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2022 D.C. United season

The 2022 season was D.C. United's 27th in existence and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United participated in this season's editions of the U.S. Open Cup. United also participated in the Coachella Valley Invitational and the Capital Cup friendly tournaments. The season covered the period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022.

D.C. United
2022 season
General managerLucy Rushton
Head coachHernán Losada
(until April 21)
Chad Ashton (Interim)
(April 22 – July 30)
Wayne Rooney
(from July 31)
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 14th
Overall: 28th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Atlantic CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Fountas (12)
All: Fountas (12)
Highest home attendance19,325
(vs FC Cincinnati, October 9, MLS)
Lowest home attendance10,128
(vs Columbus Crew, July 13, MLS)
Average home league attendance16,256
Biggest win3–0, twice
Biggest defeat0–7
(vs Philadelphia (A), July 8, MLS)
← 2021
2023 →

During this season, United had a poor run of form, finishing in last place for the fourth time in franchise history, the third time with Dave Kasper as General Manager or President, and the second time with Jason Levien as owner. During the season, United broke their club record for the most goals conceded during a season (75), largest home loss (6 goals), and largest away loss (7 goals).

During the season, there were several notable departures from United including Paul Arriola, Julian Gressel, Kevin Paredes, and Frédéric Brillant. The club brought in David Ochoa, Christian Benteke, Taxiarchis Fountas, and Martín Rodríguez.

Club edit

Team management edit

Position Name
Chairman   Jason Levien
Co-Chairman   Stephen Kaplan
President of Soccer Operations   Dave Kasper
General Manager   Lucy Rushton
Technical Director   Stewart Mairs
Head coach   Wayne Rooney
Assistant coach   Chad Ashton
Assistant coach   Nicolás Frutos
Assistant coach   Frédéric Brillant
Assistant coach   Pete Shuttleworth
Goalkeeping coach   Diego Restrepo

Roster edit

As of August 5, 2022[1]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Rafael Romo   GK (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 34) 15 0 0   OH Leuven
21 Jon Kempin   GK (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 (age 31) 13 0 0   Columbus Crew
24 Bill Hamid   GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 33) 297 0 0   Midtjylland
32 David Ochoa   GK (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 23) 9 0 0   Real Salt Lake
Defenders
2 Gaoussou Samaké   LB (1997-11-04) November 4, 1997 (age 26) 4 0 0   ASEC Mimosas
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem   RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 28) 59 1 0   Maryland Terrapins
4 Brendan Hines-Ike   CB (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29) 33 1 0   Kortrijk
5 Brad Smith   LB (1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 (age 30) 16 0 1   Seattle Sounders FC
14 Andy Najar   RB (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31) 136 11 15   Los Angeles FC
15 Steve Birnbaum   CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33) 247 13 6   California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines   CB (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26) 67 3 1   Maryland Terrapins
33 Jacob Greene   LB / RB (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 21) 1 0 0   D.C. United Academy
45 Matai Akinmboni   CB (2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 17) 2 0 0   D.C. United Academy
93 Tony Alfaro   CB (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 30) 45 1 2   Reno 1868
97 Sami Guediri   LB (1997-08-18) August 18, 1997 (age 26) 14 0 0   Loudoun United
Midfielders
6 Russell Canouse   DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 28) 113 5 5   Hoffenheim
8 Chris Durkin   DM (2000-02-08) February 8, 2000 (age 24) 71 2 4   Sint-Truiden
12 Drew Skundrich   CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 28) 41 0 2   Loudoun United
13 Sofiane Djeffal   MF (1999-04-19) April 19, 1999 (age 25) 28 0 1   Oregon State Beavers
18 Jeremy Garay   MF (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21) 1 0 0   D.C. United Academy
25 Jackson Hopkins   AM / SS (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 19) 22 0 1   D.C. United Academy
35 Ted Ku-DiPietro   MF (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22) 12 0 0   Loudoun United
44 Victor Pálsson   DM (1991-04-30) April 30, 1991 (age 32) 10 0 0   Schalke 04
49 Ravel Morrison   MF (1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 (age 31) 14 2 0   Derby County
77 Martín Rodríguez   MF / LW (1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 29) 14 0 1   Altay SK
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara   ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 (age 34) 87 37 6   Shenzhen
11 Taxiarchis Fountas   SS (1995-09-04) September 4, 1995 (age 28) 21 12 1   Rapid Wien
16 Adrien Perez   FW (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 28) 19 0 2   Los Angeles FC
17 Kimarni Smith   LW (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 26) 22 1 1   Clemson Tigers
19 Nigel Robertha   FW (1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 (age 26) 36 6 4   Levski Sofia
20 Christian Benteke   ST (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 33) 7 1 0   Crystal Palace
22 Miguel Berry   ST (1997-09-16) September 16, 1997 (age 26) 14 0 0   Columbus Crew

Non-competitive edit

Preseason exhibitions edit

January 29 Inter Miami CF 0–1 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, FL
17:00 EST Hopkins   58' Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 19 LA Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United Carson, CA
18:00 EST Chicharito   26', 74'
Cabral   42'		 Birnbaum   14'
Estrada   58'
Liadi   77'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Coachella Valley Invitational edit

Main article: 2022 Coachella Valley Invitational
February 10 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United Indio, CA
19:00 EST Barlow   65' NYRB Tweet
DCU Tweet		 Flores   27' Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0
February 15 Los Angeles FC 0–2 D.C. United Indio, CA
19:00 EST Report   9' (pen.)
Skundrich   77'		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0

Midseason exhibitions edit

June 1 D.C. United   1–1   Águila Washington, DC
19:30 EST Guediri   82' Stadium: Audi Field
June 7 D.C. United   1–0   Xelajú Washington, DC
19:30 EST Houssou   13'
Hope-Gund   16'		 Stadium: Audi Field
July 20 D.C. United   2–6   Bayern Munich Washington, DC
Pines   38'
Simonsen   54'
Durkin   55'
Djeffal   74'
Ku-DiPietro   83'		 Report Mané   5' (pen.)
Sabitzer   12'
Gnabry   44'
De Ligt   47',   71'
Zirkzee   51'
Müller   90+2'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Matthew Franz

Competitive edit

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
10 New England Revolution 34 10 12 12 47 50 −3 42
11 Atlanta United FC 34 10 14 10 48 54 −6 40
12 Chicago Fire FC 34 10 15 9 39 48 −9 39
13 Toronto FC[a] 34 9 18 7 49 66 −17 34
14 D.C. United 34 7 21 6 36 71 −35 27
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
  1. ^ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 7 6 21 23 37  −14 27 4 4 9 13 15  −2 3 2 12 10 22  −12

Last updated: July 12, 2022.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday edit

Game Week1234567
StadiumHAHAHHH
ResultWWLLLLW
Position (Conf.)224711149
Position (Ovr.)33713202518
Updated to match(es) played on March 2022. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days

Results edit

February 26 1 D.C. United 3–0 Charlotte FC Washington, DC
18:00 EST Najar   15'
Estrada   37' (pen.), 45+6'
Kamara   65'
Hines-Ike   85'
Perez   87'		 Report Ortiz   27' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 5 2 FC Cincinnati 0–1 D.C. United Cincinnati, OH
18:00 EST Blackett   90+4' Report Nyeman   80'
B. Smith   90+1'
Kamara   90+8' (pen.)		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 22,183
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 12 3 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire FC Washington, DC
19:30 EST Najar   21'
Skundrich   45'
Hines-Ike   65'		 Report Ivanov   32'
Giménez   45'
Sekulic   48'
Bornstein   80'
Navarro   86'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,795
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 19 4 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United Toronto, ON
15:00 EDT Pozuelo   24'   47'
Osorio   53'   55'
O'Neill   77'
MacNaughton   82'		 Report Canouse   10'
Flores   49'
Najar   72'
Yow   83'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,501
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 2 5 D.C. United 0–1 Atlanta United FC Washington, DC
19:30 EDT Canouse   34'
Djeffal   38'		 Report Campbell   33'
Conway   81'
Almada   89'
Moreno   90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,289
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 16 6 D.C. United 2–3 Austin FC Washington, DC
19:30 EDT Kamara   26'   40'   27'   45+7'
Robertha   41'
Hopkins   73'
Gressel   78'
Samaké   87'		 Report Ring   35'
Cascante   60'
Pereira   70'
Hoesen   80'
Driussi   85'
Gabrielsen   90'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,840
Referee: Tori Penso
April 23 7 D.C. United 3–2 New England Revolution Washington, DC
19:30 EDT Fountas   26', 43'
Gressel   33'
Estrada   39'		 Report Bye   6'
Jones   65'
Buksa   86'   87'
Kessler   89'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,131
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 30 8 Columbus Crew 3–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT Santos   28'
Etienne   43'
Nagbe   75'		 Report Hines-Ike   36'
Birnbaum   45+1'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 7 9 D.C. United 2–0 Houston Dynamo FC Washington, DC
19:30 EDT Fountas   35', 43'
Canouse   55'
Durkin   90+3'		 Report Quintero   45+4'
Carrasquilla   87'
Rodríguez   90+3'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,194
Referee: Jon Freemon
May 14 10 Inter Miami CF 2–2 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, FL
5:00 p.m. EDT Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
May 18 11 D.C. United 0–2 New York City FC Washington, DC
4:30 p.m. EDT Romo   19' Report Callens   6'
Rodríguez   36'
Castellanos   45+5' (pen.)   63'
Zelalem   90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,072
Referee: Chris Penso
May 21 12 D.C. United 2–2 Toronto FC Washington, DC
1:00 p.m. EDT Flores   7'
Hines-Ike   16'
Alfaro   23'
Estrada   56'
Smith   84'
Durkin   90+3'		 Report Salcedo   10'
Akinola   36'
Jiménez   45+1'
Osorio   80'   89'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,320
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
May 28 13 New York Red Bulls 4–1 D.C. United Harrison, NJ
4:00 p.m. EDT Klimala   50'
Luquinhas   54',   58'
Morgan   63'
Fernandez   78'
Afaro   90' (o.g.)		 Report Hines-Ike   27'
Djeffal   42'
Kamara   87'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,678
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 18 14 Chicago Fire 1–0 D.C. United Chicago, IL
5:00 p.m. EDT F. Navarro   30'
Herbers   78',   87'		 Report Pines   33'
Najar   72'		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 17,650
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 25 15 D.C. United 1–3 Nashville SC Washington, DC
2:00 p.m. EDT Najar   21'
Fountas   59'
Birnbaum   63'		 Report Lovitz   6'   26'
Mukhtar   45+1'   50'
Zimmerman   54'
Romney   60'
Anunga   84'
Haakenson   90+2'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,325
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 4 16 Orlando City SC 3–5 D.C. United Orlando, FL
4:00 p.m. EDT Schlegel   50'
Torres   57'
Kara   66'
Silva   80' (pen.)		 Report Fountas   5'   8'   51'
Smith   74'
Robertha   89'   90+6'		 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 8 17 Philadelphia Union 7–0 D.C. United Chester, PA
4:30 p.m. EDT Bedoya   9', 37'
Carranza   22', 25', 72'
Uhre   45+2', 59'		 Report Birnbaum   36'
Odoi-Atsem   69'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 19,007
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 13 18 D.C. United 2–2 Columbus Crew Washington, DC
5:00 p.m. EDT Odoi-Atsem   22'
Skundrich   45+3'
Fountas   80'
Kamara   90+2'		 Report Hernández   62', 81'
Room   72'
Pedro Santos   75'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 10,128
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 16 19 Minnesota United FC 2–0 D.C. United Saint Paul, MN
5:00 p.m. EDT Reynoso   13'   50' Report Guediri   79' Stadium: Allianz Field
Attendance: 19,718
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 23 20 D.C. United 1–2 CF Montréal Washington, DC
5:00 p.m. EDT Hopkins   45+4'
Odoi-Atsem   49'
Birnbaum   56',   81'		 Report Quioto   1',   35'
Corbo   5'
Johnston   55'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,734
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
July 31 21 D.C. United 2–1 Orlando City Washington, DC
5:00 p.m. EDT Djeffal   8'
Durkin   90+1'
Fountas   90+5'		 Report Urso   9'
Moutinho   69'
Michel   88'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,805
Referee: Armando Villarreal
August 3 22 Charlotte FC 3–0 D.C. United Charlotte, NC
4:00 p.m. EDT Birnbaum   13' (o.g.)
Swiderski   64'
McNeill   67'		 Report Canouse   27' Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Attendance: 31,520
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
August 6 23 D.C. United 0–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, DC
4:30 p.m. EDT Fountas   58' Report S. Nealis   90+2' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,258
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
August 13 24 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United Foxborough, MA
4:30 p.m. EDT Gil   18' Report Pálsson   81'
Hopkins   84'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 24,240
Referee: Malik Badawi
August 16 25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 D.C. United Los Angeles, CA
7:30 p.m. EDT Opoku   67'
Escobar   89'		 Report Hopkins   28'
Najar   43'
Morrison   44'
Birnbaum   50'   60'
Ochoa   59'		 Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,063
Referee: Ramy Touchan
August 20 26 D.C. United 0–6 Philadelphia Union Washington, DC
4:30 p.m. EDT Report Uhre   37'
Gazdag   45+2' (pen.)
Carranza   47', 70', 74'
Burke   79'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,941
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 28 27 Atlanta United 3–2 D.C. United Atlanta, GA
1:00 p.m. EDT Purata   18'   70'
Franco   49'
Martínez   62'		 Report Morrison   47'
Kamara   55'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,561
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 31 28 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United Harrison, NJ
20:00 EDT Héber   27'
Acevedo   56'
Amundsen   62'
Latinovich   69'		 Report Odoi-Atsem   22'
Kamara   24'
Rodríguez   25'
Birnbaum   57'
Fletcher   90+3'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,113
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: The match was originally scheduled for April 9 with the originally venue at Citi Field which was rescheduled to August 29 in order to allow NYCFC to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals. The venue was also switched over to Red Bull Arena as it was the only venue available at the time.
September 4 29 D.C. United 0–0 Colorado Rapids Washington, DC
19:30 EDT Birnbaum   57' Report Zardes   74'
Rubio   84'
Beitashour   90+5'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,502
Referee: Tori Penso
September 10 30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 D.C. United Sandy, UT
TBD EDT Silva   66'
Herrera   89'		 Report Durkin   27'
Akinmboni   40'
Ochoa   61'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,487
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 13 31 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United Kansas City, KS
TBD EDT Espinoza   29'
Shelton   34'
Voloder   70'
Sallói   87'		 Report Morrison   31'
Benteke   63'
Smith   73'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 15,106
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
September 18 32 D.C. United 2–3 Inter Miami Washington, DC
2:00 p.m. EDT Benteke   22'
Durkin   43'
Fountas   58'   62'		 Report Campana   39', 53'
Lowe   62'
Gregore   68'
Higuaín   90+4'
Vassilev   90+9'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,284
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 1 33 CF Montréal 1–0 D.C. United Montréal, QC
4:30 p.m. EDT Pines   41' (o.g.) Report Hopkins   51'
Pines   79'
Benteke   90+4'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 19,619
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 9 34 D.C. United 2–5 FC Cincinnati Washington, DC
TBD EDT Morrison   26'
Birnbaum   45+2'
Fletcher   47'		 Report Acosta   6'
Brenner   8', 24', 37'
Vazquez   53'
Barreal   61'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,325
Referee: Timothy Ford

U.S. Open Cup edit

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 19 Third round Flower City Union (NISA)   0–3   D.C. United (MLS) Rochester, NY
19:30 EDT Ortega   85' Report Kamara   73', 86' (pen.)
Robertha   81'		 Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 556
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 10 Fourth round D.C. United (MLS)   0–3   New York Red Bulls (MLS) Washington, DC
19:30 EDT Smith   42'
Alfaro   46'
Skundrich   77'		 Report Luquinhas   45+3'
Tolkin   48'
Yearwood   58'
Ryan   68'
Pendant   74'
Harper   76'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,920
Referee: Matthew Franz

Transfers edit

Further information: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2022

Transfers in edit

Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
November 22, 2021 DF 2   Gaoussou Samaké   ASEC Mimosas Signed through 2023, team options for 2024-25 [2]
January 4, 2022 MF 4   Brendan Hines-Ike   Kortrijk Loan option exercised [3]
January 13, 2022 MF 35   Ted Ku-DiPietro   Loudoun United Homegrown contract through 2023, team options for 2024-2025 [4]
January 24, 2022 DF 20   Hayden Sargis   Sacramento Republic Signed through 2024, team options for 2025-26
$25,000 to Sacramento, plus bonuses at certain benchmarks. 		[5]
January 27, 2022 DF 5   Brad Smith   Seattle Sounders FC $750,000 GAM, with 10% sell-on fee [6]
FW 11   Taxiarchis Fountas   Rapid Wien Designated Player through 2024 with club option for 2025. [7]
February 25, 2022 MF 13   Sofiane Djeffal   Oregon State Beavers MLS SuperDraft Pick [8]
March 24, 2022 MF 8   Chris Durkin   Sint-Truiden $600,000 fee to Sint-Truiden, $200,000 GAM to Houston Dynamo for MLS rights [9]
April 13, 2022 MF 25   Jackson Hopkins   D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [10]
April 27, 2022 GK 1   Rafael Romo   OH Leuven [11]
June 23, 2022 MF 77   Martín Rodríguez   Altay SK Signed through 2024, team option for 2025 [12]
July 13, 2022 DF 97   Sami Guediri   Loudoun United [13]
July 20, 2022 FW 22   Miguel Berry   Columbus Crew [14]
July 21, 2022 MF 49   Ravel Morrison   Derby County Signed through 2023, with 2024 team option [15]
July 21, 2022 MF 44   Victor Pálsson   Schalke 04 Designated Player, signed through 2024, club option for 2025 [16]
July 29, 2022 GK 32   David Ochoa   Real Salt Lake $75,000 GAM, plus up to $300,000 GAM in 2023
25% sell-on fee for transfer outside MLS
Homegrown Player 		[17] [18]
August 5, 2022 FW 20   Christian Benteke   Crystal Palace Designated Player, signed through 2024, club option for 2025 [19]
August 30, 2022 FW 26   Kristian Fletcher   Loudoun United Precontract (effective January 1, 2023) through 2025, club option for 2026
Homegrown Player 		[20]
August 31, 2022 DF 45   Matai Akinmboni   D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player, signed through 2025, club options for 2026-27 [21]

Transfers out edit

Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
November 29, 2021 FW 32   Ramón Ábila   Boca Juniors End of loan [22]
FW 20   Jovanny Bolívar   Deportivo La Guaira End of loan [22]
MF 11   Yamil Asad   Universidad Católica Option declined [22]
FW 29   Yordy Reyna   Charlotte FC Option declined [22]
DF 28   Joseph Mora   Charlotte FC Option declined, selected in 2021 MLS Expansion Draft [22]
DF 35   Michael DeShields   New England Revolution II Option declined [22]
GK 1   Chris Seitz N/A Option declined, retired [22]
MF 18   Felipe   Austin FC End of contract [22]
DF 13   Frédéric Brillant N/A End of contract, retired [22]
January 8, 2022 FW 50   Erik Sorga   IFK Göteborg €450,000 [23]
January 26, 2022 MF 7   Paul Arriola   FC Dallas $2,000,000 GAM [24]
January 28, 2022 DF 30   Kevin Paredes   Wolfsburg $7,350,000 [25]
February 22, 2022 MF 5   Júnior Moreno   FC Cincinnati $250,000 GAM, plus up to $175,000 GAM if benchmarks are hit [26]
June 23, 2022 FW 10   Edison Flores   Atlas Undisclosed [27]
July 4, 2022 FW 22   Griffin Yow   Westerlo $100,000, 35% sell-on fee and additional cash [28][29]
July 15, 2022 MF 31   Julian Gressel   Vancouver Whitecaps FC $400,000 GAM (up to $900,000 through 2024) [30]
August 29, 2022 MF 27   Moses Nyeman   Beveren $350,000, 25% sell-on fee [31]

Loan in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
7 FW   Michael Estrada   Deportivo Toluca February 8, 2022 August 11, 2022 [32] [33]
24 MF   Azaad Liadi   Loudoun United February 26, 2022 March 2, 2022 [34]

Loan out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
21 GK   Jon Kempin   San Diego Loyal June 10, 2022 June 17, 2022 [35][36]
30 DF   Hayden Sargis   Phoenix Rising FC September 8, 2022 December 31, 2022 [37]

MLS SuperDraft picks edit

Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
2022 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round Selection Player Position College Status
2 36   Sofiane Djeffal MF Oregon State Signed to First Team roster
2 41   Alex Nagy FW Vermont Returned to school
3 69   Skage Simonsen MF SMU Signed with Loudoun United FC

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   VEN Rafael Romo 15 0 13+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   CIV Gaoussou Samaké 4 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   USA Chris Odoi-Atsem 20 0 8+12 0 0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   USA Brendan Hines-Ike 20 0 20+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   AUS Brad Smith 16 0 14+2 0 0 0 0+0 0
6 MF   USA Russell Canouse 18 1 14+4 1 0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   USA Chris Durkin 30 1 24+5 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   NOR Ola Kamara 31 11 15+15 9 1+0 2 0+0 0
11 MF   GRE Taxiarchis Fountas 21 12 17+4 12 0 0 0+0 0
12 MF   USA Drew Skundrich 21 0 9+10 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF   FRA Sofiane Djeffal 28 0 19+9 0 0 0 0+0 0
14 DF   HON Andy Najar 23 0 20+3 0 0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   USA Steve Birnbaum 32 2 32+0 2 0 0 0+0 0
16 FW   USA Adrien Perez 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0+0 0
17 FW   ENG Kimarni Smith 19 1 2+15 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
18 MF   SLV Jeremy Garay 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
19 FW   CUW Nigel Robertha 18 2 5+12 1 0+1 1 0+0 0
20 FW   BEL Christian Benteke 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 GK   USA Jon Kempin 3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 FW   ESP Miguel Berry 16 0 8+6 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF   USA Donovan Pines 23 0 16+5 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
24 FW   USA Azaad Liadi 2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW   USA Jackson Hopkins 22 0 11+10 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK   USA Bill Hamid 10 0 10+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
30 DF   USA Hayden Sargis 2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
32 GK   MEX David Ochoa 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   USA Jacob Greene 1 0 0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF   USA Ted Ku-DiPietro 12 0 2+8 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
40 MF   USA Tyler Freeman 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
44 MF   ISL Victor Pálsson 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 DF   USA Matai Akinmboni 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
49 MF   JAM Ravel Morrison 14 2 11+3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
50 GK   MEX Luis Zamudio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0
65 MF   CIV Nanan Houssou 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
77 MF   CHI Martín Rodríguez 14 0 10+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
87 DF   USA Rio Hope-Gund 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
93 DF   MEX Tony Alfaro 19 0 9+9 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
97 MF   ALG Sami Guediri 14 0 10+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left during the season
7 FW   ECU Michael Estrada 17 4 11+5 4 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF   PER Edison Flores 13 1 11+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   USA Griffin Yow 9 0 3+4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   LBR Moses Nyeman 2 0 2+0 0 0 0 0+0 0
31 MF   GER Julian Gressel 17 0 16+1 0 0 0 0+0 0
Total 36 39 34 36 2 3 0 0
  • Last updated: November 1, 2022
  • Source: Team Stats

Top scorers edit

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
1 MF 11   Taxiarchis Fountas 12 0 0 12
2 FW 9   Ola Kamara 9 2 0 11
3 FW 7   Michael Estrada 4 0 0 4
4 DF 15   Steve Birnbaum 2 0 0 2
MF 49   Ravel Morrison 2 0 0 2
FW 19   Nigel Robertha 1 1 0 2
7 FW 20   Christian Benteke 1 0 0 1
MF 6   Russell Canouse 1 0 0 1
MF 8   Chris Durkin 1 0 0 1
FW 26   Kristian Fletcher 1 0 0 1
MF 10   Edison Flores 1 0 0 1
FW 17   Kimarni Smith 1 0 0 1
Total 35 3 0 38
  • Last updated: October 10, 2022
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists edit

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
1 MF 31   Julian Gressel 7 0 0 7
2 MF 8   Chris Durkin 6 0 0 6
3 FW 7   Michael Estrada 4 0 0 4
4 MF 11   Taxiarchis Fountas 3 0 0 3
FW 19   Nigel Robertha 3 0 0 3
FW 77   Martín Rodríguez 3 0 0 3
FW 17   Kimarni Smith 3 0 0 3
8 DF 14   Andy Najar 2 0 0 2
MF 12   Drew Skundrich 2 0 0 2
FW 9   Ola Kamara 1 1 0 2
11 DF 93   Tony Alfaro 1 0 0 1
MF 6   Russell Canouse 1 0 0 1
MF 13   Sofiane Djeffal 1 0 0 1
DF 4   Brendan Hines-Ike 1 0 0 1
MF 25   Jackson Hopkins 1 0 0 1
DF 23   Donovan Pines 1 0 0 1
DF 5   Brad Smith 1 0 0 1
Total 40 1 0 41
  • Last updated: October 22, 2022
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
                               
4 DF   Brendan Hines-Ike 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Brad Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW   Michael Estrada 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 DF   Andy Najar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 FW   Adrien Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 MF   Moses Nyeman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1

Clean sheets edit

No. Name MLS US Open Cup MLS Cup Total Games
1 Rafael Romo 1 0 0 1 14
21 Jon Kempin 0 1 0 1 4
28 Bill Hamid 2 0 0 2 10
32 David Ochoa 2 0 0 2 9

See also edit

References edit

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External links edit

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