The 2018–19 season was Udinese Calcio's 39th season in Serie A and their 24th consecutive season in the top-flight. The club competed in Serie A, finishing 12th, and the Coppa Italia, where they were eliminated in the third round.
Spanish coach Julio Velázquez was appointed to manage the club on 7 June, replacing former Juventus player and Croatia international Igor Tudor, who left the club after only one month in charge. However, Velázquez would be sacked 13 November 2018 and replaced by former Crotone manager Davide Nicola.
Players
Squad information Last updated on 26 May 2019 Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Juan Musso GK Racing Club 2018 2023 29 0 88 Nícolas GK Hellas Verona 2018 2019 0 0 Defenders 3 Samir CB Flamengo 2016 2023 73 4 4 Nicholas Opoku CB Club Africain 2018 2022 12 0 5 William Troost-Ekong CB Bursaspor 2018 2022 35 0 17 Bram Nuytinck CB Anderlecht 2017 2021 54 1 18 Hidde ter Avest RB / CB / DM Twente 2018 2022 13 0 19 Jens Stryger Larsen RB Austria Wien 2017 2021 66 2 24 Ben Wilmot CB Watford 2019 2019 5 0 87 Sebastian De Maio CB Bologna 2019 2019 16 1 90 Marvin Zeegelaar LB / LM / LW Watford 2019 2019 12 0 Midfielders 6 Seko Fofana CM / DM / AM Manchester City 2016 2022 80 10 8 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu CM / DM Berekum Arsenal 2010 2020 167 10 11 Valon Behrami DM / RM / CM Watford 2017 2019 39 2 13 Svante Ingelsson RM / LM / LW Kalmar FF 2017 2021 10 1 14 Petar Mićin RW Čukarički 2018 1 0 20 Emil Hallfreðsson CM / LM / DM Hellas Verona 2016 2020 61 1 30 Sandro DM Genoa 2019 2019 12 0 38 Rolando Mandragora CM / DM / CB Juventus 2018 2022 35 3 72 Antonín Barák AM / DM / CM Slavia Prague 2017 2022 42 7 77 Marco D'Alessandro RW / LW / RM Atalanta 2018 2019 24 0 Forwards 7 Stefano Okaka CF Watford 2019 2019 16 6 10 Rodrigo De Paul RW / LW / AM Valencia 2016 2021 107 17 15 Kevin Lasagna CF / SS / LW Carpi 2017 2020 65 18 23 Ignacio Pussetto RW / CF / LW Huracán 2018 2023 35 4 91 Łukasz Teodorczyk CF / SS Anderlecht 2018 2022 16 1 Players transferred during the season 2 Molla Wagué CB Granada 2017 2019 3 0 7 Giuseppe Pezzella LB Palermo 2017 2022 19 0 9 Felipe Vizeu CF Flamengo 2018 2023 5 0 16 Darwin Machís LW / CF / RW Granada 2018 2022 13 0 21 Simone Pontisso DM Youth Sector 2016 2022 2 0 22 Simone Scuffet GK Youth Sector 2013 2022 39 0 53 Ali Adnan Kadhim LB Çaykur Rizespor 2015 2020 66 2 98 Mamadou Coulibaly CM Pescara 2017 2022 0 0 99 Andrija Balić CM / AM / DM Hajduk Split 2016 2020 29 1 — Gabriele Angella CB Watford 2016 2020 26 1
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Mamadou Coulibaly Pescara Loan return Lucas Evangelista Estoril Loan return Ewandro Estoril Loan return Melker Hallberg Kalmar FF Loan return Thomas Heurtaux Hellas Verona Loan return Orestis Karnezis Watford Loan return Aly Mallé Lorca Loan return Alex Meret SPAL Loan return Juan Musso Racing Club Undisclosed Darwin Machís Granada Undisclosed Ignacio Pussetto Huracán €8M Rolando Mandragora Juventus €20M Buyback clause included Łukasz Teodorczyk Anderlecht €7M William Troost-Ekong Bursaspor €3.3M
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Nícolas Hellas Verona Loan Marco D'Alessandro Atalanta Loan Loan with an option to buy Stefano Okaka Watford Loan Loan with an option to buy
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Albano Bizzarri Unattached Free End of contract Maxi López Unattached Free End of contract Francesco Zampano Pescara Loan return Alex Meret Napoli Undisclosed Orestis Karnezis Napoli Undisclosed Silvan Widmer Basel Undisclosed Lucas Evangelista Nantes Undisclosed Emil Hallfreðsson Frosinone Undisclosed Thomas Heurtaux Ankaragücü Undisclosed
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Ryder Matos Hellas Verona Loan Loan with an option to buy Mauro Coppolaro Venezia Loan Jakub Jankto Sampdoria Loan Loan with obligation to buy for €15M Samuele Perisan Padova Loan Stipe Perica Frosinone Loan Paweł Bochniewicz Górnik Zabrze Loan Loan with an option to buy Ewandro Austria Wien Loan Loan with an option to buy Francisco Sierralta Parma Loan Danilo Bologna Loan Loan with an obligation to buy Ali Adnan Kadhim Atalanta Loan Loan with an option to buy Gabriele Angella Charleroi Loan
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
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 ItaliaTotal110FWRodrigo De Paul90927FWStefano Okaka60615FWKevin Lasagna606423FWIgnacio Pussetto404538MFRolando Mandragora30363DFSamir2026MFSeko Fofana202811MFValon Behrami10116FWDarwin Machís01119DFJens Stryger Larsen10120MFEmil Hallfreðsson10187DFSebastian De Maio10191FWŁukasz Teodorczyk101Own goal202Totals39140
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal11GKJuan Musso707222GKSimone Scuffet202Totals909
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal1GKJuan Musso4000004003DFSamir7000007004DFNicholas Opoku5000005005DFWilliam Troost-Ekong4000004007DFGiuseppe Pezzella10000010017DFBram Nuytinck40100040119DFJens Stryger Larsen60000060024DFBen Wilmot10000010087DFSebastian De Maio01000001090DFMarvin Zeegelaar5100005106MFSeko Fofana50000050011MFValon Behrami60000060030MFSandro50000050038MFRolando Mandragora80110090177MFMarco D'Alessandro3000003007FWStefano Okaka40000040010FWRodrigo De Paul70000070015FWKevin Lasagna20000020016FWDarwin Machís20000020023FWIgnacio Pussetto80000080091FWŁukasz Teodorczyk100000100Totals88221008922
Last updated: 26 May 2019
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