# 2023 Los Angeles FC season

The 2023 Los Angeles FC season was the club's sixth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The venue was renamed prior to the start of the season.
LAFC finished as runners-up in MLS Cup 2023 to the Columbus Crew and the CONCACAF Champions League to Club León. The team traveled over 63,000 miles (101,000 km) over the course of the season and played 53 matches—a record for an MLS team during a single year.

## Squad
### First-team roster

    As of October 21, 2023
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | Eldin Jakupović | Switzerland | GK | (1984-10-02) October 2, 1984 (age 40) | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau | Canada | GK | (1994-05-11) May 11, 1994 (age 30) | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Abraham Romero | Mexico | GK | (1998-02-18) February 18, 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | John McCarthy | United States | GK | (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 32) | 25 | 0 |
| 2 | Denil Maldonado | Honduras | DF | (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 (age 26) | 21 | 1 |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo | Colombia | DF | (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | Mamadou Fall | Senegal | DF | (2002-11-21) November 21, 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Diego Palacios (INTL) | Ecuador | DF | (1999-07-12) July 12, 1999 (age 25) | 29 | 0 |
| 14 | Giorgio Chiellini (INTL) | Italy | DF | (1984-08-14) August 14, 1984 (age 40) | 20 | 1 |
| 15 | Mohamed Traore | Senegal | DF | (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Erik Dueñas (HG) | United States | DF | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 20) | 18 | 0 |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead | United States | DF | (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) | 32 | 4 |
| 28 | Tony Leone (HG) | United States | DF | (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Sergi Palencia | Spain | DF | (1996-03-23) March 23, 1996 (age 28) | 20 | 0 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | United States | DF | (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32) | 21 | 0 |
| 80 | Julian Gaines | United States | DF | (2002-11-05) November 5, 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez | Spain | MF | (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 34) | 34 | 1 |
| 8 | Francisco Ginella (INTL) | Uruguay | MF | (1999-01-21) January 21, 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman | United States | MF | (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 25) | 25 | 4 |
| 17 | Daniel Crisostomo | United States | MF | (1997-01-16) January 16, 1997 (age 27) | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz | Poland | MF | (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 23) | 28 | 3 |
| 23 | Kellyn Acosta | United States | MF | (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 (age 29) | 24 | 0 |
| 50 | Filip Krastev | Bulgaria | MF | (2001-10-15) October 15, 2001 (age 23) | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Stipe Biuk | Croatia | FW | (2002-12-26) December 26, 2002 (age 21) | 30 | 3 |
| 9 | Mario González | Spain | FW | (1996-02-25) February 25, 1996 (age 28) | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Carlos Vela (DP) | Mexico | FW | (1989-03-01) March 1, 1989 (age 35) | 34 | 9 |
| 21 | Christian Torres (HG) | United States | FW | (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Cristian Olivera | Uruguay | FW | (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22) | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | Nathan Ordaz (HG) | Mexico | FW | (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 20) | 17 | 0 |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga | Gabon | FW | (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 (age 30) | 31 | 20 |

### Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances

| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
| 38 | Yekeson Subah | United States | FW | (2004-02-13) February 13, 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 |

### Coaching staff

    As of February 21, 2023
Technical staff :
| Head coach | Steve Cherundolo |
| Assistant coach | Marc Dos Santos |
| Assistant coach | Ante Razov |
| Assistant/Goalkeeping coach | Oka Nikolov |
| Assistant coach/Performance director | Gavin Benjafield |
| Co-President & General Manager | John Thorrington |
| Director of football operations | Marco Garcés |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Notes |
| December 30, 2022 | FW | Stipe Biuk | Hajduk Split | Transfer |
| January 4, 2023 | DF | Aaron Long | New York Red Bulls | Free agent |
| January 9, 2023 | GK | Eldin Jakupović | Everton | Transfer |
| January 26, 2023 | MF | Daniel Crisostomo | Las Vegas Lights | Transfer |
| January 26, 2023 | GK | Abraham Romero | Las Vegas Lights | Transfer |
| February 2, 2023 | DF | Sergi Palencia | Saint-Étienne | Transfer |
| February 10, 2023 | MF | Timothy Tillman | Greuther Fürth | Transfer |
| March 31, 2023 | MF | Mateusz Bogusz | Leeds United | Transfer |
| June 9, 2023 | MF | Bajung Darboe | | Homegrown signing |
| June 21, 2023 | DF | Diego Rosales | Los Angeles FC 2 | Homegrown signing |
| July 22, 2023 | FW | Mario González | Braga | Transfer |
| August 4, 2023 | FW | Cristian Olivera | Almería | Transfer |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Notes |
| November 15, 2022 | FW | Cal Jennings | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Declined contract options |
| November 15, 2022 | GK | Tomás Romero | Toronto FC | Declined contract options |
| November 15, 2022 | MF | Daniel Trejo | Phoenix Rising | Declined contract options |
| November 15, 2022 | DF | Franco Escobar | Houston Dynamo | Free agent |
| November 15, 2022 | DF | Sebastien Ibeagha | FC Dallas | Free agent |
| November 15, 2022 | MF | Sebastian Méndez | São Paulo | Free agent |
| November 15, 2022 | FW | Cristian Tello | Al Fateh | Free agent |
| January 3, 2023 | MF | Latif Blessing | New England Revolution | Trade |
| January 9, 2023 | FW | Gareth Bale | N/A | Retired |
| February 1, 2023 | FW | Cristian Arango | Pachuca | Transfer |
| July 5, 2023 | FW | Kwadwo Opoku | CF Montréal | Trade |
| August 3, 2023 | MF | José Cifuentes | Rangers | Transfer |

### Loans in

| Position | Player | From Club | Start date | End date | Notes | Ref. |
| DF | Denil Maldonado | Motagua | December 22, 2022 | December 31, 2023 | Loan with purchase option | |
| MF | Filip Krastev | Lommel | July 26, 2023 | July 26, 2024 | Year-long loan with purchase option | |

### Loans out

| No. | Player | To Club | Start date | End date | Notes |
| 8 | Francisco Ginella | Nacional | July 18, 2022 | June 2024 | Loan; Extended June 21, 2023 |
| 15 | Mohamed Traore | Phoenix Rising | February 28, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | Season-long loan |
| 5 | Mamadou Fall | Barcelona B | September 1, 2023 | June 2024 | Year-long loan with purchase option |

### Draft picks

| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
| 1 | No Draft Selection | No Draft Selection | No Draft Selection | No Draft Selection | No Draft Selection |
| 2 | 58 | GK | Jassem Koleilat | University of New Hampshire | |
| 3 | 87 | DF | Noah Dollenmayer | CSU, San Bernardino | |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss
All matches are in Pacific Time

### MLS
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 56 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 50 | Qualification for round one |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | New England Revolution | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 55 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 53 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo FC (U) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One and U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
| 10 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 53 | +13 | 51 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
* ↑ As second highest-ranked club in 2023 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* 1 2 As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
* ↑ Qualify for both the Champions Cup and U.S. Open Cup as 2023 U.S. Open Cup champions

#### Matches

All matches are in Pacific time

#### MLS Cup Playoffs
##### MLS Cup 2023
### U.S. Open Cup

Los Angeles FC entered the Open Cup at the Round of 32.
All matches are in Pacific Time.

### CONCACAF Champions League

Los Angeles FC qualified for the tournament as the 2022 Supporters' Shield winners and MLS Cup 2022 winners.
All matches are in Pacific Time.

#### Final
### Leagues Cup

Los Angeles FC will enter the Leagues Cup in the Round of 32

#### Knockout round
### Campeones Cup
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    As of October 7, 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Campeones Cup | Campeones Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SUI | Eldin Jakupović | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | CAN | Maxime Crépeau | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | MEX | Abraham Romero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | USA | John McCarthy | 37 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | HON | Denil Maldonado | 25 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | COL | Jesús David Murillo | 27 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Eddie Segura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ECU | Diego Palacios | 39 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ITA | Giorgio Chiellini | 26 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | USA | Erik Dueñas | 26 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 42 | 5 | 24+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | MEX | Tony Leone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Sergi Palencia | 29 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 32 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ESP | Jeremi Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | MEX | Javen Romero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | USA | Armando Avila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | USA | Diego Rosales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | DF | USA | Julian Gaines | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Ilie Sánchez | 45 | 1 | 30+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Timothy Tillman | 26 | 5 | 5+11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | PER | Daniel Crisostomo | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | POL | Mateusz Bogusz | 36 | 4 | 19+8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Kellyn Acosta | 34 | 1 | 18+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | USA | Bryan Moyado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | USA | Christopher Jaime | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | BUL | Filip Krastev | 10 | 2 | 0+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | USA | Bajung Darboe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | CRO | Stipe Biuk | 43 | 3 | 13+17 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Mario González | 8 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela | 43 | 14 | 22+11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | MEX | Christian Torres | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | URU | Cristian Olivera | 10 | 2 | 6+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | MEX | Nathan Ordaz | 21 | 2 | 2+14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | USA | Yekeson Subah | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | BRA | Matheus Maia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | GAB | Denis Bouanga | 42 | 32 | 27+3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who made an appearance this season but left the club ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | SEN | Mamadou Fall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | USA | Noah Dollenmayer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ECU | José Cifuentes | 26 | 2 | 13+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Kwadwo Opoku | 28 | 4 | 13+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | MLI | Ladji Mallé | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |