# 2022 Detroit City FC season

The 2022 Detroit City FC season was the club's fourth professional season since the club was established in 2012. It is also the team's first season in the USL Championship.

## Kits

| Home | Away | Charity for Hamtramck Historical Museum | Charity for the Special Olympics |

## Roster

    As of April 18, 2022
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| 1 | Nate Steinwascher | United States | GK | (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 31) | Grythyttans IF |
| 2 | Rhys Williams | United States | DF | (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29) | Stumptown AC |
| 5 | Stephen Carroll | Ireland | DF | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 30) | Davenport University |
| 6 | Brad Dunwell | United States | MF | (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 27) | Oklahoma City Energy FC |
| 7 | Billy Forbes | Turks and Caicos Islands | FW | (1990-12-30) December 30, 1990 (age 33) | Miami FC |
| 8 | Abdoulaye Diop | Senegal | MF | (1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 25) | Atlanta United 2 |
| 9 | Francis Atuahene | Ghana | FW | (1996-06-08) June 8, 1996 (age 28) | Memphis 901 FC |
| 11 | Connor Rutz | United States | FW | (1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 (age 27) | Saginaw Valley State University |
| 12 | Michael Bryant | United States | MF | (1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 (age 29) | California United Strikers |
| 13 | Ryan Shellow | United States | GK | (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 27) | FC Tucson |
| 15 | Matt Lewis | United States | DF | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) | El Paso Locomotive |
| 17 | Benedek Tanyi | Hungary | MF | (2001-01-19) January 19, 2001 (age 23) | Grosse Ile Red Devils |
| 19 | Pato Botello Faz | Mexico | FW | (1996-09-08) September 8, 1996 (age 28) | Tormenta FC |
| 20 | Deklan Wynne | New Zealand | DF | (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 (age 29) | Phoenix Rising FC |
| 21 | Maxi Rodriguez | United States | MF | (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29) | Richmond Kickers |
| 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | France United States | FW | (1990-11-23) November 23, 1990 (age 33) | Louisville City |
| 30 | Devon Amoo-Mensah | United States | MF | (1995-11-27) November 27, 1995 (age 28) | Michigan Stars FC |
| 47 | Barnabas Tanyi | Hungary | MF | (2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 (age 21) | Detroit City FC U23 |

## Coaching Staff

    As of April 11, 2022
Technical staff :
| Head coach/General manager | Trevor James |
| Assistant/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 | Date |
| 8 | MF | Abdoulaye Diop | Atlanta United 2 | January 12, 2022 |
| 2 | DF | Rhys Williams | Stumptown AC | January 18, 2022 |
| 30 | MF | Devon Amoo-Mensah | Michigan Stars | January 19, 2022 |
| 6 | MF | Brad Dunwell | Oklahoma City Energy | January 21, 2022 |
| 20 | DF | Deklan Wynne | Phoenix Rising | January 28, 2022 |
| 29 | MF | Antoine Hoppenot | Louisville City | February 7, 2022 |
| 12 | MF | Michael Bryant | Cal United Strikers | February 11, 2022 |
| 7 | FW | Billy Forbes | Miami FC | March 2, 2022 |
| 9 | FW | Francis Atuahene | Memphis 901 FC | March 3, 2022 |
| 13 | GK | Ryan Shellow | FC Tucson | March 11, 2022 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 57 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Miami FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 54 | Playoffs |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 41 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports

#### Matches
### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Detroit City FC entered the competition in the second round, played April 5–7.

## 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 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Ryan Shellow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Rhys Williams | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Matt Lewis | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | NZL | Deklan Wynne | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | USA | Brad Dunwell | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Abdoulaye Diop | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Michael Bryant | 5 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | HUN | Benedek Tanyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 47 | MF | HUN | Barnabas Tanyi | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | TCA | Billy Forbes | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Francis Atuahene | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Connor Rutz | 8 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | MEX | Pato Botello Faz | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Antoine Hoppenot | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
Last updated: April 19, 2022. Source:

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 21 | Maxi Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | FW | 29 | Antoine Hoppenot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 15 | Matt Lewis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Pato Botello Faz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Stephen Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Connor Rutz | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 12 | Michael Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: April 19, 2022
* Source: