The 2017–18 season was UD Almería's twentieth seventh season of existence and the third consecutive in Segunda División.
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 Goalkeepers1René RománGK El Bosque 42 0 – –Girona5 July 2017Free30 June 201913FernandoGK Murcia 1 0 – –UCAM Murcia5 July 2017Free30 June 2019 Defenders2Fran RodríguezRB/RW Almuñécar 22 2 – –Zaragoza12 July 2017Free30 June 20193Lucien OwonaCBDouala 21 0 1 0Alcorcón22 July 2017Free30 June 20205Ángel TrujilloCB Madrid 154 1 – –Levante5 August 2016Free30 June 20197Marco MottaRB/RWMerate 46 3 1 0Free agent31 January 2017Free30 June 201921NanoLB Málaga 72 0 – –Panathinaikos 24 August 2016Free30 June 201823Jorge Morcillo (c)CB/LB Valencia 93 7 – –Rayo Vallecano4 July 2015Free30 June 201824JoaquínCB/DM Huércal de Almería 75 0 – –Almería B14 October 2015Free30 June 202129Iván MartosCB/LB Manresa 0 0 – –Almería B7 December 2017FreeUndisclosed30Pervis EstupiñánLB/LWEsmeraldas 9 0 – –Watford 17 July 2017Loan30 June 201834Antonio NavasRB El Ejido 3 0 – –Almería B6 September 2016Free30 June 201839Igor EngongaCBSantander 0 0 – –Almería B1 June 2018FreeUndisclosed Midfielders4VerzaDM/CM Orihuela 181 18 – –Levante31 August 2017Loan30 June 20186MandiDM/CM Santa Lucía 23 0 – –Elche8 July 2017Free30 June 20188Tino CostaCM/AMLas Flores 15 2 2 0San Lorenzo1 August 2017Free30 June 201810José Ángel PozoAM/RW/ST Málaga 108 7 – –Manchester City 31 August 2015€500K30 June 202011Javi ÁlamoRW/LW/RB Gáldar 17 0 – –Osasuna17 January 2017Free30 June 201814Rubén AlcarazCM/AM Barcelona 42 9 – –Girona11 July 2017Loan30 June 201816FidelLW/RW Dehesa de Ríotinto 71 12 – –Córdoba19 July 2016€500K30 June 202117Lass BangouraRW/LWConakry 10 0 31 4Rayo Vallecano1 February 2018Loan30 June 201818Sulayman MarrehCM/DMAbuko 12 1 12 0Watford 26 January 2018Loan30 June 201826Francisco CallejónCM Almería 3 0 – –Almería B8 April 2017FreeUndisclosed28Àlex CorrederaAM/CM Sant Joan 3 0 – –Deportivo B9 July 2017Free30 June 201931GasparLW Tarazona la Mancha 33 2 – –Almería B11 September 2014Free30 June 202133Lin LiangmingRW/LWShantou 1 0 – –Real Madrid B24 August 2017Loan30 June 201837Óscar LozanoRW/LW Motril 2 0 – –Almería B14 December 2017FreeUndisclosed40Javi MorenoRW Almería 0 0 – –Almería B13 May 2018FreeUndisclosed Forwards9Juan MuñozST Utrera 25 4 – –Sevilla8 August 2017Loan30 June 201819HichamST/LWSan Javier 29 2 – –Almería B17 December 2013Free30 June 202120Pablo CaballeroSTTotoras 28 3 – –Lugo17 July 2017Free30 June 201922Edoardo SoleriSTRome 11 2 – –Roma 20 January 2018Loan30 June 201836Sekou GassamaST Granollers 0 0 – –Almería B14 December 2017Free30 June 2018
Coaches Name Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Role Departure Manner Contract EndLuis Miguel Ramis TarragonaFree agent14 March 2017Permanent12 November 2017Sacked30 June 2018Fran Fernández AlmeríaAlmería B12 November 2017Interim17 November 2017Ended tenure30 June 2018Lucas Alcaraz GranadaFree agent16 November 2017Permanent24 April 2018Resigned30 June 2018Fran Fernández AlmeríaAlmería B24 April 2018Permanent30 June 2018
Staff members Name Staff roleRicardo MolinaAssistant coachGoalkeeping coachEdu FrapoliFitness coachJavier FernándezTechnical coachÁngel FérezGoalkeeping coachMisael RivasDoctorFran SimónPhysioPedro SerranoPhysio Source: UD Almería's official website
Transfers
In
Total spending: €70,000
Out
Total gaining: €2,200,000
Balance Total: €2,130,000
Contracts
Player statistics Squad statistics
|colspan="12"|Players on loan to other clubs: |- |colspan="12"|Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameSegunda DivisiónCopa del ReyTotal 1 MF 14 Rubén Alcaraz 9 0 9 2 FW 9 Juan Muñoz 4 0 4 MF 16 Fidel 4 0 4 3 DF 7 Marco Motta 3 0 3 FW 20 Pablo Caballero 3 0 3 4 DF 2 Fran Rodríguez 2 0 2 MF 4 Verza 2 0 2 MF 8 Tino Costa 2 0 2 FW 10 José Ángel Pozo 2 0 2 FW 22 Edoardo Soleri 2 0 2 DF 23 Jorge Morcillo 2 0 2 5 MF 18 Sulayman Marreh 1 0 1 FW 19 Hicham 1 0 1 MF 31 Gaspar 1 0 1TOTALS38038
Disciplinary record NumberNationPositionNameSegunda DivisiónCopa del ReyTotal 7 DF Marco Motta 11 1 0 0 11 1 23 DF Jorge Morcillo 10 2 0 0 10 2 24 DF Joaquín 9 1 0 0 9 1 14 MF Rubén Alcaraz 9 0 0 0 9 0 6 MF Mandi 8 0 0 0 8 0 10 FW José Ángel Pozo 7 1 0 0 7 1 18 MF Sulayman Marreh 7 1 0 0 7 1 4 MF Verza 6 0 0 0 6 0 21 DF Nano 6 0 0 0 6 0 1 GK René Román 5 0 0 0 5 0 16 MF Fidel 4 1 0 0 4 1 2 DF Fran Rodríguez 4 0 0 0 4 0 3 DF Lucien Owona 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 DF Ángel Trujillo 3 0 0 0 3 0 31 MF Gaspar 3 0 0 0 3 0 17 MF Lass Bangoura 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 FW Pablo Caballero 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 FW Edoardo Soleri 2 0 0 0 2 0 30 DF Pervis Estupiñán 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 MF Tino Costa 0 1 1 0 1 1 9 FW Juan Muñoz 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 FW Hicham 1 0 0 0 1 0 34 DF Antonio Navas 1 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS1068101076
Competitions Pre-season/Friendlies
Segunda División
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
References