The 2014–15 season was UD Almería's 25th season of existence and the second consecutive in the top flight of Spanish football, after narrowly avoiding relegation in the last season.
Squad
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Clubcaps Clubgoals Int.caps Int.goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers1Julián CuestaGK Campotéjar 19 0 – –Sevilla6 June 2014Undisc.30 June 201725RubénGK Coristanco 23 0 – –Rayo28 May 2014Free30 June 201530YerayGK Selva – – – –Almería B19 December 2014Free30 June 2017 Defenders2Michel MacedoRBRio de Janeiro 113 4 – –Flamengo 23 June 2008Undisc.30 June 20163Fran VélezCB/LB/DM Tarragona 22 1 – –Almería B13 January 2014Free30 June 20164Ximo NavarroRB/CB Guadahortuna 29 0 – –Mallorca12 June 2014Free30 June 20175Ángel TrujilloCB Madrid 113 1 – –Almería B8 June 2012Free30 June 20176Mauro dos SantosCB/RBSanto Tomé 34 1 – –Murcia22 July 2014Free30 June 201514José Manuel CasadoLB Coria del Río 8 0 – –Málaga30 January 2015Free30 June 201616Sebastián DubarbierLB/LWLa Plata 61 1 – –Córdoba28 June 2013Free30 June 201621ManéLB Tarifa 125 4 – –M. Tel Aviv 23 December 2013Free30 June 201528Antonio MarínRB/CB Benalúa 6 0 – –Almería B17 December 2013Free30 June 201536Charlie TookCBDouala – – – –Almería B17 April 2015Free30 June 2015 Midfielders7VerzaDM/CM Orihuela 158 16 – –Albacete29 June 2011Free30 June 20158Wellington SilvaRW/LW/SSRio de Janeiro 35 0 – –Arsenal 14 July 2014Loan30 June 201515Corona (c)CM/DM/AM Talavera 309 22 – –Zaragoza11 August 2006Free30 June 201517Édgar MéndezRW/LW Arafo 31 5 – –Almería B22 June 2014Free30 June 201822Thomas ParteyCM/DMOdumase Krobo 32 4 – –Atlético Madrid27 July 2014Loan30 June 201523Fernando SorianoCM/AM Zaragoza 302 44 – –Osasuna25 July 2011Free30 June 201524Javier EspinosaAM/LW Talavera La Reina 16 1 – –Villarreal9 January 2015Loan30 June 201526IvánLW/RWJaén 2 0 – –Almería B4 December 2014Free30 June 201729José ÁngelCM Seville 2 0 – –Almería B4 December 2014Free30 June 201931Ramon AzeezCM/DMAbuja 53 2 4 0Almería B28 June 2013Free30 June 201633GasparLW Tarazona La Mancha 1 0 – –Almería B11 September 2014FreeUndisclosed35Carlos SelfaCM Sueca 1 0 – –Almería B23 November 2014Free30 June 2015 Forwards9Thievy BifoumaST/SSSaint-Denis 30 4 11 5Espanyol13 August 2014Loan30 June 201510Tomer HemedSTKiryat Tiv'on 35 8 15 10Mallorca2 July 2014Free30 June 201619Jonathan ZongoST/RWOuagadougou 94 8 15 2Almería B1 August 2011Free30 June 201732Dani RomeraST Almería 9 0 – –Almería B29 November 2013Free30 June 2018
Coaches Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Role Departure Manner Contract EndFrancisco AlmeríaAlmería B29 June 2013Permanent9 December 2014Sacked30 June 2015Miguel Rivera Alhaurín de la TorreAlmería B9 December 2014Interim13 December 2014Ended tenure30 June 2015Juan Ignacio Martínez RabasaFree agent11 December 2014Permanent5 April 2015Sacked30 June 2015Miguel Rivera Alhaurín de la TorreAlmería B5 April 2015Interim6 April 2015Ended tenure30 June 2015Sergi Barjuán Les FranquesesFree agent6 April 2015Permanent30 June 2015
Staff members Name Staff roleRamón de QuintanaAssistant coachSergio PardoFitness coachJesús RocheFitness coachÁngel FérezGoalkeeping coachPepe MoralesScoutAntonio RíosDoctorMarcelo BronziniDoctor Source: UD Almería's official website
Transfers
In
Total spending: €200,000
Out
Total gaining: €3,000,000
Contracts
Statistics
Appearances and goals Updated as of 30 May 2015.
|colspan="12"|Players on loan to other clubs:
|colspan="12"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameLa LigaCopa del ReyTotal 1 FW 10 Tomer Hemed 8 0 8 2 MF 7 Verza 4 1 5MF 17 Édgar Méndez 4 1 5 3 FW 9 Thievy Bifouma 4 0 4MF 22 Thomas Partey 4 0 4 4 MF 23 Fernando Soriano 3 0 3DF 2 Michel Macedo 2 1 3FW 19 Jonathan Zongo 2 1 3 5 DF 6 Mauro dos Santos 1 0 1MF 24 Javier Espinosa 1 0 1MF 11 Quique González 0 1 1FW 18 Teerasil Dangda 0 1 1DF 21 Mané 0 1 1 Own goals 1 0 1TOTALS34741
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameLa LigaCopa del ReyTotal 16 DF Sebastián Dubarbier 14 2 0 0 14 2 22 MF Thomas Partey 13 0 1 0 14 0 23 MF Fernando Soriano 11 0 0 0 11 0 7 MF Verza 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 FW Thievy Bifouma 7 1 1 0 8 1 6 DF Mauro dos Santos 7 2 0 0 7 2 8 MF Wellington Silva 6 0 1 0 7 0 4 DF Ximo Navarro 6 0 0 0 6 0 17 MF Édgar Méndez 6 0 0 0 6 0 5 DF Ángel Trujillo 5 1 1 0 6 1 2 DF Michel Macedo 3 2 2 0 5 2 15 MF Corona 4 0 1 0 5 0 3 DF Fran Vélez 4 1 0 0 4 1 10 FW Tomer Hemed 4 1 0 0 4 1 14 DF José Manuel Casado 4 0 0 0 4 0 31 MF Ramon Azeez 2 1 1 0 3 1 19 FW Jonathan Zongo 3 0 0 0 3 0 24 MF Javier Espinosa 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 GK Julián Cuesta 2 0 0 0 2 0 25 GK Rubén 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 FW Teerasil Dangda 0 0 1 0 1 0 26 MF Iván 0 0 1 0 1 0 28 DF Antonio Marín 0 0 1 0 1 0TOTALS1111011012210
Competitions
Pre-season/Friendlies
La Liga
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
References