Club Profile

Deportivo Alavés

🇪🇸La Liga·2025–26·15th8W / 7D / 14L
Manager:Quique Sánchez Flores
15
Position
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Points
—
Goal Diff
—
Goals For
Formation
4-4-2
Press
Low block
Budget
Low
Squad Value
€67M
Avg Age
28.0 yrs
Recent Form
Last 10 matches
W
LEC
2-0
W
BOL
1-0
L
NAP
1-3
D
ROM
1-1
W
JUV
2-1
L
INT
0-2
W
UDI
3-1
D
LAZ
0-0
W
GEN
2-0
L
MIL
1-2
Last 10
5W2D3L
⚽
Top Scorer
Scamacca
8 goals
🎯
Most Assists
De Ketelaere
7 assists
⭐
Best Rating
Éderson
7.4 avg
📅
Most Apps
Carnesecchi
30 apps
Transfermarkt
Tactical Identity
4-4-2Low BlockAlt: 4-5-1In poss: Cautious 4-4-2 or 4-1-4-1 in possession; Alavés have limited build-up quality and rely on Calebe's creativity to link play, with direct balls as the primary attacking route.Out of poss: Compact 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 double-pivot block; Quique's system prioritizes defensive solidarity with two banks of four sitting deep to deny space.

Survival football — defensive, organized, direct. Compact block, set-piece reliance. Quique Sánchez Flores hired as firefighter in March 2026.

Third manager this season — Quique hired to avoid relegation. The squad has the second-lowest value in La Liga (€66.9m). Jon Pacheco (€6m, 25) is the standout player. 7 contracts expiring including Pacheco himself. With limited budget, survival and squad retention are the only priorities. If relegated, complete rebuild needed for Segunda División.

Formation
4-4-2
ATTACKING4-4-2GKTBDLBTBDCBTBDCBTBDRBTBDLMTBDCMTBDCMTBDRMTBDSTTBDSTTBD
Position
Recruitment need
Selected role
Positional Needs
CBcritical

Jon Pacheco (best asset, €6m) AND Koski expiring — back line needs reinforcement

Budget: €3MAge ≤ 27
CFhigh

Ibrahim Diabate (26) expiring — not productive enough; need a goal-scoring striker

Budget: €3MAge ≤ 27
Squad Overview
€67M
Squad Value
28.0
Avg Age
Key Players
Jon PachecoCalebeCarlos ProtesoniJon GuridiBorja Sainz
League Position
5Juventus
WLWDW
54
6Roma
WWDLW
54
7Atalanta BC
WDWLL
50
8Lazio
DWLDW
43
9Bologna
LDWWL
42
Expiring Contracts
Summer 2026 · 7 players
Player
Pos
Age
Value
Jon Pacheco
CB
25
€6M
Jon Guridi
CM
31
€2M
Calebe
AM
25
€2M
Ville Koski
CB
24
€1.5M
Ibrahim Diabate
CF
26
€1.5M
Carlos Protesoni
DM
27
€1M
Raúl Fernández
GK
38
€0.2M
Balkan Connections
Relevant for agent relationships
No Balkan connections on record