# 2018 New York City FC season

The 2018 New York City FC season was the club's fourth season of competition and its fourth in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer. New York City FC played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

## Roster

    As of October 28, 2018
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games Played | Goals Scored |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Sean Johnson | GK | 2016 | (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 29) | Chicago Fire | 70 | 0 |
| 18 | Jeff Caldwell | GK | 2018 | (1996-02-20)February 20, 1996 (aged 22) | Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Andre Rawls | GK | 2016 | (1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 (aged 26) | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Brad Stuver | GK | 2018 | (1991-04-16)April 16, 1991 (aged 27) | Columbus | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Ben Sweat | LB | 2017 | (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 27) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 61 | 1 |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm | RB | 2018 | (1991-02-26)February 26, 1991 (aged 27) | Malmö | 34 | 4 |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot | CB | 2016 | (1990-01-21)January 21, 1990 (aged 28) | Kortrijk | 49 | 4 |
| 5 | Cédric Hountondji | CB | 2018 | (1994-01-19)January 19, 1994 (aged 24) | Ajaccio | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Alexander Callens | CB | 2017 | (1992-05-04)May 4, 1992 (aged 26) | Numancia | 70 | 3 |
| 13 | Saad Abdul-Salaam | RB / LB | 2018 | (1991-09-08)September 8, 1991 (aged 27) | Kansas City | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Rónald Matarrita | LB | 2016 | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 24) | Alajuelense | 67 | 3 |
| 33 | Sebastien Ibeagha | CB | 2018 | (1992-01-21)January 21, 1992 (aged 26) | San Antonio | 27 | 0 |
| 25 | Joseph Scally | LB | 2018 | (2002-12-31)December 31, 2002 (aged 15) | New York City Academy | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 8 | Alexander Ring | CM | 2017 | (1991-04-09)April 9, 1991 (aged 27) | Kaiserslautern | 63 | 2 |
| 10 | Maximiliano Moralez | AM | 2017 | (1987-02-27)February 27, 1987 (aged 31) | León | 67 | 14 |
| 14 | Kwame Awuah | CM | 2017 | (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 22) | Connecticut | 11 | 0 |
| 15 | Tommy McNamara | AM | 2014 | (1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 27) | D.C. United | 89 | 14 |
| 12 | Ebenezer Ofori | DM | 2018 | (1995-07-01)July 1, 1995 (aged 24) | VfB Stuttgart | 28 | 1 |
| 16 | James Sands | DM | 2017 | (2000-07-06)July 6, 2000 (aged 18) | New York Soccer Club | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Jesús Medina | CM | 2018 | (1997-04-30)April 30, 1997 (aged 21) | Libertad | 31 | 6 |
| 20 | Eloi Amagat | DM | 2018 | (1985-05-21)May 21, 1985 (aged 33) | Girona FC | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Dan Bedoya | AM | 2018 | (1994-02-13)February 13, 1994 (aged 24) | Long Island Rough Riders | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Yangel Herrera | CM | 2017 | (1998-01-07)January 7, 1998 (aged 20) | Manchester City | 38 | 1 |
| Strikers |||||||||
| 7 | David Villa (captain) | CF | 2014 | (1981-12-03) December 3, 1981 (age 43) | Atlético Madrid | 126 | 80 |
| 9 | Jo Inge Berget | CF | 2018 | (1990-09-11) September 11, 1990 (age 34) | Malmö | 24 | 4 |
| 17 | Jonathan Lewis | CF | 2017 | (1997-06-04) June 4, 1997 (age 27) | Akron | 34 | 3 |
| 23 | Rodney Wallace | CF | 2017 | (1988-06-17) June 17, 1988 (age 36) | Sport Recife | 46 | 5 |
| 29 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | RW | 2018 | (1994-03-28)March 28, 1994 (aged 24) | Austria Wien | 30 | 12 |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos | AM | 2018 | (1998-03-18)March 18, 1998 (aged 20) | Club Atlético Torque | 10 | 1 |

## Player movement
### In

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Anton Tinnerholm | Malmö FF | Free transfer | December 13, 2017 |
| 13 | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam | Sporting Kansas City | Traded Khiry Shelton for Abdul-Salaam | December 14, 2017 |
| 41 | GK | Brad Stuver | Columbus Crew | Traded 2019 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick | December 14, 2017 |
| 19 | MF | Jesús Medina | Club Libertad | Undisclosed fee | December 31, 2017 |
| 5 | DF | Cédric Hountondji | GFC Ajaccio | Free transfer | January 11, 2018 |
| 29 | MF | Ismael Tajouri | Austria Wien | Undisclosed fee | January 12, 2018 |
| 32 | FW | Jo Inge Berget | Malmö FF | Free transfer | January 19, 2018 |
| 33 | DF | Sebastien Ibeagha | San Antonio FC | Free transfer | February 27, 2018 |
| 20 | MF | Eloi Amagat | Girona | Free transfer | July 25, 2018 |
| 21 | MF | Dan Bedoya | Long Island Rough Riders | Free transfer | August 9, 2018 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 21 | MF | Andrea Pirlo | — | Retired | November 6, 2017 |
| 27 | DF | R. J. Allen | Orlando City SC | Traded to Orlando City for a third round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft | November 27, 2017 |
| 13 | DF | Frédéric Brillant | D.C. United | Traded to DC United for $75,000 in GAM and an international roster spot | November 27, 2017 |
| 99 | MF | Miguel Camargo | Chorrillo | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 52 | DF | Shannon Gomez | Sacramento Republic | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 25 | GK | Eirik Johansen | Sandefjord Fotball | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 5 | MF | Mikey Lopez | San Antonio FC | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| — | DF | Jefferson Mena | Barcelona | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | Landskrona BoIS | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 12 | MF | John Stertzer | — | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 32 | DF | Andraž Struna | Anorthosis Famagusta | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 3 | DF | Ethan White | — | Option declined | November 27, 2017 |
| 19 | FW | Khiry Shelton | Sporting Kansas City | Traded to Sporting Kansas City for Saad Abdul-Salaam | December 14, 2017 |
| 11 | MF | Jack Harrison | Manchester City | Undisclosed fee | January 30, 2018 |

### Loans

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes |
| February 14, 2017 | Yangel Herrera | MF | Manchester City | Season-long loan |
| February 21, 2018 | Ebenezer Ofori | MF | VFB Stuttgart | Season-long loan |
| July 24, 2018 | Valentín Castellanos | MF | Club Atlético Torque | Season-long loan |

### Out on loan

| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 13 | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam (on loan to Phoenix Rising until November 30, 2018) | United States |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Lewis (GA, on loan to Louisville City until October 13, 2018) | United States |

### Draft picks

| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team |
| 1 (19) | — | GK | Jeff Caldwell | Virginia |
| 2 (42) | — | DF | AJ Paterson | Wright State |
| 3 (-) | — | DF | Alex Bumpus | Kentucky |

## Results
### Major League Soccer season
#### League tables
##### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 71 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 69 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 56 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 50 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 57 |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 |
| 7 | New York City FC | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 56 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 54 |
| 9 | D.C. United | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 51 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 28, 2018. Source: MLS

#### Matches
### U.S. Open Cup
## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Sean Johnson | 35 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Jeff Caldwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | USA | Brad Stuver | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Ben Sweat | 32 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Anton Tinnerholm | 34 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | LUX | Maxime Chanot | 22 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | PER | Alexander Callens | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CRC | Rónald Matarrita | 26 | 2 | 15+9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Joseph Scally | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Sebastien Ibeagha | 27 | 0 | 18+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Saad Abdul-Salaam | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CMR | Cédric Hountondji | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | FIN | Alexander Ring | 33 | 2 | 29+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Maximiliano Moralez | 35 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | VEN | Yangel Herrera | 18 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Tommy McNamara | 11 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Kwame Awuah | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | James Sands | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Eloi Amagat | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | PAR | Jesús Medina | 31 | 6 | 21+7 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | COL | Dan Bedoya | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | GHA | Ebenezer Ofori | 29 | 1 | 21+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | David Villa | 26 | 15 | 20+3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | CRC | Rodney Wallace | 18 | 1 | 9+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | LBY | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | 30 | 12 | 18+9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ARG | Valentín Castellanos | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Jonathan Lewis | 15 | 1 | 0+14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NOR | Jo Inge Berget | 24 | 4 | 19+4 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |