# 2022 FC Dallas season

The 2022 FC Dallas season was the Major League Soccer club's 27th season and first under new head coach Nico Estévez. FC Dallas continues to use Toyota Stadium as their home stadium and participated in the U.S. Open Cup tournament after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The regular season started on February 26, 2022 against Toronto FC.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 31 | DF | Nanu | 27 | Porto | Loan | Pre-season | Undisclosed |
| 15 | FW | Isaiah Parker | 19 | Saint Louis | Signed Draft Pick | Pre-season | Generation Adidas |
| 7 | MF | Paul Arriola | 26 | D.C. United | Transfer | Pre-season | Allocation money |
| 26 | DF | Lucas Bartlett | 24 | St. John's | Signed Draft Pick | Pre-season | One-year contract with club options for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 season. |
| 20 | MF | Alan Velasco | 19 | Independiente | Transfer | Pre-season | Four-year contract with a club option for the 2026 season |
| 4 | DF | Marco Farfan | 23 | Los Angeles FC | Trade | Pre-season | Acquired in exchange for Ryan Hollingshead |
| 16 | FW | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | 24 | Oregon State | Signed Draft Pick | Pre-season | One-year contract with club options for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 season. |
| 13 | GK | Antonio Carrera | 17 | FC Dallas Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | Three-year contract with club options for the 2025 and 2026 seasons |
| 28 | DF | Joshué Quiñónez | 20 | Barcelona S.C. | Loan | Mid-season | On loan for remainder of the 2022 MLS season with an option for a permanent transfer |
| 30 | GK | Maarten Paes | 24 | FC Utrecht | Transfer | Mid-season | Exercise permanent transfer with FC Utrecht. Signed through December 2025 with club option years for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. |
| 12 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | 29 | New England Revolution | Transfer | Mid-season | Acquired in exchange for $300,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2022 and $300,000 in GAM in 2023 |
| 77 | MF | Bernard Kamungo | 20 | North Texas SC | Transfer | Mid-season | Four-year contract with club options for 2026 and 2027 seasons. |

#### Draft picks

| Round | Selection | Pos. | Name | College | Signed |
| 1 | 3 | FW | Isaiah Parker | Saint Louis | Signed |
| 1 | 6 | DF | Lucas Bartlett | St. John's | Signed |
| 1 | 28 | FW | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | Oregon State | Signed |
| 3 | 62 | GK | Alec Smir | North Carolina | Signed with Minnesota United FC 2 |
| 3 | 66 | DF | Chase Niece | Saint Louis | Signed with North Texas SC |
| 4 | 87 | DF | Holland Rula | Wake Forest | Unsigned |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 99 | GK | Phelipe Megiolaro | 22 | Grêmio | End of Loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 10 | MF | Andrés Ricaurte | 30 | Independiente Medellín | End of Loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 17 | MF | Freddy Vargas | 22 | Deportivo Lara | End of Loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 44 | DF | Caiser Gomes | 21 | North Texas SC | End of Loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 4 | DF | Bressan | 29 | Avaí FC | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 26 | DF | John Nelson | 23 | FC Cincinnati | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 8 | MF | Bryan Acosta | 28 | Colorado Rapids | Option Declined | Pre-season | Free |
| 25 | GK | Kyle Zobeck | 31 | N/A | Retired | Pre-season | Free |
| 16 | MF | Ricardo Pepi | 19 | FC Augsburg | Transfer | Pre-season | $20 million fee plus add-ons |
| 12 | DF | Ryan Hollingshead | 30 | Los Angeles FC | Trade | Pre-season | Traded in exchange for Marco Farfan |
| 11 | FW | Szabolcs Schön | 21 | Fehérvár FC | Transfer | Mid-season | Transfer agreement with Hungarian first-division side MOL Fehérvár FC |

## Club
### Roster

As of August 30, 2022.
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 | Jimmy Maurer |
| 2 | DF | USA | Eddie Munjoma (HG) |
| 3 | DF | ESP | José Martínez |
| 4 | DF | USA | Marco Farfan |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Facundo Quignón |
| 6 | MF | USA | Edwin Cerrillo (HG) |
| 7 | MF | USA | Paul Arriola |
| 8 | FW | COL | Jáder Obrian |
| 10 | FW | USA | Jesús Ferreira (HG,DP) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Sebastian Lletget |
| 13 | GK | USA | Antonio Carrera (HG) |
| 14 | FW | BIH | Beni Redžić (HG) |
| 15 | FW | USA | Isaiah Parker (GA) |
| 16 | FW | RSA | Tsiki Ntsabeleng |
| 17 | DF | USA | Nkosi Tafari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | USA | Brandon Servania (HG) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Paxton Pomykal (HG) |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Alan Velasco (DP) |
| 21 | MF | USA | Kalil ElMedkhar |
| 22 | FW | GHA | Ema Twumasi (GA) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Thomas Roberts (HG) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges |
| 25 | DF | USA | Collin Smith (HG) |
| 26 | DF | USA | Lucas Bartlett |
| 28 | DF | ECU | Joshué Quiñónez (on loan from Barcelona S.C.) |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Franco Jara (DP) |
| 30 | GK | NED | Maarten Paes |
| 31 | DF | GNB | Nanu (on loan from Porto) |
| 77 | MF | TAN | Bernard Kamungo |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | FW | USA | Dante Sealy (HG) (on loan to Jong PSV) |
| 46 | DF | USA | Justin Che (HG) (on loan to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) |
| 80 | MF | USA | Nicky Hernandez (on loan to San Antonio FC) |

## Competitions
### MLS
#### Western Conference standings

Western Conference
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 67 | Qualification for the 2023 Campeones Cup, CONCACAF Champions League & conference semifinals |
| 2 | Austin FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 56 | Qualification for the first round & CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 | Qualification for the first round |
| 4 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 50 | Qualification for the first round |
| 5 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | Qualification for the first round |

#### Overall standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 55 |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 53 |
| 8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 51 | +7 | 50 |
| 9 | Nashville SC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 9, 2022. Source: Regular Season

#### 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 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W |

#### Regular season

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

### Mid-season exhibitions

Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC−05) unless shown otherwise

### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances

    Numbers outside parentheses denote appearances as starter.
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with no appearances are not included in the list.
    As of final match played October 23, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Apps | Apps |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jimmy Maurer | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Eddie Munjoma | 1(2) | 2 | 3(2) |
| 3 | DF | ESP | José Martínez | 33 | (1) | 33(1) |
| 4 | DF | USA | Marco Farfan | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Facundo Quignón | 16(10) | 0 | 16(10) |
| 6 | MF | USA | Edwin Cerrillo | 20(13) | 2 | 22(13) |
| 7 | FW | USA | Paul Arriola | 30(3) | 0 | 30(3) |
| 8 | FW | COL | Jáder Obrian | 15(17) | 2 | 17(17) |
| 10 | FW | USA | Jesús Ferreira | 31(4) | (2) | 31(6) |
| 12 | MF | USA | Sebastian Lletget | 11(1) | 0 | 11(1) |
| 14 | FW | BIH | Beni Redžić | (6) | (2) | (8) |
| 16 | FW | RSA | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | 11(15) | 1 | 12(15) |
| 17 | DF | USA | Nkosi Tafari | 11(16) | 2 | 13(16) |
| 18 | MF | USA | Brandon Servania | 16(9) | 1(1) | 17(10) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Paxton Pomykal | 31(4) | 0 | 31(4) |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Alan Velasco | 26(3) | (2) | 26(5) |
| 21 | MF | USA | Kalil ElMedkhar | 1(4) | 1(1) | 2(5) |
| 22 | DF | GHA | Ema Twumasi | 26(7) | 1 | 27(7) |
| 23 | MF | USA | Thomas Roberts | 0 | (1) | (1) |
| 24 | DF | USA | Matt Hedges | 28(2) | 0 | 28(2) |
| 26 | DF | USA | Lucas Bartlett | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | DF | ECU | Joshué Quiñónez | 1(7) | 1(1) | 2(8) |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Franco Jara | 7(24) | 2 | 9(24) |
| 30 | GK | NED | Maarten Paes | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 31 | DF | GNB | Nanu | 11(18) | 1 | 12(18) |
| 77 | FW | TAN | Bernard Kamungo | (1) | 0 | (1) |
| Player(s) exiting club mid-season that made appearance |||||||
| 11 | FW | HUN | Szabolcs Schön | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### Goals and assists

    As of final match played October 23, 2022
    Player name(s) in italics transferred out mid-season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists | Goals | Assists |
| 2 | DF | Eddie Munjoma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | José Martínez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Marco Farfan | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Facundo Quignón | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Edwin Cerrillo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Paul Arriola | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | FW | Jáder Obrian | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | Jesús Ferreira | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | Szabolcs Schön | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | FW | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Brandon Servania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | Paxton Pomykal | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | FW | Alan Velasco | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 22 | DF | Ema Twumasi | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | Franco Jara | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | Nanu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Own goals Diego Chará (POR) 1 Michael Boxall (MNU) 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 52 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of final match played October 23, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Jimmy Maurer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | José Martínez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Marco Farfan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Facundo Quignón | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Edwin Cerrillo | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Paul Arriola | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | Jáder Obrian | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Jesús Ferreira | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Sebastian Lletget | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Tsiki Ntsabeleng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Nkosi Tafari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Brandon Servania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | MF | Paxton Pomykal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Alan Velasco | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Ema Twumasi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Matt Hedges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Lucas Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Franco Jara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Maarten Paes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Nanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 78 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 4 |

### Goalkeeper stats

    As of final match played October 23, 2022
| No. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Name | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV | MIN | GA | GAA | SV |
| 30 | Maarten Paes | 3090 | 37 | 1.08 | 97 | 3090 | 37 | 1.08 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jimmy Maurer | 390 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 180 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 210 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 |
| | TOTALS | 3480 | 45 | 1.18 | 109 | 3270 | 40 | 1.11 | 102 | 210 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 |

## Kits

| Primary | Primary Alt. | Secondary | Primeblue |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Primary | Red / Blue hoops | Blue / Red stripes | Blue / Red hoops | MLS, February 26, 2022 against Toronto FC |
| Primary Alternate | Red / Blue hoops | White / Blue stripes | White / Blue hoops | MLS, August 2, 2022 against Seattle Sounders FC |
| Secondary | Powder Blue | White / Blue stripes | White / Blue hoops | MLS, March 5, 2022 against New England Revolution |
| Primeblue | White | White / Pink stripes | White / Pink hoops | MLS, May 28, 2022 against Orlando City SC |