2025–26 Villarreal CF season
126th season of Villarreal CF
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The 2025–26 season was the 103rd season in the history of Villarreal Club de Fútbol, and the club's 13th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| President | Fernando Roig | |||
| Head coach | Marcelino | |||
| Stadium | Estadio de la Cerámica | |||
| La Liga | 3rd | |||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
| UEFA Champions League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Georges Mikautadze (13) All: Georges Mikautadze (15) | |||
| Biggest win | Home: Villarreal 5–0 Girona Away: Ciudad Lucena 0–6 Villarreal | |||
| Biggest defeat | Home: Villarreal 0–2 Manchester City Villarreal 0–2 Barcelona Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid Away: Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Villarreal | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 29 January 2026[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
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| MF | Undisclosed | 17 June 2025 | ||
| DF | Loan | 3 July 2025 | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | 29 July 2025 | ||
| DF | Undisclosed | 1 August 2025 | ||
| MF | Free | 7 August 2025 | ||
| DF | Undisclosed | 22 August 2025 | ||
| GK | Free | 28 August 2025 | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | 29 August 2025 | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | 1 September 2025 | ||
| MF | Free | 2 January 2026 | ||
| FW | Loan | 27 January 2026 | ||
| DF | Undisclosed | 29 January 2026 |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 19 July 2025 1 | Basel | 3–3 | Villarreal | Altach, Austria |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Referee: Matthias Gächter |
| 22 July 2025 2 | St. Gallen | 2–2 | Villarreal | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Kybunpark |
| 25 July 2025 3 | Sporting CP | 1–0 | Villarreal | Oeiras, Portugal |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Nacional |
| 31 July 2025 4 | Villarreal | 1–3 45-minute match | Genoa | Oviedo, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| Note: Villarreal-Genoa-Oviedo triangular series | ||||
| 31 July 2025 5 | Oviedo | 0–0 45-minute match | Villarreal | Oviedo, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere | ||
| Note: Villarreal-Genoa-Oviedo triangular series | ||||
| 2 August 2025 6 | Leeds United | 1–1 | Villarreal | Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,273 |
| 6 August 2025 7 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Villarreal | London, England |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,355 |
| 10 August 2025 8 | Villarreal | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica | ||
| Note: Match held for the Trofeo de la Cerámica | ||||
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 15 August 2025 | 24 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 57.89 |
| Copa del Rey | 29 October 2025 | 17 December 2025 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 33.33 |
| UEFA Champions League | 16 September 2025 | 28 January 2026 | League phase | League phase | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0.00 |
| Total | 49 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 85 | 67 | +18 | 46.94 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 95 | 36 | +59 | 94 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a] |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 86 | |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 72 | |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 69 | |
| 5 | Real Betis | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 60 |
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)[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- La Liga gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Spain gaining one of the two European Performance Spots (EPS) awarded to the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2025–26.
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 |
| 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 27 | −3 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2025.[3]
| 15 August 2025 1 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Oviedo | Villarreal |
| 19:30 (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,333 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 24 August 2025 2 | Villarreal | 5–0 | Girona | Villarreal |
| 17:30 (UTC+02:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,195 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 31 August 2025 3 | Celta Vigo | 1–1 | Villarreal | Vigo |
| 17:00 (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Balaidos Attendance: 20,172 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González |
| 13 September 2025 4 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 19:00 (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium Attendance: 63,312 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 20 September 2025 5 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Osasuna | Villarreal |
| 16:30 (UTC+02:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,542 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera |
| 23 September 2025 6 | Sevilla | 1–2 | Villarreal | Seville |
| 19:30 (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 38,145 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 27 September 2025 7 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 21:00 (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,908 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa |
| 4 October 2025 8 | Real Madrid | 3–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 21:00 (UTC+02:00) |
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Stadium: Bernabéu Attendance: 75,216 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 18 October 2025 9 | Villarreal | 2–2 | Real Betis | Villarreal |
| 16:30 (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,238 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 25 October 2025 10 | Valencia | 0–2 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 19:00 (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,560 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 1 November 2025 11 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Villarreal |
| 13:00 (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,022 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía |
| 9 November 2025 12 | Espanyol | 0–2 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 20:00 (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 29,540 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández |
| 23 November 2025 13 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Mallorca | Villarreal |
| 20:00 (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,854 Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla |
| 30 November 2025 14 | Real Sociedad | 2–3 | Villarreal | San Sebastián |
| 14:00 (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,140 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 6 December 2025 15 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Getafe | Villarreal |
| 14:00 (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 21 December 2025 17 | Villarreal | 0–2 | Barcelona | Villarreal |
| 16:15 (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,701 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 4 January 2026 18 | Elche | 1–3 | Villarreal | Elche |
| 18:30 (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero Attendance: 27,078 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera |
| 11 January 2026 19 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Alavés | Villarreal |
| 16:15 (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,011 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 18 January 2026 20 | Real Betis | 2–0 | Villarreal | Seville |
| 21:00 (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 60,138 Referee: Víctor García Verdura |
| 25 January 2026 21 | Villarreal | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 21:00 (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,432 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 31 January 2026 22 | Osasuna | 2–2 | Villarreal | Pamplona |
| 16:15 (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 20.455 Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea |
| 10 February 2026 23 | Villarreal | 4–1 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
| 21:00 (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,825 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 14 February 2026 24 | Getafe | 2–1 | Villarreal | Getafe |
| 15:15 (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Coliseum Attendance: 7,551 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa |
| 18 February 2026 16 | Levante | 0–1 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 20:00 (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Attendance: 18,153 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 22 February 2026 25 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Valencia | Villarreal |
| 21:00 (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,233 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 8 March 2026 27 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Elche | Villarreal |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 15 March 2026 28 | Alavés | 1–1 | Villarreal | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| TBA | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium |
| 22 March 2026 29 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 5 April 2026 30 | Girona | 1–0 | Villarreal | Girona |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadi Montilivi |
| 12 April 2026 31 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–2 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| TBA | Stadium: San Mames |
| 22 April 2026 33 | Oviedo | 1–1 | Villarreal | Oviedo |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere |
| 19 April 2026 32 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Celta Vigo | Villarreal |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 3 May 2026 34 | Villarreal | 5–1 | Levante | Villarreal |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 10 May 2026 35 | Mallorca | 1–1 | Villarreal | Palma |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix |
| 13 May 2026 36 | Villarreal | 2–3 | Sevilla | Villarreal |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
| 17 May 2026 37 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| TBA | Stadium: Vallecas Stadium |
| 24 May 2026 38 | Villarreal | 5–1 | Atlético Madrid | Villarreal |
| TBA | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
Copa del Rey
Villarreal entered the competition at the first round.[4][5]
| 29 October 2025 First round | CD Lucena | 0–6 | Villarreal | Lucena |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lucena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 3 December 2025 Second round | Atlético Antoniano | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Villarreal | Lebrija |
| 21:00 (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Lebrija Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 17 December 2025 Round of 32 | Racing Santander | 2–1 | Villarreal | Santander |
| 19:00 (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 20,768 Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos |
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The league phase draw was held on 28 August 2025.[6]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 6 | |
| 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 4 | |
| 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 3 | |
| 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | |
| 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 1 |
| 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 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 |
Source: UEFA
| 16 September 2025 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | | London, England |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 54,755 Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia) |
| 1 October 2025 2 | Villarreal | 2–2 | | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,087 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 21 October 2025 3 | Villarreal | 0–2 | | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,539 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 5 November 2025 4 | Pafos | 1–0 | | Limassol, Cyprus |
| 19:45 EET (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Alphamega Stadium Attendance: 6,314 Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany) | |
| Note: The match was played at Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, instead of Pafos' regular stadium, Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos, which did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 25 November 2025 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 4–0 | | Dortmund, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 10 December 2025 6 | Villarreal | 2–3 | | Villarreal, Spain |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,023 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 20 January 2026 7 | Villarreal | 1–2 | | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,023 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland) |
| 28 January 2026 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | | Leverkusen, Germany |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway) |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Luiz Júnior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | GK | Diego Conde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 31 | GK | Arnau Tenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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| 2 | DF | Logan Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | DF | Alex Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | Rafa Marín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | DF | Willy Kambwala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 | DF | Pau Navarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | DF | Juan Foyth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | DF | Renato Veiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Santiago Mouriño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | DF | Sergi Cardona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | DF | Alfonso Pedraza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Dani Parejo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | MF | Santi Comesaña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | MF | Thomas Partey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | MF | Tajon Buchanan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | MF | Pape Gueye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | MF | Alberto Moleiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Gerard Moreno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Georges Mikautadze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | FW | Alfon González | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | FW | Nicolas Pépé | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | FW | Tani Oluwaseyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | FW | Ayoze Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Last updated: 29 October 2024
Source: Competitions