# 2010–11 Genoa CFC season

During the 2010–11 season, Genoa competed in the Serie A, the top division of Italian football, and the Coppa Italia.

## Players

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 | POR | Eduardo |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Chico Flores |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Dario Dainelli |
| 4 | DF | ITA | Domenico Criscito |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Abdoulay Konko |
| 7 | MF | ITA | Marco Rossi (captain) |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Rodrigo Palacio |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Mauro Boselli (on loan from Wigan Athletic) |
| 13 | DF | GEO | Kakha Kaladze |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Rafinha |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Giandomenico Mesto |
| 22 | FW | ITA | Mattia Destro (on loan from Internazionale) |
| 24 | DF | ITA | Emiliano Moretti |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | FW | GHA | Richmond Boakye |
| 29 | FW | SVN | Enej Jelenič |
| 36 | MF | ARG | Franco Zuculini (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 42 | MF | POR | Miguel Veloso |
| 43 | FW | ITA | Alberto Paloschi |
| 71 | MF | SRB | Boško Janković |
| 73 | GK | ITA | Alessio Scarpi |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Omar Milanetto |
| 83 | FW | ITA | Antonio Floro Flores (on loan from Udinese) |
| 88 | GK | ITA | Mattia Perin |
| — | FW | URU | Federico Rodríguez |

### Out on loan from previous season

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 | Eugenio Lamanna (at Gubbio) |
| — | DF | ITA | Matteo Amico (at Cosenza) |
| — | DF | ITA | Matteo D'Alessandro (at Reggiana) |
| — | DF | ITA | Andrea Esposito (at Livorno) |
| — | DF | ITA | Francesco Modesto (at Bologna) |
| — | DF | ITA | Andrea Ranocchia (at Bari) |
| — | DF | ITA | Fabrizio Rondinara (at Gubbio) |
| — | DF | ITA | Mariano Stendardo (at Salernitana) |
| — | DF | DEN | Magnus Troest (at Recreativo Huelva) |
| — | MF | ITA | Francesco Bolzoni (at Frosinone) |
| — | MF | ITA | Loris Damonte (at Alessandria) |
| — | MF | ARG | Emmanuel Ledesma (at Novara) |
| — | MF | CMR | Louisse Parfait (at Piacenza) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SUI | Carlo Polli (at Locarno) |
| — | MF | ITA | Silvano Raggio Garibaldi (at Sorrento) |
| — | MF | URU | Marcel Román (at Peñarol) |
| — | FW | ITA | Umberto Eusepi (at Viareggio) |
| — | FW | ITA | Fernando Forestieri (at Málaga) |
| — | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Greco (at Cesena) |
| — | RW | ITA | Gabriele Mazzei (at F.S.Chinese Chuklers 2025) |
| — | GK | ITA | Archie Lambert (at Chinese Chuklers 2025) |
| — | Bench Warmer | FRA | Matt Noblet (at [Chinese Chuklers 2025]]) |
| — | FW | ITA | Vincenzo Rennella (at Grasshoppers) |
| — | MF | BIH | Goran Galešić (at Lugano) |

### Out on loan 2010–11

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 |
| — | MF | SLE | Rodney Strasser (Co-ownership with Milan) |
| — | FW | NGA | Nnamdi Oduamadi (Co-ownership with Milan) |
| 22 | MF | AUT | Robert Gucher (at Frosinone) |
| 27 | FW | SVN | Dejan Lazarević (at Torino) |
| 31 | MF | GHA | Isaac Cofie (at Torino) |
| 32 | GK | ITA | Marco Amelia (at Milan) |
| 33 | FW | SRB | Danijel Aleksić (at Crotone) |
| — | MF | ITA | Stephan El Shaarawy (at Padova) |
| — | MF | ITA | Francesco Bolzoni (at Siena) |
| — | DF | DEN | Magnus Troest (at Atalanta) |
| — | DF | ITA | Andrea Esposito (at Bologna) |
| — | DF | ITA | Matteo D'Alessandro (at Reggiana) |
| — | MF | CMR | Louisse Essengue Parfait (at Crotone) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ITA | Andrea Signorini (at Benevento) |
| — | FW | ITA | Umberto Eusepi (at Varese) |
| — | MF | SUI | Carlo Polli (at Chiasso) |
| — | FW | ITA | Luigi Scotto (at Pergocrema) |
| — | MF | ITA | Mattia Ferraro (at Fano) |
| — | DF | ITA | Leonardo Terigi (at Crotone) |
| — | FW | ITA | Matteo Chinellato (at Reggiana) |
| — | MF | ITA | Arturo Ymeri (at Savona) |
| — | DF | ITA | Alessio Grea (at Ravenna) |
| — | DF | ITA | Matteo Amico (at Giacomense) |
| — | DF | TUN | Selim Ben Djemia (at Frosinone) |
| — | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis (at Cesena) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee | Notes |
| 1 February 2010 | Gergely Rudolf | Debrecen | Free | |
| 21 April 2010 | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | AEK Athens | Free | |
| 18 May 2010 | Diego Ângelo | Naval | Free | |
| 24 June 2010 | Robert Gucher | Frosinone | Undisclosed | Co-ownership |
| 1 July 2010 | Luca Toni | Bayern Munich | Free | |
| 26 July 2010 | Franco Zuculini | 1899 Hoffenheim | Loan | £750,000 |
| 10 July 2010 | Eduardo | Braga | €4,500,000 | |
| 30 July 2010 | Miguel Veloso | Sporting CP | €9,000,000 | |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Fee | Notes |
| 14 June 2010 | Ivan Jurić | Unattached | Retired | |
| 23 June 2010 | Sergio Floccari | Lazio | €8,500,000 | |

### Out on loan

| Date | Player | To | End Date | Notes |
| 23 June 2010 | Marco Amelia | Milan | End of season | co-ownership option |
| 24 June 2010 | Selim Ben Djemia | Frosinone | End of season | co-ownership option |
| 24 June 2010 | Robert Gucher | Frosinone | End of season | |

### Co-ownership

| Date | Name | Co-Owner (active) | Passive club (Mother club) | Result | Fee |
| 24 June 2010 | Leonardo Bonucci | Bari | Genoa | Bari | €8M |
| | Riccardo Meggiorini | Bari | Genoa | Genoa | Auction |
| | Diogo Tavares | Frosinone | Genoa | Frosinone | |
| | Salvatore Aurelio | Frosinone | Genoa | Frosinone | |
| | Alessandro Potenza | Catania | Genoa | Catania | |
| | Fernando Forestieri | Udinese | Genoa | Renewed | |
| | Papa Waigo | Fiorentina | Genoa | Fiorentina | |
| | Santos | Reggina | Genoa | Reggina | |
| | Francesco Renzetti | Padova | Genoa | Padova | |
| | Danilo Russo | Vicenza | Genoa | Renewed | |
| 25 June 2010 | Raffaele Palladino | Genoa | Juventus | Renewed | |
| 25 June 2010 | Domenico Criscito | Genoa | Juventus | Genoa | €6M |
| 24 June 2010 | Ivan Fatić | Genoa | Chievo | Renewed | |
| | Andrea Esposito | Genoa | Lecce | Renewed | |

## Squad stats

As of 15 May
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | POR | Eduardo | 37 | -45 | 37 | -45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | ESP | Chico Flores | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Dario Dainelli | 34 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ITA | Domenico Criscito | 36 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | FRA | Abdoulay Konko | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SRB | Nenad Tomović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ITA | Marco Rossi | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Rodrigo Palacio | 28 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Mauro Boselli | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Luca Toni | 18 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Raffaele Palladino | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Houssine Kharja | 15 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | GEO | Kakha Kaladze | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Sculli | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | ITA | Andrea Ranocchia | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | HUN | Gergely Rudolf | 34 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BRA | Rafinha | 36 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Giandomenico Mesto | 37 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ITA | Mattia Destro | 18 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Luca Antonelli | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Francesco Modesto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ITA | Emiliano Moretti | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | GHA | Richmond Boakye | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | SVN | Enej Jelenič | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SVK | Juraj Kucka | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | URU | Diego Polenta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ARG | Franco Zuculini | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | POR | Miguel Veloso | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | ITA | Alberto Paloschi | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | MF | SRB | Boško Janković | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | GK | ITA | Alessio Scarpi | 3 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Omar Milanetto | 31 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | FW | ITA | Antonio Floro Flores | 17 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Serie A

Genoa C.F.C finished the season in tenth place on the league table, with 14 wins, 15 losses and 9 draws.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Palermo | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 56 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 51 | |
| 10 | Genoa | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 51 | |
| 11 | ChievoVerona | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 46 | |
| 12 | Parma | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 46 | |
* ↑ As Internazionale won the 2010–11 Coppa Italia and already qualified for the Champions League, Palermo entered the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League third qualification round as the cup runners-up.
* 1 2 Fiorentina finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Fiorentina 1–0 Genoa, Genoa 1–1 Fiorentina.
* 1 2 Chievo finished ahead of Parma and Catania on head-to-head points: Chievo: 6 pts, Parma: 5 pts, Catania: 4 pts.