2024–25 Villarreal CF season

The 2024–25 season is the 102nd season in the history of Villarreal Club de Fútbol, and the club's 12th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is scheduled to participate in the Copa del Rey.

Villarreal CF

2024–25 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Marcelino
Stadium	Estadio de la Cerámica
La Liga	3rd
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Ayoze Pérez (7) All: Ayoze Pérez (10)
← 2023–24
All statistics correct as of 29 October 2024.

Villarreal is not participating in any European competition for the first time since the 2019–20 season due to their eighth-place league finish in the previous campaign.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024^[2]

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  BRA Luiz Júnior 2 DF  CPV Logan Costa 3 DF  ESP Raúl Albiol (captain) 4 DF  CIV Eric Bailly 5 DF  FRA Willy Kambwala 6 MF  ESP Denis Suárez 7 FW  ESP Gerard Moreno (3rd captain) 8 DF  ARG Juan Foyth 10 MF  ESP Dani Parejo 11 FW  MAR Ilias Akhomach 12 DF  ESP Juan Bernat (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) 13 GK  ESP Diego Conde

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Santi Comesaña 15 FW  FRA Thierno Barry 16 MF  ESP Álex Baena (vice-captain) 17 DF  ESP Kiko Femenía 18 MF  SEN Pape Gueye 19 FW  CIV Nicolas Pépé 20 MF  ESP Ramon Terrats 21 FW  ESP Yeremy Pino 22 FW  ESP Ayoze Pérez 23 DF  ESP Sergi Cardona 24 DF  ESP Alfonso Pedraza 31 GK  AND Iker Álvarez

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 Adrià Altimira (at Leganés until 30 June 2025) — DF  ESP Carlos Romero (at Espanyol until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Jorge Pascual (at Eibar until 30 June 2025) — FW  NED Arnaut Danjuma (at Girona until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Johan Mojica	Osasuna	Loan return	30 June 2024	[3]
FW	Arnaut Danjuma	Everton	Loan return	30 June 2024
FW	Haissem Hassan	Sporting Gijón	Loan return	30 June 2024
GK	Diego Conde	Leganés	€4,000,000	2 July 2024	[4]
MF	Pape Gueye	Marseille	Free	5 July 2024	[5]
DF	Willy Kambwala	Manchester United	€11,500,000	15 July 2024	[6]
DF	Sergi Cardona	Las Palmas	Free	18 July 2024	[7]
FW	Nicolas Pépé	Unattached	Free	4 August 2024	[8]
FW	Ayoze Pérez	Real Betis	€4,000,000	13 August 2024	[9]
GK	Luiz Júnior	Famalicão	€12,000,000	20 August 2024	[10]
FW	Thierno Barry	Basel	€14,000,000	21 August 2024	[11]
DF	Logan Costa	Toulouse	€17,500,000[12]	22 August 2024	[13]
DF	Juan Bernat	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	30 August 2024	[14]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Yerson Mosquera	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Gonçalo Guedes	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Alberto Moreno	Como	End of contract	1 July 2024	[15]
GK	Pepe Reina	Como	End of contract	1 July 2024	[16]
MF	Francis Coquelin		End of contract	1 July 2024	[17]
MF	Étienne Capoue		End of contract	1 July 2024	[18]
FW	José Luis Morales	Levante	End of contract	1 July 2024	[19]
MF	Bertrand Traoré	Ajax	End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Jorge Pascual	Eibar	Loan	6 July 2024	[20]
DF	Carlos Romero	Espanyol	Loan	9 July 2024	[21]
DF	Johan Mojica	Mallorca	€1,000,000	23 July 2024	[22]
FW	Ben Brereton Díaz	Southampton	€8,300,000	30 July 2024	[23]
GK	Filip Jörgensen	Chelsea	€24,500,000	30 July 2024	[24]
DF	Aïssa Mandi	Lille	Contract terminated	1 August 2024	[25]
FW	Alexander Sørloth	Atlético Madrid	€32,000,000	3 August 2024	[26]
MF	Manu Trigueros	Granada	Free	8 August 2024	[27]
FW	Haissem Hassan	Oviedo	€1,500,000	11 August 2024	[28]
DF	Adrià Altimira	Leganés	Loan	21 August 2024	[29]
FW	Arnaut Danjuma	Girona	Loan	30 August 2024	[30]

Friendlies

Pre-season

The team held a camp in Switzerland from 20 July.^[31]

Villarreal v Leicester City

20 July 2024 Friendly	Villarreal	1–2	Leicester City	Évian-les-Bains, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ndidi 30' (o.g.)	Report	Vardy 25' Mavididi 80'	Stadium: Camille Fournier Stadium Attendance: 0

Sion v Villarreal

24 July 2024 Friendly	Sion	1–3	Villarreal	Montreux, France
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Souza 37'	Report	Gueye 56' Terrats 65' Pino 77'	Stadium: Stade Eugène Parlier Attendance: 400 Referee: Jonathan Jaussi (Switzerland)

Saint-Étienne v Villarreal

27 July 2024 Friendly	Saint-Étienne	3–1	Villarreal	Thonon-les-Bains, France
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Davitashvili 56', 90' Othman 60'	Report	Cardona 45+1'	Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)

Nottingham Forest v Villarreal

2 August 2024 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Villarreal	West Bridgford, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Danjuma 17'	Stadium: City Ground Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)

Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal

6 August 2024 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	2–2	Villarreal	Altach, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Adeyemi  6' Gittens 72' Sabitzer 107'	Report	Terrats 30' Suárez 48'	Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
Note: The match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Villarreal

10 August 2024 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–0	Villarreal	Brighton and Hove, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	João Pedro 15' Welbeck 40', 85' (pen.) Minteh 70'	Report		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 11,527 Referee: Steve Martin (England)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	19 August 2024	23–25 May 2025	Matchday 1	12	7	3	2	23	19	+4	058.33
Copa del Rey	29 October 2024		First round	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Total				13	8	3	2	29	20	+9	061.54

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2024–25 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Real Madrid	12	8	3	1	25	11	+14	27	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
3	Atlético Madrid	13	7	5	1	19	7	+12	26
4	Villarreal	12	7	3	2	23	19	+4	24
5	Osasuna	13	6	3	4	17	20	−3	21	Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6	Athletic Bilbao	13	5	5	3	19	13	+6	20	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round

Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 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)^[32]
Notes:

1. The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners will also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five).

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
12	7	3	2	23	19	+4	24	3	2	1	14	12	+2	4	1	1	9	7	+2

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	W
Position	7	5	2	4	4	6	4	3	4	4	3

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.^[33]

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

19 August 2024 1	Villarreal	2–2	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pino  10' Danjuma 18' Koke 37' (o.g.)	Report	Llorente 20' Le Normand  40' Barrios  43' Sørloth 45+5' Lino  81'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,566 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Sevilla v Villarreal

23 August 2024 2	Sevilla	1–2	Villarreal	Seville
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Romero  45+2' Lukebakio 45+6' Carmona  81' Marcão  90+6'	Report	Danjuma 2',  63' Baena  45+1' Bailly  84' Parejo  88' Pérez 90+5',  90+9'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 34,004 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

26 August 2024 3	Villarreal	4–3	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cardona 26' Femenía  55' Barry 60' Jailson 64' (o.g.) Albiol  81' Gueye  85' Parejo 90+10', 90+10' Pépé  90+11'	Report	Iglesias 12' Mingueza 31' Moriba  52' Starfelt 80' Swedberg  88' Álvarez  90+8'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,651 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Valencia v Villarreal

31 August 2024 4	Valencia	1–1	Villarreal	Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Duro 24',  39' Pepelu  51' Guillamón  62'	Report	Pino  42' Pérez 45+4' Gueye  50'  68' Femenía  77' Albiol  83'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 43,857 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Mallorca v Villarreal

14 September 2024 5	Mallorca	1–2	Villarreal	Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Costa  25' Valjent  37' Albiol 57' (o.g.) Lato  69' Valery  90+4'	Report	Costa 27' Cardona  33' Barry  47' Comesaña  83' Pérez 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 18,303 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Villarreal v Barcelona

22 September 2024 6	Villarreal	1–5	Barcelona	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Parejo  2' Pérez 38',  85' Baena  52' Bailly  66' Cardona  89' Akhomach  90+1'	Report	Lewandowski 20', 35', 67' Torre 58' Raphinha 75', 83' Víctor  82'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 22,048 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Espanyol v Villarreal

26 September 2024 7	Espanyol	1–2	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carreras 45+1' Lozano  46' Romero  76' Aguado  90+1' Puado  90+3' Cheddira  90+5'	Report	Pérez  45', 45+6', 63' Conde  85' Terrats  90+2'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 23,147 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

Villarreal v Las Palmas

30 September 2024 8	Villarreal	3–1	Las Palmas	Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pépé 45' Baena 51', 90+7' Barry 84'	Report	Suárez  29' Silva 47',  52' Horkaš  50' Januzaj  90+10'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,159 Referee: Mario Melero López

Real Madrid v Villarreal

5 October 2024 9	Real Madrid	2–0	Villarreal	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Valverde 14' Vinícius 73'	Report	Femenía  33'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 73,842 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Villarreal v Getafe

20 October 2024 10	Villarreal	1–1	Getafe	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Albiol  23' Comesaña 44' Baena  49' Parejo  90+1' Femenía  90+4'	Report	Uche  23' Arambarri  36' Alderete  47', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,355 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

Valladolid v Villarreal

26 October 2024 11	Valladolid	1–2	Villarreal	Valladolid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla  50', 60' (pen.) J. Sánchez  56' Cömert  61' Torres  69'	Report	Barry 29' Parejo  45+1' Comesaña  49' Costa  59' Pérez 84'	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 20,187 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Villarreal v Alavés

9 November 2024 13	Villarreal	3–0	Alavés	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Akhomach 38' Cardona  45+2' Parejo 81' (pen.) Comesaña 90'	Report	Guevara  62' Martín  74' Tenaglia  83'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,659 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

Osasuna v Villarreal

24 November 2024 14	Osasuna	v	Villarreal	Pamplona
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Sadar

Villarreal v Real Betis

15 December 2024 17	Villarreal	v	Real Betis	Villarreal
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Villarreal v Mallorca

19 January 2025 20	Villarreal	v	Mallorca	Villarreal
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Real Betis v Villarreal

13 April 2025 31	Real Betis	v	Villarreal	Seville
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Benito Villamarín

Villarreal v Osasuna

4 May 2025 34	Villarreal	v	Osasuna	Villarreal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Villarreal v Sevilla

25 May 2025 38	Villarreal	v	Sevilla	Villarreal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2024–25 Copa del Rey

Poblense v Villarreal

29 October 2024 First round	Poblense	1–6	Villarreal	Sa Pobla
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Soler  43' Pons 67' Rigo  80'	Report	Terrats 10' Pérez 27', 35', 44' Cabanes 38' Gueye 57' Valou  87'	Stadium: Nou Camp Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Luiz Júnior	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ESP	Diego Conde	8	0	8	0	0	0
31	GK	AND	Iker Álvarez	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	CPV	Logan Costa	6	1	5+1	1	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
4	DF	CIV	Eric Bailly	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
5	DF	FRA	Willy Kambwala	1	0	1	0	0	0
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	ESP	Juan Bernat	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
17	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía	8	0	8	0	0	0
23	DF	ESP	Sergi Cardona	8	1	8	1	0	0
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ESP	Pau Navarro	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Denis Suárez	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
10	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo	8	1	6+2	1	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña	8	0	7+1	0	0	0
16	MF	ESP	Álex Baena	7	1	6+1	1	0	0
18	MF	SEN	Pape Gueye	7	0	4+3	0	0	0
20	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats	6	0	0+6	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno	2	0	2	0	0	0
11	FW	MAR	Ilias Akhomach	7	0	4+3	0	0	0
15	FW	FRA	Thierno Barry	7	2	4+3	2	0	0
19	FW	CIV	Nicolas Pépé	7	1	3+4	1	0	0
21	FW	ESP	Yeremy Pino	6	0	4+2	0	0	0
22	FW	ESP	Ayoze Pérez	7	6	4+3	6	0	0
33	FW	ESP	Pau Cabanes	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma	3	2	3	2	0	0

Last updated: 4 October 2024
Source: Competitions

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