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 participated in the Copa del Rey.

Villarreal CF

2024–25 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Marcelino
Stadium	Estadio de la Cerámica
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Ayoze Pérez (11) All: Ayoze Pérez (14)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24
All statistics correct as of 22 February 2025.

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 3 February 2025^[2]

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 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 9 FW  CAN Tajon Buchanan (on loan from Inter Milan) 10 MF  ESP Dani Parejo 11 FW  MAR Ilias Akhomach 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 21 FW  ESP Yéremy Pino 22 FW  ESP Ayoze Pérez 23 DF  ESP Sergi Cardona 24 DF  ESP Alfonso Pedraza 26 DF  ESP Pau Navarro

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 — DF  ESP Adrià Altimira (at Leganés until 30 June 2025) — DF  ESP Carlos Romero (at Espanyol until 30 June 2025) — MF  ESP Carlo García (at Mirandés until 30 June 2025) — MF  ESP Gerard Hernández (at Elche until 30 June 2025) — MF  ESP Ramón Terrats (at Getafe until 30 June 2025)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NED Arnaut Danjuma (at Girona until 30 June 2025) — FW  URU Andrés Ferrari (at Sint-Truiden until 30 June 2025) — FW  ESP Álex Forés (at Levante until 30 June 2025) — FW  ESP Jorge Pascual (at Eibar until 30 June 2025) — FW  ESP Pau Cabanes (at Alavés 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]
MF	Tajon Buchanan	Inter Milan	Loan	1 February 2025	[15]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Yerson Mosquera	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of loan	30 June 2024
MF	Gonçalo Guedes	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of loan	30 June 2024
DF	Alberto Moreno	Como	End of contract	1 July 2024	[16]
GK	Pepe Reina	Como	End of contract	1 July 2024	[17]
MF	Francis Coquelin	Free agent	End of contract	1 July 2024	[18]
MF	Étienne Capoue	Free agent	End of contract	1 July 2024	[19]
FW	José Luis Morales	Levante	End of contract	1 July 2024	[20]
MF	Bertrand Traoré	Ajax	End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Jorge Pascual	Eibar	Loan	6 July 2024	[21]
DF	Carlos Romero	Espanyol	Loan	9 July 2024	[22]
DF	Johan Mojica	Mallorca	€1,000,000	23 July 2024	[23]
FW	Ben Brereton Díaz	Southampton	€8,300,000	30 July 2024	[24]
GK	Filip Jörgensen	Chelsea	€24,500,000	30 July 2024	[25]
DF	Aïssa Mandi	Lille	Contract terminated	1 August 2024	[26]
FW	Alexander Sørloth	Atlético Madrid	€32,000,000	3 August 2024	[27]
MF	Manu Trigueros	Granada	Free	8 August 2024	[28]
FW	Haissem Hassan	Oviedo	€1,500,000	11 August 2024	[29]
DF	Adrià Altimira	Leganés	Loan	21 August 2024	[30]
FW	Arnaut Danjuma	Girona	Loan	30 August 2024	[31]
MF	Carlo Adriano	Mirandés	Loan	22 January 2025	[32]
FW	Pau Cabanes	Alavés	Loan	31 January 2025	[33]
DF	Juan Bernat	Getafe	Contract terminated	3 February 2025	[34]
MF	Ramon Terrats	Getafe	Loan	3 February 2025	[35]

Friendlies

Pre-season

The team held a camp in Switzerland from 20 July.^[36]

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	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	19 August 2024	23–25 May 2025	Matchday 1		25	12	8	5	48	35	+13	048.00
Copa del Rey	29 October 2024	4 December 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	6	2	+4	050.00
Total					27	13	8	6	54	37	+17	048.15

Last updated: 22 February 2025
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
3	Atlético Madrid	25	15	8	2	42	16	+26	53	Qualification for the Champions League league stage
4	Athletic Bilbao	25	13	9	3	44	22	+22	48
5	Villarreal	25	12	8	5	48	35	+13	44	Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6	Rayo Vallecano	25	9	8	8	27	26	+1	35	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7	Real Betis	25	9	8	8	32	32	0	35

Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2025. 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)^[37]
Notes:

1. The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five). If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
25	12	8	5	48	35	+13	44	5	5	2	28	19	+9	7	3	3	20	16	+4

Last updated: 22 February 2025.
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
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W
Position	7	5	2	4	4	6	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2025. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.^[38]

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	2–2	Villarreal	Pamplona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Budimir 8', 20' (pen.) Boyomo  31' Catena  52' Oroz  75' Areso  84' Torró  90+1' Herrera  90+2'	Report	Albiol  19' Comesaña  39' Baena  45', 67' Cardona  45+1' Parejo  84' Gerard 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,795 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Villarreal v Girona

1 December 2024 15	Villarreal	2–2	Girona	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Barry 23' Cardona  40' Baena 46' Albiol  85'	Report	Krejčí  18', 90+7' Gil  31' Van de Beek 66',  90+3' Gutiérrez  85' Blind  90+3' Portu  90+8'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,732 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

8 December 2024 16	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Villarreal	Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Paredes 15' Sancet  55' Prados  68' I. Williams 69'	Report	Comesaña  35'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 47,203 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

Villarreal v Real Betis

15 December 2024 17	Villarreal	1–2	Real Betis	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gueye  26' Femenía  39' Baena 55',  60' Pino  67' Parejo  87'	Report	Vitor Roque 32',  65' Ávila  34' Lo Celso  35', 47' Bakambu  36' Ruibal  51'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,757 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano

18 December 2024 12	Villarreal	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pino  27' Kambwala  32' Pérez 45+1' Gueye  54' Ojeda  85' Costa  90+5'	Report	García 20' Mumin  45+5' Lejeune  46' Trejo  53'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 November 2024, but was postponed due to the 2024 Spanish floods.[39]

Leganés v Villarreal

22 December 2024 18	Leganés	2–5	Villarreal	Leganés
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Cissé 6' Raba 33' Óscar  58' Sáenz  77' Altimira  90+1'	Report	Barry 16', 45+2' (pen.), 65',  79' Pino  58' Gerard 90+2' (pen.) Cabanes 90+8'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 11,034 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

13 January 2025 19	Real Sociedad	1–0	Villarreal	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kubo 51' Aramburu  70' Barrenetxea  90' Muñoz  90+1' Zubimendi  90+5'	Report	Baena  65' Foyth  78'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 20,855 Referee: César Soto Grado

Villarreal v Mallorca

20 January 2025 20	Villarreal	4–0	Mallorca	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Costa 20' Baena 24',  90+2' Parejo 26' Pino 28'	Report	Darder  40' Rodríguez  45+4' Mojica  89'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,852 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

25 January 2025 21	Atlético Madrid	1–1	Villarreal	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Giménez  34' De Paul  52' Lino 58' Le Normand  62' Alvarez  63'	Report	Pino  22' Gerard 29' (pen.) Femenía  76'	Stadium: Riyadh Air Metropolitano Attendance: 63,596 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Villarreal v Valladolid

1 February 2025 22	Villarreal	5–1	Valladolid	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Foyth  30' Pérez 42' Gueye 64' Comesaña 70' Barry 86' Suárez 90+1'	Report	Rosa  36' Amallah  66', 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,032 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Las Palmas v Villarreal

8 February 2025 23	Las Palmas	1–2	Villarreal	Las Palmas
17:30 WET (UTC+0)	Mármol  37' Sandro  40' McKenna  55' Fuster 84' Suárez  87' Muñoz  90+9' Moleiro  90+10'	Report	Cardona  33' Comesaña  38' Baena 53',  90' Pérez 66'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 22,909 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Villarreal v Valencia

15 February 2025 24	Villarreal	1–1	Valencia	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gueye 32'	Report	López  47' Gayà  48' Sadiq 84',  90+3' Pepelu  87' Pérez  90+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,701 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal

22 February 2025 25	Rayo Vallecano	0–1	Villarreal	Madrid
15:15 WET (UTC+0)	De Frutos  42' Ratiu  78'	Report	Barry  44' Pino  55' Pérez 66' Conde  90+1' Parejo  90+5'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 13,373 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

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 Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Pontevedra v Villarreal

4 December 2024 Second round	Pontevedra	1–0	Villarreal	Pontevedra
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dalisson 87'	Report	Pérez  87'	Stadium: Pasarón Attendance: 8,192 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

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	1	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	ESP	Diego Conde	12	0	12	0	0	0
31	GK	AND	Iker Álvarez	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	CPV	Logan Costa	10	1	8+1	1	1	0
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	10	0	9+1	0	0	0
4	DF	CIV	Eric Bailly	8	0	6+2	0	0	0
5	DF	FRA	Willy Kambwala	2	0	1	0	1	0
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	ESP	Juan Bernat	7	0	0+6	0	1	0
17	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía	12	0	12	0	0	0
23	DF	ESP	Sergi Cardona	12	1	12	1	0	0
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	ESP	Pau Navarro	4	0	0+3	0	1	0
26	DF	CIV	Jean Ives Valou	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Denis Suárez	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
10	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo	13	2	10+2	2	1	0
14	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña	13	2	10+2	2	0+1	0
16	MF	ESP	Álex Baena	12	1	10+1	1	0+1	0
18	MF	SEN	Pape Gueye	12	1	7+4	0	1	1
20	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats	10	1	0+9	0	1	1
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno	2	0	2	0	0	0
11	FW	MAR	Ilias Akhomach	12	1	7+4	1	0+1	0
15	FW	FRA	Thierno Barry	12	3	7+4	3	0+1	0
19	FW	CIV	Nicolas Pépé	11	1	6+5	1	0	0
21	FW	ESP	Yeremy Pino	11	0	4+6	0	1	0
22	FW	ESP	Ayoze Pérez	10	10	5+4	7	1	3
33	FW	ESP	Pau Cabanes	2	1	0+1	0	1	1
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma	3	2	3	2	0	0

Last updated: 29 October 2024
Source: Competitions