# 2023 Miami FC season

The 2023 Miami FC season was the club's fourth season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and ninth overall.

## Roster

    As of October 14, 2023
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Jake McGuire | GK | (1994-09-03) September 3, 1994 (age 30) | North Carolina FC | 2022 | | 25 | 0 |
| 13 | Adrian Zendejas | GK | (1995-08-30) August 30, 1995 (age 29) | loan from Charlotte FC | 2023 | 2023 | 23 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Aedan Stanley | DF | (1999-12-13) December 13, 1999 (age 25) | Austin FC | 2022 | | 69 | 0 |
| 4 | Paco Craig | DF | (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 32) | Wycombe Wanderers F.C. | 2021 | 2024+ | 96 | 6 |
| 5 | Callum Chapman-Page | DF | (1995-11-06) November 6, 1995 (age 29) | FC Tulsa | 2021 | | 73 | 6 |
| 6 | Moisés Hernández | DF | (1992-03-05) March 5, 1992 (age 32) | C.S.D. Municipal | 2023 | 2024+ | 21 | 0 |
| 22 | Benjamin Ofeimu | DF | (2000-09-30) September 30, 2000 (age 24) | Birmingham Legion FC | 2022 | 2024+ | 40 | 1 |
| 23 | Curtis Thorn | DF | (1995-12-02) December 2, 1995 (age 29) | Tormenta FC | 2022 | 2024+ | 18 | 0 |
| 77 | Gustavo Rissi | DF | (1998-02-04) February 4, 1998 (age 26) | loan from Indy Eleven | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Gabriel Cabral | MF | (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997 (age 27) | Tormenta FC | 2022 | 2024+ | 22 | 2 |
| 10 | Florian Valot | MF | (1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 31) | FC Cincinnati | 2022 | 2023 | 63 | 7 |
| 14 | Ryan Telfer | MF | (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 30) | Columbus Crew 2 | 2023 | 2024+ | 30 | 5 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Di Mercurio | MF | (2003-04-08) April 8, 2003 (age 21) | Miami FC Academy | 2023 | | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Dennis Dowouna | MF | (2000-05-18) May 18, 2000 (age 24) | KF Skënderbeu Korçë | 2022 | 2023 | 27 | 1 |
| 20 | Ben Mines | MF | (2000-05-13) May 13, 2000 (age 24) | FC Cincinnati | 2022 | 2024+ | 23 | 1 |
| 21 | Bolu Akinyode | MF | (1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 30) | Birmingham Legion FC | 2021 | | 98 | 2 |
| 30 | Christopher Jean-Francois | MF | (2005-11-01) November 1, 2005 (age 19) | Miami FC Academy | 2023 | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Claudio Repetto | FW | (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 27) | Phoenix Rising FC | 2022 | | 34 | 5 |
| 9 | Kyle Murphy | FW | (1992-12-11) December 11, 1992 (age 32) | Memphis 901 FC | 2022 | | 66 | 17 |
| 11 | Joaquín Rivas | FW | (1992-04-26) April 26, 1992 (age 32) | FC Tulsa | 2022 | | 44 | 15 |
| 17 | Michael Salazar | FW | (1992-12-15) December 15, 1992 (age 32) | LA Galaxy II | 2023 | 2024+ | 34 | 2 |
| 19 | Michael Lawrence | FW | (1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 25) | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 2023 | | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | Christian Sorto | FW | (2000-01-19) January 19, 2000 (age 25) | Rio Grande Valley FC | 2022 | 2023 | 61 | 8 |

### Staff

* Lewis Neal – Interim head coach
* Marcello Alves – Interim assistant coach
* Ryan Thamm – Head of Performance
* Giuseppe Weller – Goalkeeper coach
* Keeler Watson – Equipment manager

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 8 | MF | Gabriel Cabral | Tormenta FC | Free transfer, Multi-year | December 19, 2022 |
| 23 | DF | Curtis Thorn | Tormenta FC | Free transfer, Multi-year | December 23, 2022 |
| 20 | MF | Ben Mines | FC Cincinnati | Free transfer, Multi-year | December 29, 2022 |
| 17 | FW | Michael Salazar | LA Galaxy II | Free transfer, Multi-year | January 3, 2023 |
| 14 | MF | Ryan Telfer | Columbus Crew 2 | Free transfer, Multi-year | January 5, 2023 |
| 6 | DF | Moisés Hernández | C.S.D. Municipal | Free transfer, Multi-year | January 19, 2023 |
| 19 | FW | Michael Lawrence | Nova Southeastern Sharks | Free transfer | April 20, 2023 |
| 15 | FW | Lorenzo Di Mercurio | Miami FC Academy | Free transfer | April 25, 2023 |
| 30 | MF | Christopher Jean-Francois | Miami FC Academy | Free transfer, Remainder of season | September 6, 2023 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed to | Details | Date |
| 27 | FW | Romeo Parkes | Unattached | Not re-signed | November 2022 |
| 3 | DF | Luca Antonelli | Retired | Retired | November 10, 2022 |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team December 23, 2022) |
| 24 | GK | Connor Sparrow | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team December 23, 2022) |
| 11 | FW | Richard Ballard | Detroit City FC | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team January 10, 2023) |
| 18 | MF | Junior Palacios | Union Omaha | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team January 31, 2023) |
| 30 | FW | Adonijah Reid | Pacific FC | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team January 31, 2023) |
| 7 | FW | Joshua Pérez | Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902 | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team February 8, 2023) |
| 13 | FW | Lamar Walker | Portmore United F.C. | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team February 19, 2023) |
| 98 | FW | Pierre da Silva | Forward Madison FC | Not re-signed | November 2022 (Joined new team August 7, 2023) |
| 31 | GK | Noah Abrams | Retired | On loan at time of departure | September 6, 2023 |
| 2 | DF | Mark Segbers | Charleston Battery | Undisclosed transfer | September 22, 2023 |

### Loan in

| # | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Details | Date | Source |
| 13 | GK | Adrian Zendejas | Charlotte FC | Season-long | January 17, 2023 | |
| 77 | DF | Gustavo Rissi | Indy Eleven | Remainder of season | July 21, 2023 | |

### Loan out

| # | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Details | Date | Source |
| 31 | GK | Noah Abrams | Charlotte Independence | Season-long, retired while on loan | March 15, 2023 | |
| 5 | DF | Callum Chapman-Page | Indy Eleven | Remainder of season | July 21, 2023 | |

## Competitive
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC (S) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 63 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 59 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 52 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 49 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Miami FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 41 | |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 39 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 25 | |
| 12 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 40 | 79 | −39 | 18 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: complete. Source: Match reports

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Miami FC entered the competition in the Second Round, played between April 4–6.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played October 14, 2023

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular Season | Regular Season | Open Cup | Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Jake McGuire | 13 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Adrian Zendejas | 23 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | USA | Aedan Stanley | 36 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Paco Craig | 35 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GUA | Moisés Hernández | 21 | 0 | 13+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Ben Ofeimu | 21 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Curtis Thorn | 18 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | BRA | Gustavo Rissi | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Cabral | 22 | 2 | 18+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Florian Valot | 27 | 2 | 22+3 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | TRI | Ryan Telfer | 30 | 5 | 22+6 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Lorenzo Di Mercurio | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | GHA | Dennis Dowouna | 19 | 1 | 9+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Ben Mines | 23 | 1 | 6+16 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NGA | Bolu Akinyode | 30 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | USA | Christopher Jean-Francois | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ITA | Claudio Repetto | 29 | 5 | 10+17 | 3 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Kyle Murphy | 30 | 6 | 20+9 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SLV | Joaquín Rivas | 26 | 10 | 19+6 | 10 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BLZ | Michael Salazar | 34 | 2 | 19+13 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Michael Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SLV | Christian Sorto | 35 | 6 | 24+9 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 |
| Left during season ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Mark Segbers | 32 | 0 | 25+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Callum Chapman-Page | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Noah Abrams | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Regular Season | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Joaquín Rivas | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Kyle Murphy | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 99 | Christian Sorto | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 7 | Claudio Repetto | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | 14 | Ryan Telfer | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | | | Own goal | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Paco Craig | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Gabriel Cabral | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Florian Valot | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 17 | Michael Salazar | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 18 | Dennis Dowouna | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 20 | Ben Mines | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 21 | Bolu Akinyode | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 22 | Ben Ofeimu | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Mark Segbers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Aedan Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Paco Craig | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Callum Chapman-Page | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Moisés Hernández | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Claudio Repetto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Gabriel Cabral | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kyle Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Florian Valot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Joaquín Rivas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Adrian Zendejas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Ryan Telfer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Michael Salazar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Dennis Dowouna | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Michael Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Bolu Akinyode | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 22 | DF | Ben Ofeimu | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Curtis Thorn | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | Christian Sorto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |