# 2023 New York City FC season

The 2023 New York City FC season was the club's ninth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States. The club split its home games between Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, and began play against Nashville SC on February 25, 2023.

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Braian Cufré | RCD Mallorca | Loan | February 3, 2023 |
| 6 | DF | James Sands | Rangers F.C. | End of loan | March 1, 2023 |
| 9 | ST | Monsef Bakrar | NK Istra 1961 | Transfer | July 11, 2023 |
| 10 | AM | Santiago Rodríguez | Montevideo City Torque | Transfer | March 3, 2023 |
| 11 | FW | Julián Fernández | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | Transfer | August 1, 2023 |
| 19 | ST | Gabriel Segal | 1. FC Köln II | Transfer | January 10, 2023 |
| 20 | AM | Richard Ledezma | PSV | Loan | March 23, 2023 |
| 35 | DF | Mitja Ilenič | NK Domžale | Transfer | January 4, 2023 |
| 49 | GK | Matt Freese | Philadelphia Union | $350,000 in General Allocation Money | January 27, 2023 |
| 93 | DF | Tony Alfaro | D.C. United | Transfer | December 22, 2022 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 1 | GK | Sean Johnson | Toronto FC | Free transfer | January 27, 2023 |
| 2 | LB | Chris Gloster | | Buyout | February 17, 2023 |
| 3 | RB | Anton Tinnerholm | Malmö FF | Free transfer | November 14, 2022 |
| 6 | CB | Alexander Callens | Girona FC | Free transfer | January 23, 2023 |
| 8 | FW | Thiago Andrade | Athletico Paranaense | Loan | April 3, 2023 |
| 9 | ST | Héber | Seattle Sounders FC | $400,000 of General Allocation Money | December 29, 2022 |
| 10 | CAM | Maximiliano Moralez | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Free transfer | December 23, 2022 |
| 11 | MF | Gabriel Pereira dos Santos | Al-Rayyan SC | Transfer | July 22, 2023 |
| 20 | AM | Santiago Rodríguez | Montevideo City Torque | End of loan | December 31, 2022 |
| 23 | MF | Gedion Zelalem | FC Den Bosch | Option declined | November 15, 2022 |
| 26 | MF | Nicolás Acevedo | Bahia | Loan | December 20, 2022 |
| 32 | DF | Vuk Latinovich | FCI Levadia Tallinn | Option declined | November 15, 2022 |
| 93 | DF | Tony Alfaro | LA Galaxy | Transfer | July 11, 2023 |
| 4 | CB | Maxime Chanot | AC Ajaccio | Free | August 29, 2023 |

## Current roster

    As of January 27, 2023
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | 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 |
| 49 | Matt Freese | GK | 2023 | (1998-02-09) February 9, 1998 (age 26) | Philadelphia Union | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Braian Cufré | LB | 2023 | (1996-12-15) December 15, 1996 (age 27) | RCD Mallorca | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot | CB | 2016 | (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 35) | Kortrijk | 176 | 8 |
| 12 | Malte Amundsen | LB | 2018 | (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26) | Vejle | 71 | 1 |
| 13 | Thiago Martins Bueno | CB | 2022 | (1995-03-17) March 17, 1995 (age 29) | Yokohama F. Marinos | 36 | 0 |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray | RB | 2017 | (2002-08-19) August 19, 2002 (age 22) | New York City Academy | 49 | 0 |
| 35 | Mitja Ilenic | RB | 2023 | (2004-12-26) December 26, 2004 (age 19) | NK Domžale | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Tony Alfaro | CB | 2023 | (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 31) | D.C. United | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | James Sands | DM | 2017 | (2000-07-06) July 6, 2000 (age 24) | Rangers F.C. | 65 | 0 |
| 7 | Alfredo Morales | DM | 2021 | (1990-05-12) May 12, 1990 (age 34) | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 63 | 1 |
| 10 | Santiago Rodríguez | AM | 2023 | (2000-01-08) January 8, 2000 (age 24) | Montevideo City Torque | 79 | 11 |
| 11 | Gabriel Pereira dos Santos | AM | 2022 | (2001-08-01) August 1, 2001 (age 23) | Corinthians | 31 | 9 |
| 17 | Matías Pellegrini | CM | 2022 | (2000-03-11) March 11, 2000 (age 24) | Inter Miami CF | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | Richard Ledezma | AM | 2023 | (2000-09-06) September 6, 2000 (age 24) | PSV | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Andres Jasson | MF | 2020 | (2002-01-17) January 17, 2002 (age 22) | New York Soccer Club | 42 | 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 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 8 | Thiago Andrade | LW | 2021 | (2000-10-31) October 31, 2000 (age 24) | Esporte Clube Bahia | 66 | 11 |
| 22 | Kevin O'Toole | LW | 2022 | (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 25) | Princeton Tigers men's soccer | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Talles Magno Bacelar Martins | AM | 2021 | (2002-06-26) June 26, 2002 (age 22) | Vasco da Gama | 63 | 14 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 9 | Charlotte FC | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 43 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 10 | CF Montréal | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 | |
| 11 | New York City FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 41 | |
| 12 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 40 | |
| 13 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 40 | |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 20 | CF Montréal | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 41 |
| 21 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 |
| 22 | New York City FC | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 41 |
| 23 | D.C. United | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 40 |
| 24 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 40 |

##### Match results
### Leagues Cup

The Leagues Cup took place from July 21 to August 19. New York City FC entered in the group stage as a seeded team, based on the 2022 Major League Soccer standings.

#### East 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATL | NYC | TOR |
| 1 | Atlas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 5–0 |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | — |

### U.S. Open Cup

New York City FC entered the Open Cup in the Round of 32, based on the 2022 Major League Soccer standings.