# 2021–22 Valencia CF season

The 2021–22 season was the 102nd season in the existence of Valencia CF and its 87th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Valencia participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey, finishing as runners-up.

## Players
### La Liga squad information

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from / Last club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | Jaume Doménech | (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 34) | 2015 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 13 | GK | Jasper Cillessen | (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) | 2019 | 2023 | Barcelona |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | Thierry Correia | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | 2019 | 2024 | Sporting CP |
| 3 | DF | Toni Lato | (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27) | 2017 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33) | 2017 | 2024 | Arsenal |
| 6 | DF | Hugo Guillamón | (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24) | 2018 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 12 | DF | Mouctar Diakhaby | (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | 2023 | Lyon |
| 14 | DF | José Gayà (Captain) | (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) | 2012 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 15 | DF | Omar Alderete | (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) | 2021 | 2024 | Hertha BSC |
| 20 | DF | Dimitri Foulquier | (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) | 2021 | 2025 | Granada |
| 24 | DF | Eray Cömert | (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | 2025 | Basel |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | MF | Yunus Musah | (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 22) | 2019 | 2026 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 8 | MF | Uroš Račić | (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | 2024 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 10 | MF | Carlos Soler | (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 17 | MF | Denis Cheryshev | (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | 2023 | Villarreal |
| 21 | MF | Bryan Gil | (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) | 2022 | 2022 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 23 | MF | Ilaix Moriba | (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | 2022 | RB Leipzig |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 28) | 2017 | 2023 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 9 | FW | Maxi Gómez | (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | 2024 | Celta Vigo |
| 11 | FW | Hélder Costa | (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | 2022 | Leeds United |
| 19 | FW | Hugo Duro | (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | 2022 | Getafe |
| 22 | FW | Marcos André | (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) | 2021 | 2026 | Valladolid |
| Players who left the club during season ||||||||
| 11 | FW | Rubén Sobrino | (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32) | 2017 | 2022 | Cádiz |
| 16 | MF | Álex Blanco | (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Wass | (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35) | 2018 | 2022 | Celta Vigo |
| 20 | MF | Lee Kang-in | (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23) | 2018 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 23 | MF | Jason | (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | 2022 | Levante |
| 24 | DF | Cristiano Piccini | (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32) | 2018 | 2022 | Atalanta |
| Players who were loaned out during season ||||||||
| 21 | FW | Manu Vallejo | (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | 2024 | Cádiz |
| 25 | GK | Cristian Rivero | (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26) | 2019 | 2024 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | DF | Jorge Sáenz | (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 28) | | 2024 | Celta de Vigo |

### Reserve squad information

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from / Last club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 28 | GK | Giorgi Mamardashvili | (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) | 2021 | 2024 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| | GK | Juanjo Garrancho | (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | 2022 | Cádiz |
| | GK | Charlie Pérez | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) | 2021 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 32 | DF | Jesús Vázquez Alcalde | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 34 | DF | Joseda Menargues | (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) | 2020 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 37 | DF | Cristhian Mosquera | (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) | 2021 | 2025 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 39 | DF | Rubén Iranzo | (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | DF | David Ruiz Montero | (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | DF | Iván Muñoz | (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) | 2021 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | DF | Rubén Iranzo | (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | DF | Miquel Bosch | (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 23) | 2021 | 2022 | Alzira |
| | DF | Marc Ferris | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) | 2016 | 2022 | Huracán U19 |
| | DF | César Tárrega | (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) | 2021 | 2023 | Atlético Levante |
| | DF | Facundo González | (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21) | 2020 | 2023 | Espanyol Cantera |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 27 | MF | Koba Koindredi | (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23) | 2021 | 2025 | Lens Reserve |
| 30 | MF | Javi Guerra | (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 31 | MF | Hugo González | (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) | 2021 | 2024 | Valencia Mestalla |
| 36 | MF | Alessandro Burlamaqui | (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) | 2021 | 2024 | Espanyol Cantera |
| 40 | MF | Lassina Sangaré | (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) | 2021 | 2023 | Williamsville Athletic Club |
| | MF | Adrián Gómez | (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23) | 2019 | 2022 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała |
| | MF | Fran Pérez Martínez | (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 21) | 2020 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | MF | Hugo González Sotos | (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 21) | 2020 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | MF | Pedro Alemañ | (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22) | 2020 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 33 | FW | Diego López | (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22) | 2021 | 2024 | Barcelona U19 |
| 35 | FW | Alberto Marí | (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 23) | 2021 | 2024 | Vitoria |
| 38 | FW | Pablo Gozálbez | (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) | 2019 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla |
| | FW | Noha Ndombasi | (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) | 2020 | 2022 | Bordeaux U19 |
| | FW | Bashiru Mohammed | (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) | 2021 | 2023 | Talavera U19 |
| Players who left the club during season ||||||||
| Players who were loaned out during season ||||||||
| 26 | MF | Vicente Esquerdo | (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25) | 2018 | 2024 | Ciudad de Benidorm Youth |
| 29 | DF | Kevin Sibille | (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | 2022 | River Plate Reserve |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
| | DF | Jorge Sáenz | Celta Vigo | Loan return | 1 July 2021 | |
| 32 | DF | Javier Jiménez | Albacete | Loan return | 1 July 2021 | |
| | DF | Adrià Guerrero | Lugano | Loan return | 1 July 2021 | |
| 21 | DF | Cristiano Piccini | Atalanta | Loan return | 1 July 2021 | |
| 11 | FW | Rubén Sobrino | Cádiz | Loan return | 1 July 2021 | |
| 28 | GK | Giorgi Mamardashvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | Loan with €1m buy option | 1 July 2021 | |
| | FW | Diego López | Barcelona U19 | Free | 1 July 2021 | |
| | FW | Alberto Marí | Vitoria | Free | 2 July 2021 | |
| 15 | DF | Omar Alderete | Hertha BSC | Loan with €7.5m buy option | 13 July 2021 | |
| 22 | FW | Marcos André | Valladolid | €8m | 25 August 2021 | |
| 11 | FW | Hélder Costa | Leeds United | Loan | 31 August 2021 | |
| 19 | FW | Hugo Duro | Getafe | Loan with €4m buy option | 31 August 2021 | |
| 20 | DF | Dimitri Foulquier | Granada | €2.8m | 31 August 2021 | |
| | FW | Wadi Ibrahim Suzuki | Tokushima Vortis | 2 years loan | 31 August 2021 | |
| | GK | Juanjo Garrancho | Cádiz B | Free | 31 August 2021 | |
| 28 | GK | Giorgi Mamardashvili | Dinamo Tbilisi | €1m | 1 January 2022 | |
| 24 | DF | Eray Cömert | Basel | €0.8m | 25 January 2022 | |
| 23 | MF | Ilaix Moriba | RB Leipzig | Season loan | 28 January 2022 | |
| 21 | MF | Bryan Gil | Tottenham Hotspur | Season loan | 31 January 2022 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | €16,600,000 | €16,600,000 | €16,600,000 |
Note 1: Javier Jiménez moved back to Albacete after his loan ended on a permanent deal.
Note 2: Adrià Guerrero joined Zürich after returning to the club on a permanent deal.

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| | FW | Fran Navarro | Gil Vicente | Free | 26 June 2021 |
| 6 | DF | Ferro | Benfica | Loan return | 1 July 2021 |
| 10 | MF | Christian Oliva | Cagliari | Loan return | 1 July 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Patrick Cutrone | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan return | 1 July 2021 |
| 4 | DF | Eliaquim Mangala | Saint-Étienne | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Gameiro | Strasbourg | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| 32 | DF | Javier Jiménez | Albacete | Undisclosed | 1 July 2021 |
| | GK | Emilio Bernard | Sabadell | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| | DF | Adrià Guerrero | Zürich | Undisclosed | 1 July 2021 |
| | MF | Carlos Pérez | Villarreal CF B | Free | 1 July 2021 |
| 29 | DF | Kevin Sibille | Castellón | Season loan | 24 July 2021 |
| | DF | Jorge Sáenz | Marítimo | Season loan | 28 July 2021 |
| 31 | DF | Guillem Molina | Sabadell | Free | 11 August 2021 |
| 20 | MF | Lee Kang-in | Mallorca | Free | 29 August 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Rubén Sobrino | Cádiz | Undisclosed | 30 August 2021 |
| 26 | MF | Vicente Esquerdo | Castellón | Season loan | 30 August 2021 |
| 23 | MF | Jason | Alavés | Undisclosed | 3 January 2022 |
| 24 | DF | Cristiano Piccini | Red Star Belgrade | Undisclosed | 15 January 2022 |
| 16 | MF | Álex Blanco | Como | Undisclosed | 18 January 2022 |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Wass | Atlético Madrid | €2.8m | 27 January 2022 |
| 25 | GK | Cristian Rivero | Alcorcón | Season loan | 30 January 2022 |
| | DF | Jorge Sáenz | Mirandés | Season loan | 30 January 2022 |
| 21 | MF | Manu Vallejo | Alavés | Season loan | 31 January 2022 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | €2,800,000 |
Note 1: Jorget Saenz's loan at Portuguese club Marítimo was cancelled mid-season before he moved to Mirandés.

### Extension

| Position | Player | Source |
| GK | Cristian Rivero | 3-year contract signed in 2021 |
| DF | Jesús Vázquez Alcalde | 4-year contract signed in 2021 |
| MF | Koba Koindredi | 4-year contract signed in 2021 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## 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 | 13 August 2021 | 21 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 028.95 |
| Copa del Rey | 2 December 2021 | 23 April 2022 | First round | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 036.96 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 37 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 55 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 48 | |
| 10 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 47 | |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 46 | |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, 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 Europa 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | W |
| Position | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.

### Copa del Rey
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated 21 May 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Jaume Doménech | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | NED | Jasper Cillessen | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | GEO | Giorgi Mamardashvili | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | POR | Thierry Correia | 22 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Toni Lato | 16 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel | 21 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Hugo Guillamón | 37 | 2 | 28+3 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Mouctar Diakhaby | 37 | 0 | 21+8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | José Gayà | 31 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | PAR | Omar Alderete | 34 | 2 | 28+1 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | GLP | Dimitri Foulquier | 36 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SUI | Eray Cömert | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Jesús Vázquez | 17 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ESP | Cristhian Mosquera | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ESP | César Tárrega | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ESP | Rubén Iranzo | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | USA | Yunus Musah | 36 | 3 | 13+16 | 1 | 4+3 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Uroš Račić | 34 | 0 | 13+15 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Carlos Soler | 38 | 12 | 28+4 | 11 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Denis Cheryshev | 20 | 1 | 5+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | GUI | Ilaix Moriba | 18 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | FRA | Koba Koindredi | 13 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Javi Guerra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ESP | Jesús Santiago | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ESP | Mario Domínguez | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | POR | Gonçalo Guedes | 42 | 13 | 30+6 | 11 | 4+2 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | URU | Maxi Gómez | 32 | 5 | 21+8 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ANG | Hélder Costa | 27 | 0 | 13+9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Hugo Duro | 36 | 10 | 22+8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Bryan Gil | 17 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Marcos André | 35 | 3 | 8+21 | 1 | 4+2 | 2 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred ||||||||||
| 18 | MF | DEN | Daniel Wass | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Álex Blanco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Manu Vallejo | 10 | 1 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Jason | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ITA | Cristiano Piccini | 8 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Cristian Rivero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Rubén Sobrino | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 2 February 2022
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | 7 | FW | | Gonçalo Guedes | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Carlos Soler | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 19 | FW | | Hugo Duro | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 22 | FW | | Marcos André | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | MF | | Yunus Musah | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 14 | DF | | José Gayà | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | | Maxi Gómez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | DF | | Omar Alderete | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | DF | | Hugo Guillamón | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | DF | | Gabriel Paulista | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 18 | MF | | Daniel Wass | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 21 | DF | | Cristiano Piccini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 17 | MF | | Denis Cheryshev | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 27 | MF | | Koba Koindredi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 21 | FW | | Manu Vallejo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 35 | 11 | 46 |