2019 New York City FC season
New York City FC 2019 soccer season
The 2019 New York City FC season was the club's fifth season of competition and its fifth in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer . New York City FC played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx .
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(July 2020 )
Roster
As of October 6, 2019 [ 2]
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Since
Date of birth (age)
Signed from
Games Played
Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1
Sean Johnson
GK
2016
(1989-05-31 ) May 31, 1989 (aged 30)
Chicago Fire
105
0
13
Luis Barraza
GK
2019
(1996-11-08 ) November 8, 1996 (aged 22)
Chicago FC United
0
0
18
Jeff Caldwell
GK
2018
(1996-02-20 ) February 20, 1996 (aged 23)
Virginia Cavaliers
0
0
41
Brad Stuver
GK
2018
(1991-04-16 ) April 16, 1991 (aged 28)
Columbus
11
0
Defenders
2
Ben Sweat
LB
2017
(1991-09-04 ) September 4, 1991 (aged 28)
Tampa Bay Rowdies
81
1
3
Anton Tinnerholm
RB
2018
(1991-02-26 ) February 26, 1991 (aged 28)
Malmö
68
5
4
Maxime Chanot
CB
2016
(1990-01-21 ) January 21, 1990 (aged 29)
Kortrijk
83
4
5
Eric Miller
RB / LB
2019
(1993-01-15 ) January 15, 1993 (aged 26)
Minnesota United FC
5
0
6
Alexander Callens
CB
2017
(1992-05-04 ) May 4, 1992 (aged 27)
Numancia
95
3
22
Rónald Matarrita
LB
2016
(1994-07-09 ) July 9, 1994 (aged 25)
Alajuelense
93
3
25
Joseph Scally
LB
2018
(2002-12-31 ) December 31, 2002 (aged 16)
New York City Academy
3
0
33
Sebastien Ibeagha
CB
2018
(1992-01-21 ) January 21, 1992 (aged 27)
San Antonio
53
0
Midfielders
8
Alexander Ring (captain )
CM
2017
(1991-04-09 ) April 9, 1991 (aged 28)
Kaiserslautern
97
6
10
Maximiliano Moralez
AM
2017
(1987-02-27 ) February 27, 1987 (aged 32)
León
100
22
12
Ebenezer Ofori
DM
2018
(1995-07-01 ) July 1, 1995 (aged 24)
VfB Stuttgart
50
3
14
Juan Pablo Torres
DM
2019
(1999-07-06 ) July 6, 1999 (aged 20)
Lokeren
4
0
15
Tony Rocha
CM
2019
(1993-08-21 ) August 21, 1993 (aged 26)
Orlando City SC
18
0
16
James Sands
DM
2017
(2000-07-06 ) July 6, 2000 (aged 19)
New York Soccer Club
24
0
19
Jesús Medina
CM
2018
(1997-04-30 ) April 30, 1997 (aged 22)
Libertad
51
10
21
Dan Bedoya
AM
2018
(1994-02-13 ) February 13, 1994 (aged 25)
Long Island Rough Riders
2
0
55
Keaton Parks
CM
2019
(1997-08-06 ) August 6, 1997 (aged 22)
Benfica
26
3
80
Justin Haak
CM
2019
(2001-09-12 ) September 12, 2001 (aged 18)
New York City Academy
6
0
Strikers
9
Héber
CF
2019
(1991-08-10 ) August 10, 1991 (aged 28)
Rijeka
26
15
11
Valentín Castellanos
CF
2018
(1998-10-03 ) October 3, 1998 (aged 21)
Club Atlético Torque
44
12
17
Gary Mackay-Steven
RW
2019
(1990-08-31 ) August 31, 1990 (aged 29)
Aberdeen
12
1
28
Alexandru Mitriță
LW
2017
(1995-02-08 ) February 8, 1995 (aged 24)
Universitatea Craiova
32
13
29
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
RW
2018
(1994-03-28 ) March 28, 1994 (aged 25)
Austria Wien
52
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Player movement
In
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
11
MF
Valentín Castellanos
Club Atlético Torque
Free transfer
December 13, 2018
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15
MF
Tony Rocha
Orlando City SC
Free Transfer
December 14, 2018
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55
MF
Keaton Parks
Benfica
Loan
January 19, 2019
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12
MF
Ebenezer Ofori
VfB Stuttgart
Loan
January 22, 2019
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80
MF
Justin Haak
New York City
Promoted from the Academy
January 24, 2019
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14
MF
Juan Pablo Torres
Lokeren
Free transfer
January 26, 2019
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28
MF
Alexandru Mitriță
Universitatea Craiova
$9.1 million
February 3, 2019
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9
FW
Héber
Rijeka
$3 million
March 21, 2019
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17
MF
Gary Mackay-Steven
Aberdeen
Free transfer
June 24, 2019
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5
DF
Eric Miller
Minnesota United FC
$50,000 in General Allocation Money
July 29, 2019
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Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
20
MF
Eloi Amagat
UE Olot
Option declined
November 17, 2018
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7
FW
David Villa
Vissel Kobe
Free transfer
December 1, 2018
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14
MF
Kwame Awuah
Forge FC
Free transfer
November 29, 2018
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15
MF
Tommy McNamara
Houston Dynamo
Free transfer
November 29, 2018
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24
GK
Andre Rawls
Colorado Rapids
Free transfer
November 29, 2018
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22
FW
Rodney Wallace
Sporting Kansas City
Free transfer
November 29, 2018
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30
MF
Yangel Herrera
Manchester City
Return
November 29, 2018
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13
DF
Saad Abdul-Salaam
Seattle Sounders FC
Trade
November 29, 2018
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9
FW
Jo Inge Berget
Malmö FF
Option declined
January 25, 2019
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13
DF
Cédric Hountondji
Levski Sofia
Option declined
January 28, 2019
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17
FW
Jonathan Lewis
Colorado Rapids
Trade
May 8, 2019
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Competitions
Exhibitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth;
(P) Playoffs berth;
(U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:
Match results
NYCFC announced their 2019 season schedule on January 7, 2019.[ 24]
Win
Draw
Loss
Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in EDT
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of MLS, NYCFC entered the competition at the fourth round, which was played on June 12, 2019.[ 26]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Last updated on October 23, 2019
Notes
References
^ "Welcome to the Club" . Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC" .
^ "New York City FC sign Valentin Castellanos" . MLSSoccer.com. December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018 .
^ "New York City FC sign Tony Rocha" . MLSSoccer.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2018 .
^ "New York City FC sign Keaton Parks" . MLSSoccer.com. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC sign Ebenezer Ofori" . MLSSoccer.com. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC Signs Academy Product Justin Haak" . MLSSoccer.com. January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC sign Juan Pablo Torres" . MLSSoccer.com. January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC sign Alexandru Mitriță" . MLSSoccer.com. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC sign Heber" . MLSSoccer.com. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC Signs Gary Mackay-Steven" . MLSSoccer.com. June 24, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC Acquires Defender Eric Miller from Minnesota United" . NYCFC.com. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC Announce Roster Options for 2018" . New York City FC. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2018 .
^ "「ダビド ビジャ選手 加入記者会見」レポート" .
^ "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2019" .
^ "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2019" .
^ "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2019" .
^ "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2019" .
^ "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2019" .
^ "New York City FC Announces Roster Moves for 2019" .
^ "New York City FC and Jo Inge Berget Mutually Terminate Contract" .
^ "New York City FC Waives Cedric Hountondji" .
^ "New York City FC Trades Jonathan Lewis to the Colorado Rapids" .
^ "New York City FC Announce 2019 Regular Season Schedule" . Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
^ "New York City FC Announces 2019 Playoff Pricing and Hosting Scenarios" . NYCFC. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019 .
^ "2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Format and Schedule Finalized" (Press release). U.S. Soccer Federation. January 31, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019 .
International
Club competitions National teams