The 2025–26 season was the 115th season of competitive association football played by Udinese Calcio, a professional football club based in Udine, Italy. It was the club's 31st consecutive season in Serie A, the top tier of Italian men's football, having finished 12th in the previous season, and the club also took part in the Coppa Italia, Italy's domestic cup competition.
Udinese finished 10th in Serie A, and were eliminated from the Coppa Italia at the round of 16 stage.
Background and pre-season Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Kosta Runjaić was appointed as the head coach of Udinese Calcio, and Udinese started the season well, with 10 points from the first four matches leaving the club top of the Serie A table. Though this form did not continue, and Udinese won just once in their last 11 Serie A matches, eventually finishing 12th with 44 points from 38 matches, it was described as a "strong opening campaign" for Runjaić at Udinese who had narrowly scraped survival in the previous season, and he was given a new two-year contract in summer 2025.
Review
Young midfielder Arthur Atta was named the Serie A Rising Star of the Month for April 2026.
Squad
Transfers
Summer window
In DatePlayerFromFeeNotesRef.30 June 2025 Vakoun Bayo WatfordEnd of loan30 June 2025 Leonardo Buta MoreirenseEnd of loan30 June 2025 Enzo Ebosse Jagiellonia BiałystokEnd of loan30 June 2025 Gonçalo Esteves Yverdon-SportEnd of loan30 June 2025 Marco Ballarini LuccheseEnd of loan30 June 2025 Sekou Diawara LuccheseEnd of loan30 June 2025 Vivaldo Semedo VizelaEnd of loan1 July 2025 Nicolò Bertola SpeziaFree1 July 2025 Arthur Atta Metz€8,000,000Loan transfer made permanent Abdoulaye Camara Montpellier€1,200,000 Luca Kjerrumgaard OB€5,000,000 Alessandro Nunziante Benevento€1,500,000 Jakub Piotrowski Ludogorets Razgrad€3,000,000 Saba Goglichidze Empoli€4,000,000 Lennon Miller Motherwell€5,500,000 Adam Buksa Midtjylland€5,000,000
Loans in DatePlayerFromFeeNotesRef. Idrissa Gueye Metz€4,000,000Option to buy for €6,000,000 Alessandro Zanoli NapoliFreeOption to buy for €5,000,000 Nicolò Zaniolo Galatasaray€2,500,000Option to buy for €5,000,000
Out DatePlayerToFeeNotesRef.30 June 2025 Isaak Touré LorientEnd of loan1 July 2025 Jaka Bijol Leeds UnitedUndisclosed1 July 2025 Nehuén Pérez Porto€13,250,000Loan transfer made permanent1 July 2025MF Lazar Samardžić Atalanta€16,600,000Loan transfer made permanent Vivaldo Semedo WatfordUndisclosed Florian Thauvin Lens€6,000,000 Lautaro Giannetti AntalyasporUndisclosed Alexis Sánchez SevillaFreeContract terminated7 November 2025FW Sekou Diawara ZürichFreeJoined U21 squad
Loans out DatePlayerToFeeNotesRef.DF James Abankwah WatfordFreeLoan extendedDF Enzo Ebosse Hellas VeronaFreeObligation to buy for an undisclosed fee under certain conditionsFW Luca Kjerrumgaard WatfordFreeGK Edoardo Piana MonopoliFree Lorenzo Lucca Napoli€9,000,000Option to buy for €26,000,000https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/calcio-mercato/napoli/2025/07/17-142052832/lucca_al_napoli_l_attaccante_ha_firmato_il_contratto_nel_ritiro_di_dimaro Gonçalo Esteves AlvercaFree Leonardo Buta EibarFreeOption to buy for an undisclosed fee Brenner CincinnatiFreeUntil 31 December 2025, option to buy for an undisclosed feehttps://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/brazilian-f-brenner-returns-cincinnati-loan--flm-2025-08-22/ Martín Payero Cremonese€1,000,000Obligation to buy for €5,000,000 under certain conditions Simone Pafundi SampdoriaFreeOption to buy for €5,000,000 Damián Pizarro Le HavreFree Cristiano De Paoli ComoFreeJoined Primavera squad Marco Ballarini RiminiFree David Pejičić MariborFreeOption to buy for an undisclosed fee
Winter window
In DatePlayerFromFeeNotesRef.31 December 2025FW Brenner CincinnatiFreeEnd of loan Juan David Arizala Independiente Medellín€3,000,00013 January 2026 Damián Pizarro Le HavreFreeLoan terminated early27 January 2026 Gonçalo Esteves AlvercaFreeLoan terminated early1 February 2026 Leonardo Buta EibarFreeLoan terminated earlyDF Enzo Ebosse Hellas VeronaFreeLoan terminated early Branimir Mlačić Hajduk Split€4,500,000
Loans in DatePlayerFromFeeNotesRef.
Out DatePlayerToFeeNotesRef.23 January 2026 Lorenzo Lucca Napoli€26,000,000Loan transfer made permanent Brenner Vasco da Gama€5,000,000 Gonçalo Esteves CatanzaroUndisclosed Marco Ballarini Virtus VeronaFreeContract terminated Gioele Venuti SassuoloUndisclosedJoined Primavera squad
Loans out DatePlayerToFeeNotesRef. Matteo Palma SampdoriaFree Iker Bravo Las PalmasFree Damián Pizarro RacingFreeUntil 31 December 2026, option to buy for an undisclosed fee Sandi Lovrić Hellas VeronaFreeOption to buy for €5,000,000 Leonardo Buta Rio AveFreeOption to buy for an undisclosed fee Rui Modesto PalermoFreeOption to buy for €3,000,000 Saba Goglichidze WatfordFree Enzo Ebosse TorinoFreeOption to buy for €2,500,000
Squad Statistics
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Competitions Serie A
League table
Match details +Serie A match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance118:30Hellas VeronaH1–1Kristensen 53'20,706220:45Inter MilanA2–1Davis 29' pen., Atta 40'70,796315:00PisaA1–0Bravo 14'11,126420:45AC MilanH0–324,201512:30SassuoloA1–3Davis 55'11,160612:30CagliariH1–1Kabasele 58'18,159720:45CremoneseA1–1Zaniolo 51'10,860815:00LecceH3–2Karlström 16', Davis 37', Buksa 89'21,441918:30JuventusA1–3Zaniolo 45+1'40,0341015:00AtalantaH1–0Zaniolo 40'20,1671118:00AS RomaA0–261,6841215:00BolognaH0–323,7561315:00ParmaA2–0Zaniolo 11', Davis 65' pen.17,2321418:00GenoaH1–2Piotrowski 65'23,3561515:00NapoliH1–0Ekkelenkamp 73'24,5021618:00FiorentinaA1–5Solet 66'18,4051718:00LazioH1–1Davis 90+5'24,4601812:30Como 1907A0–111,9141920:45TorinoA2–1Zaniolo 50', Ekkelenkamp 82'17,9822015:00PisaH2–2Kabasele 19', Davis 40' pen.23,1862115:00Inter MilanH0–124,9292220:45Hellas VeronaA3–1Atta 23', Zanoli 58', Davis 66'18,7202320:45AS RomaH1–0Ekkelenkamp 49'23,5982415:00LecceA1–2Solet 26' pen.24,2902512:30SassuoloH1–2Solet 10'21,1992620:45BolognaA0–123,2382720:45FiorentinaH3–0Kabasele 10', Davis 63' pen., Buksa 90+4'18,2652818:00AtalantaA2–2Kristensen 39', Davis 55'22,1012920:45JuventusH0–125,0223020:45GenoaA2–0Ekkelenkamp 66', Davis 90+6'30,8963112:30Como 1907H0–024,3473218:00AC MilanA3–0Bartesaghi 27' o.g., Ekkelenkamp 37', Atta 71'74,6753315:00ParmaH0–123,2803420:45LazioA3–3Ehizibue 18', Atta 86', 90+3'4,0003515:00TorinoH2–0Ehizibue 45+1', Kristensen 51'23,2783615:00CagliariA2–0Buksa 56', Gueye 90+6'16,1203720:45CremoneseH0–123,0793818:00NapoliA0–150,000
Coppa Italia
+Coppa Italia match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round20:45CarrareseH2–0Atta 43', Bravo 59'7,402Second round18:30PalermoH2–1Zaniolo 41', Miller 45'6,686Round of 1621:00JuventusA0–234,674
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