The 2024–25 season was UC Sampdoria's 79th season in existence and the club's second season in Serie B, the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, UC Sampdoria participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Season review On 25 June, Sampdoria announced that Giovanni Leoni had extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2027.
On 1 July, Sampdoria announced that they had signed professional contracts with Luca Polli and Francesco Conti, both until 30 June 2026.
On 12 July, Sampdoria announced the signing of Massimo Coda from Genoa, on a contract until 30 June 2026.
On 15 July, Lorenzo Costantino joined Virtus Francavilla on loan for the season, and that Lorenzo Malagrida had joined Rimini on loan for the season whilst Brendi Malaj had joined Rimini on a permanent deal.
On 18 July, Sampdoria announced the signing of Lorenzo Venuti from Lecce, on a contract until 30 June 2026, whilst Marco Delle Monache left Sampdoria to join Lecce in a similar deal.
On 19 July, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Ebenezer Akinsanmiro from Inter Milan, with an obligation to make the move permanent in the summer, with Akinsanmiro signing a contract until 30 June 2028. Also on 19 July, Manuel De Luca left Sampdoria to join Cremonese.
On 21 July, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Simone Romagnoli from Frosinone, with an obligation to make the move permanent in the summer, with Romagnoli signing a contract until 30 June 2026. Also on 19 July, Erik Gerbi left Sampdoria to join AC Carpi.
On 25 July, Sampdoria announced the signing of Melle Meulensteen from Vitesse, on a contract until 30 June 2027.
On 28 July, Sampdoria announced the signing of Stipe Vulikić from Perugia, on a contract until 30 June 2027.
On 29 July. Sampdoria announced that Alex Ferrari had extended his contract with the club until 30 June 2027.
On 30 July, Emil Audero left Sampdoria to join Como.
On 1 August, Sampdoria announced the season-long loan signings of Simone Ghidotti, Nikolas Ioannou and Alessandro Bellemo all from Como with obligation to buy and all three players singing contracts until 30 June 2027. Also on 1 August, Gennaro Tutino joined Sampdoria on loan from Cosenza with an obligation to buy, signing a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 7 August, Sampdoria announced the season-long loan signing of Paolo Vismara from Atalanta.
On 10 August, Davide Veroli joined Sampdoria on loan from Cagliari with an obligation to buy, signing a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 14 August, Nikola Sekulov joined Sampdoria on loan from Juventus with an obligation to buy, signing a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 27 August, Sampdoria announced that Giovanni Leoni had left the club to sign permanently for Parma.
On 28 August, Alessandro Pio Riccio joined Sampdoria on loan from Juventus with an obligation to buy, signing a contract until 30 June 2027.
On 29 August, Andrea Pirlo was relieved of his duties as Head Coach of Sampdoria. The following day, 30 August, Andrea Sottil was appointed as Sampdoria's new Head Coach.
On 30 August, Ertijon Gega and Matteo Stoppa, both left Sampdoria to sign permanently for Catania, whilst Marco Silvestri had joined the club from Udinese on a contract until 30 June 2025.
On 9 December, Andrea Sottil was relieved of his duties as Head Coach of Sampdoria. Two days later, 11 December, Leonardo Semplici was appointed as Sampdoria's new Head Coach.
On 17 December, Simone Leonardi signed a new contract with Sampdoria, until 30 June 2029.
On 10 January, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Pietro Beruatto from Pisa for the remainder of the season, with an obligation to make the move permanent in the summer where Beruatto had signed a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 15 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of M'Baye Niang, on a contract until 30 June 2025.
On 24 January, Sampdoria announced the loan signings of Marco Curto from Como and Rémi Oudin from Lecce, both on contracts until the end of the season with an obligation to make the move permanent in the summer. Curto signed a contract until 30 June 2028, whist Oudin signed a contract until 30 June 2027.
On 27 January, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Giorgio Altare from Venezia, with an obligation to make the move permanent in the summer, with Altare signing a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 30 January, Marco Silvestri left Sampdoria to permanently join Empoli, and that Samuele Perisan had joined Sampdoria on loan from Empoli for the remainder of the season.
On 31 January, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Giuseppe Sibilli from Bari, with an obligation to make the move permanent in the summer, with Sibilli signing a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 3 February, Sampdoria announced the signing of Alessio Cragno from Monza, on a contract until 30 June 2025, and the loan signing of Niccolò Chiorra from Empoli for the remainder of the season. Also on the same day, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Fabio Abiuso from Modena, with an obligation to make the move permanent in the summer, with Abiuso signing a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 7 April, Leonardo Semplici was relieved of his duties as Head Coach of Sampdoria, with Alberico Evani being announced as his replacement on the same day.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 13 Samuele Perisan GK on loan from Empoli 2025 2025 1 0 22 Simone Ghidotti GK on loan from Como 2024 2025 11 0 77 Niccolò Chiorra GK on loan from Carrarese 2025 2025 0 0 94 Alessio Cragno GK Monza 2025 2025 15 0 Defenders 2 Marco Curto DF on loan from Como 2025 2025 15 0 5 Alessandro Pio Riccio DF Juventus 2024 2027 27 1 6 Simone Romagnoli DF on loan from Frosinone 2024 2025 13 0 18 Lorenzo Venuti DF Lecce 2024 2026 33 2 21 Pietro Beruatto DF on loan from Pisa 2025 2025 16 0 23 Fabio Depaoli DF ChievoVerona 2019 113 8 24 Bartosz Bereszyński DF Legia Warsaw 2017 212 1 25 Alex Ferrari DF Bologna 2019 85 1 26 Giorgio Altare DF on loan from Venezia 2025 2025 14 0 44 Nikolas Ioannou DF on loan from Como 2024 2025 28 3 72 Davide Veroli DF on loan from Cagliari 2024 2025 16 1 Midfielders 4 Ronaldo Vieira MF Leeds United 2018 112 0 7 Alessandro Bellemo MF on loan from Como 2024 2025 24 1 8 Matteo Ricci MF Frosinone 2023 2026 35 0 15 Ebenezer Akinsanmiro MF on loan from Inter Milan 2024 2025 38 1 17 Melle Meulensteen MF Vitesse 2024 2027 29 4 20 Rémi Oudin MF on loan from Lecce 2025 2025 13 1 28 Gerard Yepes MF Academy 2022 76 1 80 Leonardo Benedetti MF Spezia 2019 45 1 Forwards 9 Massimo Coda FW Genoa 2024 2026 36 8 10 Gennaro Tutino FW on loan from Cosenza 2024 2025 23 5 16 Fabio Borini FW Fatih Karagümrük 2023 2025 44 10 19 M'Baye Niang FW Unattached 2025 2025 16 3 33 Giuseppe Sibilli FW on loan from Bari 2025 2025 14 2 84 Nikola Sekulov FW on loan from Juventus 2024 2025 18 1 90 Fabio Abiuso FW on loan from Modena 2025 2025 9 0 Out on loan 11 Estanis Pedrola FW Barcelona 2024 2027 26 3 20 Antonino La Gumina FW Empoli 2021 2027 40 3 21 Simone Giordano DF Academy 2021 2026 37 2 31 Stipe Vulikić DF Perugia 2024 2027 14 0 Nicola Ravaglia GK Cremonese 2020 Elia Tantalocchi GK Academy 2021 Stefano Girelli MF Cremonese 2023 18 0 Left during the season 1 Paolo Vismara GK on loan from Atalanta 2024 2025 11 0 3 Antonio Barreca DF Cagliari 2023 2025 26 0 14 Pajtim Kasami MF Olympiacos 2023 39 6 33 Marco Silvestri GK Udinese 2024 2025 8 0 Emil Audero GK Juventus 2019 169 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.12 July 2024FWMassimo CodaGenoaUndisclosed18 July 2024DFLorenzo VenutiLecceUndisclosed25 July 2024MFMelle MeulensteenVitesseUndisclosed28 July 2024DFStipe VulikićPerugiaUndisclosed28 August 2024DFAlessandro Pio RiccioJuventusUndisclosed30 August 2024GKMarco SilvestriUdineseUndisclosed15 January 2025FWM'Baye NiangUnattachedFree3 February 2025GKAlessio CragnoMonzaUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.19 July 2024MFEbenezer AkinsanmiroInter Milan30 June 202521 July 2024DFSimone RomagnoliFrosinone30 June 20251 August 2024GKSimone GhidottiComo30 June 20251 August 2024DFNikolas IoannouComo30 June 20251 August 2024MFAlessandro BellemoComo30 June 20251 August 2024FWGennaro TutinoCosenza30 June 20257 August 2024GKPaolo VismaraAtalanta3 February 202510 August 2024DFDavide VeroliCagliari30 June 202514 August 2024MFNikola SekulovJuventus30 June 202510 January 2025DFPietro BeruattoPisa30 June 202524 January 2025DFMarco CurtoComo30 June 202524 January 2025MFRémi OudinLecce30 June 202527 January 2025DFGiorgio AltareVenezia30 June 202630 January 2025GKSamuele PerisanEmpoli30 June 202531 January 2025FWGiuseppe SibilliBari30 June 20253 February 2025GKNiccolò ChiorraEmpoli30 June 20253 February 2025FWFabio AbiusoModena30 June 2025
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.15 July 2024MFBrendi MalajRiminiUndisclosed18 July 2024MFMarco Delle MonacheLecceUndisclosed19 July 2024FWManuel De LucaCremoneseUndisclosed21 July 2024DFErik GerbiAC CarpiUndisclosed30 July 2024GKEmil AuderoComoUndisclosed27 August 2024DFGiovanni LeoniParmaUndisclosed30 August 2024DFErtijon GegaCataniaUndisclosed30 August 2024FWMatteo StoppaCataniaUndisclosed6 September 2024MFAndréa DacourtFrancs BorainsUndisclosed30 January 2025GKMarco SilvestriEmpoliUndisclosed3 February 2025DFAntonio BarrecaSüdtirolUndisclosed
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.15 July 2024DFLorenzo CostantinoVirtus Francavilla30 June 202515 July 2024MFLorenzo MalagridaRimini30 June 20251 August 2024GKElia TantalocchiPontedera30 June 20257 August 2024MFFrancesco ContiSestri Levante15 January 202530 August 2024FWLuca PolliClub Milano30 June 20257 January 2025DFSimone GiordanoMantova30 June 20259 January 2025MFStefano GirelliUS Salernitana30 June 20259 January 2025FWAntonino La GuminaCesena30 June 202515 January 2025MFFrancesco ContiRimini30 June 20253 February 2025GKNicola RavagliaCarrarese30 June 20253 February 2025DFStipe VulikićModena30 June 20253 February 2025FWSimone LeonardiRimini30 June 20253 February 2025FWEstanis PedrolaBologna30 June 2025
Released Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref10 July 2024DFAndrea Conti 11 July 2024MFValerio VerrePalermo9 August 20246 September 2024MFSimone PozzatoClub Milano10 September 202424 September 2024MFMattia VitaleFC Pompei 3 February 2025MFPajtim KasamiSion11 February 202530 June 2025DFBartosz BereszyńskiPalermo20 September 2025
Friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Serie B
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Results
Relegation play-out
Coppa Italia
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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|colspan="16"|Players who appeared for Pafos but left during the season:
Goal scorers PlacePositionNationNumberNameSerie BRelegation play-outCoppa ItaliaTotal1 FW9 Massimo Coda80082 FW10Gennaro Tutino50053 DF23Fabio Depaoli4004MF17Melle Meulensteen31045 FW19M'Baye Niang3003DF44Nikolas Ioannou20137 FW33Giuseppe Sibilli2002DF18Lorenzo Venuti20029 MF15Ebenezer Akinsanmiro1001MF14Pajtim Kasami1001FW84Nikola Sekulov1001FW34Simone Leonardi1001MF7 Alessandro Bellemo1001DF72Davide Veroli1001DF5 Alessandro Pio Riccio1001MF20Rémi Oudin1001 Own goal1001DF2 Marco Curto0101FW16Fabio Borini0011MF28Gerard Yepes0011 Awarded3003Total385346
Clean sheets PlacePositionNationNumberNameSerie BRelegation play-outCoppa ItaliaTotal1 GK94Alessio Cragno61072 GK1 Paolo Vismara30033 GK22Simone Ghidotti11024 GK33Marco Silvestri1001GK13Samuele Perisan1001Total121013
Disciplinary record