2022 D.C. United season

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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
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
Top goalscorerLeague: Taxiarchis Fountas (12)
All: Taxiarchis 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)
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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.

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.

Team management

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

Roster

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 Venezuela GK February 25, 1990 (age 36) 15 0 0 Belgium OH Leuven
21 Jon Kempin United States GK April 8, 1993 (age 33) 13 0 0 United States Columbus Crew
24 Bill Hamid United States GK November 25, 1990 (age 35) 297 0 0 Denmark Midtjylland
32 David Ochoa Mexico GK January 16, 2001 (age 25) 9 0 0 United States Real Salt Lake
Defenders
2 Gaoussou Samaké Ivory Coast LB November 4, 1997 (age 28) 4 0 0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem United States RB May 27, 1995 (age 30) 59 1 0 United States Maryland Terrapins
4 Brendan Hines-Ike United States CB November 30, 1994 (age 31) 33 1 0 Belgium Kortrijk
5 Brad Smith Australia LB April 9, 1994 (age 32) 16 0 1 United States Seattle Sounders FC
14 Andy Najar Honduras RB March 16, 1993 (age 33) 136 11 15 United States Los Angeles FC
15 Steve Birnbaum United States CB January 23, 1991 (age 35) 247 13 6 United States California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines United States CB March 7, 1998 (age 28) 67 3 1 United States Maryland Terrapins
33 Jacob Greene United States LB / RB March 23, 2003 (age 23) 1 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
45 Matai Akinmboni United States CB October 17, 2006 (age 19) 2 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
93 Tony Alfaro Mexico CB June 15, 1993 (age 32) 45 1 2 United States Reno 1868
97 Sami Guediri United States LB August 18, 1997 (age 28) 14 0 0 United States Loudoun United
Midfielders
6 Russell Canouse United States DM June 11, 1995 (age 30) 113 5 5 Germany Hoffenheim
8 Chris Durkin United States DM February 8, 2000 (age 26) 71 2 4 Belgium Sint-Truiden
12 Drew Skundrich United States CM September 17, 1995 (age 30) 41 0 2 United States Loudoun United
13 Sofiane Djeffal France MF April 19, 1999 (age 27) 28 0 1 United States Oregon State Beavers
18 Jeremy Garay El Salvador MF April 1, 2003 (age 23) 1 0 0 United States D.C. United Academy
25 Jackson Hopkins United States AM / SS July 1, 2004 (age 21) 22 0 1 United States D.C. United Academy
35 Ted Ku-DiPietro United States MF January 28, 2002 (age 24) 12 0 0 United States Loudoun United
44 Victor Pálsson Iceland DM April 30, 1991 (age 35) 10 0 0 Germany Schalke 04
49 Ravel Morrison Jamaica MF February 2, 1993 (age 33) 14 2 0 England Derby County
77 Martín Rodríguez Chile MF / LW August 5, 1994 (age 31) 14 0 1 Turkey Altay SK
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara Norway ST October 15, 1989 (age 36) 87 37 6 China Shenzhen
11 Taxiarchis Fountas Greece SS September 4, 1995 (age 30) 21 12 1 Austria Rapid Wien
16 Adrien Perez United States FW October 13, 1995 (age 30) 19 0 2 United States Los Angeles FC
17 Kimarni Smith England LW March 14, 1998 (age 28) 22 1 1 United States Clemson Tigers
19 Nigel Robertha Curaçao FW March 13, 1998 (age 28) 36 6 4 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
20 Christian Benteke Belgium ST December 3, 1990 (age 35) 7 1 0 England Crystal Palace
22 Miguel Berry Spain ST September 16, 1997 (age 28) 14 0 0 United States Columbus Crew

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

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 Yellow card 42'		 Birnbaum 14'
Estrada 58'
Liadi Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

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

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

Competitive

Transfers

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
7 FW Ecuador Michael Estrada Mexico Deportivo Toluca February 8, 2022 August 11, 2022 [32][33]
24MFUnited States Azaad LiadiUnited States Loudoun UnitedFebruary 26, 2022March 2, 2022[34]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
21GKUnited States Jon KempinUnited States San Diego LoyalJune 10, 2022June 17, 2022[35][36]
30DFUnited States Hayden SargisUnited States Phoenix Rising FCSeptember 8, 2022December 31, 2022[37]

MLS SuperDraft picks

2022 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
2 36 France Sofiane Djeffal MF Oregon State Signed to First Team roster
2 41 United States Alex Nagy FW Vermont Returned to school
3 69 Norway Skage Simonsen MF SMU Signed with Loudoun United FC

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSU.S. Open CupMLS Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Venezuela VEN Rafael Romo 15013+101+000+00
2 DF Ivory Coast CIV Gaoussou Samaké 401+201+000+00
3 DF United States USA Chris Odoi-Atsem 2008+120000+00
4 DF United States USA Brendan Hines-Ike 20020+00000+00
5 DF Australia AUS Brad Smith 16014+20000+00
6 MF United States USA Russell Canouse 18114+41000+00
8 MF United States USA Chris Durkin 30124+511+000+00
9 FW Norway NOR Ola Kamara 311115+1591+020+00
11 MF Greece GRE Taxiarchis Fountas 211217+412000+00
12 MF United States USA Drew Skundrich 2109+1002+000+00
13 MF France FRA Sofiane Djeffal 28019+90000+00
14 DF Honduras HON Andy Najar 23020+30000+00
15 DF United States USA Steve Birnbaum 32232+02000+00
16 FW United States USA Adrien Perez 301+20000+00
17 FW England ENG Kimarni Smith 1912+1511+100+00
18 MF El Salvador SLV Jeremy Garay 10000+100+00
19 FW Curaçao CUW Nigel Robertha 1825+1210+110+00
20 FW Belgium BEL Christian Benteke 716+110+000+00
21 GK United States USA Jon Kempin 302+001+000+00
22 FW Spain ESP Miguel Berry 1608+602+000+00
23 DF United States USA Donovan Pines 23016+501+100+00
24 FW United States USA Azaad Liadi 200+101+000+00
25 FW United States USA Jackson Hopkins 22011+1001+000+00
28 GK United States USA Bill Hamid 10010+00000+00
30 DF United States USA Hayden Sargis 20001+100+00
32 GK Mexico MEX David Ochoa 909+000+000+00
33 MF United States USA Jacob Greene 10001+000+00
35 MF United States USA Ted Ku-DiPietro 1202+801+100+00
40 MF United States USA Tyler Freeman 10000+100+00
44 MF Iceland ISL Victor Pálsson 10010+000+000+00
45 DF United States USA Matai Akinmboni 202+000+000+00
49 MF Jamaica JAM Ravel Morrison 14211+320+000+00
50 GK Mexico MEX Luis Zamudio 0000000+00
65 MF Ivory Coast CIV Nanan Houssou 100+000+100+00
77 MF Chile CHI Martín Rodríguez 14010+400+000+00
87 DF United States USA Rio Hope-Gund 100+001+000+00
93 DF Mexico MEX Tony Alfaro 1909+901+000+00
97 MF Algeria ALG Sami Guediri 14010+301+000+00
Players who left during the season
7 FW Ecuador ECU Michael Estrada 17411+541+000+00
10 MF Peru PER Edison Flores 13111+111+000+00
22 MF United States USA Griffin Yow 903+402+000+00
27 MF Liberia LBR Moses Nyeman 202+00000+00
31 MF Germany GER Julian Gressel 17016+10000+00
Total 363934362300
  • Last updated: November 1, 2022
  • Source: Team Stats

Top scorers

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
1MF11Greece Taxiarchis Fountas120012
2FW9Norway Ola Kamara92011
3FW7Ecuador Michael Estrada4004
4DF15United States Steve Birnbaum2002
MF49Jamaica Ravel Morrison2002
FW19Curaçao Nigel Robertha1102
7FW20Belgium Christian Benteke1001
MF6United States Russell Canouse1001
MF8United States Chris Durkin1001
FW26United States Kristian Fletcher1001
MF10Peru Edison Flores1001
FW17England Kimarni Smith1001
Total 353038
  • Last updated: October 10, 2022
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
1MF31Germany Julian Gressel7007
2MF8United States Chris Durkin6006
3FW7Ecuador Michael Estrada4004
4MF11Greece Taxiarchis Fountas3003
FW19Curaçao Nigel Robertha3003
FW77Chile Martín Rodríguez3003
FW17England Kimarni Smith3003
8DF14Honduras Andy Najar2002
MF12United States Drew Skundrich2002
FW9Norway Ola Kamara1102
11DF93Mexico Tony Alfaro1001
MF6United States Russell Canouse1001
MF13France Sofiane Djeffal1001
DF4United States Brendan Hines-Ike1001
MF25United States Jackson Hopkins1001
DF23United States Donovan Pines1001
DF5Australia Brad Smith1001
Total 401041
  • Last updated: October 22, 2022
  • Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
4DFUnited States Brendan Hines-Ike100000000100
5DFAustralia Brad Smith100000000100
11FWEcuador Michael Estrada100000000100
14DFHonduras Andy Najar100000000100
16FWUnited States Adrien Perez100000000100
27MFLiberia Moses Nyeman001000000001
Total501000000501

Clean sheets

No. Name MLS US Open Cup MLS Cup Total Games
1Rafael Romo100114
21Jon Kempin01014
28Bill Hamid200210
32David Ochoa20029

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