2025–26 US Lecce season

Lecce
2025–26 season
OwnerSaverio Sticchi Damiani
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coachEusebio Di Francesco
StadiumStadio Via del mare
Serie APre-season
Coppa ItaliaFirst Round

The 2025-26 season is the 118th season in the history of the US Lecce, and it will also be the fourth consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team are participating in the Coppa Italia.

Players

Squad information

Players, appearances, goals and squad numbers last updated on 1 July 2025. Appearances and goals include all official competition matches.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Christian Früchtl GK (2000-01-28) January 28, 2000 2024 2027[1] Austria Wien €1M 1 0
30 Wladimiro Falcone GK (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 2023 2028[2] Sampdoria €4M 117 0
32 Jasper Samooja GK (2003-07-21) July 21, 2003 2022 2026 FC Honka N/A 17 0
Marco Bleve GK (1995-10-18) October 18, 1995 2013 2026 Youth Sector N/A 40 0
Defenders
2 Elijah Scott CB (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 2025[3] 2027 Stuttgart €0.8M 0 0
4 Kialonda Gaspar CB (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 2024 2027 Estrela Amadora €2M 26 1
6 Federico Baschirotto (c) CB (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 2022 2026[4] Ascoli €0.28M 116 5
12 Frédéric Guilbert RB (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 2024 2026[5] Strasbourg Free 32 0
17 Danilo Veiga RB (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 2025 2027[6] Estrela Amadora €1M 13 0
19 Gaby Jean CB (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 2024 2027[7] Annecy €1M 20 0
25 Antonino Gallo LB (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 2019 2026[8] Palermo Free 151 1
44 Tiago Gabriel CB (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 2025 2027[9] Estrela Amadora €1.25M 2 0
Christ-Owen Kouassi CB (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 2025 2029[10] Stade Lavallois €1M 0 0
Midfielders
5 Medon Berisha CM (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 2022 2028[11] Youth Sector N/A 25 0
8 Hamza Rafia CM (1999-04-02) April 2, 1999 2023 2026[12] Pescara €0.8M 49 1
14 Þórir Jóhann Helgason CM (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 2021 2026[13] Hafnarfjördur N/A 62 1
20 Ylber Ramadani DM (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 2023 2026 Aberdeen €1.2M 66 2
29 Lassana Coulibaly CM (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 2024 2027[14] Salernitana €1.8M 38 1
36 Filip Marchwinski AM (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 2024 2028[15] Lech Poznan €3M 3 0
75 Balthazar Pierret DM (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 2024 2027[16] Quevilly-Rouen Métropole Free 32 0
77 Mohamed Kaba CM (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 2023 2027[17] Valenciennes €3M 38 0
Giacomo Faticanti DM (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 2023 2028[18] AS Roma Youth Sector €1M 0 0
Youssef Maleh CM (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 2023[19] 2027 Fiorentina €5M 17 0
Rémi Oudin AM (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996 2023 2026[20] Bordeaux €1M 76 6
Forwards
7 Tete Morente LW (1996-12-04) December 4, 1996 2024 2027[21] Elche Free 32 3
9 Nikola Krstović CF (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 2023 2027[22] DAC 1904 €3.9M 74 19
10 Konan N'Dri RW (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 2025 2027[23] OH Leuven €1.5M 11 0
22 Lameck Banda LW (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 2022 2026[24] Maccabi Petah Tikva €2M 76 4
23 Rareș Burnete CF (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 2023 2029[25] Youth Sector N/A 8 0
31 Joel Voelkerling Persson CF (2003-01-15) 15 January 2003 2022 2027[26] AS Roma Youth Sector Free 9 0
50 Santiago Pierotti RW (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 2024 2027[27] Colón €1.2M 49 4
Pablo Rodríguez SS (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 2020[28] 2026 Real Madrid Youth Free 51 8

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Ref.
29 June 2025 DF Christ-Owen Kouassi 22 Stade Lavallois €1M [29]

Loans in

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Ref.

Loan returns

Date Pos. Player Returning from
30 June 2025 GK Alexandru Borbei CFR Cluj
GK Marco Bleve Carrarese
DF Kevin Bonifazi Sassuolo
DF Mats Lemmens Molenbeek
MF Youssef Maleh Empoli
MF Rémi Oudin Sampdoria
MF Giacomo Faticanti Juventus Next Gen
MF Ed McJannet Cerignola
FW Pablo Rodríguez Racing de Santander
FW Eetu Mömmö FC Haka
FW Dejvi Metaj Manfredonia
FW Henri Salomaa Lucchese

Out

Transfers

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Ref.
1 July 2025 DF Mats Lemmens 23 Molenbeek Free From loan to permanent transfer

Released players

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date
1 July 2025
FW Ante Rebić
FW Nicola Sansone
FW Jeppe Corfitzen

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee

Winter window

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Ref.

Loans in

Date Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Ref.

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Ref.

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 24 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Coppa Italia 3–17 December 2025 TBD First Round TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Juventus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Lazio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Napoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 23 August 2025. Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[30]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: Serie A

Results by round

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Result
Position
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 6 June 2025.[31]

23 August 2025 1 Genoa v Lecce Stadio Luigi Ferraris
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
29 August 2025 2 Lecce v Milan Stadio Via del mare
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
21 September 2025 4 Lecce v Cagliari Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
28 September 2025 5 Lecce v Bologna Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
5 October 2025 6 Parma v Lecce Stadio Ennio Tardini
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
19 October 2025 7 Lecce v Sassuolo Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
26 October 2025 8 Udinese v Lecce Stadio Friuli
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
29 October 2025 9 Lecce v Napoli Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
2 November 2025 10 Fiorentina v Lecce Stadio Artemio Franchi
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
9 November 2025 11 Lecce v Hellas Verona Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
23 November 2025 12 Lazio v Lecce Stadio Olimpico
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
30 November 2025 13 Lecce v Torino Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
7 December 2025 14 Cremonese v Lecce Stadio Giovanni Zini
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
14 December 2025 15 Lecce v Pisa Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
21 December 2025 16 Inter v Lecce San Siro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
28 December 2025 17 Lecce v Como Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
3 January 2025 18 Juventus v Lecce Juventus Stadium
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
6 January 2025 19 Lecce v Roma Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
11 January 2025 20 Lecce v Parma Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
18 January 2025 21 Milan v Lecce San Siro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
25 January 2025 22 Lecce v S.S. Lazio Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
1 February 2025 23 Torino v Lecce Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
8 February 2025 24 Lecce v Udinese Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
15 February 2025 25 Cagliari v Lecce Unipol Domus
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
22 February 2025 26 Lecce v Inter Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
1 March 2025 27 Como v Lecce Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
8 March 2025 28 Lecce v Cremonese Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
15 March 2025 29 Napoli v Lecce Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
22 March 2025 30 Roma v Lecce Stadio Olimpico
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
4 April 2025 31 Lecce v Atalanta Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
12 April 2025 32 Bologna v Lecce Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
19 April 2025 33 Lecce v Fiorentina Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
26 April 2025 34 Hellas Verona v Lecce Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
3 May 2025 35 Pisa v Lecce Arena Garibaldi
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
10 May 2025 36 Lecce v Juventus F.C. Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
17 May 2025 37 Sassuolo v Lecce Mapei Stadium
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
24 May 2025 38 Lecce v Genoa Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report

Coppa Italia

15 August 2025 First Round Lecce v Juve Stabia Stadio Via del mare
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)

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