# 2022 Forward Madison FC season

The 2022 Forward Madison FC season was the fourth season in the soccer team's history, where they compete in USL League One of the third division of American soccer.

## Club
### Roster

| No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | On loan from |
| 0 | GK | Parker Smith | (2000-12-31) December 31, 2000 (age 24) | 2022 | |
| 2 | DF | Cesar Murillo | (1996-02-16) February 16, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | |
| 3 | DF | Eric Leonard | (1995-10-05) October 5, 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | |
| 4 | DF | Mitch Osmond | (1994-03-11) March 11, 1994 (age 30) | 2022 | |
| 5 | DF | Christian Dean | (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31) | 2022 | |
| 6 | DF | Mélé Temguia | (1995-08-01) August 1, 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | |
| 7 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | (1992-02-03) February 3, 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | |
| 8 | MF | Drew Conner | (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 30) | 2022 | |
| 9 | FW | Jeremiah Streng | (2001-11-08) November 8, 2001 (age 23) | 2022 | SJK Seinäjoki |
| 10 | MF | Matheus Cassini | (1996-02-15) February 15, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | |
| 11 | FW | Rojay Smith | (1996-09-21) September 21, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | |
| 13 | MF | Christian Enriquez | (1998-10-25) October 25, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | |
| 15 | DF | Mikey Maldonado | (1998-07-02) July 2, 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | |
| 16 | DF | Alvin Jones | (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 (age 30) | 2022 | |
| 17 | FW | Derek Gebhard | (1995-10-15) October 15, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | |
| 18 | MF | Alann Torres | (2003-09-24) September 24, 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | Indy Eleven |
| 19 | MF | Justin Sukow | (1998-09-19) September 19, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | |
| 21 | DF | Carl Schneider | (1992-11-19) November 19, 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | |
| 24 | FW | Nazeem Bartman | (1993-08-13) August 13, 1993 (age 31) | 2022 | |
| 28 | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | (1992-12-01) December 1, 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | |
| 29 | MF | Audi Jepson | (1994-08-23) August 23, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | |
| 47 | DF | Cyrus Rad | (1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 25) | 2021 | |
| 56 | GK | Raiko Arozarena | (1997-03-27) March 27, 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |

### Out on loan

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | On loan to |
| 1 | GK | | Phil Breno | (1995-12-11) December 11, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position |
| Matt Glaeser | Head coach and technical director |
| Neil Hlavaty | Assistant coach |
| Jim Launder | Assistant coach |
| John Pascarella | Assistant coach |

### Front office staff

| Name | Position |
| Conor Caloia | Chief operating officer |
| Vern Stenman | President |
| Keith Tiemeyer | Director of Soccer Operations & Development |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Player | Last team | Type |
| December 28, 2021 (2021-12-28) | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | Louisville City FC | Free transfer |
| January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | Sacramento Republic FC | Free transfer |
| January 17, 2022 (2022-01-17) | FW | Rojay Smith | Sporting Kansas City II | Free transfer |
| January 20, 2022 (2022-01-20) | MF | Matheus Cassini | POFC Botev Vratsa | Free transfer |
| January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27) | DF | Mitch Osmond | OKC Energy FC | Free transfer |
| February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02) | DF | Cesar Murillo | Greenville Triumph SC | Free transfer |
| March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) | MF | Drew Conner | Chicago House AC | Free transfer |
| March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04) | DF | Mélé Temguia | FC Edmonton | Free transfer |
| March 14, 2022 (2022-03-14) | DF | Mikey Maldonado | North Texas SC | Free transfer |
| March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16) | FW | Nazeem Bartman | Chicago House AC | Free transfer |
| March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) | FW | Jeremiah Streng | SJK Seinäjoki | Loan |
| March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22) | MF | Alann Torres | Indy Eleven | Loan |
| March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) | DF | Alvin Jones | | Signed |
| March 29, 2022 (2022-03-29) | DF | Carl Schneider | Michigan Stars FC | Free transfer |
| March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) | GK | Parker Smith | Kalamazoo FC | Free transfer |
| May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17) | GK | Taylor Bailey | Oakland Roots SC | Loan |
| June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10) | DF | Christian Dean | Bay Cities FC | Paid transfer |
| July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | GK | Raiko Arozarena | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Loan |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Player | To | Type |
| November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) | DF | Christian Díaz | | Released |
| November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) | MF | Taner Dogan | Dundalk F.C. | End of loan |
| November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) | GK | Aidan Hogan | | Released |
| November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) | MF | Jesús Pérez | Dundalk F.C. | End of loan |
| November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) | FW | Ryan Sierakowski | New England Revolution II | End of loan |
| November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) | DF | Josiah Trimmingham | | Released |
| December 21, 2021 (2021-12-21) | FW | Jake Keegan | Greenville Triumph SC | Free transfer |
| January 11, 2022 (2022-01-11) | MF | Aaron Molloy | Memphis 901 FC | Buyout clause exercised |
| January 27, 2022 (2022-01-27) | MF | Carlos Gómez | CD Marchamalo | Free transfer |
| February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02) | MF | Tyler Allen | FC Tucson | Free transfer |
| February 3, 2022 (2022-02-03) | DF | Connor Tobin | | Released |
| February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) | FW | Noah Fuson | Columbus Crew 2 | Free transfer |
| February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) | MF | Michael Vang | Columbus Crew 2 | Free transfer |
| February 24, 2022 (2022-02-24) | DF | Gustavo Fernandes | North Carolina FC | Free transfer |
| March 1, 2022 (2022-03-01) | MF | Jiro Barriga Toyama | Monterey Bay F.C. | Free transfer |
| June 6, 2022 (2022-06-06) | DF | Heath Martin | One Knoxville SC | Free transfer |
| June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09) | GK | Taylor Bailey | Oakland Roots SC | End of loan |
| July 12, 2022 (2022-07-12) | GK | Phil Breno | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Loan |

## Kits

* Shirt sponsor: Dairyland Insurance
* Sleeve sponsor: Just Coffee Cooperative
* Shirt manufacturer: Hummel

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| USL League One | April 2, 2022 | October 15, 2022 | Matchday 1 | 9th | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 023.33 |
| U.S. Open Cup | April 6, 2022 | April 20, 2022 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 025.00 |
Source: Competitions

### USL League One
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 42 |
| 8 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 40 |
| 9 | Forward Madison FC | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 33 |
| 10 | FC Tucson | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 32 |
| 11 | North Carolina FC | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 30 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: USL League One

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches
### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of USL League One, Forward Madison FC entered the 2022 U.S. Open Cup in the second round.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | USL1 Season | USL1 Season | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals | Apps | Starts | Goals |
| 0 | GK | | Parker Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Cesar Murillo | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Eric Leonard | 29 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Mitch Osmond | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Christian Dean | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Mélé Temguia | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Drew Conner | 18 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Jeremiah Streng | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | MF | | Matheus Cassini | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 5 |
| 11 | FW | | Rojay Smith | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | MF | | Christian Enriquez | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Mikey Maldonado | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 2 |
| 16 | DF | | Alvin Jones | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | | Derek Gebhard | 24 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Alann Torres | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Justin Sukow | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | | Carl Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | | Nazeem Bartman | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 6 |
| 28 | MF | | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | | Audi Jepson | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 47 | DF | | Cyrus Rad | 28 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 0 |
| 56 | GK | | Raiko Arozarena | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Players who left Forward Madison FC during the season |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Phil Breno | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Heath Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | | Taylor Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Name | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Jeremiah Streng | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | Nazeem Bartman | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | Matheus Cassini | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | Rojay Smith | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | Mikey Maldonado | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Christian Enriquez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Derek Gebhard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Audi Jepson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Alvin Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Cesar Murillo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Justin Sukow | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Mélé Temguia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Alann Torres | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 34 | 3 | 37 |

### Assist scorers

| Rank | Position | Name | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | DF | Cyrus Rad | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | MF | Matheus Cassini | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Mikey Maldonado | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | FW | Derek Gebhard | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Alann Torres | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Nazeem Bartman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Drew Conner | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Alvin Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | Eric Leonard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Jeremiah Streng | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 26 | 2 | 28 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | Raiko Arozarena | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Phil Breno | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 1 | 6 |

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | Position | Name | USL1 Season | USL1 Season | USL1 Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | DF | Mikey Maldonado | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Matheus Cassini | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Mitch Osmond | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Drew Conner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Cyrus Rad | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Alann Torres | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Abdou Mbacke Thiam | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Nazeem Bartman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Eric Leonard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | Cesar Murillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jeremiah Streng | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Christian Dean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Alvin Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Derek Gebhard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Mélé Temguia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | Raiko Arozarena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | Phil Breno | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Rojay Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Justin Sukow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 86 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 4 | 2 |

## Honors and awards
### USL League One Yearly Awards
#### All-League Team

| Team | Position | Player | Ref. |
| Second | DF | Mikey Maldonado | |

### USL League One Weekly Awards
#### Player of the Week

| Week | Position | Player |
| 6 | GK | Phil Breno |
| 10 | FW | Nazeem Bartman |
| 12 | MF | Mikey Maldonado |

#### Save of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref. |
| 3 | Phil Breno | FC Tucson | |
| 6 | Phil Breno | Richmond Kickers | |

#### Team of the Week

| Week | Position | Player |
| 1 | DF | Mitch Osmond |
| 2 | MF | Audi Jepson |
| 3 | MF | Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu |
| 6 | GK | Phil Breno |
| 6 | DF | Mitch Osmond |
| 8 | DF | Cyrus Rad |
| 10 | FW | Nazeem Bartman |
| 10 | MF | Mikey Maldonado |
| 11 | FW | Matheus Cassini |
| 12 | MF | Mikey Maldonado |
| 13 | DF | Eric Leonard |
| 15 | DF | Cyrus Rad |
| 15 | MF | Alann Torres |
| 16 | GK | Raiko Arozarena |
| 16 | MF | Matheus Cassini |
| 18 | GK | Raiko Arozarena |
| 18 | DF | Mitch Osmond |
| 20 | MF | Alvin Jones |
| 20 | DF | Cyrus Rad |
| 21 | DF | Derek Gebhard |
| 21 | DF | Cyrus Rad |
| 21 | FW | Jeremiah Streng |
| 24 | MF | Mikey Maldonado |
| 29 | DF | Cyrus Rad |