2021–22 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
2021–22 season
Chairman Jeff Shi
Head coach Bruno Lage
Stadium Molineux
Premier League 10th
FA Cup Fourth round
EFL Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Raúl Jiménez (6)
All:
Raúl Jiménez
Daniel Podence
(6 each)
Highest home attendance 31,842 vs Leeds United
(18 March 2022, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 27,004 vs Sheffield United
(9 January 2022, FA Cup)
Average home league attendance 30,725
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 144th in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers and the 4th consecutive in the Premier League. The club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

This was the first season under former Benfica manager Bruno Lage, who was appointed on 9 June 2021 following the departure of Nuno Espírito Santo by mutual consent at the end of the previous season.[1][2][3]

Pre-season friendlies

The culb's pre-season schedule included friendlies against Crewe Alexandra, Real Betis, Stoke City, Coventry City and Celta Vigo, in addition to two friendlies behind closed doors against Forest Green Rovers and Al Shabab.[4] On July 12, Wanderers confirmed a sixth pre-season match, against Las Palmas.[5]

Competitions

Premier League

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[6]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 15 6 17 38 43  −5 51 7 3 9 20 25  −5 8 3 8 18 18  0

Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matches

The provisional fixture list was released on 16 June 2021, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[7]

FA Cup

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As a Premier League team, Wolves entered the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Sheffield United.[9]

EFL Cup

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As a Premier League team not involved in European competition, Wolves entered the competition at the second round stage in August 2021 and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest[10][11] and in the third round against Tottenham Hotspur at home.[12][13]

EFL Trophy

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Wolves were one of the sixteen teams from outside the bottom two divisions of the Football League to be invited to field their academy team in the competition due to it holding Category 1 academy status. They were drawn into Group C in the Northern section.[14]
Note: In group stage matches which were level at the end of 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out was held, with the winner earning a bonus point.

Players

Statistics

Key

      ‡ On loan from another club       * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of 22 May 2022. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.


No. Pos Name P G P G P G P G A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
1 GK Portugal José Sá 37 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 3 0
2 DF Netherlands Ki-Jana Hoever 4(4) 0 0 0 2 0 6(4) 0 1 0
3 DF France Rayan Aït-Nouri 20(3) 1 2 0 2 0 24(3) 1 4 0
5 DF Brazil Marçal 17(1) 0 1 0 0 0 18(1) 0 3 0
6 MF Portugal Bruno Jordão ¤ 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
7 FW Portugal Pedro Neto 5(8) 1 0 0 0 0 5(8) 1 3 0
8 MF Portugal Rúben Neves 31(2) 4 2 0 1 0 34(2) 4 11 0 [nb 1]
9 FW Mexico Raúl Jiménez 30(4) 6 0(2) 0 0 0 29(6) 6 6 2 [nb 2]
10 FW Portugal Daniel Podence 14(11) 2 2 2 2 2 17(11) 6 2 0
11 FW Portugal Francisco Trincão 16(12) 2 0(1) 0 0(1) 1 16(14) 3 0 0
13 GK England Louie Moulden ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Colombia Yerson Mosquera 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF Ivory Coast Willy Boly 10 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0
16 DF England Conor Coady 38 4 2 0 1(1) 0 41(1) 4 4 0
17 FW Portugal Fábio Silva 6(16) 0 2 0 2 0 10(16) 0 1 0
18 MF England Morgan Gibbs-White ¤ 0(2) 0 0 0 1 1 1(2) 1 1 0
19 DF Spain Jonny 9(3) 2 0 0 0 0 9(3) 2 1 0
20 FW Portugal Chiquinho 1(7) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(8) 0 0 0
21 GK England John Ruddy 1(1) 0 2 0 2 0 5(1) 0 0 0
22 DF Portugal Nélson Semedo 25 0 2 1 0(1) 0 26(1) 1 1 0
23 DF England Max Kilman 30 1 2 0 2 0 34 1 3 0
24 DF Portugal [[Toti {{{last}}} (footballer, born 1999)|Toti {{{last}}}]] ¤ 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0
26 FW South Korea Hwang Hee-chan 20(10) 5 0 0 1 0 21(10) 5 2 0
27 MF Morocco Romain Saïss 31 2 0 0 1 1 32 3 6 0
28 MF Portugal João Moutinho 34(1) 2 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 36(3) 2 4 0
32 MF Belgium Leander Dendoncker 22(8) 2 2 0 2 1 26(8) 3 4 0
33 DF England Ryan Giles ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF England Dion Sanderson ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Spain Adama Traoré ¤ 11(9) 1 1 0 0(2) 0 12(11) 1 0 0
39 MF England Luke Cundle 2(2) 0 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 2(4) 0 0 0
40 MF Japan Hayao Kawabe ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 GK Republic of Ireland James Storer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 MF United States Owen Otasowie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 DF Denmark Oskar Buur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 GK Denmark Andreas Söndergaard ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 DF Spain Hugo Bueno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 DF Portugal Christian Marques ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW Wales Chem Campbell 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
81 DF England Dexter Lembikisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  1. Neves was suspended vs Burnley (h) due to accumulating five yellow cards.
  2. Jiménez was suspended vs Brighton (a) due to receiving a second yellow card vs Manchester City (a).

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
17 June 2021 CB Colombia Yerson Mosquera Colombia Atlético Nacional Undisclosed First team [15]
1 July 2021 GK England Louie Moulden England Manchester City Free transfer Under 23's [16]
9 July 2021 LB France Rayan Aït-Nouri France Angers Undisclosed First team [17]
15 July 2021 GK Portugal José Sá Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed First team [18]
17 July 2021 RB Hungary Bendegúz Bolla Hungary Fehérvár Undisclosed First team [19]
27 August 2021 DM Republic of Ireland Joe Hodge England Manchester City Undisclosed Under 23's [20]
31 August 2021 DM England Harvey Griffiths England Manchester City Undisclosed Under 23's [21]
17 September 2021 FW Wales Josh Esen Wales Llanelli Town Free transfer Academy [22]
5 January 2022 CM Japan Hayao Kawabe Switzerland Grasshoppers Undisclosed First team [23]
17 January 2022 FW Portugal Chiquinho Portugal Estoril Undisclosed First team [24]
28 January 2022 RW South Korea Jeong Sang-bin South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Undisclosed First team [25]
11 March 2022 RW Pakistan Umar Nawaz Unattached Free transfer Academy [26]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Team Ref.
3 July 2021 RW Portugal Francisco Trincão Spain Barcelona End of season First team [27]
29 August 2021 CF South Korea Hwang Hee-chan Germany RB Leipzig End of season[lower-alpha 1] First team [28]
  1. On 26 January, Hwang Hee-chan signed on a permanent basis beginning from the start of 2022-23 season.

New and extended contracts

Date Position Nationality Name Ref.
27 May 2021 CF England Austin Samuels [29]
1 June 2021 CB Austria Pascal Estrada [30]
24 June 2021 GK England John Ruddy [31]
2 July 2021 CM England Taylor Perry [32]
19 July 2021 CB England Dion Sanderson [33]
5 August 2021 LB Spain Hugo Bueno [34]
31 August 2021 CM England Morgan Gibbs-White [35]
31 August 2021 CB Netherlands Nigel Lonwijk [36]
31 August 2021 CB Portugal Christian Marques [37]
28 October 2021 RB Singapore Harry Birtwistle [38]
5 November 2021 CB England Max Kilman [39]
10 November 2021 LB England Dexter Lembikisa [40]
12 November 2021 CF England Tyler Roberts [41]
14 November 2021 LB England Aaron Keto-Diyawa [42]
23 November 2021 CB England Kam Kandola [43]
13 January 2022 LB Republic of Ireland Lewis Richards [44]
17 January 2022 CB Northern Ireland Jack Scott [45]
28 February 2022 CF England Nathan Fraser [46]
1 March 2022 CM England Luke Cundle [47]
9 March 2022 LW Portugal Pedro Neto [48]
21 March 2022 CB Portugal Toti [49]
12 April 2022 FW Northern Ireland Lee Harkin [50]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
1 July 2021 LB Portugal Toti Switzerland Grasshopper 4 January 2022[lower-alpha 1] Under-23s [52]
9 July 2021 LB Portugal Rúben Vinagre Portugal Sporting CP End of season First team [53]
13 July 2021 LM England Ryan Giles Wales Cardiff City 3 January 2022[lower-alpha 2] Under-23s [55]
16 July 2021 FW Ecuador Leonardo Campana Switzerland Grasshopper 20 January 2022[lower-alpha 3] First team [57]
17 July 2021 RB Hungary Bendegúz Bolla Switzerland Grasshopper End of season First team [19]
19 July 2021 CB England Dion Sanderson England Birmingham City 4 January 2022[lower-alpha 4] Under-23s [33]
26 July 2021 GK Montenegro Matija Sarkic England Birmingham City 6 January 2022[lower-alpha 5] First team [60]
29 July 2021 CF Azerbaijan Renat Dadashov Portugal Tondela End of season Under-23s [61]
2 August 2021 CF Canada Theo Corbeanu England Sheffield Wednesday 7 January 2022[lower-alpha 6] Under-23s [63]
5 August 2021 CM England Taylor Perry England Cheltenham Town 12 January 2022[lower-alpha 7] Under-23s [65]
12 August 2021 GK England Joe Young England Runcorn Linnets January 2022 Under-23s [66]
13 August 2021 CF Italy Patrick Cutrone Italy Empoli End of season First team [67]
14 August 2021 GK England Jackson Smith England Kettering Town End of season[lower-alpha 8] Under-23s [69]
24 August 2021 CF England Austin Samuels Scotland Aberdeen 7 January 2022[lower-alpha 9] Under-23s [71]
27 August 2021 RB England Luke Matheson Scotland Hamilton Academical 15 January 2022[lower-alpha 10] Under-23s [73]
31 August 2021 CM England Morgan Gibbs-White England Sheffield United End of season First team [35]
31 August 2021 CB Netherlands Nigel Lonwijk Netherlands Fortuna Sittard End of season Under-23s [36]
31 August 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Connor Ronan Scotland St Mirren End of season First team [74]
31 August 2021 GK Denmark Andreas Söndergaard Denmark Randers January 2022 First team [75]
2 September 2021 CB Portugal Christian Marques Portugal Belenenses 17 January 2022[lower-alpha 11] Under-23s [37]
7 January 2022 CF Canada Theo Corbeanu England Milton Keynes Dons End of season Under-23s [77]
13 January 2022 CB Republic of Ireland Lewis Richards England Harrogate Town End of season Under-23s [78]
14 January 2022 GK England Joe Young England Matlock Town End of season Under-23s [68]
14 January 2022 GK Republic of Ireland Joe O'Shaughnessy England Hednesford Town End of season Under-23s [68]
15 January 2022 RB England Luke Matheson England Scunthorpe United End of season Under-23s [79]
17 January 2022 CB Northern Ireland Jack Scott Republic of Ireland St. Patrick's Athletic January 2023 Under-23s [45]
21 January 2022 FW Ecuador Leonardo Campana United States Inter Miami January 2023 First team [56]
21 January 2022 CM Japan Hayao Kawabe Switzerland Grasshopper End of next season First team [80]
25 January 2022 CB England Dion Sanderson England Queens Park Rangers End of season Under-23s [81]
28 January 2022 RW South Korea Jeong Sang-bin Switzerland Grasshopper 17 March 2023[lower-alpha 12] First team [25]
29 January 2022 RW Spain Adama Traoré Spain Barcelona End of season First team [83]
30 January 2022 CM Portugal Bruno Jordão Switzerland Grasshopper End of season First team [84]
30 January 2022 GK England Louie Moulden England Ebbsfleet United End of season First team [85]
30 January 2022 GK Denmark Andreas Söndergaard England Hereford End of season First team [85]
1 February 2022 LM England Ryan Giles England Blackburn Rovers End of season First team [86]
  1. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Gomes was recalled during the January transfer window.[51]
  2. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Giles was recalled during the January transfer window.[54]
  3. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Campana was recalled during the January transfer window.[56]
  4. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Sanderson was recalled during the January transfer window.[58]
  5. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Sarkic was recalled during the January transfer window due to a season ending injury.[59]
  6. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Corbeanu was recalled during the January transfer window.[62]
  7. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Perry was recalled during the January transfer window.[64]
  8. This was originally meant to end in January 2022, but was extended till the end of the season.[68]
  9. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Samuels was recalled during the January transfer window.[70]
  10. On 15 January, Matheson was recalled early from his loan at Hamilton to facilitate a move to Scunthorpe.[72]
  11. This was originally to be a season-long loan but Marques was recalled during the January transfer window.[76]
  12. This was originally to be a season and a half long loan but Sang-bin was recalled back to Wolves.[82]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
1 July 2021 DF England Sadou Diallo England Forest Green Rovers Released Under-23s [87][88]
1 July 2021 CF England Jaden Forrester Wales Swansea City Released Academy [89]
1 July 2021 CB Central African Republic Cyriaque Mayounga Slovakia Senica Released Under-23s [87]
1 July 2021 CM Slovakia Christián Herc Switzerland Grasshopper Free transfer Under-23s [90]
1 July 2021 MF Malaysia Hong Wan Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim Free transfer Under-23s [91]
13 July 2021 GK Portugal Rui Patrício Italy Roma Undisclosed First team [92]
16 July 2021 MF Isle of Man Dean Pinnington England Wigan Athletic Free transfer Academy [93]
20 August 2021 DM United States Owen Otasowie Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed First team [94]
20 August 2021 CF Spain Rafa Mir Spain Sevilla €15,000,000 First team [95]
28 January 2022 CF England Austin Samuels Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Undisclosed Under-23s [96]
31 January 2022 RB Denmark Oskar Buur Netherlands Volendam Contract terminated First team [97][98]
31 January 2022 FW Spain Erik Bugarín Spain Elche Free transfer Under-23s [85]

See also

References

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