# 2017 San Jose Earthquakes season

The 2017 San Jose Earthquakes season was the club's 35th year of existence, their 20th season in Major League Soccer and their 10th consecutive season in the top-flight of American soccer.

## Current squad
### Roster

As of October 23, 2017.
| Number | Player | Position | Date of birth | Previous Club | Appearances | 2017 MLS Goals | 2017 MLS Assists | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | David Bingham | GK | (1989-10-19) October 19, 1989 (age 35) | Strømmen IF | 23 | 7 CS | 1 | - |
| 12 | Matt Bersano | GK | (1992-09-10) September 10, 1992 (age 32) | Seattle Sounders FC 2 | 0 | - | - | On loan to Reno 1868 FC |
| 28 | Andrew Tarbell | GK | (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 31) | Clemson Tigers | 11 | 2 CS | - | Generation Adidas |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Kofi Sarkodie | DF | (1991-03-22) March 22, 1991 (age 33) | Houston Dynamo | 18 | - | 1 | - |
| 3 | François Affolter | DF | (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 (age 33) | FC Luzern | 6 | - | - | - |
| 4 | Marvell Wynne | DF | (1986-05-08) May 8, 1986 (age 38) | Colorado Rapids | 0 | - | - | - |
| 5 | Víctor Bernárdez | DF | (1982-05-24) May 24, 1982 (age 42) | Indios (loan from Anderlecht) | 25 | - | 1 | Vice-Captain |
| 15 | Andrés Imperiale | DF | (1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 (age 38) | Deportivo Saprissa | 13 | - | - | - |
| 18 | Kip Colvey | DF | (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30) | Cal Poly Mustangs | 0 | - | - | On loan to Reno 1868 FC |
| 23 | Florian Jungwirth | DF | (1989-01-27) January 27, 1989 (age 35) | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 2 | 3 | - |
| 24 | Nick Lima | DF | (1994-11-17) November 17, 1994 (age 30) | California Golden Bears | 22 | 2 | 1 | Homegrown Player |
| 31 | Harold Cummings | DF | (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 32) | Alajuelense | 0 | - | - | - |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Shea Salinas | MF | (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 38) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 25 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 7 | Cordell Cato | MF | (1992-07-15) July 15, 1992 (age 32) | Seattle Sounders FC | 15 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Jahmir Hyka | MF | (1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 36) | FC Luzern | 30 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 11 | Valeri Qazaishvili | MF | (1993-01-29) January 29, 1993 (age 31) | Legia Warszawa (loan from Vitesse) | 13 | 5 | 2 | DP |
| 13 | Lindo Mfeka | MF | (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (age 30) | South Florida Bulls | 1 | - | - | - |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill | MF | (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 27) | UCLA Bruins | 24 | - | 1 | Generation Adidas |
| 17 | Darwin Cerén | MF | (1989-12-31) December 31, 1989 (age 35) | Orlando City SC | 21 | - | 2 | - |
| 22 | Tommy Thompson | MF | (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 (age 29) | Indiana Hoosiers | 32 | 1 | 4 | Homegrown Player |
| 27 | Fatai Alashe | MF | (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 (age 31) | Michigan State Spartans | 17 | - | - | - |
| 30 | Aníbal Godoy | MF | (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 34) | Honvéd | 26 | 2 | - | - |
| 33 | Marc Pelosi | MF | (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 30) | Liverpool | 0 | - | - | - |
| 38 | Matheus Silva | MF | (1996-12-08) December 8, 1996 (age 28) | Montverde Academy | 0 | - | - | On loan to Reno 1868 FC |
| 49 | Simon Dawkins | MF | (1987-12-01) December 1, 1987 (age 37) | Derby County | 7 | - | - | DP |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | Chris Wondolowski | FW | (1983-01-28) January 28, 1983 (age 41) | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 13 | 8 | Captain; DP |
| 9 | Danny Hoesen | FW | (1991-01-15) January 15, 1991 (age 34) | FC Groningen | 32 | 5 | 5 | On loan from FC Groningen |
| 21 | Marco Ureña | FW | (1990-03-05) March 5, 1990 (age 34) | Brøndby IF | 25 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 25 | Quincy Amarikwa | FW | (1987-10-29) October 29, 1987 (age 37) | Chicago Fire | 9 | - | - | - |

## Competitive
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

Western Conference Table
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 46 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 45 | |
Overall table
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 10 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 50 | |
| 11 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 46 | |
| 13 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 46 | |
| 14 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 45 | |

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

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

## Player statistics
### Top scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 8 | Chris Wondolowski | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Danny Hoesen | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 11 | Valeri Qazaishvili | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 21 | Marco Ureña | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | MF | 10 | Jahmir Hyka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 30 | Aníbal Godoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 23 | Florian Jungwirth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 24 | Nick Lima | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | Shea Salinas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 7 | Cordell Cato | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 22 | Tommy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 14 | Jackson Yueill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 0 | 8 | 47 |
As of 22 October 2017.

## Player movement
### In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Notes |
| 12/22/16 | Olmes García | Forward | Real Salt Lake | Waiver Draft; Acquired rights (not signed) |
| 12/21/16 | Nick Lima | Defender | California Golden Bears | Homegrown Player |
| 1/7/16 | Harold Cummings | Defender | LD Alajuelense | Undisclosed |
| 1/27/17 | Marco Ureña | Forward | Brøndby IF | Targeted Allocation Money |
| 2/2/17 | Florian Jungwirth | Defender | SV Darmstadt 98 | Targeted Allocation Money |
| 2/3/17 | Jahmir Hyka | Midfielder | FC Luzern | Targeted Allocation Money |
| 6/22/17 | Valeri Qazaishvili | Midfielder | SBV Vitesse | Designated Player |
| 7/21/2017 | François Affolter | Defender | FC Luzern | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Notes |
| 10/27/16 | Chad Barrett | Forward | Real Salt Lake | Option Declined, Free Agent |
| 12/02/16 | Bryan Meredith | Goalkeeper | Seattle Sounders FC | Option Declined, Free Agent |
| 12/02/16 | Henok Goitom | Forward | AIK Fotboll | Option Declined |
| 12/02/16 | Innocent Emeghara | Forward | Ermis Aradippou FC | Option Declined |
| 12/02/16 | Steven Lenhart | Forward | FC Imabari | Option Declined |
| 12/02/16 | Mark Sherrod | Forward | | Option Declined |
| 12/15/16 | Jordan Stewart | Defender | Phoenix Rising FC | Out of Contract |
| | Alberto Quintero | Midfielder | Universitario | Loan ended |
| 7/13/17 | Shaun Francis | Defender | Montreal Impact | Trade |

### Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
| 2/2/17 | Danny Hoesen | Forward | FC Groningen | Season long loan; Targeted Allocation Money | |

#### Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Notes |
| January 13, 2017 | Jackson Yueill | MF | UCLA | MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#6) |
| January 13, 2017 | Lindo Mfeka | MF | University of South Florida | MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#28) |
| January 17, 2017 | Christian Thierjung | FW | University of California, Berkeley | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#50) |
| January 17, 2017 | Auden Schilder | GK | University of Washington | MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#72) |