# 2022 New York City FC season

The 2022 New York City FC season was the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The club entered the season as the defending MLS Cup champions, having won the 2021 title. NYCFC also participated in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League and were eliminated in the semifinals by Seattle Sounders FC.

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 5 | DF | Thiago Martins | Yokohama F. Marinos | Transfer | February 7, 2022 |
| 22 | FW | Kevin O'Toole | Princeton | 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick | March 7, 2022 |
| 38 | AM | Gabriel Pereira dos Santos | Corinthians | Transfer | March 17, 2022 |
| 17 | CM | Matías Pellegrini | Inter Miami CF | Transfer | August 19, 2022 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 14 | DM | Juan Pablo Torres | Rio Grande Valley FC | Option Declined | December 13, 2021 |
| 15 | CM | Tony Rocha | Orange County SC | Option Declined | December 13, 2021 |
| 16 | DM | James Sands | Rangers F.C. | Loan | January 5, 2022 |
| 19 | RW / AM | Jesús Medina | CSKA Moscow | Option Declined | December 13, 2021 |
| 20 | LB | Guðmundur Þórarinsson | AaB Fodbold | Option Declined | December 13, 2021 |
| 17 | RW | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | Los Angeles FC | 2021 MLS Expansion Draft pick/Transfer | December 14, 2021 |
| 11 | CF | Valentín Castellanos | Girona FC | Loan | July 25, 2022 |
* ^ Originally, Tajouri-Shradi was selected as part of the Expansion Draft to play with the newly formed Charlotte FC, however, he was immediately traded to Los Angeles FC in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation money.

## Roster

Current as of November 2, 2022.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Sean Johnson | GK | 2017 | (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35) | Chicago Fire FC | 206 | 0 |
| 13 | Luis Barraza | GK | 2019 | (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 28) | Chicago FC United | 9 | 0 |
| 25 | Cody Mizell | GK | 2021 | (1991-09-30) September 30, 1991 (age 33) | New Mexico United | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm | RB | 2018 | (1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 33) | Malmö | 130 | 9 |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot | CB | 2016 | (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 34) | Kortrijk | 176 | 8 |
| 6 | Alexander Callens | CB | 2017 | (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 32) | Numancia | 193 | 15 |
| 5 | Thiago Martins Bueno | CB | 2022 | (1995-03-17) March 17, 1995 (age 29) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 0 |
| 2 | Chris Gloster | LB | 2020 | (2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 24) | Jong PSV | 20 | 0 |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray | CB | 2017 | (2002-08-19) August 19, 2002 (age 22) | New York City Academy | 49 | 0 |
| 32 | Vuk Latinovich | CB | 2021 | (1997-09-14) September 14, 1997 (age 27) | Chicago Football United | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Malte Amundsen | CB | 2018 | (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26) | Vejle | 71 | 1 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 10 | Maximiliano Moralez | AM | 2017 | (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987 (age 37) | León | 194 | 35 |
| 43 | Talles Magno Bacelar Martins | AM | 2021 | (2002-06-26) June 26, 2002 (age 22) | Vasco da Gama | 63 | 14 |
| 42 | Santiago Rodríguez | AM | 2021 | (2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 (age 24) | Montevideo City Torque | 79 | 11 |
| 38 | Gabriel Pereira dos Santos | AM | 2022 | (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 (age 23) | Corinthians | 31 | 9 |
| 23 | Gedion Zelalem | CM | 2020 | (1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 (age 27) | Sporting Kansas City | 24 | 0 |
| 7 | Alfredo Morales | DM | 2021 | (1990-05-12) May 12, 1990 (age 34) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 63 | 1 |
| 26 | Nicolás Acevedo | DM | 2020 | (1999-04-14) April 14, 1999 (age 25) | Liverpool Montevideo | 82 | 0 |
| 55 | Keaton Parks | CM | 2019 | (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 27) | Benfica | 116 | 12 |
| 80 | Justin Haak | CM | 2019 | (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 23) | New York Soccer Club | 24 | 0 |
| 17 | Matías Pellegrini | CM | 2022 | (2000-03-11) March 11, 2000 (age 24) | Inter Miami CF | 6 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 9 | Héber | CF | 2019 | (1991-08-10) August 10, 1991 (age 33) | Rijeka | 95 | 27 |
| 8 | Thiago Andrade | LW | 2021 | (2000-10-31) October 31, 2000 (age 24) | Esporte Clube Bahia | 66 | 11 |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos | CF | 2018 | (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998 (age 26) | Montevideo City Torque | 134 | 59 |
| 21 | Andres Jasson | LW | 2020 | (2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 (age 22) | New York Soccer Club | 42 | 0 |
| 22 | Kevin O'Toole | CF | 2022 | (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 25) | Princeton Tigers men's soccer | 12 | 0 |

## Non-competitive

Win  Draw  Loss

### Preseason
## Competitive
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 72 | 26 | +46 | 67 | Qualification for the Conference semifinals & 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | CF Montréal | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 65 | Qualification for the first round |
| 3 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the first round |
| 4 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the first round |
| 5 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the first round |
* ↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

##### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | CF Montréal | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 65 | |
| 4 | Austin FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 | |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 53 | |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
* ↑ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2022 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA3)