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. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from / Last club Goalkeepers 1 GK Jaume Doménech 2015 2022 Valencia Mestalla 13 GK Jasper Cillessen 2019 2023 Barcelona Defenders 2 DF Thierry Correia 2019 2024 Sporting CP 3 DF Toni Lato 2017 2023 Valencia Mestalla 5 DF Gabriel Paulista 2017 2024 Arsenal 6 DF Hugo Guillamón 2018 2023 Valencia Mestalla 12 DF Mouctar Diakhaby 2018 2023 Lyon 14 DF José Gayà (Captain) 2012 2023 Valencia Mestalla 15 DF Omar Alderete 2021 2024 Hertha BSC 20 DF Dimitri Foulquier 2021 2025 Granada 24 DF Eray Cömert 2022 2025 Basel Midfielders 4 MF Yunus Musah 2019 2026 Valencia Mestalla 8 MF Uroš Račić 2018 2024 Red Star Belgrade 10 MF Carlos Soler 2016 2023 Valencia Mestalla 17 MF Denis Cheryshev 2018 2023 Villarreal 21 MF Bryan Gil 2022 2022 Tottenham Hotspur 23 MF Ilaix Moriba 2022 2022 RB Leipzig Forwards 7 FW Gonçalo Guedes 2017 2023 Paris Saint-Germain 9 FW Maxi Gómez 2019 2024 Celta Vigo 11 FW Hélder Costa 2021 2022 Leeds United 19 FW Hugo Duro 2021 2022 Getafe 22 FW Marcos André 2021 2026 Valladolid Players who left the club during season 11 FW Rubén Sobrino 2017 2022 Cádiz 16 MF Álex Blanco 2018 2022 Valencia Mestalla 18 MF Daniel Wass 2018 2022 Celta Vigo 20 MF Lee Kang-in 2018 2022 Valencia Mestalla 23 MF Jason 2019 2022 Levante 24 DF Cristiano Piccini 2018 2022 Atalanta Players who were loaned out during season 21 FW Manu Vallejo 2019 2024 Cádiz 25 GK Cristian Rivero 2019 2024 Valencia Mestalla DF Jorge Sáenz 2024 Celta de Vigo
Reserve squad information No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from / Last club Goalkeepers 28 GK Giorgi Mamardashvili 2021 2024 Dinamo Tbilisi GK Juanjo Garrancho 2021 2022 Cádiz GK Charlie Pérez 2021 2023 Valencia Mestalla Defenders 32 DF Jesús Vázquez Alcalde 2021 2025 Valencia Mestalla 34 DF Joseda Menargues 2020 2023 Valencia Mestalla 37 DF Cristhian Mosquera 2021 2025 Valencia Mestalla 39 DF Rubén Iranzo 2021 2023 Valencia Mestalla DF David Ruiz Montero 2021 2023 Valencia Mestalla DF Iván Muñoz 2021 2023 Valencia Mestalla DF Rubén Iranzo 2021 2023 Valencia Mestalla DF Miquel Bosch 2021 2022 Alzira DF Marc Ferris 2016 2022 Huracán U19 DF César Tárrega 2021 2023 Atlético Levante DF Facundo González 2020 2023 Espanyol Cantera Midfielders 27 MF Koba Koindredi 2021 2025 Lens Reserve 30 MF Javi Guerra 2021 2022 Valencia Mestalla 31 MF Hugo González 2021 2024 Valencia Mestalla 36 MF Alessandro Burlamaqui 2021 2024 Espanyol Cantera 40 MF Lassina Sangaré 2021 2023 Williamsville Athletic Club MF Adrián Gómez 2019 2022 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała MF Fran Pérez Martínez 2020 2023 Valencia Mestalla MF Hugo González Sotos 2020 2022 Valencia Mestalla MF Pedro Alemañ 2020 2022 Valencia Mestalla Forwards 33 FW Diego López 2021 2024 Barcelona U19 35 FW Alberto Marí 2021 2024 Vitoria 38 FW Pablo Gozálbez 2019 2023 Valencia Mestalla FW Noha Ndombasi 2020 2022 Bordeaux U19 FW Bashiru Mohammed 2021 2023 Talavera U19 Players who left the club during season Players who were loaned out during season 26 MF Vicente Esquerdo 2018 2024 Ciudad de Benidorm Youth 29 DF Kevin Sibille 2021 2022 River Plate Reserve
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Celta Vigo Loan return 32 Albacete Loan return Lugano Loan return 21 Atalanta Loan return 11 Cádiz Loan return 28 Dinamo Tbilisi Loan with €1m buy option Barcelona U19 Free Vitoria Free 15 Hertha BSC Loan with €7.5m buy option 22 Valladolid €8m 11 Leeds United Loan 19 Getafe Loan with €4m buy option 20 Granada €2.8m Tokushima Vortis 2 years loan Cádiz B Free 28 Dinamo Tbilisi €1m 24 Basel €0.8m 23 RB Leipzig Season loan 21 Tottenham Hotspur Season loan Total €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 PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource Gil Vicente Free 6 Benfica Loan return 10 Cagliari Loan return 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return 4 Saint-Étienne Free 9 Strasbourg Free 32 Albacete Undisclosed Sabadell Free Zürich Undisclosed Villarreal CF B Free 29 Castellón Season loan Marítimo Season loan 31 Sabadell Free 20 Mallorca Free 11 Cádiz Undisclosed 26 Castellón Season loan 23 Alavés Undisclosed 24 Red Star Belgrade Undisclosed 16 Como Undisclosed 18 Atlético Madrid €2.8m 25 Alcorcón Season loan Mirandés Season loan 21 Alavés Season loan Total €2,800,000
Note 1: Jorge Saenz's loan at Portuguese club Marítimo was cancelled mid-season before he moved to Mirandés.
Extension
PositionPlayerSource 3-year contract signed in 2021 4-year contract signed in 2021 4-year contract signed in 2021
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
La Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.
Copa del Rey
Statistics
Appearances and goals Last updated 21 May 2022
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
Goalscorers
NameLa LigaCopa del ReyTotal17FWGonçalo Guedes819210MFCarlos Soler718319FWHugo Duro617422FWMarcos André1234MFYunus Musah123614DFJosé Gayà2029FWMaxi Gómez20215DFOmar Alderete2026DFHugo Guillamón112105DFGabriel Paulista10118MFDaniel Wass10121DFCristiano Piccini10117MFDenis Cheryshev01127MFKoba Koindredi01121FWManu Vallejo011Own goals202Totals351146
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