for the club in a 3–1 defeat of Millwall, a goal which was to prove his only one of the season. He was employed as a lone striker in the FA Cup fifth round clash against Charlton Athletic on 19 February 2005, and was instrumental in City's progress to the quarter finals as they won 2–1. In the first half of the 2005–06 season, he scored 9 goals, including the winning goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. In a League Cup match against Blackpool on 20 September 2005, de Vries was made captain as he scored two goals for Leicester. After playing 35 matches for struggling Leicester in the season up to the end of January, de Vries left the club on a loan deal to Dutch club SC Heerenveen, following the dismissal of Levein, who was replaced by Rob Kelly. De Vries rejected a permanent move to Heerenveen in the summer, instead joining fellow Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag on loan for the 2006–07 season. He only scored two goals in 27 appearances as the Dutch team were relegated to the Eerste Divisie. On 7 June 2007, de Vries was placed on the transfer list alongside Rab Douglas. Despite this, he remained in the first team for the start of the 2007–08 season, scoring his last goal for Leicester in a 4–1 home win over Watford on 25 August. He made his last contribution for the club in a 3–2 away win over Nottingham Forest in a League Cup match on 18 September, assisting the winning goal. On 1 October 2007, De Vries joined Leeds United on loan for an initial one-month period, where he provided cover for Jermaine Beckford and Tresor Kandol. He made his debut against Oldham Athletic on 2 October 2007, scoring his first goal for the club against Yeovil on 6 October 2007. On 25 October, Leeds terminated de Vries' loan contract after he suffered a broken toe. He made a total of four appearances for the club, scoring one goal. However, on 12 November 2007 he rejoined Leeds on until 15 January. His time at Leicester finally came to an end when he was released by mutual consent on 25 January 2008. Dundee United De Vries joined Dundee United on the same day he was released from Leicester City, for the third time linking up with Craig Levein who had signed him