The 2016–17 season was Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's third consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. Palermo competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia. Palermo finished the league season in 19th place and were relegated to Serie B.
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2017.Appearances and goals are counted for domestic leagues (Serie A and Serie B) and national cup (Coppa Italia) and correct as of 28 May 2017.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Josip Posavec GK 2016 2020 Inter Zaprešić €500,000 31 -63 55 Leonardo Marson GK 2016 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 68 Andrea Fulignati GK 2013 2018 Sestese Undisclosed 10 -14 Defenders 2 Roberto Vitiello (C) RB / CB 2014 2017 Unattached Free 45 1 3 Andrea Rispoli RB / RWB 2015 2019 Parma Free 72 6 4 Siniša Anđelković CB 2011 2017 Maribor €1.2M 124 1 5 Slobodan Rajković CB 2016 2020 Darmstadt €1.5M 5 0 6 Edoardo Goldaniga CB 2013 2019 Youth Sector N/A 47 4 7 Achraf Lazaar LB / LWB 2014 2017 Varese €1M 76 3 12 Giancarlo González CB 2014 2018 Columbus Crew €3.8M 83 4 15 Thiago Cionek CB / RB 2016 2018 Modena €350,000 53 1 19 Haitam Aleesami LB / RWB 2016 2019 Göteborg €1.2M 33 1 56 Andrea Punzi CB 2016 Youth Sector N/A - - 70 Simone Giuliano CB / RB / LWB 2016 2019 Youth Sector N/A - - 89 Michel Morganella RB / RWB 2009 2018 Basel €2M 96 2 97 Giuseppe Pezzella LB / LWB / RB 2015 2018 Youth Sector N/A 21 0 Midfielders 10 Oscar Hiljemark CM / DM / AM 2015 2019 PSV Eindhoven €2.5M 55 4 14 Alessandro Gazzi DM / CM 2016 2018 Torino €700,000 28 0 18 Ivaylo Chochev CM 2014 2020 CSKA Sofia €2M 77 7 21 Robin Quaison AM / SS / LW 2014 2017 AIK €2M 70 8 24 Ouasim Bouy DM / CM / CB 2016 2017 Juventus Free 3 0 25 Bruno Henrique CM / DM 2016 2020 Corinthians €3.3M 33 1 28 Mato Jajalo CM / DM 2015 2019 Rijeka Free 71 2 Forwards 8 Aleksandar Trajkovski SS / AM / CF 2015 2020 Zulte Waregem €900,000 44 5 11 Carlos Embaló LW 2013 2020 Chaves €195,000 12 0 20 Roland Sallai LW / RW / AM 2016 2017 Puskás Akadémia Free 22 1 22 Norbert Balogh CF 2016 2020 Debreceni €2.2M 22 0 23 Alessandro Diamanti SS / RW / AM 2016 2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Free 32 1 27 Accursio Bentivegna LW 2014 2019 Youth Sector N/A 8 0 30 Ilija Nestorovski CF / SS 2016 2021 Inter Zaprešić €500,000 38 11 98 Simone Lo Faso SS 2016 2021 Youth Sector N/A 12 0 Players transferred in during the season 9 Stefan Silva CF 2017 2021 Sundsvall €800,000 1 0 44 Toni Šunjić CB 2017 2017 Stuttgart Free 7 0 57 Samuele Guddo GK 2017 Youth Sector N/A - - 58 Sebastian Breza GK 2016 2017 Monopoli Free - - 60 Francesco Bonfiglio LW 2017 Youth Sector N/A - - 61 Gennaro Ruggiero CM 2017 Youth Sector N/A 2 0
Name Signed to Transfer Fee Notes Players transferred out during the season Achraf Lazaar Newcastle United €2.85M Permanent deal Oscar Hiljemark Genoa €300,000 Out on loan with an obligation to buy for €2.5M Robin Quaison Mainz €2.5M Permanent deal Ouasim Bouy Juventus Free End of loan
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Alessandro Gazzi Torino €700,000 Rosanero cares all asta su charity starsla maglia di gazzi Haitam Aleesami IFK Göteborg €1,300,000 Alessandro Diamanti Guangzhou EvergrandeLoan Bruno Henrique Corinthians€3,300,000
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Ouasim Bouy Juventus On loan until 2017
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Stefano Sorrentino Chievo Free Franco Vázquez Sevilla €15,000,000
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Simon Makienok Preston North End Loan Achraf Lazaar Newcastle United €3,300,000
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Current position Final position First match Last match Serie A Matchday 1 — 19th 21 August 2016 28 May 2017 Coppa Italia Third round — Fourth round 12 August 2016 30 November 2016 Last updated: 28 May 2017
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style="background:#EEBBBB; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style="background:#EEBBBB; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style="background:#EEBBBB; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style="background:#EEBBBB; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal130FWIlija Nestorovski1101123DFAndrea Rispoli606318MFIvaylo Chochev31421MFRobin Quaison40456DFEdoardo Goldaniga20268FWAleksandar Trajkovski10112DFGiancarlo González10119DFHaitam Aleesami10120MFRoland Sallai10123MFAlessandro Diamanti10125MFBruno Henrique10128MFMato Jajalo101Own goal000Totals33134 Last updated: 28 May 2017
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal168GKAndrea Fulignati31421GKJosip Posavec213Totals527 Last updated: 28 May 2017
Disciplinary record PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal1GKJosip Posavec1000001002DFRoberto Vitiello1000101103DFAndrea Rispoli5000005004DFSiniša Anđelković3000003005DFSlobodan Rajković0100000106DFEdoardo Goldaniga1101000110112DFGiancarlo González71100071115DFThiago Cionek80000080019DFHaitam Aleesami60010070044DFToni Šunjić10000010089DFMichel Morganella30010040097DFGiuseppe Pezzella10000010010MFOscar Hiljemark10000010014MFAlessandro Gazzi62010072018MFIvaylo Chochev40000040020MFRoland Sallai31000031021MFRobin Quaison50010060023MFAlessandro Diamanti80100080124MFOuasim Bouy10000010025MFBruno Henrique70000070028MFMato Jajalo5000005008FWAleksandar Trajkovski10000010022FWNorbert Balogh11000011030FWIlija Nestorovski50000050098FWSimone Lo Faso000200200Totals946361010073 Last updated: 28 May 2017
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