2025–26 US Lecce season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Saverio Sticchi Damiani | |||
| President | Saverio Sticchi Damiani | |||
| Head coach | Eusebio Di Francesco | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Via del mare | |||
| Serie A | 14th | |||
| Coppa Italia | 2nd Round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Medon Berisha Lassana Coulibaly Konan N'Dri (3 each) All: Medon Berisha Lassana Coulibaly Konan N'Dri (3 each) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 28,227 vs AC Milan 29 August 2025, Serie A | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,667 vs Juve Stabia 15 August 2025, Coppa Italia | |||
| Biggest win | 2–0 vs Juve Stabia (H) 15 August 2025, Coppa Italia | |||
| Biggest defeat | 3–0 vs AC Milan (A) 23 September 2025, Coppa Italia | |||
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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 | January 28, 2000 | 2024 | 2027[1] | Austria Wien | €1M | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (c) | 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 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 3 | Corrie Ndaba | LB | 25 December 1999 | 2025 | 2028 | Kilmarnock | €0.93M | 4 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kialonda Gaspar | CB | 27 September 1997 | 2024 | 2027 | Estrela Amadora | €2M | 26 | 1 | |
| 5 | Jamil Siebert | CB | 2 April 2002 | 2025 | 2028 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | €5.5M | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | Matías Pérez | CB | 13 April 2005 | 2025 | 2028 | Curicó Unido | €0.53M | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Danilo Veiga | RB | 25 September 2002 | 2025 | 2027[3] | Estrela Amadora | €1M | 13 | 0 | |
| 18 | Gaby Jean | CB | 19 February 2000 | 2024 | 2027[4] | Annecy | €1M | 20 | 0 | |
| 21 | Christ-Owen Kouassi | RB | 15 April 2003 | 2025 | 2029[5] | Stade Lavallois | €1M | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo | LB | 5 January 2000 | 2019 | 2026[6] | Palermo | Free | 151 | 1 | |
| 44 | Tiago Gabriel | CB | 26 December 2004 | 2025 | 2027[7] | Estrela Amadora | €1.25M | 2 | 0 | |
| — | Frédéric Guilbert | RB | 24 December 1994 | 2024 | 2026[8] | Strasbourg | Free | 32 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 6 | Álex Sala | CM | 9 April 2001 | 2025 | 2028 | Córdoba | €1.5M | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | Medon Berisha | CM | 21 October 2003 | 2022 | 2028[9] | Youth Sector | N/A | 25 | 0 | |
| 14 | Þórir Jóhann Helgason | CM | 28 September 2000 | 2021 | 2026[10] | 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[11] | Salernitana | €1.8M | 38 | 1 | |
| 36 | Filip Marchwinski | AM | 10 January 2002 | 2024 | 2028[12] | Lech Poznan | €3M | 3 | 0 | |
| 75 | Balthazar Pierret | DM | 15 May 2000 | 2024 | 2027[13] | Quevilly-Rouen Métropole | Free | 32 | 0 | |
| 77 | Mohamed Kaba | CM | 27 October 2001 | 2023 | 2027[14] | Valenciennes | €3M | 38 | 0 | |
| 80 | Niko Kovač | CM | 8 April 2005 | 2025 | — | Youth Sector | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Youssef Maleh | CM | 22 August 1998 | 2023[15] | 2027 | Fiorentina | €5M | 17 | 0 | |
| — | Hamza Rafia | CM | April 2, 1999 | 2023 | 2026[16] | Pescara | €0.8M | 49 | 1 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 7 | Tete Morente | LW | December 4, 1996 | 2024 | 2027[17] | Elche | Free | 32 | 3 | |
| 9 | Nikola Krstović | CF | 5 April 2000 | 2023 | 2027[18] | DAC 1904 | €3.9M | 74 | 19 | |
| 11 | Konan N'Dri | RW | 27 October 2000 | 2025 | 2027[19] | OH Leuven | €1.5M | 11 | 0 | |
| 19 | Lameck Banda | LW | 29 January 2001 | 2022 | 2026[20] | Maccabi Petah Tikva | €2M | 76 | 4 | |
| 22 | Francesco Camarda | CF | 10 March 2008 | 2025 | 2026 | AC Milan | Loan (Free) | 12 | 1 | |
| 23 | Riccardo Sottil | LW | 3 June 1999 | 2025 | 2026 | Fiorentina | Loan (€0.8M) | 8 | 1 | |
| 50 | Santiago Pierotti | RW | 3 April 2001 | 2024 | 2027[21] | Colón | €1.2M | 49 | 4 | |
Transfers
Summer window
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 June 2025 | DF | Christ-Owen Kouassi | 22 | Stade Lavallois | €1M | [5] |
| 27 August 2025 | FW | Nikola Štulić | 23 | Charleroi | €5M | [22] |
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 | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2025 | |||||
| FW | Ante Rebić | Hajduk Split | 1 August 2025 | [23] | |
| FW | Nicola Sansone | ||||
| FW | Jeppe Corfitzen |
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Ref. |
|---|
Winter window
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Ref. |
|---|
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | 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 | Notes | Ref. |
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Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Serie A | 23 August 2025 | May 2026 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 26.67 |
| Coppa Italia | 15 August 2025 | 23 September 2025 | First Round | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 29.41 | ||||
Last updated: 15 December 2025
Source: Soccerway
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Udinese | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 21 |
| 13 | Torino | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 20 |
| 14 | Lecce | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 16 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 15 |
| 16 | Genoa | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 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)[24]
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)[24]
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 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 |
Source: Serie A
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 15 Decmber 2025. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were released on 6 June 2025.[25]
| 23 August 2025 1 | Genoa | 0–0 | Lecce | Genova |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32.576 Referee: Davide Massa |
| 29 August 2025 2 | Lecce | 0–2 | Milan | Lecce |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Livio Marinelli |
| 14 September 2025 3 | Atalanta | 4–1 | Lecce | Bergamo |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Gianluca Manganiello |
| 19 September 2025 4 | Lecce | 1–2 | Cagliari | Lecce |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Luca Zufferli |
| 28 September 2025 5 | Lecce | 2–2 | Bologna | Lecce |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Francesco Fourneau |
| 4 October 2025 6 | Parma | 0–1 | Lecce | Parma |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Daniele Doveri |
| 18 October 2025 7 | Lecce | 0–0 | Sassuolo | Lecce |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Valerio Crezzini |
| 25 October 2025 8 | Udinese | 3–2 | Lecce | Udine |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Ermanno Feliciani |
| 28 October 2025 9 | Lecce | 0–1 | Napoli | Lecce |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Giuseppe Collu |
| 2 November 2025 10 | Fiorentina | 0–1 | Lecce | Florence |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Antonio Rapuano |
| 8 November 2025 11 | Lecce | 0–0 | Hellas Verona | Lecce |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Rosario Abisso |
| 23 November 2025 12 | Lazio | 2–0 | Lecce | Rome |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: ~25,000 Referee: Alberto Ruben Arena |
| 30 November 2025 13 | Lecce | 2–1 | Torino | Lecce |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Maurizio Mariani |
| 7 December 2025 14 | Cremonese | 2–0 | Lecce | Cremona |
| 12:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Giuseppe Mucera |
| 12 December 2025 15 | Lecce | 1–0 | Pisa | Lecce |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi |
| 28 December 2025 17 | Lecce | v | Como | Stadio Via del mare |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 3 January 2025 18 | Juventus | v | Lecce | Juventus Stadium |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 6 January 2025 19 | Lecce | v | Roma | Stadio Via del mare |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 11 January 2025 20 | Lecce | v | Parma | Stadio Via del mare |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 25 January 2025 22 | Lecce | v | S.S. Lazio | Stadio Via del mare |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 1 February 2025 23 | Torino | v | Lecce | Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 8 February 2025 24 | Lecce | v | Udinese | Stadio Via del mare |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 15 February 2025 25 | Cagliari | v | Lecce | Unipol Domus |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 22 February 2025 26 | Lecce | v | Inter | Stadio Via del mare |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 1 March 2025 27 | Como | v | Lecce | Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 8 March 2025 28 | Lecce | v | Cremonese | Stadio Via del mare |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 15 March 2025 29 | Napoli | v | Lecce | Stadio Diego Armando Maradona |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| 22 March 2025 30 | Roma | v | Lecce | Stadio Olimpico |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | 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 | 2–0 | Juve Stabia | Lecce |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Referee: Giuseppe Mucera |
| 23 September 2025 Second Round | Milan | 3–0 | Lecce | Milan |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Paride Tremolada |
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