Levante UD trusts its youth academy and has already promoted Marc Santos, a 15-year-old left-back, to the first team. Coach Luís Castro confirmed that the young player is part of the first team. "Marc Santos is a first-team player, point. He has conquered it", said Luís Castro in the pre-match press conference ahead of the match against Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday. The young left-back has made his debut in the pre-season friendlies and has renewed his contract in January, although the club did not announce the duration of the new agreement. Luís Castro had already made up his mind that Marc Santos would be a first-team player this year. "When the last season ended, I was 100% sure that Marc Santos would be a first-team player this year because he has come to work with us several times like other players and our decision, mine and the whole staff's, is that he would be a first-team player this year", explained the coach. Levante UD is currently in 19th place in the league with 29 points, 7 wins, 8 draws and 16 losses in 31 games. In the last season, the team scored 35 goals and received 50. In the next season, the team will face Barcelona at the RCDE Stadium on February 21, 2027.