2023–24 Udinese Calcio season

Udinese Calcio
2023–24 season
President	Franco Soldati
Manager	Andrea Sottil; (until 24 October); Gabriele Cioffi; (from 25 October)
Stadium	Stadio Friuli
Serie A	16th
Coppa Italia	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lorenzo Lucca (6); All: ; Lorenzo Lucca (7)
	All statistics correct as of 7 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Udinese Calcio's 128th season in existence and 29th consecutive season in the Serie A. They also competed in the Coppa Italia.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 August 2023^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Marco Silvestri
2	DF	IRL	Festy Ebosele
3	DF	MAR	Adam Masina
4	MF	SVN	Sandi Lovrić
5	DF	FRA	Axel Guessand
6	MF	ESP	Oier Zarraga
7	FW	NGA	Isaac Success
8	MF	POR	Domingos Quina
10	FW	ESP	Gerard Deulofeu
11	MF	BRA	Walace
12	DF	CIV	Hassane Kamara
13	DF	POR	João Ferreira (on loan from Watford)
14	DF	IRL	James Abankwah
15	FW	FRA	Marley Aké (on loan from Juventus)
16	DF	CRO	Antonio Tikvić
17	FW	ITA	Lorenzo Lucca (on loan from Pisa)
18	DF	ARG	Nehuén Pérez
19	DF	NGA	Kingsley Ehizibue


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	POR	Vivaldo Semedo
21	MF	FRA	Etienne Camara
22	FW	BRA	Brenner
23	DF	CMR	Enzo Ebosse
24	MF	SRB	Lazar Samardžić
25	MF	ITA	Marco Ballarini
26	MF	FRA	Florian Thauvin
27	DF	BEL	Christian Kabasele
29	DF	SVN	Jaka Bijol
33	DF	ZIM	Jordan Zemura
34	FW	BEL	Sekou Diawara
40	GK	NGA	Maduka Okoye
77	FW	GHA	Raymond Asante
79	MF	SVN	David Pejičić
80	FW	ITA	Simone Pafundi
93	GK	ITA	Daniele Padelli
99	GK	ITA	Edoardo Piana

Out on loan

As of 18 July 2023

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CRO	Filip Benković (at Trabzonspor until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	POR	Leonardo Buta (at Gil Vicente until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	BRA	Matheus Martins (at Watford until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Oier Zarraga	Athletic Bilbao	Free	1 July 2023	^[2]
MF	Etienne Camara	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	14 July 2023	^[3]
DF	João Ferreira	Watford	Loan	1 August 2023	^[4]
FW	Marley Aké	Juventus	Loan	7 August 2023	^[5]
GK	Maduka Okoye	Watford	Undisclosed	24 August 2023	^[6]
MF	Martín Payero	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	1 September 2023	^[7]
FW	Keinan Davis	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	1 September 2023	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Filip Benković	Trabzonspor	Loan	10 July 2023	^[9]
DF	Rodrigo Becão	Fenerbahçe	€8,312,500	19 July 2023	^[10]^[11]
FW	Beto	Everton	€31,000,000	29 August 2023	^[12]
FW	Ilija Nestorovski	Ascoli	Free	29 August 2023	^[13]

Notes: 1.^ Plus a €500,000 fee.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

16 July 2023 Friendly	Udinese	15–0	Rappresentativa Carnica	Friuli
18:00	Thauvin 12', 82' Beto 17' (pen.), 22', 43', 45+3' Zarraga 36', 40' Semedo 53', 64', 74' Pejičić 62' Lucca 68', 80' (pen.) Quina 71'	Report		Referee: Marangone

19 July 2023 Friendly	ASK Klagenfurt	1–5	Udinese	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
18:00 UTC+2	Černoš 43'		Beto 28' (pen.) Thauvin 36' Samardžić 77', 86' Lovrić 90+1'	Stadium: ASK-Sportanlage Fischl

22 July 2023 Friendly	Udinese	2–0	Pafos	Seeboden, Austria
15:30 UTC+2	Beto 27' Thauvin 43'	Report		Stadium: Sportarena Seeboden Referee: Wieser

25 July 2023 Friendly	RB Leipzig	1–2	Udinese	Lienz, Austria
18:00 UTC+2	Köhler 23' Openda 66'	Report	Samardžić 30' Semedo 83'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Marco Schlacher (Austria)

29 July 2023 Friendly	Udinese	0–1	Union Berlin	Lienz, Austria
15:30 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Dolomitenstadion

4 August 2023 Friendly	Udinese	2–1	Al-Rayyan	Udine
20:30 UTC+2	Beto 35' Thauvin 50'	Report	Al-Rawi 23'	Stadium: Bluenergy Stadium

5 August 2023 Friendly	Udinese	2–1	Al-Rayyan	Udine
11:00 UTC+2	Lucca 70' Semedo 72'	Report	Binsabaa 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Centro Sportivo Dino Bruseschi

14 October 2023 Friendly	Rijeka	1–1	Udinese	Rijeka, Croatia
17:00 UTC+2	Pašalić 36'	Report	Zarraga 26' Pérez ?' 89'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Referee: Rozman

18 November 2023 Friendly	Udinese	1–1	Istra 1961	Lignano Sabbiadoro
15:00 UTC+1	Aké 45'		Filet 11'	Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Serie A	20 August 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1		19	2	11	6	19	30	−11	010.53
Coppa Italia	11 August 2023	1 November 2023	Round of 64	Round of 32	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Total					21	3	11	7	24	33	−9	014.29

Last updated: 7 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Frosinone	19	5	4	10	25	34	−9	19
16	Cagliari	20	4	6	10	19	33	−14	18
17	Udinese	20	2	12	6	21	32	−11	18
18	Hellas Verona	20	4	5	11	18	27	−9	17	Relegation to Serie B
19	Empoli	20	3	4	13	11	35	−24	13	Relegation to Serie B

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024 (2 of 4 matches played). Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[14]

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
19	2	11	6	19	30	−11	17	1	6	3	13	16	−3	1	5	3	6	14	−8

Last updated: 7 January 2024.
Source: Serie A

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	L	D	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	L
Position	20	16	17	16	18	18	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	15	16

Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2024. Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 5 July 2023.^[15]

20 August 2023 1	Udinese	0–3	Juventus	Udine
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabasele 31'	Report	Chiesa 2' Vlahović 20' (pen.) Alex Sandro 28' Danilo 35' Rabiot 45+3' Locatelli 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 24,991 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

28 August 2023 2	Salernitana	1–1	Udinese	Salerno
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Botheim 60' Bradarić 64' Pirola 64' Dia 72' Candreva 90+4'	Report	Lovrić 49' Kabasele 55' Samardžić 57' Ferreira 70' Walace 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Davide Massa

2 September 2023 3	Udinese	0–0	Frosinone	Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Thauvin 64' Kabasele 83'	Report	Soulé 31' Báez 75'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,116 Referee: Marco Guida

17 September 2023 4	Cagliari	0–0	Udinese	Cagliari
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wieteska 60' 90+5'	Report	Thauvin 63'	Stadium: Unipol Domus Attendance: 15,121 Referee: Daniele Doveri

24 September 2023 5	Udinese	0–2	Fiorentina	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Martínez Quarta 32' Ranieri 39' Bonaventura 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 21,229 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

27 September 2023 6	Napoli	4–1	Udinese	Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Zieliński 19' (pen.) Osimhen 39' Kvaratskhelia 74' Simeone 74', 81'	Report	Pérez 62' Samardžić 81'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 45,305 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

1 October 2023 7	Udinese	2–2	Genoa	Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lucca 23' Pereyra 35' Success 43' Matturro 90+1' (o.g.) Lovrić 90+4'	Report	Guðmundsson 14', 41' Martínez 25' Frendrup 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,805 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

6 October 2023 8	Empoli	0–0	Udinese	Empoli
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Maleh 56'	Report	Pereyra 66' Pérez 84'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 7,128 Referee: Michael Fabbri

23 October 2023 9	Udinese	1–1	Lecce	Udine
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kabasele 5' Thauvin 49' (pen.), 77' Ebosele 90+1'	Report	Ramadani 34' Pongračić 72' Baschirotto 73' Dorgu 75' Piccoli 83' Gendrey 84'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Paride Tremolada

29 October 2023 10	Monza	1–1	Udinese	Monza
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Colpani 27' Marí 34' Pessina 90+4'	Report	Padelli 45+2' Lucca 66' Ferreira 87'	Stadium: Stadio Brianteo Attendance: 10,311 Referee: Alessandro Prontera

4 November 2023 11	Milan	0–1	Udinese	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Krunić 19'	Report	Pérez 54' Kabasele 55' Pereyra 62' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,018 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

12 November 2023 12	Udinese	1–1	Atalanta	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Success 31' Ferreira 42' Walace 44' Bijol 77'	Report	Koopmeiners 59' De Roon 89' Éderson 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 23,100 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

26 November 2023 13	Roma	3–1	Udinese	Rome
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mancini 20' Pellegrini 33' Dybala 81' El Shaarawy 90'	Report	Ferreira 19' Samardžić 26' Success 28' Thauvin 57'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 61,616 Referee: Luca Massimi

3 December 2023 14	Udinese	3–3	Hellas Verona	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kabasele 16' Lucca 30', 72' Zemura 44' Payero 45+1'	Report	Đurić 6', 37' (pen.) Amione 45+4' Coppola 50' Ngonge 61', 82' Henry 89', 90+7'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 22,294 Referee: Fabio Maresca

9 December 2023 15	Internazionale	4–0	Udinese	Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Çalhanoğlu 37' (pen.) Dimarco 42' Thuram 44' Martínez 84'	Report	Ferreira 13'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71,874 Referee: Marco Di Bello

17 December 2023 16	Udinese	2–2	Sassuolo	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lucca 36' Pereyra 55', 90+3' Payero 59' Ebosele 77' Masina 90'	Report	Pedersen 20' Berardi 75' (pen.), 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 20,490 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

23 December 2023 17	Torino	1–1	Udinese	Turin
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sanabria 53' Ilić 88' Vojvoda 90+2'	Report	Kamara 48' Lucca 76' Zarraga 81'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 23,546 Referee: Michael Fabbri

30 December 2023 18	Udinese	3–0	Bologna	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pereyra 23', 45+2' Lucca 48' Payero 52' Success 90+2'	Report	Urbański 6' Ferguson 45+3' Freuler 63' Zirkzee 72' Fabbian 75'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 25,144 Referee: Daniele Orsato

7 January 2024 19	Udinese	1–2	Lazio	Udine
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kristensen 10' Payero 35' Masina 38' Ferreira 44' Walace 59' Pérez 90+1'	Report	Pellegrini 12', 58' Kamada 40' Gila 46' Vecino 76'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 23,033 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

14 January 2024 20	Fiorentina	v	Udinese	Florence
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

Coppa Italia

11 August 2023 Round of 64	Udinese	4–1	Catanzaro	Udine
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lovrić 9' Beto 49' Masina 51' Thauvin 64' (pen.) Lucca 90+3'	Report	Vandeputte 12'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Daniele Minelli

1 November 2023 Round of 32	Udinese	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Cagliari	Udine
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guessand 63', 79' Quina 90+5' Ferreira 108'	Report	Pereiro 76' Viola 80' Wieteska 90+2' Lapadula 120'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 4,537 Referee: Francesco Cosso

References

↑ "Prima squadra < Squadre < Udinese". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
↑ "Oier Zarraga signs for Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese".
↑ "Benvenuto Camara < Squadra < News < Udinese".
↑ "Joao Ferreira signs for Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese". www.udinese.it.
↑ "Marley Aké joins Udinese on loan - Juventus".
↑ "Maduka Okoye joins Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese". www.udinese.it.
↑ "Middlesbrough sign Cambuur full-back Bangura". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
↑ "Keinan Davis departs". Aston Villa Football Club. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
↑ "Trabzonspor yeni transferi Filip Benkovic'in kiralama bedeli ve yıllık ücretini KAP'a bildirdi". Türkiye Gazetesi.
↑ "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Rodrigo Becao" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
↑ "Rodrigo Nascimento França (Becao) transferinin sonuçlanması hk" (in Turkish). KAP. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
↑ "Beto Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.
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↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF). figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.
↑ "Il calendario della prossima Serie A di calcio". Il Post (in Italian). 5 July 2023.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Prima squadra < Squadre < Udinese". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

[2] "Oier Zarraga signs for Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese".

[3] "Benvenuto Camara < Squadra < News < Udinese".

[4] "Joao Ferreira signs for Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese". www.udinese.it.

[5] "Marley Aké joins Udinese on loan - Juventus".

[6] "Maduka Okoye joins Udinese < Squad < News < Udinese". www.udinese.it.

[7] "Middlesbrough sign Cambuur full-back Bangura". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

[8] "Keinan Davis departs". Aston Villa Football Club. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

[9] "Trabzonspor yeni transferi Filip Benkovic'in kiralama bedeli ve yıllık ücretini KAP'a bildirdi". Türkiye Gazetesi.

[10] "Fenerbahçemize hoş geldin Rodrigo Becao" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[11] "Rodrigo Nascimento França (Becao) transferinin sonuçlanması hk" (in Turkish). KAP. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[12] "Beto Signs For Everton". www.evertonfc.com.

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[14] "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 304/A" (PDF). figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio.

[15] "Il calendario della prossima Serie A di calcio". Il Post (in Italian). 5 July 2023.

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Udinese Calcio
Stadiums	Stadio Moretti Dacia Arena
Related clubs	Granada CF Watford F.C.
History	Seasons In Europe
Notable matches	1922 Coppa Italia final