2022 Miami FC season

Miami FC
2022 season
Owner	Riccardo Silva
CEO	Michael Williamson
Head coach	Anthony Pulis
Stadium	Riccardo Silva Stadium; Miami, Florida
USL Championship	Eastern Conf.: TBD; Overall: TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
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The 2022 Miami FC season is the club's third season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and eighth overall.

Roster[]

As of March 26, 2022^[1]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jake McGuire	GK	(1994-09-03) September 3, 1994 (age 27)	North Carolina FC	2022		2	0
24	Connor Sparrow	GK	(1994-05-10) May 10, 1994 (age 27)	Chicago Fire FC	2021		32	0
31	Noah Abrams	GK	(1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 (age 24)	Loudoun United FC	2022		0	0
Defenders
2	Othello Bah	DF	(1997-04-27) April 27, 1997 (age 24)	Unattached	2019		53	5
3	Luca Antonelli	DF	(1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 35)	Empoli F.C.	2021		14	0
4	Callum Chapman-Page	DF	(1995-11-06) November 6, 1995 (age 26)	FC Tulsa	2021		42	4
5	Paco Craig	DF	(1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 29)	Wycombe Wanderers F.C.	2021		36	2
12	Aedan Stanley	DF	(1999-12-13) December 13, 1999 (age 22)	Austin FC	2022		0	0
17	Sean McFarlane	DF	(1993-04-04) April 4, 1993 (age 28)	Austin Bold FC	2021		42	4
22	Benjamin Ofeimu	DF	(2000-09-30) September 30, 2000 (age 21)	Birmingham Legion FC	2022	2022	0	0
96	Mark Segbers	DF	(1996-04-18) April 18, 1996 (age 25)	Memphis 901 FC	2022		3	1
Midfielders
8	Dennis Dowouna	MF	(2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 21)	KF Skënderbeu Korçë	2022	2023	1	0
10	Florian Valot	MF	(1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 29)	FC Cincinnati	2022	2023	2	0
18	Junior Palacios	MF	(1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 25)	Boca Raton FC	2021	2023	30	0
21	Bolu Akinyode	MF	(1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 27)	Birmingham Legion FC	2021		35	1
80	Devon Williams	MF	(1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 29)	Louisville City FC	2021		27	3
Forwards
7	Joshua Pérez	FW	(1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 (age 24)	UD Ibiza	2021		10	2
9	Kyle Murphy	FW	(1992-12-11) December 11, 1992 (age 29)	Memphis 901 FC	2022		2	0
11	Richard Ballard	FW	(1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 (age 28)	Unattached	2021		22	0
13	Lamar Walker	FW	(1999-12-05) December 5, 1999 (age 22)	Portmore United F.C.	2021		26	6
14	Christian Sorto	FW	(2000-01-19) January 19, 2000 (age 22)	Rio Grande Valley FC	2022	2023	2	0
27	Romeo Parkes	FW	(1990-11-11) November 11, 1990 (age 31)	Sligo Rovers F.C.	2022		3	1
30	Adonijah Reid	FW	(1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 22)	Unattached	2021		33	6
98	Pierre da Silva	FW	(1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 (age 23)	Memphis 901 FC	2021		28	2

Staff[]

Anthony Pulis – Head coach
Max Rogers – Assistant coach
Ryan Thamm – Head of Performance/Assistant coach
Giuseppe Weller – Goalkeeper coach
Keeler Watson – Equipment manager

Transfers[]

In[]

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
9	FW	Kyle Murphy	Memphis 901 FC	Free transfer	December 15, 2021	^[2]
96	DF	Mark Segbers	Memphis 901 FC	Free transfer	December 23, 2021	^[3]
14	FW	Christian Sorto	Rio Grande Valley FC	Free transfer, two-year deal	December 28, 2021	^[4]
12	DF	Aedan Stanley	Austin FC	Free transfer	January 4, 2022	^[5]^[6]
8	MF	Dennis Dowouna	KF Skënderbeu Korçë	Free transfer, two-year deal	January 12, 2022	^[7]
10	MF	Florian Valot	FC Cincinnati	Free transfer, two-year deal	January 13, 2022	^[8]
22	DF	Ben Ofeimu	Birmingham Legion FC	Free transfer, one-year deal	January 25, 2022	^[9]
1	GK	Jake McGuire	North Carolina FC	Free transfer	January 26, 2022	^[10]
31	GK	Noah Abrams	Loudoun United FC	Free transfer	January 31, 2022	^[11]
27	FW	Romeo Parkes	Sligo Rovers F.C.	Free transfer	February 1, 2022	^[12]

Out[]

#	Pos.	Player	Signed to	Details	Date	Source
10	FW	Ariel Martínez	Unattached	Not re-signed	November 2021
14	MF	Robert Baggio Kcira	Unattached	Not re-signed
19	DF	János Löbe	Unattached	Not re-signed
25	MF	Lance Rozeboom	Unattached	Not re-signed
92	GK	Brian Sylvestre	Unattached	Not re-signed
99	MF	Jahshaun Anglin	Unattached	Not re-signed
15	FW	Chris Cortez	Monterey Bay FC	Not re-signed	February 4, 2022	^[13]
9	FW	Christiano Francois	El Paso Locomotive FC	Not re-signed	February 8, 2022	^[14]
7	FW	Billy Forbes	Detroit City FC	Not re-signed	March 2, 2022	^[15]

Friendlies[]

February 11 Preseason	Miami FC	1–2	CF Montréal	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
6:00 PM EST	Reid 80'	Report	30' 51'	Stadium: Inter Miami CF Training Center

February 16 Preseason	Orlando City SC	0–0	Miami FC	Kissimmee, Florida
2:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Orlando Health Training Facility

February 20 Preseason	Orlando City B	2–5	Miami FC	Melbourne, Florida
12:00 PM EST	40' 89'	Report	Reid 14', 25' Walker 30', 50' Pérez 84'	Stadium: Eastern Florida State College

February 20 Preseason	Montverde Academy	0–0	Miami FC	Melbourne, Florida
2:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Eastern Florida State College
Note: Two 30-minute halves

February 26 Preseason	Nova Southeastern Sharks	3–4	Miami FC	Davie, Florida
11:00 AM EST	15' 63' 74'	Report	Reid 40' Walker 41' Trialist 82' Trialist 83'	Stadium: NSU Soccer Complex
Note: Three 30-minute periods

February 27 Preseason	Inter Miami CF II	v	Miami FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
11:00 AM EST		Report		Stadium: Inter Miami CF Training Center
Note: At the time of the schedule's announcement, the team was still known by its former name "Fort Lauderdale CF"

March 5 Preseason	FIU Panthers	0–1	Miami FC	University Park, Florida
7:00 PM EST		Report	Trialist 80'	Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium

Competitive[]

USL Championship[]

Standings — Eastern Conference[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Louisville City FC	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	Qualification for the Conference Semifinals
2	Tampa Bay Rowdies	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	8	Playoffs
3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
4	Loudoun United FC	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
5	FC Tulsa	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
6	Memphis 901 FC	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	6
7	Detroit City FC	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
8	Miami FC	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
9	Charleston Battery	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
10	New York Red Bulls II	4	1	0	3	1	7	−6	3
11	Hartford Athletic	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
12	Birmingham Legion FC	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
13	Indy Eleven	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1
14	Atlanta United 2	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on March 26, 2022. Source: USL Championship Standings

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
3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	1	1	0	2	0	+2	0	0	1	0	2	−2

Last updated: March 26, 2022.
Source: Match reports

Match results[]

March 12 1	Miami FC	2–0	New York Red Bulls II	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EST	Pérez 11' Parkes 67' Segbers 73'	Report	Williams 47' Murphy 64'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Gabriele Giusti

March 19 2	Louisville City FC	2–0	Miami FC	Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT	Dia 18' DelPiccolo 30', 36' Gibson 45' Harris 52' Matsoso 70' Ownby 74' Bone 82'	Report	Pérez 10' Palacios 14' Williams 53'	Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium Attendance: 8,846 Referee: Gerald Flores

March 26 3	Miami FC	0–0	Loudoun United FC	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Bah 8' Parkes 61' Antonelli 66'	Report	Guediri 15' 83' Downs 43'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Referee: Jalen Gray

April 2 4	Miami FC	v	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

April 9 5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	v	Miami FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

April 16 6	Miami FC	v	Hartford Athletic	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

April 23 7	Phoenix Rising FC	v	Miami FC	Chandler, Arizona
TBD MST				Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass

April 30 8	Memphis 901 FC	v	Miami FC	Memphis, Tennessee
TBD CDT				Stadium: AutoZone Park

May 4 9	Birmingham Legion FC	v	Miami FC	Birmingham, Alabama
TBD CDT				Stadium: Protective Stadium

May 14 10	Miami FC	v	San Antonio FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

May 18 11	Miami FC	v	Detroit City FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

May 21 12	Charleston Battery	v	Miami FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
TBD EDT				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

May 28 13	Miami FC	v	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

June 4 14	FC Tulsa	v	Miami FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
TBD CDT				Stadium: ONEOK Field

June 8 15	Miami FC	v	Indy Eleven	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

June 11 16	Miami FC	v	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

June 25 17	Miami FC	v	LA Galaxy II	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

July 2 18	Indy Eleven	v	Miami FC	Indianapolis, IN
TBD EDT				Stadium: Carroll Stadium

July 9 19	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	v	Miami FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TBD EDT				Stadium: Highmark Stadium

July 13 20	Miami FC	v	Charleston Battery	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

July 16 21	Orange County SC	v	Miami FC	Irvine, California
TBD (PDT)				Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

July 23 22	Loudoun United FC	v	Miami FC	Leesburg, Virginia
TBD EDT				Stadium: Segra Field

August 6 23	New Mexico United	v	Miami FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
TBD MDT				Stadium: Isotopes Park

August 10 24	Miami FC	v	FC Tulsa	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

August 13 25	Atlanta United 2	v	Miami FC	Kennesaw, Georgia
TBD EDT				Stadium: Fifth Third Bank Stadium

August 20 26	Hartford Athletic	v	Miami FC	Hartford, Connecticut
TBD EDT				Stadium: Dillon Stadium

August 27 27	Miami FC	v	Louisville City FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

September 3 28	Miami FC	v	Birmingham Legion FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

September 9 29	New York Red Bulls II	v	Miami FC	Montclair, New Jersey
TBD EDT				Stadium: MSU Soccer Park

September 17 30	Miami FC	v	Atlanta United 2	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

September 24 31	Miami FC	v	Monterey Bay FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

October 1 32	Miami FC	v	Memphis 901 FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

October 8 33	Las Vegas Lights FC	v	Miami FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
TBD PDT				Stadium: Cashman Field

October 15 34	Detroit City FC	v	Miami FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
TBD EDT				Stadium: Keyworth Stadium

U.S. Open Cup[]

As a USL Championship club, Miami FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 5–7.^[16]

April 6 Second Round	Miami FC	v	Miami United FC	University Park, Florida
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium

Squad statistics[]

As of Match played March 26, 2022

Appearances and goals[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular Season		Open Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Jake McGuire	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK	USA	Connor Sparrow	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Noah Abrams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	LBR	Othello Bah	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	ITA	Luca Antonelli	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Callum Chapman-Page	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Paco Craig	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	USA	Aedan Stanley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	JAM	Sean McFarlane	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	USA	Ben Ofeimu	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
96	DF	USA	Mark Segbers	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	GHA	Dennis Dowouna	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	FRA	Florian Valot	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	COL	Junior Palacios	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	NGA	Bolu Akinyode	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
80	MF	JAM	Devon Williams	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
7	FW	SLV	Joshua Pérez	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	USA	Kyle Murphy	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	USA	Richard Ballard	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	FW	JAM	Lamar Walker	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	FW	SLV	Christian Sorto	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	JAM	Romeo Parkes	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	CAN	Adonijah Reid	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
98	FW	USA	Pierre da Silva	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers[]

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Regular Season	Open Cup	Playoffs	Total
1	FW		7	Joshua Pérez	1	0	0	1
1	DF		96	Mark Segbers	1	0	0	1

Disciplinary record[]

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Regular Season		Open Cup		Playoffs		Total
2		DF	Othello Bah	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Luca Antonelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		FW	Joshua Pérez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18		MF	Junior Palacios	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		FW	Romeo Parkes	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
80		MF	Devon Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References[]

^ "Roster". Miami FC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "MIAMI FC INKS TOP GOALSCORER KYLE MURPHY". Miami FC. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Defender Mark Segbers Joins Miami FC for 2022 Season". Miami FC. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "The Miami FC Sign El Salvador International Christian Sorto on a Two-Year Deal - Miami FC Christian". Miami FC. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ USLChampionship com Staff (4 January 2022). "Miami FC Signs Defender Aedan Stanley". USL Championship. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ Kuhn, Mike (5 January 2022). "Across State Lines: Stanley Signs with Miami". The Blue Testament. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Ghanaian Prospect Dennis Dowouna Inks Two-Year Deal With The Miami FC". Miami FC. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Midfielder Florian Valot Pens Two-Year Deal with The Miami FC". Miami FC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Center-back Benjamin Ofeimu Joins Miami FC for 2022 Season". Miami FC. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
^ "Goalkeeper Jake McGuire Joins Miami FC". Miami FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "Tweet". Twitter. Miami FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Miami FC signs Reggae Boy Romeo Parkes". Miami FC. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ "Monterey Bay F.C. Signs Mission Viejo Native Christopher Cortez". www.montereybayfc.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
^ "Haitian Forward Christiano Francois Signs to El Paso Locomotive FC for 2022 Season". www.eplocomotivefc.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Tweet". Twitter. Detroit City FC. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
^ Battista, Michael (27 December 2021). "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament". TheCup.us. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Roster". Miami FC. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[2] "MIAMI FC INKS TOP GOALSCORER KYLE MURPHY". Miami FC. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[3] "Defender Mark Segbers Joins Miami FC for 2022 Season". Miami FC. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[4] "The Miami FC Sign El Salvador International Christian Sorto on a Two-Year Deal - Miami FC Christian". Miami FC. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[5] USLChampionship com Staff (4 January 2022). "Miami FC Signs Defender Aedan Stanley". USL Championship. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[6] Kuhn, Mike (5 January 2022). "Across State Lines: Stanley Signs with Miami". The Blue Testament. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[7] "Ghanaian Prospect Dennis Dowouna Inks Two-Year Deal With The Miami FC". Miami FC. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[8] "Midfielder Florian Valot Pens Two-Year Deal with The Miami FC". Miami FC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[9] "Center-back Benjamin Ofeimu Joins Miami FC for 2022 Season". Miami FC. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[10] "Goalkeeper Jake McGuire Joins Miami FC". Miami FC. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[11] "Tweet". Twitter. Miami FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[12] "Miami FC signs Reggae Boy Romeo Parkes". Miami FC. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[13] "Monterey Bay F.C. Signs Mission Viejo Native Christopher Cortez". www.montereybayfc.com. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.

[14] "Haitian Forward Christiano Francois Signs to El Paso Locomotive FC for 2022 Season". www.eplocomotivefc.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[15] "Tweet". Twitter. Detroit City FC. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[16] Battista, Michael (27 December 2021). "2022 US Open Cup: Format, schedule finalized for 107th edition of tournament". TheCup.us. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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