The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the existence of AC Milan and the club's 39th consecutive season (110th overall) in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and UEFA Champions League. It marked Milan's return to Europe's premier knockout competition for the first time since the 2013–14 season.
Milan secured their 19th Italian league title on the last match day of the season, with a club-record tally of 86 points. It was their first league title since the 2010–11 season.
Players
Squad information
. PlayerPosition(s)Date of birth (age) Signedin Contractends Signed from Transfer fee Notes Apps Goals Goalkeepers1Ciprian TătăruşanuGK20202023 Lyon€500,00014016Mike MaignanGK20212026 Lille€13,000,00040083Antonio MiranteGK20212022 RomaFree00 Defenders2Davide Calabria (vice-captain)RB / LB / CM20152025 Youth SystemFreeFrom Youth system18575Fodé Ballo-TouréLB / LM20212025 Monaco€4,200,00011013Alessio Romagnoli (captain)CB / LB20152022 Roma€25,000,000Captain2471019Théo HernandezLB / LM20192026 Real Madrid€20,000,0001221920Pierre KaluluRB / CB20202025 Lyon II€480,00055323Fikayo TomoriCB / RB20212025 Chelsea€28,500,00062224Simon KjærCB20202024 Sevilla€2,500,00072125Alessandro FlorenziRB / RM / RW20212022 Roma€1,000,000Loan29246Matteo GabbiaCB / RB / DM20172023 Youth SystemFreeFrom Youth system330 Midfielders 4 Ismaël BennacerDM / CM20192024 Empoli€16,000,00010538Sandro TonaliCM / DM20202026 Brescia€20,000,00083510Brahim DiazAM / RW / LW20202023 Real Madrid€3,000,000Loan67727Daniel MaldiniAM / LW / RW20202024 Youth SystemFreeFrom Youth system25133Rade KrunićAM / CM / LM20192024 Empoli€8,000,00091241Tiémoué BakayokoDM / CM20212023 ChelseaFreeLoan49156Alexis SaelemaekersRW / LW / RB20202026 Anderlecht€7,200,000101679Franck KessiéCM / DM20172022 Atalanta€28,000,00022338 Forwards7Samu CastillejoRW / LW / SS20182023 Villarreal€25,000,000 113109Olivier GiroudST20212023 Chelsea€1,000,000381611Zlatan IbrahimovićST20202022 LA GalaxyFree1599212Ante RebićLW / ST / SS20192025 Eintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed922617Rafael LeãoLW / ST / RW20192024 Lille€28,000,0001162822Marko LazetićST20222026 Red Star Belgrade€4,000,0001030Junior MessiasAM / RW / SS20212022 Crotone€2,600,000Loan336
Transfers
Summer window Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 July 2021.
In DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSourceGK Mike Maignan Lille€13.0MDF Fikayo Tomori Chelsea €28.5M From loan to definitive purchaseMF Sandro Tonali Brescia€10.0MFrom loan to definitive purchaseFW Olivier Giroud Chelsea€1.0MDF Fodé Ballo-Touré Monaco€4.2MMF Chaka Traorè Parma€0.6MJoined Primavera squadMF Yacine Adli Bordeaux€8.0MPromptly re-loanedGK Antonio Mirante RomaFree Free agent
Loan in DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSourceMF Brahim Díaz Real Madrid €3.0M Loan renewal + option to buy Alessandro Florenzi Roma €1.0MLoan with option to buy Pietro Pellegri Monaco €1.0MLoan with option to buy MF Tiémoué Bakayoko Chelsea€2.0MLoan with option to buyMF Junior Messias Crotone€2.6MLoan with option to buy
Loan returns
DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSourceGK Alessandro Plizzari RegginaDF Lenny Borges Bayern Munich IIRe-joined Primavera teamDF Andrea Conti ParmaMF Emir Murati Vibonese
Total spending: 74.9M
Out
DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSourceDF Diego Laxalt Dynamo Moscow€3.5MAfter return from loanMF Hakan Çalhanoğlu InternazionaleFreeFree agentGK Antonio Donnarumma PadovaFreeFree agent GK Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris Saint-GermainFreeFree agentFW Mario MandžukićUnattachedFreeRetiredMF Giacomo Olzer Brescia €3.0M With buy-back optionMF Alessio Brambilla CesenaUndisclosedFrom Primavera squad
Loans ended DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSourceDF Diogo Dalot Manchester UnitedMF Soualiho Meïté Torino
Loans out
DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSourceMF Marco Brescianini MonzaFreeAfter return from loanDF Nikos Michelis Willem IIFreeFrom Primavera squadFW Frank Tsadjout PordenoneFreeAfter return from loanMF Alessandro Sala RenateFreeAfter return from loanDF Riccardo Oddi TrentoFreeFrom Primavera squadFW Gabriele Capanni TernanaFreeAfter return from loanGK Leonardo Moleri RenateFreeFrom Primavera squadDF Gabriele Galardi Nuova FloridaFreeAfter return from loanFW Riccardo Tonin CesenaFreeFrom Primavera squadFW Luan Capanni ViterbeseFreeAfter return from loanFW Lorenzo Colombo SPALFreeAfter return from loanDF Mattia Caldara Venezia FreeAfter return from loanFW Jens Petter Hauge Eintracht FrankfurtFreeMF Marco Frigerio LuccheseFreeFrom Primavera squadFW Sabino Signorile SeregnoFreeFrom Primavera squadMF Tommaso Pobega TorinoFreeAfter return from loanMF Antonio Mionić MontevarchiFreeFrom Primavera squadDF Leroy Abanda BoulogneFreeFrom Primavera squadMF Yacine Adli BordeauxFreeLoaned after purchase Total income: €6.5M
Winter window Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 January 2022.
In DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSourceFW Bob Murphy Omoregbe Borgosesia€0.1MJoined Primavera teamFW Marko Lazetić Red Star Belgrade€4M
Loan returns
DatePlayerMoving fromFeeNotesSourceGK Leonardo Moleri RenateFreeRe-joined Primavera squad
Total spending: 4.1M
Out
DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSourceDF Andrea Conti SampdoriaFreeMF Kevin Bright CremoneseUndisclosedFrom Primavera squadMF Alessandro Sala Pro SestoUndisclosedAfter anticipated return from loanDF Milos Kerkez AZ Alkmaar€2MFrom Primavera squadMF Jordan Amore PescaraUndisclosedFrom Primavera squad
Loans end
DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSource Pietro Pellegri MonacoFreeAnticipated end of loan
Loans out DatePlayerMoving toFeeNotesSourceFW Frank Tsadjout AscoliFreeAfter anticipated return from loanFW Luan Capanni GrossetoFreeAfter anticipated return from loanDF Gabriele Galardi GravinaFreeAfter anticipated return from loanGK Alessandro Plizzari LecceFree Total income: €2.0M
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.
Coppa Italia
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.
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 ItaliaChampions LeagueTotal117FWRafael Leão1121149FWOlivier Giroud113014311FWZlatan Ibrahimović8008479MFFranck Kessié6107530FWJunior Messias501668MFSandro Tonali500519DFThéo Hernandez5005810MFBrahim Díaz3014912FWAnte Rebić2013102DFDavide Calabria20024MFIsmael Bennacer200256MFAlexis Saelemaekers110225DFAlessandro Florenzi20021413DFAlessio Romagnoli100120DFPierre Kalulu100123DFFikayo Tomori001127MFDaniel Maldini1001Own goals 3014Totals697682
Assists
NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueTotal117FWRafael Leão91111219DFThéo Hernandez6309310MFBrahim Díaz2114411FWZlatan Ibrahimovic30032DFDavide Calabria30039FWOlivier Giroud3003712FWAnte Rebić200256MFAlexis Saelemaekers20028MFSandro Tonali200233MFRade Krunić200230FWJunior Messias20021220DFPierre Kalulu20014MFIsmael Bennacer100179MFFranck Kessie001116GKMike Maignan100113DFAlessio Romagnoli0101Totals376344
Clean sheets
NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueTotal116GKMike Maignan17201921GKCiprian Tătărușanu1012Totals172120
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueTotal8MFSandro Tonali921119DFThéo Hernandez511128124MFIsmaël Bennacer71823DFFikayo Tomori41279FWOlivier Giroud51610MFBrahim Díaz41517FWRafael Leao41520DFPierre Kalulu41513DFAlessio Romagnoli414141MFTiémoué Bakayoko31456MFAlexis Saelemaekers211479MFFranck Kessie212146DFMatteo Gabbia3311FWZlatan Ibrahimovic21312FWAnte Rebić2132DFDavide Calabria225DFFodé Ballo-Touré2224DFSimon Kjær2230FWJunior Messias2225DFAlessandro Florenzi2233MFRade Krunić2216GKMike Maignan11227MFDaniel Maldini11Totals741250014109322
References