The 2018–19 season was Bologna Football Club 1909's fourth season back in Serie A, after the club's relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season. Having finished 15th the previous season, the club competed in Serie A, finishing 10th, and in the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Juventus.
Roberto Donadoni, who coached the club during the 2015–16, 2016–17, and 2017–18 seasons, departed Bologna on 24 May 2018; he was replaced by former Juventus and Milan player and Italy international Filippo Inzaghi on 13 June. After a long period spent in 18th place and thus within the relegation zone, Inzaghi was in turn replaced by Siniša Mihajlović, on 28 January 2019.
Players
Squad information
No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 Angelo da Costa GK Sampdoria 2015 2020 36 0 28 Łukasz Skorupski GK Roma 2018 2023 38 0 29 Antonio Santurro GK Siracusa 2017 2020 1 0 99 Caio Vinicius Pirana GK Campodarsego 2018 2023 0 0 Defenders 4 Lyanco CB Torino 2019 2019 13 1 Loan 6 Nehuén Paz CB Newell's Old Boys 2018 2021 2 0 14 Federico Mattiello RB / LB / RM Atalanta 2018 2019 17 1 Loan 15 Ibrahima Mbaye RB / LB Internazionale 2015 2023 87 4 18 Filip Helander CB Hellas Verona 2016 2022 60 1 23 Danilo CB Udinese 2018 2019 35 1 Loan 25 Gabriele Corbo CB Spezia 2018 2023 1 0 33 Arturo Calabresi CB / RB Roma 2018 2022 18 1 35 Mitchell Dijks LB Ajax 2018 2023 25 1 Midfielders 5 Erick Pulgar DM / CB Universidad Católica 2015 2020 100 10 8 Ádám Nagy DM / CM Ferencváros 2016 2021 51 1 16 Andrea Poli CM Milan 2017 2021 62 6 17 Godfred Donsah CM Cagliari 2015 2022 67 4 19 Juan Manuel Valencia AM Cortuluá 2017 2021 1 0 21 Roberto Soriano CM / LM / AM Villarreal 2019 2019 17 2 Loan 31 Blerim Džemaili CM Galatasaray 2016 2020 74 10 Captain 32 Mattias Svanberg CM Malmö FF 2018 2023 23 0 Forwards 7 Riccardo Orsolini RW Juventus 2018 2019 43 8 Loan 9 Federico Santander ST Copenhagen 2018 2022 32 8 10 Nicola Sansone LW / SS / CF Villarreal 2019 2019 15 2 Loan 11 Ladislav Krejčí LW Sparta Prague 2016 2020 67 1 20 Simone Edera RW Torino 2019 2019 4 0 Loan 22 Mattia Destro ST Roma 2015 2020 100 29 Vice-captain 24 Rodrigo Palacio ST / SS Internazionale 2017 2019 56 6 91 Diego Falcinelli ST Sassuolo 2018 2022 16 0 Players transferred during the season 3 Giancarlo González CB Palermo 2017 2020 34 0 4 Sebastien De Maio CB Anderlecht 2017 2020 32 2 30 Orji Okwonkwo LW / RW / SS Youth Sector 2016 2021 27 3
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Mitchell Dijks Ajax Undisclosed Arturo Calabresi Roma Undisclosed Federico Santander Copenhagen €6M Łukasz Skorupski Roma €9M Orji Okwonkwo Brescia Free Loan return Nehuén Paz Lanús Free Loan return Bruno Petković Hellas Verona Free Loan return Luca Rizzo Atalanta Free Loan return Diego Falcinelli Sassuolo N/A Part of swap deal for Federico Di Francesco Mattias Svanberg Malmö FF Undisclosed
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Federico Mattiello Atalanta Loan Loan with an obligation to buy Danilo Udinese Loan Loan with an obligation to buy
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Simone Verdi Napoli €25M Antonio Mirante Roma €4M Cheick Keita Birmingham City Free Loan return Simone Romagnoli Empoli Free Loan return Vasilis Torosidis Unattached Free End of contract Adam Masina Watford €5M Federico Di Francesco Sassuolo N/A Part of swap deal for Diego Falcinelli Filippo Falco Lecce Undisclosed Bruno Petković Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Alex Ferrari Sampdoria Loan Marios Oikonomou AEK Athens Loan Loan with an option to buy Lorenzo Crisetig Frosinone Loan Loan with an option to buy Emil Krafth Amiens Loan Loan with an option to buy César Falletti Palermo Loan Luca Rizzo Foggia Loan Felipe Avenatti Kortrijk 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 ItaliaTotal17FWRiccardo Orsolini821029FWFederico Santander80835MFErick Pulgar606416MFAndrea Poli40422FWMattia Destro404624FWRodrigo Palacio303710FWNicola Sansone20215DFIbrahima Mbaye20221MFRoberto Soriano20231MFBlerim Džemaili112114DFLyanco10114DFFederico Mattiello10123DFDanilo10133DFArturo Calabresi10135DFMitchell Dijks01191FWDiego Falcinelli011Own goal303Totals48553
Last updated: 25 May 2019
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal128GKŁukasz Skorupski1011121GKAngelo da Costa011Totals10212
Last updated: 25 May 2019
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal28GKŁukasz Skorupski1000001003DFGiancarlo González2000002004DFSebastian De Maio3000003004DFLyanco1100001106DFNehuén Paz10000010014DFFederico Mattiello20100020115DFIbrahima Mbaye50000050018DFFilip Helander60000060023DFDanilo40000040033DFArturo Calabresi80000080035DFMitchell Dijks5010005015MFErick Pulgar6011007018MFÁdám Nagy21000021016MFAndrea Poli50000050019MFJuan Manuel Valencia10000010021MFRoberto Soriano50010060031MFBlerim Džemaili40000040032MFMattias Svanberg2000002007FWRiccardo Orsolini2000002009FWFederico Santander50000050010FWNicola Sansone31000031011FWLadislav Krejčí20000020020FWSimone Edera10000010022FWMattia Destro30000030024FWRodrigo Palacio60000060030FWOrji Okwonkwo200000200Totals87332008933
Last updated: 25 May 2019
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