2017–18 Valencia CF season
# 2017–18 Valencia CF season

The 2017–18 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 98th in the club's history and their 83rd in La Liga. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2017–18 season.

## Squad

    As of 26 August 2017

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Jaume Domènech |
| 3 | DF | POR | Rúben Vezo |
| 4 | DF | COL | Jeison Murillo (on loan from Internazionale) |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Maksimović |
| 7 | MF | POR | Gonçalo Guedes (on loan from PSG) |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Luciano Vietto (on loan from Atlético de Madrid) |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Simone Zaza |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Dani Parejo (Captain) |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Andreas Pereira (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 13 | GK | BRA | Neto |
| 14 | DF | ESP | José Luis Gayà |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | FRA | Geoffrey Kondogbia (on loan from Internazionale) |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Carlos Soler |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Rodrigo |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Martín Montoya |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Santi Mina |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Garay |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Toni Lato |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Javi Jiménez |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Nacho Vidal |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Ferran Torres |

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | BRA | Aderlan Santos (at São Paulo until 31 December 2018) |
| — | MF | POR | João Cancelo (at Internazionale until 30 June 2018) |
| — | MF | BEL | Zakaria Bakkali (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2018) |
| — | MF | ESP | Eugeni (at Lorca until 30 June 2018) |
| — | MF | ESP | Sito (at Lorca until 30 June 2018) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Tropi (at Lorca until 30 June 2018) |
| — | MF | TUN | Aymen Abdennour (at Marseille until 30 June 2018) |
| -- | FW | POR | Nani (at Lazio until 30 June 2018) |
| -- | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán (at Alavés until 30 June 2018) |
| -- | MF | CHI | Fabián Orellana (at Eibar until 30 June 2018) |
| -- | MF | ESP | Nacho Gil (at Las Palmas until 30 June 2018) |

## Transfers

### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | GK | Neto | 27 | Non-EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €7,000,000 | |
| 6 | MF | Nemanja Maksimović | 22 | Non-EU | Astana | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | |
| | FW | Álvaro Negredo | 31 | EU | Middlesbrough | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Rúben Vezo | 29 | EU | Granada | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| 9 | FW | Simone Zaza | 26 | EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | | €16,000,000 | |
| 15 | MF | Fabián Orellana | 31 | Non-EU | Celta Vigo | Transfer | Summer | | €3,000,000 | ESPN |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel | 26 | Non-EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €11,000,000 | |
| 4 | DF | Jeison Murillo | 25 | Non-EU | Internazionale | Loan | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| 16 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 24 | EU | Internazionale | Loan | Summer | 2018 | Free | |
| 11 | MF | Andreas Pereira | 21 | EU | Manchester United | Loan | Summer | 2018 | Free | |
| 7 | MF | Gonçalo Guedes | 20 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan | Summer | 2018 | Free | |
| 8 | FW | Luciano Vietto | 24 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Loan | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed | |
| 17 | MF | Francis Coquelin | 26 | EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Undisclosed | |

Total spend: €37,000,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | MF | Mario Suárez | 36 | EU | Guizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng | Loan return to Watford | Summer | N/A |
| 9 | FW | Munir | 27 | EU | Barcelona | Loan return | Summer | N/A |
| 6 | DF | Guilherme Siqueira | 37 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Loan return | Summer | N/A |
| 5 | DF | Eliaquim Mangala | 32 | EU | Manchester City | Loan return | Summer | N/A |
| 25 | GK | Mathew Ryan | 25 | Non-EU | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Summer | €6,000,000 |
| 8 | MF | Enzo Pérez | 31 | Non-EU | River Plate | Transfer | Summer | €2,500,000 |
| 11 | MF | Zakaria Bakkali | 21 | EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| 4 | DF | Aderlan Santos | 28 | Non-EU | São Paulo | Loan | Summer | €800,000 |
| | GK | Yoel | 28 | EU | Eibar | Transfer | Summer | €750,000 |
| 11 | MF | Pablo Piatti | 27 | Non-EU | Espanyol | Transfer | Summer | €1,250,000 |
| 1 | GK | Diego Alves | 32 | EU | Flamengo | Transfer | Summer | €500,000 |
| | CF | Álvaro Negredo | 31 | EU | Beşiktaş | Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 |
| 7 | MF | João Cancelo | 23 | EU | Internazionale | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| 23 | DF | Aymen Abdennour | 28 | Non-EU | Marseille | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| 17 | MF | Nani | 30 | EU | Lazio | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| | CF | Vinícius Araújo | 24 | EU | Real Zaragoza | Contract terminated | Summer | N/A |
| 8 | MF | Álvaro Medrán | 23 | EU | Alavés | Loan | Summer | N/A |
| | FW | Rafa Mir | 20 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | €3,000,000 |
| 15 | MF | Fabián Orellana | 31 | Non-EU | Eibar | Loan | Summer | €400,000 |
| 20 | MF | Robert | 24 | EU | Getafe | Transfer | Summer | N/A |

Net income: €17,200,000

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 20 May 2018

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Jaume Domènech | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | BRA | Neto | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | POR | Rúben Vezo | 26 | 1 | 17+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Jeison Murillo | 17 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel | 37 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | José Luis Gayà | 38 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Martín Montoya | 31 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Garay | 28 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Toni Lato | 20 | 0 | 9+7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Javi Jiménez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Nacho Vidal | 9 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Maksimović | 21 | 1 | 6+9 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | POR | Gonçalo Guedes | 38 | 6 | 27+6 | 5 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Dani Parejo | 42 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 6+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Andreas Pereira | 29 | 1 | 12+11 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | FRA | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 36 | 4 | 30+1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 11 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Carlos Soler | 37 | 1 | 27+6 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | FW | ARG | Luciano Vietto | 19 | 5 | 5+9 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Simone Zaza | 39 | 13 | 23+10 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Rodrigo | 44 | 19 | 31+6 | 16 | 2+5 | 3 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Santi Mina | 38 | 15 | 17+15 | 12 | 3+3 | 3 |
| 33 | FW | ESP | Ferran Torres | 16 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | POR | João Cancelo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Vinícius Araújo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CHI | Fabián Orellana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | POR | Nani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Robert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | ESP | Nacho Gil | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Cards

    Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.

| No. | Pos. | Name | | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Jaume | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jeison Murillo | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gabriel | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Gonçalo Guedes | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Simone Zaza | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Dani Parejo | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Andreas Pereira | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Gayà | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Kondogbia | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | Carlos Soler | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Rodrigo | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Martín Montoya | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Santi Mina | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Ezequiel Garay | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Toni Lato | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Nacho Vidal | 1 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

    Last updated on 19 December 2017

| Number | Nation | Name | Matches Played | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Jaume | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | | Neto | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 6 | 1 | 7 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 20 August 2017 | 20 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 057.89 |
| Copa del Rey | 24 October 2017 | 8 February 2018 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 056.52 |

Last updated: 20 May 2018 Source: Competitions

### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 22 | +36 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 94 | 44 | +50 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |

* ↑ Since the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 20 May 2018. Source: LaLiga

**Result round 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

**Matchday**

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Copa del Rey

**Round of 32**

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

