# 2023 Detroit City FC season

The 2023 Detroit City FC season was the club's fifth professional season since the club was established in 2012, and the team's second season in the USL Championship.

## Kits

| Home | Away | Alternate for Detroit's birthday | Pride for Ruth Ellis Center | Charity for Brilliant Detroit |

## Roster

Final 2023 roster
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Nate Steinwascher | United States |
| 2 | DF | Rhys Williams | United States |
| 4 | DF | Jalen Robinson | United States |
| 5 | DF | Stephen Carroll | Republic of Ireland |
| 7 | FW | Skage Simonsen | Norway |
| 8 | MF | Abdoulaye Diop | Senegal |
| 9 | FW | Ben Morris | England |
| 11 | FW | Connor Rutz | United States |
| 12 | MF | Michael Bryant | United States |
| 13 | GK | Ryan Shellow | United States |
| 15 | DF | Matt Lewis | United States |
| 17 | DF | Brett Levis | Canada |
| 19 | MF | Adrian Billhardt | Germany |
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | United States |
| 24 | MF | Dominic Gasso | United States |
| 26 | MF | Richard Ballard | United States |
| 27 | FW | Yazeed Matthews | South Africa |
| 30 | DF | Devon Amoo-Mensah | United States |
| 73 | FW | Aaron Bibout (on loan from LA Galaxy II) | Cameroon |
| 91 | DF | Oniel Fisher | Jamaica |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | Cuba |

## Coaching Staff

Technical staff :
| Head coach / General manager | Trevor James |
| Assistant coach | Ryan Needs |
| Assistant coach | Steve Myles |
| Goalkeeping coach | Eric Perilla |

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Detroit City FC roster.

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 7 | FW | Skage Simonsen | Loudoun United | | December 13, 2022 |
| 26 | MF | Richard Ballard | Miami FC | | January 10, 2023 |
| 19 | MF | Adrian Billhardt | Tormenta FC | | January 19, 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Jalen Robinson | Loudoun United | | February 2, 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Ben Morris | Ipswich Town F.C. | | February 15, 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Tommy McCabe | Orange County SC | | March 8, 2023 |
| 99 | MF | Vincenzo Candela | Richmond Kickers | | March 23, 2023 |
| 91 | DF | Oniel Fisher | Minnesota United FC | | March 29, 2023 |
| 17 | DF | Brett Levis | FC Tulsa | Tommy McCabe sent to FC Tulsa as part of the exchange for Brett Levis and Darío Suárez | June 6, 2023 |
| 92 | FW | Darío Suárez | FC Tulsa | Tommy McCabe sent to FC Tulsa as part of the exchange for Brett Levis and Darío Suárez | June 6, 2023 |
| 73 | FW | Aaron Bibout | LA Galaxy II | Loan | September 21, 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 6 | MF | Tommy McCabe | FC Tulsa | Tommy McCabe sent to FC Tulsa as part of the exchange for Brett Levis and Darío Suárez | June 6, 2023 |
| 14 | MF | Cy Goddard | Odisha FC | | July 28, 2023 |
| 99 | MF | Vincenzo Candela | Bodens BK | | July 28, 2023 |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 49 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Miami FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 39 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports

#### Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Detroit City FC entered the competition in the second round.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL | USL | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Nate Steinwascher | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Ryan Shellow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Rhys Williams | 37 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Jalen Robinson | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll | 35 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Matt Lewis | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Brett Levis | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 29 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | JAM | Oniel Fisher | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | USA | Tommy McCabe | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Abdoulaye Diop | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Michael Bryant | 36 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Cy Goddard | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GER | Adrian Billhardt | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez | 36 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Dominic Gasso | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Richard Ballard | 26 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | USA | Vincenzo Candela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | NOR | Skage Simonsen | 26 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ben Morris | 35 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Connor Rutz | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | RSA | Yazeed Matthews | 23 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 73 | FW | CMR | Aaron Bibout | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | CUB | Darío Suárez | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: November 14, 2023. Source:

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Ben Morris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 21 | Maxi Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Skage Simonsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | 27 | Yazeed Matthews | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Stephen Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Abdoulaye Diop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 12 | Michael Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 30 | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 92 | Darío Suárez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 15 | Matt Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 24 | Dominic Gasso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: November 14, 2023. Source: