2024–25 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF
2024–25 season
OwnerPeter Lim
PresidentLay Hoon Chan
Head coachRubén Baraja
StadiumMestalla
La Liga19th
Copa del ReySecond round
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 106th season in the history of Valencia CF, and the club's 38th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Copa del Rey.

Summary

Head coach Rubén Baraja's tenure was prolonged for another season on 19 June, ensuring that his contract now runs until 2026.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024[2]
No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain Jaume Doménech (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 34) 2015 2025 Spain Valencia Mestalla
13 GK North Macedonia Stole Dimitrievski (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 31) 2024 2026 Spain Rayo Vallecano
25 GK Georgia (country) Giorgi Mamardashvili (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 24) 2021 2025 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Defenders
2 DF Belgium Maxi Caufriez (1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 28) 2024 2025 France Clermont
3 DF Spain Cristhian Mosquera (2004-06-27)27 June 2004 (aged 21) 2021 2025 Spain Valencia Mestalla
4 DF Guinea Mouctar Diakhaby (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 28) 2018 2027 France Lyon
12 DF Portugal Thierry Correia (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 26) 2019 2026 Portugal Sporting CP
14 DF Spain José Gayà (captain) (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 30) 2012 2027 Spain Valencia Mestalla
15 DF Spain César Tárrega (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 23) 2021 2028 Spain Valencia Mestalla
20 DF Guadeloupe Dimitri Foulquier (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 32) 2021 2025 Spain Granada
21 DF Spain Jesús Vázquez (2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 22) 2021 2025 Spain Valencia Mestalla
24 DF Spain Yarek (2005-01-19)19 January 2005 (aged 20) 2023 2027 Spain Valencia Mestalla
Midfielders
5 MF Argentina Enzo Barrenechea (2001-05-22)22 May 2001 (aged 24) 2024 2025 England Aston Villa
6 MF Spain Hugo Guillamón (2000-01-31)31 January 2000 (aged 25) 2018 2026 Spain Valencia Mestalla
8 MF Spain Javi Guerra (2003-05-13)13 May 2003 (aged 22) 2021 2027 Spain Valencia Mestalla
10 MF Portugal André Almeida (2000-05-30)30 May 2000 (aged 25) 2022 2027 Portugal Vitória Guimarães
16 MF Spain Diego López (2002-05-13)13 May 2002 (aged 23) 2021 2026 Spain Valencia Mestalla
18 MF Spain Pepelu (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 26) 2023 2028 Spain Levante
23 MF Spain Fran Pérez (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 (aged 21) 2020 2026 Spain Valencia Mestalla
Forwards
7 FW Spain Sergi Canós (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 28) 2023 2027 England Brentford
9 FW Spain Hugo Duro (1999-11-10)10 November 1999 (aged 25) 2021 2026 Spain Getafe
11 FW Spain Rafa Mir (1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 28) 2024 2025 Spain Sevilla
17 FW Spain Dani Gómez (1998-07-30)30 July 1998 (aged 26) 2024 2025 Spain Levante
22 FW Spain Luis Rioja (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 31) 2024 2026 Spain Alavés
30 FW Spain Germán Valera (2002-03-16)16 March 2002 (aged 23) 2024 2028 Spain Atlético Madrid

Reserve team

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
27 MF Spain ESP David Otorbi
28 MF Ghana GHA Ali Fadal
29 DF Spain ESP Álex Serradell
32 MF Spain ESP Martín Tejón
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Spain ESP Raúl Jiménez
38 DF Spain ESP Iker Córdoba
39 DF Spain ESP Rodrigo Abajas
42 FW Costa Rica CRC Warren Madrigal (on loan from Saprissa)

Out on loan

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
GK Spain ESP Cristian Rivero (at Albacete until 30 June 2025)
DF Switzerland SUI Eray Cömert (at Valladolid until 30 June 2025)
DF Turkey TUR Cenk Özkacar (at Valladolid until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Hugo González (at Cartagena until 30 June 2025)
FW Spain ESP Alberto Marí (at Zaragoza until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Switzerland Eray Cömert France Nantes Loan return 30 June 2024 [3]
MF Spain Samu Castillejo Italy Sassuolo Loan return 30 June 2024 [4]
GK North Macedonia Stole Dimitrievski Spain Rayo Vallecano Free 1 July 2024 [5]
FW Spain Rafa Mir Spain Sevilla Loan 11 July 2024 [6]
FW Spain Dani Gómez Spain Levante Loan 2 August 2024 [7]
MF Spain Luis Rioja Spain Alavés €1,500,000[8] 22 August 2024 [9]
DF Belgium Maximiliano Caufriez France Clermont Loan 29 August 2024 [10]
MF Spain Germán Valera Spain Atlético Madrid Undisclosed 30 August 2024 [11]
MF Argentina Enzo Barrenechea England Aston Villa Loan 30 August 2024 [12]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Ukraine Roman Yaremchuk Belgium Club Brugge End of loan 30 June 2024 [13]
MF Morocco Selim Amallah Spain Valladolid End of loan 30 June 2024 [14]
GK Spain Cristian Rivero Spain Albacete Loan 5 July 2024 [15]
DF Switzerland Eray Cömert Spain Valladolid Loan 10 July 2024 [16]
FW Spain Alberto Marí Spain Zaragoza Loan 30 August 2024 [17]
MF Spain Samu Castillejo Contract termination 30 August 2024 [18]

Friendlies

Pre-season

20 July 2024 Friendly Valencia Spain 0–0 Spain Castellón Paterna
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
24 July 2024 Friendly Valencia Spain 0–1 Spain Alavés Paterna
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Conechny 53' Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
27 July 2024 Friendly PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–1 Spain Valencia Eindhoven, Netherlands
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
31 July 2024 Friendly Valencia Spain 0–0 Spain Levante Paterna
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
3 August 2024 Friendly Leeds United England 2–1 Spain Valencia Leeds, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 32,973
Referee: James Bell (England)
10 August 2024 Orange Trophy Valencia Spain 3–2 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Mid-season

12 October 2024 Friendly Mexico  2–2 Spain Valencia Puebla, Mexico
19:30 CST (UTC−6)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 17 August 2024 23–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 17 2 6 9 16 26 −10 011.76
Copa del Rey 26 November 2024 First round 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Total 19 4 6 9 20 27 −7 021.05

Last updated: 22 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Alavés 18 4 5 9 21 30 −9 17
17 Getafe 18 3 7 8 11 15 −4 16
18 Espanyol 18 4 3 11 16 30 −14 15 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Valencia 17 2 6 9 16 26 −10 12
20 Valladolid 18 3 3 12 12 37 −25 12
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. 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)[19]


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 1 3 6 7 16  −9 6 1 2 2 6 6  0 0 1 4 1 10  −9

Last updated: 21 October 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011
GroundHAAHAHHAAHA
ResultLLLDLWDLDLD
Position1920202020191718182020
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[20]

17 August 2024 1 Valencia 1–2 Barcelona Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 46,673
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
23 August 2024 2 Celta Vigo 3–1 Valencia Vigo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 23,519
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
28 August 2024 3 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Valencia Bilbao
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 48,644
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
31 August 2024 4 Valencia 1–1 Villarreal Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 43,857
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
15 September 2024 5 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano
Attendance: 61,752
Referee: César Soto Grado
21 September 2024 6 Valencia 2–0 Girona Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,896
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
24 September 2024 7 Valencia 0–0 Osasuna Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,425
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
28 September 2024 8 Real Sociedad 3–0 Valencia San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 32,332
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
4 October 2024 9 Leganés 0–0 Valencia Leganés
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 10,958
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
21 October 2024 10 Valencia 2–3 Las Palmas Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 42,453
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
27 October 2024 11 Getafe 1–1 Valencia Getafe
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Coliseum
Attendance: 12,412
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
23 November 2024 14 Valencia 4–2 Real Betis Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 43,975
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
29 November 2024 15 Mallorca 2–1 Valencia Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Attendance: 17,717
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
7 December 2024 16 Valencia 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,968
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
13 December 2024 17 Valladolid 1–0 Valencia Valladolid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 18,449
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
18 December 2024 13 Espanyol 1–1 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
22 December 2024 18 Valencia 2–2 Alavés Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,586
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
2 January 2025 12 Valencia v Real Madrid Valencia
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Mestalla

Copa del Rey

26 November 2024 First round Parla Escuela 0–1 Valencia Parla
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Las Américas
4 December 2024 Second round Ejea 1–3 Valencia Ejea
21:00
Report
Stadium: Luchán
7 January 2025 Round of 32 Eldense v Valencia Elda
21:00 Report Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat

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