# 2022–23 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 141st season in the existence of Queens Park Rangers Football Club and the club's eighth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the league, they also competed in the 2022–23 FA Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Cup.

## First team squad

    As of 8 May 2023
| No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Contract Expires | Games | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Seny Dieng | GK | 2016 | (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 30) | MSV Duisburg | 2024 | 121 | 1 |
| 13 | Jordan Archer | GK | 2021 | (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 (age 31) | Middlesbrough | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Joe Walsh | GK | 2021 | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | Gillingham | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Murphy Mahoney | GK | 2012 | (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23) | Wycombe Wanderers | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Osman Kakay | RWB | 2015 | (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2024 | 88 | 2 |
| 3 | Jimmy Dunne | CB | 2021 | (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27) | Burnley | 2024 | 84 | 5 |
| 4 | Rob Dickie | CB | 2020 | (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28) | Oxford United | 2024 | 129 | 8 |
| 5 | Jake Clarke-Salter | CB | 2022 | (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 27) | Chelsea | 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Niko Hämäläinen | LWB | 2014 | (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 27) | FC Dallas | 2024 | 33 | 0 |
| 22 | Kenneth Paal | LWB | 2022 | (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 27) | PEC Zwolle F.C. | 2025 | 41 | 1 |
| 23 | Conor Masterson | CB | 2019 | (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998 (age 26) | Liverpool | 2023 | 21 | 1 |
| 26 | Leon Balogun | CB | 2022 | (1988-06-28) 28 June 1988 (age 36) | Rangers | 2023 | 12 | 1 |
| 27 | Ethan Laird | RWB | 2022 | (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 23) | Manchester United | Loan | 33 | 1 |
| 28 | Joe Gubbins | CB | 2019 | (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 23) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Aaron Drewe | RWB | 2019 | (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 24) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | Stefan Johansen (captain) | CM/DM | 2021 | (1991-01-08) 8 January 1991 (age 34) | Fulham | 2024 | 86 | 7 |
| 7 | Chris Willock | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 27) | Benfica | 2023 | 105 | 16 |
| 8 | Luke Amos | CM/DM | 2019 | (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 (age 27) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2023 | 95 | 8 |
| 10 | Ilias Chair | AM/RM/LM | 2017 | (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27) | Lierse | 2025 | 192 | 28 |
| 14 | George Thomas | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) | Leicester City | 2023 | 46 | 0 |
| 15 | Sam Field | CM/DM | 2021 | (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) | West Bromwich Albion | 2024 | 97 | 4 |
| 17 | Andre Dozzell | CM/AM/DM | 2021 | (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 25) | Ipswich Town | 2024 | 71 | 0 |
| 19 | Elijah Dixon-Bonner | CM | 2022 | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 24) | Liverpool | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Taylor Richards | AM/RM/LM | 2022 | (2000-12-04) 4 December 2000 (age 24) | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Charlie Owens | CM/DM | 2017 | (1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 27) | Tottenham Hotspur | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Olamide Shodipo | AM/RM/LM | 2015 | (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27) | Queens Park Rangers Academy | 2023 | 44 | 0 |
| 37 | Albert Adomah | AM/RM/LM | 2020 | (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 37) | Nottingham Forest | 2024 | 112 | 6 |
| 47 | Tim Iroegbunam | CM/DM | 2022 | (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21) | Aston Villa | Loan | 32 | 2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Lyndon Dykes | CF | 2020 | (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29) | Livingston | 2024 | 120 | 29 |
| 11 | Tyler Roberts | CF | 2022 | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 26) | Leeds United | Loan | 19 | 4 |
| 14 | Chris Martin | CF | 2022 | (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36) | Bristol City | 2023 | 15 | 4 |
| 18 | Macauley Bonne | CF | 2020 | (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29) | Charlton Athletic | 2023 | 44 | 3 |
| 18 | Jamal Lowe | FW | 2020 | (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) | AFC Bournemouth | Loan | 20 | 2 |
| 30 | Sinclair Armstrong | CF | 2020 | (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21) | Shamrock Rovers | 2023 | 24 | 0 |

## Kit

Supplier: Erreà / Sponsor: Convivia
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### Kit information

QPR agreed a multi-year partnership with Erreà as the official technical kit suppliers, the 2022–23 season will be the sixth year of the deal. The kits will be 100 percent bespoke designs for the duration of the deal. On 8 December 2022 QPR announced that the kit deal with Erreà had been extended until the end of the 2025/26 season.
On 27 June 2022 Convivia were announced as the main shirt sponsor for the 2022–23 season on a three-year deal.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 14 June 2022 | MF | Jabari Christmas | Kinetic Foundation | Free Transfer |
| 14 June 2022 | FW | Kieran Petrie | Free agent | Free Transfer |
| 19 June 2022 | LB | Kenneth Paal | PEC Zwolle | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | CB | Jake Clarke-Salter | Chelsea | Free Transfer |
| 26 August 2022 | CB | Leon Balogun | Rangers | Free Transfer |
| 13 October 2022 | CM | Elijah Dixon-Bonner | Liverpool | Free Transfer |
| 6 February 2023 | CF | Chris Martin | Bristol City | Free Transfer |
| 20 February 2023 | LW | Reece Nicholas-Davies | Derby County | Free Transfer |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Chelsea contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 21 June 2022 | CB | Jordy de Wijs | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Charlie Austin | Brisbane Roar | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Brandon Aveiro | Slough Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Dominic Ball | Ipswich Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Amrit Bansal-McNulty | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Yoann Barbet | Bordeaux | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Dillon Barnes | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Nathan Carlyle | Weymouth | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Franklin Domi | Ebbsfleet United | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Jake Frailing | Eastbourne Borough | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Max Little | Dunfermline Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | David Marshall | Hibernian | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Tom Middlehurst | Maldon & Tiptree | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Moses Odubajo | Aris | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Marco Ramkilde | AaB | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Shiloh Remy | Eastbourne Borough | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Lee Wallace | Retired | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Keiren Westwood | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | RB | Kayden Williams-Lowe | Peterborough Sports | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Kai Woollard-Innocent | Eastbourne Borough | Released |
| 10 August 2022 | MF | Raheem Conte | Cardiff City | Free Transfer |
| 4 January 2023 | CF | Sean Adarkwa | Arbroath | Free Transfer |
| 4 January 2023 | CF | Macauley Bonne | Charlton Athletic | Mutual Consent |
| 20 January 2023 | CM | Faysal Bettache | St. Louis City SC 2 | Mutual Consent |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | George Thomas | Cambridge United | Mutual Consent |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 6 July 2022 | SS | Tyler Roberts | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 22 July 2022 | AM | Taylor Richards | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |
| 15 August 2022 | RB | Ethan Laird | Manchester United | End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | CM | Tim Iroegbunam | Aston Villa | End of Season |
| 11 January 2023 | RW | Jamal Lowe | Bournemouth | End of Season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 25 July 2022 | CF | Charlie Kelman | Leyton Orient | End of Season |
| 12 August 2022 | DM | Charlie Owens | Colchester United | 7 January 2023 |
| 12 August 2022 | GK | Matteo Salamon | Uxbridge | 5 September 2022 |
| 1 September 2022 | RM | Stephen Duke-McKenna | Leyton Orient | End of Season |
| 13 September 2022 | LW | Ody Alfa | Aldershot Town | 16 December 2022 |
| 13 September 2022 | CM | Faysal Bettache | Aldershot Town | 13 December 2022 |
| 16 September 2022 | GK | Matteo Salamon | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 28 January 2023 |
| 16 September 2022 | GK | Joe Walsh | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 13 December 2022 |
| 8 October 2022 | LM | Dillon De Silva | Torquay United | 28 February 2023 |
| 12 November 2022 | AM | Stan Flaherty | Hayes & Yeading United | 11 February 2023 |
| 17 November 2022 | GK | Joe Walsh | Dorking Wanderers | 7 January 2023 |
| 22 November 2022 | CF | Sean Adarkwa | Maidstone United | 19 December 2022 |
| 25 November 2022 | LB | Isaac Pitblado | Cheshunt | End of Season |
| 26 November 2022 | DF | Trent Rendall | Gloucester City | 1 January 2023 |
| 3 December 2022 | MF | Arkell Jude-Boyd | Dagenham & Redbridge | 3 January 2023 |
| 14 January 2023 | LW | Olamide Shodipo | Lincoln City | End of Season |
| 26 January 2023 | CF | Alfie Lloyd | Eastleigh | End of Season |
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Conor Masterson | Gillingham | End of Season |
| 27 January 2023 | CB | Henry Hawkins | Beaconsfield Town | 24 February 2023 |
| 31 January 2023 | LB | Niko Hämäläinen | RWD Molenbeek | End of Season |
| 2 February 2023 | RW | Micah Anthony | Hanwell Town | 2 March 2023 |
| 15 February 2023 | RB | Elijah Anthony | Waltham Abbey | 15 March 2023 |
| 15 February 2023 | CM | Harun Hamid | Kingstonian | 15 March 2023 |
| 15 February 2023 | GK | Matteo Salamon | Hanwell Town | 15 March 2023 |
| 27 February 2023 | GK | Joe Walsh | Maidenhead United | 30 April 2023 |
| 20 March 2023 | DM | Riley Cotter | Coggeshall United | End of Season |
| 25 March 2023 | CB | Deon Woodman | Dulwich Hamlet | End of Season |
* ↑ On 16 December, Alfa's loan at Aldershot was extended.
* ↑ On 14 October, Salamon's loan at Hampton was extended until mid-December.
* ↑ On 13 December, Salamon's loan at Hampton was extended further
* ↑ On 14 October, Walsh's loan at Hampton was extended until mid-December.
* ↑ On 17 November, Walsh was recalled back to QPR and loaned out again, to Dorking Wanderers.
* ↑ On 9 January, De Silva's loan at Torquay was extended
* ↑ On 9 January, Flaherty's loan at Hayes & Yeading was extended by a further month
* ↑ On 4 February, Pitblado's loan at Cheshunt was extended by a further month and then on 31 January, the loan was extended until the end of the season

## Friendlies

On 9 June QPR announced they would play two pre-season friendly games in Germany. A third friendly, back in the UK against Wealdstone was later confirmed. A fourth confirmed friendly followed four days later, against Crawley Town. The final confirmed friendly was announced on 4 July, against Crystal Palace.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup winter break, the R's confirmed a friendly against Livingston.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Championship | 30 July 2022 | 6 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 028.26 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | 7 January 2023 | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | 9 August 2022 | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 027.08 |
Last updated: 8 May 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 53 | |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 53 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 50 | |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 50 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 49 | |
| 22 | Reading (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 44 | Relegation to League One |
| 23 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 44 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Reading were deducted 6 points for breaching an EFL business plan.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L |
| Position | 21 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The R's were drawn away to Fleetwood Town in the round third.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
QPR were drawn away to Charlton Athletic in the first round.

## Squad statistics
### Statistics

    As of 8 May 2023
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SEN | Seny Dieng | 46 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SLE | Osman Kakay | 23 | 0 | 11+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | IRL | Jimmy Dunne | 41 | 2 | 37+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Rob Dickie | 40 | 0 | 32+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jake Clarke-Salter | 16 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NOR | Stefan Johansen | 29 | 2 | 20+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Chris Willock | 29 | 6 | 20+8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Luke Amos | 21 | 0 | 8+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Lyndon Dykes | 40 | 8 | 35+4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Ilias Chair | 36 | 5 | 32+2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Tyler Roberts | 20 | 4 | 14+4 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Jordan Archer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | SCO | Chris Martin | 16 | 4 | 12+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Sam Field | 48 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | FIN | Niko Hämäläinen | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell | 38 | 0 | 19+17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | JAM | Jamal Lowe | 20 | 2 | 14+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Elijah Dixon-Bonner | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Taylor Richards | 16 | 0 | 1+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SUR | Kenneth Paal | 41 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | IRL | Conor Masterson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | NIR | Charlie Owens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Olamide Shodipo | 12 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | NGA | Leon Balogun | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Ethan Laird | 31 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Aaron Drewe | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | IRL | Sinclair Armstrong | 24 | 0 | 3+19 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Joe Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | GHA | Albert Adomah | 40 | 2 | 12+26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Murphy Mahoney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | ENG | Tim Iroegbunam | 32 | 2 | 28+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Left During the Season ||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | WAL | George Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ZIM | Macauley Bonne | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals

    As of 28 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | Lyndon Dykes | FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Chris Willock | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Ilias Chair | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Tyler Roberts | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Martin | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Sam Field | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Jamal Lowe | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Albert Adomah | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Tim Iroegbunam | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Stefan Johansen | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Dunne | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Seny Dieng | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ethan Laird | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Leon Balogun | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Kenneth Paal | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goal | Own Goal | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 43 | 1 | 1 | 45 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 8 May 2023
| Rank | Player | Position | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | Seny Dieng | GK | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |