2017–18 AC Milan season
Milan 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was the 84th season in Associazione Calcio Milan ' s history and their 82nd in the top-flight of Italian football . Milan competed in Serie A , UEFA Europa League and in the Coppa Italia . For the first time since the 2013–14 season, AC Milan competed in European competition, entering in the third qualifying round of the Europa League.
Players
No.
Player
Nat.
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Contract ends
Signed from
Transfer fee
Notes
Goalkeepers
30
Marco Storari
GK
(1977-01-07 ) 7 January 1977 (aged 41)
2017[ 2]
2018
Cagliari
Free
90
Antonio Donnarumma
GK
(1990-07-07 ) 7 July 1990 (aged 27)
2017
2021
Asteras Tripolis
€300,000
From Youth system
99
Gianluigi Donnarumma
GK
(1999-02-25 ) 25 February 1999 (aged 19)
2015
2021
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
Defenders
2
Davide Calabria
RB / LB
(1996-12-06 ) 6 December 1996 (aged 21)
2015
2020
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
12
Andrea Conti
RB
(1994-03-02 ) 2 March 1994 (aged 24)
2017
2022
Atalanta
€24,000,000
13
Alessio Romagnoli
CB
(1995-01-12 ) 12 January 1995 (aged 23)
2015
2020
Roma
€25,000,000
15
Gustavo Gómez
CB
(1993-05-06 ) 6 May 1993 (aged 25)
2016
2021
Lanús
€8,500,000
17
Cristián Zapata
CB
(1986-09-30 ) 30 September 1986 (aged 31)
2012
2019
Villarreal
€6,000,000
4th Vice Captain
19
Leonardo Bonucci
CB
(1987-05-01 ) 1 May 1987 (aged 31)
2017
2022
Juventus
€42,000,000
Captain
20
Ignazio Abate
RB
(1986-11-12 ) 12 November 1986 (aged 31)
2009[ 3]
2019
Torino
€2,800,000
From Youth system , 2nd Vice Captain
22
Mateo Musacchio
CB
(1990-08-26 ) 26 August 1990 (aged 27)
2017
2021
Villarreal
€18,000,000
31
Luca Antonelli
LB
(1987-02-11 ) 11 February 1987 (aged 31)
2015[ 4]
2019
Genoa
€4,500,000
From Youth system
68
Ricardo Rodriguez
LB
(1992-08-25 ) 25 August 1992 (aged 25)
2017
2021
VfL Wolfsburg
€15,000,000
Midfielders
4
José Mauri
CM
(1996-05-16 ) 16 May 1996 (aged 22)
2015
2019
Parma
Free
5
Giacomo Bonaventura
CM / LW
(1989-08-22 ) 22 August 1989 (aged 28)
2014
2020
Atalanta
€7,000,000
3rd Vice Captain
18
Riccardo Montolivo
DM / CM
(1985-01-18 ) 18 January 1985 (aged 33)
2012
2019
Fiorentina
Free
Vice Captain
21
Lucas Biglia
DM
(1986-01-30 ) 30 January 1986 (aged 32)
2017
2020
Lazio
€17,000,000
46
Matteo Gabbia
DM
(1999-10-21 ) 21 October 1999 (aged 18)
2017
2018
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
73
Manuel Locatelli
DM / CM
(1998-01-08 ) 8 January 1998 (aged 20)
2016
2020[ 5]
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
79
Franck Kessié
CM
(1996-12-19 ) 19 December 1996 (aged 21)
2017
2019
Atalanta
Loan
Forwards
7
Nikola Kalinić
CF
(1988-01-05 ) 5 January 1988 (aged 30)
2017
2021
Fiorentina
Loan
8
Suso
RW / CF
(1993-11-19 ) 19 November 1993 (aged 24)
2015
2022
Liverpool
€1,300,000
9
André Silva
CF
(1995-11-06 ) 6 November 1995 (aged 22)
2017
2022
Porto
€38,000,000
10
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
LW
(1994-02-08 ) 8 February 1994 (aged 24)
2017
2021
Bayer Leverkusen
€20,000,000
11
Fabio Borini
RW / LW
(1991-03-29 ) 29 March 1991 (aged 27)
2017
2018
Sunderland
Loan
63
Patrick Cutrone
CF
(1998-01-03 ) 3 January 1998 (aged 20)
2017
2021
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
Transfers
Summer window
Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 July 2017 .
In
Date
Pos.
Player
A.
Moving from
Fee
Notes
S.
30 May 2017
DF
Mateo Musacchio
26
Villarreal
€18,000,000
[ 6]
8 June 2017
DF
Ricardo Rodríguez
24
Wolfsburg
€15,000,000
Plus bonuses (€3.00M)
[ 7]
12 June 2017
FW
André Silva
21
Porto
€38,000,000
Plus bonuses (€2.00M)
[ 8]
3 July 2017
FW
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
23
Bayer Leverkusen
€20,000,000
Plus bonuses (€4.00M)
[ 9]
7 July 2017
MF
Przemysław Bargiel
17
Ruch Chorzów
€350,000
Plus bonuses (€0.15M), joined Primavera squad
[ 10]
7 July 2017
DF
Andrea Conti
23
Atalanta
€24,000,000
Plus Matteo Pessina (€3.00M)
[ 11]
12 July 2017
GK
Antonio Donnarumma
27
Asteras Tripolis
€300,000
[ 12]
14 July 2017
DF
Leonardo Bonucci
30
Juventus
€42,000,000
[ 13]
16 July 2017
MF
Lucas Biglia
31
Lazio
€17,000,000
Plus bonuses (€3.00M)
[ 14]
29 August 2017
FW
Tiago Dias
19
Benfica
Free
Plus 30% sell-on clause, joined Primavera squad
[ 15]
31 August 2017
MF
Sergio Sánchez Gioya
18
Real Madrid Juvenil
Free
Joined Primavera squad
[ 16]
On loan
Loan returns
Total spending : €188.65M + (bonuses, option & obligation to buy) €60.15M = €248.80M
Out
Date
Pos.
Player
A.
Moving to
Fee
Notes
S.
23 May 2017
GK
Diego López
35
Espanyol
Undisclosed
From loan to definitive acquisition
[ 25]
23 June 2017
MF
Raul Zucchetti
19
Virtus Entella
Undisclosed
From Primavera squad
[ 26]
1 July 2017
MF
Keisuke Honda
31
Pachuca
Free
End of contract
[ 27]
1 July 2017
DF
Ameth Lo
20
Lazio
Free
End of contract, after return from loan
[ 28]
1 July 2017
MF
Andrea Poli
27
Bologna
Free
[ 29]
1 July 2017
MF
Cristian Hadžiosmanović
18
Sampdoria
Free
From Primavera squad
[ 30]
1 July 2017
FW
Luca Vido
20
Atalanta
€1,000,000
After return from loan, buy-back option included
[ 31] [ 32]
3 July 2017
DF
Marco Curto
18
Empoli
Free
From Primavera squad
[ 33]
3 July 2017
FW
Andrea Bianchimano
20
Reggina
Undisclosed
From loan to definitive purchase
[ 34]
7 July 2017
MF
Matteo Pessina
20
Atalanta
Free
Part-exchange in deal for Andrea Conti
[ 35]
7 July 2017
MF
Federico De Piano
19
Vis Pesaro
Undisclosed
From Primavera squad
[ 36]
7 July 2017
MF
Juraj Kucka
30
Trabzonspor
€5,000,000
[ 37]
17 July 2017
MF
Lorenzo Cortinovis
18
Pro Vercelli
Free
From Primavera squad
[ 38] [ 39]
17 July 2017
GK
Carlo Maria Del Ventisette
17
Varesina
Free
From Primavera squad
[ 38]
20 July 2017
DF
Mattia De Sciglio
24
Juventus
€12,000,000
Plus bonuses (€0.50M)
[ 40]
21 July 2017
DF
Leonel Vangioni
30
Monterrey
€2,000,000
[ 41]
26 July 2017
FW
Giacomo Beretta
25
Foggia
Undisclosed
After return from loan
[ 42]
1 August 2017
DF
Rodrigo Ely
23
Deportivo Alavés
€3,000,000
Plus 30% sell-on clause, after return from loan
[ 43]
2 August 2017
MF
Giovanni Crociata
19
Crotone
€500,000
After return from loan
[ 44]
2 August 2017
DF
Ivan De Santis
20
Ascoli
Undisclosed
After return from loan
[ 45]
4 August 2017
DF
Giorgio Altare
18
Genoa
Free
From Primavera squad
[ 39]
10 August 2017
DF
Vladislav Zhikov
18
Livorno
Undisclosed
From Primavera squad
[ 46]
18 August 2017
FW
Davide Di Molfetta
21
Vicenza
Undisclosed
After return from loan
[ 47]
31 August 2017
MF
Mihael Modić
19
Rende
Undisclosed
From Primavera squad
[ 48]
31 August 2017
FW
Zakaria Hamadi
19
Chiasso
Undisclosed
From Primavera squad
[ 49]
31 August 2017
FW
Nigel Kyeremateng
17
Novara
Undisclosed
From Primavera squad
[ 50]
31 August 2017
FW
Federico Marchesi
18
Lazio
Free
From Primavera squad
[ 51]
8 September 2017
FW
Juvénal Agnero
18
AZ Picerno
Free
From Primavera squad
[ 52]
Loans ended
Out on loan
Total income : €31.35M + (bonuses, option & obligation to buy) €46.80M = €78.15M
Winter window
In
Total spending : Undisclosed
Out
Out on loan
Total income : €3.40M + (obligation to buy) €0.30M = €3.70M
Pre-season
Win
Draw
Loss
Friendlies
International Champions Cup
Competitions
Win
Draw
Loss
Serie A
League table
Source:
Serie A ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
[ 77] Notes:
^ a b Internazionale finished ahead of Lazio on head-to-head points: Internazionale 0–0 Lazio, Lazio 2–3 Internazionale.
^ a b Since the winners of the 2017–18 Coppa Italia , Juventus, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
^ Milan was originally banned from European competition due to violations against Financial Fair Play regulations .[ 74] They appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport , and the ban was overturned on 20 July 2018 .[ 75] [ 76]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
18
10
10
56
42
+14
64
10
5
4
25
16
+9
8
5
6
31
26
+5
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H Result W W L W W L L L D W L W L D D W L L D W W W D W W W D W W L D D D L W W D W Position 3 4 7 5 4 6 7 10 11 8 8 7 7 7 8 7 8 11 10 11 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source:
Competitive matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Last updated: 20 May 2018
Clean sheets
Last updated: 20 May 2018
Disciplinary record
† Players with appearances who left for the rest of the season .
Last updated: 20 May 2018
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^ Previously played for Milan in the second half of the 2006–07 season and the first half of the 2009–10 season .
^ Previously played for A.C. Milan in the 2003/04 season .
^ Previously played for A.C. Milan in the 2006/07 season .
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