# 2023 Colorado Rapids season

The 2023 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-eighth season in existence and their twenty-eighth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

## Background

Colorado finished the 2022 season 10th in the Western Conference table, and 18th overall in MLS. They did not qualify for the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. Additionally, they were knocked out of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League in the round of 16 by Guatemalan side Comunicaciones F.C., and were eliminated from the 2022 U.S. Open Cup in the round of 32 by Minnesota United FC. They lost the Rocky Mountain Cup to Real Salt Lake.

## Roster

    As of August 24, 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Marko Ilić | Serbia |
| 2 | DF | Keegan Rosenberry | United States |
| 4 | DF | Danny Wilson | Scotland |
| 5 | DF | Andreas Maxsø (DP) | Denmark |
| 6 | DF | Lalas Abubakar | Ghana |
| 7 | FW | Jonathan Lewis | United States |
| 8 | MF | Max | Brazil |
| 9 | FW | Rafael Navarro (on loan from Palmieras, DP) | Brazil |
| 10 | MF | Sidnei Tavares (on loan from Porto B) | Portugal |
| 11 | FW | Diego Rubio | Chile |
| 13 | DF | Andrew Gutman | United States |
| 14 | FW | Calvin Harris | England |
| 15 | MF | Danny Leyva (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) | United States |
| 16 | DF | Alex Gersbach | Australia |
| 18 | MF | Oliver Larraz (HG) | United States |
| 19 | MF | Jack Price | England |
| 20 | MF | Connor Ronan | Republic of Ireland |
| 22 | GK | William Yarbrough | United States |
| 23 | MF | Cole Bassett (HG) | United States |
| 26 | GK | Abraham Rodriguez (HG) | United States |
| 27 | DF | Sebastian Anderson (HG) | United States |
| 28 | MF | Sam Nicholson | Scotland |
| 29 | MF | Braian Galván | Argentina |
| 30 | DF | Aboubacar Keita | United States |
| 33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | Iran |
| 34 | DF | Michael Edwards (HG) | United States |
| 39 | MF | Marlon Vargas | United States |
| 45 | MF | Daouda Amadou | Cambodia |
| 47 | MF | Yosuke Hanya | Japan |
| 49 | FW | Rémi Cabral | France |
| 64 | DF | Moïse Bombito (GA) | Canada |
| 77 | FW | Darren Yapi (HG) | United States |
| 91 | FW | Kévin Cabral (DP) | France |
| 97 | MF | Ralph Priso | Canada |

### Out on loan

| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 24 | DF | Gustavo Vallecilla (to Columbus Crew) | Ecuador |
| — | DF | Daniel Chacón (to Alajuelense) | Costa Rica |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2023) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 43 |
| 11 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 |
| 12 | Austin FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 39 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 36 |
| 14 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 27 |

##### Overall table

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 25 | Austin FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 39 | |
| 26 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 36 | |
| 27 | Inter Miami CF (L) | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 34 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 28 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 54 | −28 | 27 | |
| 29 | Toronto FC | 34 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 22 | |
* ↑ As 2023 Leagues Cup champion

#### Match results
### Leagues Cup
#### Central 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOL | NAS | COL |
| 1 | Toluca | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 4–1 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | 3–4 | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | | — | — | — |

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

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | USOC | USOC | LC | LC |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Marko Ilić | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Keegan Rosenberry | 30 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Danny Wilson | 33 | 1 | 25+4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | DEN | Andreas Maxsø | 38 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | GHA | Lalas Abubakar | 28 | 2 | 23+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Jonathan Lewis | 29 | 4 | 12+14 | 1 | 2+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Max Alves | 12 | 2 | 7+3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Rafael Navarro | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | POR | Sidnei Tavares | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CHI | Diego Rubio | 17 | 4 | 13+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | CRC | Luis Diaz | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Andrew Gutman | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Calvin Harris | 21 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Danny Leyva | 19 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Alex Gersbach | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | USA | Oliver Larraz | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Jack Price | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Connor Ronan | 38 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | USA | William Yarbrough | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | USA | Cole Bassett | 27 | 6 | 22+3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | USA | Abraham Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | Sebastian Anderson | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | SCO | Sam Nicholson | 26 | 2 | 20+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ARG | Braian Galván | 24 | 1 | 6+14 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IRN | Steven Beitashour | 12 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | USA | Michael Edwards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | USA | Marlon Vargas | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | JPN | Yosuke Hanya | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | FRA | Rémi Cabral | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | DF | CAN | Moïse Bombito | 14 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | USA | Darren Yapi | 22 | 0 | 8+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | FRA | Kévin Cabral | 32 | 2 | 14+13 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | CAN | Ralph Priso | 30 | 0 | 11+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 12 | FW | COL | Michael Barrios | 25 | 3 | 7+13 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | HON | Bryan Acosta | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Anthony Markanich | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: October 21, 2023
* Source: Colorado stats

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 23 | Cole Bassett | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Jonathan Lewis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | 12 | Michael Barrios | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 5 | Andreas Maxsø | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 6 | Lalas Abubakar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Max | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 13 | Andrew Gutman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 28 | Sam Nicholson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 91 | Kévin Cabral | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | DF | 4 | Danny Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 9 | Rafael Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 14 | Calvin Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 20 | Connor Ronan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | 29 | Braian Galván | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 34 | Michael Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 7 | 2 | 35 |
* Last updated: October 21, 2023
* Source: Team Goals

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 20 | Connor Ronan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | FW | 14 | Calvin Harris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 11 | Diego Rubio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 12 | Michael Barrios | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | 4 | Danny Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 7 | Jonathan Lewis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Max | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 9 | Rafael Navarro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 15 | Danny Leyva | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | 16 | Alex Gersbach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 23 | Cole Bassett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 28 | Sam Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 29 | Braian Galván | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 77 | Darren Yapi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 91 | Kévin Cabral | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 97 | Ralph Priso | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
* Last updated: October 21, 2023
* Source: Team Assists

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 22 | William Yarbrough | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | GK | 1 | Marko Ilić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
* Last updated: October 21, 2023
* Source: Clean Sheets

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 97 | MF | Ralph Priso | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | DF | Lalas Abubakar | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 91 | FW | Kévin Cabral | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | DF | Danny Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 21 | MF | Bryan Acosta | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 28 | FW | Sam Nicholson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 64 | DF | Moïse Bombito | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | MF | Cole Bassett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 29 | MF | Braian Galván | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | DF | Keegan Rosenberry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | MF | Max | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 11 | FW | Diego Rubio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | FW | Michael Barrios | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | MF | Connor Ronan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 77 | FW | Darren Yapi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 5 | DF | Andreas Maxsø | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 9 | FW | Rafael Navarro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 10 | MF | Sidnei Tavares | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 15 | MF | Danny Leyva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2 | DF | Keegan Rosenberry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 7 | FW | Jonathan Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 12 | FW | Luis Diaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 13 | DF | Andrew Gutman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 | MF | Jack Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | DF | Sebastian Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 31 | DF | Anthony Markanich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 81 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 2 | 2 |
* Last updated: October 21, 2023
* Source: Team Discipline

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| FW | Kévin Cabral | LA Galaxy | LA Galaxy receives $1 million in GAM. | December 8, 2023 |
| FW | Calvin Harris | FC Cincinnati | FC Cincinnati receives up to $375K in GAM. | December 21, 2022 |
| MF | Connor Ronan | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer fee undisclosed. | January 23, 2023 |
| DF | Andreas Maxsø | Brøndby IF | Transfer fee undisclosed. | January 27, 2023 |
| DF | Alex Gersbach | Grenoble | Transfer fee undisclosed. | January 30, 2023 |
| DF | Daniel Chacón | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2-year contract | July 3, 2023 |
| DF | Andrew Gutman | Atlanta United FC | Atlanta receives $400K in GAM and a 2023 International Roster Spot. | July 5, 2023 |
| GK | Marko Ilić | K.V. Kortrijk | Transfer fee undisclosed. | July 15, 2023 |
| FW | Luis Díaz | Columbus Crew SC | Selected off waivers. | September 7, 2023 |

#### Loans in

| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End |
| GK | Marko Ilić | K.V. Kortrijk | Through July 2023 with option to buy | February 2023 | July 2023 |
| MF | Danny Leyva | Seattle Sounders FC | For the duration of the 2023 season | April 2023 | October 2023 |
| FW | Rafael Navarro | Palmeiras | Through June 30, 2024, with option to buy | July 2023 | June 2024 |
| MF | Sidnei Tavares | Porto B | 11 month loan with option to buy | August 2023 | July 2024 |

#### SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Player | Position | Previous club | Notes |
| Moïse Bombito | DF | New Hampshire Wildcats | Round 1, Pick 3, signed |
| Oliver Semmle | GK | Marshall Thundering Herd | Round 2, Pick 41 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Philip Mayaka | Crown Legacy FC | Option declined. | November 10, 2022 |
| MF | Collen Warner | | Option waived. | November 10, 2022 |
| DF | Lucas Esteves | Palmeiras | Option to purchase declined, loan concluded. | December 1, 2022 |
| GK | Clint Irwin | Minnesota United FC | Free transfer. | December 6, 2022 |
| FW | Gyasi Zardes | Austin FC | Free transfer. | December 12, 2022 |
| FW | Dantouma Toure | | Waived. | April 20, 2023 |
| MF | Bryan Acosta | Portland Timbers | Colorado receives $150,000 in GAM. Deal may escalate to $325,000 in GAM. | August 1, 2023 |
| DF | Anthony Markanich | St. Louis City SC | Colorado receives $75,000 in GAM and a first-round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Deal may escalate to $150,000 in GAM. | August 1, 2023 |
| FW | Michael Barrios | LA Galaxy | Colorado receives a first-round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Deal may escalate to include $50,000 in GAM. | August 3, 2023 |

#### Loans out

| Pos. | Player | Loanee club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
| DF | Gustavo Vallecilla | Columbus Crew SC | For the 2023 MLS season | March 2023 | October 2023 | |
| DF | Daniel Chacón | Alajuelense | For the remainder of the 2023 season | July 2023 | November 2023 | |