# 2023–24 UD Las Palmas season

The 2023–24 Unión Deportiva Las Palmas season was the club's 75th season in existence and their first season in La Liga since the 2017–18 season, following promotion from the Segunda División in their previous campaign. In addition to the domestic league, Las Palmas participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 until 30 June 2024.

## Kits

* Supplier: Hummel
* Sponsors: Gran Canaria (front)
| Home | Away | Third |

### Notes

* ↑ The inaugural shirt's design honors beach sands, weaving varied shades into the fabric. The fluid wave pattern evokes Maspalomas' dunes, anchoring this partnership within Gran Canaria's essence. Notably, the neckline displays vibrant yellow and blue accents.
* ↑ The second kit features Gran Canaria's map – a tribute to its origin. Striking yellow accents contrast the anthracite base, connecting with the primary kit; the chevrons on the shoulders and pants symbolise the club's spirit and progress.
* ↑ The third kit features the emblems of founding teams Arenas Club and Atlético Club and prominently showcases red stripes in two shades along with white. The kit pays homage to Gran Canaria's history, evoking the 1940s banana cultivation era in the northwest region of the island.

## Season overview
### Pre-season

On 10 June 2023, Las Palmas announced that the pre-season would start with the players' medical examinations on 6 July before training commenced on 10 July in Ciudad Deportiva, Las Palmas.

### August

On 12 August, Las Palmas played their first La Liga game since the 2017–18 season, being held 1–1 against Mallorca in their opening league match at Estadio Gran Canaria. Jonathan Viera scored the first goal for the club as he opened the score from a penalty before Antonio Raíllo equalised for Mallorca in the second half. On 17 August, Las Palmas announced the signing of Sory Kaba for an initial fee of €1,500,000 with additional payments of another €1,500,000 to be paid to FC Midtjylland. The following day, Las Palmas announced the signing of returning loanee Marvin Park, on loan from Real Madrid; the club refused to pay a reported fee of €2,000,000 to make the signing permanent so instead agreed on a loan signing with an option to buy.
On the same day, Las Palmas fell to defeat in their second league match against Valencia after a 1–0 loss at the Mestalla. Both Mármol and Araujo played their first competitive match for the club. On 23 August, Las Palmas announced the signing of Máximo Perrone on a year-loan from Manchester City. Perrone replaced Fabio González's place as the number 8 for the squad due to González's injury with the right ankle.
On 25 August, Las Palmas played their second home match of the season in a goalless draw against Real Sociedad with Enzo Loiodice hitting the crossbar twice during the game. Kaba made his competitive debut whilst Araujo made his starting debut for the club. Prior to the match, Las Palmas gave a 1-minute silence in respects for former president José de Aguilar after his passing on 24 August 2023. de Aguilar was president of Las Palmas in 1983, having been a board member since 1968, and served two terms for the club.

### September

On 2 September 2023, Las Palmas suffered a 1–0 defeat to Girona at Montilivi. Perrone made his competitive debut on the day. On 8 September 2023, Las Palmas played a friendly match against Atlético Paso during international break. Las Palmas lost 1–0 to the La Palma side by full-time. On 17 September 2023, Las Palmas fell to a second consecutive loss to Sevilla after succumbing to a 1–0 result at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. On 24 September 2023, Las Palmas got their first win of the season, winning 1–0 against Granada with the winner coming from Kirian Rodríguez in the 92nd minute of the match. Cristian Herrera made his debut for the club while Mika Mármol was sent off in the second half after accumulating two yellow cards. On 27 September 2023, Las Palmas fell to a 2–0 defeat against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. Eric Curbelo made his First Division debut for the club, and Daley Sinkgraven returned to the starting line-up from injury.

### October

On 2 October 2023, Las Palmas completed a late comeback in a 2–1 victory over Celta Vigo. Jonathan Viera equalised from the penalty spot, cancelling out Anastasios Douvikas's 66th-minute goal, before Marc Cardona scored the winner, and his first league goal, in the 7th minute of additional time, giving Las Palmas the lead before full-time. On 8 October 2023, Las Palmas won their first away match of La Liga after a 2–1 victory against Villarreal. A goal each from set pieces by Saúl Coco and Marc Cardona, who scored in his second consecutive game, earned the win for Las Palmas. Going into international break, Saúl Coco was called up to the Equatorial Guinea national team for a friendly on 13 October 2023. On 17 October 2023, manager García Pimienta extended his contract with Las Palmas until June 2025.
On 22 October 2023, Las Palmas fell to their first defeat at home after losing 1–0 to Rayo Vallecano, following a late penalty goal by Bebé. On 28 October 2023, Las Palmas won 2–1 away against Almería. Munir El Haddadi opened the score, assisted by Marvin Park, before Sory Kaba scored the winning goal in additional time. On 31 October 2023, Las Palmas progressed through to the second round of the Copa del Rey after a 3–0 win against Manacor. Aarón Escandell made his debut while Julián Araujo, Alberto Moleiro and Pau Ferrer scored a goal each to seal the match.

### November

On 3 November 2023, Las Palmas defeated Atlético Madrid in a 2–1 upset in front of a crowd of 30,080 fans. Both Kirian Rodríguez and Benito Ramírez scored a goal each. It was the first time Las Palmas had defeated Atleti since January 1987 with the same scoreline.

## Management team

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | García Pimienta |
| Assistant coach | Álex García |
| Fitness coach | David Gómez |
| Goalkeeping coach | José Yepes |
| Technical assistant | Momo |
* Last updated: 6 August 2023
* Source:

## Players
### First team

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Aarón Escandell | 29 | EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | €400,000 |
| 13 | GK | Álvaro Valles | 27 | EU | 2019 | 97 | 0 | 2024 | Free |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Marvin Park | 24 | EU | 2023 | 24 | 1 | 2024 | Loan |
| 3 | DF | Sergi Cardona | 25 | EU | 2021 | 79 | 0 | 2024 | Free |
| 4 | DF | Álex Suárez | 31 | EU | 2016 | 92 | 2 | 2024 | Free |
| 6 | DF | Eric Curbelo | 30 | EU | 2019 | 152 | 5 | 2024 | Free |
| 14 | DF | Álvaro Lemos | 31 | EU | 2018 | 149 | 7 | 2025 | Free |
| 15 | DF | Mika Mármol | 23 | EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2026 | €2M |
| 18 | DF | Daley Sinkgraven | 29 | EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | Free |
| 23 | DF | Saúl Coco | 25 | EU | 2019 | 43 | 1 | 2025 | Free |
| 28 | DF | Julián Araujo | 23 | Non-EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Loan |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | Javi Muñoz | 29 | EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2025 | Free |
| 8 | MF | Máximo Perrone | 21 | Non-EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Loan |
| 10 | MF | Alberto Moleiro | 21 | EU | 2021 | 77 | 3 | 2026 | Youth system |
| 12 | MF | Enzo Loiodice | 23 | EU | 2020 | 78 | 6 | 2025 | Undisclosed |
| 20 | MF | Kirian Rodríguez | 29 | EU | 2019 | 100 | 6 | 2026 | Youth system |
| 21 | MF | Jonathan Viera (captain) | 34 | EU | 2021 | 248 | 75 | 2025 | Free |
| 22 | MF | Omenuke Mfulu (vice captain) | 30 | EU | 2021 | 60 | 0 | 2025 | Free |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | Cristian Herrera | 33 | EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Sandro Ramírez | 29 | EU | 2023 | 21 | 7 | 2026 | €1.5M |
| 11 | FW | Benito Ramírez (4th captain) | 29 | EU | 2018 | 111 | 6 | 2025 | Youth system |
| 16 | FW | Sory Kaba | 29 | EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2027 | €3M |
| 17 | FW | Munir El Haddadi | 29 | EU | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | Free |
| 19 | FW | Marc Cardona | 29 | EU | 2022 | 36 | 7 | 2026 | Free |
| 24 | FW | Pejiño | 28 | EU | 2020 | 70 | 15 | 2026 | Free |
| Unregistered players ||||||||||||
| – | MF | Fabio González (3rd captain) | 27 | EU | 2017 | 111 | 0 | 2025 | Youth System |
* Last updated: 6 August 2023
* Source: and
* Ordered by squad number.
* ↑ Curbelo was released by SD Leioa on 22 December 2015, before joining Las Palmas on a free transfer six days later.
* ↑ Prior to his signing, Loiodice was under contract at Dijon until June 2021.
* ↑ Cardona was released by Osasuna, before signing with Las Palmas on 7 July 2022.
* ↑ Pejiño was released by Sevilla on 23 June 2020, before signing for Las Palmas in August.
* ↑ Fabio was left out of the final squad after injury in August 2023. He is assumed to return in January 2024.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
| 5 | MF | Javi Muñoz | Eibar | Free transfer | 1 July 2023 | |
| 7 | FW | Cristian Herrera | Ibiza | |
| 9 | FW | Sandro Ramírez | Huesca | €1,500,000 | |
| 18 | DF | Daley Sinkgraven | Bayer Leverkusen | Free transfer | 11 July 2023 | |
| 1 | GK | Aarón Escandell | Cartagena | €400,000 | 25 July 2023 | |
| 17 | FW | Munir El Haddadi | Getafe | Free transfer | 30 July 2023 | |
| 15 | DF | Mika Mármol | FC Andorra | €2,000,000 | 11 August 2023 | |
| 16 | FW | Sory Kaba | Midtjylland | €3,000,000 | 17 August 2023 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €6,900,000 | €6,900,000 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
| 18 | DF | Sidnei | Ceará | End of contract | 1 July 2023 | |
| 17 | MF | Óscar Clemente | Levante | |
| 25 | MF | Wilfrid Kaptoum | AEK Larnaca | Free transfer | 6 July 2023 | |
| – | MF | Unai Veiga | Unattached | Released | 8 July 2023 | |
| – | FW | Claudio Mendes | Cornellà | Free transfer | 19 July 2023 | |
| 1 | GK | Álex Domínguez | Toulouse | Undisclosed | 26 July 2023 | |
| 16 | FW | Florin Andone | Eldense | Free transfer | 30 July 2023 | |
| 18 | FW | Pinchi | Çaykur Rizespor | Free transfer | 10 August 2023 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €0,000,000 | €0,000,000 |
* ↑ Las Palmas reserves a right for 20% of any future sale.

### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee | Date | On loan until | Source |
| 28 | DF | Julián Araujo | Barcelona | None | 1 August 2023 | End of season | |
| 2 | DF | Marvin Park | Real Madrid | None | 18 August 2023 | End of season | |
| 8 | MF | Máximo Perrone | Manchester City | None | 23 August 2023 | End of season | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €0,000,000 | €0,000,000 |

### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee | Date | On loan until | Source |
| 27 | FW | Ale García | Antequera | None | 4 July 2023 | End of season | |
| 20 | FW | Joel del Pino | Real Avilés | None | 14 July 2023 | End of season | |
| 5 | MF | Enrique Clemente | Racing Ferrol | None | 1 August 2023 | End of season | |
| 26 | DF | Alejandro Palanca | Ponferradina | None | 23 August 2023 | End of season | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €0,000,000 | €0,000,000 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 29 June 2023, Las Palmas announced they would play their five friendly matches at the Marbella Football Center in Málaga, against Orlando Pirates on 19 July, Al-Wakrah on 22 July, Almería on 23 July, Espanyol on 26 July and Cádiz on 28 July.
On 22 July, Las Palmas announced they would face RB Leipzig on 5 August, in part of the latter side's presentation game of the season at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.
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 | 12 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 16th | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 026.32 |
| Copa del Rey | 31 October 2023 | 7 January 2024 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 029.27 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Sevilla | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 41 | |
| 15 | Mallorca | 38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 40 | |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 40 | |
| 17 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 38 | |
| 18 | Cádiz (R) | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 33 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* ↑ Celta Vigo finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Celta Vigo 1–1 Sevilla, Sevilla 1–2 Celta Vigo.
* 1 2 Mallorca finished ahead of Las Palmas on head-to-head points: Las Palmas 1–1 Mallorca, Mallorca 1–0 Las Palmas.

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D |
| Position | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.

### Copa del Rey

Las Palmas entered the tournament in the first round against Manacor, who played in the Tercera Federación.

## Statistics
### Overall

    As of 17 December 2023
| No.. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline | Notes |
| No.. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Aarón Escandell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | | Álvaro Valles | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Marvin Park | 4+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | On loan |
| 3 | DF | | Sergi Cardona | 13+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | | Álex Suárez | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | | Eric Curbelo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | | Álvaro Lemos | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | | Mika Mármol | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | | Daley Sinkgraven | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | | Saúl Coco | 11+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | DF | | Julián Araujo | 9+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | On loan |
| 31 | DF | | Juanma Herzog | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Javi Muñoz | 13+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | | Máximo Perrone | 6+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | On loan |
| 10 | MF | | Alberto Moleiro | 5+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | | Enzo Loiodice | 11+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | | Kirian Rodríguez | 16+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | | Jonathan Viera | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | | Omenuke Mfulu | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | | Yadam Santana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Cristian Herrera | 1+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | | Sandro Ramírez | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | | Benito Ramírez | 0+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | | Sory Kaba | 6+5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | | Munir El Haddadi | 16+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | | Marc Cardona | 5+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | | Pejiño | 6+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | | Pau Ferrer | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

    As of 3 November 2023
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | 21 | MF | | Jonathan Viera | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 19 | FW | | Marc Cardona | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 20 | MF | | Kirian Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 23 | DF | | Saúl Coco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Munir El Haddadi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | FW | | Sory Kaba | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 28 | DF | | Julián Araujo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Alberto Moleiro | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | FW | | Pau Ferrer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Benito Ramírez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 10 | 3 | 13 |

### Assists

    As of 3 November 2023
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | 7 | FW | | Cristian Herrera | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 21 | MF | | Jonathan Viera | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | FW | | Sory Kaba | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | DF | | Marvin Park | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | FW | | Pau Ferrer | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Alberto Moleiro | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Munir El Haddadi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 3 | 6 |

### Cleansheets

    As of 3 November 2023
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | 13 | | Álvaro Valles | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | | Aarón Escandell | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 1 | 3 |