title: 2015–16 Udinese Calcio season
text: # 2015–16 Udinese Calcio season
  
  The 2015–16 season was Udinese Calcio's 36th season in Serie A and their 21st consecutive season in the top-flight. Having missed out on European football for the second consecutive season, Udinese competed only in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia. Udinese finished 17th in the league following a poor season, and were eliminated in the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia.
  
  Following the end of the season club and Italian football legend Antonio Di Natale retired.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
      As of 2 February 2016
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | DF | MLI | Molla Wagué (on loan from Granada) |
  | 5 | DF | BRA | Danilo |
  | 7 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu |
  | 8 | MF | POR | Bruno Fernandes |
  | 9 | FW | COL | Duván Zapata (on loan from Napoli) |
  | 10 | FW | ITA | Antonio Di Natale (captain) |
  | 11 | DF | ITA | Maurizio Domizzi (vice-captain) |
  | 17 | DF | COL | Pablo Armero |
  | 18 | FW | CRO | Stipe Perica (on loan from Chelsea) |
  | 19 | MF | BRA | Guilherme |
  | 20 | MF | ITA | Francesco Lodi |
  | 21 | DF | BRA | Edenílson |
  | 22 | MF | SRB | Zdravko Kuzmanović (on loan from Basel) |
  | 26 | MF | ITA | Giovanni Pasquale |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 27 | DF | SUI | Silvan Widmer |
  | 30 | DF | BRA | Felipe |
  | 31 | GK | GRE | Orestis Karnezis |
  | 40 | GK | ITA | Samuele Perisan |
  | 52 | MF | KAZ | Alexander Merkel |
  | 53 | DF | IRQ | Ali Adnan Kadhim |
  | 55 | MF | ISL | Emil Hallfreðsson |
  | 75 | DF | FRA | Thomas Heurtaux |
  | 77 | FW | FRA | Cyril Théréau |
  | 88 | FW | BRA | Ryder Matos |
  | 89 | DF | PAR | Iván Piris |
  | 90 | GK | VEN | Rafael Romo |
  | 97 | GK | ITA | Alex Meret |
  | 99 | MF | CRO | Andrija Balić |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 July 2015 | DF | Ali Adnan Kadhim | 29 | Çaykur Rizespor | Undisclosed | |
  | 1 July 2015 | MF | Edenílson | 33 | Genoa | Undisclosed | |
  | 17 July 2015 | DF | Iván Piris | 34 | Deportivo Maldonado | Undisclosed | Signed until 30 June 2020 |
  | 22 July 2015 | MF | Manuel Iturra | 39 | Granada | Undisclosed | |
  | 18 August 2015 | MF | Marquinho | 37 | Roma | Undisclosed | |
  | 31 August 2015 | DF | Felipe | 38 | Unattached | Free | |
  
  **Loans in**
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 22 July 2015 | FW | Duván Zapata | 32 | Napoli | Loan | On loan until 30 June 2017 | |
  
  ### Out
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 June 2015 | MF | Roberto Pereyra | 32 | Juventus | €14 million |
  | 1 July 2015 | FW | Matěj Vydra | 31 | Watford | Undisclosed |
  | 3 July 2015 | DF | Filippo Berra | 28 | Pro Vercelli | Undisclosed |
  | 3 July 2015 | DF | Roberto Codromaz | 27 | FeralpiSalò | Undisclosed |
  | 14 July 2015 | DF | Allan Nyom | 35 | Watford | Undisclosed |
  | 17 July 2015 | DF | Naldo | 34 | Sporting CP | Undisclosed |
  
  **Loans out**
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Fee | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 July 2015 | GK | Željko Brkić | 37 | Carpi | Loan | On loan until 30 June 2016 |
  | 17 January 2016 | DF | Emanuel Insúa | 31 | Newell's Old Boys | Loan | |
  | 21 January 2016 | FW | Nicolás López | 29 | Nacional | Loan | |
  | 21 January 2016 | MF | Melker Hallberg | 27 | Hammarby | Loan | |
  | 21 January 2016 | MF | Marquinho | 37 | Al-Ahli | Loan | |
  | 21 January 2016 | MF | Lucas Evangelista | 28 | Panathinaikos | Loan | |
  
  ### Contract extensions
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Fee | Notes | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 17 July 2015 | GK | Orestis Karnezis | 38 | Contract Extension | Contract extended to 30 June 2019 | |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Serie A
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 | Sampdoria | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 40 | |
  | 16 | Palermo | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 39 | |
  | 17 | Udinese | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 39 | |
  | 18 | Carpi (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 38 | Relegation to Serie B |
  | 19 | Frosinone (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 76 | −41 | 31 | Relegation to Serie B |
  
  * 1 2 Palermo ahead of Udinese on head-to-head points; Palermo 6 pts, Udinese 0 pts.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2016. 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | L |
  | Position | 9 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
  
  ## 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 ||||||||||
  | 31 | GK | GRE | Orestis Karnezis | 39 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 40 | GK | ITA | Samuele Perisan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 90 | GK | VEN | Rafael Romo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 97 | GK | ITA | Alex Meret | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||
  | 2 | DF | MLI | Molla Wagué | 21 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | BRA | Danilo | 37 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
  | 11 | DF | ITA | Maurizio Domizzi | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | COL | Pablo Armero | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | DF | BRA | Edenílson | 30 | 1 | 26+3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 27 | DF | SUI | Silvan Widmer | 28 | 0 | 21+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 30 | DF | BRA | Felipe | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 53 | DF | IRQ | Ali Adnan Kadhim | 31 | 1 | 22+6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
  | 75 | DF | FRA | Thomas Heurtaux | 16 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 89 | DF | PAR | Iván Piris | 29 | 0 | 21+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||
  | 7 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu | 34 | 4 | 30+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | POR | Bruno Fernandes | 33 | 3 | 24+7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | BRA | Guilherme | 7 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 20 | MF | ITA | Francesco Lodi | 24 | 1 | 20+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | SRB | Zdravko Kuzmanović | 16 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 26 | MF | ITA | Giovanni Pasquale | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 41 | MF | ITA | Simone Pontisso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 52 | MF | KAZ | Alexander Merkel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 55 | MF | ISL | Emil Hallfreðsson | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 99 | MF | CRO | Andrija Balić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||
  | 9 | FW | COL | Duván Zapata | 26 | 8 | 15+10 | 8 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | ITA | Antonio Di Natale | 25 | 4 | 12+11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
  | 18 | FW | CRO | Stipe Perica | 13 | 3 | 5+6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | 77 | FW | FRA | Cyril Théréau | 37 | 12 | 34+2 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
  | 88 | FW | BRA | Ryder Matos | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
  | 13 | DF | ARG | Emanuel Insúa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | CHI | Manuel Iturra | 19 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 23 | MF | BRA | Marquinho | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 33 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Kone | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
  | 74 | FW | URU | Rodrigo Aguirre | 12 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 95 | MF | BRA | Lucas Evangelista | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2016 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 77 | FW | | Cyril Théréau | 11 | 1 | 12 |
  | 2 | 9 | FW | | Duván Zapata | 8 | 0 | 8 |
  | 3 | 7 | MF | | Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 3 | 10 | FW | | Antonio Di Natale | 2 | 2 | 4 |
  | 5 | 8 | MF | | Bruno Fernandes | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | 18 | FW | | Stipe Perica | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | 17 | DF | | Pablo Armero | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | 19 | MF | | Guilherme | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | 20 | MF | | Francesco Lodi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | 21 | DF | | Edenílson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | 30 | DF | | Felipe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 7 | 33 | MF | | Panagiotis Kone | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 7 | 53 | DF | | Ali Adnan Kadhim | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 35 | 7 | 42 |
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2016
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 31 | GK | | Orestis Karnezis | 8 | 0 | 8 |
  | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 0 | 8 |
  
  Last updated: 15 May 2016
  
  