The 2023–24 season was the 125th season in the existence of AC Milan and the club's 90th season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Champions League (entering in the group stage) and the UEFA Europa League (entering in the knockout phase). This season was the fifth and final to feature Stefano Pioli as the senior team's head coach. AC Milan drew an average home attendance of 72,000 in 19 home games in the 2023–24 league season.
Players
Squad information
PlayerPosition(s)Date of birth (age) Signedin Contractends Signed from Transfer fee Notes Apps Goals Goalkeepers16Mike MaignanGK20212026 Lille€13,000,000110057Marco SportielloGK20232027 AtalantaFree9069Lapo NavaGK2023n/a Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system1083Antonio MiranteGK20212024 RomaFree40 Defenders2Davide Calabria (captain)RB20152025 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system258919Théo Hernandez (vice-captain)LB20192026 Real Madrid€20,000,0002132920Pierre KaluluCB20202027 Lyon II€480,000 112323Fikayo TomoriCB20212027 Chelsea€28,500,000142724Simon KjærCB20202024 Sevilla€2,500,000121128Malick ThiawCB20222027 Schalke 04€7,000,000 54030Mattia CaldaraCB20182024 Juventus€35,000,0003038Filippo TerraccianoRB20242029 Hellas Verona€4,500,0006042Alessandro FlorenziRB20212025 Roma€3,700,00076346Matteo GabbiaCB20172026 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system76474Álex JiménezRB20232024 Real Madrid BUndisclosedFrom Youth system5082Jan-Carlo SimićCB20222027 VfB Stuttgart€1,000,000From Youth system61 Midfielders 4 Ismaël BennacerCM20192027 Empoli€16,000,00017087Yacine AdliCM20222026 Bordeaux€8,000,000 3918Ruben Loftus-CheekCM 20232027 Chelsea€16,000,000401014Tijjani ReijndersCM 20232027 AZ€20,000,00050432Tommaso PobegaCM20222027 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system43380Yunus MusahCM20232028 Valencia€20,000,000400 Forwards9Olivier GiroudST20212024 Chelsea€1,000,0001324910Rafael LeãoLW20192028 Lille€28,000,0002105811Christian PulisicRW20232027 Chelsea€20,000,000501515Luka JovićST20232024 FiorentinaFree30917Noah OkaforLW 20232028 Red Bull Salzburg€14,000,00036621Samuel ChukwuezeRW 20232028 Villarreal€20,000,000333
Transfers
Summer window Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 July 2023.
In
DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSource MF Ruben Loftus-Cheek Chelsea€16,000,000+ €4,000,000 add-ons GK Lapo Nava Milan PrimaveraFreePromoted from Primavera GK Marco Sportiello AtalantaFree FW Chaka Traorè Milan PrimaveraFreePromoted from Primavera GK Noah Raveyre Saint-ÉtienneFreeJoined Primavera squad MF Luka Romero LazioFree MF Christian Pulisic Chelsea€20,000,000 MF Tijjani Reijnders AZ€20,000,000+ €5,000,000 add-ons FW Noah Okafor Red Bull Salzburg€14,000,000 FW Samuel Chukwueze Villarreal€20,000,000+ €8,000,000 add-ons MF Yunus Musah Valencia€20,000,000+ €1,000,000 add-ons DF Marco Pellegrino Platense€3,500,000+ €2,000,000 add-ons FW Luka Jović FiorentinaFree
Loans in DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSourceDF Álex Jiménez Real Madrid BUndisclosedJoined Primavera squad
Loan returns
DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSourceDF Mattia Caldara Spezia
Total spending: €113,500,000
Out DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSourceGK Ciprian Tătărușanu AbhaFreeEnd of contractDF Gabriele Bellodi OlbiaFreeAfter return from loan, end of contractFW Zlatan IbrahimovićRetiredMF Giovanni Robotti DerthonaFreeEnd of contractMF Sandro Tonali Newcastle United€70,000,000+ €10,000,000 add-onsMF Marco Brescianini FrosinoneUndisclosed After return from loanGK Fotis Pseftis LuganoUndisclosedFrom Primavera squadFW Youns El Hilali CambuurUndisclosedFrom Primavera squadMF Federico Marrone PontederaUndisclosedFrom Primavera squadMF Nicholas Pluvio GozzanoUndisclosedFrom Primavera squadFW Ante Rebić Beşiktaş€500,000+ €1,500,000 add-onsGK Andreas Jungdal CremoneseFreeAfter return from loan MF Antonio Mionić SK LíšeňFreeAfter return from loan DF Cathal Heffernan Newcastle UnitedUndisclosedFrom Primavera squadFW Andrea Capone NK VaraždinUndisclosedFrom Primavera squad
Loans ended DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSourceDF Sergiño Dest BarcelonaMF Tiémoué Bakayoko ChelseaMF Brahim Díaz Real Madrid MF Aster Vranckx VfL Wolfsburg
Loans out
DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSourceMF Daniel Maldini EmpoliFreeAfter return from loanFW Bob Murphy Omoregbe FiorenzuolaFreeAfter return from loanFW Marco Nasti BariUndisclosedAfter return from loanMF Antonio Gala Sestri LevanteFreeFrom Primavera squadDF Leonardo D'Alessio Pro SestoFreeFrom Primavera squadFW Gabriele Alesi SampdoriaFreeFrom Primavera squadDF Tommaso Cecotti CarpiFreeFrom Primavera squadDF Matteo Gabbia VillarrealFreeDF Andrea Bozzolan PerugiaFreeFrom Primavera squadGK Devis Vásquez Sheffield WednesdayUndisclosedFW Junior Messias Genoa€1,500,000 With obligation to buyFW Charles De Ketelaere Atalanta€3,000,000 With option to buyFW Marko Lazetić Fortuna SittardFreeAfter return from loanMF Alexis Saelemaekers Bologna€500,000With option to buyDF Fodé Ballo-Touré FulhamUndisclosedFW Lorenzo Colombo MonzaFreeAfter return from loanPaid buy-back option of €500,000 (difference between €3M paid by AC Milan for the buy-back clause, and €2.5M paid by Lecce for the option to buy).FW Divock Origi Nottingham ForestFreeWith option to buy Total income: €75,500,000
Winter window
In DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSourceDF Filippo Terracciano Hellas Verona€4,500,000
Loan returns DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSourceFW Emil Roback IFK NorrköpingDF Matteo Gabbia VillarrealFreeAnticipated return from loan
Total spending: €4,500,000
Out DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSourceFW Junior Messias Genoa€2,500,000 From loan to definitive purchase Notes
Loans out DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSourceFW Bob Murphy Omoregbe Sestri LevanteFreeAfter anticipated return from loanMF Daniel Maldini MonzaFreeAfter anticipated return from loanMF Rade Krunić FenerbahçeFreeWith option to buyGK Devis Vásquez AscoliFreeAfter anticipated return from loanFW Luka Romero AlmeríaFreeFW Maikol Cifuentes LeccoFreeFrom Primavera squad DF Marco Pellegrino SalernitanaFree FW Chaka Traorè PalermoFreeWith option to buy
Total income: €2,500,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 5 July 2023.
Coppa Italia
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
UEFA Europa League
Knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 18 December 2023.
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024.
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 Players in Italics left the team during the season PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal19FWOlivier Giroud1501117211MFChristian Pulisic120121510FWRafael Leão92131548MFRuben Loftus-Cheek600410515FWLuka Jović62019617FWNoah Okafor60006719DFThéo Hernandez50005823DFFikayo Tomori4000414MFTijjani Reijnders300141021FWSamuel Chukwueze1020346DFMatteo Gabbia200131270FWChaka Traorè110024MFIsmaël Bennacer20002147MFYacine Adli1000182DFJan-Carlo Simić1000142DFAlessandro Florenzi100012DFDavide Calabria10001Own goals 00000Totals76551399
Assists PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal110FWRafael Leão900413219DFThéo Hernandez53131239FWOlivier Giroud90101011MFChristian Pulisic810110542DFAlessandro Florenzi4013862DFDavide Calabria30104714MFTijjani Reijnders3000321FWSamuel Chukwueze30003917FWNoah Okafor201037MFYacine Adli2000280MFYunus Musah20002128MFRuben Loftus-Cheek1000116GKMike Maignan1000115FWLuka Jović100014MFIsmaël Bennacer2000224DFSimon Kjaer1000128DFMalick Thiaw1000146DFMatteo Gabbia10001Totals58451178
Clean sheets PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal116GKMike Maignan10011122N.A.GKN.A.Shared19 September 2023 clean sheet against Newcastle (UEFA Champions League) and 7 October clean sheet against Genoa (Serie A) CANNOT be assigned singularly as no goalkeeper involved, resulted in a complete match played1010257GKMarco Sportiello20002Totals1302116
Disciplinary record Players in Italics left the team during the season PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueTotal19DFThéo Hernandez1011112133MFRade Krunić32528DFMalick Thiaw5116117FWNoah Okafor118MFRuben Loftus-Cheek51623DFFikayo Tomori61129180MFYunus Musah54911MFChristian Pulisic21342DFAlessandro Florenzi51179FWOlivier Giroud111212DFDavide Calabria2111251116GKMike Maignan11113110FWRafael Leão5111814MFTijjani Reijnders8197MFYacine Adli32520DFPierre Kalulu117MFLuka Romero1115FWLuka Jović2111414DFIsmaël Bennacer2274DFÁlex Jiménez1183GKAntonio Mirante1146DFMatteo Gabbia52724DFSimon Kjær11238DFFilippo Terracciano1121FWSamuel Chukwueze11Totals76262011600160011027
References