The 2017–18 season was Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo's 1st season in Serie B, the second-highest division of Italian football, after relegation from Serie A by the end of the 2016-17 season.
Players
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 31 January 2018.Appearances and goals are counted for domestic leagues (Serie A and Serie B) and national cup (Coppa Italia) and correct as of 16 June 2018.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 Fabrizio Alastra GK 2015 2019 Youth Sector N/A 2 -8 12 Josip Posavec GK 2016 2020 Inter Zaprešić €500,000 52 -83 Defenders 2 Giuseppe Bellusci CB / RB 2017 2020 Leeds United Free 27 0 3 Andrea Rispoli RB / RWB 2015 2019 Parma Free 115 12 4 Andrea Accardi CB 2015 2021 Youth Sector N/A 8 0 5 Slobodan Rajković CB 2016 2020 Darmstadt €1.5M 21 1 6 Aljaž Struna CB / RB 2012 2019 Koper €300,000 62 1 14 Gabriele Rolando RB / RWB 2017 2018 Sampdoria Free 14 1 15 Thiago Cionek CB / RB 2016 2018 Modena €350,000 53 1 17 Michel Morganella RB / RWB 2009 2018 Basel €2M 108 2 19 Haitam Aleesami LB / LWB 2016 2019 Göteborg €1.2M 69 2 24 Przemysław Szymiński CB / RB 2017 2020 Wisła Płock €250,000 28 0 28 Paweł Dawidowicz CB 2017 2018 Benfica Free 29 0 29/31 Roberto Pirrello CB 2016 2022 Youth Sector N/A - - 32 Andrea Ingegneri CB / LB 2017 2021 Pordenone Undisclosed - - Midfielders 8 Mato Jajalo CM / DM 2015 2019 Rijeka Free 112 3 13 Eddy Gnahoré CM 2017 2021 Napoli €1.5M 36 4 18 Ivaylo Chochev CM 2014 2020 CSKA Sofia €2M 108 11 21 Luca Fiordilino DM / CM 2015 2021 Youth Sector N/A 14 0 26 Gennaro Ruggiero CM 2017 Youth Sector N/A 2 0 33 Davide Petermann CM 2014 2018 Youth Sector N/A 1 0 35 Radosław Murawski CM / DM 2017 2020 Piast Gliwice €650,000 41 2 Forwards 7 Aleksandar Trajkovski SS / AM / CF 2015 2020 Zulte Waregem €900,000 77 12 9 Stefan Silva CF 2017 2021 Sundsvall €800,000 1 0 10 Igor Coronado SS / AM 2017 2021 Trapani €1.4M 43 9 11 Carlos Embaló LW 2013 2020 Chaves €195,000 28 1 16 Norbert Balogh CF 2016 2020 Debreceni €2.2M 24 0 20 Antonino La Gumina CF 2015 2019 Youth Sector N/A 39 12 23 Alessandro Diamanti SS / RW / AM 2016 2018 Guangzhou Evergrande Free 32 1 27 Accursio Bentivegna LW 2014 2019 Youth Sector N/A 8 0 30 Ilija Nestorovski (C) CF / SS 2016 2021 Inter Zaprešić €500,000 72 24 34 Simone Lo Faso SS 2016 2021 Youth Sector N/A 12 0 36 Cephas Malele CF 2013 2019 Youth Sector N/A 6 0 Players transferred in during the season 22 Alberto Pomini GK 2017 2019 Sassuolo Undisclosed 27 -24 1 Luca Maniero GK 2017 2018 Crotone Undisclosed - - 27 Gaetano Monachello CF 2017 2018 Atalanta Free 5 1 23 Corentin Fiore LB / CB 2018 2020 Standard Liège Free 2 0 9 Stefano Moreo CF / RW 2018 2018 Venezia €350,000 16 0 1/37 Graziano Belladonna GK 2018 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 26 Simone Santoro CM / DM 2018 2020 Youth Sector N/A - - 29 Mirko Gallo CB 2018 Youth Sector N/A - - 31 Samuele Guddo GK 2017 Youth Sector N/A - 34 Agostino Rizzo RW / RWB 2018 2020 Youth Sector N/A - -
Name Signed to Transfer Fee Notes Players transferred out during the season Fabrizio Alastra Prato Free Out on loan Accursio Bentivegna Carrarese Free Out on loan Roberto Pirrello Livorno Free Out on loan Alessandro Diamanti Free Released Simone Lo Faso Fiorentina €300,000 Out on loan Gennaro Ruggiero Torino Free Out on loan Cephas Malele Varzim Free Permanent deal Stefan Silva AIK Free Released Thiago Cionek SPAL €150,000 Permanent deal Gaetano Monachello Atalanta Free End of loan Carlos Embalò Brescia €150,000 Out on loan Davide Petermann Sicula Leonzio Free Out on loan
Transfers Summer 2017 In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Andrea Accardi Modena Free End of loan Roberto Pirrello Siracusa Aljaž Struna Carpi Fabrizio Alastra Benevento Accursio Bentivegna Ascoli Antonino La Gumina Ternana Cephas Malele Varzim Luca Fiordilino Lecce Davide Petermann Carrarese DF Andrea Ingegneri Pordenone Undisclosed Permanent deal FW Igor Coronado Trapani €1.4M Permanent deal MF Gabriele Rolando Sampdoria Free On loan until 30 June 2018 MF Eddy Gnahoré Napoli €1.5M Permanent deal MF Radosław Murawski Piast Gliwice €650,000 Permanent deal DF Giuseppe Bellusci Leeds United Free Permanent deal Przemysław Szymiński Wisla Plock €250,000 DF Paweł Dawidowicz Benfica Free On loan until 30 June 2018 GK Alberto Pomini Sassuolo Undisclosed Permanent deal FW Gaetano Monachello Atalanta Free On loan until 30 June 2018
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Bruno Henrique Palmeiras €3.5M Permanent deal Giancarlo González Bologna €1.5M Permanent deal DF Siniša Anđelković Venezia Free Contract expiration Roberto Vitiello Ternana Sebastian Breza Monopoli End of loan MF Roland Sallai Puskás Akadémia DF Toni Šunjić Stuttgart DF Giuseppe Pezzella Udinese €4.5M Permanent deal Francesco Bonfiglio Sicula Leonzio Free On loan until 30 June 2018 DF Simone Giuliano MF Alessandro Gazzi Alessandria Free Released DF Andrea Punzi Siracusa Free On loan until 30 June 2018 DF Edoardo Goldaniga Sassuolo €4M Permanent deal GK Leonardo Marson Free On loan until 30 June 2018 GK Andrea Fulignati Cesena €400,000 Permanent deal GK Fabrizio Alastra Prato Free On loan until 30 June 2018 FW Accursio Bentivegna Carrarese Free On loan until 30 June 2018 DF Roberto Pirrello Livorno Free On loan until 30 June 2018 MF Gennaro Ruggiero Torino Free On loan until 30 June 2018 FW Alessandro Diamanti Unattached Free Released Simone Lo Faso Fiorentina €300,000 On loan until 30 June 2018 Cephas Malele Varzim Free Permanent deal
Other acquisitions Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Rosario Costantino Gubbio Free End of loan Dario Giacomarro Housem Ferchichi Livorno Paolo Grillo Siena Oscar Hiljemark Genoa Marco Toscano Siracusa Abdelhamid El Kaoutari Bastia Simon Makienok Preston North End DF Carmine Setola Cesena Undisclosed Permanent deal
Other disposals Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Dario Giacomarro Gubbio Free On loan until 30 June 2018 Oscar Hiljemark Genoa €2.5M Option to buy exercised Simon Makienok Utrecht Undisclosed Permanent deal MF Housem Ferchichi Vicenza Free On loan until 30 June 2018 Paolo Grillo Siracusa FW Vincenzo Plescia Davide Monteleone Sicula Leonzio MF Rosario Costantino Fano DF Rosario Damiano Maddaloni DF Carmine Setola Cesena DF Shaqir Tafa Monopoli MF Marco Toscano Siracusa DF Antony Angileri Juventus FW Felice D'Amico Inter Milan
Winter 2018 In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Corentin Fiore Standard Liège Free Permanent deal Stefano Moreo Venezia €350,000 On loan with an obligation to buy for €1M
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Thiago Cionek SPAL €150,000 Permanent deal Gaetano Monachello Atalanta Free End of loan FW Carlos Embaló Brescia €150,000 On loan until 30 June 2018 with an option to buy Davide Petermann Sicula Leonzio Free On loan until 30 June 2018
Other acquisitions Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Vincenzo Plescia Siracusa Free End of loan FW Francesco Bonfiglio Sicula Leonzio Carmine Setola Cesena
Other disposals Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Abdelhamid El Kaoutari Wydad Casablanca Free Permanent deal Vincenzo Plescia Roccella On loan until 30 June 2018 FW Fabio Brasile GelaDF Riccardo Mansueto FW Francesco Bonfiglio AlbinoLeffeDF Carmine Setola Pisa
Total expenditure: €4.15M
Total revenue: €17M
Net income: €12.85M
Competitions Overall
Serie B
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches Serie B
Play-offs
Semi-finals
Final
Coppa Italia
Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers
NameSerie BPlay-offsCoppa ItaliaTotal130FWIlija Nestorovski1313220FWAntonino La Gumina92112310FWIgor Coronado9947FWAleksandar Trajkovski43753DFAndrea Rispoli66618MFIvaylo Chochev55713MFEddy Gnahoré44835MFRadosław Murawski 112919DFHaitam Aleesami 1115DFThiago Cionek 1111FWCarlos Embaló 118MFMato Jajalo 1127FWGaetano Monachello 115DFSlobodan Rajković 1114DFGabriele Rolando 11Own goal224Totals594669
Clean sheets
NameSerie BPlay-offsCoppa ItaliaTotal122GKAlberto Pomini10111212GKJosip Posavec9110Totals191121
Disciplinary record
NameSerie BPlay-offsCoppa ItaliaTotal2DFGiuseppe Bellusci511170110FWIgor Coronado51160128DFPaweł Dawidowicz3130115DFThiago Cionek1110130FWIlija Nestorovski4115108MFMato Jajalo102113006DFAljaž Struna811100035MFRadosław Murawski7180019DFHaitam Aleesami22150013MFEddy Gnahoré55003DFAndrea Rispoli440018MFIvaylo Chochev330020FWAntonino La Gumina330022GKAlberto Pomini220014DFGabriele Rolando220024DFPrzemysław Szymiński1120011FWCarlos Embaló110021MFLuca Fiordilino110017DFMichel Morganella110012GKJosip Posavec11005DFSlobodan Rajković11007FWAleksandar Trajkovski1100Totals701311014008514
Attendances
Serie B21189,6059,02923,2074,842Play-offs257,20228,60129,05028,152Coppa Italia15,4245,4245,4245,424Total24252,23110,51029,0504,842
References