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2025–26 US Lecce season

Lecce
2025–26 season
OwnerSaverio Sticchi Damiani
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coachEusebio Di Francesco
StadiumStadio Via del mare
Serie A14th
Coppa Italia2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Medon Berisha
Lassana Coulibaly
Konan N'Dri
(3 each)
All:
Medon Berisha
Lassana Coulibaly
Konan N'Dri
(3 each)
Highest home attendance28,227 vs AC Milan
29 August 2025, Serie A
Lowest home attendance10,667 vs Juve Stabia
15 August 2025, Coppa Italia
Biggest win2–0 vs Juve Stabia (H)
15 August 2025, Coppa Italia
Biggest defeat3–0 vs AC Milan (A)
23 September 2025, Coppa Italia

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 Germany GK (2000-01-28) January 28, 2000 2024 2027[1] Austria Austria Wien €1M 1 0
30 Wladimiro Falcone (c) Italy GK (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 2023 2028[2] Italy Sampdoria €4M 117 0
32 Jasper Samooja Finland GK (2003-07-21) July 21, 2003 2022 2026 Finland FC Honka N/A 17 0
Defenders
3 Corrie Ndaba Republic of Ireland LB (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 2025 2028 Scotland Kilmarnock €0.93M 4 0
4 Kialonda Gaspar Angola CB (1997-09-27) 27 September 1997 2024 2027 Portugal Estrela Amadora €2M 26 1
5 Jamil Siebert Germany CB (2002-04-02) 2 April 2002 2025 2028 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf €5.5M 1 0
13 Matías Pérez Chile CB (2005-04-13) 13 April 2005 2025 2028 Chile Curicó Unido €0.53M 0 0
17 Danilo Veiga Portugal RB (2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 2025 2027[3] Portugal Estrela Amadora €1M 13 0
18 Gaby Jean France CB (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 2024 2027[4] France Annecy €1M 20 0
21 Christ-Owen Kouassi Ivory Coast RB (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 2025 2029[5] France Stade Lavallois €1M 0 0
25 Antonino Gallo Italy LB (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 2019 2026[6] Italy Palermo Free 151 1
44 Tiago Gabriel Portugal CB (2004-12-26) 26 December 2004 2025 2027[7] Portugal Estrela Amadora €1.25M 2 0
— Frédéric Guilbert France RB (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 2024 2026[8] France Strasbourg Free 32 0
Midfielders
6 Álex Sala Spain CM (2001-04-09) 9 April 2001 2025 2028 Spain Córdoba €1.5M 3 0
10 Medon Berisha Albania CM (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 2022 2028[9] Italy Youth Sector N/A 25 0
14 Þórir Jóhann Helgason Iceland CM (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 2021 2026[10] Iceland Hafnarfjördur N/A 62 1
20 Ylber Ramadani Albania DM (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 2023 2026 Scotland Aberdeen €1.2M 66 2
29 Lassana Coulibaly Mali CM (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 2024 2027[11] Italy Salernitana €1.8M 38 1
36 Filip Marchwinski Poland AM (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 2024 2028[12] Poland Lech Poznan €3M 3 0
75 Balthazar Pierret France DM (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 2024 2027[13] France Quevilly-Rouen Métropole Free 32 0
77 Mohamed Kaba France CM (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 2023 2027[14] France Valenciennes €3M 38 0
80 Niko Kovač Bosnia and Herzegovina CM (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 2025 — Italy Youth Sector N/A 0 0
93 Youssef Maleh Morocco CM (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 2023[15] 2027 Italy Fiorentina €5M 17 0
— Hamza Rafia Tunisia CM (1999-04-02) April 2, 1999 2023 2026[16] Italy Pescara €0.8M 49 1
Forwards
7 Tete Morente Spain LW (1996-12-04) December 4, 1996 2024 2027[17] Spain Elche Free 32 3
9 Nikola Krstović Montenegro CF (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 2023 2027[18] Slovakia DAC 1904 €3.9M 74 19
11 Konan N'Dri Ivory Coast RW (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 2025 2027[19] Belgium OH Leuven €1.5M 11 0
19 Lameck Banda Zambia LW (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 2022 2026[20] Israel Maccabi Petah Tikva €2M 76 4
22 Francesco Camarda Italy CF (2008-03-10) 10 March 2008 2025 2026 Italy AC Milan Loan (Free) 12 1
23 Riccardo Sottil Italy LW (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 2025 2026 Italy Fiorentina Loan (€0.8M) 8 1
50 Santiago Pierotti Argentina RW (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 2024 2027[21] Argentina Colón €1.2M 49 4

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Ref.
29 June 2025 DF Ivory Coast Christ-Owen Kouassi 22 France Stade Lavallois €1M [5]
27 August 2025 FW Serbia Nikola Štulić 23 Belgium 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 Romania Alexandru Borbei Romania CFR Cluj
GK Italy Marco Bleve Italy Carrarese
DF Italy Kevin Bonifazi Italy Sassuolo
DF Belgium Mats Lemmens Belgium Molenbeek
MF Morocco Youssef Maleh Italy Empoli
MF France Rémi Oudin Italy Sampdoria
MF Italy Giacomo Faticanti Italy Juventus Next Gen
MF Republic of Ireland Ed McJannet Italy Cerignola
FW Spain Pablo Rodríguez Spain Racing de Santander
FW Finland Eetu Mömmö Finland FC Haka
FW Albania Dejvi Metaj Italy Manfredonia
FW Finland Henri Salomaa Italy Lucchese

Out

Transfers

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

Released players

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
1 July 2025
FW Croatia Ante Rebić Croatia Hajduk Split 1 August 2025 [23]
FW Italy Nicola Sansone
FW Denmark 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.

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Ref.

Loans out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Ref.

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 24 5 6 13 15 31 −16 020.83
Coppa Italia 15 August 2025 23 September 2025 First Round Second Round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 26 6 6 14 17 34 −17 023.08

Last updated: 08 February 2026
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2025–26 Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Genoa 25 5 9 11 29 37 −8 24
16 Cremonese 25 5 9 11 21 33 −12 24
17 Lecce 26 6 6 14 17 33 −16 24
18 Fiorentina 25 4 9 12 29 39 −10 21 Relegation to Serie B
19 Pisa 25 1 12 12 20 42 −22 15
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2026. 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]

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
24 5 6 13 15 31  −16 21 3 4 6 9 16  −7 2 2 7 6 15  −9

Last updated: 08 February 2026.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

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GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAH
ResultDLLLDWDLLWDLWLWLDLLLLDLW
Position141720202015161616151517141714171817171717
Updated to match(es) played on 08 February 2026. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1 Matchday 16 (at Inter) was postponed due to Inter's participation in the Supercoppa Italiana.

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
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 32,576
Referee: Davide Massa
29 August 2025 2 Lecce 0–2 Milan Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Loftus-Cheek 66'
  • Pulisic 86'
 Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Livio Marinelli
14 September 2025 3 Atalanta 4–1 Lecce Bergamo
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Francesco Fourneau
4 October 2025 6 Parma 0–1 Lecce Parma
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Rosario Abisso
23 November 2025 12 Lazio 2–0 Lecce Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Referee: Giuseppe Mucera
12 December 2025 15 Lecce 1–0 Pisa Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
27 December 2025 17 Lecce 0–3 Como Lecce
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 28,277
Referee: Matteo Marchetti
3 January 2025 18 Juventus 1–1 Lecce Turin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,639
Referee: Giuseppe Collu
6 January 2025 19 Lecce 0–2 Roma Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
11 January 2025 20 Lecce 1–2 Parma Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Referee: Livio Marinelli
14 January 2026 16 Internazionale 1–0 Lecce Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69,321
Referee: Fabio Maresca
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 21 December 2025, but was postponed due to Inter's participation in the Supercoppa Italiana.
18 January 2025 21 Milan 1–0 Lecce Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,591
Referee: Luca Zufferli
24 January 2025 22 Lecce 0–0 S.S. Lazio Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,435
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
1 February 2025 23 Torino 1–0 Lecce Turin
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Simone Sozza
8 February 2025 24 Lecce 2–1 Udinese Lecce
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 24,290
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
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

Main article: 2025–26 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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