The 2018–19 season was
AS Monaco FC's sixth consecutive season in
Ligue 1
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since promotion from
Ligue 2
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in 2013. They participated in the
Coupe de France, the
Coupe de la Ligue
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, the
Trophée des Champions and the
UEFA Champions League.
Season events
On 11 October, AS Monaco announced that they had parted ways with manager
Leonardo Jardim. Two days later, 13 October, AS Monaco announced the appointment of
Thierry Henry 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
Franck Passi (born 28 March 1966) is a French retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the assistant manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon.
Coaching career
Passi worked in a player recruitment role for one of his old clubs, Olympique Marsei ...
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 would be joining
Huddersfield Town on a permanent basis when the transfer window opened on 1 July.
The following day, 9 June,
Samuel Grandsir signed for AS Monaco from
Troyes
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on a five-year contract to begin 1 July 2018.
On 13 June, goalkeeper
Paul Nardi joined
Cercle Brugge on a season-long loan deal,
with
Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda, Yoann Etienne and
Kevin Appin
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The variant '' Kevan'' is anglicized from , a ...
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
Willem Davnis Louis Didier Geubbels (born 16 August 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as forward for Swiss club St. Gallen.
Club career Lyon
Geubbels started his playing career at Lyon's academy. He made his first team debut o ...
joined Monaco from
Lyon.
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]
On 23 June,
Gil Dias
Gil Bastião Dias (born 28 September 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, on loan from VfB Stuttgart.
Club career Early years
Born in Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro District, Dias ...
joined
Nottingham Forest on loan for the 2018–19 season.
On 27 June, Monaco announced the departure of
Mehdi Beneddine
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Club career
Monaco
Beneddine made his debut for the Monaco ...
to
Quevilly-Rouen.
On 28 June,
Tiago Ribeiro joined Monaco's Academy squad from
Porto,
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
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.
On 2 July,
Robert Navarro joined Monaco from
Barcelona.
On 4 July,
Irvin Cardona re-joined Cercle Brugge on loan for the 2018–19 season.
On 6 July, Monaco announced the signing of
Jonathan Panzo
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Early and personal life
Panzo was born in Brockley, London t ...
from
Chelsea,
and
Pelé
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on a five-year contract from
Rio Ave
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.
On 9 July, AS Monaco announced the signing of
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
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Club career
Pierre-Gabriel is a yo ...
on a five-year contract from
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
.
On 10 July, AS Monaco announced the signing of
Antonio Barreca
Antonio Barreca (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Sampdoria.
Club career
Early career
Born in Turin to Sicilian parents, he grew up in the Torino youth, where he played for each yout ...
on a five-year contract from
Torino,
with
Soualiho Meïté 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
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Club career
Aholou started his career with Lille, h ...
from
Strasbourg
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on a five-year contract,
while
João Moutinho moved to
Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Adrien Bongiovanni
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and a ...
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.
Three days later, on 30 July, Monaco confirmed that
Thomas Lemar
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had left the club to sign for
Atlético Madrid
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.
On 5 August, Monaco announced that
Rachid Ghezzal had joined
Leicester City,
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
Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
on a season-long loan deal,
while
Álvaro Llorente moved to
Extremadura on a season-long loan.
On 8 August,
Jonathan Mexique
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Club career
On 24 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Châtea ...
joined
Cholet on a season-long loan deal.
On 13 August, young midfielder
Ibrahima Diallo joined
Brest on a season-long loan deal,
while
Keita Baldé
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...
joined
Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the move permanent.
On 22 August,
Dinis Almeida
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Club career
Born in Esposende, Braga District, Almeida finished his development at Varz ...
joined
Xanthi
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A ...
on a season-long loan deal.
On 28 August,
Benjamin Henrichs
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Club career Bayer Leverkusen
Henrichs is an academy g ...
joined AS Monaco on a five-year contract from
Bayer Leverkusen.
On 30 August,
Nacer Chadli signed a three-year contract with AS Monaco from
West Bromwich Albion,
Jorge joined
Porto on a season-long loan deal
and
Lacina Traoré had his contract terminated by mutual consent.
The following day,
Elderson Echiéjilé
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He began his career at Bendel Insurance and moved to Europe in 2007, joining Rennes where he was mainly a reserve. He spent ...
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
Lyle Brent Foster (born 3 September 2000) is a South African professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Burnley and the South Africa national team.
Club career
Lyle forster also played for Bra Benji in Pele stars u ...
arriving from
Orlando Pirates to sign until June 2023.
The following day, 3 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of
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* 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 ended.
On 10 January,
Fodé Ballo-Touré
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signed from
Lille on a contract until June 2023.
The following day, 11 January,
Cesc Fàbregas signed for AS Monaco on a contract until June 2022,
and
William Vainqueur
William Jacques Vainqueur (born 19 November 1988) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He mostly played as a central or defensive midfielder position.
Club career FC Nantes
Born in Neuilly-sur-Marne, a commun ...
joined on loan from
Antalyaspor on 12 January.
On 20 January,
Samuel Grandsir was sent on loan to
Strasbourg
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for the remainder of the 2018–19 season.
On 24 January, AS Monaco and Nottingham Forest agreed to cancel
Gil Dias
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Club career Early years
Born in Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro District, Dias ...
's loan deal, allowing Dias to sign for
Olympiacos on loan until 30 June 2020.
On 27 January, AS Monaco announced the arrival of
Gelson Martins on loan from
Atlético Madrid
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until the end of the season.
On 30 January, AS Monaco announced the signing of
Carlos Vinícius on loan until the end of the season.
On 31 January, transfer deadline day,
Georges-Kévin Nkoudou joined from
Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the season,
whilst
Youssef Aït Bennasser,
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...
.
Antonio Barreca
Antonio Barreca (born 18 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Sampdoria.
Club career
Early career
Born in Turin to Sicilian parents, he grew up in the Torino youth, where he played for each yout ...
,
Almamy Touré
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Club career Monaco
Touré is a youth exponent from ...
,
Adama Traoré and
Loïc Badiashile
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all left on loan for the remainder of the season, joining
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
,
Nottingham Forest,
Newcastle United
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,
Eintracht Frankfurt, Cercle Brugge and
Rennes
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, respectively.
Also on transfer deadline day,
Adrien Silva joined on loan from
Leicester City for the remainder of the season, with
Youri Tielemans going the opposite way on loan for the rest of the season.
Contract extensions
On 11 July,
Julien Serrano
Julien Serrano (born 13 February 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Career
On 20 July 2017, Serrano signed his first professional contract with Monaco, keeping him at the club until 2020. Serrano made his prof ...
extended his contract with AS Monaco until the summer of 2022.
On 18 July,
Kévin N'Doram
Kévin N'Doram (born 22 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or defender for club Metz. He is the son of the Chadian former footballer Japhet N'Doram.
Club career
N'Doram is a youth exponent fr ...
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
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, colspan="14", ''Players away from the club on loan:''
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, colspan="14", ''Players who appeared for Monaco no longer at the club:''
Goalscorers
Disciplinary record
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, colspan="23", ''Players away on loan:''
References
External links
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