# 2020–21 Sevilla FC season

The 2020–21 season was the 114th season in the existence of Sevilla FC and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Sevilla participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Super Cup and also participated in the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 22 August 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

## Kits

On 21 May 2018, Sevilla announced a new three-year kit supply contract with American sportswear giant Nike from 2018 to 2021. On 4 August 2020, Sevilla FC extended its relationship with kit supplier Nike. The current contract, which ends in 2021, will now extend for the 2021–22 season.
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## Players

As of 23 May 2021.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Transfer fees | Apps. | Goals | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Tomas Vaclik | GK | (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) | 2018 | 2021 | Basel | €6m | 94 | 0 | |
| 13 | Yassine Bounou | GK | (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33) | 2020 | 2024 | Girona | €4m | 63 | 1 | |
| 31 | Javi Díaz | GK | (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 27) | 2019 | 2022 | Sevilla Atlético | Youth system | 1 | 0 | |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Joris Gnagnon | CB | (1997-01-13) 13 January 1997 (age 27) | 2018 | 2023 | Rennes | €13.5m | 17 | 0 | |
| 3 | Sergi Gómez | CB | (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 (age 32) | 2018 | 2022 | Celta Vigo | €4.5m | 85 | 0 | |
| 4 | Karim Rekik | CB | (1994-12-02) 2 December 1994 (age 29) | 2020 | 2025 | Hertha BSC | €2m | 22 | 0 | |
| 12 | Jules Koundé | CB | (1998-11-12) 12 November 1998 (age 25) | 2019 | 2024 | Bordeaux | €25m | 89 | 6 | |
| 16 | Jesús Navas | RB | (1985-11-21) 21 November 1985 (age 38) | 2017 | 2021 | Manchester City | Free transfer | 563 | 36 | Captain |
| 17 | Aleix Vidal | RB | (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 35) | 2018 | 2022 | Barcelona | €9.3m | 87 | 6 | |
| 18 | Sergio Escudero | LB | (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | 2021 | Getafe | €3m | 176 | 7 | Vice-captain |
| 19 | Marcos Acuña | LB | (1991-10-28) 28 October 1991 (age 32) | 2020 | 2024 | Sporting CP | €10.5m | 37 | 1 | |
| 20 | Diego Carlos | CB | (1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | 2024 | Nantes | €15m | 91 | 3 | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | Nemanja Gudelj | DM | (1991-11-16) 16 November 1991 (age 32) | 2019 | 2023 | Guangzhou Evergrande | Free transfer | 82 | 0 | |
| 8 | Joan Jordán | CM | (1994-07-06) 6 July 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | 2023 | Eibar | €14m | 97 | 4 | |
| 10 | Ivan Rakitić | CM | (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36) | 2020 | 2024 | Barcelona | €1.5m | 199 | 40 | Second nationality: Switzerland |
| 14 | Óscar Rodríguez | AM | (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 26) | 2020 | 2025 | Real Madrid | €13.5m | 29 | 2 | - |
| 21 | Óliver Torres | CM | (1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 29) | 2019 | 2024 | Porto | €11m | 84 | 6 | |
| 22 | Franco Vázquez | AM | (1989-02-22) 22 February 1989 (age 35) | 2016 | 2021 | Palermo | €16.8m | 198 | 26 | Second nationality: Italy |
| 25 | Fernando Reges | DM | (1987-07-25) 25 July 1987 (age 37) | 2019 | 2022 | Galatasaray | €4.5m | 86 | 6 | Second nationality: Portugal |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Lucas Ocampos | RW | (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994 (age 30) | 2019 | 2024 | Marseille | €15m | 90 | 25 | |
| 7 | Suso | RW | (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 30) | 2020 | 2024 | Milan | €21m | 67 | 6 | |
| 9 | Luuk de Jong | CF | (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | 2023 | PSV Eindhoven | €12.5m | 94 | 19 | |
| 11 | Munir | RW | (1995-09-01) 1 September 1995 (age 29) | 2019 | 2023 | Barcelona | €1.05m | 88 | 22 | Second nationality: Spain |
| 15 | Youssef En-Nesyri | CF | (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) | 2020 | 2025 | Leganés | €20m | 78 | 30 | |
| 24 | Alejandro Gómez | LW | (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 36) | 2021 | 2024 | Atalanta | €5.5m | 23 | 3 | Second nationality: Italy |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 21 July 2020 | RW | 7 | Suso | Milan | €21,000,000 | |
| 29 August 2020 | AM | 14 | Óscar Rodríguez | Real Madrid | €13,500,000 | |
| 1 September 2020 | CM | 10 | Ivan Rakitić | Barcelona | €1,500,000 | |
| 4 September 2020 | GK | 13 | Yassine Bounou | Girona | €4,000,000 | |
| 14 September 2020 | LB | 19 | Marcos Acuña | Sporting CP | €10,500,000 | |
| 5 October 2020 | LW | 23 | Oussama Idrissi | AZ | €12,000,000 | |
| 5 October 2020 | CB | 4 | Karim Rekik | Hertha BSC | €2,000,000 | |
| 26 January 2021 | FW | 24 | Alejandro Gómez | Atalanta | €5,500,000 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €70,000,000 | €70,000,000 |
* ↑ Purchase option became mandatory based on 2020–21 Champions League qualification.
* ↑ Real Madrid will retain 25 percent of Óscar's rights.
* ↑ Performance incentives could raise the fee to €15,000,000.
* ↑ Additional incentives of €9,000,000 could raise the fee to €10,500,000 if met.
* ↑ Additional incentives could raise the fee to €4,500,000.
* ↑ Additional incentives could raise the fee to €12,500,000.
* ↑ Additional incentives could raise the fee to €13,000,000.
* ↑ Additional incentives could raise the fee to €3,000,000.
* ↑ Additional incentives could raise the fee to €8,500,000.

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 22 August 2020 | CM | 10 | Éver Banega | Al-Shabab | Free | |
| 1 September 2020 | CB | 24 | Simon Kjær | Milan | €3,500,000 | |
| 1 September 2020 | CF | — | Marc Gual | Alcorcón | Unknown | |
| 5 September 2020 | GK | 16 | Sergio Rico | Paris Saint-Germain | €6,000,000 | |
| 20 September 2020 | MF | — | Giorgi Aburjania | Real Oviedo | Free | |
| 3 October 2020 | RB | — | Sébastien Corchia | Nantes | Released | |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | — | Roque Mesa | Valladolid | Released | |
| 24 January 2021 | FW | 24 | Carlos Fernández | Real Sociedad | €10,000,000 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €19,500,000 | €19,500,000 |
* ↑ Announced agreement with Al-Shabab on January 25, 2020. Received an agreement to extend expiring contract in order finish the 2019-20 regular season with Sevilla FC.
* ↑ AC Milan executed the purchase option included in the loan agreement on July 15, 2020.
* ↑ Performance incentives could raise the fee to €12,000,000. Sevilla will receive 20 percent of the capital gain from a future sale.

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 29 January 2020 | 30 June 2021 | LB | — | Guilherme Arana | Atlético Mineiro | €2,500,000 | |
| 29 July 2020 | 30 June 2021 | RW | 7 | Rony Lopes | Nice | €1,000,000 | |
| 25 August 2020 | 30 June 2021 | CB | — | Juan Berrocal | Mirandés | None | |
| 28 September 2020 | 30 June 2021 | GK | 28 | Juan Soriano | Málaga | None | |
| 5 October 2020 | 30 June 2021 | RB | 17 | Alejandro Pozo | Eibar | Unknown | |
| 5 October 2020 | 30 June 2021 | LW | 29 | Bryan Gil | Eibar | Unknown | |
| 5 October 2020 | 30 June 2021 | DM | — | Ibrahim Amadou | Angers | TBD | |
| 1 February 2021 | 30 June 2021 | LW | 23 | Oussama Idrissi | Ajax | Free | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | €3,500,000 | €3,500,000 |
* ↑ Purchase option of €2,500,000 due upon loan expiration if playtime conditions met.
* ↑ Loan includes option to buy.

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### 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 | 27 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 063.16 |
| Copa del Rey | 15 December 2020 | 3 March 2021 | First round | Semi-finals | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 085.71 |
| UEFA Champions League | 20 October 2020 | 9 March 2021 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | +0 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Super Cup | 24 September 2020 | 24 September 2020 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 062.96 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Barcelona | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League 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 (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villarreal.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: La Liga

#### Results 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.

### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | SEV | KRA | REN |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Rennes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.

### UEFA Super Cup
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    Last updated on 23 May 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Champions League | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | UEFA Super Cup | UEFA Super Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | CZE | Tomáš Vaclík | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | MAR | Yassine Bounou | 45 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ESP | Alfonso Pastor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | FRA | Joris Gnagnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Sergi Gómez | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Karim Rekik | 22 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Jules Koundé | 49 | 4 | 33+1 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Jesús Navas | 43 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Aleix Vidal | 19 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Sergio Escudero | 14 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Marcos Acuña | 37 | 1 | 26+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Diego Carlos | 46 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SRB | Nemanja Gudelj | 44 | 0 | 10+20 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Joan Jordán | 50 | 2 | 28+7 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CRO | Ivan Rakitić | 50 | 8 | 25+12 | 4 | 6+2 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Óscar Rodríguez | 29 | 2 | 4+16 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Óliver Torres | 47 | 0 | 15+18 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ARG | Franco Vázquez | 22 | 1 | 1+14 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | BRA | Fernando | 44 | 3 | 28+3 | 3 | 5+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 5 | FW | ARG | Lucas Ocampos | 46 | 8 | 30+4 | 5 | 5+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Suso | 44 | 4 | 28+6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NED | Luuk de Jong | 48 | 9 | 14+20 | 4 | 4+2 | 2 | 6+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Munir | 36 | 5 | 9+15 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | MAR | Youssef En-Nesyri | 52 | 24 | 23+15 | 18 | 4+4 | 6 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ARG | Alejandro Gómez | 23 | 3 | 11+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ESP | Antonio Zarzana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||||
| 23 | FW | MAR | Oussama Idrissi | 10 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Carlos Fernández | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Bryan Gil | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 23 May 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Champions League | UEFA Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 15 | FW | | Youssef En-Nesyri | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Luuk de Jong | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 5 | FW | | Lucas Ocampos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | | Ivan Rakitić | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 11 | FW | | Munir | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | MF | | Suso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | DF | | Jules Koundé | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 25 | MF | | Fernando Reges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 24 | FW | | Alejandro Gómez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 14 | MF | | Óscar Rodríguez | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | MF | | Joan Jordán | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 13 | GK | | Yassine Bounou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 18 | DF | | Sergio Escudero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 19 | DF | | Marcos Acuña | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 20 | DF | | Diego Carlos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 22 | MF | | Franco Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 53 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 79 |

### Clean sheets

    Last updated on 23 May 2021
| No. | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Super Cup | Total | Starts |
| 1 | Tomáš Vaclík | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 | Yassine Bounou | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 45 |
| 33 | Alfonso Pastor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 54 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
| N | P | Name | La Liga | La Liga | Champions League | Champions League | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | UEFA Super Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Sergi Gómez | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
| 4 | DF | Karim Rekik | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 5 | FW | Lucas Ocampos | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 6 | MF | Nemanja Gudelj | 8 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 10 | | |
| 7 | RW | Suso | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | | |
| 8 | MF | Joan Jordán | 6 | 1 | 4 | | 2 | | | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Luuk de Jong | 3 | | | | | | 1 | | 3 | | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Ivan Rakitić | 5 | | | | | | | | 5 | | |
| 11 | RW | Munir | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | |
| 12 | DF | Jules Koundé | 4 | | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | 8 | | |
| 13 | GK | Yassine Bounou | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 14 | AM | Óscar Rodríguez | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 15 | FW | Youssef En-Nesyri | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 4 | | |
| 16 | RB | Jesús Navas | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 5 | | 1 |
| 17 | RB | Aleix Vidal | 2 | | | | 4 | | | | 6 | | |
| 18 | LB | Sergio Escudero | 3 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 5 | | |
| 19 | LB | Marcos Acuña | 5 | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 9 | | |
| 20 | DF | Diego Carlos | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 10 | 1 | |
| 21 | MF | Óliver Torres | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| 22 | MF | Franco Vázquez | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | |
| 23 | LW | Oussama Idrissi | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 25 | MF | Fernando | 6 | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
Last updated: 23 May 2021 Source: ESPNFC.com Only competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.