# 2022 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2022 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the 7th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. This article covers the period from November 29, 2021, the day after the 2021 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2022 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled to be completed before November 14, 2021.

## Club

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of May 29, 2022.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Tyler Deric | United States |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Luis | Cuba |
| 3 | DF | Wahab Ackwei | Ghana |
| 4 | DF | Erik Pimentel | Mexico |
| 5 | MF | Juan Cabezas | Colombia |
| 6 | MF | Isidro Martinez | United States |
| 8 | MF | Emilio Ycaza | United States |
| 9 | FW | Frank López | Cuba |
| 10 | MF | Jose Torres | United States |
| 11 | MF | Ollie Wright | England |
| 12 | GK | Colin Miller | United States |
| 13 | FW | Duilio Herrera | United States |
| 14 | DF | Stefan Mueller | United States |
| 15 | DF | Jesús Vázquez | United States |
| 16 | FW | Frank Gaviria | Colombia |
| 17 | MF | Ricky Ruiz | United States |
| 18 | FW | Dylan Borczak | United States |
| 19 | FW | Adolfo Hernández | Mexico |
| 20 | MF | Jonathan Ricketts | United States |
| 21 | DF | Robert Coronado | United States |
| 22 | MF | Juan Torres | United States |
| 23 | DF | Frank Nodarse | Cuba |
| 24 | DF | Luka Malešević | Montenegro |
| 25 | GK | Javier Garcia | United States |
| 31 | DF | Akeem Ward | United States |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Antonio FC (C, X) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 77 | Qualification for the Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | San Diego Loyal SC | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 60 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 55 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Sacramento Republic | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 53 | Playoffs |
| 5 | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Rio Grande Valley Toros | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 51 | 40 | +11 | 49 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 45 | |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 42 | |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 40 | |
| 12 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 40 | |
| 13 | Orange County SC | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 34 | |

### U.S. Open Cup

With the end of their affiliation agreement with the Houston Dynamo, Rio Grande Valley FC is eligible to compete in the U.S. Open Cup for the first time in club history in 2022.

### Statistics

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

#### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL Championship | USL Championship | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tyler Deric | 24 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CUB | Daniel Luis | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GHA | Wahab Ackwei | 35 | 2 | 31+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Erik Pimentel | 24 | 3 | 21+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | COL | Juan Cabezas | 32 | 1 | 27+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | Isidro Martinez | 33 | 0 | 18+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NOR | Jonas Fjeldberg | 12 | 9 | 11+1 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Emilio Ycaza | 37 | 5 | 33+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CUB | Frank López | 26 | 6 | 14+10 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | USA | José Torres | 23 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ollie Wright | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | USA | Colin Miller | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Duilio Herrera Ibarra | 14 | 1 | 3+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Stefan Mueller | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Jesús Vázquez | 17 | 1 | 11+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | COL | Frank Gaviria | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ricky Ruiz | 36 | 4 | 29+5 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | USA | Dylan Borczak | 23 | 2 | 10+11 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Adolfo Hernández | 9 | 1 | 5+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Jonathan Ricketts | 36 | 1 | 28+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Robert Coronado | 28 | 4 | 11+15 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Juan Torres | 28 | 3 | 15+12 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CUB | Frank Nodarse | 21 | 2 | 12+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | MNE | Luka Malešević | 18 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA | Javier Garcia | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | MEX | Christian Pinzón | 15 | 8 | 13+2 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Akeem Ward | 15 | 2 | 15+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | GHA | Nafiu Sulemana | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* Last updated: October 18, 2022
* Source: https://www.uslchampionship.com/rio-grande-valley-fc-player-stats

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL Championship | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 7 | Jonas Fjeldberg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 29 | Christian Pinzón | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Frank López | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Emilio Ycaza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | 21 | Robert Coronado | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 17 | Ricky Ruiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | 4 | Erik Pimentel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 22 | Juan Torres | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | DF | 3 | Wahab Ackwei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 18 | Dylan Borczak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 23 | Frank Nodarse | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 31 | Akeem Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | 5 | Juan Cabezas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 13 | Duilio Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | DF | 15 | Jesús Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 16 | Frank Gaviria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 19 | Adolfo Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | 22 | Ollie Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
* Last updated: October 18, 2022
* Source: https://www.uslchampionship.com/rio-grande-valley-fc-player-stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | USL Championship | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | José Torres | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | MF | 17 | Ricky Ruiz | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 6 | Isidro Martinez | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Wahab Ackwei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | MF | 3 | Emilio Ycaza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | 29 | Christian Pinzón | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Frank López | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | FW | 19 | Adolfo Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 20 | Jonathan Ricketts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 21 | Robert Coronado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 22 | Juan Torres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | DF | 24 | Luka Malešević | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 44 |
* Last updated: October 18, 2022
* Source: https://www.uslchampionship.com/rio-grande-valley-fc-player-stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Championship | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | USL Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Tyler Deric | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Luis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Wahab Ackwei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Erik Pimentel | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Juan Cabezas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Isidro Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Jonas Fjeldberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Emilio Ycaza | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Frank López | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | José Torres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Stefan Mueller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Jesús Vázquez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Ricky Ruiz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Dylan Borczak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Adolfo Hernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Jonathan Ricketts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Robert Coronado | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Juan Torres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Frank Nodarse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Luka Malešević | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Javier Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Christian Pinzón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Akeem Ward | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 82 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 3 |
* Last updated: October 18, 2022
* Source: https://www.uslchampionship.com/rio-grande-valley-fc-player-stats

## Awards and honors
### USL Championship All League teams

| Award | Awardee | Position | Ref |
| USL Championship All League Second Team | Wahab Ackwei | DF | |