# 2018 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2018 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 36th year of existence, their 21st season in Major League Soccer and their 11th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

## Background

The 2017 season was one of continued change under the leadership of general manager Jesse Fioranelli, with head coach Dominic Kinnear and assistant coach John Spencer being replaced by San Jose's technical director Chris Leitch and Director of Methodology Alex Covelo on June 25, 2017. The San Jose Earthquakes finished the 2017 season with a victory over Minnesota United FC that sent them to the MLS playoffs for the first time since 2012.
On November 24, 2017, the Earthquakes announced their second coaching change of the year with Mikael Stahre taking on the role of head coach. Leitch and Covelo would return to their former positions of technical director and director of methodology respectively.

## Current squad
### Roster

As of June 13, 2018.
| Number | Player | Position | Date of birth | Previous Club | Appearances | 2018 MLS Goals | 2018 MLS Assists | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 12 | Matt Bersano | GK | (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32) | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 18 | JT Marcinkowski | GK | (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 27) | Georgetown Hoyas | – | – | – | Homegrown Player |
| 28 | Andrew Tarbell | GK | (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 31) | Clemson Tigers | 14 | – | – | Generation Adidas |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Joel Qwiberg | DF | (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 32) | Brommapojkarna | 1 | – | – | – |
| 3 | François Affolter | DF | (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33) | FC Luzern | 4 | – | – | – |
| 24 | Nick Lima | DF | (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30) | California Golden Bears | 14 | 1 | 1 | Homegrown Player |
| 26 | Jacob Akanyirige | DF | (2001-12-31) December 31, 2001 (age 22) | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | – | – | – | Homegrown Player |
| 30 | Yeferson Quintana | DF | (1996-04-19) April 19, 1996 (age 28) | Peñarol | 9 | 1 | 1 | On loan from Peñarol |
| 31 | Harold Cummings | DF | (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 32) | Alajuelense | 10 | – | – | – |
| 55 | Jimmy Ockford | DF | (1992-06-10) June 10, 1992 (age 32) | Reno 1868 | 7 | – | – | – |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Shea Salinas | MF | (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 38) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 10 | – | – | – |
| 7 | Magnus Eriksson | MF | (1990-04-08) April 8, 1990 (age 34) | Djurgårdens IF | 14 | 3 | 3 | DP |
| 10 | Jahmir Hyka | MF | (1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 36) | FC Luzern | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| 11 | Valeri Qazaishvili | MF | (1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31) | Legia Warszawa (loan from Vitesse) | 14 | 3 | 4 | DP |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill | MF | (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 27) | UCLA Bruins | 9 | – | 2 | Generation Adidas |
| 16 | Chris Wehan | MF | (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 30) | Reno 1868 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy | MF | (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 34) | Honvéd | 12 | – | 1 | – |
| 22 | Tommy Thompson | MF | (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 (age 29) | Indiana Hoosiers | 5 | – | – | Homegrown Player |
| 23 | Florian Jungwirth | DF | (1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 (age 35) | Darmstadt 98 | 14 | 2 | 3 | – |
| 27 | Fatai Alashe | MF | (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 31) | Michigan State Spartans | 8 | – | – | – |
| 29 | Eric Calvillo | MF | (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 26) | NY Cosmos | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Gilbert Fuentes | MF | (2002-02-21) February 21, 2002 (age 22) | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | – | – | – | Homegrown Player |
| 89 | Kevin Partida | MF | (1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 29) | Reno 1868 | 1 | – | – | On loan from Reno 1868 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Chris Wondolowski | FW | (1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 (age 41) | Houston Dynamo | 14 | 4 | 3 | Captain; DP |
| 9 | Danny Hoesen | FW | (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 33) | Groningen | 14 | 7 | 4 | – |
| 17 | Mohamed Thiaw | FW | (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 (age 29) | Louisville Cardinals | – | – | – | On loan to Reno 1868 |
| 19 | Danny Musovski | FW | (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 29) | UNLV Rebels | – | – | – | On loan to Reno 1868 |
| 25 | Quincy Amarikwa | FW | (1987-10-29) October 29, 1987 (age 37) | Chicago Fire | 10 | – | 1 | – |
| 96 | Luis Felipe | FW | (1996-01-29) January 29, 1996 (age 28) | Reno 1868 | – | – | – | – |

## Competitive
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

Western Conference Table
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 47 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 36 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 31 |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 21 |
Overall table
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 19 | Toronto FC | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 36 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 20 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 32 | |
| 21 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 31 | |
| 22 | Orlando City SC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 43 | 74 | −31 | 28 | |
| 23 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 21 | |

#### Results
### U.S. Open Cup

The Earthquakes and all other MLS clubs join the U.S. Open Cup in round 4.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

## Player statistics
### Scoring leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Danny Hoesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Vako | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Magnus Eriksson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 8 | Chris Wondolowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | 30 | Yeferson Quintana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Jahmir Hyka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Assist leaders

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 11 | Vako | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Magnus Eriksson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 8 | Chris Wondolowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Danny Hoesen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Jackson Yueill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 25 | Quincy Amarikwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Player Awards
### League

| Player | Award | Date |
| Danny Hoesen | Audi Player Index Performance of the Week | 03/05/18 |
| Danny Hoesen | MLS Team of the Week | 03/05/18 |
| Vako | MLS Team of the Week (bench) | 03/05/18 |
| Danny Hoesen | Alcatel MLS Player of the Week | 03/06/18 |

## Player movement
### In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes |
| 12/01/17 | Joel Qwiberg | Defender | IF Brommapojkarna | Undisclosed |
| 12/06/17 | JT Marcinkowski | Goalkeeper | Georgetown Hoyas | Homegrown Player |
| 12/14/17 | Luis Felipe | Midfielder | Reno 1868 | Free |
| 12/14/17 | Chris Wehan | Midfielder | Reno 1868 | Free |
| 12/14/17 | Jimmy Ockford | Defender | Reno 1868 | Free |
| 12/15/17 | Jacob Akanyirige | Defender | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | Homegrown Player |
| 12/20/17 | Magnus Eriksson | Midfielder | Djurgårdens IF | Designated Player |
| 12/29/17 | Danny Hoesen | Forward | FC Groningen | Targeted Allocation Money |
| 01/20/18 | Eric Calvillo | Midfielder | New York Cosmos | Undisclosed |
| 01/26/18 | Gilbert Fuentes | Midfielder | San Jose Earthquakes Academy | Homegrown Player |
| 03/01/18 | Danny Musovski | Forward | UNLV Rebels | MLS SuperDraft |
| 03/01/18 | Mohamed Thiaw | Forward | Louisville Cardinals | MLS SuperDraft |
| 03/16/18 | Paul Marie | Defender | FIU Panthers | MLS SuperDraft |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes |
| 11/27/17 | Víctor Bernárdez | Defender | | Option Declined |
| 11/27/17 | Kip Colvey | Defender | Colorado Rapids | Option Declined; Selected in 2017 Waiver Draft |
| 11/27/17 | Cordell Cato | Defender | Charlotte Independence | Option Declined; Signed by Charlotte Independence |
| 11/27/17 | Lindo Mfeka | Midfielder | Reno 1868 | Option Declined; Signed by Reno 1868 |
| 11/27/17 | Marc Pelosi | Midfielder | | Option Declined |
| 11/27/17 | Matheus Silva | Defender | Swope Park Rangers | Option Declined; Signed by Swope Park Rangers |
| 11/27/17 | Danny Hoesen | Forward | FC Groningen | Option Declined |
| 11/27/17 | David Bingham | Goalkeeper | LA Galaxy | Out of contract; MLS rights traded to LA Galaxy |
| 11/27/17 | Andrés Imperiale | Defender | Club Guaraní | Out of contract |
| 11/27/17 | Kofi Sarkodie | Defender | | Out of contract |
| 12/12/17 | Marco Ureña | Forward | Los Angeles FC | Selected in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft |
| 01/19/18 | Darwin Cerén | Midfielder | Houston Dynamo | Traded for allocation money |
| 02/16/18 | Simon Dawkins | Midfielder | | Contract bought out |

### Loans
#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
| 01/17/18 | Yeferson Quintana | Defender | Peñarol | Season-long loan | |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned to |
| 03/01/18 | Danny Musovski | Forward | Reno 1868 |
| 03/01/18 | Mohamed Thiaw | Forward | Reno 1868 |
| 03/16/18 | Paul Marie | Defender | Reno 1868 |

### Draft picks

| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes |
| 01/19/18 | Paul Marie | Defender | FIU Panthers | MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#12) |
| 01/19/18 | Danny Musovski | Forward | UNLV Rebels | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#7) |
| 01/19/18 | Mohamed Thiaw | Forward | Louisville Cardinals | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#12) |
| 01/21/18 | Kevin Partida | Midfielder | UNLV Rebels | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#48 overall) |