The 2018–19 season was

AS Monaco FC Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Frenc ...

's sixth consecutive season in Ligue 1 since promotion from Ligue 2 in 2013. They participated in the

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

, the Coupe de la Ligue, the

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and the

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Season events

On 11 October, AS Monaco announced that they had parted ways with manager

Leonardo Jardim José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim (; born 1 August 1974) is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of Emirati club Shabab Al Ahli. He started working at the professional level at the age of 35, initially with Camacha and Cha ...

. Two days later, 13 October, AS Monaco announced the appointment of

Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach, pundit, and former player who is an assistant coach for the Belgium national team. Considered one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best player ...

as their new head coach on a contract until June 2021. On 24 January, AS Monaco announced that they had suspended Thierry Henry and that Franck Passi would be leading the team while they made their decision on Henry's future. The following day, AS Monaco announced Henrys permanent departure and the re-appointment of Leonardo Jardim as manager.

Transfers

Summer

On 8 June, AS Monaco announced that

Terence Kongolo Terence Kongolo (born 14 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Le Havre, on loan from club Fulham. A product of the Feyenoord youth system, he made his Eredivisie debut for them during the 2011� ...

would be joining

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...

on a permanent basis when the transfer window opened on 1 July. The following day, 9 June,

Samuel Grandsir Samuel Grandsir (born 14 August 1996) is a French-Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Le Havre. Youth career Grandsir started his youth career in his hometown, Évreux. He eventually moved to the youth tea ...

signed for AS Monaco from Troyes on a five-year contract to begin 1 July 2018. On 13 June, goalkeeper

Paul Nardi Paul Nardi (born 18 May 1994) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Belgian First Division A club K.A.A. Gent, Gent. Career Nancy Nardi is a youth exponent fro ...

joined

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisi ...

on a season-long loan deal, with

Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda N'Diffon (born 18 June 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French club Le Mans. Club career N'Guinda made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France round o ...

, Yoann Etienne and Kevin Appin all joining Cercle Brugge on loan for the 2018–19 season on 16 June. Four days later, on 20 June, Guévin Tormin also joined Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan deal. On 19 June, Willem Geubbels joined Monaco from

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

. On 23 June, Gil Dias joined

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

on loan for the 2018–19 season. On 27 June, Monaco announced the departure of Mehdi Beneddine to Quevilly-Rouen. On 28 June, Tiago Ribeiro joined Monaco's Academy squad from

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

, while Franck Irie joined Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan deal. The following day, on 29 June, Sofiane Diop and Isidor Wilson joined Monaco from Rennes. On 2 July, Robert Navarro joined Monaco from

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. On 4 July,

Irvin Cardona Irvin Charly Jose Cardona (born 8 August 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne, on loan from club Augsburg. Club career Monaco Cardona made his professional debut on 2 F ...

re-joined Cercle Brugge on loan for the 2018–19 season. On 6 July, Monaco announced the signing of Jonathan Panzo from

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, and Pelé on a five-year contract from

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Football in Portugal, Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which ...

. On 9 July, AS Monaco announced the signing of Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel on a five-year contract from Saint-Étienne. On 10 July, AS Monaco announced the signing of Antonio Barreca on a five-year contract from

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, with

Soualiho Meïté Soualiho Meïté (born 17 March 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Cremonese on loan from Benfica. Club career Early career On 14 March 2011, Meïté signed his first professional contract agreeing ...

going in the opposite direction. On 20 July, striker Adama Diakhaby followed Terence Kongolo in signing for Huddersfield Town for an undisclosed fee. On 24 July, Monaco signed Jean-Eudes Aholou from Strasbourg on a five-year contract, while

João Moutinho João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho (; born 8 September 1986) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team. Moutinho began his professional career ...

moved to

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

and Adrien Bongiovanni joined Cercle Brugge on loan for the season. On 27 July, Monaco announced the signing of Aleksandr Golovin to a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee from

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...

. Three days later, on 30 July, Monaco confirmed that Thomas Lemar had left the club to sign for Atlético Madrid. On 5 August, Monaco announced that Rachid Ghezzal had joined

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, with Nabil Alioui joining Cercle Brugge on loan the next day. Two days later, on 7 August, Boschilia extended his Monaco contract until the summer of 2021, then joined Nantes on a season-long loan deal, while Álvaro Llorente moved to

Extremadura Extremadura (; ext, Estremaúra; pt, Estremadura; Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is an autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central-western part of the Iberian Peninsula, it ...

on a season-long loan. On 8 August, Jonathan Mexique joined

Cholet Cholet (, , probably from Latin language, Latin ''cauletum'', "cabbage") is a Communes of France, commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department. With 54,307 inhabitants (2019), it is the second most populous c ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 13 August, young midfielder Ibrahima Diallo joined

Brest Brest may refer to: Places *Brest, Belarus **Brest Region **Brest Airport **Brest Fortress * Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria * Břest, Czech Republic *Brest, France ** Arrondissement of Brest **Brest Bretagne Airport ** Château de Brest *Br ...

on a season-long loan deal, while

Keita Baldé Keita Baldé Diao (born 8 March 1995) is a Senegalese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for Russian club FC Spartak Moscow, Spartak Moscow. Born in Spain, he decided to represent S ...

joined

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent. On 22 August, Dinis Almeida joined

Xanthi Xanthi ( el, Ξάνθη, ''Xánthi'', ) is a city in the region of Western Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi regional unit of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Amphitheatrically built on the foot of Rhodope m ...

on a season-long loan deal. On 28 August, Benjamin Henrichs joined AS Monaco on a five-year contract from

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...

. On 30 August,

Nacer Chadli Nacer Chadli (born 2 August 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A club K.V.C. Westerlo on loan from Turkish Super Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Belgium national footbal ...

signed a three-year contract with AS Monaco from

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pl ...

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joined

on a season-long loan deal and

Lacina Traoré Lacina Traoré (born 20 May 1990) is an Ivorian professional Association football, footballer who last played as a Forward (association football), forward for Portuguese club Varzim S.C. He is nicknamed “The Big Tree”, due to his 2.03m fra ...

had his contract terminated by mutual consent. The following day, Elderson Echiéjilé also left AS Monaco after his contract was also terminated by mutual consent.

Winter

On 2 January, AS Monaco announced their first signing of the winter transfer window, with Lyle Foster arriving from

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...

to sign until June 2023. The following day, 3 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of

Naldo Naldo may refer to: * Ronaldo Aparecido Rodrigues (born 1982), Brazilian football defender * Edinaldo Gomes Pereira (born 1988), Brazilian football defender * Marinaldo dos Santos Oliveira (born 1990), commonly known as Naldo, Brazilian footballer ...

on an 18-month contract, after his

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

ended. On 10 January, Fodé Ballo-Touré signed from

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

on a contract until June 2023. The following day, 11 January,

Cesc Fàbregas Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (; ; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie B club Como. Fàbregas came through ''La Masia'', Barcelona's youth academy, leaving at 16 when ...

signed for AS Monaco on a contract until June 2022, and William Vainqueur joined on loan from

Antalyaspor Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Antalya. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and ...

on 12 January. On 20 January,

was sent on loan to Strasbourg for the remainder of the 2018–19 season. On 24 January, AS Monaco and Nottingham Forest agreed to cancel Gil Dias's loan deal, allowing Dias to sign for

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

on loan until 30 June 2020. On 27 January, AS Monaco announced the arrival of Gelson Martins on loan from Atlético Madrid until the end of the season. On 30 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of

Carlos Vinícius Carlos Vinícius Alves Morais (born 25 March 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Fulham. Vinícius was awarded the Bola de Prata for his 18 goals in the 2019–20 Primeira Liga. Career ...

on loan until the end of the season. On 31 January, transfer deadline day,

Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Mbida (; born 13 February 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. Born in France, he represents the Cameroon national team. Club career France He made his Ligue 1 debut ...

joined from

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...

on loan until the end of the season, whilst

Youssef Aït Bennasser Youssef Aït Bennasser (born 7 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adanaspor. Born in France, he represents Morocco at international level. Club career Nancy Aït Bennasser is a youth exponent from AS Nancy. He ...

, Pelé. Antonio Barreca, Almamy Touré, Adama Traoré and Loïc Badiashile all left on loan for the remainder of the season, joining Saint-Étienne,

, Newcastle United,

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, Cercle Brugge and Rennes, respectively. Also on transfer deadline day,

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joined on loan from

for the remainder of the season, with

Youri Tielemans Youri Marion A. Tielemans (born 7 May 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leicester City and the Belgium national team. Tielemans began his career at Anderlecht, where he made 185 official appearance ...

going the opposite way on loan for the rest of the season.

Contract extensions

On 11 July, Julien Serrano extended his contract with AS Monaco until the summer of 2022. On 18 July, Kévin N'Doram extended his contract with AS Monaco until the summer of 2023.

Squad

Out on loan

Reserves

Transfers

In

: Transfers arranged on the above dates, but were not finalised until 1 July.

Out

: Transfers arranged on the above dates, but were not finalized until 1 July.

Loans in

Loans out

Released

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Trophée des Champions

Ligue 1

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Results

Coupe de France

Coupe de la Ligue

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Monaco no longer at the club:''

Goalscorers

Disciplinary record

, - , colspan="23", ''Players away on loan:''

References

External links

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