2021–22 Genoa CFC season

Genoa
2021–22 season
President	Enrico Preziosi; Alberto Zangrillo
Head coach	Davide Ballardini; (until 6 November 2021); Andriy Shevchenko; (from 7 November 2021 to 15 January 2022); Abdoulay Konko (caretaker, from 15 January 2022 to 19 January 2022); Alexander Blessin; (from 19 January 2022)
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	19th (relegated)
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mattia Destro (9); All: ; Mattia Destro (9)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 129th season in the existence of Genoa C.F.C. and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Genoa participated in this season's edition of the Coppa Italia.

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 February 2022^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CRO	Adrian Šemper
3	DF	BEL	Zinho Vanheusden (on loan from Internazionale)
4	DF	ITA	Domenico Criscito (captain)
5	DF	ITA	Andrea Masiello
8	MF	GER	Nadiem Amiri (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
9	FW	ITA	Roberto Piccoli (on loan from Atalanta)
10	MF	ITA	Filippo Melegoni (on loan from Atalanta)
11	MF	ISL	Albert Guðmundsson
13	DF	ITA	Mattia Bani
15	DF	MEX	Johan Vásquez
16	DF	ITA	Riccardo Calafiori (on loan from Roma)
17	DF	GER	Lennart Czyborra
18	DF	ITA	Paolo Ghiglione
20	FW	GHA	Caleb Ekuban
22	GK	ITA	Federico Marchetti
23	FW	ITA	Mattia Destro


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	ITA	Stefano Sturaro (vice-captain)
32	MF	DEN	Morten Frendrup
33	MF	BRA	Hernani (on loan from Parma)
36	DF	SUI	Silvan Hefti
44	FW	POL	Aleksander Buksa
45	FW	ITA	Kelvin Yeboah
47	MF	CRO	Milan Badelj
50	MF	ITA	Andrea Cambiaso
52	DF	SRB	Nikola Maksimović
55	DF	NOR	Leo Skiri Østigård (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
57	GK	ITA	Salvatore Sirigu
65	MF	ITA	Nicolò Rovella (on loan from Juventus)
90	MF	ITA	Manolo Portanova
91	FW	SLE	Yayah Kallon
99	MF	CHI	Pablo Galdames

Other players under contract

As of 31 January 2022

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SVN	Rok Vodišek


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	GAM	Fallou Njie

Out on loan

As of 31 January 2022

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Andrenacci (at Brescia until 30 June 2022)
—	GK	ITA	Alberto Paleari (at Benevento until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Davide Biraschi (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Candela (at Cesena until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ARG	Marcos Curado (at Perugia until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	MDA	Daniel Dumbravanu (at Siena until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	POL	Paweł Jaroszyński (at Salernitana until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ALB	Luis Mukaj (at Torres until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Sabelli (at Brescia until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Laurens Serpe (at Crotone until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Federico Valietti (at Pordenone until 30 June 2022)
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Vogliacco (at Benevento until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	COL	Kevin Agudelo (at Spezia until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Francesco Cassata (at Parma until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	POL	Filip Jagiełło (at Brescia until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ALB	Oscar Malltezi (at Prato until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Steeve-Mike Eyango (at Siena until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Vittorio Parigini (at Como until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	FRA	Abdoulaye Touré (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ITA	Mattia Zennaro (at Pergolettese until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Flavio Bianchi (at Brescia until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Nicolas Boiga (at Montevarchi until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ECU	Felipe Caicedo (at Internazionale until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Giacomo Calò (at Benevento until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Caso (at Cosenza until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	FRA	Gabriel Charpentier (at Frosinone until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Giordano Conti (at Sanremese until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	BRA	Felipe Estrella (at Catania until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Andrea Favilli (at Monza until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ITA	Elia Petrelli (at Carrarese until 30 June 2022)
—	FW	ARG	Claudio Spinelli (at Oleksandriya until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
3	DF	Zinho Vanheusden	Internazionale	Loan	18 July 2021	^[2]
57	GK	Salvatore Sirigu	Torino	Free	3 August 2021	^[3]
20	FW	Caleb Ekuban	Trabzonspor	Undisclosed	7 August 2021	^[4]^[5]
1	GK	Adrian Šemper	Chievo	Free	11 August 2021	^[6]
36	DF	Silvan Hefti	Young Boys	€5M	3 January 2022	^[7]
55	DF	Leo Skiri Østigård	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	5 January 2022	^[8]
45	FW	Kelvin Yeboah	Sturm Graz	€6.5M	8 January 2022	^[9]
16	DF	Riccardo Calafiori	Roma	Loan	14 January 2022	^[10]
9	FW	Roberto Piccoli	Atalanta	Loan	25 January 2022	^[11]
8	MF	Nadiem Amiri	Bayer Leverkusen	Loan	29 January 2022	^[12]
11	MF	Albert Guðmundsson	AZ	Undisclosed	31 January 2022	^[13]

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
14	FW	Eldor Shomurodov	Roma	€17.5M^[a]	2 August 2021	^[14]
2	DF	Stefano Sabelli	Brescia	Loan	14 January 2022	^[15]
14	DF	Davide Biraschi	Fatih Karagümrük	Loan	17 January 2022	^[16]
66	DF	Laurens Serpe	Benevento	Loan	17 January 2022	^[17]
8	MF	Francesco Cassata	Parma	Loan	18 January 2022	^[18]
94	MF	Abdoulaye Touré	Fatih Karagümrük	Loan	21 January 2022	^[19]
24	FW	Flavio Bianchi	Brescia	Loan	28 January 2022	^[20]
9	FW	Felipe Caicedo	Internazionale	Loan	29 January 2022	^[21]
11	MF	Valon Behrami	Brescia	Free	31 January 2022	^[22]
19	FW	Goran Pandev	Parma	Undisclosed	31 January 2022	^[23]
21	MF	Ivan Radovanović	Salernitana	Free	31 January 2022	^[24]

^ Initial transfer fee. Includes undisclosed performance-related clauses.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 July 2021 Friendly	FC Stubai	0–5	Genoa	Neustift im Stubaital, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Neustift

21 July 2021 Friendly	Wacker Innsbruck	1–4	Genoa	Neustift im Stubaital, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gavrić 52'	Report	Destro 4' Shomurodov 21' Agudelo 71' Jagiełło 78'	Stadium: Sportplatz Neustift

24 July 2021 Friendly	Paris Saint-Germain	Cancelled	Genoa	Orléans, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade de la Source

31 July 2021 Friendly	Mainz 05	3–2	Genoa	Mainz, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Burkardt 8' Boëtius 49' Szalai 96'	Report	Buksa 30' Bianchi 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nicolas Winter
Note: The match was played in four quarters 30 minutes each.

4 September 2021 Friendly	Alessandria	3–2	Genoa	Alessandria, Italy
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Corazza 4' Palombi 13', 19'		Criscito 21' Destro 81'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta

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	21 August 2021	21 May 2022	Matchday 1	19th	38	4	16	18	27	60	−33	010.53
Coppa Italia	13 August 2021	13 January 2022	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	5	5	+0	066.67
Total					41	6	16	19	32	65	−33	014.63

Source: Soccerway

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Spezia	38	10	6	22	41	71	−30	36
17	Salernitana	38	7	10	21	33	78	−45	31
18	Cagliari (R)	38	6	12	20	34	68	−34	30	Relegation to Serie B
19	Genoa (R)	38	4	16	18	27	60	−33	28
20	Venezia (R)	38	6	9	23	34	69	−35	27

Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
(R) Relegated

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
38	4	16	18	27	60	−33	28	3	8	8	14	25	−11	1	8	10	13	35	−22

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	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	L
Position	20	19	13	15	16	16	16	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19

Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 14 July 2021.^[25]

21 August 2021 1	Internazionale	4–0	Genoa	Milan
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Škriniar 6' Çalhanoğlu 14' Vidal 74' Vecino 78' Džeko 88'	Report	Criscito 1' Sturaro 66'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 27,402 Referee: Valerio Marini

29 August 2021 2	Genoa	1–2	Napoli	Genoa
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ekuban 11' Criscito 51' Cambiaso 69'	Report	Fabián 39' Di Lorenzo 45' Politano 49' Petagna 84' Mário Rui 90'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Marco Di Bello

12 September 2021 3	Cagliari	2–3	Genoa	Cagliari
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	João Pedro 16' (pen.), 62' Ceppitelli 35', 56'	Report	Biraschi 11' Sabelli 15' Kallon 59' Destro 59' Fares 69', 78'	Stadium: Sardegna Arena Attendance: 6,423 Referee: Luca Pairetto

18 September 2021 4	Genoa	1–2	Fiorentina	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Touré 13' Criscito 15', 90+8' (pen.) Vanheusden 20' Behrami 66'	Report	Odriozola 36' Biraghi 45+3' Martínez Quarta 54' Saponara 60' Kokorin 85' Bonaventura 89'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 6,269 Referee: Livio Marinelli

21 September 2021 5	Bologna	2–2	Genoa	Bologna
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Domínguez 30' Hickey 49' Bonifazi 58' Medel 71' Arnautović 85' (pen.)	Report	Farès 43' Destro 55', 56' Behrami 60' Vanheusden 84' Criscito 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 9,707 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

25 September 2021 6	Genoa	3–3	Hellas Verona	Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Maksimović 48' Behrami 54' Pandev 55' Criscito 77' (pen.) Destro 80', 85'	Report	Simeone 8' Barák 49' (pen.) Günter 57' Ilić 62' Kalinić 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 13,478 Referee: Daniele Doveri

2 October 2021 7	Salernitana	1–0	Genoa	Salerno
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Đurić 66' Gyömbér 89' Ribéry 90+1'	Report	Maksimović 75' Cambiaso 84'	Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 10,077 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

17 October 2021 8	Genoa	2–2	Sassuolo	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Destro 27', 72' Biraschi 35' Vásquez 90' Sturaro 90+3'	Report	Scamacca 17', 20' Frattesi 32' Chiricheș 36' Harroui 82' Toljan 88'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 10,370 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

22 October 2021 9	Torino	3–2	Genoa	Turin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanabria 14' Pobega 31', 88' Brekalo 77' Praet 90+3'	Report	Vásquez 64' Destro 70' Farès 78' Caicedo 81' Kallon 85'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Attendance: 9,881 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

26 October 2021 10	Spezia	1–1	Genoa	La Spezia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bastoni 55' Sirigu 66' (o.g.) Provedel 85'	Report	Biraschi 60' Kallon 65' Caicedo 79' Criscito 86' (pen.) Masiello 89'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Attendance: 7,283 Referee: Simone Sozza

31 October 2021 11	Genoa	0–0	Venezia	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Biraschi 37'	Report	Mazzocchi 33' Caldara 43' Aramu 67'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 7,920 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

5 November 2021 12	Empoli	2–2	Genoa	Empoli
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Di Francesco 62' Żurkowski 72'	Report	Criscito 13' (pen.) Rovella 27' Sturaro 64' Masiello 74' Vásquez 83' Bianchi 89'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 5,631 Referee: Luca Pairetto

21 November 2021 13	Genoa	0–2	Roma	Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cambiaso 32' Badelj 54' Sabelli 78'	Report	Veretout 40' Afena-Gyan 82', 90+4', 90'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,667 Referee: Massimiliano Irrati

28 November 2021 14	Udinese	0–0	Genoa	Udine
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Molina 45+2' Makengo 56' Pussetto 86'	Report	Vásquez 40' Sabelli 44' Ghiglione 86' Rovella 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 11,537 Referee: Francesco Meraviglia

1 December 2021 15	Genoa	0–3	Milan	Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Masiello 67' Rovella 73'	Report	Ibrahimović 10' Gabbia 32' Messias 45+2', 61'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Juan Luca Sacchi

5 December 2021 16	Juventus	2–0	Genoa	Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Cuadrado 9' Pellegrini 34' Morata 62' Kean 74' Dybala 82'	Report	Cambiaso 50'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 18,458 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

10 December 2021 17	Genoa	1–3	Sampdoria	Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Destro 78' Ghiglione 84' Sturaro 90'	Report	Gabbiadini 7', 67' Thorsby 34' Caputo 49' Chabot 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,983 Referee: Daniele Doveri

17 December 2021 18	Lazio	3–1	Genoa	Rome
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pedro 36' Acerbi 75' Zaccagni 81'	Report	Ghiglione 30' Vásquez 60' Portanova 73' Melegoni 86'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Luca Pairetto

21 December 2021 19	Genoa	0–0	Atalanta	Genoa
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sturaro 19' Badelj 41'	Report	Freuler 23'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Paolo Valeri

6 January 2022 20	Sassuolo	1–1	Genoa	Reggio Emilia
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Raspadori 21' Berardi 55' Rogério 86' Lopez 90+3'	Report	Destro 7'	Stadium: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore Attendance: 4,696 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

9 January 2022 21	Genoa	0–1	Spezia	Genoa
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ekuban 5' Destro 16' Vásquez 54'	Report	Bastoni 14' Manaj 55' Maggiore 82' Amian 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Marco Guida

17 January 2022 22	Fiorentina	6–0	Genoa	Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Vlahović 11', 51' Odriozola 15' Bonaventura 34' Biraghi 42', 69' Torreira 74', 77'	Report	Calafiori 32' Portanova 36' Sturaro 41'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Fabio Maresca

22 January 2022 23	Genoa	0–0	Udinese	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sturaro 39' Portanova 73' Cambiaso 79' 79'	Report	Makengo 41' Deulofeu 72' Arslan 73' Pérez 86'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Daniele Doveri

5 February 2022 24	Roma	0–0	Genoa	Rome
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mancini 35' Abraham 90+4' Zaniolo 90+5'	Report	Vanheusden 25' Østigård 69' Vásquez 79'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 29,863 Referee: Rosario Abisso

13 February 2022 25	Genoa	1–1	Salernitana	Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Destro 32' Sturaro 53' Badelj 61' Rovella 66'	Report	Bonazzoli 45+1' Mazzocchi 63' Drăgușin 75'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 13,742 Referee: Marco Di Bello

20 February 2022 26	Venezia	1–1	Genoa	Venice
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Henry 13' Caldara 45+1' Ampadu 89'	Report	Vásquez 23' Ekuban 29' Sturaro 48'	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Attendance: 7,566 Referee: Daniele Orsato

25 February 2022 27	Genoa	0–0	Internazionale	Genoa
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Portanova 72' Østigård 74'	Report	Perišić 54'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,314 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

6 March 2022 28	Genoa	0–0	Empoli	Genoa
12:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sturaro 41' Yeboah 45+1' Portanova 48' Rovella 86'	Report	Verre 37' Luperto 42' Bandinelli 70'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,935 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

13 March 2022 29	Atalanta	0–0	Genoa	Bergamo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zappacosta 38' Tolói 82'	Report		Stadium: Gewiss Stadium Attendance: 9,140 Referee: Rosario Abisso

18 March 2022 30	Genoa	1–0	Torino	Genoa
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Østigård 10' 24' Portanova 14' Bani 84'	Report	Izzo 88' Pobega 90' Ansaldi 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,961 Referee: Maurizio Mariani

4 April 2022 31	Hellas Verona	1–0	Genoa	Verona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Simeone 5' Ceccherini 36' Tameze 38' Bessa 65' Casale 72'	Report	Sturaro 2' Guðmundsson 45' Hefti 76'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 14,993 Referee: Francesco Fourneau

10 April 2022 32	Genoa	1–4	Lazio	Genoa
12:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Patric 68' (o.g.)	Report	Marušić 31' Lucas 37' Immobile 45+1', 63', 76'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 16,756 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello

15 April 2022 33	Milan	2–0	Genoa	Milan
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Leão 11' Tonali 84' Messias 87'	Report	Yeboah 79' Guðmundsson 90+4'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70,259 Referee: Daniele Chiffi

24 April 2022 34	Genoa	1–0	Cagliari	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Destro 49' Sturaro 61' Frendrup 84' Badelj 89'	Report	João Pedro 41' Grassi 71'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,257 Referee: Paolo Valeri

30 April 2022 35	Sampdoria	1–0	Genoa	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sabiri 25' Audero 32' Bereszyński 51' Ferrari 90+5'	Report	Melegoni 90+1' Criscito 90+6'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,136 Referee: Fabio Maresca

6 May 2022 36	Genoa	2–1	Juventus	Genoa
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Melegoni 43' Badelj 78' Guðmundsson 87' Criscito 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Dybala 29', 48' Rugani 34' Arthur 44'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,762 Referee: Simone Sozza

15 May 2022 37	Napoli	3–0	Genoa	Naples
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Osimhen 32' Insigne 65' (pen.) Lobotka 81', 87'	Report	Galdames 38'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 50,871 Referee: Michael Fabbri

21 May 2022 38	Genoa	0–1	Bologna	Genoa
17:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Galdames 38' Criscito 54' Østigård 58'	Report	Aebischer 25' Barrow 66'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,768 Referee: Gianpiero Miele

Coppa Italia

13 August 2021 First round	Genoa	3–2	Perugia	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Criscito 26' (pen.) Biraschi 38' Chichizola 41' (o.g.) Pandev 56' Kallon 88'	Report	Carretta 2' Lisi 10' Burrai 25' Dell'Orco 30' Curado 40' Vanbaleghem 52'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 522 Referee: Antonio Rapuano

14 December 2021 Second round	Genoa	1–0	Salernitana	Genoa
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Galdames 21' Vásquez 32' Ekuban 76'	Report	Schiavone 11' Vergani 45+2' Di Tacchio 57'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Marco Serra

13 January 2022 Round of 16	Milan	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Genoa	Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tonali 42' Giroud 74' Leão 102' Saelemaekers 112', 115'	Report	Østigård 17', 53' Badelj 37' Yeboah 47' Hefti 64'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 13,325 Referee: Gianluca Aureliano

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CRO	Adrian Šemper	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	ITA	Federico Marchetti	1	0	0	0	1	0
57	GK	ITA	Salvatore Sirigu	12	0	12	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	BEL	Zinho Vanheusden	6	0	3+2	0	1	0
4	DF	ITA	Domenico Criscito	13	6	12	5	1	1
5	DF	ITA	Andrea Masiello	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
13	DF	ITA	Mattia Bani	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
15	DF	MEX	Johan Vásquez	5	1	5	1	0	0
16	DF	ITA	Riccardo Calafiori	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	GER	Lennart Czyborra	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	ITA	Paolo Ghiglione	6	0	2+4	0	0	0
36	DF	SUI	Silvan Hefti	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	DF	ITA	Andrea Cambiaso	13	1	11+1	1	1	0
52	DF	SRB	Nikola Maksimović	5	0	5	0	0	0
55	DF	NOR	Leo Østigård	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	GER	Nadiem Amiri	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ITA	Filippo Melegoni	4	0	2+2	0	0	0
11	MF	ISL	Albert Guðmundsson	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ITA	Stefano Sturaro	8	0	6+1	0	1	0
33	MF	BRA	Hernani	5	0	3+1	0	1	0
47	MF	CRO	Milan Badelj	11	0	10	0	1	0
65	MF	ITA	Nicolò Rovella	13	0	12	0	0+1	0
90	MF	ITA	Manolo Portanova	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
99	MF	CHI	Pablo Galdames	4	0	2+2	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ITA	Roberto Piccoli	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	GHA	Caleb Ekuban	9	0	3+5	0	1	0
23	FW	ITA	Mattia Destro	9	6	8	6	0+1	0
44	FW	POL	Aleksander Buksa	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
45	FW	ITA	Kelvin Yeboah	0	0	0	0	0	0
91	FW	SLE	Yayah Kallon	13	1	5+7	0	0+1	1
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	ITA	Stefano Sabelli	5	0	3+1	0	1	0
8	MF	ITA	Francesco Cassata	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ECU	Felipe Caicedo	5	1	1+4	1	0	0
11	MF	SUI	Valon Behrami	9	0	1+8	0	0	0
14	DF	ITA	Davide Biraschi	10	0	7+2	0	1	0
19	FW	MKD	Goran Pandev	12	0	4+7	0	0+1	0
21	MF	SRB	Ivan Radovanović	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	ITA	Flavio Bianchi	4	1	1+2	1	1	0
66	DF	ITA	Laurens Serpe	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
93	MF	ALG	Mohamed Farès	7	2	5+2	2	0	0
94	MF	FRA	Abdoulaye Touré	6	0	5+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 5 November 2021
Source: Competitions

References

^ "Squadra - GENOA | Lega Serie A".
^ "Behrami, Biraschi, Eyango, Sabelli e Sturaro a Neustift" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Salvatore Sirigu è Rossoblù" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "Genoa sign Ekuban". Football Italia. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Altro Acquisto: Caleb Ekuban Alla Firma" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Semper, un Altro Rinfirzo per il Grifone" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "Silvan Hefti, Primo Colpo" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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^ "Il Genoa Sprinta Con Kelvin Yeboah" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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[t1-14] Initial transfer fee. Includes undisclosed performance-related clauses.

[1] "Squadra - GENOA | Lega Serie A".

[2] "Behrami, Biraschi, Eyango, Sabelli e Sturaro a Neustift" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[3] "Salvatore Sirigu è Rossoblù" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[4] "Genoa sign Ekuban". Football Italia. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[5] "Altro Acquisto: Caleb Ekuban Alla Firma" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[6] "Semper, un Altro Rinfirzo per il Grifone" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[7] "Silvan Hefti, Primo Colpo" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[8] "Leo Skiri Østigård, Altro Rinforzo" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[9] "Il Genoa Sprinta Con Kelvin Yeboah" (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

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