The 2018–19 season was Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's 2nd consecutive season in Serie B, the second-highest division of Italian football. By the end of the 2018–19 Serie B, Palermo were originally the third-placed team with 63 points, but were relegated to Serie D because the club failed to register in Serie B for financial issues.
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 March 2019.First team US Città di PalermoAppearances and goals are counted for domestic leagues (Serie A and Serie B) and national cup (Coppa Italia) and correct as of 11 May 2019.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1/32He wore number 32 against Cagliari and Vicenza and chose number 1 before the start of Serie B. Alberto Brignoli GK 2018 2021 Juventus €1M310 1/33He wore number 1 against Cagliari and Vicenza and chose number 33 before the start of Serie B. Fabrizio Alastra GK 2015 2019 Youth SectorN/A20 12 Leonardo Marson GK 2016 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 22 Alberto Pomini GK 2017 2019 Sassuolo Undisclosed320 Defenders 2 Giuseppe Bellusci CB 2017 2020 Leeds United Free591 3 Andrea Rispoli RB / RWB 2015 2019 Parma Free13712 4 Andrea Accardi CB 2015 2021 Youth Sector N/A90 5 Slobodan Rajković CB 2016 2020 Darmstadt €1.5M535 6 Aljaž Struna CB / RB 2012 2019 Koper €300,000672 13 Andrea Ingegneri CB / LB 2017 2021 Pordenone Undisclosed - - 14 Alessandro Salvi RB / LB 2018 2020 Cittadella Undisclosed232 19 Haitam Aleesami LB / LWB 2016 2019 Göteborg €1.2M942 23 Corentin Fiore LB / CB 2018 2020 Standard Liège Free30 24 Przemysław Szymiński CB / RB 2017 2020 Wisła Płock €250,000481 27 Antonio Mazzotta LB / LWB 2018 2020 Pescara Free131 31 Roberto Pirrello CB 2016 2022 Youth Sector N/A91 Midfielders 8 Mato Jajalo CM / DM 2015 2019 Rijeka Free1476 18 Ivaylo Chochev CM 2014 2020 CSKA Sofia €2M12013 21 Luca Fiordilino DM / CM 2015 2021 Youth Sector N/A320 25/33He wore number 33 against Cagliari and Vicenza and chose number 25 before the start of Serie B. Antonino Gallo LM 2018 2021 Youth Sector N/A - - 26 Simone Santoro CM / DM 2018 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 28/32He wore number 28 against Cagliari and Vicenza and chose number 32 before the start of Serie B. Nicolas Haas CM 2018 2019 Atalanta Free331 35 Radosław Murawski CM / DM 2017 2020 Piast Gliwice €650,000753 Forwards 7/10He wore number 7 against Cagliari and Vicenza and chose number 10 before the start of Serie B. Aleksandar Trajkovski SS / AM / CF 2015 2020 Zulte Waregem €900,00011320 7/15He wore number 15 against Cagliari and Vicenza and chose number 7 before the start of Serie B. Simone Lo Faso SS 2016 2021 Youth Sector N/A140 9 Stefano Moreo CF / RW 2018 2021 Venezia €1.35M496 11 Carlos Embalo LW 2013 2020 Chaves €195,000341 17 Norbert Balogh CF 2016 2020 Debreceni €2.2M260 20 César Falletti AM / RW / LW 2018 2019 Bologna Free324 29 George Pușcaș CF 2018 2019 Inter Free339 30 Ilija Nestorovski (C) CF / SS 2016 2021 Inter Zaprešić €500,0009939 Players transferred in during the season 12 Lorenzo Avogadri GK 2018 2019 Youth Sector Free - - 34 Kevin Cannavò CF 2018 2022 Youth Sector N/A20 6 Niklas Gunnarsson RB 2019 2020 Djurgården Free - -
Name Signed to Transfer Fee Notes Players transferred out during the season Norbert Balogh APOEL Free Out on loan Leonardo Marson Olbia Undisclosed Permanent deal Corentin Fiore Imolese Free Out on loan Aljaž Struna Houston Dynamo €500,000 Permanent deal Carlos Embalo Cosenza Free Out on loan
Transfers
Pre-summer transfers Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Housem Ferchichi VicenzaFree End of loan
Summer 2018
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Fabrizio Alastra PratoFree End of loan Carlos Embalo Brescia FW Simone Lo Faso Fiorentina GK Leonardo Marson Sassuolo Roberto Pirrello Livorno FW Stefano Moreo Venezia €1M Option to buy exercised DF Antonio Mazzotta Pescara Free Released DF Alessandro Salvi Cittadella Undisclosed Permanent deal Nicolas Haas Atalanta Free On loan until 30 June 2019 GK Alberto Brignoli Juventus €1M Permanent deal FW George Pușcaș Inter Free On loan with an obligation to buy for €3.3M after playing 3 games FW César Falletti Bologna Free On loan until 30 June 2019
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Luca Maniero Unattached Contract expiration DF Michel Morganella Paweł Dawidowicz Benfica B Free End of loan DF Gabriele Rolando Sampdoria Antonino La Gumina Empoli €9M Permanent deal GK Josip Posavec Hajduk Split Free On loan until 30 June 2019 FW Igor Coronado Sharjah €6M Permanent deal Eddy Gnahoré Amiens €500,000 On loan with an obligation to buy for €2.5M after playing 20 games
Other acquisitions Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Antony Angileri Juventus Youth Sector Free End of loan Accursio Bentivegna Carrarese FW Francesco Bonfiglio AlbinoLeffe Rosario Costantino Fano DF Rosario Damiano Maddaloni MF Dario Giacomarro Gubbio DF Simone Giuliano Sicula Leonzio DF Davide Monteleone MF Davide Petermann FW Paolo Grillo Siracusa FW Vincenzo Plescia DF Andrea Punzi MF Marco Toscano MF Gennaro Ruggiero Torino Primavera DF Carmine Setola Pisa DF Shaqir Tafa Monopoli FW Panagiotis Louka Atalanta On loan until 24 January 2019 Lorenzo Avogadri On loan until 30 June 2019
Other disposals Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Dario Giacomarro Unattached Contract expiration Vincenzo Plescia MF Danilo Ambro FeralpiSalò Free On loan until 30 June 2019 Simone Giuliano Pro Piacenza DF Giuseppe Tarantino Gravina DF Carmine Setola Fano Graziano Belladonna Lecco GK Samuele Guddo Latina FW Cosimo Marco Da Graca Juventus Youth Sector On loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy DF Shaqir Tafa Cuneo On loan until 30 June 2019 MF Davide Petermann Reggina Undisclosed Permanent deal MF Marco Toscano Trapani Free On loan until 30 June 2019 DF Ivo Quaranta Foggia On loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy and counter-option
Post-summer transfers Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Norbert Balogh APOEL Free On loan until 30 June 2019 Leonardo Marson Olbia Undisclosed Permanent deal Corentin Fiore Imolese Free On loan until 30 June 2019
Other post-summer disposals Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Rosario Damiano Maddaloni Rende Free On loan until 30 June 2019 with an option to buy and counter-option Accursio Bentivegna Carrarese Undisclosed Permanent deal FW Paolo Grillo Pro Vercelli DF Andrea Punzi Paganese Free On loan until 30 June 2019 DF Davide Monteleone Darfo Boario
Pre-winter transfers Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Aljaž Struna Houston Dynamo €500,000 Permanent deal
Other pre-winter disposals Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Housem Ferchichi Este Free Unknown Francesco Bonfiglio Marsala Released
Winter 2019 Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Carlos Embalo Cosenza Free On loan until 30 June 2019
Other acquisitions Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Simone Giuliano Pro Piacenza Free Released due to economic crisis of Pro Piacenza
Other disposals Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Panagiotis Louka Atalanta Free End of loan
Post-winter transfers Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Niklas Gunnarsson Unattached Free Until 30 June 2020
Total expenditure: €2,000,000
Total revenue: €16,000,000
Net income: €14,000,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall
Serie B
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches Serie B
Coppa Italia
Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers
NameSerie BCoppa ItaliaTotal130FWIlija Nestorovski14115229FWGeorge Pușcaș9937/10 FWAleksandar Trajkovski8849FWStefano Moreo66520FWCésar Falletti445DFSlobodan Rajković22478MFMato Jajalo33814DFAlessandro Salvi2292DFGiuseppe Bellusci1118MFIvaylo Chochev1132MFNicolas Haas1127DFAntonio Mazzotta1135MFRadosław Murawski1131DFRoberto Pirrello116DFAljaž Struna1124DFPrzemysław Szymiński11Own goal11Totals57360
Clean sheets
NameSerie BCoppa ItaliaTotal11/32GKAlberto Brignoli77222GKAlberto Pomini22Totals909
Disciplinary record
NameSerie BCoppa ItaliaTotal2DFGiuseppe Bellusci151115113DFAndrea Rispoli11117/10FWAleksandar Trajkovski111130FWIlija Nestorovski41418MFMato Jajalo1211335MFRadosław Murawski91105DFSlobodan Rajković81914DFAlessandro Salvi71828/32MFNicolas Haas6179FWStefano Moreo5520FWCésar Falletti4431DFRoberto Pirrello336DFAljaž Struna3324DFPrzemysław Szymiński3319DFHaitam Aleesami221/32GKAlberto Brignoli2218MFIvaylo Chochev2221MFLuca Fiordilino2227DFAntonio Mazzotta2229FWGeorge Pușcaș22Totals93235009823
Attendances
Serie B18169,0849,39428,3514,513Coppa Italia15,7665,7665,7665,766Total19174,8509,20328,3514,513
References