2023–24 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano
2023–24 season
President	Raúl Martín Presa
Head coach	Francisco
Stadium	Vallecas
La Liga	7th
Copa del Rey	First round
	All statistics correct as of 7 October 2023.

The 2023–24 season is Rayo Vallecano's 100th season in existence and third consecutive season in La Liga. They are also competing in the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 August 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MKD	Stole Dimitrievski
3	DF	ESP	Pep Chavarría
4	DF	ESP	Martín Pascual
5	DF	ESP	Aridane Hernández
6	MF	ESP	José Ángel Pozo
7	FW	ESP	Isi Palazón
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo (captain)
9	FW	COL	Radamel Falcao
10	FW	CPV	Bebé
11	MF	FRA	Randy Nteka
12	DF	URU	Alfonso Espino
13	GK	ESP	Dani Cárdenas
14	MF	ESP	Kike Pérez (on loan from Valladolid)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	DF	GHA	Abdul Mumin
17	MF	ESP	Unai López
18	MF	ESP	Álvaro García
19	MF	ESP	Jorge de Frutos
20	DF	ALB	Iván Balliu
21	MF	SEN	Pathé Ciss
22	FW	ESP	Raúl de Tomás
23	MF	ESP	Óscar Valentín
24	DF	FRA	Florian Lejeune
27	DF	ESP	Jorge Moreno
28	MF	ESP	Pablo Muñoz
29	MF	ESP	Diego Méndez
34	FW	ESP	Sergio Camello

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Andrés Martín
—	FW	ESP	Sergio Moreno

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Miguel Morro (at Villarreal B until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ESP	Joni Montiel (at Valladolid until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Aridane	Unattached	Free	5 July 2023	[2]
DF	Alfonso Espino	Unattached	Free	17 July 2023	[3]
GK	Daniel Cárdenas	Levante	Undisclosed	18 August 2023	[4]
DF	Andrei Rațiu	Huesca	€500,000	26 August 2023	[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Mario Hernández	Released		1 July 2023	[6]
DF	Esteban Saveljich	Released		1 July 2023	[7]
DF	Mario Suárez	Released		1 July 2023	[7]
MF	Santi Comesaña	Villarreal	Free	1 July 2023	[8]
DF	Alejandro Catena	Osasuna	Free	1 July 2023	[9]
DF	Fran García	Real Madrid	€5,000,000	1 July 2023	[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 July 2023 Friendly	Panathinaikos	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Athens
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Álvaro 57'	Stadium: Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis

22 July 2023 Friendly	Charleroi	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Charleroi
19:00 UTC+2	Ilaimaharitra 32' (pen.), 80'		García 6' Aridane 58' Montiel 81' Chavarría 90'	Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

29 July 2023 Friendly	Porto	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Porto
21:30 UTC+2	Taremi 86' Loader 90+8'		28' 30' 71' 79' García 82' 86'

2 August 2023 Friendly	Valladolid	3–2	Rayo Vallecano	Valladolid
20:30 UTC+2	Bikoue 10', 22', 33' Rofino 56' 90'		García 70', 90+3' 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla

6 August 2023 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Falmer
15:00 UTC+1	50' João Pedro 66' (pen.) 87'		García 14' 33' Trejo 36' López 50'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 10,563 Referee: Peter Bankes

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	11 August 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	10	4	4	2	12	13	−1	040.00
Copa del Rey	1 November 2023		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				10	4	4	2	12	13	−1	040.00

Last updated: 21 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Real Sociedad	10	5	3	2	18	12	+6	18	Qualification to the Europa League league stage
6	Athletic Bilbao	10	5	2	3	16	10	+6	17	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
7	Rayo Vallecano	10	4	4	2	12	13	−1	16
8	Valencia	10	4	2	4	12	11	+1	14
9	Real Betis	10	3	5	2	12	14	−2	14

Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. 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)[11]

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
10	4	4	2	12	13	−1	16	1	2	1	5	10	−5	3	2	1	7	3	+4

Last updated: 21 October 2023.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	W
Position	4	2	8	12	6	7	7	8	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[12]

11 August 2023 1	Almería	0–2	Rayo Vallecano	Almería
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ramazani 65'	Report	Palazón 20' (pen.) Nteka 28' (pen.) López 40' García 40' Valentín 65'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 14,837 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

21 August 2023 2	Granada	0–2	Rayo Vallecano	Granada
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sánchez 11' Gumbau 50' Puertas 86'	Report	Hernández 50' García 75' Ciss 79'	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes Attendance: 17,338 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

28 August 2023 3	Rayo Vallecano	0–7	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Palazón 39' Lejeune 64' Espino 81' Balliu 88'	Report	Griezmann 2', 75' Depay 16' Molina 36' Barrios 49' Morata 73', 84' Correa 79' Llorente 86' Hermoso 87'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,966 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

2 September 2023 4	Real Betis	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Miranda 15' Rodríguez 43' Willian José 53' Roca 85'	Report	García 45' Espino 55' De Tomás 58' Palazón 58' Pérez 86'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 50,169 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

15 September 2023 5	Rayo Vallecano	2–0	Alavés	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aridane 19' Palazón 43' De Frutos 82' De Tomás 90+5'	Report	Duarte 23' Sola 41' Hagi 90+5'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,116 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

24 September 2023 6	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Villarreal	Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Pérez 16' García 18' Camello 63'	Report	Sørloth 15' Moreno 62' 77' Comesaña 73'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,865 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

27 September 2023 7	Cádiz	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Cádiz
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gómez 5' J. Hernández 45+4' Alejo 51' L. Hernández 59' Alcaraz 73'	Report	Alejo 43' Chavarría 43' Espino 44' Ciss 68' Lejeune 82' Mumin 88' 88'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 18,505 Referee: José Hernández Maeso

30 September 2023 8	Rayo Vallecano	2–2	Mallorca	Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	García 4' López 43' De Tomás 90+4' Falcao 90+12' (pen.)	Report	Muriqi 44' Sánchez 59' Darder 83' J. Costa 90+2' González 90+4' Ndiaye 90+6' Mascarell 90+10'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 11,991 Referee: Mario Melero López

7 October 2023 9	Sevilla	2–2	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gudelj 36' Sow 45+3', 50' Suso 67' Navas 84' En-Nesyri 90+6' Jordán 90+7'	Report	Valentín 21' García 26' Hernández 74' Juanlu 50' Pérez 84'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,817 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

21 October 2023 10	Las Palmas	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Las Palmas
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Coco 20' Munir 34' Muñoz 77' Suárez 90+1' Perrone 90+5'	Report	Camello 79' Valentín 86' 90+4' Bebé 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 24,548 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Copa del Rey

1 November 2023 First round	Atlético de Lugones	v	Rayo Vallecano	Lugones
12:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Santa Bárbara

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 7 October 2023.'

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	MKD	Stole Dimitrievski	9	0	9	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Daniel Cárdenas	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ROU	Andrei Rațiu	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Pep Chavarría	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
4	DF	ESP	Martín Pascual	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	ESP	Aridane Hernández	8	0	8	0	0	0
12	DF	URU	Alfonso Espino	9	0	9	0	0	0
16	DF	GHA	Abdul Mumin	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
20	DF	ALB	Iván Balliu	9	0	9	0	0	0
24	DF	FRA	Florian Lejeune	9	0	9	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	José Ángel Pozo	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	FRA	Randy Nteka	4	1	3+1	1	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Kike Pérez	6	1	3+3	1	0	0
17	MF	ESP	Unai López	7	0	6+1	0	0	0
18	MF	ESP	Álvaro García	9	3	9	3	0	0
19	MF	ESP	Jorge de Frutos	8	1	1+7	1	0	0
21	MF	SEN	Pathé Ciss	9	1	4+5	1	0	0
23	MF	ESP	Óscar Valentín	9	1	8+1	1	0	0
29	MF	ESP	Diego Méndez	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Isi Palazón	9	2	8+1	2	0	0
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo	8	0	3+5	0	0	0
9	MF	COL	Radamel Falcao	3	1	0+3	1	0	0
10	MF	CPV	Bebé	5	0	0+5	0	0	0
22	FW	ESP	Raúl de Tomás	8	0	4+4	0	0	0
34	FW	ESP	Sergio Camello	7	0	3+4	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

References

"Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
"Aridane nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". www.rayovallecano.es.
"Rayo Vallecano fichó a Alfonso Espino por tres temporadas". ESPNdeportes.com. July 17, 2023.
"Mario Hernández confirma su marcha del Rayo: "Seguiré apoyando a la Franja desde donde haga falta"". MARCA. July 3, 2023.
"Jugadores que finalizan contrato el 30 de junio y no han renovado de forma oficial". www.futbolfantasy.com.
"Comesaña refuerza la poblada medular del Villarreal". MARCA. June 29, 2023.
"Osasuna signs defender Alejandro Catena on a five-year deal | CA Osasuna - Web Oficial". Osasuna signs defender Alejandro Catena on a five-year deal | CA Osasuna - Web Oficial.
"Fran Garcia signs for Real Madrid and gets a first call-up on same day". June 12, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
"Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"Calendario de Liga 2023-24: primera jornada, fechas clave, los Clásicos, los derbis." Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[2] "Aridane nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". www.rayovallecano.es.

[3] "Rayo Vallecano fichó a Alfonso Espino por tres temporadas". ESPNdeportes.com. July 17, 2023.

[6] "Mario Hernández confirma su marcha del Rayo: "Seguiré apoyando a la Franja desde donde haga falta"". MARCA. July 3, 2023.

[auto-7] "Jugadores que finalizan contrato el 30 de junio y no han renovado de forma oficial". www.futbolfantasy.com.

[8] "Comesaña refuerza la poblada medular del Villarreal". MARCA. June 29, 2023.

[9] "Osasuna signs defender Alejandro Catena on a five-year deal | CA Osasuna - Web Oficial". Osasuna signs defender Alejandro Catena on a five-year deal | CA Osasuna - Web Oficial.

[10] "Fran Garcia signs for Real Madrid and gets a first call-up on same day". June 12, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.

[11] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[12] "Calendario de Liga 2023-24: primera jornada, fechas clave, los Clásicos, los derbis." Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D.
History Players Managers Seasons Europe Statistics Honours
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