The 2018–19 season was Unione Calcio Sampdoria's 62nd season in Serie A, and their 7th consecutive season in the top-flight. The club competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia.
The season was the third in charge for coach Marco Giampaolo.
Players
Squad information
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 Notes Goalkeepers 1 Emil Audero GK Juventus 2018 2019 36 0 Loan 33 Rafael GK Napoli 2018 – 2 0 72 Vid Belec GK Benevento 2018 – 2 0 Defenders 3 Joachim Andersen CB Twente 2017 2021 39 0 7 Jacopo Sala RB / CM Hellas Verona 2016 2020 59 0 15 Omar Colley CB Genk 2018 2022 21 0 22 Júnior Tavares LB São Paulo 2018 2019 3 0 Loan 24 Bartosz Bereszyński RB Legia Warsaw 2017 2023 71 0 25 Alex Ferrari CB Bologna 2018 2019 6 0 Loan 26 Lorenzo Tonelli CB Napoli 2018 2019 19 1 Loan 29 Nicola Murru LB Cagliari 2017 2022 55 0 Midfielders 4 Ronaldo Vieira CM Leeds United 2018 2023 14 0 5 Riccardo Saponara AM Fiorentina 2018 2019 22 2 Loan 6 Albin Ekdal CM Hamburger SV 2018 2021 32 0 8 Édgar Barreto CM Palermo 2015 2019 102 3 10 Dennis Praet AM / CM Anderlecht 2016 2021 98 4 11 Gastón Ramírez AM / LW / RW Middlesbrough 2017 2022 64 7 14 Jakub Jankto CM / LM Udinese 2018 2019 25 0 Loan 16 Karol Linetty CM Lech Poznań 2016 2021 96 7 Forwards 17 Gianluca Caprari SS / AM Internazionale 2017 2022 55 11 20 Marco Sau CF / LW / SS Cagliari 2019 5 0 Vice-captain 23 Manolo Gabbiadini ST Southampton 2019 2023 18 4 27 Fabio Quagliarella ST Torino 2016 2019 160 73 Vice-captain 40 Ognjen Stijepović LW / LM / SS Sampdoria Primavera 2018 – 1 0 92 Grégoire Defrel ST / SS / RW Roma 2018 2019 36 11 Loan Players transferred during the season 18 Maxime Leverbe CB Sampdoria Primavera 2017 – 0 0 19 Vasco Regini LB / CB Empoli 2013 2021 119 0 Captain 95 Gabriele Rolando RB / RM / LB / LM Sampdoria Primavera 2014 2021 0 0 99 Dawid Kownacki ST Lech Poznań 2017 2022 35 6
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Vid Belec Benevento Undisclosed Option to buy activated Omar Colley Genk €10M Federico Bonazzoli SPAL Loan return Lorenco Šimić SPAL Loan return Duván Zapata Napoli €17M Obligation to buy exercised Manolo Gabbiadini Southampton €12M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Alex Ferrari Bologna Loan Jakub Jankto Udinese Loan Loan with obligation to buy for €15M Emil Audero Juventus Loan Loan with option to buy and counter-option Grégoire Defrel Roma Loan Loan with an option to buy Riccardo Saponara Fiorentina Loan Loan with an option to buy Lorenzo Tonelli Napoli €500,000 Loan with an option to buy
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Filip Đuričić Sassuolo Free Emiliano Viviano Sporting CP €2M Gian Marco Ferrari Sassuolo Loan return Ivan Strinić Milan Free End of contract Lucas Torreira Arsenal €30M Ricky Álvarez Unattached Free Contract terminated by mutual consent Matías Silvestre Empoli Undisclosed
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Duván Zapata Atalanta €14M 2-year loan with €12M option to buy Leonardo Capezzi Empoli Loan Loan with an option to buy and counter-option Andrea Tozzo Hellas Verona Loan Loan with an option to buy Lorenco Šimić SPAL Loan Loan with an option to buy and counter-option Dávid Ivan Vis Pesaro Loan Valerio Verre Perugia Loan Loan with an option to buy Wladimiro Falcone Lucchese Loan
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 ItaliaTotal127FWFabio Quagliarella26026292FWGrégoire Defrel11112317FWGianluca Caprari606411MFGastón Ramírez40423FWManolo Gabbiadini404616MFKarol Linetty30375MFRiccardo Saponara20210MFDennis Praet20299FWDawid Kownacki1121014MFJakub Jankto01126DFLorenzo Tonelli101Own goal000Totals60363
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal11GKEmil Audero11112233GKRafael202Totals13114
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal1GKEmil Audero4000004003DFJoachim Andersen7000007007DFJacopo Sala50000050015DFOmar Colley10000010022DFJúnior Tavares10000010024DFBartosz Bereszyński51000051025DFAlex Ferrari20000020026DFLorenzo Tonelli60000060029DFNicola Murru90010010004MFRonaldo Vieira3000003005MFRiccardo Saponara3000003006MFAlbin Ekdal6000006008MFÉdgar Barreto20000020010MFDennis Praet60010070011MFGastón Ramírez61010071014MFJakub Jankto20000020016MFKarol Linetty1100000110017FWGianluca Caprari10000010023FWManolo Gabbiadini50000050027FWFabio Quagliarella10000010092FWGrégoire Defrel200000200Totals87303009030
Last updated: 26 May 2019
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