# 2024 Phoenix Rising FC season

The 2024 Phoenix Rising FC season is the club's eleventh season in the USL Championship and their eighth as Rising FC. They are the defending USL Championship winners.

## Competitions
### USL Championship

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)

#### Group table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 6 | Orange County SC | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 44 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 42 | Playoffs |
| 9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 39 | |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 38 | |

### U.S. Open Cup

Having won the USL Championship in 2023, Phoenix Rising enters the tournament proper in the Fourth Round.

### USL Championship Playoffs
#### Conference Playoffs
## Roster

| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Rocco Ríos Novo | GK | (2002-06-04) June 4, 2002 (age 22) | 2024 | CA Lanús (loan) |
| 22 | Patrick Rakovsky | GK | (1993-06-02) June 2, 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | Orange County SC |
| 99 | Skylar Odle | GK | (2005-01-16) January 16, 2005 (age 20) | 2024 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Defenders |||||||
| 3 | John Stenberg | DF | (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32) | 2022 | Östers IF |
| 4 | Pape Mar Boye | DF | (2003-12-30) December 30, 2003 (age 21) | 2024 | Clemson University |
| 5 | Mohamed Traore | DF | (2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 22) | 2024 | Los Angeles FC |
| 15 | Ryan Flood | DF | (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 26) | 2024 | Finn Harps |
| 16 | Gabriel Torres | DF | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | FC Tulsa |
| 27 | Laurence Wyke | DF | (1996-09-20) September 20, 1996 (age 28) | 2024 | Nashville SC |
| 30 | Alejandro Fuenmayor | DF | (1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Oakland Roots SC |
| 35 | Christopher Grote | DF | (2006-06-08) June 8, 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 72 | Edgardo Rito | DF | (1996-02-17) February 17, 1996 (age 29) | 2023 | Hartford Athletic |
| 77 | Juan Carlos Azócar | DF | (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 (age 29) | 2023 | San Antonio FC |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 6 | Giulio Doratiotto | MF | (2004-05-18) May 18, 2004 (age 20) | 2024 | Juventus Next Gen |
| 7 | Damien Barker John | MF | (2004-12-07) December 7, 2004 (age 20) | 2024 | Real Monarchs (loan) |
| 8 | José Hernández | MF | (1996-04-12) April 12, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Oakland Roots SC |
| 10 | Federico Varela | MF | (1996-05-07) May 7, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | CSKA Sofia |
| 12 | Charlie Dennis | MF | (1995-09-28) September 28, 1995 (age 29) | 2024 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 14 | Emil Cuello | MF | (1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 28) | 2023 | Sacramento Republic FC |
| 17 | JP Scearce | MF | (1997-12-19) December 19, 1997 (age 27) | 2023 | Union Omaha |
| 21 | Panos Armenakas | MF | (1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 26) | 2023 | Loudoun United FC |
| 26 | Renzo Zambrano | MF | (1994-08-26) August 26, 1994 (age 30) | 2022 | FC Pyunik |
| 31 | Jamison Ping | MF | (2008-03-22) March 22, 2008 (age 16) | 2024 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 47 | Braxton Montgomery | MF | (2007-03-23) March 23, 2007 (age 17) | 2024 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 54 | Logan Veloria | MF | (2006-05-08) May 8, 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 68 | David Landis | MF | (2006-03-03) March 3, 2006 (age 18) | 2023 | SC Del Sol Academy |
| 85 | Cameron Kobey | MF | (2006-06-17) June 17, 2006 (age 18) | 2024 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Erickson Gallardo | FW | (1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | Zamora FC |
| 9 | Tomás Ángel | FW | (2003-02-20) February 20, 2003 (age 22) | 2024 | Los Angeles FC (loan) |
| 29 | Dariusz Formella | FW | (1995-10-21) October 21, 1995 (age 29) | 2023 | Oakland Roots SC |
| 33 | Zachary Smuck | FW | (2006-02-18) February 18, 2006 (age 19) | 2024 | Barca Residency Academy |
| 38 | Darius Johnson | FW | (2000-03-15) March 15, 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | FC Volendam |
| 71 | Jearl Margaritha | FW | (2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 (age 24) | 2024 | Sabah FC |
| 91 | Rémi Cabral | FW | (1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 25) | 2024 | Colorado Rapids (loan) |

## Player transactions
### Loan in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| January 19, 2024 | End of Season | Goalkeeper | 1 | Rocco Ríos Novo | CA Lanús |
| January 24, 2024 | Until Recalled | Forward | 91 | Rémi Cabral | Colorado Rapids |
| July 18, 2024 | Until Recalled | Midfielder | 7 | Damien Barker John | Real Monarchs |
| August 2, 2024 | End of Season | Forward | 9 | Tomás Ángel | Los Angeles FC |

### Loan out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Ref. |
| May 31, 2024 | Until Recalled | Defender | 15 | Ryan Flood | Orange County SC | |

### Transfer in

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| July 17, 2024 | Midfielder | 12 | Charlie Dennis | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| August 16, 2024 | Forward | 71 | Jearl Margaritha | Sabah FC |
| August 22, 2024 | Forward | 38 | Darius Johnson | FC Volendam |

### Transfer out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
| December 18, 2023 | Forward | 9 | Manuel Arteaga | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| January 24, 2024 | Midfielder | 67 | Carlos Harvey | Minnesota United FC |
| March 29, 2024 | Defender | 12 | Eddie Munjoma | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| July 8, 2024 | Forward | 7 | Erickson Gallardo | Carabobo FC |
| August 1, 2024 | Midfielder | 21 | Panos Armenakas | Memphis 901 FC |

## Statistics

As of August 10, 2024
| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | | |
| 91 | FW | Rémi Cabral | 15 | 10 | 974 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Dariusz Formella | 19 | 11 | 1066 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Fede Varela | 21 | 15 | 1328 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Panos Armenakas | 16 | 12 | 1036 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Pape Mar Boye | 19 | 17 | 1535 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | DF | Edgardo Rito | 20 | 12 | 1112 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | José Hernández | 18 | 12 | 1060 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | John Stenberg | 9 | 9 | 786 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | JP Scearce | 14 | 7 | 708 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Giulio Doratiotto | 16 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Renzo Zambrano | 22 | 21 | 1887 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Laurence Wyke | 20 | 18 | 1576 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Juan Carlos Azócar | 21 | 12 | 1062 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Gabriel Torres | 22 | 12 | 1049 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Alejandro Fuenmayor | 15 | 12 | 997 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Mohamed Traore | 15 | 11 | 980 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Erickson Gallardo | 15 | 7 | 719 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Emil Cuello | 17 | 8 | 671 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Charlie Dennis | 4 | 3 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Tomás Ángel | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Damien Barker John | 4 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Ryan Flood | 3 | 2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Eddie Munjoma | 2 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalkeepers

| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | | |
| 1 | Rocco Ríos Novo | 22 | 22 | 1980 | 68 | 25 | 1.136 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Rakovsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |