2021–22 UD Almería season

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UD Almería
2021–22 season
OwnerTurki Al-Sheikh
PresidentTurki Al-Sheikh
Head coachRubi
StadiumEstadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Segunda División1st
Copa del ReyRound Of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Umar Sadiq (5)

All:
Umar Sadiq (5)
Away colours
Third colours
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 17 September 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 33rd season in the existence of UD Almería and the club's seventh consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Almería will participate in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Squad[]

As of 23 August 2021
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 Giorgi Makaridze GK Georgia (country) Tbilisi Soviet Union (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 31) 34 0 15 0 Vitória Setúbal Portugal 12 September 2020 Free 30 June 2022
13 Fernando (c) GK Spain Region of Murcia Murcia (1990-06-10) 10 June 1990 (age 31) 50 0 UCAM Murcia 5 July 2017 Free 30 June 2022
33 Diego Fuoli GK Spain Aragon Zaragoza (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Almería B 15 August 2021 Free N/A
39 GK Spain Catalonia Blanes (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 20) 1 0 Almería B 12 August 2020 Free N/A
Defenders
2 Aitor Buñuel RB Spain Navarre Tafalla (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 24) 21 0 Racing Santander 15 September 2020 Free 30 June 2022
3 Iván Martos LB/CB Spain Catalonia Manresa (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 24) 70 0 Almería B 7 December 2017 Free 30 June 2022
4 Juan Ibiza CB Spain Balearic Islands Ibiza (1995-08-17) 17 August 1995 (age 26) 33 0 Villarreal 10 July 2019 Undisc. 30 June 2022
12 Juanjo Nieto RB/RW Spain Valencian Community Castellón (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Oviedo 9 July 2021 Free 30 June 2023
15 Sergio Akieme LB Equatorial Guinea Madrid Spain (1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 24) 42 2 Barcelona 7 July 2021 €3.5M 30 June 2026
18 Nikola Maraš CB Serbia Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1995-12-19) 19 December 1995 (age 26) 71 4 2 0 Chaves Portugal 22 August 2020 Undisc. 30 June 2024
20 Álex Centelles LB Spain Valencian Community Valencia (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999 (age 22) 15 0 Valencia 2 October 2020 Free 30 June 2022
21 Chumi CB Spain Galicia (Spain) A Laracha (1999-03-02) 2 March 1999 (age 23) 18 1 Barcelona B 10 September 2020 Free 30 June 2022
23 Daniel Carriço CB Portugal Cascais (1988-08-04) 4 August 1988 (age 33) 1 0 Wuhan Zall China 22 August 2021 Free 30 June 2022
Midfielders
5 Lucas Robertone CM Argentina Concordia (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 24) 33 5 Vélez Sarsfield Argentina 1 October 2020 €3.4M 30 June 2025
6 César de la Hoz CM Spain Cantabria Orejo (1992-03-30) 30 March 1992 (age 29) 105 3 Betis 4 July 2018 Free 30 June 2022
8 Francisco Portillo AM Spain Andalusia Málaga (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 31) 2 0 Getafe 22 July 2021 Free 30 June 2023
10 Curro Sánchez AM Spain Andalusia La Palma del Condado (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996 (age 26) 2 0 Ponferradina 10 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
16 José Carlos Lazo LW Spain Andalusia Sanlúcar (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996 (age 26) 81 15 Getafe 20 August 2019 € 4M 30 June 2024
26 Arnau Puigmal CM Spain Catalonia Barcelona (2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 21) 2 0 Manchester United England 9 July 2021 Free 30 June 2026
27 Dani Albiar AM/ST Spain Region of Murcia Cartagena (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Almería B 18 December 2019 Free 30 June 2024
29 Javi Robles CM Spain Andalusia Almería (2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 21) 1 0 Almería B 15 August 2021 Free N/A
30 Samú Costa CM Portugal Aveiro (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 21) 42 2 Braga Portugal 11 June 2021 €5.25M 30 June 2026
31 Arvin Appiah RW/LW England Amsterdam Netherlands (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 21) 34 2 Nottm' Forest England 2 September 2019 £ 8M 30 June 2024
32 Largie Ramazani LW/RW Belgium Sint-Agatha-Berchem (2001-07-27) 27 July 2001 (age 20) 31 7 Manchester United England 24 August 2020 Free 30 June 2025
Sergio Aguza CM/AM Spain Catalonia Sant Boi (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 29) 43 5 Córdoba 13 July 2018 Free 30 June 2023
Valentín Vada CM/AM Argentina Santa Fe (1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 26) 34 2 Bordeaux France 23 August 2019 Undisc. 30 June 2024
Forwards
7 Juan Villar ST/RW Spain Andalusia Cortegana (1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 (age 33) 32 3 Osasuna 9 July 2019 €400K 30 June 2023
9 Umar Sadiq ST Nigeria Kaduna (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 25) 45 23 Partizan Serbia 5 October 2020 €5M 30 June 2025
28 Raúl Caballero ST Spain Andalusia Martos (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Almería B 15 August 2021 Free N/A
34 Juan Manuel Gutiérrez ST/LW Uruguay Atlántida (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 25) 0 0 Danubio Uruguay 13 September 2020 €3M 30 June 2025

Transfers[]

In[]

Out[]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 July 2021 Friendly Águilas Spain 0–1 Spain Almería Águilas, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio El Rubial
31 July 2021 Friendly Málaga Spain 1–1 Spain Almería Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
1 August 2021 Friendly Cádiz Spain 1–2 Spain Almería Marbella, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Osmajić 90+2'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Juan Peña Varela
4 August 2021 Friendly Almería Spain 2–1 Spain Real Betis Algeciras, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Mirador
8 August 2021 Friendly Almería Spain 1–0 Spain Betis Deportivo Marbella, Spain
10:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 16 August 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 29 18 4 7 47 23 +24 062.07
Copa del Rey TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 29 18 4 7 47 23 +24 062.07

Last updated: 25 February 2022
Source: Soccerway

Segunda División[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Eibar 31 18 8 5 45 32 +13 62 Promotion to La Liga
2 Almería 31 18 5 8 50 28 +22 59
3 Valladolid 31 17 7 7 50 33 +17 58 Qualification to
4 Tenerife 31 16 7 8 43 26 +17 55
5 Ponferradina 31 13 11 7 40 33 +7 50
Updated to match(es) played on 13 March 2022. Source: LaLiga SmartBank
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]

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
29 18 4 7 47 23  +24 58 11 2 2 27 10  +17 7 2 5 20 13  +7

Last updated: 25 February 2022.
Source: La Liga SmartBank

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWWLWLWWWDLWWWWWWWDDWLDLLLWWWW
Position12524311121111111111111132222
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2022. Source: La Liga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[2][3]

16 August 2021 1 Cartagena 1–3 Almería Cartagena
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova
Attendance: 4,770
Referee: Spain Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega
20 August 2021 2 Almería 2–1 Oviedo Almería
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: Spain Francisco José Hernández Maeso
29 August 2021 3 Amorebieta 2–1 Almería Amorebieta-Etxano
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Urritxe
Referee: Spain Víctor García Verdura
4 September 2021 4 Almería 2–0 Málaga Almería
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: Spain Jon Ander González Esteban
12 September 2021 5 Ponferradina 1–0 Almería Ponferrada
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: El Toralín
Referee: Spain Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
17 September 2021 6 Alcorcón 0–4 Almería Alcorcón
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Santo Domingo
Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Spain Raúl Martín González Francés
24 September 2021 7 Almería 3–1 Tenerife Almería
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 7,074
Referee: Spain Rubén Ávalos Barrera
4 October 2021 8 Girona 1–2 Almería Girona
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
Attendance: 4,904
Referee: Spain Juan Luis Pulido Santana
9 October 2021 9 Almería 1–1 Las Palmas Almería
18:15 CET
  • Chumi Yellow card 21'
  • Portillo 32'
  • Dyego Sousa Yellow card 84'
Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 8,734
Referee: Spain Saúl Ais Reig
15 October 2021 10 Eibar 1–0 Almería Eibar
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 3,630
Referee: Spain José Antonio López Toca
21 October 2021 11 Almería 3–1 Real Sociedad B Almería
18:45 CET Report Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 7,697
Referee: Spain Javier Iglesias Villanueva
24 October 2021 12 Mirandés 1–4 Almería Miranda de Ebro
14:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva
Attendance: 2,365
Referee: Spain Jon Ander González Esteban
29 October 2021 13 Almería 1–0 Leganés Almería
21:00 CET
Report Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 8,867
Referee: Spain Iosu Galech Apezteguía
2 November 2021 14 Sporting Gijón 0–1 Almería Gijón
19:00 CET Report
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 11,980
Referee: Spain Álvaro Moreno Aragón
7 November 2021 15 Almería 2–0 Burgos Almería
18:15 CET Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 9,513
Referee: Spain Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega
14 November 2021 16 Ibiza 0–1 Almería Ibiza
16:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Can Misses
Attendance: 4,937
Referee: Spain Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
20 November 2021 17 Almería 3–1 Real Valladolid Almería
20:30 CET
Report Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 9,208
Referee: Spain Javier Iglesias Villanueva
27 November 2021 18 Almería 0–0 Huesca Almería
18:15 CET Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 9,486
Referee: Spain David Gálvez Rascón
4 December 2021 19 Fuenlabrada 1–1 Almería Fuenlabrada
18:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres
Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Spain Juan Luis Pulido Santana
11 December 2021 20 Almería 3–0 Real Zaragoza Almería
18:15 CET
Report Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 9,258
Referee: Spain Francisco José Hernández Maeso
2 January 2022 22 Almería 0–1 FC Cartagena Almería
14:00 CET Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Attendance: 7,058
Referee: Spain Raúl Martín González Francés
9 January 2022 23 Las Palmas 1–1 Almería Las Palmas
21:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria
Attendance: 9,827
Referee: Spain David Gálvez Rascón
19 January 2022 21 Lugo 2–1 Almería Lugo
21:00 CET Report
Stadium: Estadio Anxo Carro
Referee: Spain Gorka Sagues Oscoz

Copa del Rey[]

30 November 2021 First Round Águilas 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
Almería Águilas
21:00 CET
  • Kalu Uche 58' Yellow card 120+1'
  • Amour Loussoukou Yellow card 78'
Report Stadium: Estadio El Rubial
Referee: Spain Saúl Ais Reig
16 December 2021 Second Round Amorebieta 1–2 Almería Amorebieta-Etxano
19:00 CET Report
Stadium: Urritxe
Referee: Spain Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
6 January 2022 Round Of 32 Almería 1–2 Elche Almería
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: Spain Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Player statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 17 August 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Segunda División Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Georgia (country) GEO Giorgi Makaridze 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Fernando 2 0 2 0 0 0
33 GK Spain ESP Diego Fuoli 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 GK Spain ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Aitor Buñuel 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Iván Martos 2 0 2 0 0 0
4 DF Spain ESP Juan Ibiza 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Spain ESP Juanjo Nieto 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF Equatorial Guinea EQG Sergio Akieme 2 0 2 0 0 0
18 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Maraš 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Spain ESP Álex Centelles 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Spain ESP Chumi 2 0 2 0 0 0
23 DF Portugal POR Daniel Carriço 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF Argentina ARG Lucas Robertone 2 1 2 1 0 0
6 MF Spain ESP César de la Hoz 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
8 MF Spain ESP Francisco Portillo 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
10 MF Spain ESP Curro Sánchez 2 0 2 0 0 0
16 MF Spain ESP José Carlos Lazo 2 1 2 1 0 0
26 MF Spain ESP Arnau Puigmal 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
27 MF Spain ESP Dani Albiar 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Spain ESP Javi Robles 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF Portugal POR Samú Costa 2 0 2 0 0 0
32 MF Belgium BEL Largie Ramazani 2 2 2 2 0 0
MF Spain ESP Sergio Aguza 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Argentina ARG Valentín Vada 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Juan Villar 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Nigeria NGA Umar Sadiq 2 1 2 1 0 0
28 FW Spain ESP Raúl Caballero 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW England ENG Arvin Appiah 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
34 FW Uruguay URU Juan Manuel Gutiérrez 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players on loan to other clubs
GK Serbia SRB Dragan Rosić 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Brazil BRA Jonathan 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Uruguay URU Cristian Olivera 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Spain ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club midway through the season

Top scorers[]

Place Position Nation Number Name Segunda División Copa del Rey Total
1 FW Nigeria 9 Umar Sadiq 5 0 5
2 MF Belgium 32 Largie Ramazani 2 0 2
MF Argentina 5 Lucas Robertone 2 0 2
4 MF Spain 10 Curro Sánchez 1 0 1
MF Spain 16 José Carlos Lazo 1 0 1
DF Spain 21 Chumi 1 0 1
TOTALS 12 0 12

Disciplinary record[]

Number Nation Position Name Segunda División Copa del Rey Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 Spain DF Aitor Buñuel 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 Nigeria FW Umar Sadiq 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 Portugal MF Samú Costa 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Sorteo calendario LaLiga Santander 2021/22: horario y dónde ver en TV". El Correo. 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.
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