2025–26 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano
2025–26 season
PresidentRaúl Martín Presa
Head coachIñigo Pérez
StadiumVallecas Stadium
La Liga9th
Copa del ReySecond round
UEFA Conference LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague: Jorge de Frutos (4)
All: Álvaro García (9)
Highest home attendance14,468 vs Real Madrid
Lowest home attendance8,842 vs Shkëndija
Average home league attendance12,372

The 2025–26 Rayo Vallecano season is the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Rayo Vallecano will participate in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Conference League, respectively. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025, until 30 June 2026.

Current squad

First team

As of 4 September 2025[1][2]
No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals Since
Goalkeepers
1 GK Dani Cárdenas (1997-03-28) 28 March 1997 Levante €1.3M 15 0 2023
13 GK Augusto Batalla (1996-04-30) 30 April 1996 River Plate €1.6M 37 0 2025
Defenders
2 DF Andrei Rațiu (1998-06-20) 20 June 1998 Huesca €5.5M 56 3 2023
3 DF Pep Chavarría (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 Real Zaragoza €1.8M 70 0 2022
5 DF Luiz Felipe (1997-03-22) 22 March 1997 Marseille Free 3 0 2025
16 DF Abdul Mumin (1998-06-06) 6 June 1998 Vitória de Guimarães €1.5M 64 3 2022
20 DF Iván Balliu (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 Almería Free 141 1 2021
22 DF Pacha Espino (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 Cádiz Free 167 5 2023
24 DF Florian Lejeune (1991-05-20) 20 May 1991 Alavés €2.5M 113 9 2023
Midfielders
4 MF Pedro Díaz (1998-06-05) 5 June 1998 Bordeaux Free 33 4 2024
6 MF Pathé Ciss (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 Fuenlabrada €1M 139 9 2021
7 MF Isi Palazón (3rd captain) (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 Ponferradina €600K 224 32 2020
8 MF Óscar Trejo (captain) (1988-04-26) 26 April 1988 Toulouse Free 321 44 2017
15 MF Gerard Gumbau (1994-12-18) 18 December 1994 Granada Loan 30 0 2025
17 MF Unai López (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 Athletic Bilbao Free 183 8 2021
18 MF Álvaro García (1992-10-27) 27 October 1992 Cádiz €4.5M 272 40 2018
23 MF Óscar Valentín (vice-captain) (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 Rayo Majadahonda Free 227 4 2019
Forwards
9 FW Alemão (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 Pachuca €4.5M 0 0 2025
10 FW Sergio Camello (2001-02-10) 10 February 2001 Atlético Madrid €5M 102 15 2023
11 FW Randy Nteka (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 Fuenlabrada €1.3M 103 8 2021
19 FW Jorge de Frutos (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 Levante €8M 102 14 2023
21 FW Fran Pérez (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 Valencia €1M 4 1 2025

Reserve team

Main article: Rayo Vallecano B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF  ESP Marco de las Sías
28 MF  ESP Samu Becerra
29 DF  ESP Diego Méndez
30 GK  ESP Juanpe
32 DF  SEN Nobel Mendy (on loan from Real Betis)
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 DF  NED Jozhua Vertrouwd
40 GK  ESP Adrián Molina
— DF  ESP Sergio Lozano
— FW  ESP Iván Alonso

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
Summer
GK Augusto Batalla River Plate Transfer 1 July 2025 [3]
GK Miguel Morro Vizela Loan return 1 July 2025 [4]
DF Luiz Felipe Marseille Free transfer 7 July 2025 [5]
MF Gerard Gumbau Granada Loan 16 July 2025 [6]
DF Andrei Rațiu Villarreal Transfer[a] 7 August 2024 [7]
DF Jozhua Vertrouwd Castellón Transfer 12 August 2025 [8]
MF Fran Pérez Valencia Transfer 15 August 2025 [9]
DF Nobel Mendy Real Betis Loan 20 August 2025 [10]
FW Alemão Pachuca Transfer 1 September 2025 [11]
Winter

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
Summer
GK Augusto Batalla River Plate Loan return 30 June 2025 [3]
MF Joni Montiel Qarabağ Free transfer 30 June 2025 [12]
FW Sergi Guardiola Córdoba Free transfer 30 June 2025 [13]
DF Aridane Hernández Almería End of contract 30 June 2025 [14]
GK Miguel Morro Leixões Loan 14 July 2025 [15]
FW Raúl de Tomás Al-Wakrah Loan 20 July 2025 [16]
FW Etienne Eto'o Mirandés Loan 1 September 2025 [17]
DF Pelayo Fernández Cádiz Loan 1 September 2025 [18]
Winter
  1. ^ Rayo Vallecano purchased 50% remaining player rights.

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
19 July 2025 Genk A 1–1 García 80'
26 July 2025 Zwolle A 5–0 Trejo 11', Nteka 23', De Frutos 31', Díaz 46', Eto'o 73' 3,850
2 August 2025 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 De Frutos 20', Gumbau 84'
6 August 2025 Atlético Madrid N 1–1 De Frutos 8'
10 August 2025 Sunderland A 3–0 De Frutos 18', Pacha Espino 47', Isi 59'

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 15 August 2025 Matchday 1 14 4 5 5 13 15 −2 028.57
Copa del Rey 29 October 2025 First round 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00
UEFA Conference League 21 August 2025 Play-off round 6 4 1 1 13 6 +7 066.67
Total 22 10 6 6 34 23 +11 045.45

Last updated: 4 December 2025
Source: Rayo Vallecano

La Liga

Main article: 2025–26 La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Mallorca 17 4 6 7 19 24 −5 18
14 Alavés 17 5 3 9 14 20 −6 18
15 Rayo Vallecano 17 4 6 7 13 20 −7 18
16 Real Sociedad 17 4 5 8 21 25 −4 17
17 Valencia 17 3 7 7 16 26 −10 16
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[19]

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
14 4 5 5 13 15  −2 17 1 4 1 4 4  0 3 1 4 9 11  −2

Last updated: 4 December 2025.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLDLDLLWWWLDDD
Position381013141416141171012139
Points33445558111414151617
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2025. Source: Rayo Vallecano
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee
1 15 August 2025 19:00 Girona A 3–1 De Frutos 18', García 20', Isi 45' (pen.) 12,403 Javier Alberola Rojas
2 25 August 2025 19:30 Athletic Bilbao A 0–1 48,073 Juan Martínez Munuera
3 31 August 2025 21:30 Barcelona H 1–1 Pérez 67' 14,438 Mateo Busquets Ferrer
4 14 September 2025 18:30 Osasuna A 0–2 20,511 César Soto Grado
5 21 September 2025 14:00 Celta Vigo H 1–1 De Frutos 65' 13,028 Víctor García Verdura
6 24 September 2025 21:30 Atlético Madrid A 2–3 Pep Chavarría 46', García 77' 54,098 Alejandro Hernández Hernández
7 28 September 2025 14:00 Sevilla H 0–1 13,080 Jesús Gil Manzano
8 5 October 2025 18:30 Real Sociedad A 1–0 Pacha Espino 84' 31,189 José Luis Guzmán Mansilla
9 19 October 2025 18:30 Levante A 3–0 De Frutos (2) 12', 25', García 65' 20,312 Miguel Sesma Espinosa
10 26 October 2025 21:00 Alavés H 1–0 Alemão 90+1' 11,734 Víctor García Verdura
11 1 November 2025 14:00 Villarreal A 0–4 17,022 Iosu Galech Apezteguía
12 9 November 2025 16:15 Real Madrid H 0–0 14,468 Juan Martínez Munuera
13 23 November 2025 14:00 Real Oviedo A 0–0 23,684 Alejandro Quintero González
14 1 December 2025 21:00 Valencia H 1–1 Mendy 37' 11,267 Javier Alberola Rojas
15 7 December 2025 18:30 Espanyol A
16 15 December 2025 21:00 Real Betis H
17 21 December 2025 18:30 Elche A
18 4 January 2026 Getafe H
19 11 January 2026 Mallorca H
20 18 January 2026 Celta Vigo A
21 25 January 2026 Osasuna H
22 1 February 2026 Real Madrid A
23 8 February 2026 Real Oviedo H
24 15 February 2026 Atlético Madrid H
25 22 February 2026 Real Betis A
26 1 March 2026 Athletic Bilbao H
27 8 March 2026 Sevilla A
28 15 March 2026 Levante H
29 22 March 2026 Barcelona A
30 5 April 2026 Elche H
31 12 April 2026 Mallorca A
32 19 April 2026 Real Sociedad H
33 22 April 2026 Espanyol H
34 3 May 2026 Getafe A
35 10 May 2026 Girona H
36 13 May 2026 Valencia A
37 17 May 2026 Villarreal H
38 24 May 2026 Alavés A

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2025–26 Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee
First round 29 October 2025 21:00 Yuncos A 6–1 Pérez (3) 36', 38', 40', Gumbau 56', Óscar Trejo 79', Camello 82' José Luis Munuera Montero
Second round 4 December 2025 19:00 Ávila A 2–1 (a.e.t.) Isi 90+4', García 120' Adrián Cordero Vega
Round of 32 16-18 December 2025

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Play-off round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying (third and play-off round matches) § Play-off round
Round Date Time Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee
First leg 21 August 2025 20:00 Neman Grodno N 1–0 García 77' 0[a] Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)
Second leg 28 August 2025 20:00 Neman Grodno H 4–0 (5–0 agg.) García (2) 64', 89', Camello 66', De Frutos 80' 12,404 Jérémie Pignard (France)
  1. ^ Belarusian clubs were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[20]

League phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League league phase

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 AEK Athens 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
4 Sparta Prague 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
5 Rayo Vallecano 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
6 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
7 Mainz 05 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13
Source: UEFA[21]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Results by round
Round123456
GroundHAHAAH
ResultWDWLWW
Position87612
Points3477
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Referee
Round 1 2 October 2025 18:45 Shkëndija H 2–0 López 28', Pérez 32' 8,842 Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland)
Round 2 23 October 2025 18:45 Häcken A 2–2 García 15', Rațiu 90+13' (pen.) 6,408 Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Round 3 6 November 2025 21:00 Lech Poznań H 3–2 Isi 58', De Frutos 83', García 90+4' 10,029 Viktor Kopiyevskyi (Ukraine)
Round 4 27 November 2025 18:45 Slovan Bratislava A 1–2 Pérez 24' 16,502 Lawrence Visser Belgium
Round 5 11 December 2025 18:45 Jagiellonia Białystok A
Round 6 18 December 2025 21:00 Drita H

Statistics

Overall

As of 2 October 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Conference League Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Daniel Cárdenas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Augusto Batalla 10 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
30 GK Juanpe Gil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Adrián Molina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Andrei Rațiu 7+1 0 7 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
3 DF Pep Chavarría 6+1 1 6+1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Luiz Felipe 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF Abdul Mumin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Iván Balliu 4+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
22 DF Pacha Espino 5+3 0 2+3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
24 DF Florian Lejeune 10 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
26 DF Marco de las Sías 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Nobel Mendy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Jozhua Vertrouwd 4+1 0 1+1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Midfielders
4 MF Pedro Díaz 6+3 0 6+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
6 MF Pathé Ciss 6+2 0 6+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0
7 MF Isi 7+3 1 7 1 0 0 0+3 0 2 0
8 MF Óscar Trejo 4+2 0 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
15 MF Gerard Gumbau 3+4 0 0+4 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
17 MF Unai López 7+3 1 5+2 0 0 0 2+1 1 2 0
18 MF Álvaro García 7+3 5 6+1 2 0 0 1+2 3 1 0
23 MF Óscar Valentín 4+2 0 3+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF Samu Becerra 0+4 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
29 MF Diego Méndez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Alemão 2+2 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Sergio Camello 4+4 1 1+4 0 0 0 3 1 1 1
11 FW Randy Nteka 2+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
19 FW Jorge de Frutos 6+3 3 6 2 0 0 0+3 1 0 0
21 FW Fran Pérez 4+3 2 1+3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0
No longer with club
27 DF Pelayo Fernández 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of 4 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player La Liga Copa del Rey Conference League Total
1 18 MF Álvaro García 3 1 5 9
2 19 FW Jorge de Frutos 4 — 2 6
21 MF Fran Pérez 1 3 2 6
4 7 MF Isi 1 1 1 3
5 10 FW Sergio Camello — 1 1 2
6 3 DF Pep Chavarría 1 — — 1
17 MF Unai López — — 1 1
22 DF Pacha Espino 1 — — 1
9 FW Alemão 1 — — 1
15 MF Gerard Gumbau — 1 — 1
8 MF Óscar Trejo — 1 — 1
2 DF Andrei Rațiu — — 1 1
32 DF Nobel Mendy 1 — — 1
Own goals (from the opponents) — — — 0
Totals 13 8 13 34

References

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  14. ^ "Aridane joins Almería as a free agent" (in Spanish). Almería. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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