2023–24 US Lecce season

The 2023–24 season is Unione Sportiva Lecce's 115th season in existence and second consecutive season in Serie A. They are also competing in the Coppa Italia.

US Lecce
2023–24 season
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coachRoberto D'Aversa
StadiumStadio Via del mare
Serie A10th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nikola Krstović (4)

All:
Nikola Krstović (4)
All statistics correct as of 23 October 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 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
5 DF Croatia CRO Marin Pongračić
6 DF Italy ITA Federico Baschirotto
7 FW Sweden SWE Pontus Almqvist
8 MF Tunisia TUN Hamza Rafia
9 FW Montenegro MNE Nikola Krstović
12 DF Italy ITA Lorenzo Venuti
13 DF Denmark DEN Patrick Dorgu
14 MF Iceland ISL Þórir Jóhann Helgason
16 MF Spain ESP Joan González
17 DF France FRA Valentin Gendrey
18 MF Albania ALB Medon Berisha
19 FW Poland POL Marcin Listkowski
20 MF Albania ALB Ylber Ramadani
21 GK Italy ITA Federico Brancolini
22 FW Zambia ZAM Lameck Banda
23 MF Italy ITA Giacomo Faticanti
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Denmark DEN Jeppe Corfitzen
25 DF Italy ITA Antonino Gallo
26 DF Sweden SWE Zinedin Smajlović
27 FW Brazil BRA Gabriel Strefezza (captain)
28 MF Romania ROU Cătălin Vulturar
29 MF France FRA Alexis Blin
30 GK Italy ITA Wladimiro Falcone
40 GK Finland FIN Jasper Samooja
45 FW Romania ROU Rareș Burnete
55 DF Albania ALB Kastriot Dermaku
74 GK Italy ITA Antonino Viola
77 MF France FRA Mohamed Kaba
98 GK Romania ROU Alexandru Borbei
DF Algeria ALG Ahmed Touba (on loan from Istambul Basaksehir)
MF France FRA Rémi Oudin
FW Italy ITA Roberto Piccoli (on loan from Atalanta)

Out on loan

As of 31 August 2023

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 Italy ITA Marco Bleve (on loan to Carrarese until 30 June 2024)
DF Belgium BEL Mats Lemmens (on loan to Lecco until 30 June 2024)
MF Morocco MAR Youssef Maleh (on loan to Empoli until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Finland FIN Eetu Mömmö (on loan to Hafnarfjördur until 31 December 2023)
FW Spain ESP Pablo Rodríguez (on loan to Ascoli until 30 June 2024)
FW Sweden SWE Joel Voelkerling Persson (on loan to Vitesse until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Morocco Youssef Maleh Italy Fiorentina €5,500,000 1 July 2023 [2]
DF Croatia Marin Pongračić Germany VfL Wolfsburg €2,000,000 1 July 2023 [3]
MF Tunisia Hamza Rafia Italy Pescara €800,000 18 July 2023 [4]
GK Italy Wladimiro Falcone Italy Sampdoria €4,000,000 27 July 2023 [5]
MF France Mohamed Kaba France Valenciennes €3,000,000 14 August 2023 [6]
FW Montenegro Nikola Krstović Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda €4,000,000 18 August 2023 [7]
MF Italy Giacomo Faticanti Italy Roma U19 Undisclosed 25 August 2023 [8]
DF Algeria Ahmed Touba Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Loan 27 August 2023 [9]
FW France Rémi Oudin France Bordeaux €1,000,000 28 August 2023 [10]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Italy Simone Romagnoli Italy Frosinone €100,000 25 July 2023 [11]
DF Italy Tommaso Cassandro Italy Como €500,000 13 July 2023 [12]
MF Spain Pablo Rodríguez Italy Ascoli Loan 10 August 2023 [13]
DF Denmark Morten Hjulmand Portugal Sporting Lisbon €18,000,000 13 August 2023 [14]
FW The Gambia Assan Ceesay Saudi Arabia Damac €2,500,000 15 August 2023 [15]
DF Belgium Mats Lemmens Italy Lecco Loan 23 August 2023 [16]
FW Sweden Joel Voelkerling Persson Netherlands Vitesse Loan 29 August 2023 [17]
FW Italy Federico Di Francesco Italy Palermo Undisclosed 31 August 2023 [18]
MF Morocco Youssef Maleh Italy Empoli Loan 31 August 2023 [19]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2023 Friendly Lecce Italy 4–0 Italy Padova Folgaria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Rafia 3'
  • Banda 9'
  • Strefezza 17'
  • Corfitzen 84'
Report Stadium: Centro Sportivo Folgaria
Referee: Marco Piccinni
30 July 2023 Friendly Cittadella Italy 0–3 Italy Lecce Lavarone
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Campo Calcio
Referee: Simone Di Renzo
6 August 2023 Ramón de Carranza Trophy Cádiz Spain 1–1
(3–1 p)
Italy Lecce Cádiz
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 16,017
Referee: Francisco José Hernandez Maeso (Spain)
Penalties

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 20 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 9 3 4 2 10 11 −1 033.33
Coppa Italia 13 August 2023 Round of 64 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 10 4 4 2 11 11 +0 040.00

Last updated: 23 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Bologna 9 3 5 1 10 7 +3 14
9 Lazio 9 4 1 4 12 12 0 13
10 Lecce 9 3 4 2 10 11 1 13
11 Monza 9 3 3 3 8 8 0 12
12 Frosinone 9 3 3 3 12 13 1 12
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. 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)[20]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 3 4 2 10 11  −1 13 3 1 1 6 6  0 0 3 1 4 5  −1

Last updated: 23 October 2023.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round123456789
GroundHAHAHAHHA
ResultWDWDWLLDD
Position7744367910
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.[21]

20 August 2023 1 Lecce 2–1 Lazio Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 29,081
Referee: Federico Dionisi
27 August 2023 2 Fiorentina 2–2 Lecce Florence
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 34,604
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi
3 September 2023 3 Lecce 2–0 Salernitana Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 28,052
Referee: Luca Massimi
17 September 2023 4 Monza 1–1 Lecce Monza
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 13,074
Referee: Livio Marinelli
22 September 2023 5 Lecce 1–0 Genoa Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,053
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
26 September 2023 6 Juventus 1–0 Lecce Turin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 38,445
Referee: Antonio Giua
30 September 2023 7 Lecce 0–4 Napoli Lecce
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 27,588
Referee: Luca Pairetto
6 October 2023 8 Lecce 1–1 Sassuolo Lecce
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 26,160
Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi
23 October 2023 9 Udinese 1–1 Lecce Udinese
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Paride Tremolada

Coppa Italia

13 August 2023 Round of 64 Lecce 1–0 Como Lecce
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 14,174
Referee: Daniele Rutella
1 November 2023 Round of 32 Lecce v Parma Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadio Via del mare

References

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  2. "Italie : Youssef Maleh parti pour rester à Lecce". Africa Foot United. May 31, 2023.
  3. "PONGRACIC IN GIALLOROSSO" [PONGRACIC IN YELLOW AND RED]. www.uslecce.it (in Italian). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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  12. "Tommaso Cassandro is a Como player". Como 1907. July 15, 2023.
  13. "Morten Hjulmand unveiling". www.sporting.pt. August 13, 2023.
  14. "Ceesay lascia il Lecce e va in Arabia: firmerà col Damac | Goal.com Italia". www.goal.com. August 13, 2023.
  15. "Cessione Lemmens". U.S. Lecce.
  16. "Joel Voelkerling Persson volgende aanwinst Vitesse". Vitesse. August 30, 2023.
  17. "Di Francesco is rosanero". Palermo F.C.
  18. "Youssef Maleh è un nuovo calciatore azzurro". Empoli FC. August 31, 2023.
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