# Fall 2021 Detroit City FC season

The Fall 2021 Detroit City FC season was the club's third professional season since the club was established in 2012. It was also the team's third and final season in the National Independent Soccer Association.

## Club
### Roster

As of August 7, 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since |
| 1 | GK | Nate Steinwascher | (1993-02-15) February 15, 1993 (age 31) | 2016 |
| 2 | DF | James Filerman | (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Javan Torre | (1993-10-20) October 20, 1993 (age 31) | 2021 |
| 4 | DF | Anthony Manning | (1992-09-04) September 4, 1992 (age 32) | 2021 |
| 5 | DF | Stephen Carroll (captain) | (1993-11-30) November 30, 1993 (age 31) | 2017 |
| 7 | MF | Roddy Green | (1997-09-26) September 26, 1997 (age 27) | 2017 |
| 10 | MF | Cyrus Saydee | (1992-03-21) March 21, 1992 (age 32) | 2012 |
| 11 | FW | Connor Rutz | (1997-04-09) April 9, 1997 (age 27) | 2020 |
| 12 | DF | Tendai Jirira | (1991-11-12) November 12, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 |
| 13 | GK | Armando Quezada | (1994-07-06) July 6, 1994 (age 30) | 2019 |
| 14 | MF | Javier Steinwascher | (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 |
| 15 | DF | Matt Lewis | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 |
| 17 | MF | James Vaughan | (1994-12-11) December 11, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 |
| 19 | FW | Pato Botello Faz | (1996-09-08) September 8, 1996 (age 28) | 2021 |
| 20 | FW | Yazeed Matthews | (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 |
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 |
| 22 | DF | Kevin Venegas | (1989-04-29) April 29, 1989 (age 35) | 2020 |
| 23 | FW | Darwin Espinal | (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 |
| 25 | DF | Richard Bryan | (1995-09-13) September 13, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 |
| 87 | GK | Eric Perilla | (1987-01-01) January 1, 1987 (age 38) | 2021 |
| 99 | MF | George Chomakov | (1990-11-19) November 19, 1990 (age 34) | 2014 |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Trevor James | Head coach and general manager |
| Brie Gauna | Head athletic trainer |
| Armen Tonianse | Assistant and goalkeeper coach |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Player | Last team | Type |
| July 2021 | GK | Eric Perilla | Unattached | Free transfer |
| August 21 | DF | Richard Bryan | Unattached | Free transfer |
| August 23 | MF | James Vaughan | Eastbourne Borough F.C. | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date to | Position | Player | Next team | Type |
| July 2021 | FW | Max Todd | Unattached | Not re-signed |
| February 16, 2021 | FW | Benedek Tanyi | Unattached | Departed club |
| February 16, 2021 | MF | Barnabas Tanyi | Unattached | Departed club |

### Loan out

| Date | Position | Player | Loaned to | Details | Ref. |
| July 23 | DF | Matt Lewis | El Paso Locomotive FC | Until August 1 | |

## Competitions
### NISA Independent Cup

Details for the 2021 NISA Independent Cup were released on June 10. Detroit was placed in the Great Lakes Region for the second straight year along with Rust Belt Derby rivals FC Buffalo, Cleveland SC, and Midwest Premier League side Livonia City FC.
City won the regional title for a second straight season after beating Cleveland, 4–1, in its third match.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit City FC (C) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 |
| 2 | FC Buffalo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 |
| 3 | Cleveland SC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
| 4 | Livonia City FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 |

#### Matches
### National Independent Soccer Association season

Details regarding the Fall season were released on June 16.

#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Detroit City FC (C) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 45 |
| 2 | California United Strikers FC | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 33 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Force | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 30 |
| 4 | New Amsterdam FC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Chattanooga FC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 23 |
| 6 | Chicago House AC | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 23 |
| 7 | Michigan Stars FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Stumptown AC | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 20 |
| 9 | Maryland Bobcats FC | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 20 |
| 10 | San Diego 1904 FC | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 9 |
* 1 2 The November 13 match between the LA Force and Detroit City FC was cancelled due to several players testing positive for COVID-19. The match was declared a 0-0 draw.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 20, 2021. Source: Match reports

#### Matches
## Squad statistics

    As of Match played November 20, 2021

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Nate Steinwascher | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Armando Quezada | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 87 | GK | USA | Eric Perilla | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | James Filerman | 17 | 4 | 12+5 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Javan Torre | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Anthony Manning | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll | 17 | 4 | 17+0 | 4 |
| 12 | DF | ZIM | Tendai Jirira | 13 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Matt Lewis | 15 | 2 | 15+0 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Kevin Venegas | 16 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Richard Bryan | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 7 | MF | USA | Roddy Green | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | LBR | Cyrus Saydee | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Javier Steinwascher | 11 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | James Vaughan | 11 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez | 17 | 7 | 17+0 | 7 |
| 99 | MF | BUL | George Chomakov | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 11 | FW | USA | Connor Rutz | 16 | 5 | 16+0 | 5 |
| 19 | FW | MEX | Pato Botello Faz | 16 | 4 | 14+2 | 4 |
| 20 | FW | RSA | Yazeed Matthews | 13 | 4 | 1+12 | 4 |
| 23 | FW | HON | Darwin Espinal | 16 | 2 | 5+11 | 2 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Regular season |
| 1 | MF | 21 | Maxi Rodriguez | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Connor Rutz | 5 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | James Filerman | 4 |
| 3 | DF | 5 | Stephen Carroll | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Pato Botello Faz | 4 |
| 3 | FW | 20 | Yazeed Matthews | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 15 | Matt Lewis | 2 |
| 4 | FW | 23 | Darwin Espinal | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Anthony Manning | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | James Vaughan | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 22 | Kevin Venegas | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Regular season | Regular season |
| 2 | DF | James Filerman | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Javan Torre | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Stephen Carroll | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Cyrus Saydee | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Tendai Jirira | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Matt Lewis | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | James Vaughan | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Maxi Rodriguez | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Kevin Venegas | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Richard Bryan | 1 | 0 |