# 2018 Orange County SC season

The 2018 Orange County SC season was the club's eighth season of existence, and their eighth consecutive season in the United Soccer League, the second tier of American soccer. Orange County also competed in the U.S. Open Cup. The season covered the period from October 14, 2017, to the beginning of the 2019 USL season.
OCSC won the Western Conference in the regular season, finishing one point ahead of runners-up Sacramento Republic. It marked the second time in club history that Orange County had topped the conference, after 2015. However, the club would be knocked out in the conference finals by eventual USL Cup runners-up Phoenix Rising. In the U.S. Open Cup, Orange County were eliminated in the second round by Golden State Force, failing to win a game in the competition for the fourth time in club history.
2018 marked the first season with Braeden Cloutier as the club's head coach, and Cloutier's first season as a professional head coach. The season averaged 3,095 fans per home match, and was the second consecutive season that the average attendance had increased.

## Roster

    As of match played November 3, 2018
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Casey Beyers | GK | (1994-03-21) March 21, 1994 (age 30) | 2017 | Wisconsin Badgers | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Andre Rawls | GK | (1991-12-20) December 20, 1991 (age 33) | 2018 | New York City FC (loan) | 30 | 0 |
| 25 | Aaron Cervantes | GK | (2002-03-20) March 20, 2002 (age 22) | 2018 | Pateadores SC | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Kevin Alston | RB, LB | (1988-05-05) May 5, 1988 (age 36) | 2018 | Orlando City SC | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Amico | RB, LM | (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | Swope Park Rangers | 30 | 0 |
| 4 | Alex Crognale | CB, LB | (1994-08-27) August 27, 1994 (age 30) | 2018 | Columbus Crew SC (loan) | 26 | 4 |
| 5 | Jos Hooiveld | CB | (1983-04-22) April 22, 1983 (age 41) | 2018 | Twente | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | Noah Powder | LB | (1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | New York Red Bulls II | 23 | 3 |
| 21 | Thomas Juel-Nielsen | CB | (1990-06-18) June 18, 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | AGF | 18 | 1 |
| 23 | Owusu-Ansah Kontor | LB | (1993-08-24) August 24, 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | AEL | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Walker Hume | CB | (1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 (age 31) | 2018 | FC Dallas | 31 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 10 | Richard Chaplow | CM, AM | (1985-02-02) February 2, 1985 (age 40) | 2016 | Doncaster Rovers | 57 | 4 |
| 11 | Zach Kobayashi | MF | (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 27) | 2017 | Dinamo Zagreb | 18 | 4 |
| 14 | Aodhan Quinn | DM, CM, AM | (1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 32) | 2018 | FC Cincinnati | 38 | 12 |
| 15 | Nicolás Czornomaz | CM | (1995-07-08) July 8, 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | Los Angeles FC (loan) | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Amirgy Pineda | LM | (1997-01-03) January 3, 1997 (age 28) | 2017 | Santiago Canyon Hawks | 23 | 1 |
| 20 | Christian Duke | CM, DM | (1991-06-05) June 5, 1991 (age 33) | 2018 | Swope Park Rangers | 32 | 2 |
| 22 | Koji Hashimoto | CM, LM, RM, LW | (1986-04-22) April 22, 1986 (age 38) | 2018 | Mito HollyHock | 24 | 2 |
| 24 | Mats Bjurman | RM, LM | (1994-03-09) March 9, 1994 (age 30) | 2018 | Saint Louis FC | 59 | 5 |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Thomas Enevoldsen | ST, RW, LM | (1987-07-27) July 27, 1987 (age 37) | 2018 | NAC Breda | 38 | 21 |
| 9 | Michael Seaton | ST, LM | (1996-05-01) May 1, 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 15 |
| 13 | Darwin Jones | ST | (1992-04-04) April 4, 1992 (age 32) | 2018 | IFK Värnamo | 16 | 2 |
| 19 | Giovanni Ramos-Godoy | ST | (1995-04-15) April 15, 1995 (age 29) | 2018 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 32 | 4 |
| 27 | Rafael Espinoza | FW | (2001-01-14) January 14, 2001 (age 24) | 2018 | Slammers FC | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### USL
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Orange County SC | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 66 | Conference Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 65 | Conference Playoffs |
| 3 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 63 | 38 | +25 | 63 | Conference Playoffs |
| 4 | Real Monarchs | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 60 | Conference Playoffs |
| 5 | Reno 1868 FC | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 59 | Conference Playoffs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: USL standings

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

#### Match results

In August 2017, the USL announced that the 2018 season would span 34 games, the longest regular season the league had ever run. The expansion was spurred by the addition of six new clubs for the 2018 season: Atlanta United 2, Fresno FC, Indy Eleven, Las Vegas Lights, Nashville SC, and North Carolina FC.
On January 14, 2018, the league announced home openers for every club. Orange County opened the season with a home match against Phoenix Rising, marking the first season-opening match to ever be played at Championship Soccer Stadium. In 2017, the club played its first four matches on the road before getting to open the new stadium on May 6.
The schedule for the remainder of the 2018 season was released on January 19. Orange County played three times against both LA Galaxy II and Phoenix. They played every other Western Conference team twice.

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

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Casey Beyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Kevin Alston | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Joe Amico | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Alex Crognale | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | Jos Hooiveld | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Noah Powder | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | Thomas Enevoldsen | 34 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 21 |
| 9 | FW | Michael Seaton | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 15 |
| 10 | MF | Richard Chaplow | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Zach Kobayashi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Andre Rawls | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Darwin Jones | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 12 |
| 15 | MF | Nicolás Czornomaz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Amirgy Pineda | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Giovanni Ramos-Godoy | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 20 | MF | Christian Duke | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Thomas Juel-Nielsen | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Koji Hashimoto | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | Owusu-Ansah Kontor | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Mats Bjurman | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 25 | GK | Aaron Cervantes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Walker Hume | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Rafael Espinoza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Oscar Sorto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Mark Segbers | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 18 | GK | Luis López | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Nansel Selbol | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Source: OCSC stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Kevin Alston | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Joe Amico | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Alex Crognale | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Jos Hooiveld | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Noah Powder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Thomas Enevoldsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Michael Seaton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Richard Chaplow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Andre Rawls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Nicolás Czornomaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Amirgy Pineda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Giovanni Ramos-Godoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Christian Duke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Thomas Juel-Nielsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Koji Hashimoto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Owusu-Ansah Kontor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Mats Bjurman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Oscar Sorto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Mark Segbers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Nansel Selbol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: OCSC stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | USL | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Games Played |
| No. | Name | 1 | Casey Beyers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Andre Rawls | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
| 25 | Aaron Cervantes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: |||||||
| 18 | Luis López | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Source: OCSC stats

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Christian Duke | Swope Park Rangers | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | December 14, 2017 |
| MF | Aodhan Quinn | FC Cincinnati | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | December 15, 2017 |
| MF | Mats Bjurman | Saint Louis FC | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | February 7, 2018 |
| FW | Thomas Enevoldsen | NAC Breda | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | February 10, 2018 |
| DF | Thomas Juel-Nielsen | AGF | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | February 14, 2018 |
| DF | Joe Amico | Swope Park Rangers | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | February 16, 2018 |
| DF | Owusu-Ansah Kontor | AEL | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | February 26, 2018 |
| DF | Noah Powder | New York Red Bulls II | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | February 27, 2018 |
| FW | Nansel Selbol | Swope Park Rangers | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | March 8, 2018 |
| FW | Michael Seaton | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | March 12, 2018 |
| FW | Giovanni Ramos-Godoy | UC Irvine Anteaters | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | March 12, 2018 |
| DF | Walker Hume | FC Dallas | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | March 15, 2018 |
| GK | Aaron Cervantes | Pateadores SC | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | March 15, 2018 |
| MF | Koji Hashimoto | Mito HollyHock | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | March 16, 2018 |
| DF | Jos Hooiveld | Twente | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | June 5, 2018 |
| DF | Kevin Alston | Orlando City SC | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | June 8, 2018 |
| FW | Darwin Jones | IFK Värnamo | Terms of the deal were undisclosed. | July 17, 2018 |
| FW | Rafael Espinoza | Slammers FC | Signed to a USL Academy contract. | August 16, 2018 |

### Loan in

| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End |
| GK | Andre Rawls | New York City FC | Duration of the 2018 USL season. | March 15, 2018 | November 4, 2018 |
| DF | Alex Crognale | Columbus Crew SC | On a match-by-match basis. | March 15, 2018 | May 5, 2018 |
| DF | Alex Crognale | Columbus Crew SC | On a match-by-match basis. | May 22, 2018 | June 2, 2018 |
| DF | Alex Crognale | Columbus Crew SC | On a match-by-match basis. | June 18, 2018 | November 4, 2018 |
| MF | Mark Segbers | New England Revolution | Duration of the 2018 USL season. | March 15, 2018 | August 29, 2018 |
| MF | Nicolás Czornomaz | Los Angeles FC | Duration of the 2018 USL season. | April 24, 2018 | November 4, 2018 |
| GK | Luis López | Los Angeles FC | On a match-by-match basis. | July 13, 2018 | July 26, 2018 |
| GK | Luis López | Los Angeles FC | On a match-by-match basis. | August 1, 2018 | August 5, 2018 |
| GK | Luis López | Los Angeles FC | On a match-by-match basis. | August 22, 2018 | August 24, 2018 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| DF | Sola Abolaji | | Contract expired. Retired. | October 14, 2017 |
| MF | James Baxendale | Alfreton Town | Contract expired. Signed for Alfreton on December 19, 2017. | October 14, 2017 |
| DF | Jeannot Esua | | Contract expired. | October 14, 2017 |
| FW | Wuilito Fernandes | North Carolina FC | Contract expired. Signed for NCFC on January 25, 2018. | October 14, 2017 |
| DF | Joe Franco | | Contract expired. | October 14, 2017 |
| MF | Kevin Jeon | | Contract expired. | October 14, 2017 |
| FW | Duke Lacroix | Reno 1868 | Contract expired. Signed for Reno on April 19, 2018. | October 14, 2017 |
| GK | Charlie Lyon | Los Angeles FC | Contract expired. Signed for LAFC on March 2, 2018. | October 14, 2017 |
| DF | Roy Meeus | | Contract expired. | October 14, 2017 |
| DF | Beto Navarro | Fresno FC | Contract expired. Signed for Fresno on March 17, 2018. | October 14, 2017 |
| MF | Frank Olijve | De Graafschap | Contract expired. Signed for De Graafschap on January 10, 2018. | October 14, 2017 |
| MF | Irvin Parra | | Contract expired. | October 14, 2017 |
| MF | Victor Pineda | | Contract expired. | October 14, 2017 |
| MF | Dusan Stevanovic | California United FC II | Contract expired. Signed for Cal United II for the 2018 UPSL season. | October 14, 2017 |
| GK | Michael Suchy | | Contract expired. | October 14, 2017 |
| FW | Jerry van Ewijk | Reno 1868 | Contract expired. Signed for Reno on January 26, 2018. | October 14, 2017 |
| FW | Gustavo Villalobos | California United FC II | Contract expired. Signed for Cal United II for the 2018 UPSL season. | October 14, 2017 |
| DF | Oscar Sorto | | Departed through mutual consent. | May 9, 2018 |
| FW | Nansel Selbol | | Departed through mutual consent. | June 25, 2018 |

## Awards
### USL Team of the Week

| Week | Starters | Bench | Opponent(s) |
| 3 | Thomas Enevoldsen | Alex Crognale | OKC Energy Tulsa Roughnecks |
| 4 | Mark Segbers | | LA Galaxy II |
| 5 | Andre Rawls | Thomas Enevoldsen | San Antonio FC |
| 7 | | Thomas Juel-Nielsen | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 11 | | Thomas Enevoldsen | Fresno FC |
| 13 | | Andre Rawls | LA Galaxy II |
| 15 | Aodhan Quinn | Thomas Enevoldsen | Tulsa Roughnecks |
| 18 | Aodhan Quinn | | San Antonio FC |
| 19 | Aodhan Quinn | Giovanni Ramos-Godoy | Saint Louis FC |
| 21 | Darwin Jones | Aodhan Quinn | Portland Timbers 2 Swope Park Rangers |
| 22 | Michael Seaton | | Phoenix Rising |
| 23 | Michael Seaton | Thomas Enevoldsen | Las Vegas Lights |
| 26 | Aodhan Quinn | | OKC Energy |
| 27 | Walker Hume | | Fresno FC |
| 28 | Aodhan Quinn | | Real Monarchs |
| 29 | Michael Seaton | Thomas Enevoldsen | Las Vegas Lights |
| 30 | Jos Hooiveld | | Seattle Sounders FC 2 |

## Kits

| Home | Away |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Record |
| Home | Black | Black | Black | Match 1 vs. Phoenix / 16–4–5 |
| Away | White | White | White | Match 6 vs. San Antonio / 6–2–5 |