - starting 25 games and scoring on three occasions as City were relegated to League One.

Under Nigel Pearson in League One, Fryatt proved a revelation scoring 31 goals as City stormed to the league title.

Fryatt became the first Leicester player since Derek Dougan 42 years earlier to net 20 goals before Christmas.

He reached the landmark with back-to-back hat-tricks against Dagenham & Redbridge and Southend United and then gave Leicester fans the Christmas present they wanted when he signed a new three and a half year deal to end speculation about his future.

Fryatt and Steve Howard forged a fierce partnership up-front and Fryatt was named in the PFA League One team of the year.

With City back in the Championship, Fryatt made an electric start to the season scoring eight goals in his first ten games.

Disaster struck for Fryatt in February 2010, when he broke his jaw in two places after a collision with Doncaster Rovers captain Brian Stock. Fryatt was out until the final league game of the season, when he came on as a substitute against Middlesbrough.

Fryatt started the second leg of the play-off semi finals against Cardiff City and scored the equaliser on the night to help Leicester back into the tie.