The 2025–26 season was UC Sampdoria's 80th season in existence and the club's third season in Serie B, the second division of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, UC Sampdoria will participate in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Season review On 13 July, Sampdoria announced the appointment of Massimo Donati as their new head coach.
On 1 August, Sampdoria announced the season-long loan signing of Marvin Çuni from Rubin Kazan, with an option to make the transfer permanent on a contract until 30 June 2029.
On 5 August, Sampdoria announced that Melle Meulensteen had been sold to Go Ahead Eagles.
On 6 August, Sampdoria announced that Samuel Ntanda-Lukisa had been sold to RSC Anderlecht.
On 7 August, Sampdoria announced the signing of Jordan Ferri from Montpellier and Liam Henderson from Empoli, both on a contracts until 30 June 2027, with options to extended the contract for an additional year. Later the same day, Sampdoria announced that Ronaldo Vieira had been sold to MLS club San Jose Earthquakes.
On 13 August, Sampdoria announced the signing of Víctor Narro from Gimnàstic, on a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 19 August, Sampdoria announced the signing of Gaëtan Coucke from Al-Orobah, on a contract until 30 June 2027.
On 20 August, Sampdoria announced the signing of Oliver Abildgaard from Como, on a contract until 30 June 2028.
On 21 August, Sampdoria announced the season-long loan signing of Luigi Cherubini from AS Roma, and that Antonino La Gumina had joined Inter Milan on loan to play for their reserve team, Inter U23.
On 22 August, Elia Tantalocchi joined Campobasso on loan for the season. Also on 22 August, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Simone Pafundi from Udinese, with the option to make the move permanent until 30 June 2030.
On 29 August, Sampdoria announced that Nicholas Scardigno had joined Virtus Verona, and that Nikola Sekulov had joined Carrarese, both for the season.
On 22 August, Elia Tantalocchi joined Campobasso on loan for the season. Also on 22 August, Sampdoria announced the loan signing of Simone Pafundi from Udinese, with the option to make the move permanent until 30 June 2030.
On 30 August, Sampdoria announced the signing of Andrei Coubiș from AC Milan on loan for the season, with an obligation to make the move permanent and Coubiș signing a contract until 30 June 2029.
On 1 September, Sampdoria announced that Simone Leonardi had left the club to sign for Catania, and that they had signed a one-year contract with Antonín Barák from Fiorentina and that Dennis Hadžikadunić had joined the club on a year-long loan deal from Rostov after he'd suspended his contract with the Russian club due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
On 2 September, Sampdoria announced that they had signed professional contracts with Giuseppe Forte, Lorenzo Paratici, until 30 June 2028 and that they had joined AS Roma on loan for the season, with Francesco Ferrara and Valerio Cinti joining Sampdoria from Roma on loan for the season.
On 18 October, Sampdoria announced the departure of Massimo Donati as their head coach, with Angelo Gregucci being announced as his replacement the following day.
On 2 January, Sampdoria announced that Estanis Pedrola had joined Las Palmas on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.
On 3 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of Matteo Brunori on loan from Palermo until the end of the season.
On 4 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of Salvatore Esposito on loan from Spezia for the remainder of the season, with an obligation to make the transfer permanent in the summer with Esposito signing a contract until 30 June 2030 with an option for an additional year.
On 5 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of Tjaš Begić from Parma on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the transfer permanent on a contract until 30 June 2030.
On 7 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of Tommaso Martinelli on loan from Fiorentina until the end of the season.
On 9 January, Sampdoria announced the permanent signing of Andrei Coubiș from AC Milan, and at the same time that they had loaned Coubiș out to Universitatea Cluj for the rest of the season, with a conditional obligation to make the move permanent and a potential option if the conditional obligations isn't met.
On 14 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of Matteo Palma on loan from Udinese until the end of the season.
On 16 August, Sampdoria announced that Víctor Narro had joined Real Murcia on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to make the move permanent.
On 17 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of Mattia Viti on loan from Nice until the end of the season.
On 22 January, Sampdoria confirmed that Lorenzo Malagrida had left the club in order to sign for Livorno.
On 26 January, Sampdoria announced that they had mutually agreed with Rubin Kazan to end Marvin Çuni's loan deal early.
On 28 January, Sampdoria announced that they had extended their contract with Francesco Conti until 30 June 2030, whilst also announcing that Simone Romagnoli had left the club to sign permanently for Empoli, and that they had signed Alessandro Di Pardo from Cagliari on a contract until 30 June 2029.
On 29 January, Sampdoria announced that Leonardo Benedetti had left the club in order to sign for Virtus Entella.
On 30 January, Sampdoria announced the signing of Manuel Cicconi on loan from Carrarese until the end of the season, with an obligation to make the mover permanent and Cicconi signing a contract until 30 June 2029.
On 31 January, Sampdoria announced that Nikolas Ioannou had left the club in order to sign permanently for Pafos.
On 2 February, Sampdoria announced the signings of Edoardo Soleri and Nicholas Pierini on loan from Spezia and Sassuolo respectively, both with the option to make the transfers permanent in the summer with Soleri signing until 30 June 2028 and Pierini signing until 30 June 2029. Sampdoria also announced that Alessandro Bellemo had joined Spezia in a similar deal to Soleri's,that Stefano Girelli had joined Casertana on loan until the end of the season, and that they had terminated their loan deal with Venezia for Giorgio Altare.
On 5 February, Sampdoria announced that Lorenzo Malanca had signed his first professional contract with the club, until 30 June 2028.
On 20 February, Sampdoria announced that Stipe Vulikić had left the club to sign for Levski Sofia.
On 9 March, Sampdoria announced the departure of Angelo Gregucci as their head coach, with Attilio Lombardo being announced as his temporary replacement.
Squad
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals Goalkeepers 1 Simone Ghidotti GK Como 2025 2027 32 0 30 Nicola Ravaglia GK Cremonese 2020 50 Tommaso Martinelli GK on loan from Fiorentina 2026 2026 16 0 98 Gaëtan Coucke GK Al-Orobah 2025 2027 2 0 Defenders 2 Mattia Viti DF on loan from Nice 2026 2026 16 0 5 Alessandro Pio Riccio DF Juventus 2025 2027 45 1 13 Matteo Palma DF on loan from Udinese 2026 2026 11 1 17 Dennis Hadžikadunić DF on loan from Rostov 2025 2026 28 0 18 Lorenzo Venuti DF Lecce 2024 2026 49 2 21 Simone Giordano DF Academy 2021 2026 59 2 23 Fabio Depaoli DF ChievoVerona 2019 139 11 25 Alex Ferrari DF Bologna 2019 98 1 29 Alessandro Di Pardo DF Cagliari 2026 2029 16 1 39 Lorenzo Malanca DF Academy 2025 2028 0 0 Midfielders 4 Jordan Ferri MF Montpellier 2025 2027(+1) 6 0 7 Manuel Cicconi MF on loan from Carrarese 2026 2026 16 0 8 Matteo Ricci MF Frosinone 2023 2026 56 1 10 Luigi Cherubini MF on loan from AS Roma 2025 2026 34 2 11 Tjaš Begić MF on loan from Parma 2026 2026 19 3 16 Liam Henderson MF Empoli 2025 2027(+1) 31 3 20 Simone Pafundi MF on loan from Udinese 2025 2026 26 1 28 Oliver Abildgaard MF Como 2025 2028 29 1 33 Francesco Conti MF Academy 2024 2030 28 2 34 Tommaso Casalino MF Academy 2025 4 0 72 Antonín Barák MF Fiorentina 2025 2026 28 1 94 Salvatore Esposito MF on loan from Spezia 2026 2026 11 0 Francesco Ferrara MF on loan from AS Roma 2025 2026 0 0 Forwards 9 Massimo Coda FW Genoa 2024 2026 65 17 77 Nicholas Pierini FW on loan from Sassuolo 2026 2026 9 2 92 Edoardo Soleri FW on loan from Spezia 2026 2026 13 0 99 Matteo Brunori FW on loan from Palermo 2026 2026 18 3 Valerio Cinti FW on loan from AS Roma 2025 2026 0 0 Out on loan 3 Andrei Coubiș DF AC Milan 2026 2029 0 0 10 Gennaro Tutino FW Cosenza 2025 2028 24 5 11 Estanis Pedrola FW Barcelona 2024 2027 34 3 14 Alessandro Bellemo MF Como 2025 2027 35 1 19 Stefano Girelli MF Cremonese 2023 18 0 20 Antonino La Gumina FW Empoli 2021 2027 40 3 22 Elia Tantalocchi GK Academy 2021 24 Nikola Sekulov MF Juventus 2025 2028 19 1 31 Stipe Vulikić DF Perugia 2024 2027 28 0 70 Víctor Narro FW Gimnàstic 2025 2028 5 0 Nicholas Scardigno GK Academy 2025 0 0 Giuseppe Forte FW Academy 2025 2028 0 0 Lorenzo Paratici FW Academy 2025 2028 0 0 Left during the season 4 Ronaldo Vieira MF Leeds United 2018 112 0 6 Simone Romagnoli DF Frosinone 2025 2026 13 0 7 Marvin Çuni FW on loan from Rubin Kazan 2025 2026 16 1 15 Giorgio Altare DF on loan from Venezia 2025 2027 14 0 17 Melle Meulensteen MF Vitesse 2024 2027 29 4 44 Nikolas Ioannou DF Como 2025 2027 47 5 80 Leonardo Benedetti MF Spezia 2019 59 1 92 Simone Leonardi FW Academy 2024 Samuel Ntanda-Lukisa MF Sint-Truiden 2022 15 1 Lorenzo Malagrida MF Academy 2023 7 0
Transfers
In Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.7 August 2025MFJordan FerriMontpellierUndisclosed7 August 2025MFLiam HendersonEmpoliUndisclosed13 August 2025FWVíctor NarroGimnàsticUndisclosed19 August 2025GKGaëtan CouckeAl-OrobahUndisclosed20 August 2025MFOliver AbildgaardComoUndisclosed1 September 2025MFAntonín BarákFiorentinaUndisclosed9 January 2026DFAndrei CoubișAC MilanUndisclosed29 January 2026DFAlessandro Di PardoCagliariUndisclosed
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.27 January 2025DFGiorgio AltareVenezia2 February 20261 August 2025FWMarvin ÇuniRubin Kazan26 January 202621 August 2025MFLuigi CherubiniRoma30 June 202622 August 2025MFSimone PafundiUdinese30 June 202630 August 2025DFAndrei CoubișAC Milan9 January 20261 September 2025DFDennis HadžikadunićRostov30 June 20262 September 2025MFFrancesco FerraraAS Roma30 June 20262 September 2025FWValerio CintiAS Roma30 June 20263 January 2026FWMatteo BrunoriPalermo30 June 20264 January 2026MFSalvatore EspositoSpezia30 June 20265 January 2026MFTjaš BegićParma30 June 20267 January 2026GKTommaso MartinelliFiorentina30 June 202614 January 2026DFMatteo PalmaUdinese30 June 202617 January 2026DFMattia VitiNice30 June 202630 January 2026DFManuel CicconiCarrarese30 June 20262 February 2026FWEdoardo SoleriSpezia30 June 20262 February 2026FWNicholas PieriniSassuolo30 June 2026
Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.5 August 2025MFMelle MeulensteenGo Ahead EaglesUndisclosed6 August 2025MFSamuel Ntanda-LukisaAnderlechtUndisclosed7 August 2025MFRonaldo VieiraSan Jose EarthquakesUndisclosed8 August 2025MFGerard YepesEmpoliUndisclosed1 September 2025FWSimone LeonardiCataniaUndisclosed22 January 2026MFLorenzo MalagridaLivornoUndisclosed28 January 2026DFSimone RomagnoliEmpoliUndisclosed29 January 2026MFLeonardo BenedettiVirtus EntellaUndisclosed31 January 2026DFNikolas IoannouPafosUndisclosed20 February 2026DFStipe VulikićLevski SofiaUndisclosed
Loans out