2025–26 US Lecce season
2025–26 season | |
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Owner | Saverio Sticchi Damiani |
President | Saverio Sticchi Damiani |
Head coach | Eusebio Di Francesco |
Stadium | Stadio Via del mare |
Serie A | Pre-season |
Coppa Italia | First 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 |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Christian Früchtl | GK | January 28, 2000 | 2024 | 2027[1] | Austria Wien | €1M | 1 | 0 | |
30 | Wladimiro Falcone | GK | 12 April 1995 | 2023 | 2028[2] | Sampdoria | €4M | 117 | 0 | |
32 | Jasper Samooja | GK | July 21, 2003 | 2022 | 2026 | FC Honka | N/A | 17 | 0 | |
— | Marco Bleve | GK | October 18, 1995 | 2013 | 2026 | Youth Sector | N/A | 40 | 0 | |
Defenders | ||||||||||
2 | Elijah Scott | CB | 3 February 2006 | 2025[3] | 2027 | Stuttgart | €0.8M | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Kialonda Gaspar | CB | 27 September 1997 | 2024 | 2027 | Estrela Amadora | €2M | 26 | 1 | |
6 | Federico Baschirotto (c) | CB | 20 September 1996 | 2022 | 2026[4] | Ascoli | €0.28M | 116 | 5 | |
12 | Frédéric Guilbert | RB | 24 December 1994 | 2024 | 2026[5] | Strasbourg | Free | 32 | 0 | |
17 | Danilo Veiga | RB | 25 September 2002 | 2025 | 2027[6] | Estrela Amadora | €1M | 13 | 0 | |
19 | Gaby Jean | CB | 19 February 2000 | 2024 | 2027[7] | Annecy | €1M | 20 | 0 | |
25 | Antonino Gallo | LB | 5 January 2000 | 2019 | 2026[8] | Palermo | Free | 151 | 1 | |
44 | Tiago Gabriel | CB | 26 December 2004 | 2025 | 2027[9] | Estrela Amadora | €1.25M | 2 | 0 | |
— | Christ-Owen Kouassi | CB | 15 April 2003 | 2025 | 2029[10] | Stade Lavallois | €1M | 0 | 0 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||||
5 | Medon Berisha | CM | 21 October 2003 | 2022 | 2028[11] | Youth Sector | N/A | 25 | 0 | |
8 | Hamza Rafia | CM | April 2, 1999 | 2023 | 2026[12] | Pescara | €0.8M | 49 | 1 | |
14 | Þórir Jóhann Helgason | CM | 28 September 2000 | 2021 | 2026[13] | Hafnarfjördur | N/A | 62 | 1 | |
20 | Ylber Ramadani | DM | 12 April 1996 | 2023 | 2026 | Aberdeen | €1.2M | 66 | 2 | |
29 | Lassana Coulibaly | CM | 10 April 1996 | 2024 | 2027[14] | Salernitana | €1.8M | 38 | 1 | |
36 | Filip Marchwinski | AM | 10 January 2002 | 2024 | 2028[15] | Lech Poznan | €3M | 3 | 0 | |
75 | Balthazar Pierret | DM | 15 May 2000 | 2024 | 2027[16] | Quevilly-Rouen Métropole | Free | 32 | 0 | |
77 | Mohamed Kaba | CM | 27 October 2001 | 2023 | 2027[17] | Valenciennes | €3M | 38 | 0 | |
— | Giacomo Faticanti | DM | 31 July 2004 | 2023 | 2028[18] | AS Roma Youth Sector | €1M | 0 | 0 | |
— | Youssef Maleh | CM | 22 August 1998 | 2023[19] | 2027 | Fiorentina | €5M | 17 | 0 | |
— | Rémi Oudin | AM | 18 November 1996 | 2023 | 2026[20] | Bordeaux | €1M | 76 | 6 | |
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Tete Morente | LW | December 4, 1996 | 2024 | 2027[21] | Elche | Free | 32 | 3 | |
9 | Nikola Krstović | CF | 5 April 2000 | 2023 | 2027[22] | DAC 1904 | €3.9M | 74 | 19 | |
10 | Konan N'Dri | RW | 27 October 2000 | 2025 | 2027[23] | OH Leuven | €1.5M | 11 | 0 | |
22 | Lameck Banda | LW | 29 January 2001 | 2022 | 2026[24] | Maccabi Petah Tikva | €2M | 76 | 4 | |
23 | Rareș Burnete | CF | 31 January 2004 | 2023 | 2029[25] | Youth Sector | N/A | 8 | 0 | |
31 | Joel Voelkerling Persson | CF | 15 January 2003 | 2022 | 2027[26] | AS Roma Youth Sector | Free | 9 | 0 | |
50 | Santiago Pierotti | RW | 3 April 2001 | 2024 | 2027[27] | Colón | €1.2M | 49 | 4 | |
— | Pablo Rodríguez | SS | 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. |
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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 |
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1 July 2025 | ||||
FW | Ante Rebić | |||
FW | Nicola Sansone | |||
FW | Jeppe Corfitzen |
Loans out
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee |
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Winter window
In
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
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Loans in
Date | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
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Out
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
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Loans out
Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee |
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Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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]
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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
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 |
14 September 2025 3 | Atalanta | v | Lecce | Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
15:00 https://www.legaseriea.it/it/match/2025-26-atalanta-lecce-serie-a-matchday-3 | 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 |
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 |
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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