US Lecce

U.S. Lecce is a Italian football club from Lecce, Apulia. The club was founded 1908 and has spent a large part of their recent history changing between Italy's second division and Serie A. Its best Serie A finish is the ninth place obtained in the 1988–89 season. The team plays in red and yellow stripes the colours of city. The symbol of Lecce is a female wolf under a holm oak tree which is also the symbol of the city of Lecce.[2]

Lecce
Full nameUnione Sportiva Lecce S.p.A.
Nickname(s)I Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds)
I Salentini (The Salentians)
I Lupi (The Wolves)
Founded17 March 1908 (forerunner)
16 September 1927
1934 (re-founded)
GroundStadio Via del Mare,
Lecce, Apulia, Italy
(capacity: 31,533[1])
PresidentSaverio Sticchi Damiani
Head coachMarco Baroni
LeagueSerie B
2021-221st promoted to Serie A
WebsiteClub home page
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Current squad

As of 9 August 2022.[3]
No. Position Player
1   GK Marco Bleve
3   DF Kastriot Dermaku
6   DF Federico Baschirotto
7   MF Kristoffer Askildsen (on loan from Sampdoria)
8   MF Kristijan Bistrović (on loan from CSKA Moscow)
9   FW Lorenzo Colombo (on loan from Milan)
10   FW Francesco Di Mariano
11   FW Federico Di Francesco
13   DF Alessandro Tuia
14   MF Þórir Jóhann Helgason
17   DF Valentin Gendrey
19   FW Marcin Listkowski
20   MF Daniel Samek
21   GK Federico Brancolini
23   MF John Björkengren
24   DF Gianluca Frabotta (on loan from Juventus)
No. Position Player
25   DF Antonino Gallo
26   DF Mattia Ciucci
27   MF Gabriel Strefezza
29   MF Alexis Blin
30   GK Wladimiro Falcone (on loan from Sampdoria)
31   FW Joel Voelkerling Persson
34   MF Eetu Mömmö
42   MF Morten Hjulmand
70   DF Rob Nizet
77   FW Assan Ceesay
83   DF Mats Lemmens
99   FW Pablo Rodríguez
  DF Mert Çetin (on loan from Hellas Verona)
  DF Joan Gonzàlez
  FW Lameck Banda


US Lecce Media

References

  1. "Lecce, agibilità a tempo di record per il Via del Mare. E domenica arriva l'ex Ventura". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. "Storia dello Stemma". www.japigia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Prima Squadra 2021/22" (in italiano). uslecce.it.