# 2022 New York City FC II season

The 2022 New York City FC II season was the inaugural season of New York City FC's development team. They will compete in MLS Next Pro, a new league sitting on the third tier of the United States soccer league system, and partly serving as a development league for Major League Soccer.

## Player movement
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 27 | CF | Jonathan Jimenez | University of North Carolina | Transfer | January 19, 2022 |
| 30 | DF | Samuel Owusu | New York City FC Academy | Transfer | January 19, 2022 |
| 33 | DF | Nicholas Benalcazar | Wake Forest University | Transfer | January 19, 2022 |
| 32 | DF | Vukasin Bulatovic | Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons | Transfer | March 1, 2022 |
| 40 | MF | Kenan Hot | Unattached | Transfer | March 1, 2022 |
| 31 | MF | Jack Beer | Unattached | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 34 | DF | Stephen Turnbull | Unattached | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 36 | FW | El Mahdi Youssoufi | Unattached | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 37 | MF | Stevo Bednarsky | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 38 | FW | John Denis | Unattached | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 39 | FW | Andrew Maia | Esporte Clube Vitória | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 41 | FW | Julián Gómez | Monmouth Hawks | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 42 | MF | Piero Elias | Queensboro FC Academy | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 50 | GK | Giuliano Santucci | Patriotas Boyacá | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |
| 54 | GK | Alex Rando | Unattached | Transfer | March 24, 2022 |

## Roster

Current as of April 24, 2022.
| Squad No. | Roster | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 13 | MLS | Luis Barraza | GK | 2019 | (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 28) | Chicago FC United | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Next Pro | Giuliano Santucci | GK | 2022 | (1999-08-17) August 17, 1999 (age 25) | Patriotas Boyacá | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Next Pro | Pol Rodriguez | GK | 2022 | (2002-06-23) June 23, 2002 (age 22) | Queensboro FC Academy | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Next Pro | Alex Rando | GK | 2022 | (2001-04-15) April 15, 2001 (age 23) | Unattached | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | MLS | Chris Gloster | DF | 2021 | (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24) | Jong PSV | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | MLS | Samuel Owusu | DF | 2022 | (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 24) | New York City FC Academy | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Next Pro | Vukasin Bulatovic | DF | 2022 | (2000-07-08) 8 July 2000 (age 24) | Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MLS | Nico Benalcazar | DF | 2022 | (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23) | Wake Forest University | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Next Pro | Stephen Turnbull | DF | 2022 | (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26) | Unattached | 5 | 2 |
| 47 | Academy | Klevis Haxhari | DF | | (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19) | | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Academy | Kamran Acito | DF | | (2004-03-05) 5 March 2004 (age 20) | | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Academy | Diego Rossi | DF | | (2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 19) | | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 31 | Next Pro | Jack Beer | MF | 2022 | (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25) | Lansdowne Yonkers FC | 6 | 2 |
| 37 | Next Pro | Stevo Bednarsky | MF | 2022 | (1998-08-08) 8 August 1998 (age 26) | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | Academy | Kenan Hot | MF | 2022 | (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20) | Unattached | 5 | 1 |
| 42 | Next Pro | Piero Elias | MF | 2022 | (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) | Queensboro FC Academy | 6 | 0 |
| 45 | Academy | Brian Flores | MF | | (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 21) | | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Academy | Francesco Di Ponzio | MF | | (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005 (age 19) | | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | MLS | Justin Haak | MF | 2019 | (2001-09-12) September 12, 2001 (age 23) | New York Soccer Club | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 22 | MLS | Kevin O'Toole | FW | 2022 | (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 26) | New York Red Bulls U-23 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | MLS | Jonathan Jimenez | FW | 2022 | (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 23) | University of North Carolina | 5 | 3 |
| 28 | Next Pro | John Denis | FW | 2022 | (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 27) | Unattached | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | Next Pro | El Mahdi Youssoufi | FW | 2022 | (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 26) | Unattached | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Next Pro | Andrew Maia | FW | 2022 | (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) | Esporte Clube Vitória | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Next Pro | Julián Gómez | FW | 2022 | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 24) | Monmouth Hawks | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | Academy | Dren Dobruna | FW | | (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 19) | | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Academy | Massimo Murania Yankowitz | FW | | (2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 21) | | 6 | 2 |
* ↑ Regular season only, does not include appearances for NYCFC in Major League Soccer

## Non-competitive

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitive
### MLS Next Pro
#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 4 | NE | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 5 | NE | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | |
| 6 | CT | Inter Miami CF II | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 | |
| 7 | NE | New England Revolution II | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 33 | |

##### Overall table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 |
| 9 | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 |
| 10 | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 |
| 11 | Inter Miami CF II | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 36 |
| 12 | Minnesota United FC 2 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 36 |