Club: | Milan |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Chairman: | Paolo Scaroni |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Stefano Pioli |
Stadium: | San Siro |
League: | Serie A |
League Result: | 1st |
Cup1: | Coppa Italia |
Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
Cup2: | UEFA Champions League |
Cup2 Result: | Group stage |
League Topscorer: | Olivier Giroud Rafael Leão (11 each) |
Season Topscorer: | Olivier Giroud Rafael Leão (14 each) |
Largest Loss: | Internazionale 3–0 Milan |
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Prevseason: | 2020–21 |
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The 2021–22 season was the 123rd season in the existence of AC Milan and the club's 39th consecutive season (110th overall) in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia and UEFA Champions League. It marked Milan's return to Europe's premier knockout competition for the first time since the 2013–14 season.[1]
Milan secured their 19th Italian league title on the last match day of the season, with a club-record tally of 86 points. It was their first league title since the 2010–11 season.
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Player | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fee | Notes | Apps | Goals | |||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
1 | Ciprian Tătăruşanu | GK | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2023 | Lyon | €500,000 | 14 | 0 | |||
16 | Mike Maignan | GK | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2026 | Lille | €13,000,000 | 40 | 0 | |||
83 | Antonio Mirante | GK | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2022 | Roma | Free | 0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | ||||||||||||
2 | Davide Calabria (vice-captain) | RB / LB / CM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2025 | Youth System | Free | From Youth system | 185 | 7 | ||
5 | Fodé Ballo-Touré | LB / LM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2025 | Monaco | €4,200,000 | 11 | 0 | |||
13 | Alessio Romagnoli (captain) | CB / LB | 2022 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2022 | Roma | €25,000,000 | Captain | 247 | 10 | ||
19 | Théo Hernandez | LB / LM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2026 | Real Madrid | €20,000,000 | 122 | 19 | |||
20 | Pierre Kalulu | RB / CB | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2025 | Lyon II | €480,000 | 55 | 3 | |||
23 | Fikayo Tomori | CB / RB | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2025 | Chelsea | €28,500,000 | 62 | 2 | |||
24 | Simon Kjær | CB | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2024 | Sevilla | €2,500,000 | 72 | 1 | |||
25 | Alessandro Florenzi | RB / RM / RW | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2022 | Roma | €1,000,000 | Loan | 29 | 2 | ||
46 | Matteo Gabbia | CB / RB / DM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2017 | 2023 | Youth System | Free | From Youth system | 33 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||
4 | Ismaël Bennacer | DM / CM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Empoli | €16,000,000 | 105 | 3 | |||
8 | Sandro Tonali | CM / DM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2026 | Brescia | €20,000,000 | 83 | 5 | |||
10 | Brahim Diaz | AM / RW / LW | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2023 | Real Madrid | €3,000,000 | Loan | 67 | 7 | ||
27 | Daniel Maldini | AM / LW / RW | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2024 | Youth System | Free | From Youth system | 25 | 1 | ||
33 | Rade Krunić | AM / CM / LM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Empoli | €8,000,000 | 91 | 2 | |||
41 | Tiémoué Bakayoko | DM / CM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2023 | Chelsea | Free | Loan | 49 | 1 | ||
56 | Alexis Saelemaekers | RW / LW / RB | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2026 | Anderlecht | €7,200,000 | 101 | 6 | |||
79 | Franck Kessié | CM / DM | 2022 6, df=yes | 2017 | 2022 | Atalanta | €28,000,000 | 223 | 38 | |||
Forwards | ||||||||||||
7 | Samu Castillejo | RW / LW / SS | 2022 6, df=yes | 2018 | 2023 | Villarreal | €25,000,000 | 113 | 10 | |||
9 | Olivier Giroud | ST | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2023 | Chelsea | €1,000,000 | 38 | 16 | |||
11 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | ST | 2022 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2022 | LA Galaxy | Free | 159 | 92 | |||
12 | Ante Rebić | LW / ST / SS | 2022 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2025 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Undisclosed | 92 | 26 | |||
17 | Rafael Leão | LW / ST / RW | 2022 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2024 | Lille | €28,000,000 | 116 | 28 | |||
22 | Marko Lazetić | ST | 2022 6, df=yes | 2022 | 2026 | Red Star Belgrade | €4,000,000 | 1 | 0 | |||
30 | Junior Messias | AM / RW / SS | 2022 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2022 | Crotone | €2,600,000 | Loan | 33 | 6 |
Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 July 2021.
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
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GK | Mike Maignan | Lille | €13.0M | [3] | ||||
DF | Fikayo Tomori | Chelsea | €28.5M | From loan to definitive purchase | [4] | |||
MF | Sandro Tonali | Brescia | €10.0M | From loan to definitive purchase | [5] | |||
FW | Olivier Giroud | Chelsea | €1.0M | [6] | ||||
DF | Fodé Ballo-Touré | Monaco | €4.2M | [7] | ||||
MF | Chaka Traorè | Parma | €0.6M | Joined Primavera squad | [8] [9] | |||
MF | Yacine Adli | Bordeaux | €8.0M | Promptly re-loaned | [10] | |||
GK | Antonio Mirante | Roma | Free | Free agent | [11] |
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
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MF | Brahim Díaz | Real Madrid | €3.0M | Loan renewal + option to buy | [12] | |||
Alessandro Florenzi | Roma | €1.0M | Loan with option to buy | [13] | ||||
Pietro Pellegri | Monaco | €1.0M | Loan with option to buy | [14] | ||||
MF | Tiémoué Bakayoko | Chelsea | €2.0M | Loan with option to buy | [15] | |||
MF | Junior Messias | Crotone | €2.6M | Loan with option to buy | [16] |
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
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GK | Alessandro Plizzari | Reggina | ||||||
DF | Lenny Borges | Bayern Munich II | Re-joined Primavera team | |||||
DF | Andrea Conti | Parma | ||||||
MF | Emir Murati | Vibonese |
Total spending: 74.9M
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
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DF | Diego Laxalt | Dynamo Moscow | €3.5M | After return from loan | [17] | |||
MF | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | Internazionale | Free | Free agent | [18] | |||
GK | Antonio Donnarumma | Padova | Free | Free agent | [19] | |||
GK | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Paris Saint-Germain | Free | Free agent | [20] | |||
FW | Mario Mandžukić | Unattached | Free | Retired | [21] | |||
MF | Giacomo Olzer | Brescia | €3.0M | With buy-back option | [22] | |||
MF | Alessio Brambilla | Cesena | Undisclosed | From Primavera squad | [23] |
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
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DF | Diogo Dalot | Manchester United | ||||||
MF | Soualiho Meïté | Torino |
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF | Marco Brescianini | Monza | Free | After return from loan | [24] | |||
DF | Nikos Michelis | Willem II | Free | From Primavera squad | [25] | |||
FW | Frank Tsadjout | Pordenone | Free | After return from loan | [26] | |||
MF | Alessandro Sala | Renate | Free | After return from loan | [27] | |||
DF | Riccardo Oddi | Trento | Free | From Primavera squad | [28] | |||
FW | Gabriele Capanni | Ternana | Free | After return from loan | [29] | |||
GK | Leonardo Moleri | Renate | Free | From Primavera squad | [30] | |||
DF | Gabriele Galardi | Nuova Florida | Free | After return from loan | [31] | |||
FW | Riccardo Tonin | Cesena | Free | From Primavera squad | [32] | |||
FW | Luan Capanni | Viterbese | Free | After return from loan | [33] | |||
FW | Lorenzo Colombo | SPAL | Free | After return from loan | [34] | |||
DF | Mattia Caldara | Free | After return from loan | [35] | ||||
Free | [36] | |||||||
MF | Marco Frigerio | Lucchese | Free | From Primavera squad | [37] | |||
FW | Sabino Signorile | Seregno | Free | From Primavera squad | [38] | |||
MF | Tommaso Pobega | Torino | Free | After return from loan | [39] | |||
MF | Antonio Mionić | Montevarchi | Free | From Primavera squad | [40] | |||
DF | Leroy Abanda | Boulogne | Free | From Primavera squad | [41] | |||
MF | Yacine Adli | Bordeaux | Free | Loaned after purchase |
Total income: €6.5M
Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 January 2022.
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
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FW | Bob Murphy Omoregbe | Borgosesia | €0.1M | Joined Primavera team | [42] | |||
FW | Marko Lazetić | Red Star Belgrade | €4M | [43] |
Total spending: 4.1M
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | Andrea Conti | Sampdoria | Free | [45] | ||||
MF | Kevin Bright | Cremonese | Undisclosed | From Primavera squad | [46] | |||
MF | Alessandro Sala | Pro Sesto | Undisclosed | After anticipated return from loan | [47] | |||
DF | Milos Kerkez | AZ Alkmaar | €2M | From Primavera squad | [48] | |||
MF | Jordan Amore | Pescara | Undisclosed | From Primavera squad | [49] |
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Notes | Source | |||
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FW | Frank Tsadjout | Ascoli | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [51] | |||
FW | Luan Capanni | Grosseto | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [52] | |||
DF | Gabriele Galardi | Gravina | Free | After anticipated return from loan | [53] | |||
GK | Alessandro Plizzari | Lecce | Free | [54] |
Total income: €2.0M
See main article: 2021–22 Serie A.
The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.[55]
See main article: 2021–22 Coppa Italia.
See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.
The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[56]
|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders |-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season|-
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1 | 17 | FW | Rafael Leão | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
9 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||
3 | 11 | FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
4 | 79 | MF | Franck Kessié | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
5 | 30 | FW | Junior Messias | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
6 | 8 | MF | Sandro Tonali | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
19 | DF | Théo Hernandez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||
8 | 10 | MF | Brahim Díaz | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
9 | 12 | FW | Ante Rebić | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
10 | 2 | DF | Davide Calabria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
4 | MF | Ismael Bennacer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
56 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
25 | DF | Alessandro Florenzi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
14 | 13 | DF | Alessio Romagnoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
20 | DF | Pierre Kalulu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
23 | DF | Fikayo Tomori | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
27 | MF | Daniel Maldini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Own goals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 69 | 7 | 6 | 82 |
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1 | 17 | FW | Rafael Leão | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
2 | 19 | DF | Théo Hernandez | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
3 | 10 | MF | Brahim Díaz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
4 | 11 | FW | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | DF | Davide Calabria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
9 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
7 | 12 | FW | Ante Rebić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
56 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
8 | MF | Sandro Tonali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
33 | MF | Rade Krunić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
30 | FW | Junior Messias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
12 | 20 | DF | Pierre Kalulu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | MF | Ismael Bennacer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
79 | MF | Franck Kessie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
16 | GK | Mike Maignan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
13 | DF | Alessio Romagnoli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
Totals | 37 | 6 | 3 | 44 |
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1 | 16 | GK | Mike Maignan | 17 | 2 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | GK | Ciprian Tătărușanu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
Totals | 17 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
Name | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Champions League | Total | ||||||||||||
8 | MF | Sandro Tonali | 9 | 2 | 11 | |||||||||||
19 | DF | Théo Hernandez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
4 | MF | Ismaël Bennacer | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||
23 | DF | Fikayo Tomori | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
9 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
10 | MF | Brahim Díaz | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
17 | FW | Rafael Leao | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
20 | DF | Pierre Kalulu | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
13 | DF | Alessio Romagnoli | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
41 | MF | Tiémoué Bakayoko | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
56 | MF | Alexis Saelemaekers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
79 | MF | Franck Kessie | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
46 | DF | Matteo Gabbia | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
11 | FW | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
12 | FW | Ante Rebić | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | DF | Davide Calabria | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | DF | Fodé Ballo-Touré | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
24 | DF | Simon Kjær | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
30 | FW | Junior Messias | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
25 | DF | Alessandro Florenzi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
33 | MF | Rade Krunić | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
16 | GK | Mike Maignan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
27 | MF | Daniel Maldini | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 74 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 2 |