2024–25 US Lecce season

Lecce

2024–25 season
Lecce team on the pitch for the game against Como (2024–25 season, 30 December 2024)
Owner	Saverio Sticchi Damiani
President	Saverio Sticchi Damiani
Head Coach	Luca Gotti (until 9 November) Marco Giampaolo (from 11 November)
Stadium	Stadio Via del mare
Serie A	16th
Coppa Italia	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Nikola Krstović (7) All: Nikola Krstović (8)
Highest home attendance	28,719 vs Atalanta 19 August 2024 (Serie A)
Lowest home attendance	13,951 vs Sassuolo 24 September 2024 (Coppa Italia)
Average home league attendance	25,645
Biggest win	1–3 vs Parma (A) 31 January 2025 (Serie A) 1–3 vs Empoli (A) 11 January 2025 (Serie A)
Biggest defeat	0–6 vs Fiorentina (H) 20 October 2024 (Serie A)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2025.

The 2024–25 season is the 117th season in the history of the US Lecce, and it will also be the third consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Coppa Italia.

Squad

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 1 GK  GER Christian Früchtl 3 FW  CRO Ante Rebić 4 DF  ANG Kialonda Gaspar 5 MF  ALB Medon Berisha 6 DF  ITA Federico Baschirotto (vice-captain) 7 FW  ESP Tete Morente 8 MF  TUN Hamza Rafia 9 FW  MNE Nikola Krstović 10 FW  CIV Konan N’Dri 11 FW  ITA Nicola Sansone 12 DF  FRA Frédéric Guilbert 14 MF  ISL Þórir Jóhann Helgason 16 MF  ESP Joan González 17 DF  POR Danilo Veiga 19 DF  FRA Gaby Jean

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  ALB Ylber Ramadani (3rd captain) 22 FW  ZAM Lameck Banda 23 FW  ROU Rareș Burnete 25 DF  ITA Antonino Gallo 29 MF  MLI Lassana Coulibaly 30 GK  ITA Wladimiro Falcone 31 FW  SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson 32 GK  FIN Jasper Samooja 36 MF  POL Filip Marchwiński 37 FW  SWE Jesper Karlsson (on loan from Bologna) 44 DF  POR Tiago Gabriel 50 FW  ARG Santiago Pierotti 75 MF  FRA Balthazar Pierret 77 MF  FRA Mohamed Kaba 99 DF  ITA Marco Sala (on loan from Como)

Transfers

Summer window

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Ref.
30 June 2024	MF	Þórir Jóhann Helgason	Eintracht Braunschweig	End of loan
1 July 2024	GK	Christian Früchtl	Austria Vienna	€1,000,000		[1]
1 July 2024	DF	Kialonda Gaspar	Estrela Amadora	€2,000,000		[2]
1 July 2024	FW	Tete Morente	Elche	Free		[3]
1 July 2024	MF	Balthazar Pierret	Quevilly-Rouen	Free		[4]
26 July 2024	MF	Filip Marchwinski	Lech Poznań	€3,000,000		[5]
14 August 2024	MF	Lassana Coulibaly	Salernitana	€1,800,000		[6]
26 August 2024	DF	Gaby Jean	Annecy	€1,000,000		[7]
26 August 2024	FW	Ante Rebić	Beşiktaş	Free		[8]
27 August 2024	DF	Frédéric Guilbert	Strasbourg	Free		[9]
30 August 2024	FW	Luis Hasa	Juventus Next Gen	Free		[10]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Ref.
11 August 2024	DF	Andy Pelmard	Clermont	Free	Option to buy for €2,000,000	[11]
30 August 2024	DF	Kevin Bonifazi	Bologna	Free	Option to buy for €500,000	[12]

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Ref.
30 June 2024	FW	Pontus Almqvist	Rostov	End of loan
30 June 2024	FW	Roberto Piccoli	Atalanta	End of loan
30 June 2024	DF	Ahmed Touba	İstanbul Başakşehir	End of loan		[13]
1 July 2024	DF	Kastriot Dermaku	Unattached	Free	End of contract
1 July 2024	FW	Gabriel Strefezza	Como	€3,500,000
18 July 2024	DF	Lorenzo Venuti	Sampdoria	Undisclosed		[14]
18 July 2024	GK	Antonino Viola	Team Altamura	Undisclosed		[15]
19 July 2024	DF	Marin Pongračić	Fiorentina	€15,000,000		[16]
25 July 2024	MF	Alexis Blin	Palermo	€1,500,000		[17]
7 August 2024	GK	Federico Brancolini	Empoli	Free		[18]
20 August 2024	MF	Marcin Listkowski	Jagiellonia Białystok	Undisclosed		[19]
26 August 2024	DF	Zinedin Smajlovic	Sandviken	Free	Contract solved by mutual consent	[20]
27 August 2024	DF	Valentin Gendrey	Hoffenheim	€8,500,000		[21]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Ref.
2 August 2024	FW	Pablo Rodríguez	Racing Santander	Free		[22]
17 August 2024	FW	Joel Voelkerling Persson	Värnamo	Free	Option to buy for an undisclosed fee	[23]
21 August 2024	FW	Henri Salomaa	Casertana	Free		[24]
30 August 2024	MF	Giacomo Faticanti	Juventus Next Gen	Free	Option to buy for an undisclosed fee	[25]
3 September 2024	DF	Mats Lemmens	Lokeren	Free		[26]

Winter window

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Ref.
31 December 2024	FW	Eetu Mömmö	SJK Seinäjoki	End of loan
31 December 2024	FW	Joel Voelkerling Persson	Värnamo	End of loan
28 January 2025	DF	Tiago Gabriel	Estrela Amadora	€1,250,000
28 January 2025	DF	Danilo Veiga	Estrela Amadora	€1,000,000
29 January 2025	FW	Henri Salomaa	Casertana	Free	Loan terminated early
1 February 2025	DF	Elijah Scott	Stuttgart	€800,000
2 February 2025	DF	Kevin Bonifazi	Bologna	€500,000
2 February 2025	DF	Mats Lemmens	Lokeren	Free	Loan terminated early
2 February 2025	FW	Konan N'Dri	OH Leuven	€1,500,000

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Notes	Ref.
4 January 2025	FW	Jesper Karlsson	Bologna	Free
3 February 2025	DF	Marco Sala	Como	Free	Option to buy for an undisclosed fee

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Ref.
2 January 2025	DF	Patrick Dorgu	Manchester United	€30,000,000
8 January 2025	DF	Luis Hasa	Napoli	€500,000
15 January 2025	FW	Dario Daka	Trapani	Free
19 January 2025	DF	Andy Pelmard	Clermont	Free	Loan terminated early

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Notes	Ref.
24 January 2025	MF	Rémi Oudin	Sampdoria	Free	Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
28 January 2025	MF	Ed McJannet	Audace Cerignola	Free
30 January 2025	FW	Henri Salomaa	Lucchese	Free
3 February 2025	DF	Kevin Bonifazi	Sassuolo	Free
3 February 2025	DF	Mats Lemmens	RWD Molenbeek	Free	Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
4 February 2025	GK	Alexandru Borbei	CFR Cluj	Free	Option to buy for an undisclosed fee
19 February 2025	FW	Eetu Mömmö	Haka	Free

Friendlies

Pre-season

Werder Bremen v Lecce

20 July 2024 Friendly	Werder Bremen	0–3	Lecce	Zell am Ziller, Austria
15:00 UTC+2			Krstović 31', 34' Rafia 87'	Stadium: Parkstadion

NK Slaven Belupo v Lecce

21 July 2024 Friendly

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Lecce

Croatia

Galatasaray v Lecce

24 July 2024 Friendly	Galatasaray	2–1	Lecce	Linz, Austria
19:30				Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena

Huddersfield Town v Lecce

28 July 2024 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Lecce	Jenbach, Austria
12:00		Report		Stadium: Stadion Jenbach

Lecce v Nice

4 August 2024 Friendly	Lecce	2–3	Nice	Lecce, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pierotti  57' Marchwiński 70', 74'	Report	Guessand 15' Clauss 49' Rosario  57' Mendy  67' Bouanani 89'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 4,261 Referee: Leonardo Mastrodomenico

Lecce v Monopoli

13 August 2024 Friendly	Lecce	0–0	Monopoli	San Pietro in Lama
11:30		Report		Stadium: DEGHI Sport Center

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	19 August 2024	24–25 May 2025	Matchday 1		32	6	8	18	23	52	−29	018.75
Coppa Italia	8 April 2025	24 September 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Total					34	7	8	19	25	55	−30	020.59

Last updated: 15 April 2025
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

Main article: 2024–25 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Cagliari	32	7	9	16	32	47	−15	30
16	Parma	32	5	13	14	37	51	−14	28
17	Lecce	32	6	8	18	23	52	−29	26
18	Venezia	32	4	12	16	25	44	−19	24	Relegation to Serie B
19	Empoli	32	4	12	16	24	50	−26	24

Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 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)^[27]

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
32	6	8	18	23	52	−29	26	3	6	7	12	27	−15	3	2	11	11	25	−14

Last updated: 15 April 2025.
Source: Worldfootball

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L
Position	20	20	13	13	17	18	17	19	20	19	20	18	15	16	16	14	14	17	17	13	15	16	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17

Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2025. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.^[28]

Lecce v Atalanta

19 August 2024 1	Lecce	0–4	Atalanta	Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Brescianini 35', 66' Retegui 45', 57' (pen.) de Roon  60' Éderson  80'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 28,719 Referee: Federico Dionisi

Internazionale v Lecce

24 August 2024 2	Internazionale	2–0	Lecce	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Darmian 5' Çalhanoğlu 70' (pen.)	Report	Gallo  31' Banda  60'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 70,921 Referee: Davide Di Marco

Lecce v Cagliari

31 August 2024 3	Lecce	1–0	Cagliari	Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Krstović 26' Dorgu  45+1' Falcone  65'	Report	Zappa  24' Lapadula  48' Marin  70'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 26.386 Referee: Michael Fabbri

Torino v Lecce

15 September 2024 4	Torino	0–0	Lecce	Turin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Walukiewicz  83'	Report	Pierret  23' Morente  45+1' Rafia  78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 24.277 Referee: Andrea Colombo

Lecce v Parma

21 September 2024 5	Lecce	2–2	Parma	Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ylber  31' Dorgu 32',  51' Guilbert  47' Gaspar  54' Krstović 59' Rafia  84'	Report	Cancellieri  58' Almqvist 90+3' Hainaut 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 25.503 Referee: Marco Guida

Milan v Lecce

27 September 2024 6	Milan	3–0	Lecce	Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Morata 38' Hernández 41' Pulisic 43' Bartesaghi  80'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71.103 Referee: Luca Zufferli

Udinese v Lecce

5 October 2024 7	Udinese	1–0	Lecce	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ehizibue  28' Kamara  72' Zemura 75'	Report	Rebić  36' Baschirotto  40'	Stadium: Bluenergy Stadium Attendance: 21.441 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Lecce v Fiorentina

20 October 2024 8	Lecce	0–6	Fiorentina	Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gallo  43'	Report	Colpani  18', 34', 54' Cataldi 20', 45' Adli  42' Gosens  59' Beltrán 61' Parisi 72' Ranieri  80' Richardson  85'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 25,124 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

Napoli v Lecce

26 October 2024 9	Napoli	1–0	Lecce	Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngonge  19' Di Lorenzo  51', 73' Olivera  90' Stellini	Report	Pierotti  77' Rebić  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 51.103 Referee: Paride Tremolada

Lecce v Hellas Verona

29 October 2024 10	Lecce	1–0	Hellas Verona	Lecce
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guilbert  32' Dorgu 51'	Report	Belahyane  26'  82' Tchatchoua  40' Serdar  56'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 23.698 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Bologna v Lecce

2 November 2024 11	Bologna	1–0	Lecce	Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Urbanski  66' Ndoye  72' Orsolini 85'	Report	Pelmard  71' Gaspar  86'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Giuseppe Collu

Lecce v Empoli

8 November 2024 12	Lecce	1–1	Empoli	Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Pierotti 77'	Report	Pellegri 33',  52' Cacace  45+1' Henderson  84'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 23.907 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Venezia v Lecce

25 November 2024 13	Venezia	0–1	Lecce	Venice
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Yeboah  77'	Report	Rafia  2' Gaspar  45+1' Guilbert  64' Dorgu 70' Sansone  85'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 9.448 Referee: Luca Pairetto

Lecce v Juventus

1 December 2024 14	Lecce	1–1	Juventus	Lecce
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Coulibaly  19' Rebić 90+3'	Report	Cambiaso  39', 68' Danilo  67' Fagioli  73' Koopmeiners  82'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 27,080 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

Roma v Lecce

7 December 2024 15	Roma	4–1	Lecce	Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Saelemaekers  12', 13' Mancini 59' Pisilli 66' Koné 86',  87'	Report	Krstović 40' (pen.),  69' Kaba  72' Oudin  78'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 58,213 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Lecce v Monza

15 December 2024 16	Lecce	2–1	Monza	Lecce
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Morente 3' Rafia  28' M.Giampaolo  30' Krstović 44'	Report	Kyriakopoulos  20' Dorgu 37' (o.g.) Izzo  40' Bianco  43' Maldini  83' Pereira  90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 23.663 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

Lecce v Lazio

21 December 2024 17	Lecce	1–2	Lazio	Lecce
20:45	Guilbert  45+1' Morente 50' Dorgu  69' Rebić  71' Ylber  90'	Report	Castellanos 45+3' (pen.) Tchaouna  82' Marusic 87' Gila  90'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 26.749 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Como v Lecce

30 December 2024 18	Como	2–0	Lecce	Como
18:30	Van Der Brempt  24' Nico Paz 31', 49' Goldaniga  66' Engelhardt  76' Cutrone 79'	Report	Coulibaly  56' Pierotti  66'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 12.000 Referee: Marco Piccinini

Lecce v Genoa

5 January 2025 19	Lecce	0–0	Genoa	Lecce
15:00		Report	Kasa  90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 26.436 Referee: Livio Marinelli

Empoli v Lecce

11 January 2025 20	Empoli	1–3	Lecce	Empoli
15:00	Cacace 47'	Report	Morente 6',  37' Krstović 11', 90+1',  83' Pierret  58'	Stadium: Carlo Castellani Attendance: 9.096 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

Cagliari v Lecce

19 January 2025 21	Cagliari	4–1	Lecce	Cagliari
15:00	Adopo  52' Gaetano 60' Luperto 65' Zortea 80',  81' Obert 83' Deiola  90+1'	Report	Pierotti 42',  45' Rebić  73'	Stadium: Unipol Domus Attendance: 16.306 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

Lecce v Inter

26 January 2025 22	Lecce	0–4	Inter	Lecce
18:00		Report	Frattesi 6' de Vrij  16' S.Inzaghi  31' L.Martínez 39' Dumfries 57' Taremi 61' (pen.),  82'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 27.223 Referee: Livio Marinelli

Parma v Lecce

31 January 2025 23	Parma	1–3	Lecce	Parma
20:45	Valeri 34' (pen.) Camara  90'	Report	Ylber  20' Krstović 36' Pierotti 63', 90+3' Karlsson  79'	Stadium: Ennio Tardini Attendance: 18.238 Referee: Simone Sozza

Lecce v Bologna

9 February 2025 24	Lecce	0–0	Bologna	Lecce
18:00		Report	Freuler  61' Pobega  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 24.910 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

Monza v Lecce

16 February 2025 25	Monza	0–0	Lecce	Monza
15:00	Izzo  33' Pereira  35'	Report	Pierotti  37' Ylber  74'	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 11.050 Referee: Giuseppe Collu

Lecce v Udinese

21 February 2025 26	Lecce	0–1	Udinese	Lecce
20:45	Berisha  65'	Report	Lucca  31', 32' (pen.) Lovrič  66' Payero  67'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 23.989 Referee: Kevin Bonacina

Fiorentina v Lecce

28 February 2025 27	Fiorentina	1–0	Lecce	Firenze
20:45	Gosens 9' Beltrán  17', 73' Zaniolo  61' Mandragora  86'	Report	Berisha  45+2' Gallo  51'	Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 17.383 Referee: Livio Marinelli

Lecce v Milan

8 March 2025 28	Lecce	2–3	Milan	Lecce
18:00	Krstović 7', 59',  90+1' Berisha  42'	Report	Gallo 68' (o.g.) Pulišić 73' (pen.), 81' Abraham  88'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 25.753 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Genoa v Lecce

14 March 2025 29	Genoa	2–1	Lecce	Genova
20:45	Miretti 16', 45+2',  34' Martín  29' Vásquez  89'	Report	Berisha  49' Krstović 68' (pen.),  68'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 31.495 Referee: Fabio Maresca

Lecce v Roma

29 March 2025 30	Lecce	0–1	Roma	Lecce
20:45	Karlsson  54'	Report	Baldanzi  75' Saelemaekers  78' Dovbyk 80' C.Ranieri  90'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 27.207 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

Lecce v Venezia

6 April 2025 31	Lecce	1–1	Venezia	Lecce
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baschirotto  64', 65' Guilbert  61'	Report	Carboni  39' Gallo 50' (o.g.) Marcandalli  55' Pérez  64' Candé  83'	Stadium: Via del Mare Attendance: 25.709 Referee: Marco Piccinini

Juventus v Lecce

12 April 2025 32	Juventus	2–1	Lecce	Torino
20:45	Koopmeiners 2' Yıldız 33'	Report	Morente  52' Baschirotto 87'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 39.087 Referee: Luca Zufferli

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2024–25 Coppa Italia

Lecce v Mantova

12 August 2024 First round	Lecce	2–1	Mantova	Lecce
18:30	Gaspar 14' Krstović 86'	Report	Solini  29' Fiori  50' Bragantini 73'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 11,424 Referee: Mario Perri

Lecce v Sassuolo

24 September 2024 Second round	Lecce	0–2	Sassuolo	Lecce
16:00		Report	Muharemović 13' Volpato  19' Josh Doig  54' Lipani  64' D'Andrea 79',  80'	Stadium: Stadio Via del mare Attendance: 13.951 Referee: Daniele Perenzoni

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