The 2017–18 season was Udinese Calcio's 38th season in Serie A and their 23rd consecutive season in the top-flight. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Following a 4–0–8 start to the season, coach Luigi Delneri was replaced by 2006 FIFA World Cup winner and former Lazio and Milan player Massimo Oddo. Following an upturn in form which saw the club win all five league games in December, Udinese's season dipped severely, with a club record run of eleven consecutive Serie A defeats, from 11 February to 22 April 2018. As a result, Oddo was sacked and replaced by former Juventus player Igor Tudor on 24 April. The club finished the season in 14th place; they were eliminated in the Coppa Italia in the round of 16 by Napoli.
Kevin Lasagna finished the season as the club's top scorer, with 12 goals in Serie A and two in the Coppa Italia.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 20 May 2018 Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age at end of season) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Albano Bizzarri GK Pescara 2017 2018 32 0 22 Simone Scuffet GK Youth Sector 2013 2022 30 0 25 Davide Borsellini GK Paganese 2017 0 0 Defenders 3 Samir CB Flamengo 2016 2021 52 2 4 Gabriele Angella CB Watford 2016 2020 26 1 5 Danilo CB Palmeiras 2011 2020 244 9 11 Francesco Zampano LB / RB Pescara 2018 2018 6 0 12 Igor Bubnjić CB Slaven Belupo 2013 2018 13 0 17 Bram Nuytinck CB Anderlecht 2017 2021 27 1 19 Jens Stryger Larsen RB Austria Wien 2017 2021 30 1 27 Silvan Widmer RB Aarau 2013 2020 131 5 53 Ali Adnan Kadhim LB Çaykur Rizespor 2015 2020 66 2 97 Giuseppe Pezzella LB Palermo 2017 2022 15 0 Midfielders 6 Seko Fofana CM / DM / AM Manchester City 2016 2022 49 8 13 Svante Ingelsson RM / LM / LW Kalmar FF 2017 2021 7 1 14 Jakub Jankto CM / LM Slavia Prague 2014 2021 65 9 21 Simone Pontisso DM Youth Sector 2016 2022 2 0 23 Emil Hallfreðsson CM / LM / DM Hellas Verona 2016 2020 58 0 72 Antonín Barák AM / DM / CM Slavia Prague 2017 2022 34 7 85 Valon Behrami DM / RM / CM Watford 2017 2019 20 1 99 Andrija Balić CM / AM / DM Hajduk Split 2016 2020 25 1 Forwards 10 Rodrigo De Paul RW / LW / AM Valencia 2016 2021 71 8 15 Kevin Lasagna CF / SS / LW Carpi 2017 2020 29 12 18 Stipe Perica CF / ST Chelsea 2016 2022 69 10 20 Maxi López CF / ST Torino 2017 2018 28 2 Players transferred during the season 2 Molla Wagué CB Granada 2017 2017 1 0 7 Ryder Matos SS / RW / LW Fiorentina 2016 2020 35 0 9 Riad Bajić CF / LW / SS Konyaspor 2017 2020 5 0 55 Paweł Bochniewicz CB Reggina 2014 2019 0 0 77 Cyril Théréau CF / ST Chievo 2014 2017 108 35 96 Ewandro RW / SS / LW São Paulo 2016 2021 5 0
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Aly Mallé Granada Undisclosed Albano Bizzarri Pescara Free Giuseppe Pezzella Palermo Undisclosed Svante Ingelsson Kalmar FF Undisclosed Mamadou Coulibaly Pescara Undisclosed Player will stay on loan with Pescara until 30 June 2018 Bram Nuytinck Anderlecht €3M Riad Bajić Konyaspor €5.5M Valon Behrami Watford Undisclosed Jens Stryger Larsen Austria Wien Undisclosed Maxi López Torino Undisclosed
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Francesco Zampano Pescara Loan
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Guilherme Deportivo La Coruña Undisclosed Bought out loan Duván Zapata Napoli Loan return Felipe SPAL Undisclosed Davide Faraoni Unattached Contract terminated by mutual consent Gabriel Silva Saint-Étienne Undisclosed Cyril Théréau Fiorentina €2M
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Lucas Evangelista Estoril Loan Panos Armenakas Tubize Loan Thomas Heurtaux Hellas Verona Loan Loan with an option to buy Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Bursaspor Loan Alex Meret SPAL Loan Second consecutive loan Francisco Sierralta Parma Loan Panagiotis Kone AEK Athens Loan Orestis Karnezis Watford Loan Molla Wagué Watford Loan Aly Mallé Lorca Loan Melker Hallberg Kalmar FF Loan Samuele Perisan Arezzo Loan Ryder Matos Hellas Verona Loan Paweł Bochniewicz Górnik Zabrze Loan Riad Bajić İstanbul Başakşehir Loan Ewandro Estoril Loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal115FWKevin Lasagna12214272MFAntonín Barák707314MFJakub Jankto42620FWMaxi López246510FWRodrigo De Paul40466MFSeko Fofana30327DFSilvan Widmer30377FWCyril Théréau21393DFSamir2025DFDanilo11213MFSvante Ingelsson1121217DFBram Nuytinck10118FWStipe Perica10119DFJens Stryger Larsen10185MFValon Behrami101Own goal303Totals481159
Last updated: 20 May 2018
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal11GKAlbano Bizzarri808222GKSimone Scuffet101Totals909
Last updated: 20 May 2018
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal1GKAlbano Bizzarri0010000013DFSamir7010007014DFGabriele Angella3000003005DFDanilo80000080017DFBram Nuytinck20010030019DFJens Stryger Larsen50000050027DFSilvan Widmer20000020053DFAli Adnan40000040097DFGiuseppe Pezzella3010003016MFSeko Fofana40100040114MFJakub Jankto50000050023MFEmil Hallfreðsson50000050072MFAntonín Barák50000050085MFValon Behrami50000050099MFAndrija Balić20000020010FWRodrigo De Paul40000040015FWKevin Lasagna10000010018FWStipe Perica60000060020FWMaxi López100000100Totals72041007304
Last updated: 29 April 2018
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