title: 2018–19 UC Sampdoria season
text: # 2018–19 UC Sampdoria season
  
  The 2018–19 season was Unione Calcio Sampdoria's 62nd season in Serie A, and their 7th consecutive season in the top-flight. The club competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia.
  
  The season was the third in charge for coach Marco Giampaolo.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
      As of 26 May 2019
      Appearances include league matches only
  
  | No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age at end of season) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||||||
  | 1 | Emil Audero | GK | (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 22) | Juventus | 2018 | 2019 | 36 | 0 | Loan |
  | 33 | Rafael | GK | (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 29) | Napoli | 2018 | – | 2 | 0 | |
  | 72 | Vid Belec | GK | (1990-06-06)6 June 1990 (aged 29) | Benevento | 2018 | – | 2 | 0 | |
  | Defenders |||||||||||
  | 3 | Joachim Andersen | CB | (1996-05-31)31 May 1996 (aged 23) | Twente | 2017 | 2021 | 39 | 0 | |
  | 7 | Jacopo Sala | RB / CM | (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 27) | Hellas Verona | 2016 | 2020 | 59 | 0 | |
  | 15 | Omar Colley | CB | (1992-10-24)24 October 1992 (aged 26) | Genk | 2018 | 2022 | 21 | 0 | |
  | 22 | Júnior Tavares | LB | (1996-08-07)7 August 1996 (aged 22) | São Paulo | 2018 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | Loan |
  | 24 | Bartosz Bereszyński | RB | (1992-07-12)12 July 1992 (aged 26) | Legia Warsaw | 2017 | 2023 | 71 | 0 | |
  | 25 | Alex Ferrari | CB | (1994-07-01)1 July 1994 (aged 24) | Bologna | 2018 | 2019 | 6 | 0 | Loan |
  | 26 | Lorenzo Tonelli | CB | (1990-01-17)17 January 1990 (aged 29) | Napoli | 2018 | 2019 | 19 | 1 | Loan |
  | 29 | Nicola Murru | LB | (1994-12-16)16 December 1994 (aged 24) | Cagliari | 2017 | 2022 | 55 | 0 | |
  | Midfielders |||||||||||
  | 4 | Ronaldo Vieira | CM | (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 (aged 20) | Leeds United | 2018 | 2023 | 14 | 0 | |
  | 5 | Riccardo Saponara | AM | (1991-12-21)21 December 1991 (aged 27) | Fiorentina | 2018 | 2019 | 22 | 2 | Loan |
  | 6 | Albin Ekdal | CM | (1989-07-28)28 July 1989 (aged 29) | Hamburger SV | 2018 | 2021 | 32 | 0 | |
  | 8 | Édgar Barreto | CM | (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 34) | Palermo | 2015 | 2019 | 102 | 3 | |
  | 10 | Dennis Praet | AM / CM | (1994-05-14)14 May 1994 (aged 25) | Anderlecht | 2016 | 2021 | 98 | 4 | |
  | 11 | Gastón Ramírez | AM / LW / RW | (1990-12-02)2 December 1990 (aged 28) | Middlesbrough | 2017 | 2022 | 64 | 7 | |
  | 14 | Jakub Jankto | CM / LM | (1996-06-19)19 June 1996 (aged 23) | Udinese | 2018 | 2019 | 25 | 0 | Loan |
  | 16 | Karol Linetty | CM | (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 24) | Lech Poznań | 2016 | 2021 | 96 | 7 | |
  | Forwards |||||||||||
  | 17 | Gianluca Caprari | SS / AM | (1993-07-30)30 July 1993 (aged 25) | Internazionale | 2017 | 2022 | 55 | 11 | |
  | 20 | Marco Sau | CF / LW / SS | (1987-11-03)3 November 1987 (aged 31) | Cagliari | 2019 | | 5 | 0 | Vice-captain |
  | 23 | Manolo Gabbiadini | ST | (1991-11-26)26 November 1991 (aged 27) | Southampton | 2019 | 2023 | 18 | 4 | |
  | 27 | Fabio Quagliarella | ST | (1983-01-31)31 January 1983 (aged 36) | Torino | 2016 | 2019 | 160 | 73 | Vice-captain |
  | 40 | Ognjen Stijepović | LW / LM / SS | (1999-10-22)22 October 1999 (aged 19) | Sampdoria Primavera | 2018 | – | 1 | 0 | |
  | 92 | Grégoire Defrel | ST / SS / RW | (1991-06-17)17 June 1991 (aged 28) | Roma | 2018 | 2019 | 36 | 11 | Loan |
  | Players transferred during the season |||||||||||
  | 18 | Maxime Leverbe | CB | (1997-02-15)15 February 1997 (aged 22) | Sampdoria Primavera | 2017 | – | 0 | 0 | |
  | 19 | Vasco Regini | LB / CB | (1990-09-09)9 September 1990 (aged 28) | Empoli | 2013 | 2021 | 119 | 0 | Captain |
  | 95 | Gabriele Rolando | RB / RM / LB / LM | (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 24) | Sampdoria Primavera | 2014 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
  | 99 | Dawid Kownacki | ST | (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 22) | Lech Poznań | 2017 | 2022 | 35 | 6 | |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 19 June 2018 | GK | Vid Belec | 28 | Benevento | Undisclosed | Option to buy activated |
  | 19 June 2018 | DF | Omar Colley | 25 | Genk | €10M | |
  | 1 July 2018 | FW | Federico Bonazzoli | 21 | SPAL | Loan return | |
  | 1 July 2018 | DF | Lorenco Šimić | 21 | SPAL | Loan return | |
  | 1 July 2018 | FW | Duván Zapata | 27 | Napoli | €17M | Obligation to buy exercised |
  | 11 January 2019 | FW | Manolo Gabbiadini | 27 | Southampton | €12M | |
  
  **Loans in**
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 June 2018 | DF | Alex Ferrari | 23 | Bologna | Loan | |
  | 6 July 2018 | MF | Jakub Jankto | 22 | Udinese | Loan | Loan with obligation to buy for €15M |
  | 17 July 2018 | GK | Emil Audero | 21 | Juventus | Loan | Loan with option to buy and counter-option |
  | 27 July 2018 | FW | Grégoire Defrel | 27 | Roma | Loan | Loan with an option to buy |
  | 17 August 2018 | MF | Riccardo Saponara | 26 | Fiorentina | Loan | Loan with an option to buy |
  | 17 August 2018 | DF | Lorenzo Tonelli | 28 | Napoli | €500,000 | Loan with an option to buy |
  
  ### Out
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22 June 2018 | MF | Filip Đuričić | 26 | Sassuolo | Free | |
  | 22 June 2018 | GK | Emiliano Viviano | 32 | Sporting CP | €2M | |
  | 1 July 2018 | DF | Gian Marco Ferrari | 26 | Sassuolo | Loan return | |
  | 2 July 2018 | DF | Ivan Strinić | 30 | Milan | Free | End of contract |
  | 10 July 2018 | MF | Lucas Torreira | 22 | Arsenal | €30M | |
  | 11 July 2018 | MF | Ricky Álvarez | 30 | Unattached | Free | Contract terminated by mutual consent |
  | 6 August 2018 | DF | Matías Silvestre | 33 | Empoli | Undisclosed | |
  
  **Loans out**
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 July 2018 | FW | Duván Zapata | 27 | Atalanta | €14M | 2-year loan with €12M option to buy |
  | 3 August 2018 | MF | Leonardo Capezzi | 23 | Empoli | Loan | Loan with an option to buy and counter-option |
  | 3 August 2018 | GK | Andrea Tozzo | 25 | Hellas Verona | Loan | Loan with an option to buy |
  | 16 August 2018 | DF | Lorenco Šimić | 25 | SPAL | Loan | Loan with an option to buy and counter-option |
  | 17 August 2018 | MF | Dávid Ivan | 23 | Vis Pesaro | Loan | |
  | 17 August 2018 | MF | Valerio Verre | 24 | Perugia | Loan | Loan with an option to buy |
  | 23 August 2018 | GK | Wladimiro Falcone | 23 | Lucchese | Loan | |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Serie A
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Torino | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 63 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
  | 8 | Lazio | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
  | 9 | Sampdoria | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 53 | |
  | 10 | Bologna | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 44 | |
  | 11 | Sassuolo | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 53 | 60 | −7 | 43 | |
  
  * ↑ Lazio qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2018–19 Coppa Italia.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 26 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W |
  | Position | 13 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||
  | 1 | GK | ITA | Emil Audero | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 33 | GK | BRA | Rafael | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 72 | GK | SVN | Vid Belec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||
  | 3 | DF | DEN | Joachim Andersen | 34 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 7 | DF | ITA | Jacopo Sala | 24 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | GAM | Omar Colley | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | BRA | Júnior Tavares | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | POL | Bartosz Bereszyński | 28 | 0 | 24+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | ITA | Alex Ferrari | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | ITA | Lorenzo Tonelli | 20 | 1 | 17+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 29 | DF | ITA | Nicola Murru | 37 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||
  | 4 | MF | ENG | Ronaldo Vieira | 15 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | ITA | Riccardo Saponara | 24 | 2 | 11+11 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | SWE | Albin Ekdal | 33 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | PAR | Édgar Barreto | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | BEL | Dennis Praet | 37 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | URU | Gastón Ramírez | 29 | 4 | 19+8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | CZE | Jakub Jankto | 28 | 1 | 7+18 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
  | 16 | MF | POL | Karol Linetty | 35 | 3 | 30+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
  | 40 | MF | MNE | Ognjen Stijepović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||
  | 17 | FW | ITA | Gianluca Caprari | 24 | 6 | 12+9 | 6 | 1+2 | 0 |
  | 20 | FW | ITA | Marco Sau | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | ITA | Manolo Gabbiadini | 18 | 4 | 8+10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | ITA | Fabio Quagliarella | 39 | 26 | 37 | 26 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 92 | FW | FRA | Grégoire Defrel | 39 | 12 | 26+10 | 11 | 2+1 | 1 |
  | Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
  | 18 | DF | FRA | Maxime Leverbe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | ITA | Vasco Regini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 95 | DF | ITA | Gabriele Rolando | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 99 | FW | POL | Dawid Kownacki | 16 | 2 | 0+13 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
  
  Last updated: 26 May 2019 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 27 | FW | | Fabio Quagliarella | 26 | 0 | 26 |
  | 2 | 92 | FW | | Grégoire Defrel | 11 | 1 | 12 |
  | 3 | 17 | FW | | Gianluca Caprari | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | 4 | 11 | MF | | Gastón Ramírez | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 4 | 23 | FW | | Manolo Gabbiadini | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 6 | 16 | MF | | Karol Linetty | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 7 | 5 | MF | | Riccardo Saponara | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 10 | MF | | Dennis Praet | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 7 | 99 | FW | | Dawid Kownacki | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | 14 | MF | | Jakub Jankto | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | 26 | DF | | Lorenzo Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 60 | 3 | 63 |
  
  Last updated: 26 May 2019
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | GK | | Emil Audero | 11 | 1 | 12 |
  | 2 | 33 | GK | | Rafael | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 13 | 1 | 14 |
  
  Last updated: 26 May 2019
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | | Emil Audero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | | Joachim Andersen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | DF | | Jacopo Sala | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | | Omar Colley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | | Júnior Tavares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | DF | | Bartosz Bereszyński | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
  | 25 | DF | | Alex Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | DF | | Lorenzo Tonelli | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | DF | | Nicola Murru | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | MF | | Ronaldo Vieira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | | Riccardo Saponara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | | Albin Ekdal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | | Édgar Barreto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | | Dennis Praet | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | | Gastón Ramírez | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | MF | | Jakub Jankto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | | Karol Linetty | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | | Gianluca Caprari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | | Manolo Gabbiadini | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | FW | | Fabio Quagliarella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 92 | FW | | Grégoire Defrel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 87 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 26 May 2019
  
  