# 2023 North Texas SC season

The 2023 North Texas SC season was the club's fifth season. The first three seasons North Texas SC competed in USL League One, including their championship year in the inaugural 2019 season. In December 2021, North Texas SC announced that they would compete in the inaugural MLS Next Pro season, a new division three league in American soccer.

## Staff

| Position | Name |
| General manager | Matt Denny |
| Head coach | Javier Cano |
| Assistant coach | Michel |
| Assistant coach | Vikram Virk |
| Assistant coach | John Gall |
| Goalkeeping coach (interim) | Kyle Zobeck |

## Players

    As of March 30, 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Julian Eyestone | United States |
| 3 | DF | Henri | Brazil |
| 5 | DF | Manuel Caicedo (on loan from Cortuluá) | Colombia |
| 7 | DF | Yeicar Perlaza | Colombia |
| 8 | MF | Theo Henrique | Brazil |
| 9 | FW | Pablo Torre | United States |
| 10 | MF | Hope Avayevu | Ghana |
| 11 | MF | Andre Luque | Brazil |
| 12 | DF | Tyshawn Rose | United States |
| 16 | MF | Carl Fred Sainté | Haiti |
| 20 | DF | Alejandro Araneda | United States |
| 21 | FW | José Mulato | Colombia |
| 27 | MF | Tomas Pondeca | United States |
| 28 | FW | Herbert Endeley | United States |
| 29 | GK | Michael Webber | United States |
| 31 | MF | Malachi Molina | Jamaica |
| 32 | DF | Nolan Norris | United States |
| 34 | FW | Nayrobi Vargas | Honduras |
| 36 | MF | Diego Hernandez | United States |
| 42 | GK | Justin Stewart | United States |
| 50 | MF | Diego García | United States |
| 51 | FW | Anthony Ramirez | United States |
| 68 | MF | Santiago Ferreira | Colombia |
| 77 | MF | Bernard Kamungo | Tanzania |
| 80 | MF | Alejandro Urzua | United States |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From |
| November 3, 2022 | MF | 16 | Carl Sainté | New Mexico United |
| February 7, 2023 | DF | 12 | Tyshawn Rose | Boston College |
| March, 2023 | MF | 50 | Diego Garcia | El Paso Locomotive FC Academy |
| March 7, 2023 | MF | 80 | Alejandro Urzua | FC Dallas Academy |
| March 10, 2023 | MF | 27 | Tomas Pondeca | Pairs Acasa |
| March 20, 2023 | MF | 8 | Theo Henrique | América Futebol Clube (MG) |
| March 21, 2023 | GK | 29 | Michael Webber | Bowdoin College |

### Loan In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End |
| 7 | DF | Yeicar Perlaza | Atlético Nacional | January 17, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| | DF | Manuel Cacido | Cortuluá | February 1, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Henri Santos | Palmeiras | February 28, 2023 | December 31, 2023 |

### Out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Type | Fee |
| November 8, 2022 | DF | 4 | Paul Amedume | Pacific FC | Loan Expires | N/A |
| November 8, 2022 | MF | 8 | Blaine Ferri | FC Tulsa | Option Declined | N/A |
| November 8, 2022 | DF | 5 | Chase Niece | | Option Declined | N/A |
| November 8, 2022 | MF | 6 | Tomás Lacerda | | Option Declined | N/A |
| November 8, 2022 | DF | 12 | Blake Pope | Portland Timbers 2 | Option Declined | N/A |
| November 8, 2022 | FW | 17 | Luis Miguel | | Option Declined | N/A |
| November 8, 2022 | GK | 1 | Felipe Carneiro | América Futebol Clube (RN) | Option Declined | N/A |

### Loan out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |

## Competitive fixtures
### MLS Next Pro
#### Standings

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | FR | Houston Dynamo 2 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 43 | Qualification for the Playoffs |
| 8 | FR | Minnesota United FC 2 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 43 | |
| 9 | FR | North Texas SC | 28 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | PC | Portland Timbers 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 34 | |
| 11 | PC | Whitecaps FC 2 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 34 | |

#### Regular season
## Statistics

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLSNP Playoffs | MLSNP Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Julian Eyestone | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Thabo Norre | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Henri | 26 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | William Baker | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | COL | Manuel Caicedo | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | COL | Yeicar Perlaza | 20 | 0 | 11+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | TAN | Bernard Kamungo | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Theo Henrique | 20 | 1 | 10+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Pablo Torre | 14 | 2 | 4+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | GHA | Hope Avayevu | 21 | 6 | 18+3 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Andre Luque | 28 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Tyshawn Rose | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Antonio Carrera | 19 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Isaiah Parker | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | USA | Diego Pepi | 12 | 1 | 0+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Dylan Lacy | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | HAI | Carl Fred Sainté | 21 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ARG | Lautaro Taboada | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Alejandro Araneda | 21 | 0 | 9+12 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | COL | José Mulato | 20 | 11 | 20+0 | 11 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Amet Korça | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | USA | Tomas Pondeca | 23 | 4 | 14+9 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | USA | Herbert Endeley | 17 | 4 | 16+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | USA | Michael Webber | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | USA | Jared Salazar | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | JAM | Malachi Molina | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Nolan Norris | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | HON | Nayrobi Vargas | 15 | 2 | 4+11 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | USA | Luke Shreiner | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | USA | Diego Hernandez | 12 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | USA | Justin Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | USA | Michael Webber | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | USA | Jared Aguilar | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | USA | Diego Garcia | 23 | 3 | 17+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | USA | Anthony Ramirez | 14 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 57 | GK | COL | Nicolas Arango Montoya | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | USA | Santiago Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | USA | Mason Grimm | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | USA | Alejandro Urzua | 16 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | USA | Kyle Zobeck | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Last updated: September 24, 2023
* Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 21 | José Mulato | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Hope Avayevu | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | Tomas Pondeca | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | 28 | Herbert Endeley | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 50 | Diego García | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 3 | Henri | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 9 | Pablo Torre | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 34 | Nayrobi Vargas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 51 | Anthony Ramirez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 8 | Theo Henrique | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 11 | André Luque | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 16 | Diego Pepi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 18 | Carl Fred Sainté | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 36 | Diego Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 80 | Alejandro Urzua | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 0 | 43 |
* Last updated: September 24, 2023
* Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS Next Pro | MLSNP Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | DF | 12 | Tyshawn Rose | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 51 | Hope Avayevu | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 18 | Carl Fred Sainté | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 21 | José Mulato | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | 28 | Herbert Endeley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 50 | Diego García | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | FW | 51 | Anthony Ramirez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | 77 | Bernard Kamungo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | DF | 7 | Yeicar Perlaza | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 8 | Theo Henrique | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | 9 | Pablo Torre | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 17 | Dylan Lacy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 30 | Jared Salazar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | 36 | Diego Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 29 | 0 | 29 |
* Last updated: September 24, 2023
* Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLS Next Pro | MLSNP Playoffs | MLSNP Playoffs | MLSNP Playoffs | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Julian Eyestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Henri | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Manuel Caicedo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | Yeicar Perlaza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Theo Henrique | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pablo Torre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Hope Avayevu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Andre Luque | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Tyshawn Rose | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Antonio Carrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Diego Pepi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Dylan Lacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Carl Fred Sainté | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Alejandro Araneda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | José Mulato | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Amet Korça | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Tomas Pondeca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Herbert Endeley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Michael Webber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Malachi Molina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Nolan Norris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Diego Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | GK | Justin Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | Diego Garcia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | Anthony Ramirez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | MF | Santiago Ferreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Bernard Kamungo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Alejandro Urzua | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 4 |
* Last updated: September 24, 2023
* Source: https://www.mlsnextpro.com/stats/players/#season=2023&competition=mls-next-pro&club=15140&statType=general&position=all

### MLS NEXT Pro Player of the Matchday

| Matchday | Player | Reason | Ref |
| 24 | Antonio Carrera | 10 saves vs Whitecaps FC 2 | |

### MLS NEXT Pro Rising Star of The Matchday

| Matchday | Player | Ref |
| 9 | Diego Hernandez | |
| 11 | Anthony Ramirez | |

### MLS NEXT Pro Rising Star of the Month

| Month | Player | Ref |
| May | Diego Hernandez | |