2022–23 AC Milan season explained

Club:Milan
Season:2022–23
Chairman:Paolo Scaroni
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Stefano Pioli
Stadium:San Siro
League:Serie A
League Result:4th
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
Cup2:Supercoppa Italiana
Cup2 Result:Runners-up
Cup3:UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:Semi-finals
League Topscorer:
Rafael Leão (15)
Season Topscorer:
Olivier Giroud (18)
Highest Attendance:75,530 vs Juventus, 8 October 2022, Serie A
Lowest Attendance:61,341 vs Dinamo Zagreb, 14 September 2022, Champions League
Average Attendance:72,029
Largest Win:4–0 vs Red Bull Salzburg
4–0 vs Dinamo Zagreb
4–0 vs Napoli
5–1 vs Sampdoria
Largest Loss:0–4 vs Lazio
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Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the existence of AC Milan and the club's 89th season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEFA Champions League.

Players

Squad information

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PlayerPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Signed
in
Contract
ends
Signed fromTransfer feeNotesAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1Ciprian TătăruşanuGK2023 6, df=yes20202023 Lyon€500,000390
16Mike MaignanGK2023 6, df=yes20212026 Lille€13,000,000690
77Devis VásquezGK2023 6, df=yes20232026 Guaraní€470,00000
83Antonio MiranteGK2023 6, df=yes20212023 RomaFree10
Defenders
2Davide Calabria (captain)RB2023 6, df=yes20152025 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system2188
5Fodé Ballo-TouréLB2023 6, df=yes20212025 Monaco€4,200,000251
19Théo Hernandez (vice-captain)LB2023 6, df=yes20192026 Real Madrid€20,000,00016723
20Pierre KaluluCB / RB2023 6, df=yes20202025 Lyon II€480,000 1014
21Sergiño DestRB2023 6, df=yes20222023 BarcelonaFree Loan140
23Fikayo TomoriCB2023 6, df=yes20212027 Chelsea€28,500,0001073
24Simon KjærCB2023 6, df=yes20202024 Sevilla€2,500,000961
25Alessandro FlorenziRB2023 6, df=yes20212025 Roma€3,700,000352
28Malick ThiawCB2023 6, df=yes20222027 Schalke 04€7,000,000 240
46Matteo GabbiaCB2023 6, df=yes20172026 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system501
Midfielders
4 Ismaël BennacerDM2023 6, df=yes20192027 Empoli€16,000,0001456
7Yacine AdliCM2023 6, df=yes20222026 Bordeaux€8,000,000 60
8Sandro TonaliCM2023 6, df=yes20202026 Brescia€20,000,0001317
10Brahim DíazAM2023 6, df=yes20202023 Real Madrid€3,000,000 Loan11214
14Tiémoué BakayokoDM2023 6, df=yes20212023 ChelseaFreeLoan521
32Tommaso PobegaCM2023 6, df=yes20222027 Milan PrimaveraFreeFrom Youth system283
33Rade KrunićDM2023 6, df=yes20192024 Empoli€8,000,000 1253
40Aster VranckxCM2023 6, df=yes20222023 VfL Wolfsburg€2,000,000Loan100
56Alexis SaelemaekersRW2023 6, df=yes20202026 Anderlecht€7,200,00014010
Forwards
9Olivier GiroudST2023 6, df=yes20212023 Chelsea€1,000,0008534
11Zlatan IbrahimovićST2023 6, df=yes20202023 LA GalaxyFree16393
12Ante RebićLW / ST2023 6, df=yes20192025 Eintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed11329
17Rafael LeãoLW2023 6, df=yes20192024 Lille€28,000,00016444
27Divock OrigiST / LW2023 6, df=yes20222026 LiverpoolFree362
30Junior MessiasRW2023 6, df=yes20212024 Crotone€7,100,0006912
90Charles De KetelaereAM2023 6, df=yes20222027 Club Brugge€32,000,000400

Transfers

Summer window

Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 July 2022.

In

DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSource
Alessandro Florenzi Roma€2,700,000From loan to definitive purchase[2]
Cathal Heffernan Cork City€50,000From loan to definitive purchase, joined Primavera team[3]
FW Divock Origi LiverpoolFree[4]
FW Junior Messias Crotone€4,500,000From loan to definitive purchase[5]
MF Charles De Ketelaere Club Brugge€32,000,000[6]
DF Malick Thiaw Schalke 04€7,000,000[7]
MF Dariusz Stalmach Górnik Zabrze€700,000Joined join Primavera team[8]

Loan in

DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSource
MF Aster Vranckx VfL Wolfsburg€2,000,000[9]
DF Sergiño Dest BarcelonaFree[10]

Loan returns

DatePlayerAgeMoving fromFeeNotesSource
MF Yacine Adli Bordeaux
MF Tommaso Pobega Torino

Total spending: €48,950,000

Out

DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSource
MF BarcelonaFreeEnd of contract[11] [12]
€10,000,000From loan to definitive purchase[13]
DF Gabriele GalardiUnattachedFreeAfter return from loan
DF Alessio Romagnoli LazioFreeEnd of contract[14]
MF Emir MuratiUnattachedFreeEnd of contract
DF Marco Bosisio BariFreeFrom Primavera squad[15]
DF Léo Duarte İstanbul Başakşehir€2,000,000From loan to definitive purchase[16]
FW Samu Castillejo ValenciaFree[17]
FW Frank Tsadjout Cremonese€850,000After return from loan[18]
DF Riccardo Oddi FiorenzuolaFreeAfter return from loan[19]
FW Riccardo Tonin FoggiaUndisclosedAfter return from loan[20]
MF Marco Frigerio FoggiaFreeAfter return from loan[21]
FW Sabino Signorile Audace CerignolaUndisclosedAfter return from loan[22]
GK Alessandro Plizzari Pescara€200,000After return from loan[23]
FW Gabriele Capanni TernanaUndisclosedFrom loan to definitive purchase[24]
DF Leroy Abanda SeraingFreeAfter return from loan[25]
30 July 2022DF Nikos Michelis MirandésFreeAfter return from loan[26]
1 August 2022DF Luca Stanga LeccoUndisclosedFrom Primavera squad[27]
9 August 2022DF Lenny BorgesUnattachedFreeFrom Primavera squad
31 August 2022MF Lukas Björklund SønderjyskEUndisclosedFrom Primavera squad
1 September 2022GK Sebastiano Desplanches Vicenza€800,000From Primavera squad
Notes

Loans ended

DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSource

Loans out

DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSource
FW Lorenzo Colombo LecceFreeAfter return from loan[28]
FW Marco Nasti CosenzaFreeFrom Primavera squad[29]
DF Gabriele Bellodi OlbiaFreeAfter return from loan[30]
DF Mattia CaldaraFreeAfter return from loan[31]
FW Luan Capanni Estrela AmadoraFreeAfter return from loan[32]
MF Daniel Maldini SpeziaFree[33]
MF Marco Brescianini CosenzaFreeAfter return from loan[34]
FW Emil Roback NordsjællandFreeFrom Primavera squad[35]
MF Antonio Mionić AlessandriaFreeAfter return from loan[36]

Total income: €13,850,000

Winter window

Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 2 January 2023.

Out

Total income

Loans out

DatePlayerAgeMoving toFeeNotesSource
GK Andreas Jungdal AltachLoan[39]
FW Bob Murphy Omoregbe TorresLoanFrom Primavera squad[40]
FW Marko Lazetić AltachLoan[41]
FW Emil Roback IFK NorrköpingLoanAfter anticipated return from loan[42]

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 2022–23 Serie A.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.

Coppa Italia

See main article: 2022–23 Coppa Italia.

Supercoppa Italiana

See main article: 2022 Supercoppa Italiana.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 November 2022.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 17 March 2023.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 17 March 2023, after the draw for the quarter-finals.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! 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|-

Goalscorers

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Playerwidth=80Serie Awidth=80Coppa Italiawidth=80Champions Leaguewidth=80Supercoppa Italianawidth=80Total
19FWOlivier Giroud1305018
217FWRafael Leão1501016
310MFBrahim Díaz60107
430FWJunior Messias50106
519DFThéo Hernandez40004
56MFAlexis Saelemaekers20204
74MFIsmaël Bennacer20103
12FWAnte Rebić30003
32MFTommaso Pobega20103
108MFSandro Tonali20002
27FWDivock Origi20002
122DFDavide Calabria10001
5DFFodé Ballo-Touré10001
11FWZlatan Ibrahimovic10001
20DFPierre Kalulu10001
23DFFikayo Tomori10001
33MFRade Krunić00101
46DFMatteo Gabbia00101
Own goals 30104
Totals64015079

Assists

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Playerwidth=80Serie A[43] width=80Coppa Italiawidth=80Champions Leaguewidth=80Supercoppa Italianawidth=80Total
117FWRafael Leão803011
29FWOlivier Giroud40206
319DFThéo Hernandez30205
8MFSandro Tonali70209
512FWAnte Rebić20002
64MFIsmaël Bennacer20002
2DFDavide Calabria20002
90FWCharles De Ketelaere10001
10MFBrahim Díaz70108
33MFRade Krunić10001
30FWJunior Messias10001
27FWDivock Origi10001
56MFAlexis Saelemaekers20002
1GKCiprian Tătărușanu10001
Totals3809047

Clean sheets

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=145Playerwidth=80Serie Awidth=80Coppa Italiawidth=80Champions Leaguewidth=80Supercoppa Italianawidth=80Total
116GKMike Maignan70209
21GKCiprian Tătărușanu40307
Totals1105016

Disciplinary record

PlayerSerie ACoppa ItaliaChampions LeagueTotal
8MFSandro Tonali314
19DFThéo Hernandez44
4MFIsmaël Bennacer11
23DFFikayo Tomori12131
9FWOlivier Giroud112
10MFBrahim Díaz112
17FWRafael Leão3131
20DFPierre Kalulu
56MFAlexis Saelemaekers11
90MFCharles De Ketelaere11
46DFMatteo Gabbia11
11FWZlatan Ibrahimović
12FWAnte Rebić2
2DFDavide Calabria213
5DFFodé Ballo-Touré22
24DFSimon Kjær22
30FWJunior Messias
27FWDivock Origi11
25DFAlessandro Florenzi
33MFRade Krunić224
33MFYacine Adli11
16GKMike Maignan
27MFTommaso Pobega11
Totals171250014102710

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Team 2022/23 . AC Milan . 13 August 2022.
  2. Web site: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ALESSANDRO FLORENZI. acmilan.com.
  3. News: Irish teenager Heffernan joins AC Milan . BBC Sport .
  4. Web site: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: DIVOCK ORIGI. acmilan.com.
  5. Web site: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: MESSIAS JUNIOR. acmilan.com.
  6. Web site: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: CHARLES DE KETELAERE. acmilan.com.
  7. Web site: Malick Thiaw, nuovo acquisto del calciomercato AC Milan: Il comunicato ufficiale. acmilan.com.
  8. Web site: Milan: Ufficiale, preso Stalmach. calciomercato.com.
  9. News: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: ASTER VRANCKX . A.C. Milan.
  10. News: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: SERGIÑO DEST . A.C. Milan.
  11. Web site: Kessie "ufficializzato" dal Barcellona: l'Annuncio di Laporta. MilanNews24. 29 March 2022.
  12. Web site: UFFICIALE: Barcellona, ecco Franck Kessie dopo l'addio al Milan. Contratto fino al 2026 . Tutto Mercato . 4 July 2022. 10 July 2022.
  13. News: Official Statement: Jens Petter Hauge. A.C. Milan. 28 May 2022.
  14. Web site: UFFICIALE: Lazio, arriva Romagnoli. Ha firmato un contratto di cinque anni . Tutto Mercato . 12 July 2022 . 19 July 2022.
  15. Web site: UFFICIALE: Bari, dal Milan ecco Bosisio: arriva a titolo definitivo e firma fino al 2025 . Tutto Mercat . 10 July 2022.
  16. Web site: UFFICIALE: Milan, ceduto Leo Duarte al Basaksehir a titolo definitivo. Il comunicato . Tutto Mercato . 10 July 2022.
  17. News: OFFICIAL STATEMENT: SAMUEL CASTILLEJO. A.C. Milan. 12 July 2022.
  18. Web site: UFFICIALE: Cremonese, dal Milan arriva Tsadjout a titolo definitivo . Tutto Mercato . 19 July 2022.
  19. Web site: Calciomercato - Fiorenzuola: Ufficiale gli arrivi di Oddi e Sorzi. Domenica test contro la Cremonese .
  20. Web site: Dal rossonero del Milan a quello del Foggia, ecco Tonin: Arriva a titolo definitivo .
  21. Web site: Marco Frigerio È del Foggia . 22 July 2022 .
  22. Web site: Mercato Milan, ceduto Signorile al Cerignola: è ufficiale . 22 July 2022 .
  23. Web site: UFFICIALE: Pescara, colpo fra i pali: dal Milan arriva Plizzari a titolo definitivo . Tutto Mercato . 26 July 2022 . 2 August 2022.
  24. Web site: MERCATO - Ternana, sorpresa all'allenamento: C'è Capanni .
  25. Web site: Milan, Leroy Abanda rescinde il contratto: Giocherà per il Seraing .
  26. Web site: Redazione DDD . Michelis liberato dal Milan: il difensore greco al Mirandes fino al 2025 . DerbyDerbyDerby . 5 January 2020 . 2 August 2020.
  27. Web site: Calcio Lecco 1912 Ufficiale: Luca Stanga è un nuovo giocatore bluceleste . Calcio Lecco 1912 . August 2022. 2 August 2022.
  28. Web site: Ufficiale: Milan, Colombo al lecce in prestito. Tutto Mercato.
  29. Web site: UFFICIALE: Cosenza, arriva Marco Nasti in prestito annuale dal Milan . Tutto Mercato . 19 July 2022.
  30. Web site: Bentornato Gabriele . 16 July 2022 . 16 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717161622/http://www.olbiacalcio.com/news/comunicati/2537/bentornato-gabriele . dead .
  31. Web site: Ufficiale | Mattia Caldara è un nuovo giocatore dello Spezia . Spezia Calcio . 19 July 2022.
  32. Web site: Estrela da Amadora anuncia Luan Capanni como 13.º reforço para 2022/23 .
  33. Web site: UFFICIALE: Spezia, ecco Daniel Maldini. Arriva dal Milan in prestito per una stagione . Tutto Mercato . 2 August 2022.
  34. Web site: Ufficiale Cosenza: depositato il contratto di Brescianini, arriva in prestito . 7 August 2022 . Tutto Mercato . it . Official Cosenza: Brescianini's contract stored, he arrives on loan.
  35. Web site: Nordsjaelland: ufficiale l'arrivo in prestito di Roback dal Milan . 31 August 2022 . Milan News . Italian . Nordsjaelland: it is official the arrival, from loan, of Roback from Milan.
  36. Web site: Alessandria calcio, acquisto Mionic in prestito dal Milan . 2 September 2022 .
  37. Web site: COMUNICATO UFFICIALE Devis Vazquez. acmilan.com.
  38. Web site: UFFICIALE: Luan Capanni riparte dalla Polonia, ha firmato con l'Arka Gdynia . 16 December 2022 . tuttomercatoweb.com . Italian. OFFICIAL: Luan Capanni (...) signed with Arka Gdynia.
  39. Web site: SCR Altach verpflichtet Milan-Keeper Jungdal .
  40. Web site: LIVE TMW - Serie C, le ufficialità di oggi: Renault all'Alessandria. Subutan alla Pro Sesto - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. www.tuttomercatoweb.com. 12 April 2023.
  41. Web site: UFFICIALE: Milan, Lazetic all'Altach. Il serbo va alla corte di Klose in prestito fino a giugno - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. www.tuttomercatoweb.com. 12 April 2023.
  42. Web site: UFFICIALE Norrkoping: arriva Roback in prestito dal Milan . 29 March 2023. sportitalia.com . Italian . OFFICIAL Norrkoping: Roback on loan from Milan.
  43. Web site: Assist - Season 2022-23 . Lega Serie A . 7 November 2022 . 7 November 2022.