# 2024 Detroit City FC season

The 2024 Detroit City FC season was the club's sixth professional season since the club was established in 2012, and the team's third season in the USL Championship. The club finished with their best record since joining the league, going 15W-11D-8L to finish with 56 points, an improvement of 15 points from their 2023 campaign and 2 points and 1 win from their 2022 campaign, their previous best finish in the league. They finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference, falling to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on penalties in the first round of the playoffs in their first home playoff game since joining the league. The season includes milestones when Rhys Williams and Michael Bryant played their 100th games for the club, becoming the 5th and 6th City Centurions of the club, and Matt Sheldon having played his 150th game in the league.

## Kits

| Home | Away | Alternate | Pride for Ruth Ellis Center |

## Roster

Final 2024 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | USA | Nate Steinwascher |
| 2 | DF | USA | Rhys Williams |
| 3 | DF | USA | Alex Villanueva |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ryan Williams |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll |
| 6 | MF | USA | James Murphy |
| 7 | FW | USA | Victor Bezerra (on loan from Chicago Fire) |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Abdoulaye Diop |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ben Morris |
| 11 | MF | USA | Connor Rutz |
| 12 | MF | USA | Michael Bryant |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | USA | Matt Sheldon |
| 14 | MF | USA | Daniel Espeleta |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Brett Levis |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Elvis Amoh |
| 21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez |
| 22 | DF | SOM | Abdi Salim (on loan from Orlando City) |
| 23 | FW | ECU | Jeciel Cedeño |
| 27 | FW | RSA | Yazeed Matthews |
| 30 | DF | USA | Devon Amoo-Mensah |
| 70 | MF | CIV | Laurent Kissiedou (on loan from Pardubice) |
| 91 | GK | MEX | Carlos Saldaña |
* ^ USL Academy Contract

## Coaching staff

Technical staff :
| Head Coach | Danny Dichio |
| Assistant Coach | Nick Dasovic |
| Sports Performance Coach | Dan Trosper |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Emerson Lovato |

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Detroit City FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Detroit City FC roster.

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 10 | MF | Ali Coote | Bohemian F.C. | | January 9, 2024 |
| 3 | DF | Alex Villanueva | Orange County SC | | January 10, 2024 |
| 19 | FW | Elvis Amoh | Hartford Athletic | | January 11, 2024 |
| 13 | DF | Matthew Sheldon | Hartford Athletic | Skage Simonsen sent to Hartford Athletic as part of the exchange. | January 24, 2024 |
| 6 | MF | James Murphy | Monterey Bay FC | | January 25, 2024 |
| 91 | GK | Carlos Saldaña | Sacramento Republic FC | | January 30, 2024 |
| 4 | MF | Ryan Williams | AFC Eskilstuna | | March 4, 2024 |
| 14 | MF | Daniel Espeleta | Municipal Grecia | | March 5, 2024 |
| 7 | FW | Victor Bezerra | Chicago Fire FC | Loan | March 19, 2024 |
| 22 | DF | Abdi Salim | Orlando City SC | Loan | July 15, 2024 |
| 23 | FW | Jeciel Cedeño | Oakland Roots SC | | July 29, 2024 |
| 70 | MF | Laurent Kissiedou | FK Pardubice | Loan | August 20, 2024 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 7 | FW | Skage Simonsen | Hartford Athletic | Matt Sheldon received from Hartford Athletic as part of the exchange. | January 24, 2024 |
| 10 | FW | Ali Coote | Shelbourne FC | | June 18, 2024 |
| 24 | MF | Dominic Gasso | Huntsville City FC | Loan | August 3, 2024 |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC (S) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 76 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 64 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Rhode Island FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | Playoffs |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports

#### Matches

On December 18, 2024, the USL Championship released the schedule for all 24 teams.

#### Playoffs

Detroit City officially qualified for the playoffs on October 12, following their 0-0 draw with Indy Eleven. The team earned their first home playoff game since joining USL Championship with their victory over Miami FC on October 19, and sealed third place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-1 win against San Antonio in the season finale.

### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club that finished below the top eight in the table in 2023, Detroit City FC entered the competition in the third round.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL | USL | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Nate Steinwascher | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | GK | MEX | Carlos Saldaña | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Rhys Williams | 32 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Alex Villanueva | 38 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Stephen Carroll | 36 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Matthew Sheldon | 33 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Brett Levis | 20 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SOM | Abdi Salim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | USA | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 38 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ryan Williams | 25 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | USA | James Murphy | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Abdoulaye Diop | 33 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Ali Coote | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Michael Bryant | 37 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Daniel Espeleta | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Maxi Rodriguez | 37 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | MF | USA | Dominic Gasso | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | CIV | Laurent Kissiedou | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | USA | Victor Bezerra | 21 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Ben Morris | 38 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Connor Rutz | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | GHA | Elvis Amoh | 26 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ECU | Jeciel Cedeño | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | RSA | Yazeed Matthews | 22 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Last updated: November 2, 2024. Source:

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 21 | Maxi Rodriguez | 10 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Ben Morris | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | DF | 2 | Rhys Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Victor Bezerra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Connor Rutz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Elvis Amoh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 4 | Ryan Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | DF | 5 | Stephen Carroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 8 | Abdoulaye Diop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | 70 | Laurent Kissiedou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | GK | 1 | Nate Steinwascher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 10 | Ali Coote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 12 | Michael Bryant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 13 | Matthew Sheldon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 17 | Brett Levis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 27 | Yazeed Matthews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 30 | Devon Amoo-Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last updated: November 2, 2024. Source: