2022–23 RCD Espanyol season

The 2022–23 season was the 88th season in the history of RCD Espanyol and their second consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

RCD Espanyol

2022–23 season
Owner	Rastar Group
President	Chen Yansheng
Head coach	Diego Martínez (until 3 April) Luis García (from 3 April)
Stadium	RCDE Stadium
La Liga	19th (relegated)
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Joselu (16) All: Joselu (17)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

First team

As of 27 January 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 1 GK  ESP Joan García 2 DF  ESP Óscar Gil 3 DF  ESP Adrià Pedrosa 4 DF  URU Leandro Cabrera (captain) 5 DF  ESP Fernando Calero 6 MF  ESP Pol Lozano 7 FW  ESP Javi Puado 8 MF  ALB Keidi Bare 9 FW  ESP Joselu 10 MF  ESP Sergi Darder (vice-captain) 12 MF  BRA Vinícius Souza (on loan from Lommel)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  ESP Brian Oliván 16 MF  ESP José Carlos Lazo 17 FW  DEN Martin Braithwaite 19 FW  ESP Dani Gómez (on loan from Levante) 20 MF  ESP Edu Expósito 21 MF  ESP Nico Melamed 22 DF  ESP Aleix Vidal 23 DF  MEX César Montes 24 DF  ESP Sergi Gómez 25 GK  ESP Álvaro Fernández (on loan from Huesca) — DF  FRA Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (on loan from Mainz)

Reserve team

Main article: RCD Espanyol B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  MAR Omar El Hilali 27 DF  ESP Rubén Sánchez 28 DF  ESP Simo Keddari 30 FW  ITA Luca Koleosho 31 MF  ESP Dani Villahermosa

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 FW  MAR Nabil Touaizi 33 FW  ESP Kenneth Soler 34 GK  ESP Ángel Fortuño 35 MF  ESP Roger Martínez

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 — DF  ESP Álvaro García (at Ibiza until 30 June 2023) — DF  ESP Miguelón (at Cartagena until 30 June 2023) — DF  ESP Víctor Gómez (at Braga until 30 June 2023) — MF  NED Tonny Vilhena (at Salernitana until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Álvaro Vadillo (at Eibar until 30 June 2023) — FW  ESP Jofre Carreras (at Mirandés until 30 June 2023) — FW  BEL Landry Dimata (at NEC Nijmegen until 30 June 2023) — FW  ESP Max Svensson (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
–	DF	Brian Oliván	Mallorca	Free transfer	21 June 2022	[1]
–	FW	Joselu	Alavés	Free transfer	27 June 2022	[2]
–	MF	Pol Lozano	Girona	Loan Return	30 June 2022	[3]
–	FW	Juan Camilo Becerra	Gimnàstic	Loan Return	30 June 2022	[4]
–	FW	Matías Vargas	Adana Demirspor	Loan Return	30 June 2022	[5]
–	FW	Álvaro Vadillo	Málaga	Loan Return	30 June 2022	[6]
31	DF	Victor Gómez	Málaga	Loan Return	30 June 2022	[7]
19	MF	Tonny Vilhena	Krasnodar	€2.6m	12 July 2022	[8]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
1 July 2022	Diego López	Rayo Vallecano	End of contract		[9][10]
1 July 2022	Víctor Gómez	Braga	Loan		[11]
1 July 2022	Óscar Melendo	Released			[12]
1 July 2022	Fran Mérida	Released			[13]
1 July 2022	Oier Olazábal	Released			[14]
1 July 2022	Dídac Vilà	Released			[15]
12 August 2022	Wu Lei	Shanghai Port	Undisclosed		[citation needed]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Espanyol v Montpellier

16 July 2022 Friendly	Espanyol	2–0	Montpellier	Sant Adrià de Besòs
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Melamed 44' Vinícius  63' Villahermosa 83'	Report	Mendes  15' Chotard  42' Khazri  63' Ferri  87'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque

Espanyol v Las Palmas

22 July 2022 Friendly	Espanyol	0–0	Las Palmas	Marbella
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Gil  15'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Espanyol v Lille

24 July 2022 Friendly	Espanyol	2–0	Lille	Marbella
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Darder  21' Joselu 59' Puado 65'		Fonte  22' Ribeiro  28'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Espanyol v Linense

28 July 2022 Friendly	Espanyol	0–1	Linense	Marbella
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Oliva 89'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Brighton & Hove Albion v Espanyol

30 July 2022 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	5–1	Espanyol	Falmer, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Webster 17' Dunk 47' Trossard 54', 63', 69'		Joselu 77'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Referee: Stuart Attwell

Napoli v Espanyol

6 August 2022 Friendly	Napoli	0–0	Espanyol	Castel di Sangro
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Osimhen  44' Juan Jesus  82' Demme  88'		Gómez  44' Vinícius  45' Cabrera  45' Oliván  79' Villahermosa  90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini Referee: Gabriele Scatena (Italy)

Espanyol v Torino

10 December 2022 Friendly	Espanyol	0–1	Torino	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Center

Espanyol v Mechelen

14 December 2022 Friendly	Espanyol	1–1	Mechelen	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
12:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	13 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1	19th	38	8	13	17	52	69	−17	021.05
Copa del Rey	12 November 2022	18 January 2023	First round	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	7	2	+5	075.00
Total					42	11	13	18	59	71	−12	026.19

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2022–23 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Valencia	38	11	9	18	42	45	−3	42[lower-alpha 1]
17	Almería	38	11	8	19	49	65	−16	41
18	Valladolid (R)	38	11	7	20	33	63	−30	40	Relegation to Segunda División
19	Espanyol (R)	38	8	13	17	52	69	−17	37
20	Elche (R)	38	5	10	23	30	67	−37	25

Source: LaLiga Santander
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)^[16]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Cádiz 8, Getafe 5, Valencia 3.

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
38	8	13	17	52	69	−17	37	4	7	8	27	35	−8	4	6	9	25	34	−9

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	D	D
Position	9	15	16	15	15	17	16	17	13	16	14	15	16	16	16	19	14	13	15	15	17	13	12	13	15	17	18	19	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	19

Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.^[17][18]

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

13 August 2022 1	Celta Vigo	2–2	Espanyol	Vigo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mallo  15' Aidoo  37' Aspas 45+2',  80' Paciência 63' Galán  90+2' Marchesín  90+7'	Report	Vinícius  60' Expósito 72' Gil  90+1' Joselu 90+8'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 13,859 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano

19 August 2022 2	Espanyol	0–2	Rayo Vallecano	Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gil  7' S. Gómez  30' Oliván  45+3'	Report	Lejeune  14'  16' Dimitrievski  24' Trejo  36' Palazón 40' Ciss 59' Valentín  76'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 16,071 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Espanyol v Real Madrid

28 August 2022 3	Espanyol	1–3	Real Madrid	Cornellà de Llobregat
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Joselu 43' Lecomte  90+6'	Report	Vinícius 12' Benzema 88', 90+10'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 25,778 Referee: Mario Melero López

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

4 September 2022 4	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Espanyol	Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Sancet  54' De Marcos  90' Vencedor  90+3'	Report	Cabrera  45+3' Braithwaite 83' D. Gómez  90+1'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 41,574 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Espanyol v Sevilla

10 September 2022 5	Espanyol	2–3	Sevilla	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Gil  13' Joselu  42', 45+4' (pen.) Vinícius  58' Braithwaite 62' D. Gómez  90+6'	Report	Lamela 1',  29'  84' Carmona 26', 45' Acuña  45+2' Fernando  90+4' En-Nesyri  90+6'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,135 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Real Sociedad v Espanyol

18 September 2022 6	Real Sociedad	2–1	Espanyol	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 17',  82' Sørloth 29',  88' Elustondo  83'	Report	Expósito 19'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,511 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Espanyol v Valencia

2 October 2022 7	Espanyol	2–2	Valencia	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Joselu 56' Darder  58', 83' Oliván  76' Braithwaite  90+2'	Report	Gabriel 53' Marcos André  85' Cömert 90+6' Diakhaby  90+8'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,766 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Cádiz v Espanyol

9 October 2022 8	Cádiz	2–2	Espanyol	Cádiz
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	San Emeterio  32' Chust  36', 41' Zaldúa  47' Ocampo  69' Pérez 78'	Report	Joselu 51', 67' Vidal  68' Gil  90+2' Lozano  90+3'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 16,572 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Espanyol v Valladolid

16 October 2022 9	Espanyol	1–0	Valladolid	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vinícius  63' Joselu 78'	Report	Feddal  15' Escudero  31' Monchu  52' Mesa  59'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,770 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Osasuna v Espanyol

20 October 2022 10	Osasuna	1–0	Espanyol	Pamplona
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Braithwaite  53' Budimir 55'	Report	D. García  27' Calero  73'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 17,832 Referee: Mario Melero López

Espanyol v Elche

23 October 2022 11	Espanyol	2–2	Elche	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vinícius  4' Puado 24' Braithwaite 67' Vidal  82'	Report	Milla 11' Palacios  45' Boyé  49' Mascarell  78' Verdú 82'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,560 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Mallorca v Espanyol

28 October 2022 12	Mallorca	1–1	Espanyol	Palma
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruiz de Galarreta  45+1' Muriqi 48' González  76' Raíllo  89' Valjent  90+4'	Report	Lazo 70' Darder  78'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 13,982 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Atlético Madrid v Espanyol

6 November 2022 13	Atlético Madrid	1–1	Espanyol	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kondogbia  59' Félix 78',  88' Giménez  83'	Report	Cabrera  28' Oliván  34' Braithwaite  53' Darder 62' Lecomte  74' Vidal  85' Omar  90+5'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 50,007 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Espanyol v Villarreal

9 November 2022 14	Espanyol	0–1	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Melamed  89'	Report	Capoue  38' Lecomte 64' (o.g.) Pino  79' Albiol  90+2'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Barcelona v Espanyol

31 December 2022 15	Barcelona	1–1	Espanyol	Barcelona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Alonso 7' Fati  25' Gavi  30' Alba  74'  78' Torres  75' Pedri  76' Raphinha  90+5'	Report	Oliván  30' Cabrera  31' Calero  55' Joselu 73' (pen.) Vinícius  74'  80' Expósito  74' Puado  90+6'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 88,095 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Espanyol v Girona

7 January 2023 16	Espanyol	2–2	Girona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Expósito  4' Oliván  21' Puado 51' Joselu 76' Montes  87'	Report	Castellanos  9' Toni 32' Herrera 85',  88'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,429 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Getafe v Espanyol

15 January 2023 17	Getafe	1–2	Espanyol	Getafe
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ünal 7' Duarte  16' Álvarez  90'	Report	Joselu 6' Calero  30' Cabrera  33' Montes  51' Puado 62'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 10,286 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Espanyol v Real Betis

21 January 2023 18	Espanyol	1–0	Real Betis	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Puado  27' Braithwaite 43' Montes  56' Sánchez  89'	Report	Rodríguez  24' Ruibal  90+1'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,811 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Almería v Espanyol

27 January 2023 19	Almería	3–1	Espanyol	Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Suárez 21' Robertone  41' Baptistão 61' Portillo 77',  78' Eguaras  90+7'	Report	Gil  44' Vinícius  55' Puado  57' Joselu 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 11,629 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Espanyol v Osasuna

4 February 2023 20	Espanyol	1–1	Osasuna	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pierre-Gabriel  45+4'  45+4' Vidal  45+4' Braithwaite 59'	Report	Ezzalzouli  16'  45+4' Gómez  29' Budimir 45' U. García  61' Moncayola  78'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 22,313 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Espanyol v Real Sociedad

13 February 2023 21	Espanyol	2–3	Real Sociedad	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gil  18' Braithwaite  57' Darder 74' Cabrera  80'  90+4' Oliván 87'	Report	Kubo 23' Sørloth 51' Cabrera 63' (o.g.) Fernández  90+7'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 15,732 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Elche v Espanyol

19 February 2023 22	Elche	0–1	Espanyol	Elche
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Carmona  71'  81'	Report	Gil  43' Oliván  44' Darder 90+2' Expósito  90+6'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 18,963 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Espanyol v Mallorca

25 February 2023 23	Espanyol	2–1	Mallorca	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Braithwaite 22', 51' Gragera  74' Melamed  83'	Report	Muriqi 41' Ruiz de Galarreta  62' Rajković  83'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 21,403 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Valladolid v Espanyol

5 March 2023 24	Valladolid	2–1	Espanyol	Valladolid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	I. Sánchez 25' Mesa  29' Escudero  40' Hongla  45+1' Aguado 62'	Report	Gil  24' Joselu  75' Braithwaite 87'	Stadium: José Zorilla Attendance: 19,212 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Real Madrid v Espanyol

11 March 2023 25	Real Madrid	3–1	Espanyol	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vinícius 22',  32' Militão 39' Ceballos  86' Carvajal  88' Asensio 90+3'	Report	Joselu 8' Cabrera  19' Gil  56'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 59,872 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

18 March 2023 26	Espanyol	1–3	Celta Vigo	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Darder  31' Cabrera  44' Gragera 86'	Report	Veiga 26' Aspas 45' (pen.) Galán  62' Pérez 82' Larsen  90'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26,231 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Girona v Espanyol

1 April 2023 27	Girona	2–1	Espanyol	Girona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Romeu  24' Martín  35' Martínez 53',  90+3' Castellanos  71' Reinier  71' Stuani 88' (pen.)	Report	Braithwaite 74' S. Gómez  83' Suárez  83' Calero  87'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,841 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Note: Reinier was sent off for dissent while a substitute.

Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao

8 April 2023 28	Espanyol	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Braithwaite  21' Gragera  53' Gil  59' Calero  78' Darder 90' Vidal  90+1'  90+1'	Report	De Marcos  21' I. Williams 22' D. García  30' Sancet  44' N. Williams 75' Simón  90+4'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 24,903 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Real Betis v Espanyol

15 April 2023 29	Real Betis	3–1	Espanyol	Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Luiz Felipe  15' Montoya  17' Pérez 27' Miranda 34' Carvalho 69'	Report	Vinícius  38' Montes 48' Cabrera  64'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 45,313 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Espanyol v Cádiz

21 April 2023 30	Espanyol	0–0	Cádiz	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gil  10' Cabrera  26' Montes  30' Vidal  67'	Report	San Emeterio  39' Carcelén  68'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 28,512 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Villarreal v Espanyol

27 April 2023 31	Villarreal	4–2	Espanyol	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson  16', 80' Capoue 53', 90+2' Pino  58' Parejo 63', 63'	Report	Calero  40' Puado 45',  58' Montes  62' Joselu 73' Gil  77' Expósito  90+5'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,134 Referee: César Soto Grado

Espanyol v Getafe

30 April 2023 32	Espanyol	1–0	Getafe	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Joselu 38' Braithwaite  42' Fernández  47' Melamed  71' Vidal  90+1'	Report	Aleñá  37' Duarte  51' Maksimović  57' Villar  73' Latasa  81'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 26,953 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Sevilla v Espanyol

4 May 2023 33	Sevilla	3–2	Espanyol	Seville
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gil 22',  45+2' Ocampos 69' (pen.) Gueye 88'	Report	Rekik 29' (o.g.) Puado 43' Suárez  62' Vinícius  90+1'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,391 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Espanyol v Barcelona

14 May 2023 34	Espanyol	2–4	Barcelona	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Darder  39' Puado 73' Joselu 90+2'	Report	Koundé  2', 53' Lewandowski 11', 40' Balde 20' Gavi  39' Alba  82'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 27,360 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Rayo Vallecano v Espanyol

21 May 2023 35	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Espanyol	Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trejo  40' De Tomás 42' Catena  70'	Report	Darder 23' Cabrera  39' Melamed 59' Gil  85'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 12,142 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Espanyol v Atlético Madrid

24 May 2023 36	Espanyol	3–3	Atlético Madrid	Cornellà de Llobregat
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Montes 64' Vidal  66' Joselu 76' (pen.) Vinícius 79',  80'	Report	Saúl 21' Griezmann 44' Carrasco 46' Grbić  75' Martín  89' Giménez  90+4'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 25,822 Referee: Mario Melero López

Valencia v Espanyol

28 May 2023 37	Valencia	2–2	Espanyol	Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	López 38' Lino 90+3'	Report	Montes  12', 40' Gil  37' Braithwaite 50' Vidal  90'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,141 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Espanyol v Almería

4 June 2023 38	Espanyol	3–3	Almería	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Puado 13' Oliván  30' Montes  41' Pierre-Gabriel 49' Koleosho 73'	Report	Touré 10' Pozo  30' Costa  45' Embarba 58', 87' (pen.) Ramazani  83' Melero  90+3'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,213 Referee: César Soto Grado

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2022–23 Copa del Rey

Rincón v Espanyol

12 November 2022 First round	Rincón	0–3	Espanyol	Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Enri  28' Conejo  50' Chechu  61'	Report	Melamed  24' D. Gómez  44' Puado 60' Gil  61' Expósito 70' Lazo  71' Soler  80' Joselu 83'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Atlético Paso v Espanyol

20 December 2022 Second round	Atlético Paso	0–1	Espanyol	El Paso
22:00 CET (UTC+1)	González  61'	Report	Bare  61' Melamed 80' Gil  84'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 5,000 Referee: César Soto Grado

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

3 January 2023 Round of 32	Espanyol	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Celta Vigo	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez  25' Vinícius  32' Puado 53' Vidal  69' Cabrera  79' Darder 97' Melamed  100', 118'	Report	Vázquez  12' Paciência 15' Tapia  27' Beltrán  51' Aidoo  64' Larsen  73' Marchesín  97'  112' Rodriguez  120'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 20,050 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol

18 January 2023 Round of 16	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Espanyol	Bilbao
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	De Marcos 27' Yeray  45'	Report	Puado  36' Sánchez  44' S. Gómez  45+3' Vinícius  90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,564 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated 5 March 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Joan García	3	0	0	0	3	0
13	GK	ESP	Fernando Pacheco	3	0	3	0	0	0
25	GK	ESP	Álvaro Fernández	12	0	11	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Óscar Gil	23	0	19+1	0	1+2	0
3	DF	ESP	Adrià Pedrosa	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	URU	Leandro Cabrera	25	0	20+1	0	4	0
5	DF	ESP	Fernando Calero	20	0	15+3	0	1+1	0
14	MF	ESP	Brian Oliván	26	1	23	1	3	0
18	FW	FRA	Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
22	DF	ESP	Aleix Vidal	21	0	10+8	0	1+2	0
23	MF	MEX	César Montes	9	0	6+1	0	2	0
24	DF	ESP	Sergi Gómez	19	0	15+3	0	1	0
26	DF	MAR	Omar El Hilali	6	0	1+4	0	1	0
27	DF	ESP	Rubén Sánchez	14	0	4+8	0	2	0
28	DF	ESP	Simo	7	0	0+5	0	2	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Denis Suárez	7	0	3+2	0	1+1	0
8	MF	ALB	Keidi Bare	13	0	3+8	0	1+1	0
10	MF	ESP	Sergi Darder	27	5	24	4	1+2	1
12	MF	BRA	Vinícius Souza	25	0	22	0	2+1	0
15	MF	ESP	José Gragera	4	0	1+3	0	0	0
16	MF	ESP	José Carlos Lazo	14	1	0+10	1	3+1	0
20	MF	ESP	Edu Expósito	24	3	11+9	2	3+1	1
21	MF	ESP	Nico Melamed	22	2	7+11	0	2+2	2
30	MF	ITA	Luca Koleosho	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
31	MF	ESP	Dani Villahermosa	1	0	0	0	1	0
35	MF	ESP	Roger Martínez	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Joselu	27	12	16+7	11	3+1	1
7	FW	ESP	Javi Puado	25	5	20+1	3	2+2	2
17	FW	DEN	Martin Braithwaite	21	8	19	8	1+1	0
19	FW	ESP	Dani Gómez	8	0	0+7	0	1	0
32	FW	MAR	Nabil Touaizi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	FW	ESP	Kenneth Soler	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
13	GK	FRA	Benjamin Lecomte	10	0	10	0	0	0
6	MF	ESP	Pol Lozano	6	0	0+4	0	1+1	0

References

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