UD Almería is a Spanish football club based in Almería, Spain. The club was founded in 1989 and has played mostly in the Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football. The team’s home colors are red and white, and they play their home matches at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, which has a capacity of around 20,000 seats.
Almeria FC has never won any major titles but has been in La Liga for several seasons, their last spell in the top flight was in the 2014-15 season. The club has a strong rivalry with other teams from the Andalusia region, such as Granada CF and Recreativo de Huelva.
Here in this article, you will get to know about Almeria 2023/24 Players, Squad, History, Stadium, Nickname, Kits, and more.
Almeria Profile Summary
| Full name | Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Rojiblancos La Unión Almeriensistas UDA Indálicos |
| Founded | 26 July 1989; 33 years ago as Almería Club de Fútbol |
| Ground | Power Horse Stadium |
| Capacity | 15,274 |
| Owner | Turki Al-Sheikh |
| President | Turki Al-Sheikh |
| Head coach | Rubi |
| League | La Liga |
| 2021–22 | Segunda División, 1st of 22 (promoted) |
About Almeria
Unión Deportiva de Almería, S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, Andalusia. Founded on July 26, 1989, and was known as Almería Fútbol Club until 2001, when it was renamed Unión Deportiva Almería. The club currently plays in the Spanish Primera División after winning the Segunda División title in
Almeria History
In 1909 the first football club in Almería has founded: the Almería Foot-Ball Club. Since then, various football clubs from Almería have appeared and disappeared. One of them was AD Almería, a team that played in La Liga between 1979 and 1981, but disappeared in 1982 and was possibly the predecessor of UD Almería.
In 1989 a club called Almería Club de Fútbol was born, but in 2001 it was renamed Unión Deportiva Almería. On January 19, 2001, the mayor of Almería Santiago Martínez Cabrejas announced at the Town Hall that the new club UD Almería had been formed after the merger of two teams from the city, Polideportivo Almería and Almería CF. But UD Almería was not official until June 28, 2001, when Almería CF approved the name change at the General Shareholders’ Meeting. After playing a season in the second division, they were relegated to the third and fourth divisions.
Almeria 2023/2024 players Squad?
| NAME | POSITION | AGE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Mariño | G | 33 | 6′ 2″ | 163 lbs | Spain |
| Fernando Martínez | G | 33 | 6′ 1″ | 185 lbs | Spain |
| Luís Maximiano | G | 24 | 6′ 3″ | 181 lbs | Portugal |
| Bruno Alemán | G | 19 | 6′ 3″ | — | Spain |
Outfield Players
| NAME | POSITION | AGE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiky | D | 19 | 5′ 11″ | 168 lbs | Brazil |
| Edgar González | D | 26 | 6′ 4″ | 172 lbs | Spain |
| Sergio Akieme | D | 25 | 5′ 9″ | 152 lbs | Spain |
| Alejandro Pozo | D | 24 | 5′ 9″ | 152 lbs | Spain |
| Marc Pubill | D | 20 | 6′ 3″ | 190 lbs | Spain |
| Álex Centelles | D | 24 | 6′ 1″ | 161 lbs | Spain |
| Chumi | D | 24 | 6′ 1″ | 172 lbs | Spain |
| César Montes | D | 26 | 6′ 3″ | 170 lbs | Mexico |
| Houboulang Mendes | D | 25 | 6′ 0″ | 161 lbs | Guinea-Bissau |
| Paco Sanz | D | 19 | 6′ 2″ | — | Spain |
| Carlos Ballestero | D | 19 | — | — | Spain |
| Miguel Peñalver | D | 22 | — | — | Spain |
| Iddrisu Baba | M | 27 | 6′ 1″ | 161 lbs | Ghana |
| Lucas Robertone | M | 26 | 5′ 9″ | 152 lbs | Argentina |
| Dion Lopy | M | 21 | 6′ 1″ | — | Senegal |
| Arnau Puigmal | M | 22 | 5′ 8″ | 150 lbs | Spain |
| Gonzalo Melero | M | 29 | 6′ 0″ | 170 lbs | Spain |
| Sergio Arribas | M | 22 | 5′ 8″ | 139 lbs | Spain |
| Marcos Peña | M | 18 | 5′ 1″ | 93 lbs | Spain |
| Largie Ramazani | F | 22 | 5′ 6″ | 119 lbs | Belgium |
| Luis Suárez | F | 25 | 6′ 1″ | 161 lbs | Colombia |
| Adrián Embarba | F | 31 | 5′ 8″ | 146 lbs | Spain |
| Léo Baptistão | F | 31 | 6′ 1″ | 159 lbs | Brazil |
| Lázaro | F | 21 | 5′ 11″ | 148 lbs | Brazil |
| Ibrahima Koné | F | 24 | 6′ 3″ | 163 lbs | Mali |
| Rachad Dhimi | F | 18 | — | — | Morocco |
| Marko Milovanovic | F | 20 | 6′ 5″ | 185 lbs | Serbia |
| Marciano Sanca | F | 19 | 5′ 11″ | — | Guinea-Bissau |
Almeria Home Stadium
The Power Horse Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Almería, Spain. It is the home of UD Almería and has a capacity for 15,274 people
Almeria Kit
Kit sponsorship
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–07 | Cejudo | Obrascampo |
| 2007–08 | UDA | |
| 2008–10 | None1 | |
| 2010–12 | Rasán | Urcisol |
| 2012–19 | Nike | |
| 2019–20 | Adidas | Arabian Centres |
| 2020–22 | Puma | |
| 2022– | Castore | Khaled Juffali Co. |
Almeria world rankings
Rating | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| 52 weeks high | 81.8 | 71 |
| 52 weeks low | 79.2 | 90 |
Almeria trophies
Segunda División: 2021–22
Conclusion
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Source: FootballArroyo.co.uk
