2015: A year in statistics for Sampdoria

Sampdoria end 2015 having played a total of 43 league and cup matches, earning 49 points in 39 Serie A matches and registering a sole cup victory.

The statisticians at Football Data reveal that Emiliano Viviano has gone through the most work, with 42 appearances and 3780 minutes played, while Eder Citadin Martins is the club’s top scorer. The Italy striker bagged himself 16 of the 52 Blucerchiati goals from January until today.

Former Samp player Fabio Quagliarella has proved to be the club’s biggest nemesis in the calendar year, scoring five goals against Doria in 2015: a hat-trick on 1 February and another two on 20 September.

Here’s a statistical breakdown of the outgoing year:

Matches played: 43 – 39 in Serie A, two in the Coppa Italia, two in the Europa League
Victories: 13 – 12 in Serie A, one in the Europa League
Draws: 13 – all in Serie A
Defeats: 17 – 14 in Serie A, two in the Coppa Italia, one in the Europa League
Most appearances: Emiliano Viviano – 42 matches
Most minutes on the pitch: Emiliano Viviano – 3780 minutes played
Substitutions: 123 out of a possible 129
Player substituted off most times: Luis Muriel – 19 substitutions
Player substituted on most times: Alfred Duncan – 11 appearances from the bench
Yellow cards: 106
Most booked player: Roberto Soriano – ten yellow cards
Red cards: 6
Most sent off player: Ervin Zukanovic – two red cards
Goals scored: 52 – 50 in Serie A, two in the Europa League
Top goalscorer: Eder Citadin Martins – 16 goals
Goals conceded: 62 – 54 in Serie A, four in the Coppa Italia, four in the Europa League
Own goals for: 2
Own goals against: 1
Penalties awarded: 3 – all converted
Player with most goals from the penalty spot: Eder Citadin Martins – 3
Penalties conceded: 7 – five scored, two missed