# 2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC season

The 2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC season was the team's 13th season as a professional women's soccer team and their tenth season as a member of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

## Background
### Ownership changes

After retiring as a player for Gotham FC, Carli Lloyd joined the ownership group on April 27, 2022. On May 4, 2022, NBA player Kevin Durant and investor Rich Kleiman announced their minority investment into Gotham FC via their investment company Thirty Five Ventures. On July 29, 2022, WNBA player Sue Bird joined Gotham FC's ownership group as a minority owner, consultant, and advisor. On August 10, 2022, Gotham FC announced the addition of former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Giants chief commercial officer Pete Guelli to its ownership group as minority owners. The investments raised the club's valuation to an estimated $40 million.

### Coaching changes

On August 11, 2022, Gotham FC fired head coach Scott Parkinson following a 4–8–0 start to the 2021 season and announced an immediate search for a new coach to be hired for the 2023 season. On August 13, 2022, the club named former Jamaica women's national football team coach Hue Menzies as interim head coach.

### Management changes

On August 17, 2022, Gotham FC named Nathán Goldberg Crenier as its new assistant general manager, replacing Stephanie Lee, who left to become the NWSL's director of player affairs.

## Team
### First-team roster

    As of August 23, 2022
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Notes |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Michelle Betos | GK | (1988-02-20) February 20, 1988 (age 36) | Free agency | |
| 18 | Ashlyn Harris | GK | (1985-10-19) October 19, 1985 (age 38) | Orlando Pride | |
| 51 | Hensley Hancuff | GK | (2000-08-03) August 3, 2000 (age 24) | Clemson | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 11 | Ali Krieger | CB/LB | (1984-07-28) July 28, 1984 (age 40) | Orlando Pride | |
| 15 | Sabrina Flores | RB/LB | (1996-01-31) January 31, 1996 (age 28) | Sevilla | |
| 21 | Ellie Jean | FB | (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 (age 27) | PSV Eindhoven | |
| 22 | Mandy Freeman | CB | (1995-03-23) March 23, 1995 (age 29) | USC Trojans | |
| 24 | Estelle Johnson | CB | (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 36) | Washington Spirit | |
| 27 | Kelly Ann Livingstone | DF | (1998-11-23) November 23, 1998 (age 25) | Georgetown | |
| 28 | Imani Dorsey | LB/LW | (1996-03-21) March 21, 1996 (age 28) | Duke Blue Devils | |
| | Bruninha | RB | (2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 (age 22) | Santos FC |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 5 | Nicole Baxter | DM/CM/AM | (1994-05-24) May 24, 1994 (age 30) | Asarums IF | |
| 6 | Jennifer Cudjoe | CM/AM | (1994-03-07) March 7, 1994 (age 30) | Racing Louisville | |
| 7 | McCall Zerboni (captain) | CM/AM | (1986-12-13) December 13, 1986 (age 37) | North Carolina Courage | |
| 8 | Taryn Torres | MF | (1999-04-23) April 23, 1999 (age 25) | University of Virginia | |
| 9 | Nahomi Kawasumi | LW/AM/FW | (1985-09-23) September 23, 1985 (age 39) | OL Reign | |
| 14 | Delanie Sheehan | MF | (1999-01-13) January 13, 1999 (age 25) | UCLA | |
| 16 | Allie Long | CM | (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 37) | OL Reign | On maternity leave |
| 17 | Domi Richardson | DM/CM/CB | (1992-10-18) October 18, 1992 (age 32) | Free agent | |
| 19 | Kristie Mewis | AM | (1991-02-25) February 25, 1991 (age 33) | San Diego Wave FC | |
| | Victoria Pickett | MF | (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 28) | Kansas City Current | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 2 | Cameron Tucker | FW | (1999-07-15) July 15, 1999 (age 25) | BYU | |
| 4 | Paige Monaghan | RW/FW | (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 (age 27) | Butler Bulldogs | |
| 13 | Kumi Yokoyama | FW | (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 31) | Washington Spirit | |
| 20 | Taylor Smith | FW | (1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 (age 30) | North Carolina Courage | Claimed off waivers |
| 20 | Évelyne Viens | FW | (1997-02-06) February 6, 1997 (age 27) | South Florida Bulls | Loaned to Kristianstads DFF |
| 23 | Margaret Purce | RW/LW/FW/RB | (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995 (age 29) | Portland Thorns FC | |
| 25 | Ifeoma Onumonu | FW | (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 (age 30) | OL Reign | |
| 44 | Jenna Bike | FW | (1998-02-02) February 2, 1998 (age 26) | Boston College Eagles | |
* ↑ denotes a season-ending injury.

### Staff

    As of August 17, 2022
Front Office :
| Position | Name |
| General manager and head of soccer operations | Yael Averbuch West |
| Interim head of business operations | Kristin Bernert |
| Assistant general manager | Nathán Goldberg Crenier |
| Director of communications | Mike Kowalsky |
| Technical Staff ||
| Interim head coach | Hue Menzies |
| Assistant coach | Beverly Goebel Yanez |
| Assistant coach | Becki Tweed |
| Goalkeeper coach | Brody Sams |
| High performance director | Philip Congleton |
| Head physical therapist | Joelle Muro |
| Head athletic trainer | Sara Carpentieri |

## Competitions
### Challenge Cup
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | NC | WAS | NJY | ORL |
| 1 | North Carolina Courage | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Washington Spirit | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage based on ranking | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| 3 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Orlando Pride | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |

#### Matches
## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | OL Reign | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 40 | NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals |
| 2 | Portland Thorns FC (C) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 39 | Playoffs – semi-finals |
| 3 | San Diego Wave FC | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
| 4 | Houston Dash | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
| 5 | Kansas City Current | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 36 | Playoffs – first round |
| 6 | Chicago Red Stars | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 33 | Playoffs – first round |
| 7 | North Carolina Courage | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 32 | |
| 8 | Angel City FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 29 | |
| 9 | Racing Louisville FC | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 23 | |
| 10 | Orlando Pride | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 22 | |
| 11 | Washington Spirit | 22 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 19 | |
| 12 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 13 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 1, 2022. Source: NWSLsoccer.com

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

## Squad statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of matches played October 1, 2022
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | NWSL | Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 19 | Kristie Mewis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | FW | 23 | Margaret Purce | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 4 | Paige Monaghan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 25 | Ifeoma Onumonu | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | McCall Zerboni | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 20 | Taylor Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 9 | Nahomi Kawasumi | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 16 | 5 | 21 |

### Clean sheets

    As of matches played October 1, 2022
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Name | NWSL | Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 18 | Ashlyn Harris | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Michelle Betos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |

## Transfers
### NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league.
On December 4, Gotham FC traded goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan in exchange for allocation money and roster protection from San Diego Wave FC. On December 8, Gotham FC traded goalkeeper DiDi Haračić in exchange for allocation money and roster protection from Angel City FC.

### NWSL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Pos. | College |
| 2 | 24 | Kelly Ann Livingstone | DF | Georgetown |
| 3 | 34 | Hensley Hancuff | GK | Clemson |
| 4 | 46 | Raleigh Loughman | MF | Michigan |

### Transfers in

| Date | Player | Pos. | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06) | Ali Krieger | DF | Orlando Pride | Acquired in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and $50,000 in allocation money. |
| December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06) | Ashlyn Harris | GK | Orlando Pride | Acquired in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, a natural third-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and $50,000 in allocation money. |
| December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16) | Kristie Mewis | MF | Houston Dash (via San Diego Wave FC) | Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money. |
| January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11) | Michelle Betos | GK | Racing Louisville FC | Signed off waivers on a two-year contract. |
| January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31) | Ellie Jean | DF | PSV | Signed to one-year contract with one-year option. |
| February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | Kumi Yokoyama | DF | Washington Spirit | Acquired in exchange for Gotham FC's natural fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. |
| June 24, 2022 (2022-06-24) | Taylor Smith | DF/FW | North Carolina Courage | Signed off waivers. |
| June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27) | Jenna Bike | FW | Boston College | Signed as National Team Replacement players. |
| June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27) | Amanda Visco | FW | Apollon Ladies F.C. | Signed as National Team Replacement players. |
| August 22, 2022 (2022-08-22) | Victoria Pickett | MF | Kansas City Current | Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money and a conditional first-round draft pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. |
| August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) | Bruninha | DF | Santos FC | Transferred for an undisclosed fee. |

### Transfers out

| Date | Player | Pos. | Destination club | Fee/notes |
| December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) | Megan Hinz | GK | None | Contracts expired. |
| December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) | Lee So-dam | MF | None | Contracts expired. |
| December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) | Kenie Wright | DF | None | Contracts expired. |
| December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) | Kailen Sheridan | GK | San Diego Wave FC | Traded in exchange for roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and $130,000 in allocation money. |
| December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06) | Brianna Pinto | MF | North Carolina Courage | Traded in exchange for $125,000 in allocation money. |
| December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08) | DiDi Haračić | GK | Angel City FC | Traded in exchange for roster protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft and $50,000 in allocation money. |
| December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15) | Mandy McGlynn | GK | Piteå IF | No transfer terms disclosed. Gotham FC retains NWSL playing rights until 2024 pre-season. |
| March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11) | Elizabeth Eddy | DF/MF | Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. |
| August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | Caprice Dydasco | DF | Houston Dash | Traded in exchange for $120,000 in allocation money, and up to $150,000, increasing by $10,000 per playoff appearance. |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Destination club | Ref. |
| November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) | March 28, 2022 (2022-03-28) | DF/MF | | | Elizabeth Eddy | Newcastle Jets FC | |
| December 16, 2021 (2021-12-16) | End of 2022 NWSL season | FW | | | Évelyne Viens | Kristianstads DFF | |

### New contracts

| Date | Player | Pos. | Terms |
| December 4, 2021 (2021-12-04) | Allie Long | MF | Signed two-year contract. |
| December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15) | Cameron Tucker | MF | Signed two-year contract. |
| December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20) | Estelle Johnson | DF | Signed one-year contract. |
| December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22) | Taryn Torres | MF | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. |
| January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10) | Caprice Dydasco | DF | Signed two-year contract. |
| January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) | Domi Richardson | FW | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. |
| January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14) | Imani Dorsey | DF | Signed two-year contract. |
| January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19) | Kristie Mewis | MF | Signed three-year contract. |
| January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) | Margaret Purce | FW | Signed two-year contract. |
| January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) | Ifeoma Onumonu | FW | Signed one-year contract. |
| March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) | Nahomi Kawasumi | MF | Signed two-year contract. |
| March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) | Hensley Hancuff | GK | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. |
| March 31, 2022 (2022-03-31) | Kelly Ann Livingstone | DF | Signed one-year contract with one-year option. |
| August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) | Jenna Bike | FW | Signed through the rest of the 2022 season with a one-year option. |