The 2018–19 season was Genoa Cricket and Football Club's twelfth consecutive season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia.
The season was coach Davide Ballardini's first full campaign in charge, after taking over from the sacked Ivan Jurić during the 2017–18 season.
Players
Squad information Appearances include league matches only No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 Federico Marchetti GK Lazio 2018 2020 4 0 23 Alessandro Russo GK Youth Sector 2017 – 0 0 25 Rok Vodišek GK Olimpija Ljubljana 2018 2022 0 0 93 Jandrei GK Chapecoense 2019 2021 1 0 97 Ionuț Radu GK Internazionale 2018 2019 33 0 Loan Defenders 3 Koray Günter CB Galatasaray 2018 2021 14 0 4 Domenico Criscito LB / LWB / LM / CB Zenit Saint Petersburg 2018 2022 188 11 Captain 13 Giuseppe Pezzella LB / RB / LM Udinese 2019 2019 5 0 Loan 14 Davide Biraschi CB Avellino 2016 2022 60 0 17 Cristian Romero CB Belgrano 2018 2023 26 2 32 Pedro Pereira RB / RWB / RM Benfica 2018 2019 32 0 Loan 33 Ivan Lakićević RB Vojvodina 2018 2022 0 0 87 Ervin Zukanović CB Roma 2017 2021 56 0 Midfielders 8 Lukas Lerager CM Bordeaux 2019 2019 14 1 Loan 15 Luca Mazzitelli CM Sassuolo 2018 2019 10 0 Loan 18 Esteban Rolón DM / CM Málaga 2018 2019 19 0 Loan 21 Ivan Radovanović DM / CM Chievo 2019 2021 12 0 22 Darko Lazović RM / RW / RWB Red Star Belgrade 2015 2020 102 5 24 Daniel Bessa CM / AM / RW Hellas Verona 2018 2019 41 3 Loan 27 Stefano Sturaro CM / RB / DM Juventus 2019 2019 5 1 Loan 44 Miguel Veloso DM / CM / LB Unattached 2018 — 21 0 45 Iuri Medeiros RW / AM Sporting CP 2018 2019 13 2 Loan 88 Oscar Hiljemark CM Palermo 2017 2020 46 3 Forwards 9 Antonio Sanabria CF Real Betis 2019 2020 15 3 Loan 10 Gianluca Lapadula ST Milan 2017 2022 36 7 11 Christian Kouamé ST Cittadella 2018 2023 38 4 19 Goran Pandev SS / AM / RW Galatasaray 2015 2019 92 12 Vice-captain 26 Nicola Dalmonte ST Cesena 2018 – 3 0 39 Andrea Favilli ST Juventus 2018 2019 6 0 Loan Players transferred during the season 2 Nicolás Spolli CB Chievo 2017 2019 28 0 5 Lisandro López CB Benfica 2018 2019 0 0 Loan 8 Rômulo CM / RB / RM Hellas Verona 2018 2020 17 1 9 Krzysztof Piątek ST Cracovia 2018 2022 19 13 27 Lorenzo Callegari CM Paris Saint-Germain 2018 2022 0 0 30 Sandro DM Benevento 2018 2021 13 0 40 Stéphane Oméonga CM Avellino 2017 2022 22 0
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Rok Vodišek Olimpija Ljubljana Free Domenico Criscito Zenit Saint Petersburg Free Ivan Lakićević Vojvodina Free Krzysztof Piątek Cracovia Undisclosed Federico Valietti Internazionale Undisclosed Federico Marchetti Lazio Undisclosed Sandro Benevento Undisclosed Rômulo Hellas Verona Free
Loans in Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Ionuț Radu Internazionale Loan Loan with compulsory purchase option Luca Mazzitelli Sassuolo Loan Loan with compulsory purchase option Stefano Sturaro Juventus €16.5M On 24 January 2019, a loan deal was initially done for €1.5M until end of season with an option to buy for €8.5M + €8M variables, however, later made a permanent deal for €16.5M on 6 February 2019. https://genoacfc.it/stefano-sturaro-ritorno-compiuto/
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Mattia Perin Juventus €12M €12M + €3M in bonuses Riccardo Improta Benevento Undisclosed Armando Izzo Torino €8M €8M + €2M in bonuses
Loans out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source
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 ItaliaTotal19FWKrzysztof Piątek13619211FWChristian Kouamé40419FWGoran Pandev40449FWAntonio Sanabria30322FWDarko Lazović30364DFDomenico Criscito20210FWGianluca Lapadula11217DFCristian Romero20298MFLukas Lerager1018MFRômulo10124MFDaniel Bessa10127MFStefano Sturaro10188MFOscar Hiljemark101Own goal202Totals39746
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Clean sheets NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal197GKIonuț Radu60621GKFederico Marchetti112Totals718
Last updated: 26 May 2019
Disciplinary record NameSerie ACoppa ItaliaTotal1GKFederico Marchetti1000001002DFNicolás Spolli2000002003DFKoray Günter1000001004DFDomenico Criscito120100012015DFLisandro López00010010013DFGiuseppe Pezzella00100000114DFDavide Biraschi30100030117DFCristian Romero1011000101132DFPedro Pereira10000010087DFErvin Zukanović5000005008MFLukas Lerager4000004008MFRômulo01000001015MFLuca Mazzitelli30000030018MFEsteban Rolón90000090021MFIvan Radovanović30000030024MFDaniel Bessa80000080027MFStefano Sturaro00100000130MFSandro30000030040MFStéphane Oméonga10000010044MFMiguel Veloso7000007009FWKrzysztof Piątek5000005009FWAntonio Sanabria10000010010FWGianluca Lapadula10010020011FWChristian Kouamé40000040019FWGoran Pandev60000060022FWDarko Lazović200000200Totals92252009425
Last updated: 26 May 2019
References