The 2025/26 season finds Levante UD back in La Liga following their promotion from Segunda División as runners-up in 2024/25, ending a two-year exile that tested the club’s financial resilience and organisational stability. The Ciutat de València stadium, nestled in the Orriols neighbourhood of Valencia’s working-class north, welcomes back top-flight football with cautious optimism. Javi Calleja, the former Villarreal and Alavés manager appointed in 2024, has instilled a possession-based identity while maintaining the fighting spirit synonymous with the Granotes (Frogs). Unlike their city neighbours Valencia, Levante operates on a fraction of the budget, relying on savvy free transfers, loanees from bigger clubs, undervalued South Americans, and homegrown products from the club’s modest academy. This season’s squad reflects that reality: experienced veterans who understand the grind of relegation battles, technical midfielders capable of keeping possession, and pacy forwards designed to exploit transitions. There is no European ambition, only the desperate fight to avoid an immediate return to the second division. Below lies an exhaustive examination of Levante’s first-team roster for 2025/26, organised by position, with each player’s journey, financial details, and stylistic fingerprints dissected thoroughly.
Goalkeepers
1. Andrés Fernández
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Huesca, Osasuna, Porto (loan), Villarreal, Granada
Transfer Fee: Free transfer (2024)
Andrés Fernández has become Levante’s veteran number one, providing Spanish international experience (youth level), shot-stopping reliability, and dressing room leadership following his free transfer from Granada. The 38-year-old’s reflexes (74% save percentage in 2024/25 Segunda, 72% in 2025/26 La Liga to date) and command of the penalty area (85% cross-claiming success) have been instrumental in Levante’s return to the top flight. Fernández’s distribution (86% pass completion) remains functional rather than expansive, but his shot-stopping fundamentals have proven remarkably consistent across two decades of professional football. Having started 33 league matches in 2024/25’s promotion campaign and 30 in 2025/26, keeping 12 clean sheets combined across both seasons, he remains remarkably durable for his age. Fernández’s experience—including 150+ La Liga appearances across Villarreal, Granada, and Levante—provides invaluable wisdom for younger teammates. Fernández’s contract runs through 2027, with retirement likely thereafter. Fernández’s performance against Atlético Madrid in November 2025—making 9 saves, including a spectacular double stop—demonstrated his enduring quality.
2. Joan Femenías
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Villarreal B, Mallorca (loan), Levante
Transfer Fee: Free transfer (2024)
Joan Femenías has accepted a rotational role behind Fernández, providing Spanish backup depth and cup competition cover following his arrival from Villarreal B. The 28-year-old’s shot-stopping (71% save percentage in limited appearances) and distribution (87% pass completion) provide functional cover. Femenías started 10 matches in 2025/26 (cup competitions and Fernández’s rest), keeping 4 clean sheets. Femenías’s contract runs through 2028.
3. Álex Vallejo
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Álex Vallejo has graduated to emergency third-choice option following development with Levante B. The 24-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
Defenders
1. Rúben Vezo (Captain)
Nationality: Portuguese
Former Clubs: Vitória Setúbal, Valencia, Levante (loan), Levante (permanent)
Transfer Fee: £3 million (2021, following loan)
Rúben Vezo has become Levante’s defensive captain and leader, entering his fifth full season at the club (following a loan spell in 2019/20) and providing Portuguese international experience (youth level), aerial dominance, and organisational communication. The 31-year-old’s reading of the game—intercepting passes (2.5 per 90), cutting angles, covering for advancing full-backs—provides defensive security. His aerial duel success (83%) leads Levante’s defence, neutralising target forwards and providing set-piece security. Vezo’s tackling (2.7 per 90) and blocks (1.3 per 90) demonstrate old-school defending. His passing (86% completion) remains basic; his role involves clearing danger and organising younger teammates. Vezo’s partnership with Sergio Postigo (and later his successor) has conceded only 1.15 goals per 90 minutes over the 2025/26 season to date. Vezo’s leadership, formalised as club captain following the promotion campaign, manages Levante’s dressing room through vocal authority and professional standards. Vezo’s contract runs through 2028, with Levante viewing him as long-term defensive anchor. Vezo’s performance against Barcelona in December 2025—winning 11 duels, organising the defensive line—demonstrated his value.
2. Sergio Postigo
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Real Madrid Castilla, Spezia (loan), Levante
Transfer Fee: £2 million (2016)
Sergio Postigo has become Levante’s longest-serving current first-team player, entering his tenth season at the Ciutat de València and providing Spanish experience, leadership, and defensive reliability. The 33-year-old’s positional intelligence (2.3 interceptions per 90) and tackling (2.5 per 90) provide security. Postigo’s passing (88% completion) remains secure if unambitious; his role involves recycling possession to more technical teammates. His partnership with Vezo has developed understanding; their complementary styles (Vezo’s physicality, Postigo’s positioning) create defensive synergy. Postigo’s relationship with the club—over 250 appearances—provides emotional connection supporters adore. Postigo’s contract runs through 2028.
3. Álex Valle
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Barcelona B, Andorra (loan)
Transfer Fee: Free transfer (2024)
Álex Valle has become Levante’s first-choice left-back following his free transfer from Barcelona B, providing Spanish youth pedigree, attacking thrust, and crossing quality. The 23-year-old’s overlapping runs (3.9 per 90) and crossing (38% accuracy) created 5 assists in 2025/26, leading the team’s assist charts from full-back. His defensive positioning (1.9 interceptions per 90) and tackling (2.6 per 90) provide balance. Valle’s recovery pace (35.0 km/h) prevents dangerous transitions. Valle’s relationship with Spanish-speaking teammates provides comfort; his Barcelona academy education provided technical foundations. Valle’s contract runs through 2029, with Levante rejecting January 2026 approaches.
4. Ander Capa
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Eibar, Athletic Bilbao
Transfer Fee: Free transfer (2024)
Ander Capa’s summer 2024 arrival from Athletic Bilbao added Basque experience, right-back depth, and crossing quality to Levante’s defensive options. The 33-year-old’s overlapping runs (3.4 per 90) and crossing (37% accuracy) created 3 assists in 2025/26. His defensive positioning (2.0 interceptions per 90) and tackling (2.5 per 90) provide security. Capa’s experience—including 200+ La Liga appearances—provides dressing room wisdom. Capa’s contract runs through 2027.
5. Álex Muñoz
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Sevilla B, Levante
Transfer Fee: £1 million (2023)
Álex Muñoz has provided centre-back depth following his arrival from Sevilla B, offering Spanish physicality and aerial presence. The 26-year-old’s aerial duel success (79%) and tackling (2.4 per 90) provide functional cover. Muñoz’s contract runs through 2028.
6. Marc Pubill
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Marc Pubill has emerged as a promising right-back option following his graduation from Levante B, providing Spanish work rate, pace, and crossing as Capa’s understudy. The 23-year-old’s overlapping runs (3.3 per 90) and crossing (36% accuracy) created 1 assist in 2025/26. Pubill’s contract runs through 2029.
7. Shaq Moore
Nationality: American
Former Clubs: Levante B, Tenerife (loan)
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Shaq Moore has provided emergency right-back depth following his development with Levante B, offering American international experience (2022 World Cup) and pace. The 29-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
Midfielders
1. Pablo Martínez (Vice-Captain)
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Pablo Martínez has become Levante’s midfield heartbeat and vice-captain, the academy graduate providing Spanish passing security, tactical intelligence, and leadership across seven seasons at the club. The 27-year-old’s passing (5.0 progressive passes per 90, 90% completion) and composure under pressure enable Levante to build play through midfield. His work rate (11.4 kilometres per match) and tackling (2.8 per 90) provide defensive security. Martínez’s finishing (4 goals in 2025/26) and creativity (5 assists) provide balanced output from central midfield. His partnership with Giorgi Kochorashvili provides midfield balance (Martínez’s composure, Kochorashvili’s energy). Martínez’s relationship with the club—academy since childhood, over 150 appearances—provides emotional connection supporters adore. Martínez’s contract runs through 2029, with Levante rejecting January 2026 approaches. Martínez’s performance against Real Betis in 2025—controlling tempo, completing 94% of passes—demonstrated his value.
2. Giorgi Kochorashvili
Nationality: Georgian
Former Clubs: Iberia 1999, Levante
Transfer Fee: £1 million (2023)
Giorgi Kochorashvili has emerged as Levante’s midfield engine, providing Georgian international energy, ball-carrying, and tactical discipline following his arrival from Iberia 1999. The 25-year-old’s ball-carrying (4.0 progressive carries per 90) through central areas bypasses opposition presses. His tackling (3.1 per 90) and interceptions (2.3 per 90) provide midfield security. Kochorashvili’s work rate (11.7 kilometres per match) and pressing intensity (11.4 pressures per 90) set Levante’s standards. Kochorashvili’s relationship with Georgian teammates (none currently) provides comfort. Kochorashvili’s contract runs through 2029.
3. Álex Blesa
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Álex Blesa has emerged as a reliable midfield rotation option following his graduation from Levante B, providing Spanish passing quality, work rate, and tactical discipline. The 24-year-old’s passing (4.6 progressive passes per 90, 88% completion) and work rate (11.0 kilometres per match) provide functional depth. Blesa’s contract runs through 2029.
4. José Campaña
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Sevilla, Crystal Palace, Sampdoria (loan), Almería, Levante
Transfer Fee: Free transfer (2024, returning after Levante spell)
José Campaña’s return to Levante in summer 2024, following a season at Almería, added Spanish passing quality, set-piece delivery, and experience to the midfield. The 32-year-old’s creativity (3 assists in 2025/26) and set-piece delivery provide functional depth. Campaña’s injury history (missed 12 matches in 2025/26) remains concerning, but his quality when fit is evident. Campaña’s contract runs through 2027.
5. Carlos Álvarez
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Carlos Álvarez has provided emergency midfield depth following development with Levante B. The 24-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
6. Nico Serrano
Nationality: Spanish (Basque)
Former Clubs: Athletic Bilbao B, Real Zaragoza (loan)
Transfer Fee: Loan from Athletic Bilbao (2025)
Nico Serrano’s season-long loan from Athletic Bilbao added Basque youth pedigree, dribbling, and wide creativity to Levante’s midfield options. The 22-year-old’s dribbling (3.3 successful take-ons per 90 in limited minutes) and finishing (2 goals) provide flashes of quality. Serrano’s loan expires at the end of the 2025/26 season.
Forwards
1. Iván Romero
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Sevilla B, Levante
Transfer Fee: £1.5 million (2024)
Iván Romero has become Levante’s primary attacking weapon, providing Spanish finishing, movement, and versatility across the frontline following his arrival from Sevilla B. The 24-year-old’s finishing (12 goals in 2025/26) and conversion rate (23%) provide consistent scoring threat. His movement off the shoulder (3.0 shots per 90) and work rate pressing centre-backs (10.8 pressures per 90) suit Calleja’s demands. Romero’s versatility across centre-forward and both wings offers tactical options. Romero’s contract runs through 2029, with Levante rejecting January 2026 approaches. Romero’s performance against Espanyol in 2025—scoring a brace, assisting another—demonstrated his quality.
2. Boulda
Nationality: Spanish (Moroccan descent)
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Boulda (born Mohamed Boulda) has emerged as Levante’s most exciting wide attacker, the academy graduate providing Spanish pace, dribbling, and end product from the right flank. The 23-year-old’s dribbling (3.8 successful take-ons per 90) and finishing (7 goals in 2025/26) provide consistent threat. His creativity (4 assists) and crossing (36% accuracy) add value. Boulda’s relationship with the club—academy since childhood—provides emotional connection supporters adore. Boulda’s contract runs through 2030, with Levante rejecting January 2026 approaches. Boulda’s performance against Barcelona in 2025—assisting the equaliser, completing 6 dribbles—demonstrated his potential.
3. Roger Brugué
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Roger Brugué has provided wide depth following his graduation from Levante B, offering Spanish pace, crossing, and work rate from the left flank. The 28-year-old’s dribbling (3.2 successful take-ons per 90) and finishing (4 goals in 2025/26) provide functional depth. Brugué’s contract runs through 2029.
4. Fabio
Nationality: Spanish (Brazilian descent)
Former Clubs: Levante B, FC Andorra (loan)
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Fabio (born Fabio Ricardo Gómez) has emerged as a promising centre-forward option following his loan at FC Andorra (8 goals in 2024/25 Segunda). The 23-year-old’s finishing (5 goals in 2025/26 in limited minutes) and hold-up play (69% success) suggest potential. Fabio’s contract runs through 2029.
5. Álex Forés
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Villarreal B, Levante (loan)
Transfer Fee: Loan from Villarreal (2025)
Álex Forés’s season-long loan from Villarreal added Spanish striking depth and youth pedigree to Levante’s attack. The 23-year-old’s finishing (3 goals in 2025/26 in limited minutes) provides functional depth. Forés’s loan expires at the end of the 2025/26 season.
6. Edgar Alcañiz
Nationality: Spanish
Former Clubs: Levante B
Transfer Fee: Academy graduate
Edgar Alcañiz has provided emergency forward depth following development with Levante B. The 23-year-old’s contract runs through 2028.
Conclusion
Levante’s 2025/26 squad represents the most financially disciplined and tactically coherent group assembled since the club’s Europa League qualification under Paco López in 2018, a testament to Javi Calleja’s coaching, the recruitment team’s intelligence (Vezo, Valle, Fernández), and the academy’s continued production (Pablo Martínez, Boulda, Pubill). The defence, anchored by Rúben Vezo’s Portuguese physicality and Sergio Postigo’s Spanish experience, provides platform for Levante’s possession-based survival system. The midfield, dominated by Pablo Martínez’s composure and Giorgi Kochorashvili’s Georgian energy, controls matches through passing and pressing. The attack, headlined by Iván Romero’s finishing and Boulda’s wide creativity, carries sufficient goal threat to secure survival. Crucially, Levante has balanced immediate competitiveness with financial sustainability; Martínez, Boulda, and Valle represent significant resale value while contributing immediately. The looming challenge involves maintaining La Liga status despite the club’s modest budget and the psychological weight of playing in Valencia’s shadow. Yet the Ciutat de València’s intimate, passionate atmosphere provides emotional fuel. Levante does not hope merely to survive; they fight with intelligence and technical quality, taking pride in frustrating established giants. This squad appears equipped to deliver another season of top-flight football. Amunt Levante.
