The 2026–27 season is Como 1907’s 120th season in existence and third consecutive season in Serie A. In addition to the domestic league, Como is participating in this season’s editions of the Coppa Italia and, for the first time in club history, the UEFA Champions League.
Como 1907 has achieved promotion to Serie A on three occasions. The club has never won Serie A, with its best finishes including fourth place in 1980–81 and several mid-table positions during spells in the 1950s and 1980s, but no title challenges.
Beyond the club’s achievements, Como features players from diverse religious faiths. Key figures like Trevoh Chalobah, Moise Kean, and Maxence Caqueret are well-known Christians. Meanwhile, Assane Diao is the most prominent Muslim player featured in Como’s squad for the 2026–27 season.
Read below all the players in Como and their religious beliefs. Please contact us if you see any mistakes or errors regarding a specific player’s religion.
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Jean Butez Religion
Jean Butez is a French professional footballer who has not publicly disclosed his religious beliefs.
Butez began his career at Lille, spending five seasons with the club’s reserve team without making a first-team appearance. In 2017, he moved on loan to Belgian club Royal Excel Mouscron, where he made his professional debut and impressed enough to secure a permanent transfer the following year. In 2020, Butez signed with Antwerp, where he quickly became the starting goalkeeper. In the 2022–23 season, he played a pivotal role with 27 clean sheets, helping Antwerp win the Belgian Pro League title, the Belgian Cup, and the Belgian Super Cup, contributing to a domestic treble.
In January 2025, Butez signed a three-year contract with Como, making his Serie A debut against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.
Trevoh Chalobah Religion
Trevoh Chalobah is an English professional footballer who is a devout Christian. He famously celebrated scoring a goal against Tottenham Hotspur by unveiling an undershirt that read “Jehovah’s Son.”
Trevoh Tom Chalobah was born on 5 July 1999 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, to Sierra Leonean parents. He moved to England at the age of two and grew up in Gipsy Hill in the London Borough of Lambeth. Chalobah plays as a center-back for Como and the England national team. He previously played for Chelsea, where he won the UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA Conference League, and the FIFA Club World Cup, though he also spent time out on loan with Ipswich Town, Huddersfield Town, Lorient, and Crystal Palace.
In August 2026, Chalobah signed for Como on a deal until 2031 for a reported £25.7 million plus add-ons exceeding £5 million.
Martin Baturina Religion
Martin Baturina is a Croatian professional footballer who was raised in the Catholic faith.
Baturina joined the youth academy of Dinamo Zagreb in 2017 and made his senior debut in the 2020–21 season. With the club, he won the Croatian Football League title four times, the Croatian Super Cup title twice, and the Croatian Cup title once.
In June 2025, Baturina signed a five-year contract with Como 1907, keeping him at the club until June 2030 for a reported €17 million plus €5 million in add-ons. Later that year, on 24 November, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–1 away victory over Torino. He finished his first season with the club with eight goals in Serie A, helping Como secure its first-ever qualification for the UEFA Champions League. On 10 September 2026, he scored Como’s first-ever Champions League goal in the 15th minute of a 4-1 victory against RB Leipzig.
Assane Diao Religion
Assane Diao is a Senegalese professional footballer who is a devout Muslim. He frequently celebrates his goals by performing sujood on the pitch to express gratitude to Allah.
Assane Diao was born on September 7, 2005, in Ndangane, Senegal, to Senegalese parents. He holds dual citizenship with Spain and relocated there at a young age. Diao began his career in the youth academy of the Spanish club Real Betis before signing his first professional contract with the club in 2023.
In January 2025, Diao completed a permanent transfer to Como 1907 for a reported fee of €12 million, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract expiring in June 2029. In his first season, he recorded eight goals and one assist in 15 league appearances. On 10 September 2026, Diao scored one goal in his UEFA Champions League debut during Como’s 4-1 victory over RB Leipzig.
Kaiki Bruno Religion
Kaiki Bruno is a Brazilian professional footballer who has not publicly disclosed his specific religious beliefs.
Kaiki plays as a left-back for Como, on loan from Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro and the Brazil national team. He won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B with Cruzeiro and also helped the club win the second-tier Brazilian national championship and secure promotion back to Série A.
In July 2026, Kaiki moved to Como on an initial €2 million loan for the 2026–27 season. The agreement includes a mandatory €12 million permanent buy clause at the end of the campaign, bringing the total package value to €14 million. On 14 September 2026, he scored his first goal for the club, netting the winner in a 2–1 victory against Parma.
Maxence Caqueret Religion
Maxence Caqueret is a French professional footballer who is a practicing Christian. He has stated that he enjoys listening to Christian music before his football matches.
Caqueret began his career at the Lyon youth academy and was promoted to the Lyon first team on December 14, 2018. On 12 January 2025, Caqueret signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Como. The transfer fee was reported as €17 million, including bonuses. Two days later, he made his debut for the club, entering as a substitute in a Serie A match against AC Milan during the 2024–25 season.
Anastasios Douvikas Religion
Anastasios Douvikas is a Greek professional footballer who has not publicly shared his specific religious beliefs.
Douvikas plays as a forward for Como and the Greece national team. He previously played for football clubs Asteras Tripolis, Volos, Utrecht, and Celta Vigo. In February 2025, Douvikas joined Como on a four-and-a-half-year contract for €13 million. A month later, on 29 March, he netted his first goal in a 1–1 draw with Empoli. On 6 January 2026, he scored his first brace for the club in a 3–0 away win against Pisa.
Marc-Oliver Kempf Religion
Marc-Oliver Kempf is a German professional footballer who has not publicly disclosed his personal religious beliefs.
Kempf came through the Eintracht Frankfurt youth academy and played for SC Freiburg, VfB Stuttgart, and Hertha BSC during his professional career. In August 2024, Kempf moved to Como on a three-season contract for a fee of €2.5 million. A year later, on 21 September, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 2–1 away win over Fiorentina. On 19 October 2025, he scored in a 2–0 win over Juventus, helping his club secure its first victory against them since 1952.
Kempf has been married since at least 2019 and is the father of a son born in mid-2020.
Lucas Da Cunha Religion
Lucas Da Cunha is a French professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Da Cunha is a youth product of Rennes. In the final of the 2018–19 Championnat National U19, he scored a hat-trick to help his team lift the trophy. In December 2017, Da Cunha signed his first professional contract with Rennes. He transferred to OGC Nice in September 2020 for a reported €1 million. Immediately following the move, he was loaned to Swiss Super League club FC Lausanne-Sport for the 2020–21 season, followed by a loan to Clermont in 2022.
In January 2023, Da Cunha was sold by Nice to Como for a fee of €500,000. He signed a contract initially on an 18-month deal that has since been extended to June 2029. In his debut season, he made 36 appearances for Como, contributing 7 goals and 6 assists.
Moise Kean Religion
Moise Kean is an Italian professional footballer who follows the Christian faith. His mother, Isabelle, is also deeply religious and raised him in the church.
Moise Kean was born on February 28, 2000, in Vercelli, Italy, to parents of Ivorian origin who had migrated from Ivory Coast to Italy in the early 1990s. He plays as a striker for Como, on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina, and the Italy national team. Previously, he played for several European clubs, including Juventus, Hellas Verona, Everton, and Paris Saint-Germain.
In September 2026, Kean joined Como 1907 on a loan move, with the deal including a €5 million loan fee, a €30 million obligation to buy clause, and €5 million in add-ons.
Jacobo Ramón Religion
Jacobo Ramón is a Spanish professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
As a youth player, Ramón joined the youth academy of La Liga side Real Madrid, helping the club win the league. In July 2024, Ramón was officially promoted to Real Madrid Castilla from the youth system, joining the reserve team of Real Madrid.
In July 2025, Ramón completed a permanent transfer to Como. The move was structured with a reported fee of €2.5 million, while Real Madrid retained a 50% sell-on clause and included three buy-back options to maintain future influence over the defender’s career.
Nico Paz Religion
Nico Paz is an Argentine professional footballer who identifies as Christian.
Nico Paz was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, to his Argentine father, former footballer Pablo Paz, and a Spanish mother. A youth product of San Juan and Tenerife, Paz joined Real Madrid’s La Fábrica in 2016, where he captained the youth teams and impressed in the UEFA Youth League. He made his senior debut for Real Madrid’s first team on 8 November 2023 in a UEFA Champions League group stage match against Braga, becoming the third youngest player to feature for the club that season. During the 2023-24 season, Paz won the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish La Liga title, and the Spanish Super Cup with the team.
On 25 August 2024, Paz first joined Como for €6 million, with Real Madrid retaining buy-back rights and a percentage of future sales. After an impressive breakout season helping Como reach the Champions League, Real Madrid initially moved to trigger a cut-price buy-back clause. However, Como moved decisively to agree on a permanent €66 million total valuation to secure his services as he opted to stay in Italy. On 10 September 2026, he provided two assists in a 4–1 victory over RB Leipzig in the club’s Champions League debut.
Álex Valle Religion
Álex Valle is a Spanish professional footballer who has not publicly shared details about his specific religious beliefs.
Valle began his career in the Barcelona youth academy. He made his debut for Barcelona Atlètic in March 2022 and featured for the team during the 2022/2023 season. In January 2023, he joined FC Andorra in La Liga 2 on loan, and in August of the same year, he moved on loan to Levante UD. In August 2024, he signed a contract extension with Barcelona until 2026 and was subsequently loaned to Scottish Premiership side Celtic for one year. During his time at Celtic, he won the 2024-2025 Scottish Premiership title and the Scottish League Cup.
In January 2025, Valle joined Como on loan from Barcelona, appearing in 15 Serie A matches during the 2024–25 season. On 3 June, Barcelona announced that Como exercised his buyout clause, with the transfer fee set at €6 million. He signed a contract until 2029.
Máximo Perrone Religion
Máximo Perrone is an Argentine professional footballer who has not publicly discussed his specific religious beliefs.
Perrone plays as a defensive midfielder for Como and the Argentina national team. Previously, he played for Vélez Sarsfield, Manchester City, and Las Palmas.
On 25 August 2024, Como announced the signing of Perrone on loan for the 2024–25 season with an option for the loan to be extended. On 18 July 2025, Perrone joined Como permanently, signing a four-year contract, which included a 30% sell-on clause for Manchester City.
Jesús Rodríguez Religion
Jesús Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who has not publicly discussed his personal religious beliefs.
Rodríguez plays as a winger for Como and the Spain national team. He previously played for Real Betis, where he reached the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League final with the club and later became the runner-up of the competition after they lost 4–1 against Chelsea.
After only one season in the top tier with Betis’ first team, Rodríguez signed for Como permanently until June 2030. On 24 September 2025, he scored his first goals for the club by netting a brace in a 3–0 win over Sassuolo in the Coppa Italia. He netted his first Serie A goal and provided an assist in a 3–1 win over Lecce on 28 February 2026.
