2025–26 US Lecce season

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Lecce
2025–26 season
OwnerSaverio Sticchi Damiani
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coach Eusebio Di Francesco
Stadium Stadio Via del mare
Serie A Pre-season
Coppa Italia First Round
←  2024–25
2026-27  →

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.

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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.PlayerNat.Position(s)Date of birth (age)Signed inContract endsSigned fromTransfer feeApps.Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Christian Früchtl Flag of Germany.svg GK January 28, 2000 (age 25)20242027 [1] Flag of Austria.svg Austria Wien €1M10
30 Wladimiro Falcone Flag of Italy.svg GK 12 April 1995 (age 30)20232028 [2] Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria €4M1170
32 Jasper Samooja Flag of Finland.svg GK July 21, 2003 (age 21)20222026 Flag of Finland.svg FC Honka N/A170
— Marco Bleve Flag of Italy.svg GK October 18, 1995 (age 29)20132026 Flag of Italy.svg Youth Sector N/A400
Defenders
2 Elijah Scott Flag of Germany.svg CB 3 February 2006 (age 19)2025 [3] 2027 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart €0.8M00
4 Kialonda Gaspar Flag of Angola.svg CB 27 September 1997 (age 27)20242027 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estrela Amadora €2M261
6 Federico Baschirotto (c) Flag of Italy.svg CB 20 September 1996 (age 28)20222026 [4] Flag of Italy.svg Ascoli €0.28M1165
12 Frédéric Guilbert Flag of France.svg RB 24 December 1994 (age 30)20242026 [5] Flag of France.svg Strasbourg Free320
17 Danilo Veiga Flag of Portugal (official).svg RB 25 September 2002 (age 22)20252027 [6] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estrela Amadora €1M130
19 Gaby Jean Flag of France.svg CB 19 February 2000 (age 25)20242027 [7] Flag of France.svg Annecy €1M200
25 Antonino Gallo Flag of Italy.svg LB 5 January 2000 (age 25)20192026 [8] Flag of Italy.svg Palermo Free1511
44 Tiago Gabriel Flag of Portugal (official).svg CB 26 December 2004 (age 20)20252027 [9] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Estrela Amadora €1.25M20
— Christ-Owen Kouassi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg CB 15 April 2003 (age 22)20252029 [10] Flag of France.svg Stade Lavallois €1M00
Midfielders
5 Medon Berisha Flag of Albania.svg CM 21 October 2003 (age 21)20222028 [11] Flag of Italy.svg Youth Sector N/A250
8 Hamza Rafia Flag of Tunisia.svg CM April 2, 1999 (age 26)20232026 [12] Flag of Italy.svg Pescara €0.8M491
14 Þórir Jóhann Helgason Flag of Iceland.svg CM 28 September 2000 (age 24)20212026 [13] Flag of Iceland.svg Hafnarfjördur N/A621
20 Ylber Ramadani Flag of Albania.svg DM 12 April 1996 (age 29)20232026 Flag of Scotland.svg Aberdeen €1.2M662
29 Lassana Coulibaly Flag of Mali.svg CM 10 April 1996 (age 29)20242027 [14] Flag of Italy.svg Salernitana €1.8M381
36 Filip Marchwinski Flag of Poland.svg AM 10 January 2002 (age 23)20242028 [15] Flag of Poland.svg Lech Poznan €3M30
75 Balthazar Pierret Flag of France.svg DM 15 May 2000 (age 25)20242027 [16] Flag of France.svg Quevilly-Rouen Métropole Free320
77 Mohamed Kaba Flag of France.svg CM 27 October 2001 (age 23)20232027 [17] Flag of France.svg Valenciennes €3M380
— Giacomo Faticanti Flag of Italy.svg DM 31 July 2004 (age 20)20232028 [18] Flag of Italy.svg AS Roma Youth Sector €1M00
— Youssef Maleh Flag of Morocco.svg CM 22 August 1998 (age 26)2023 [19] 2027 Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina €5M170
— Rémi Oudin Flag of France.svg AM 18 November 1996 (age 28)20232026 [20] Flag of France.svg Bordeaux €1M766
Forwards
7 Tete Morente Flag of Spain.svg LW December 4, 1996 (age 28)20242027 [21] Flag of Spain.svg Elche Free323
9 Nikola Krstović Flag of Montenegro.svg CF 5 April 2000 (age 25)20232027 [22] Flag of Slovakia.svg DAC 1904 €3.9M7419
10 Konan N'Dri Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg RW 27 October 2000 (age 24)20252027 [23] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven €1.5M110
22 Lameck Banda Flag of Zambia.svg LW 29 January 2001 (age 24)20222026 [24] Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Petah Tikva €2M764
23 Rareș Burnete Flag of Romania.svg CF 31 January 2004 (age 21)20232029 [25] Flag of Italy.svg Youth Sector N/A80
31 Joel Voelkerling Persson Flag of Sweden.svg CF 15 January 2003 (age 22)20222027 [26] Flag of Italy.svg AS Roma Youth Sector Free90
50 Santiago Pierotti Flag of Argentina.svg RW 3 April 2001 (age 24)20242027 [27] Flag of Argentina.svg Colón €1.2M494
— Pablo Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg SS 4 August 2001 (age 23)2020 [28] 2026 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Youth Free518

Transfers

Summer window

In

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving fromFeeRef.
29 June 2025DF Christ-Owen Kouassi 22 Flag of France.svg Stade Lavallois €1M [29]

Loans in

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesRef.

Loan returns

DatePos.PlayerReturning from
30 June 2025GK Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Borbei Flag of Romania.svg CFR Cluj
GK Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bleve Flag of Italy.svg Carrarese
DF Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Bonifazi Flag of Italy.svg Sassuolo
DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mats Lemmens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Molenbeek
MF Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef Maleh Flag of Italy.svg Empoli
MF Flag of France.svg Rémi Oudin Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria
MF Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Faticanti Flag of Italy.svg Juventus Next Gen
MF Flag of Ireland.svg Ed McJannet Flag of Italy.svg Cerignola
FW Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg Racing de Santander
FW Flag of Finland.svg Eetu Mömmö Flag of Finland.svg FC Haka
FW Flag of Albania.svg Dejvi Metaj Flag of Italy.svg Manfredonia
FW Flag of Finland.svg Henri Salomaa Flag of Italy.svg Lucchese

Out

Transfers

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesRef.
1 July 2025DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mats Lemmens 23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Molenbeek FreeFrom loan to permanent transfer

Released players

DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin date
1 July 2025
FW Flag of Croatia.svg Ante Rebić
FW Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Sansone
FW Flag of Denmark.svg Jeppe Corfitzen

Loans out

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving toFee

Winter window

In

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesRef.

Loans in

DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesRef.

Out

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesRef.

Loans out

DatePos.PlayerAgeMoving toFee

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Serie A 24 August 2025May 2026Matchday 1TBD000000+0!—
Coppa Italia 3–17 December 2025TBDFirst RoundTBD000000+0!—
Total000000+0!—

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
11 Juventus 00000000
12 Lazio 00000000
13 Lecce 00000000
14 Napoli 00000000
15 Parma 00000000
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
000000 0000000 000000 0

Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAH
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 20251 Genoa v Lecce Stadio Luigi Ferraris
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
29 August 20252 Lecce v Milan Stadio Via del mare
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
21 September 20254 Lecce v Cagliari Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
28 September 20255 Lecce v Bologna Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
5 October 20256 Parma v Lecce Stadio Ennio Tardini
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
19 October 20257 Lecce v Sassuolo Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
26 October 20258 Udinese v Lecce Stadio Friuli
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
29 October 20259 Lecce v Napoli Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
2 November 202510 Fiorentina v Lecce Stadio Artemio Franchi
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
9 November 202511 Lecce v Hellas Verona Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
23 November 202512 Lazio v Lecce Stadio Olimpico
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
30 November 202513 Lecce v Torino Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
7 December 202514 Cremonese v Lecce Stadio Giovanni Zini
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
14 December 202515 Lecce v Pisa Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
21 December 202516 Inter v Lecce San Siro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
28 December 202517 Lecce v Como Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
3 January 202518 Juventus v Lecce Juventus Stadium
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
6 January 202519 Lecce v Roma Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
11 January 202520 Lecce v Parma Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
18 January 202521 Milan v Lecce San Siro
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
25 January 202522 Lecce v S.S. Lazio Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
1 February 202523 Torino v Lecce Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
8 February 202524 Lecce v Udinese Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
15 February 202525 Cagliari v Lecce Unipol Domus
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
22 February 202526 Lecce v Inter Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
1 March 202527 Como v Lecce Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
8 March 202528 Lecce v Cremonese Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
15 March 202529 Napoli v Lecce Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
22 March 202530 Roma v Lecce Stadio Olimpico
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
4 April 202531 Lecce v Atalanta Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
12 April 202532 Bologna v Lecce Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
19 April 202533 Lecce v Fiorentina Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
26 April 202534 Hellas Verona v Lecce Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
3 May 202535 Pisa v Lecce Arena Garibaldi
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
10 May 202536 Lecce v Juventus F.C. Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
17 May 202537 Sassuolo v Lecce Mapei Stadium
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report
24 May 202538 Lecce v Genoa Stadio Via del mare
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report

Coppa Italia

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

References

  1. ↑ "Früchtl in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  2. ↑ "Wladimiro Falcone è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  3. ↑ "Scott in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  4. ↑ "Prolungamento contrattuale per Baschirotto". U.S. Lecce.
  5. ↑ "Guilbert in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  6. ↑ "Danilo Veiga in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  7. ↑ "Jean in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  8. ↑ "Gallo rinnova fino al 2026 con opzione per la s.s. 26/27". U.S. Lecce.
  9. ↑ "Tiago Gabriel in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  10. ↑ "Kouassi in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  11. ↑ "The "red" midfielder renews until 2028 with Lecce". www.cna.al .
  12. ↑ "Hamza Rafia è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  13. ↑ "Thorir Johann Helgason è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  14. ↑ "Coulibaly in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  15. ↑ "Filip Marchwiński è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  16. ↑ "Balthazar Pierret in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  17. ↑ "Kaba è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  18. ↑ "Faticanti è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  19. ↑ "Maleh è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  20. ↑ "Oudin torna in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  21. ↑ "Tete Morente è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  22. ↑ "Nikola Krstović è un nuovo calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  23. ↑ "N'Dri in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  24. ↑ "Lameck Banda è un calciatore del Lecce". U.S. Lecce.
  25. ↑ "Rinnovo contrattuale per Burnete". U.S. Lecce.
  26. ↑ "Acquisizione Persson Voelkerling". U.S. Lecce.
  27. ↑ "Pierotti in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  28. ↑ "Ufficializzata l'acquisizione di Rodriguez". U.S. Lecce.
  29. ↑ "Kouassi in giallorosso". U.S. Lecce.
  30. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF) (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.
  31. ↑ "Ufficiale il calendario Serie A Enilive 2025/2026" (in Italian). Serie A. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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