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US Lecce

Unione Sportiva Lecce

Lecce, ItalySerie A · tier 1Founded 16 March 1908Colours

www.uslecce.it ↗Colonello Archimede Costadura 3, 73100 Lecce, Italy+39 832 241501

Squad

33 players

avg age 24.7

Foreigners

91% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

14 / 20

9 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Via del Mare - Ettore Giardiniero

31,559 seats

Manager

Eusebio Di Francesco

Transfer balance

−€4.2m

season 2026/27

Squad

33 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Wladimiro FalconeGoalkeeperTeam captain	30	Italy	195 cm	right	Jul 2023from UC Sampdoria	Jun 2029
Marco BleveGoalkeeper	31	Italy	184 cm	right	Aug 2026from Carrarese Calcio 1908	Jun 2028
Alexandru BorbeiGoalkeeper	23	Romania	191 cm	right	Jan 2022from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2028
Plamen PenevGoalkeeper	18	Bulgaria	193 cm	left	May 2026from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2027
Defenders · 12
Tiago GabrielCentre-Back	21	Portugal	196 cm	right	Jan 2025from CF Estrela Amadora	Jun 2030
Jamil SiebertCentre-Back	24	Germany	193 cm	right	Aug 2025from Fortuna Düsseldorf	Jun 2028
Antonino GalloLeft-Back	26	Italy	183 cm	left	Jul 2019from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2029
GasparCentre-BackRed card suspension – Serie A – until 02/11/2026	29	Angola	193 cm	right	Jan 2024from CF Estrela Amadora	Jun 2027
Danilo VeigaRight-Back	24	Portugal · Brazil	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from CF Estrela Amadora	Jun 2027
Gaby JeanCentre-Back	26	France	191 cm	left	Aug 2024from FC Annecy	Jun 2027
Ali DembéléRight-Back	22	France · Mali	189 cm	right	Aug 2026from Torino FC	Jun 2027
Corrie NdabaLeft-Back	26	Ireland · Ghana	188 cm	left	Jul 2025from Kilmarnock FC	Jun 2028
Sebastian EspositoCentre-Back	21	Australia · Italy	191 cm	right	Jan 2024from Lecce Primavera	—
Elijah ScottCentre-Back	20	United States · Germany	—	right	Jan 2026from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2027
Vernon AddoLeft-Back	21	Netherlands · Ghana	188 cm	left	Jan 2024from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2028
Marlon UbaniRight-Back	21	Germany · Nigeria	185 cm	right	Jan 2025from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2029
Midfielders · 10
Ivan IlićCentral MidfieldTendon rupture - Return expected on 31/03/2027	25	Serbia	186 cm	left	Aug 2026from Torino FC	Jun 2027
Medon BerishaCentral Midfield	23	Albania · Kosovo	186 cm	right	Jan 2022from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2028
Oumar NgomDefensive Midfield	22	Mauritania · France	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from CF Estrela Amadora	Jun 2029
Omri GandelmanAttacking Midfield	26	Israel · Portugal	188 cm	left	Sept 2026from KAA Gent	Jun 2029
Mohamed KabaCentral Midfield	25	Guinea · France	185 cm	right	Aug 2023from Valenciennes FC	Jun 2027
Lassana CoulibalyCentral MidfieldHamstring muscle injury - Return expected on 09/11/2026	30	Mali	183 cm	right	Aug 2024from US Salernitana 1919	Jun 2027
Youssef MalehCentral Midfield	28	Morocco · Italy	179 cm	left	Jan 2023from ACF Fiorentina	Jun 2027
Olaf GorterDefensive Midfield	21	Netherlands	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2029
Sadik FofanaDefensive Midfield	23	Togo · Germany	192 cm	right	Jan 2026from Grazer AK 1902	Jun 2029
Niko KovačDefensive Midfield	21	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Germany	185 cm	both	Jan 2026from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2029
Forwards · 7
Willem GeubbelsCentre-ForwardAdductor pain - Return unknown	25	France · Netherlands	186 cm	right	Feb 2026from Paris FC	Jun 2030
Santiago PierottiRight WingerBroken ankle - Return expected on 01/01/2027	25	Argentina · Italy	189 cm	right	Jan 2024from CA Colón	Jun 2027
Nikola StulicCentre-Forward	25	Serbia · Croatia	188 cm	right	Aug 2025from Royal Charleroi SC	Jun 2029
Joël MonteiroLeft Winger	27	Switzerland · Portugal	191 cm	right	Aug 2026from BSC Young Boys	Jun 2029
Konan N’DriRight Winger	26	Niger · Cote d'Ivoire	174 cm	left	Feb 2025from Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Jun 2027
Amar FatahLeft Winger	22	Sweden · Somalia	180 cm	right	Aug 2026from ESTAC Troyes	Jun 2029
Paco EstebanCentre-Forward	20	Spain	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Lecce Primavera	Jun 2030

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€7.3m

25 arrivals

Received

€3m

18 departures

Net balance

−€4.2m

received − spent

Arrivals · 25

Willem Geubbels
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
from Paris FC
€4.6m
Joël Monteiro
Left Winger · 27 y/o
from BSC Young Boys
€2.5m
Ali Dembélé
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from Torino FC
€150k
Amar Fatah
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from ESTAC Troyes
€150k
Alexandru Borbei
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from Calcio Foggia 1920
End of loan
Christ-Owen Kouassi
Right-Back · 23 y/o
from Stade Lavallois
End of loan
Ed McJannet
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
from Nuova Ternana 1925
End of loan
Elijah Scott
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from Lecce Primavera
—

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Giacomo Faticanti
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from Juventus Next Gen
End of loan
Ivan Ilić
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
from Torino FC
Loan
Jasper Samooja
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from HJK Helsinki
End of loan
Marco Bleve
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
from Carrarese Calcio 1908
Free
Marco Delle Monache
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Potenza Calcio
End of loan
Marlon Ubani
Right-Back · 21 y/o
from Cavese 1919
End of loan
Matteo Agrimi
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from AC Nardò
End of loan
Milos Jovic
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from FK IMT Belgrad
End of loan
Mohamed Kaba
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from FC Nantes
End of loan
Niko Kovač
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from Lecce Primavera
—
Olaf Gorter
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from Lecce Primavera
—
Paco Esteban
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
from Lecce Primavera
—
Plamen Penev
Goalkeeper · 18 y/o
from Lecce Primavera
—
Rareș Burnete
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from SS Juve Stabia
End of loan
Sebastian Esposito
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Melbourne Victory
End of loan
Vernon Addo
Left-Back · 21 y/o
from Krasava ENY
End of loan
Youssef Maleh
Central Midfield · 27 y/o
from US Cremonese
End of loan

Departures · 18

Christian Früchtl
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
to Red Bull Salzburg
€1m
Giacomo Faticanti
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to Juventus Next Gen
€1m
Ylber Ramadani
Defensive Midfield · 30 y/o
to Corum FK
€1m
Francesco Camarda
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
to AC Milan
€30
Álex Sala
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to RCD Mallorca
Loan
Christ-Owen Kouassi
Right-Back · 23 y/o
to Grenoble Foot 38
Loan
Ed McJannet
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to Cosenza Calcio
Loan
Filip Marchwiński
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
to Cracovia
Loan

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Jasper Samooja
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
to HJK Helsinki
Loan
Lameck Banda
Left Winger · 25 y/o
to Swehly SC
?
Marco Delle Monache
Left Winger · 21 y/o
to Pineto Calcio
Loan
Matías Pérez
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Deportes La Serena
Loan
Matteo Agrimi
Left Winger · 21 y/o
to Flaminia Civita Castellana
Free
Milos Jovic
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to FK Vozdovac
Loan
Rareș Burnete
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to FC Südtirol
Loan
Riccardo Sottil
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to ACF Fiorentina
End of loan
Thórir Jóhann Helgason
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to Venezia FC
Free
Walid Cheddira
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
to SSC Napoli
End of loan

Manager & staff

12 people

Manager

Eusebio Di Francesco

Italy · 57 y/o

Appointed 26 June 2025

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 9

Giampiero PinziAssistant ManagerItaly
Luigi SassanelliGoalkeeping CoachItaly
Catello SenatoreGoalkeeping CoachItaly
Massimo NeriAthletic CoachItaly
Andrea DisderiAthletic CoachItaly
Nicola CacciaTechnical CoachItaly
Stefano RomanoTechnical CoachItaly
Igor GrazianiMatch AnalystItaly

Management · 1

Stefano TrincheraSporting DirectorItaly

Board of Directors · 1

Saverio Sticchi DamianiPresidentItaly

Scouting · 1

Fabio PilusoChief ScoutItaly

Honours

5 titles

2×Italian Serie B champion21/22 · 09/10
2×Italian Lega Pro Champion (C)17/18 · 75/76
1×Italian Lega Pro Champion (B)95/96

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Logged 2d agoEvidence 12/100 · Speculative
US Lecce→ACF Fiorentina
Tiago Gabriel: US Lecce to ACF Fiorentina
First reported
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Sources
0 independent
1 outlet · 1 article
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
SerieA reports that Tiago Gabriel’s future could be important in coming days with Fiorentina mentioned. His contract at Lecce runs until 2030.
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Logged 2d agoEvidence 30/100 · Under investigation
US Lecce→AS Roma
Tiago Gabriel: US Lecce to AS Roma
First reported
4-4-2 · 23 Oct
Sources
1 independent
3 outlets · 3 articles
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Fee
Not reported
AS Roma and AC Milan are both interested in Tiago Gabriel, with 4-4-2 reporting on 23 October that Milan are already holding talks via intermediaries. Yahoo Sports,, echoes the Roma interest but notes Lecce are…
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Club data updated 4d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 25

Departures · 18

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 9

Honours

Dossiers linked to US Lecce

Tiago Gabriel: US Lecce to ACF Fiorentina

Tiago Gabriel: US Lecce to AS Roma