The 2018–19 season was Unione Sportiva Sassuolo Calcio's sixth consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Coach Giuseppe Iachini left the club on 5 June; he was replaced by former Palermo and Benevento coach Roberto De Zerbi on 13 June.
Players
Squad information
Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 28 Giacomo Satalino GK Youth Sector 2018 2021 0 0 47 Andrea Consigli GK Atalanta 2014 2022 182 0 79 Gianluca Pegolo GK Siena 2013 2019 41 0 Defenders 2 Marlon CB Barcelona 2018 2020 18 1 3 Merih Demiral CB / RB Sporting CP B 2019 2019 14 2 Loan 5 Mauricio Lemos CB Las Palmas 2018 2019 11 1 Loan 6 Rogério LB Juventus 2017 2019 46 1 Loan 13 Federico Peluso LB / CB Juventus 2014 2020 143 4 17 Leonardo Sernicola LB Ternana 2018 2023 1 0 21 Pol Lirola RB Juventus 2016 2021 81 2 23 Giangiacomo Magnani CB Juventus 2018 2023 19 0 31 Gian Marco Ferrari CB Crotone 2016 2021 31 4 98 Claud Adjapong RB Youth Sector 2016 2023 32 2 Midfielders 4 Francesco Magnanelli DM Sangiovannese 2005 2019 404 8 Captain 9 Filip Đuričić AM Sampdoria 2018 2022 23 2 12 Stefano Sensi DM / CM Cesena 2016 2020 61 5 20 Jérémie Boga AM / LW Chelsea 2018 2022 25 3 32 Alfred Duncan CM Sampdoria 2015 2020 106 6 68 Mehdi Bourabia CM / AM Konyaspor 2018 2022 32 1 73 Manuel Locatelli DM / CM Milan 2018 2019 29 2 Loan Forwards 10 Alessandro Matri ST Milan 2016 2019 73 13 11 Gianluca Scamacca ST Youth Sector 2017 2020 3 0 18 Giacomo Raspadori ST Youth Sector 2018 2022 1 0 19 Jens Odgaard ST Internazionale 2018 2023 1 0 25 Domenico Berardi RW / LW / SS Youth Sector 2012 2022 214 66 30 Khouma Babacar ST Fiorentina 2018 2022 42 9 34 Federico Di Francesco LW / RW / AM Bologna 2018 2023 19 2 99 Enrico Brignola RW / SS Benevento 2018 2023 7 1 Players transferred during the season 27 Kevin-Prince Boateng AM / CM / SS Eintracht Frankfurt 2018 2021 13 4 29 Marcello Trotta ST Avellino 2016 2020 8 1 39 Cristian Dell'Orco LB Parma 2015 2020 20 0
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Filip Đuričić Sampdoria Free Jens Odgaard Internazionale €5M Buyback option included for €5M in 2019 or €10M in 2020 Gian Marco Ferrari Sampdoria Loan return Marcello Trotta Crotone Loan return Federico Di Francesco Bologna N/A Part of swap deal for Diego Falcinelli Kevin-Prince Boateng Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed Jérémie Boga Chelsea £3.6M Enrico Brignola Benevento €3.5M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Mauricio Lemos Las Palmas Loan Second consecutive loan
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Diego Falcinelli Bologna N/A Part of swap deal for Federico Di Francesco Francesco Acerbi Lazio €10M €10M + €2M in bonuses Simone Missiroli SPAL Undisclosed
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Matteo Politano Internazionale €5M Loan with an option to buy for €20M Luca Mazzitelli Genoa Loan Loan with compulsory purchase option Edoardo Goldaniga Frosinone 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 ItaliaTotal125FWDomenico Berardi8210230FWKhouma Babacar707327MFKevin-Prince Boateng41532MFAlfred Duncan415531DFGian Marco Ferrari404610FWAlessandro Matri21320MFJérémie Boga30373MFManuel Locatelli21393DFMerih Demiral2029MFFilip Đuričić20212MFStefano Sensi20221DFPol Lirola20234FWFederico Di Francesco202142DFMarlon1014MFFrancesco Magnanelli0116DFRogério10113DFFederico Peluso10168MFMehdi Bourabia10198DFClaud Adjapong10199FWEnrico Brignola101Own goal303Totals53760
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal147GKAndrea Consigli12012Totals12012
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal47GKAndrea Consigli20100020179GKGianluca Pegolo1000001002DFMarlon3100003103DFMerih Demiral3000003006DFRogério901100100113DFFederico Peluso50020070021DFPol Lirola20000020023DFGiangiacomo Magnani20010030031DFGian Marco Ferrari90000090098DFClaud Adjapong1000001004MFFrancesco Magnanelli3100003109MFFilip Đuričić20100020112MFStefano Sensi80000080027MFKevin-Prince Boateng10000010032MFAlfred Duncan70110080168MFMehdi Bourabia71000071073MFManuel Locatelli70010080010FWAlessandro Matri30000030025FWDomenico Berardi50110060134FWFederico Di Francesco20000020099FWEnrico Brignola200100300Totals83358009135
Last updated: 26 May 2019
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