# 2023–24 Valencia CF season

The 2023–24 season was Valencia CF's 105th season in existence and 37th consecutive season in La Liga. They also competed in the Copa del Rey.

## Players
### La Liga squad information

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Last club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Jaume Doménech | (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 33) | 2015 | 2024 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 13 | GK | Cristian Rivero | (1998-03-21)21 March 1998 (aged 26) | 2019 | 2024 | Alcorcón |
| 25 | GK | Giorgi Mamardashvili | (2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 23) | 2021 | 2027 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | Cristhian Mosquera | (2004-06-27)27 June 2004 (aged 20) | 2021 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 4 | DF | Mouctar Diakhaby | (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 27) | 2018 | 2027 | Lyon |
| 12 | DF | Thierry Correia | (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 25) | 2019 | 2026 | Sporting CP |
| 14 | DF | José Gayà (captain) | (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 29) | 2012 | 2027 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 15 | DF | Cenk Özkacar | (2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 23) | 2022 | 2028 | Lyon |
| 20 | DF | Dimitri Foulquier | (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 31) | 2021 | 2025 | Granada |
| 21 | DF | Jesús Vázquez | (2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | Hugo Guillamón | (2000-01-31)31 January 2000 (aged 24) | 2018 | 2026 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 8 | MF | Javi Guerra | (2003-05-13)13 May 2003 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2027 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 10 | MF | André Almeida | (2000-05-30)30 May 2000 (aged 24) | 2022 | 2027 | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 18 | MF | Pepelu | (1998-08-11)11 August 1998 (aged 25) | 2023 | 2028 | Levante |
| 19 | MF | Selim Amallah | (1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 27) | 2023 | 2024 | Valladolid |
| 23 | MF | Fran Pérez | (2003-09-09)9 September 2003 (aged 20) | 2020 | 2026 | Valencia Mestalla |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | Sergi Canós | (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 27) | 2023 | 2027 | Brentford |
| 9 | FW | Hugo Duro | (1999-11-10)10 November 1999 (aged 24) | 2021 | 2026 | Getafe |
| 11 | FW | Peter González | (2002-07-25)25 July 2002 (aged 21) | 2024 | 2024 | Real Madrid |
| 16 | FW | Diego López | (2002-05-13)13 May 2002 (aged 22) | 2021 | 2026 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 17 | FW | Roman Yaremchuk | (1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (aged 28) | 2023 | 2024 | Club Brugge |
| Players who left the club during season ||||||||
| 5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 33) | 2017 | 2024 | Arsenal |
| 22 | FW | Marcos André | (1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (aged 26) | 2021 | 2026 | Valladolid |
| Players who were loaned out during season ||||||||
| 11 | MF | Samu Castillejo | (1995-01-18)18 January 1995 (aged 28) | 2022 | 2025 | Milan |
| 17 | MF | Koba Koindredi | (2001-10-27)27 October 2001 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2025 | Oviedo |
| 24 | DF | Eray Cömert | (1998-02-04)4 February 1998 (aged 25) | 2022 | 2025 | Basel |

### Reserve squad information

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Last club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| | GK | Nil Ruiz | (2003-02-11)11 February 2003 (aged 21) | 2023 | 2026 | Barcelona B |
| | GK | David Vassilev | (2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | 2024 | Valencia Mestalla |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 31 | DF | Rubén Iranzo | (2003-03-14)14 March 2003 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 33 | DF | Diego Moreno Cledera | (2002-01-18)18 January 2002 (aged 22) | 2023 | 2024 | Valladolid B |
| 34 | DF | Yarek Gasiorowski | (2005-01-12)12 January 2005 (aged 19) | 2022 | 2027 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | DF | Simón Luca Pérez | (1999-11-02)2 November 1999 (aged 24) | 2022 | 2024 | Rayo Cantabria |
| | DF | Iván Muñoz | (2002-02-27)27 February 2002 (aged 22) | 2021 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 26 | MF | Javi Navarro | (2004-02-24)24 February 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 28 | MF | Alexander Gurendal | (2005-03-02)2 March 2005 (aged 19) | 2023 | 2026 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 30 | MF | Hugo González | (2003-02-07)7 February 2003 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2024 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 32 | MF | Martín Tejón | (2004-04-12)12 April 2004 (aged 20) | 2020 | 2024 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | MF | Ismael Santana | (2004-01-18)18 January 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | MF | Borja Calvo | (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 22) | 2023 | 2024 | La Nucía |
| | MF | Ali Fadal | (2005-03-02)2 March 2005 (aged 19) | 2023 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | MF | Marco Camus | (2002-11-16)16 November 2002 (aged 21) | 2023 | 2025 | Racing Santander |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 27 | FW | Pablo Gozálbez | (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 23) | 2019 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 43 | FW | Mario Dominguez | (2004-02-10)10 February 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 46 | FW | Alberto Marí | (2001-07-11)11 July 2001 (aged 22) | 2021 | 2026 | Vitoria |
| | FW | Joselu Pérez | (2004-03-12)12 March 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| Players who left the club during season ||||||||
| | MF | Vicente Esquerdo | (1999-01-02)2 January 1999 (aged 24) | 2018 | 2024 | Ciudad de Benidorm Youth |
| 35 | MF | Jesús Santiago | (2004-05-24)24 May 2004 (aged 19) | 2018 | 2026 | Torre Pacheco |
| Players who were loaned out during season ||||||||
| 29 | DF | César Tárrega | (2002-02-26)26 February 2002 (aged 21) | 2021 | 2028 | Atlético Levante |
| | MF | Azael García | (2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | 2024 | Valencia Mestalla |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team | Ref. |
| | DF | Jorge Sáenz | Leganés | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| | DF | Izan Llinares | Torrent | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Víctor Esquerdo | Hércules B | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Miguel Arilla | Torrent | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Alessandro Burlamaqui | Intercity | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| 17 | MF | Koba Koindredi | Oviedo | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| 8 | MF | Uroš Račić | Braga | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| 15 | DF | Cenk Özkacar | Lyon | €5,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| 18 | MF | Pepelu | Levante | €5,000,000 | 8 July 2023 | First team | |
| | DF | Diego Moreno Cledera | Valladolid Promesas | Free | 11 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | GK | Nil Ruiz | Barcelona Atlètic | Free | 22 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Borja Calvo | La Nucía | Free | 9 August 2023 | Mestalla | |
| 7 | FW | Sergi Canós | Brentford | €250,000 | 20 August 2023 | First team | |
| | MF | Marco Camus | Racing Santander | Free | 23 August 2023 | Mestalla | |
| 19 | MF | Selim Amallah | Valladolid | Season loan (with €7,500,000 buy option) | 29 August 2023 | First team | |
| 17 | FW | Roman Yaremchuk | Club Brugge | Season loan | 1 September 2023 | First team | |
| 11 | FW | Peter González | Real Madrid | Season loan | 31 January 2024 | First team | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | €10,250,000 | €10,250,000 | €10,250,000 | €10,250,000 |
* ↑ Left club after end of loan, rejoined Leganés permanently for €400,000
* ↑ Left club after end of loan, joined Castellón B
* ↑ Left club after end of loan, joined Murcia B

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team | Ref. |
| 16 | MF | Samuel Lino | Atlético Madrid | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| 17 | MF | Nico González | Barcelona | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| 8 | MF | Ilaix Moriba | RB Leipzig | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| 9 | FW | Justin Kluivert | Roma | Loan return | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| 3 | DF | Toni Lato | Mallorca | Free | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| 1 | GK | Iago Herrerín | AEK Larnaca | Free | 1 July 2023 | First team | |
| | GK | Emilio Bernad | Racing de Ferrol | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | GK | Charlie Pérez | Castellón B | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | DF | Izan Llinares | Castellón B | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | DF | Jorge Sáenz | Leganés | €400,000 | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Víctor Esquerdo | Real Murcia B | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Dario Serra | Go Ahead Eagles | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Martí Soler | | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Miguel Arilla | | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| | MF | Adri Gómez | | Free | 1 July 2023 | Mestalla | |
| 7 | FW | Edinson Cavani | Boca Juniors | Free | 29 July 2023 | First team | |
| 4 | MF | Yunus Musah | Milan | €20,000,000 | 5 August 2023 | First team | [20] [c] |
| | DF | Facundo González | Juventus | €2,000,000 | 8 August 2023 | Mestalla | [21] [d] |
| 17 | MF | Koba Koindredi | Estoril | Season loan | 8 August 2023 | Mestalla | |
| 19 | MF | Uroš Račić | Sassuolo | €2,500,000 | 16 August 2023 | First team | |
| | MF | Alessandro Burlamaqui | Intercity | Free | 24 August 2023 | Mestalla | |
| 24 | DF | Eray Cömert | Nantes | Season loan (with €3,000,000 buy option) | 27 August 2023 | First team | |
| 22 | FW | Marcos André | Valladolid | €2,000,000 | 29 August 2023 | First team | [27] [e] |
| 11 | MF | Samu Castillejo | Sassuolo | Season loan (with €250,000 buy option) | 1 September 2023 | First team | |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | Atlético Madrid | Free | 31 January 2024 | First team | |
| 35 | MF | Jesús Santiago | Getafe | Undisclosed | 1 February 2024 | Mestalla | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | €26,900,000 | €26,900,000 | €26,900,000 | €26,900,000 |
* ↑ Joined Porto permanently after end of loan, fee may eventually rise to €8,500,000 due to add-ons
* ↑ Joined Bournemouth permanently after end of loan, fee may eventually rise to €12,500,000 due to add-ons
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €21,000,000 due to add-ons
* ↑ Fee may eventually rise to €3,000,000 due to add-ons & 20% sell-on clause for future transfer
* ↑ 50% sell-on clause for future transfer

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 11 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 034.21 |
| Copa del Rey | 2 November 2023 | 17 January 2024 | First round | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 038.10 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
| 8 | Villarreal | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 53 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 49 | |
| 10 | Alavés | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 46 | |
| 11 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 45 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2023–24 Copa del Rey, Athletic Bilbao, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | D |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.

### Copa del Rey
## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 11 November 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Jaume Doménech | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Cristhian Mosquera | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Mouctar Diakhaby | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Hugo Guillamón | 0+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Sergi Canós | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Javi Guerra | 11+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | Hugo Duro | 12+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | MF | André Almeida | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Thierry Correia | 12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Cristian Rivero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | José Gayà | 11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Cenk Özkacar | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Diego López | 11+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Roman Yaremchuk | 2+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Pepelu | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Selim Amallah | 5+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Dimitri Foulquier | 1+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Jesús Vázquez | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Fran Pérez | 11+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | Giorgi Mamardashvili | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Pablo Gozálbez | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | César Tárrega | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Hugo González | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | Yarek Gasiorowski | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Mario Domínguez | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |