2018–19 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal
2018–19 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachJavier Calleja
(until 10 December)
Luis García
(from 10 December to 29 January)
Javier Calleja
(from 30 January)
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
La Liga14th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Karl Toko Ekambi (10)
All:
Karl Toko Ekambi (18)

The 2018–19 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 96th season in existence and the club's 6th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

As of 4 September 2018[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar (vice-captain)
3 DF Spain ESP Álvaro
4 DF Argentina ARG Ramiro Funes Mori
5 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Cáseres
6 DF Spain ESP Víctor Ruiz
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard
8 MF Spain ESP Pablo Fornals
9 FW Colombia COL Carlos Bacca
10 FW Italy ITA Nicola Sansone
11 DF Spain ESP Jaume Costa
13 GK Spain ESP Andrés Fernández
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Miguelón
16 MF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza
17 FW Cameroon CMR Karl Toko Ekambi
18 MF Spain ESP Javi Fuego
19 MF Spain ESP Santi Cazorla
20 MF Chile CHI Manuel Iturra
21 MF Spain ESP Bruno (captain)
22 MF Spain ESP Dani Raba
23 DF Italy ITA Daniele Bonera
24 DF Mexico MEX Miguel Layún
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa
28 MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes

Reserve team

Main article: Villarreal CF B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF Nigeria NGA Samuel Chukwueze
40 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Lomotey (on loan from Extremadura)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Ander Cantero (at Rayo Majadahonda until 30 June 2019)
— DF Spain ESP Juan Ibiza (at Almería until 30 June 2019)
— DF Spain ESP Pau Torres (at Málaga until 30 June 2019)
— DF Portugal POR Ivan Abramovic (at Huesca until 30 June 2019)
— MF Senegal SEN Alfred N'Diaye (at Málaga until 30 June 2019)
— MF Spain ESP Chuca (at Elche until 30 June 2019)
— MF Uruguay URU Ramiro Guerra (at Gimnàstic until 30 June 2019)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Russia RUS Denis Cheryshev (at Valencia until 30 June 2019)
— MF Argentina ARG Leo Suárez (at Valladolid until 30 June 2019)
— MF Italy ITA Roberto Soriano (at Torino until 30 June 2019)
— FW Qatar QAT Akram Afif (at Al Sadd until 30 June 2019)
— FW Argentina ARG Cristian Espinoza (at Boca Juniors until 31 December 2018)
— FW Turkey TUR Enes Ünal (at Valladolid until 30 June 2019)

Transfers

Main article: List of Spanish football transfers summer 2018 § Villarreal

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
6 June 2018 Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi France Angers Transfer €18,000,000 [2]
12 June 2018 Spain Gerard Spain Espanyol Transfer €20,000,000 [3]
21 June 2018 Argentina Ramiro Funes Mori England Everton Transfer €20,000,000 [4]
30 June 2018 Qatar Akram Afif Qatar Al Sadd Loan return [5]
30 June 2018 Argentina Cristian Espinoza Argentina Boca Juniors Loan return [6]
30 June 2018 Senegal Alfred N'Diaye England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return [7]
30 June 2018 Spain Matías Nahuel Spain Barcelona B Loan return [8]
30 June 2018 Spain Alfonso Pedraza Spain Alavés Loan return [9]
11 July 2018 Mexico Miguel Layún Portugal Porto Transfer €4,000,000 [10]
16 July 2018 Argentina Santiago Cáseres Argentina Vélez Sarsfield Transfer €10,000,000 [11]
9 August 2018 Spain Santi Cazorla Unattached Transfer Free [12]
17 August 2018 Colombia Carlos Bacca Italy Milan Transfer €7,000,000 [13]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
24 May 2018 Spain Rodri Spain Atlético Madrid Transfer €20,000,000 [14]
13 June 2018 Colombia Roger Martínez China Jiangsu Suning Loan return [15]
30 June 2018 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Dawsari Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Loan return [16]
30 June 2018 Colombia Carlos Bacca Italy Milan Loan return [17]
4 July 2018 Serbia Antonio Rukavina Kazakhstan Astana Transfer Free [18]
19 July 2018 Portugal Rúben Semedo Spain Huesca Loan [19]
6 August 2018 Spain Pau Torres Spain Málaga Loan [20]
9 August 2018 Spain Adrián Marín Spain Alavés Transfer Undisclosed [21]
10 August 2018 Senegal Alfred N'Diaye Spain Málaga Loan [22]
14 August 2018 Russia Denis Cheryshev Spain Valencia Loan [23]
17 August 2018 Spain Samu Castillejo Italy Milan Transfer €25,000,000 [24]
17 August 2018 Italy Roberto Soriano Italy Torino Loan €1,000,000 [25]
19 August 2018 Argentina Leo Suárez Spain Valladolid Loan [26]
19 August 2018 Turkey Enes Ünal Spain Valladolid Loan [27]
21 August 2018 Uruguay Ramiro Guerra Spain Gimnàstic Loan [28]
31 August 2018 Spain Matías Nahuel Greece Olympiacos Transfer Undisclosed [29]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 18 August 2018 19 May 2019 Matchday 1 14th 38 10 14 14 49 52 −3 026.32
Copa del Rey 1 November 2018 17 January 2019 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 14 8 +6 025.00
UEFA Europa League 20 September 2018 18 April 2019 Group stage Quarter-finals 12 5 5 2 20 13 +7 041.67
Total 54 16 21 17 83 73 +10 029.63

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2018–19 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Eibar 38 11 14 13 46 50 −4 47
13 Leganés 38 11 12 15 37 43 −6 45
14 Villarreal 38 10 14 14 49 52 −3 44[a]
15 Levante 38 11 11 16 59 66 −7 44[a]
16 Valladolid 38 10 11 17 32 51 −19 41[b]
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[30]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Villarreal finished ahead of Levante on head-to-head points: Villarreal 1–1 Levante, Levante 0–2 Villarreal.
  2. ^ Valladolid finished ahead of Celta Vigo on head-to-head points: Celta Vigo 3–3 Valladolid, Valladolid 2–1 Celta Vigo.

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 10 14 14 49 52  −3 44 5 8 6 28 26  +2 5 6 8 21 26  −5

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLDLWDWLLDLDDWLLDDDLDLDDWLLWWLDLWWWDLWD
Position161318141491216161716161617171717181919191919181818171717171815141414151414
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 August 2018 1 Villarreal 1–2 Real Sociedad Villarreal
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Mario Melero López
26 August 2018 2 Sevilla 0–0 Villarreal Seville
22:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,831
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
31 August 2018 3 Villarreal 0–1 Girona Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,452
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
16 September 2018 4 Leganés 0–1 Villarreal Leganés
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 9,775
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
23 September 2018 5 Villarreal 0–0 Valencia Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,373
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
26 September 2018 6 Athletic Bilbao 0–3 Villarreal Bilbao
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 39,672
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
30 September 2018 7 Villarreal 0–1 Valladolid Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,602
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
7 October 2018 8 Espanyol 3–1 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,032
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
20 October 2018 9 Villarreal 1–1 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,518
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
28 October 2018 10 Alavés 2–1 Villarreal Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 13,083
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
4 November 2018 11 Villarreal 1–1 Levante Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,855
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
11 November 2018 12 Rayo Vallecano 2–2 Villarreal Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 11,840
Referee: José Luis González González
25 November 2018 13 Villarreal 2–1 Real Betis Villarreal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,028
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
2 December 2018 14 Barcelona 2–0 Villarreal Barcelona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 73,003
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
9 December 2018 15 Villarreal 2–3 Celta Vigo Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,720
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
16 December 2018 16 Huesca 2–2 Villarreal Huesca
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Alcoraz
Attendance: 6,455
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
3 January 2019 17 Villarreal 2–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,903
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 22 December 2018, was moved because of Real Madrid's involvement in the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.
6 January 2019 18 Eibar 0–0 Villarreal Eibar
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 4,141
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
12 January 2019 19 Villarreal 1–2 Getafe Villarreal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,671
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
20 January 2019 20 Villarreal 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,054
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
26 January 2019 21 Valencia 3–0 Villarreal Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,685
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
3 February 2019 22 Villarreal 2–2 Espanyol Villarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,476
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
8 February 2019 23 Valladolid 0–0 Villarreal Valladolid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 16,842
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
17 February 2019 24 Villarreal 3–0 Sevilla Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,402
Referee: José Luis González González
24 February 2019 25 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Villarreal Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 59,114
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
2 March 2019 26 Villarreal 1–2 Alavés Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,488
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
10 March 2019 27 Levante 0–2 Villarreal Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 20,149
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
17 March 2019 28 Villarreal 3–1 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,117
Referee: José Luis González González
30 March 2019 29 Celta Vigo 3–2 Villarreal Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos
Attendance: 22,315
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
2 April 2019 30 Villarreal 4–4 Barcelona Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,515
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
7 April 2019 31 Real Betis 2–1 Villarreal Seville
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 28,475
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
14 April 2019 32 Girona 0–1 Villarreal Girona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 11,535
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
21 April 2019 33 Villarreal 2–1 Leganés Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,661
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
25 April 2019 34 Real Sociedad 0–1 Villarreal San Sebastián
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20,060
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
28 April 2019 35 Villarreal 1–1 Huesca Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,901
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
5 May 2019 36 Real Madrid 3–2 Villarreal Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 46,294
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
12 May 2019 37 Villarreal 1–0 Eibar Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,901
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
18 May 2019 38 Getafe 2–2 Villarreal Getafe
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 13,579
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2018–19 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

1 November 2018 First leg Almería 3–3 Villarreal Almería
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 8,004
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
5 December 2018 Second leg Villarreal 8–0
(11–3 agg.)		 Almería Villarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,739
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Round of 16

9 January 2019 First leg Villarreal 2–2 Espanyol Villarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,207
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
17 January 2019 Second leg Espanyol 3–1
(5–3 agg.)		 Villarreal Barcelona
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 11,171
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL RW RAN SPM
1 Spain Villarreal 6 2 4 0 12 5 +7 10[a] Advance to knockout phase — 5–0 2–2 2–0
2 Austria Rapid Wien 6 3 1 2 6 9 −3 10[a] 0–0 — 1–0 2–0
3 Scotland Rangers 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6 0–0 3–1 — 0–0
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 3–3 1–2 4–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Villarreal 4, Rapid Wien 1.
20 September 2018 1 Villarreal Spain 2–2 Scotland Rangers Villarreal, Spain
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 15,982
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
4 October 2018 2 Spartak Moscow Russia 3–3 Spain Villarreal Moscow, Russia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 21,264
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
25 October 2018 3 Villarreal Spain 5–0 Austria Rapid Wien Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,158
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
8 November 2018 4 Rapid Wien Austria 0–0 Spain Villarreal Vienna, Austria
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
29 November 2018 5 Rangers Scotland 0–0 Spain Villarreal Glasgow, Scotland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,171
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
13 December 2018 6 Villarreal Spain 2–0 Russia Spartak Moscow Villarreal, Spain
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,903
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
14 February 2019 First leg Sporting CP Portugal 0–1 Spain Villarreal Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 27,134
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
21 February 2019 Second leg Villarreal Spain 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Portugal Sporting CP Villarreal, Spain
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,098
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Round of 16
7 March 2019 First leg Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 1–3 Spain Villarreal Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 51,826
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
14 March 2019 Second leg Villarreal Spain 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,027
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Quarter-finals
11 April 2019 First leg Villarreal Spain 1–3 Spain Valencia Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,605
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
18 April 2019 Second leg Valencia Spain 2–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Valencia, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,403
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 19 May 2019.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Andrés Fernández 22 0 6 0 4 0 12 0
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar 40 1 30+1 1 1 0 8 0
3 DF Spain ESP Álvaro 41 1 33 1 1 0 7 0
4 DF Argentina ARG Ramiro Funes Mori 42 2 29+2 2 1 0 9+1 0
6 DF Spain ESP Víctor Ruiz 33 0 22 0 1 0 10 0
11 DF Spain ESP Jaume Costa 29 1 18+3 1 2 0 6 0
15 DF Spain ESP Miguelón 16 0 5+3 0 2+1 0 4+1 0
23 DF Italy ITA Daniele Bonera 11 0 4+1 0 3 0 3 0
33 DF Spain ESP Pepe Castaño 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
38 DF Romania ROU Andrei Rațiu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF Spain ESP Xavi Quintillà 9 0 7 0 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
5 MF Argentina ARG Santiago Cáseres 34 0 17+6 0 2 0 7+2 0
8 MF Spain ESP Pablo Fornals 50 5 28+7 2 0+3 0 10+2 3
10 MF Spain ESP Vicente Iborra 25 4 19 3 0+1 0 3+2 1
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros 34 0 18+6 0 2+1 0 6+1 0
16 MF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza 45 4 22+12 3 2+1 0 6+2 1
18 MF Spain ESP Javi Fuego 11 0 3+2 0 2 0 3+1 0
19 MF Spain ESP Santi Cazorla 46 7 30+5 4 1 1 3+7 2
21 MF Spain ESP Bruno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Spain ESP Dani Raba 17 2 2+6 0 4 1 4+1 1
28 MF Spain ESP Manu Morlanes 16 1 7+3 0 1 0 3+2 1
30 MF Nigeria NGA Samuel Chukwueze 38 8 19+7 5 2+1 2 5+4 1
37 MF Spain ESP Iván Martín 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno 49 13 25+10 8 0+3 1 7+4 4
9 FW Colombia COL Carlos Bacca 43 11 12+21 6 3 3 4+3 2
17 FW Cameroon CMR Karl Toko Ekambi 43 18 24+10 10 2 5 5+2 3
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
10 FW Italy ITA Nicola Sansone 7 1 0+3 1 1 0 3 0
20 MF Chile CHI Manuel Iturra 4 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF Mexico MEX Miguel Layún 15 0 5+3 0 4 0 2+1 0
- MF Uruguay URU Ramiro Guerra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- FW Argentina ARG Leonardo Suárez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- FW Turkey TUR Enes Ünal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- FW Spain ESP Matías Nahuel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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