title: 2009–10 UD Almería season
text: # 2009–10 UD Almería season
  
  In the 2009–10 season, UD Almería played in two competitions: La Liga and the Copa del Rey. It was their third season in the top flight since promotion from the 2006–07 Segunda División.
  
  ## Squad
  
  Retrieved on 6 December 2020
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | BRA | Diego Alves |
  | 2 | DF | ARG | Hernán Pellerano |
  | 3 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Santos |
  | 4 | DF | ESP | Chico |
  | 5 | FW | NGA | Kalu Uche |
  | 6 | DF | ESP | Domingo Cisma |
  | 7 | MF | ESP | Miguel Ángel Nieto |
  | 8 | MF | ESP | Albert Crusat |
  | 9 | FW | ARG | Esteban Solari |
  | 10 | MF | ESP | José Ortiz (captain) |
  | 11 | FW | ARG | Pablo Piatti |
  | 13 | GK | ESP | Esteban |
  | 14 | MF | ESP | Álex Quillo |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 15 | MF | ESP | Corona |
  | 16 | DF | BRA | Michel Macedo |
  | 17 | MF | ESP | Juanma Ortiz |
  | 18 | DF | PER | Santiago Acasiete |
  | 19 | MF | CMR | Modeste M'bami |
  | 20 | FW | SWE | Henok Goitom |
  | 21 | FW | ESP | David Rodríguez |
  | 22 | MF | COL | Fabián Vargas |
  | 23 | MF | ESP | Fernando Soriano |
  | 24 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Borzani |
  | 25 | MF | ARG | Hernán Bernardello |
  | 26 | GK | ESP | Álvaro |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | ESP | Carlos García (on loan at Real Betis) |
  
  ### Almería B players
  
  Retrieved on 7 December 2020
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 29 | DF | ESP | Ángel Trujillo |
  | 30 | MF | ESP | Alberto |
  | — | DF | ESP | Alfonso de la Cruz |
  | — | DF | ESP | Baltasar Rigo |
  | — | MF | ESP | Fernando Carralero |
  | — | MF | ESP | Chico |
  | — | MF | ESP | Antonio Cobos |
  | — | MF | ESP | José Galán |
  | — | MF | ESP | Gonzalo |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | WAL | George Higgins |
  | — | MF | ESP | David Moreno |
  | — | MF | ESP | Prosi |
  | — | MF | ESP | Jesús Rubio |
  | — | MF | ESP | Sufian |
  | — | FW | ESP | Cristian |
  | — | FW | ESP | Kike |
  | — | FW | ESP | Hugo López |
  | — | FW | ESP | José Ramón |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Summer |||||
  | 6 | DF | Domingo Cisma | Numancia | Loan return |
  | 14 | MF | Álex Quillo | Atlético Madrid B | |
  | 19 | MF | Modeste M'bami | Olympique de Marseille | Free transfer |
  | 20 | FW | Henok Goitom | Real Murcia | |
  | 21 | FW | David Rodríguez | Celta Vigo | Loan return |
  | 22 | MF | Fabián Vargas | Boca Juniors | €4 million |
  | 25 | MF | Hernán Bernardello | Newell's Old Boys | €3 million |
  | Winter |||||
  | 24 | MF | Leonardo Borzani | Rosario Central | Free transfer |
  
  ### Out
  
  | # | Pos | Player | To | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Summer |||||
  | 2 | DF | Bruno | Valencia | |
  | 6 | MF | Iriney | Real Betis | Free transfer |
  | 9 | FW | Álvaro Negredo | Real Madrid | €5 million |
  | 14 | MF | Julio Álvarez | Real Mallorca | Free transfer |
  | 21 | DF | Carlos García | Real Betis | Loan |
  | 22 | DF | Mané | Getafe | |
  | 24 | DF | Juanito | Málaga | |
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  ### Squad stats
  
  Last updated on 7 December 2020.
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | BRA | Diego Alves | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | ARG | Hernán Pellerano | 21 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Santos | 17 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | ESP | Chico | 28 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 5 | FW | NGA | Kalu Uche | 29 | 9 | 21+7 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | ESP | Domingo Cisma | 34 | 3 | 29+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | ESP | Miguel Ángel Nieto | 16 | 0 | 3+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | ESP | Albert Crusat | 34 | 7 | 31+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | ARG | Esteban Solari | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | ESP | José Ortiz | 21 | 1 | 0+19 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | ARG | Pablo Piatti | 36 | 7 | 28+7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | ESP | Esteban | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | ESP | Álex Quillo | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | ESP | Corona | 24 | 1 | 13+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | BRA | Michel Macedo | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | ESP | Juanma Ortiz | 34 | 2 | 24+9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | PER | Santiago Acasiete | 32 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | CMR | Modeste M'bami | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | SWE | Henok Goitom | 21 | 1 | 11+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | FW | ESP | David Rodríguez | 11 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | COL | Fabián Vargas | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | ESP | Fernando Soriano | 36 | 7 | 33+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | ARG | Leonardo Borzani | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 25 | MF | ARG | Hernán Bernardello | 36 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | GK | ESP | Álvaro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
  ### Top Scorers
  
  Updated on 11 December 2020
  
  | Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | | 5 | Kalu Uche | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | 2 | MF | | 8 | Albert Crusat | 7 | 0 | 7 |
  | 2 | FW | | 11 | Pablo Piatti | 7 | 0 | 7 |
  | 2 | MF | | 23 | Fernando Soriano | 7 | 0 | 7 |
  | 5 | DF | | 6 | Domingo Cisma | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | MF | | 17 | Juanma Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | DF | | 3 | Guilherme Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | DF | | 4 | Chico | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | | 10 | José Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | MF | | 15 | Corona | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | DF | | 16 | Michel Macedo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | FW | | 20 | Henok Goitom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | FW | | 21 | David Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | – | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | | | TOTALS | 43 | 1 | 44 |
  
  ### Disciplinary Record
  
  Updated on 30 November 2020
  
  | Number | Position | Name | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 | MF | Fernando Soriano | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | Albert Crusat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | Domingo Cisma | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | Juanma Ortiz | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
  | 25 | MF | Hernán Bernardello | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Chico | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
  | 19 | MF | Modeste M'bami | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | Pablo Piatti | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
  | 18 | DF | Santiago Acasiete | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 1 | GK | Diego Alves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
  | 2 | DF | Hernán Pellerano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
  | 3 | DF | Guilherme Santos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
  | 16 | DF | Michel Macedo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 5 | FW | Kalu Uche | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 15 | MF | Corona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Miguel Ángel Nieto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | José Ortiz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | Esteban | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | Henok Goitom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | Leonardo Borzani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | | TOTALS | 93 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 8 |
  
  ## Season Results
  
  ### La Liga
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 44 |
  | 12 | Osasuna | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 43 |
  | 13 | Almería | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 42 |
  | 14 | Zaragoza | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 41 |
  | 15 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 7 December 2020. Source:
  
  ### Copa del Rey
  
  **Round of 32**
  
  Hércules won 3–1 on aggregate
  
  