# 2022 Memphis 901 FC season

The 2022 Memphis 901 FC season was the fourth season for Memphis 901 FC in the USL Championship, the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.
The team finished 2nd in the Eastern Conference standings during the regular season with 68 points. Phillip Goodrum set a new Memphis record for goals scored during the regular season with 21—one ahead of Kyle Murphy's 20 goals from the 2021 season. Memphis 901 qualified for the USL Championship Playoffs and were eliminated at home in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The 1–0 loss was decided by a set of penalties in stoppage time: a Memphis penalty that was saved by Phil Breno and a Tampa penalty scored by Leo Fernandes.

## Players and staff
### Final roster

    As of October 16, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Drew Romig | United States |
| 2 | DF | Jackson Brady | New Zealand |
| 3 | DF | Zach Carroll | United States |
| 6 | MF | Aaron Molloy | Republic of Ireland |
| 7 | DF | Patrick Seagrist | United States |
| 8 | MF | Chris Allan | England |
| 9 | MF | Luiz Fernando | Brazil |
| 10 | FW | Phillip Goodrum | United States |
| 11 | MF | Laurent Kissiedou | Ivory Coast |
| 12 | FW | David Egbo (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps) | Nigeria |
| 13 | GK | John Berner | United States |
| 14 | FW | Derek Dodson | United States |
| 15 | DF | Mitchell Myers | United States |
| 16 | DF | Graham Smith | United States |
| 17 | MF | Devin Boyce | United States |
| 18 | MF | Jeremy Kelly | United States |
| 19 | DF | Rece Buckmaster | United States |
| 20 | FW | Nighte Pickering | United States |
| 21 | DF | Lucas Turci | Brazil |
| 23 | MF | Leston Paul | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 24 | FW | Handwalla Bwana (on loan from Nashville) | Somalia |
| 25 | GK | Trey Muse (on loan from Loudoun United) | United States |
| 50 | DF | Niall Logue | Northern Ireland |
| 77 | FW | Dylan Borczak | United States |
| 88 | MF | Max Talley | United States |

### Staff

    As of October 16, 2022
Technical staff :
| Sporting director | Tim Howard |
| Assistant sporting director | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
| Head coach | Ben Pirmann |
| Assistant coach | Devin Rensing |
| Assistant coach | Caleb Patterson-Sewell |
| Director of performance | Alexis Holt |
| Athletic trainer | Angie Ziolkowski |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Eastern Conference standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 72 | Qualification for the Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Memphis 901 FC | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 68 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 73 | 33 | +40 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 58 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 57 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Miami FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 54 | Playoffs |
| 8 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 42 | |
| 9 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 28 | |
| 12 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 25 | |
| 13 | Atlanta United 2 | 34 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 39 | 85 | −46 | 23 | |
| 14 | New York Red Bulls II | 34 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 76 | −52 | 15 | |

#### Match results

The 2022 USL Championship season schedule for the club was announced on January 12, 2022.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in Central time

#### USL Playoffs
### US Open Cup

Memphis 901 FC entered the 2022 US Open Cup in the 2nd round with the rest of the USLC teams.

## Stats

Regular Season :
| No. | Player Name | Pos. | Apps | Sta. | M | G | A | | | |
| 1 | Drew Romig | GK | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jackson Brady | DF | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Zach Carroll | DF | 29 | 9 | 897 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jeremy Kelly | MF | 36 | 35 | 2967 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Aaron Molloy | MF | 35 | 35 | 3090 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Patrick Seagrist | DF | 35 | 34 | 3038 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Chris Allan | MF | 31 | 14 | 1403 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Luiz Fernando | MF | 29 | 22 | 1885 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Phillip Goodrum | FW | 34 | 34 | 2720 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Laurent Kissiedou | MF | 27 | 24 | 2027 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | John Berner | GK | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Derek Dodson | FW | 30 | 22 | 2009 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mitchell Myers | DF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Graham Smith | DF | 34 | 3 | 2858 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Devin Boyce | MF | 15 | 2 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rece Buckmaster | DF | 35 | 35 | 3139 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Nighte Pickering | FW | 7 | 1 | 140 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Lucas Turci | DF | 23 | 8 | 835 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Edward Kizza | FW | 8 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Leston Paul | MF | 29 | 29 | 2415 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Handwalla Bwana | FW | 4 | 1 | 130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Trey Muse | GK | 32 | 32 | 2879 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Aaron O'Malley | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Simeon Betapudi | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Matt Brucker | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Niall Logue | DF | 25 | 19 | 1749 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Dylan Borczak | FW | 3 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Max Talley | MF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | David Egbo | FW | 18 | 1 | 275 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

## Player movement

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

### Players in

Re-Signed :
| No. | Name | Pos. | First Signed | Years at 901 FC | Fee/Notes | Announced |
| 23 | Leston Paul | MF | December 10, 2018 | 3 years | Re-signed | January 5, 2022 |
| 3 | Zach Carroll | DF | January 13, 2020 | 2 years | Re-signed | January 6, 2022 |
| 11 | Laurent Kissiedou | MF | April 26, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed | January 10, 2022 |
| 13 | John Berner | GK | March 5, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed | January 19, 2022 |
| 45 | Simeon Betapudi | FW | May 28, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed - Academy Contract | February 16, 2022 |
| 49 | Matt Brucker | FW | June 4, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed - Academy Contract | February 16, 2022 |
| 88 | Max Talley | MF | June 4, 2021 | 1 year | Re-signed - Academy Contract | February 16, 2022 |
Transfers In :
| No. | Name | Pos. | Last Team | Fee/Notes | Announced |
| 50 | Niall Logue | DF | El Paso Locomotive FC | Free Agent Transfer - Logue played for 901 FC on loan in 2021 | January 7, 2022 |
| 6 | Aaron Molloy | MF | Forward Madison FC | Player purchase - Undisclosed fee | January 11, 2022 |
| 10 | Phillip Goodrum | FW | Atlanta United 2 | Free Agent Transfer | January 14, 2022 |
| 19 | Rece Buckmaster | DF | Indy Eleven | Free Agent Transfer - Buckmaster played for 901 FC in 2020 | January 18, 2022 |
| 7 | Patrick Seagrist | DF | Indy Eleven | Free Agent Transfer | January 20, 2022 |
| 17 | Devin Boyce | MF | Union Omaha | Free Agent Transfer | January 20, 2022 |
| 8 | Chris Allan | MF | Atlanta United 2 | Free Agent Transfer | January 21, 2022 |
| 15 | Mitchell Myers | DF | Wofford College | Rookie Contract | February 9, 2022 |
| 33 | Aaron O'Malley | MF | Houston High School | Academy Contract | February 16, 2022 |
| 9 | Luiz Fernando | MF | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free Agent Transfer | February 16, 2022 |
| 16 | Graham Smith | DF | Sporting Kansas City | Free Agent Transfer | February 18, 2022 |
| 4 | Jeremy Kelly | MF | Phoenix Rising FC | Free Agent Transfer | February 18, 2022 |
| 14 | Derek Dodson | FW | Orlando City SC | Free Agent Transfer | February 18, 2022 |
| 1 | Drew Romig | GK | Belmont University | Rookie Contract | March 5, 2022 |
| 21 | Lucas Turci | DF | Free Agent | Free Agent Transfer | March 11, 2022 |
| 20 | Nighte Pickering | FW | FC Dallas Academy | Rookie Contract | August 4, 2022 |
| 2 | Jackson Brady | DF | Cal Poly State University | Originally 25-day contract. Extended on Sept 2. | August 8, 2022 |
| 20 | Dylan Borczak | FW | Rio Grande Valley FC | Player purchase - Undisclosed fee | September 30, 2022 |
Loans In :
| No. | Name | Pos. | Loaned from | Fee/Notes | Announced |
| 12 | David Egbo | FW | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Season loan from MLS contract. Right to recall anytime. | February 24, 2022 |
| 25 | Trey Muse | GK | Loudoun United | Season loan from USLC contract | March 11, 2022 |
| 22 | Edward Kizza | FW | New England Revolution | Season loan from MLS contract. Right to recall anytime. | March 30, 2022 |
| 24 | Handwalla Bwana | MF | Nashville SC | Season loan from MLS contract. Right to recall anytime. | August 19, 2022 |

### Players out

Transfers Out :
| No. | Name | Pos. | Transferred to | Fee/Notes | Date |
| 36 | Andre Reynolds | DF | Chicago Fire FC | Loan return | November 30, 2021 |
| 28 | Brady Scott | GK | Austin FC | Loan return | November 30, 2021 |
| 22 | Cody Cropper | GK | FC Cincinnati | Loan return | November 30, 2021 |
| 50 | Niall Logue | DF | El Paso Locomotive FC | Loan return | November 30, 2021 |
| 17 | Tycho Collins | DF | Florida Atlantic University | Academy Contract Ended - Fall College Soccer | November 30, 2021 |
| 31 | Jake Gelnovatch | GK | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | November 30, 2021 |
| 33 | Skylar Thomas | DF | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | November 30, 2021 |
| 8 | Raúl González | DF | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | November 30, 2021 |
| 10 | Kadeem Dacres | MF | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | November 30, 2021 |
| 7 | Mitch Guitar | MF | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | November 30, 2021 |
| 77 | Alan Winn | FW | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | November 30, 2021 |
| 20 | Roland Lamah | FW | Retired / Not Professional | Out of Contract | November 30, 2021 |
| 9 | Kyle Murphy | FW | Miami FC | Out of Contract Move | December 15, 2021 |
| 2 | Mark Segbers | DF | Miami FC | Out of Contract Move | December 23, 2021 |
| 5 | Brecc Evans | DF | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Out of Contract Move | January 6, 2022 |
| 16 | Rashawn Dally | FW | Hartford Athletic | Out of Contract Move | January 13, 2022 |
| 18 | Dominic Oduro | MF | Charleston Battery | Out of Contract Move | January 19, 2022 |
| 11 | Michael Salazar | FW | LA Galaxy II | Out of Contract Move | February 3, 2022 |
| 19 | Dre Fortune | MF | Nõmme Kalju FC | Out of Contract Move | February 9, 2022 |
| 11 | Francis Atuahene | FW | Detroit City FC | Out of Contract Move | March 3, 2022 |
| 22 | Edward Kizza | FW | New England Revolution | Called Back from Loan | July 8, 2022 |
| 49 | Matt Brucker | FW | High Point University | Academy Contract End - Fall College Soccer | August 1, 2022 |
| 33 | Aaron O'Malley | MF | University of Massachusetts | Academy Contract End - Fall College Soccer | August 1, 2022 |
| 45 | Simeon Betapudi | FW | Belmont University | Academy Contract End - Fall College Soccer | August 1, 2022 |