The 2024–25 season is the 95th season in the history of Girona Futbol Club, and the club's third consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Copa del Rey and made a debut appearance in the UEFA Champions League, their first ever European competition participation.[1]
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| President | Delfí Geli | |||
| Head coach | Míchel | |||
| Stadium | Estadi Montilivi | |||
| La Liga | 10th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Second round | |||
| UEFA Champions League | League phase | |||
| Biggest win | Girona 4–0 Osasuna Extremadura 0–4 Girona | |||
| Biggest defeat | PSV Eindhoven 4–0 Girona | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 14 December 2024. | ||||
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 30 August 2024[2]
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
editNote: 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
editNote: 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
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Ilyas Chaira
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 Mirandés
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF |  Ibrahima Kébé
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Mirandés
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Manu Vallejo
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Zaragoza
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF |  Ladislav Krejčí
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Sparta Prague
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€12,000,000[3] | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| FW | Abel Ruiz
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 Braga
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€8,500,000 | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
| MF |  Gabriel Misehouy
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Ajax
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Free | 10 July 2024 | [6] |
| MF | Donny van de Beek
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 Manchester United
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€500,000[7] | 11 July 2024 | [8] |
| DF | Alejandro Francés
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Zaragoza
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€4,000,000 | 26 July 2024 | [9] |
| MF | Bryan Gil
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Loan | 29 July 2024 | [10] |
| MF | Oriol Romeu
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Barcelona
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Loan | 5 August 2024 | [11] |
| FW |  Bojan Miovski
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 Aberdeen
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€4,700,000 | 15 August 2024 | [12] |
| GK | Pau López
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 Marseille
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Loan | 16 August 2024 | [13] |
| MF |  Yáser Asprilla
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Watford
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€18,000,000 | 23 August 2024 | [14] |
| FW | Arnaut Danjuma
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Villarreal
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Loan | 30 August 2024 | [15] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Yan Couto
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Manchester City
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End of loan | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Eric García
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Barcelona
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End of loan | 30 June 2024 | [16] |
| MF | Pablo Torre
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Barcelona
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End of loan | 30 June 2024 | [17] |
| FW | Savinho
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Troyes
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End of loan | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Aleix García
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 Bayer Leverkusen
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€18,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [18] |
| GK | Toni Fuidias
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Cartagena
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Loan | 10 July 2024 | [19] |
| MF | Ibrahima Kébé
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 Lommel
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Loan | 24 July 2024 | [20] |
| FW |  Artem Dovbyk
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 Roma
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€30,500,000 | 2 August 2024 | [21] |
| FW |  Oscar Ureña
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Barcelona B
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Undisclosed | 19 August 2024 | [22] |
| FW | Manu Vallejo
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Racing Ferrol
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Free | 20 August 2024 | [23] |
| DF | Ilyas Chaira
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Oviedo
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Loan | 24 August 2024 | [24] |
| MF | Toni Villa
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Eibar
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Free | 26 August 2024 | [25] |
| FW | Iker Almena
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 Al Qadsiah
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Undisclosed | 30 August 2024 | [26] |
| DF | Valery Fernández
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Mallorca
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Loan | 30 August 2024 | [27] |
Friendlies
editPre-season
editA first friendly programme versus Olot, Espanyol and Toulouse was announced on 29 May.[28][29]
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Olot | 1–1 | Girona | Olot |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Camp Municipal d'Olot |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Montpellier | 3–3 | Girona | Les Preses |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Stadium: Instalaciones de Royalverd Attendance: 0 |
| 31 July 2024 Friendly | Girona | 0–4 | Toulouse | Navata |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Campo de Torremirona |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Napoli | 0–2 | Girona | Castel di Sangro, Italy |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini Referee: Gabriele Scatena (Italy) |
| 9 August 2024 Sela Cup | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Girona | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| 19:30 BST (UTC 1) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 31,958 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 10 August 2024 Friendly | Bournemouth | 3–2 | Girona | Bournemouth, England |
| 17:15 BST (UTC 1) |
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Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| 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 2024 | 23–25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 38.89 | |
| Copa del Rey | 30 October 2024 | 4 December 2024 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 18 September 2024 | League phase | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 16.67 | ||
| Total | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 34.62 | ||||
Last updated: 20 December 2024
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 6 | Villarreal | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 27 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 25 | |
| 8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 25 | |
| 9 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 25 | |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 24 |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2024. 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)[30]
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)[30]
Results summary
edit| 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 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
Last updated: 20 December 2024.
Source: La Liga
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 20 December 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editThe league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[31]
| 15 August 2024 1 | Real Betis | 1–1 | Girona | Seville |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC 2) | Report |
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Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 54,084 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 25 August 2024 2 | Atlético Madrid | 3–0 | Girona | Madrid |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 60,414 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 29 August 2024 3 | Girona | 4–0 | Osasuna | Girona |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 13,275 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 1 September 2024 4 | Sevilla | 0–2 | Girona | Seville |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,735 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 15 September 2024 5 | Girona | 1–4 | Barcelona | Girona |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 13,891 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 21 September 2024 6 | Valencia | 2–0 | Girona | Valencia |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 40,896 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 25 September 2024 7 | Girona | 0–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Girona |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,272 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 29 September 2024 8 | Celta Vigo | 1–1 | Girona | Vigo |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report |
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Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 21,347 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
| 6 October 2024 9 | Girona | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Girona |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 13,396 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
| 19 October 2024 10 | Girona | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Girona |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,602 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 26 October 2024 11 | Las Palmas | 1–0 | Girona | Las Palmas |
| 17:30 WEST (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 21,506 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González | |
| Note: Juan Carlos received a red card for dissent as an unused substitute. | ||||
| 2 November 2024 12 | Girona | 4–3 | Leganés | Girona |
| 16:15 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 10,839 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
| 10 November 2024 13 | Getafe | 0–1 | Girona | Getafe |
| 18:30 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 10,923 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 23 November 2024 14 | Girona | 4–1 | Espanyol | Girona |
| 18:30 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,461 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 1 December 2024 15 | Villarreal | 2–2 | Girona | Villarreal |
| 14:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,732 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 7 December 2024 16 | Girona | 0–3 | Real Madrid | Girona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 13,827 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 14 December 2024 17 | Mallorca | 2–1 | Girona | Palma |
| 16:15 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 15,866 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 20 December 2024 18 | Girona | 3–0 | Valladolid | Girona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report |
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Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 9,534 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
Copa del Rey
edit| 30 October 2024 First round | Extremadura | 0–4 | Girona | Almendralejo |
| 21:00 CET (UTC 1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Francisco de la Hera Attendance: 6,865 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 4 December 2024 Second round | UD Logroñés | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Girona | Logroño |
| 21:00 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Las Gaunas Attendance: 7,287 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea | ||
| Penalties | ||||
UEFA Champions League
editLeague phase
editThe league phase draw was held on 29 August 2024.[32]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 28 | Sparta Prague (Y)
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 4 |
| 29 |  Sturm Graz (Z)
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 |
| 30 | Girona (Z)
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| 31 |  Red Star Belgrade (Z)
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 3 |
| 32 | Red Bull Salzburg (Z)
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot advance directly to the round of 16, but may still qualify via the play-offs (seeded); (Z) Cannot advance directly to the round of 16, but may still qualify via the play-offs (unseeded)
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot advance directly to the round of 16, but may still qualify via the play-offs (seeded); (Z) Cannot advance directly to the round of 16, but may still qualify via the play-offs (unseeded)
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 September 2024 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–0 | Girona | Paris, France |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC 2) |
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Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 39,951 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 2 October 2024 2 | Girona | 2–3 | Feyenoord | Girona, Spain |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC 2) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 8,752 Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland) |
| 22 October 2024 3 | Girona | 2–0 |  Slovan Bratislava | Girona, Spain |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC 2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 9,246 Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania) |
| 5 November 2024 4 | PSV Eindhoven | 4–0 | Girona | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 34,400 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
| 27 November 2024 5 | Sturm Graz | 1–0 | Girona | Klagenfurt, Austria |
| 18:45 CET (UTC 1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 21,502 Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway) |
| Note: The match was played at Wörthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, instead of Sturm Graz's regular stadium, Liebenauer Stadium in Graz, as it did not meet UEFA requirements. | ||||
| 10 December 2024 6 | Girona | 0–1 | Liverpool | Girona, Spain |
| 18:45 CET (UTC 1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 9,241 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Statistics
editSquad statistics
edit- As of match played 1 August 2024.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Champions League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP
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Juan Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK |  ARG
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Paulo Gazzaniga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | ESP
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Pau López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ESP
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Miguel Gutiérrez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ESP
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Arnau Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ESP
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David López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ESP
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Juanpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ESP
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Alejandro Francés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | NED
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Daley Blind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | CZE
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Ladislav Krejčí | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | NED
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Donny van de Beek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | COL
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Yáser Asprilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ESP
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Oriol Romeu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF |  VEN
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Yangel Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | COL
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Jhon Solís | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ESP
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Iván Martín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  URU
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Cristhian Stuani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | UKR
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Viktor Tsyhankov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ESP
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Abel Ruiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | NED
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Arnaut Danjuma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW | MKD
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Bojan Miovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ESP
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Bryan Gil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | ESP
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Portu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | FW | NED
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Gabriel Misehouy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
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