Club profile

UD Almería

Unión Deportiva Almería S.A.D.

Almería, SpainLaLiga2 · tier 2Founded 26 July 1989Colours

www.udalmeriasad.com ↗Calle Belladona 5, 04007 Almería, Spain+34 (950) 254426

Squad

26 players

avg age 28.3

Foreigners

42% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

2 / 22

26 pts · 12 played · 2026/27

Stadium

UD Almería Stadium

18,331 seats

Manager

Xavier García Pimienta

Transfer balance

+€17.3m

season 2026/27

Squad

26 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Áron YaakobishviliGoalkeeper	20	Hungary · Georgia	187 cm	both	Aug 2026from FC Barcelona	Jun 2027
Fernando MartínezGoalkeeper	36	Spain	185 cm	right	May 2017from UCAM Murcia CF	Jun 2027
Andrés FernándezGoalkeeper	39	Spain	185 cm	right	Jul 2025from Levante UD	Jun 2027
Defenders · 8
Leonardo LeloLeft-Back	26	Portugal	175 cm	left	Jan 2026from SC Braga	Jun 2027
Federico BoniniCentre-Back	25	Italy	188 cm	left	Aug 2025from US Catanzaro	Jun 2031
Daijiro ChirinoRight-Back	24	Netherlands · Curacao	185 cm	right	Jun 2025from CD Castellón	Jun 2030
Álex MuñozLeft-Back	32	Spain	187 cm	left	Apr 2025from UD Las Palmas	Jun 2028
ChumiCentre-Back	27	Spain	185 cm	right	Oct 2020from FC Barcelona B	Jun 2028
Rodrigo ElyCentre-Back	33	Brazil · Italy	191 cm	right	Feb 2026from Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense	Jun 2028
Marcos LunaRight-Back	23	Spain	180 cm	right	Oct 2025from Real Zaragoza	Jun 2030
Jorge PulidoCentre-Back	35	Spain	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from SD Huesca	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 7
Sergio ArribasAttacking Midfield	25	Spain	174 cm	left	Sept 2023from Real Madrid	Jun 2029
Stefan DžodićCentral Midfield	21	Serbia · France	190 cm	right	Jul 2025from Montpellier HSC B	Jun 2032
Nico MelamedAttacking Midfield	25	Spain · Argentina	172 cm	right	Mar 2024from RCD Espanyol Barcelona	Jun 2030
Mikel VesgaDefensive Midfield	33	Spain	191 cm	left	Feb 2026from Athletic Bilbao	Jun 2029
Javi MuñozCentral Midfield	31	Spain	177 cm	right	Aug 2026from Getafe CF	Jun 2028
Quim JunyentCentral Midfield	19	Spain	171 cm	both	Jan 2026from FC Barcelona U19	Jun 2032
Gui GuedesCentral Midfield	24	Portugal	184 cm	right	Jan 2022from Vitória Guimarães SC	Jun 2028
Forwards · 8
ThalysCentre-Forward	21	Brazil	184 cm	left	Jan 2025from Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras	Jun 2031
Brian CipengaLeft Winger	28	DR Congo	172 cm	right	Jan 2026from CD Castellón	Jun 2029
Miguel de la FuenteCentre-Forward	27	Spain	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from CD Leganés	Jun 2029
Jon MorcilloLeft Winger	28	Spain	183 cm	left	Jan 2026from Albacete Balompié	Jun 2030
Álex SolaRight Winger	27	Spain	178 cm	right	Jul 2026from Granada CF	Jun 2030
Adrián EmbarbaRight Winger	34	Spain	173 cm	right	Aug 2022from RCD Espanyol Barcelona	Jun 2028
Léo BaptistãoRight Winger	34	Brazil · Spain	183 cm	right	Nov 2022from Santos FC	Jun 2027
Ibrahima KonéCentre-Forward	27	Mali	190 cm	left	Aug 2023from FC Lorient	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€3m

20 arrivals

Received

€20.3m

19 departures

Net balance

+€17.3m

received − spent

Arrivals · 20

André Horta
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
from SC Braga
€1.5m
Miguel de la Fuente
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
from CD Leganés
€1.5m
Álex Pozo
Right Winger · 27 y/o
from Jagiellonia Bialystok
End of loan
Álex Sola
Right Winger · 27 y/o
from Granada CF
Free
Áron Yaakobishvili
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
from FC Barcelona
Loan
Arvin Appiah
Left-Back · 25 y/o
from Amiens SC
End of loan
Brian Cipenga
Left Winger · 28 y/o
from CD Castellón
Free
Bruno Langa
Left-Back · 28 y/o
from CF Estrela Amadora
End of loan

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Edgar González
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from FC Andorra
End of loan
Javi Muñoz
Central Midfield · 31 y/o
from Getafe CF
Free
Jorge Pulido
Centre-Back · 35 y/o
from SD Huesca
Free
Juan Gutiérrez
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from UD Almería B
—
Leonardo Lelo
Left-Back · 26 y/o
from SC Braga
Loan
Lucas Robertone
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
from CA Vélez Sarsfield
End of loan
Marko Milovanović
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from FC Alverca
End of loan
Marko Perovic
Left Midfield · 20 y/o
from Atlético Madrileño
End of loan
Mikel Vesga
Defensive Midfield · 33 y/o
from Athletic Bilbao
Free
Quim Junyent
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from FC Barcelona U19
Free
Rubén Quintanilla
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from CD Eldense
End of loan
Selvi Clua
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from CD Mirandés
End of loan

Departures · 19

Dion Lopy
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
to Al-Ittihad Club
€13m
Marko Milovanović
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to Portsmouth FC
€3.5m
Juan Gutiérrez
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to Defensa y Justicia
€1.8m
Bruno Langa
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to Qarabağ FK
€1m
Marko Perovic
Left Midfield · 20 y/o
to Raków Częstochowa
€1m
Álex Centelles
Left-Back · 26 y/o
to Levski Sofia
Free
Álex Pozo
Right Winger · 27 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
André Horta
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
to Al-Ula FC
?

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André Horta
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
to SC Braga
End of loan
Arnau Puigmal
Right Winger · 25 y/o
to RCD Mallorca
Free
Arvin Appiah
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Bruno Iribarne
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
to Burgos CF
?
Edgar González
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to CE Sabadell FC
Loan
Iddrisu Baba
Central Midfield · 30 y/o
to FK Partizan Belgrade
Free
Miguel de la Fuente
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to CD Leganés
End of loan
Nélson Monte
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to Córdoba CF
Loan
Patrick Soko
Right Winger · 28 y/o
to CD Leganés
Loan
Rubén Quintanilla
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
to CF Rayo Majadahonda
Free
Selvi Clua
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to Casa Pia AC
Loan

Manager & staff

12 people

Manager

Xavier García Pimienta

Spain · 52 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 6

Marc CabestanyAssistant ManagerSpain
Ricardo MolinaGoalkeeping CoachSpain
Ismael FalcónGoalkeeping CoachSpain
David GómezFitness coachSpain
Víctor FortesConditioning CoachSpain

Management · 1

Mohamed El AssyChief Executive OfficerEgypt

Board of Directors · 2

Mohamed Al-KhereijiPresidentSaudi Arabia
Cristiano RonaldoOwnerPortugal

Medical department · 1

Javi SimónPhysiotherapistSpain

Other · 1

Joan CarrilloTechnical AssistantSpain

Youth · 1

Ibán AndrésAcademy ManagerSpain

Honours

1 title

1×Spanish 2nd tier champion21/22

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