2022 San Antonio FC season
San Antonio FC 2022 soccer season
The 2022 San Antonio FC season was the club's seventh season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL , it was the 13th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the USL Championship , the second division of the United States soccer league system , and participated in the U.S. Open Cup .
Club
First team squad
As of September 16, 2022. [ 3]
Squad No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
0
Grant Makela
GK
(1998-05-06 ) May 6, 1998 (age 26)
1
Jordan Farr
GK
(1994-10-05 ) October 5, 1994 (age 29)
50
Jude Bosshardt
GK
(2005-04-19 ) April 19, 2005 (age 19)
Defenders
2
Carter Manley
DF
(1996-04-29 ) April 29, 1996 (age 28)
3
Mitchell Taintor
DF
(1994-09-11 ) September 11, 1994 (age 29)
4
Fabien Garcia
DF
(1994-07-14 ) July 14, 1994 (age 30)
7
Saad Abdul-Salaam
DF
(1991-09-08 ) September 8, 1991 (age 32)
17
Jordan Ayimbila
DF
(1999-01-15 ) January 15, 1999 (age 25)
22
Shannon Gomez
DF
(1996-10-05 ) October 5, 1996 (age 27)
31
Connor Maloney
DF
(1995-05-18 ) May 18, 1995 (age 29)
33
Jasser Khmiri
DF
(1997-07-27 ) July 27, 1997 (age 27)
52
Kibukila Mbula
DF
(2006-04-24 ) April 24, 2006 (age 18)
56
Giovanni Padilla
DF
(2006-03-23 ) March 23, 2006 (age 18)
Midfielders
5
Jordy Delem
MF
(1993-03-18 ) March 18, 1993 (age 31)
6
PC
MF
(1996-03-10 ) March 10, 1996 (age 28)
8
Deshane Beckford
MF
(1998-04-14 ) April 14, 1998 (age 26)
10
David Loera
MF
(1998-09-10 ) September 10, 1998 (age 25)
19
Cristian Parano
MF
(1999-08-16 ) August 16, 1999 (age 25)
25
Mohammed Abu
MF
(1991-11-14 ) November 14, 1991 (age 32)
32
Ates Diouf
MF
(2000-03-24 ) March 24, 2000 (age 24)
54
Henrik Sakshaug
MF
(2005-01-19 ) January 19, 2005 (age 19)
57
Matthew Matsuzaki
MF
(2005-02-21 ) February 21, 2005 (age 19)
80
Nicky Hernandez
MF
(1998-09-21 ) September 21, 1998 (age 25)
Forwards
9
Santiago Patiño
FW
(1997-03-10 ) March 10, 1997 (age 27)
11
Justin Dhillon
FW
(1995-06-06 ) June 6, 1995 (age 29)
14
Samuel Adeniran
FW
(1998-09-30 ) September 30, 1998 (age 25)
18
Elliot Collier
FW
(1995-02-22 ) February 22, 1995 (age 29)
20
Ignacio Bailone
FW
(1994-01-20 ) January 20, 1994 (age 30)
27
Jack Lynn
FW
(2000-01-12 ) January 12, 2000 (age 24)
53
Kai Louviere
FW
(2004-11-20 ) November 20, 2004 (age 19)
55
Eduardo Fernandez
FW
(2006-04-25 ) April 25, 2006 (age 18)
Player movement
In
Out
Loan in
Loan out
Pre-season
The pre-season match vs FC Dallas was announced on January 6, 2022, by FCD.[ 39] The remaining pre-season schedule was released on January 21, 2021, by SAFC.[ 40]
Competitions
Overall
Position in the Western Conference
Updated to match played November 13, 2022 Source: Competitions
Overview
Updated to match played November 13, 2022 Source: Competitions
USL Championship
Conference table
Western Conference
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
34
24
5
5
54
26
+28
77
11
5
1
31
11
+20
13
0
4
23
15
+8
Last updated: October 17, 2022.
Source: [ 42]
Results by matchday
Position in the Western Conference
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Stadium H A A H A H A H A A A A A H A H H H A A H A H H H A A H H H H A A H Result W W W L W W W W L W W L W D W W W W W W D L W W D L W W D W W W W D Position 7 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on October 17, 2022. Source:
[ 43] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
The home opener vs Detroit City was announced on January 6, 2022.[ 44] Home team is listed first, left to right.
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05 ) unless shown otherwise
USL Championship Playoffs
On August 27, 2022, San Antonio clinched a spot in the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs . On October 1, San Antonio secured the best record in the USL Championship regular season, guaranteeing home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
San Antonio FC v D'Feeters Kicks Soccer Club
Exhibition
On May 10, 2022, it was announced that San Antonio would host Liga MX side Atlético San Luis for an international friendly.[ 47]
Statistics
Appearances
Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play.
No.
Pos.
Name
League
Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Total
Discipline
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
0
GK
Grant Makela
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
GK
Jordan Farr
31
0
3
0
2
0
35
0
4
0
2
DF
Carter Manley
21 (2)
1
2 (1)
0
1 (1)
1
24 (4)
2
3
0
3
DF
Mitchell Taintor
30
5
3
0
2
0
36
5
13
0
4
DF
Fabien Garcia
25 (1)
1
3
0
2
0
30 (1)
1
9
0
5
MF
Jordy Delem
6 (10)
0
3
0
0
0
9 (10)
0
4
0
6
MF
PC
27 (1)
2
1
0
2 (1)
0
30 (2)
2
12
0
7
DF
Saad Abdul-Salaam
8 (3)
1
0 (1)
0
0
0
8 (4)
1
2
0
8
MF
Deshane Beckford
4 (9)
1
0
0
1 (1)
0
5 (10)
1
2
0
9
FW
Santiago Patiño
12 (5)
6
3
5
0 (1)
0
15 (6)
11
4
1
10
MF
David Loera
7 (6)
2
0
0
0 (1)
0
7 (7)
2
1
0
11
MF
Justin Dhillon
24 (2)
6
1 (2)
0
3
0
28 (4)
6
6
0
14
FW
Samuel Adeniran
18 (2)
10
3
2
0
0
21 (2)
12
4
0
17
DF
Jordan Ayimbila
1 (7)
1
0
0
2
0
3 (7)
1
1
0
18
FW
Elliot Collier
14 (8)
4
0 (1)
0
2
1
16 (9)
5
2
1
19
MF
Cristian Parano
9 (1)
1
2 (1)
0
0
0
11 (2)
1
1
0
20
FW
Ignacio Bailone
6 (16)
6
0 (3)
0
0
0
6 (19)
6
2
0
22
DF
Shannon Gomez
19 (11)
2
3
0
1 (1)
0
23 (12)
2
5
1
25
MF
Mohammed Abu
25 (4)
0
1
0
2
0
28 (4)
0
8
0
27
FW
Jack Lynn
2 (3)
0
0
0
0
0
2 (3)
0
0
0
31
DF
Connor Maloney
33
0
3
1
1 (2)
1
37 (2)
2
6
0
32
MF
Ates Diouf
5 (6)
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
5 (7)
0
3
0
33
DF
Jasser Khmiri
23
0
2
0
2
0
26
0
11
0
50
GK
Jude Bosshardt
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
DF
Kibukila Mbula
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
FW
Kai Louviere
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
54
MF
Henrik Sakshaug
0 (1)
0
0
0
1 (1)
2
1 (2)
2
1
0
55
FW
Eduardo Fernandez
0
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
0 (1)
0
0
0
56
DF
Giovanni Padilla
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
56
MF
Mathhew Matsuzaki
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
MF
Nicky Hernandez
11 (12)
2
0
0
2
0
13 (12)
2
2
0
Players who left the club
GK
Cristian Bonilla
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
GK
Matt Cardone
0 (1)
0
0
0
1
0
1 (1)
0
0
0
DF
Roman Holt
0
0
0
0
1 (1)
0
1 (1)
0
0
0
FW
Kekuta Manneh
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DF
Diedie Traore
8 (3)
0
0
0
0 (1)
0
8 (4)
0
4
0
Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
Summary
Awards
Player
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