2015–16 UD Almería season

UD Almería
2015–16 season
President Spain Alfonso García Gabarrón
Manager Argentina Néstor Gorosito
Stadium Juegos Mediterráneos
Segunda División 18th
Copa del Rey 16th finals
Top goalscorer League: Quique González (12)
All: Quique González (13)
Highest home attendance 9,299 vs. Osasuna (6 Sep)
Lowest home attendance 6,485 vs. Lugo (13 Feb)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season is UD Almería's twentieth sixth season of existence and the first in Segunda División since suffering relegation in the last round of the 2014–15 La Liga. The club returned to the second tier after a two-year absence.

Squad

As of 2 May 2016
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club
caps
Club
goals
Int.
caps
Int.
goals
Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End
Goalkeepers
1 Julián Cuesta GK Spain Andalusia Campotéjar 28 March 1991 29 0 Sevilla 6 June 2014 Undisc. 30 June 2017
13 Casto GK Spain Extremadura P. del Guadiana 12 June 1982 30 0 Las Palmas 2 July 2015 Free 30 June 2017
30 Yeray GK Spain Catalonia Selva 10 June 1992 Almería B 19 December 2014 Free 30 June 2017
Defenders
2 Michel Macedo RB Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (state) 15 February 1990 136 4 Flamengo Brazil 23 June 2008 Undisc. 30 June 2016
3 Fran Vélez CB/LB/DM Spain Catalonia Tarragona 13 June 1991 49 1 Almería B 13 January 2014 Free 30 June 2018
4 Ximo Navarro RB/CB Spain Andalusia Guadahortuna 23 January 1990 46 0 Mallorca 12 June 2014 Free 30 June 2017
5 Carlos Cuéllar CB/RB Spain Community of Madrid Madrid 23 August 1981 18 0 Norwich England 10 August 2015 Free 30 June 2016
6 Esteban Saveljich CB Montenegro Tandil Argentina 20 May 1991 12 1 3 0 Racing Argentina 24 January 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
15 Ernesto Goñi LB/CB Uruguay Montevideo 13 January 1985 2 0 Tigre Argentina 8 January 2016 Free 30 June 2016
16 Sebastián Dubarbier LB/LW Argentina La Plata Buenos Aires Province 19 February 1986 84 1 Córdoba 28 June 2013 Free 30 June 2019
21 Jorge Morcillo CB/LB Spain Valencian Community Valencia 11 March 1986 30 2 Rayo Vallecano 4 July 2015 Free 30 June 2018
27 Charlie Took CB Cameroon Douala 25 May 1993 Almería B 14 October 2015 Free 30 June 2016
28 Josema CB Spain Region of Murcia Lorquí 6 June 1996 Almería B 1 December 2015 Free 30 June 2016
31 Xavi Carmona RB Spain Catalonia Santa Coloma 21 January 1993 Almería B 14 October 2015 Free 30 June 2016
32 Adri Castellano LB Spain Andalusia Córdoba 26 June 1994 5 0 Almería B 2 September 2015 Free 30 June 2017
Midfielders
7 Iago Díaz LW/RW/RB Spain Catalonia Barcelona 10 February 1993 21 2 Lugo 12 June 2015 Free 30 June 2018
8 Mohammed Fatau DM/CM Ghana Accra 24 December 1992 21 1 Granada 21 July 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
11 Juan Ramírez LW/RW Argentina Moreno 25 May 1993 12 1 Colorado Rapids United States 24 January 2016 Loan 30 June 2016
18 Ramon Azeez CM/DM Nigeria Abuja 12 December 1992 53 2 4 0 Almería B 28 June 2013 Free 30 June 2016
20 José Ángel CM Spain Andalusia Seville 21 June 1992 27 1 Almería B 14 June 2015 Free 30 June 2019
22 Iván Sánchez LW/RW Spain Andalusia Jaén 23 September 1992 25 0 Almería B 14 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
23 Fernando Soriano CM/AM Spain Aragon Zaragoza 24 September 1979 327 46 Osasuna 25 July 2011 Free 30 June 2016
25 Lolo Reyes DM/CM Chile Talcahuano 13 June 1991 32 2 4 0 Betis 31 August 2015 Loan 30 June 2016
26 Joaquín CM/DM Spain Andalusia Huércal de Almería 31 May 1996 3 0 Almería B 14 October 2015 Free 30 June 2016
Forwards
9 Quique González SS/RW/LW Spain Castile and León Valladolid 16 May 1990 41 14 Guadalajara 21 May 2014 Free 30 June 2018
10 José Ángel Pozo ST Spain Andalusia Málaga 15 March 1996 28 5 Manchester City England 31 August 2015 €500K 30 June 2020
12 Chuli ST Spain Andalusia Huelva 25 January 1991 32 5 Betis 9 July 2015 €500K 30 June 2020
14 Kalu Uche SS/ST/AM Nigeria Aba 15 November 1982 193 41 36 5 Pune City India 7 January 2016 Free 30 June 2016
17 Antonio Puertas ST/RW/LW Spain Andalusia Benahadux 21 February 1992 13 0 Almería B 14 June 2015 Free 30 June 2017
19 Jonathan Zongo ST/RW Burkina Faso Ouagadougou 6 April 1989 100 7 15 2 Almería B 1 August 2011 Free 30 June 2017
27 Hicham ST Morocco San Javier Spain 7 May 1995 5 1 Almería B 17 December 2013 Free 30 June 2018

Managers

Name Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Role Departure Manner Contract End
Sergi Barjuán Spain Catalonia Les Franqueses 28 December 1971 Free agent 6 April 2015 Permanent 3 October 2015 Sacked 30 June 2016
Miguel Rivera Spain Andalusia Alhaurín de la Torre 8 May 1961 Almería B 4 October 2015 Interim 19 October 2015 Ended tenure 30 June 2016
Joan Carrillo Spain Catalonia Monistrol 8 September 1968 Free agent 19 October 2015 Permanent 20 December 2015 Sacked 30 June 2016
Néstor Gorosito Argentina San Fernando Buenos Aires Province 14 May 1964 Argentinos JrsArgentina 23 December 2015 Permanent 30 June 2016

Staff members

Name Staff role
Jorge Borrelli Assistant manager
Gustavo Zapata Assistant manager
Sebastián Somoza Fitness coach
Jesús Roche Fitness coach
Ángel Férez Goalkeeping coach
Pepe Morales Scout
Antonio Ríos Doctor
Fran Simón Physio
Pedro Serrano Physio
Alberto Benito Director of football

Source: UD Almería's official website

Transfers

In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
9 FW Spain Quique González 25EU Racing Santander Loan Return Summer 2018 Free
7 MF Spain Iago Díaz 22EU Lugo Transfer Summer 2018 Free
14 DF Spain Míchel Zabaco 26EU Almería B Promoted Summer 2017 Free
20 MF Spain José Ángel 22EU Almería B Promoted Summer 2019 Free
22 MF Spain Iván Sánchez 22EU Almería B Promoted Summer 2017 Free
17 FW Spain Antonio Puertas 23EU Almería B Promoted Summer 2017 Free
29 MF Spain Cristóbal 23EU Gimnàstic Loan Return Summer 2016 Free
18 DF Spain Antonio Marín 19EU Almería B Promoted Summer 2019 Free
6 MF Spain Ángel Montoro 27EU Recreativo de Huelva Transfer Summer 2016 Free
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldin Hadžić 23EU Zaragoza Transfer Summer 2016 Free
13 GK Spain Casto 33EU Las Palmas Transfer Summer 2017 Free
21 DF Spain Jorge Morcillo 29EU Rayo Vallecano Transfer Summer 2018 Free
12 FW Spain Chuli 24EU Betis Transfer Summer 2020 €500K
8 MF Ghana Mohammed Fatau 22EU Granada Loan Summer 2016 Free
5 DF Spain Carlos Cuéllar 33EU Norwich CityEngland Transfer Summer 2016 Free
24 FW Spain Cristian Herrera 24EU Elche Transfer Summer 2016 Free
25 MF Chile Lolo Reyes 24Non-EU Betis Loan Summer 2016 Free
10 FW Spain José Ángel Pozo 19EU Manchester CityEngland Transfer Summer 2020 €500K
Spain Joan Carrillo 47EU Free agent Job Offer During season 2016 Free
Argentina Néstor Gorosito 51EU Argentinos Juniors Argentina Job Offer During season 2016 Free
14 FW Nigeria Kalu Uche 33EU Pune CityIndia Transfer Winter 2016 Free
15 DF Uruguay Ernesto Goñi 30EU Tigre Argentina Transfer Winter 2016 Free
6 DF Montenegro Esteban Saveljich 24EU Racing Club Argentina Loan Winter 2016 Free
11 MF Argentina Juan Ramírez 22Non-EU Colorado RapidsUnited States Loan Winter 2016 Free
18 MF Nigeria Ramon Azeez 23EU Almería B Promoted Winter Undisclosed Free

Total spending: Decrease 1,000,000

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
24 MF Spain Javier Espinosa 22EU Villarreal Loan Return Summer Free
22 MF Ghana Thomas Partey 21EU Atlético Madrid Loan Return Summer Free
8 MF Brazil Wellington Silva 22EU ArsenalEngland Loan Return Summer Free
9 FW Republic of the Congo Thievy Bifouma 23EU Espanyol Loan Return Summer Free
25 GK Spain Rubén 30EU Levante Contract Ended Summer Free
6 DF Argentina Mauro dos Santos 25Non-EU Free agent Contract Ended Summer Free
14 DF Spain José Manuel Casado 28EU Free agent Rescinded Summer Free
21 DF Spain Mané 33EU Free agent Contract Ended Summer Free
7 MF Spain Verza 28EU Levante Contract Ended Summer Free
10 FW Israel Tomer Hemed 28EU Brighton & Hove AlbionEngland Transfer Summer €1M
17 MF Spain Édgar Méndez 24EU Granada Transfer Summer €800K
5 DF Spain Ángel Trujillo 27EU Levante Transfer Summer €1M
29 MF Spain Cristóbal 23EU Cultural Leonesa Contract Rescinded Summer Free
28 FW Spain Dani Romera 20EU Barcelona B Transfer During Season Undisclosed
15 MF Spain Corona 34EU Brisbane RoarAustralia Contract Rescinded During Season Free
Spain Sergi Barjuán 43EU Free agent Contract Rescinded During Season Free
Spain Joan Carrillo 47EU Free agent Contract Rescinded During Season Free
6 MF Spain Ángel Montoro 27EU Las Palmas Contract Rescinded Winter Free
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldin Hadžić 24EU Elche Contract Rescinded Winter Free
DF Spain Míchel Zabaco 26EU Cultural Leonesa Loan Winter Free
24 FW Spain Cristian Herrera 24EU Girona Contract Rescinded Winter Free

Total gaining: Increase 2,800,000

Balance

Total: Increase 1,800,000

Contracts

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Status
Contract length
Expiry date
Source
Spain Sergi Barjuán 43 Signed 1 year June 2016 UD Almería
15 MF Spain Corona 34 Signed 1 year June 2016 UD Almería
23 MF Spain Fernando Soriano 35 Signed 1 year June 2016 UD Almería
18 DF Spain Antonio Marín 19 Signed 4 years June 2019 UD Almería
16 DF Argentina Sebastián Dubarbier 29 Signed 4 years June 2019 UD Almería

Last updated:

Player statistics

Squad stats

As of 2 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSegunda División Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain Julián Cuesta 10 0 6 0 4 0
2 DF Brazil Michel Macedo 25 0 24 0 1 0
3 DF Spain Fran Vélez 27 0 19+6 0 2 0
4 DF Spain Ximo Navarro 20 0 18+1 0 0+1 0
5 DF Spain Carlos Cuéllar 19 0 16+1 0 2 0
6 DF Montenegro Esteban Saveljich 12 1 12 1 0 0
7 MF Spain Iago Díaz 21 2 16+4 2 1 0
8 MF Ghana Mohammed Fatau 21 1 16+2 1 2+1 0
9 FW Spain Quique González 35 13 32+2 12 0+1 1
10 FW Spain José Ángel Pozo 28 5 11+13 4 4 1
11 MF Argentina Juan Ramírez 12 1 8+4 1 0 0
12 FW Spain Chuli 32 5 20+12 5 0 0
13 GK Spain Casto 30 0 30 0 0 0
14 FW Nigeria Kalu Uche 9 1 2+7 1 0 0
15 DF Uruguay Ernesto Goñi 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 DF Argentina Sebastián Dubarbier 27 0 26 0 1 0
17 FW Spain Antonio Puertas 13 0 4+6 0 2+1 0
18 MF Nigeria Ramon Azeez 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Burkina Faso Jonathan Zongo 10 0 8+1 0 0+1 0
20 MF Spain José Ángel 25 1 18+4 1 3 0
21 DF Spain Jorge Morcillo 30 2 27+2 2 0+1 0
22 MF Spain Iván Sánchez 23 0 12+10 0 1 0
23 MF Spain Fernando Soriano 25 2 11+11 0 3 2
25 MF Chile Lolo Reyes 33 2 27+3 2 3 0
26 MF Spain Joaquín 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
27 DF Cameroon Charlie Took 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Spain Josema 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Morocco Hicham 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
31 DF Spain Xavi Carmona 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Spain Adri Castellano 5 0 2 0 2+1 0
Players on loan to other clubs:
DF Spain Míchel Zabaco 6 0 3 0 3 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
6 MF Spain Ángel Montoro 16 0 10+4 0 0+2 0
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldin Hadžić 14 1 7+5 1 2 0
15 MF Spain Corona 3 0 3 0 0 0
18 DF Spain Antonio Marín 9 0 4+1 0 4 0
24 FW Spain Cristian Herrera 13 2 2+7 0 4 2
28 FW Spain Dani Romera 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Segunda División Copa del Rey Total
1 FW Spain 9 Quique González 12 1 13
2 FW Spain 12 Chuli 5 0 5
FW Spain 10 José Ángel Pozo 4 1 5
3 MF Spain 7 Iago Díaz 2 0 2
DF Spain 21 Jorge Morcillo 2 0 2
MF Chile 25 Lolo Reyes 2 0 2
MF Spain 23 Fernando Soriano 0 2 2
FW Spain 24 Cristian Herrera 0 2 2
5 DF Montenegro 6 Esteban Saveljich 1 0 1
MF Ghana 8 Mohammed Fatau 1 0 1
MF Argentina 11 Juan Ramírez 1 0 1
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 Eldin Hadžić 1 0 1
FW Nigeria 14 Kalu Uche 1 0 1
MF Spain 20 José Ángel 1 0 1
Own goals303
TOTALS 36 6 42

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Segunda División Copa del Rey Total
Red card Red card Red card
21 Spain DF Jorge Morcillo 14 0 0 0 14 0
25 Chile MF Lolo Reyes 11 0 1 0 12 0
16 Argentina DF Sebastián Dubarbier 11 1 0 0 11 1
8 Ghana MF Mohammed Fatau 8 0 3 0 11 0
6 Spain MF Ángel Montoro 9 0 0 0 9 0
12 Spain FW Chuli 9 0 0 0 9 0
20 Spain MF José Ángel 8 0 1 0 9 0
2 Brazil DF Michel Macedo 7 0 0 0 7 0
3 Spain DF Fran Vélez 6 0 1 0 7 0
5 Spain DF Carlos Cuéllar 4 0 1 0 5 0
6 Montenegro DF Esteban Saveljich 4 1 0 0 4 1
23 Spain MF Fernando Soriano 4 1 0 0 4 1
4 Spain DF Ximo Navarro 4 0 0 0 4 0
7 Spain MF Iago Díaz 4 0 0 0 4 0
13 Spain GK Casto 4 0 0 0 4 0
9 Spain FW Quique González 2 1 0 0 2 1
14 Spain DF Míchel Zabaco 1 1 1 0 2 1
15 Spain MF Corona 2 0 0 0 2 0
18 Spain DF Antonio Marín 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 Spain FW Cristian Herrera 1 0 0 0 1 0
32 Spain DF Adri Castellano 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 119 5 8 1 127 6

Competitions

Pre-season/Friendlies

Segunda División

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
16 Huesca 36 10 12 14 38 42 4 42
17 Mallorca 36 9 13 14 33 40 7 40[lower-alpha 1]
18 Almería 37 8 16 13 37 46 9 40[lower-alpha 1]
19 Ponferradina 37 10 10 17 34 48 14 40[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Segunda División B
20 Llagostera 37 10 6 21 37 50 13 36
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[1]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Mallorca ahead of Almería and Ponferradina on head-to-head points; Mallorca: 10 pts, Almería: 5 pts, Ponferradina: 1 pt

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 8 16 12 36 44  −8 40 7 6 5 24 24  0 1 10 7 12 20  −8

Last updated: 2 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Result W L W L L L D D L L D D D D D D L L W D L L W D L D W D W D D D D W W L
Position 6 10 6 9 16 19 20 20 21 22 22 21 22 22 22 21 22 22 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 18 19 19 19 19 18 16 18

Last updated: 2 May 2016.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Copa del Rey

References

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