# 2022 Toronto FC II season

The 2022 Toronto FC II season was the seventh season of play in the club's history. The club moved to MLS Next Pro for the season after previously playing in USL League One.
During the regular season, Toronto FC II won the Northeast Division and finished second in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, they defeated Philadelphia Union 2 in the Conference Semi-Finals, before being defeated by Columbus Crew 2 in the Conference Finals, after extra time.

## Team Roster

MLS Next Pro allows for up to 35 players on a roster. Roster slots 1 through 24 are reserved for players on professional contracts. The remaining 11 slots are for amateur MLS Academy players (who are unpaid, must be under the age of 21, be part of the team's academy, and have never signed a professional contract or played in the NCAA).
    As of September 3, 2022
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 33 | FW | Reshaun Walkes | Canada |
| 34 | DF | Klaidi Cela | Canada |
| 35 | MF | Mehdi Essoussi | Canada |
| 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | Canada |
| 50 | GK | Andrew Romano | Canada |
| 51 | DF | Adam Pearlman | South Africa |
| 52 | MF | Alonso Coello Camarero | Spain |
| 58 | DF | Kobe Franklin | Canada |
| 60 | GK | Baj Maan | Canada |
| 62 | DF | Rohan Goulbourne | Canada |
| 63 | DF | Joseph Daher | Canada |
| 64 | MF | Kota Sakurai | Japan |
| 65 | DF | Antony Curic | Canada |
| 68 | MF | Nakye Greenidge-Duncan | Canada |
| 71 | MF | Markus Cimermancic | Canada |
| 72 | MF | Steffen Yeates | Canada |
| 73 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | Canada |
| 74 | MF | Kundai Mawoko | Canada |
| 75 | MF | Luca Accettola | Canada |
| 76 | FW | Shayan Soltanzadeh | Canada |
| 78 | FW | Keegan Walker | Canada |
| 80 | FW | Paul Rothrock | United States |
| 82 | MF | Julian Altobelli | Canada |
| 83 | FW | Hugo Mbongue | Canada |
| 84 | DF | Joshua Gordan | Canada |
| 85 | MF | Antonio Carlini | Canada |
| 86 | FW | Alec Díaz | Puerto Rico |
| 89 | DF | Matthew Medeiros | Canada |
| 90 | GK | Luka Gavran | Canada |
| 92 | DF | Lazar Stefanovic | Canada |
| 93 | DF | Thomas DiClemente | Canada |
| 95 | GK | Isaiah Goldson | Canada |
Players out on loan :
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 70 | GK | Andreas Vaikla (at FC Edmonton) | Estonia |
First team players who have been loaned to TFC II in 2022 :
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 8 | MF | Ralph Priso | Canada |
| 12 | DF | Kadin Chung | Canada |
| 22 | FW | Jacob Shaffelburg | Canada |
| 77 | FW | Jordan Perruzza | Canada |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou | Canada |
Players no longer on roster :
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
| 91 | DF | Daniel Gogarty | Canada |

## Coaching staff

    As of March 3, 2022
Coaching staff :
| Head coach | Gianni Cimini |
| Assistant coach | Marco Casalinuovo |
| Assistant coach | Yianni Michelis |
| Goalkeeping coach | David Monsalve |

## Transfers

    Note: All figures in United States dollars.

### In
#### Transferred In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date |
| 90 | GK | Luka Gavran | St. John's Red Storm | Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team | March 24, 2022 |
| 33 | FW | Reshaun Walkes | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | Toronto FC draft pick, Signed to second team | March 24, 2022 |
| 86 | FW | Alec Díaz | Tacoma Defiance | | March 30, 2022 |
| 73 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | HFX Wanderers FC | | March 31, 2022 |
| 34 | DF | Klaidi Cela | Forge FC | | March 31, 2022 |
| 52 | MF | Alonso Coello Camarero | Florida Atlantic Owls | | April 1, 2022 |
| 64 | MF | Kota Sakurai | Dartmouth Big Green | | April 1, 2022 |
| 51 | DF | Adam Pearlman | Toronto FC Academy | | April 8, 2022 |
| 91 | DF | Daniel Gogarty | Unattached | Short-term agreement | April 23, 2022 |
| 60 | GK | Baj Maan | Forge FC | | May 7, 2022 |
| 83 | ST | Hugo Mbongue | Toronto FC Academy | Signed to professional contract | May 27, 2022 |
| 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | HFX Wanderers FC | CPL Developmental contract ended | September 29, 2022 |

#### Loaned in

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Fee/notes | Date |
| 1 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | April 8, 2022 |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | May 14, 2022 |
| 8 | MF | Ralph Priso | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 11, 2022 |
| 12 | DF | Kadin Chung | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 11, 2022 |
| 77 | FW | Jordan Perruzza | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | June 11, 2022 |
| 22 | FW | Jacob Shaffelburg | Toronto FC | Loan from first team | July 3, 2022 |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date |
| 33 | DF | Nyal Higgins | FC Edmonton | Contract expired | December 31, 2021 |
| 34 | DF | Talen Maples | Houston Dynamo 2 | Contract expired | December 31, 2021 |
| 40 | GK | Caleb Patterson-Sewell | Retired | Retired | December 31, 2021 |
| 48 | MF | Dante Campbell | LA Galaxy II | Contract expired | December 31, 2021 |
| 49 | FW | Garrett McLaughlin | North Carolina FC | Contract expired | December 31, 2021 |
| 51 | MF | Nicolás Ovalle Raffo | | Option declined | December 31, 2021 |
| 60 | GK | Brogan Engbers | | Option declined | December 31, 2021 |
| 64 | DF | Kevin Politz | Retired | Option declined | December 31, 2021 |
| 71 | MF | Enric Bernat Lunar | FC Ascó | Option declined | December 31, 2021 |
| 38 | DF | Luca Petrasso | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | January 11, 2022 |
| 84 | MF | Kwasi Poku | Forge FC | Academy player | February 2, 2022 |
| 52 | MF | Kosi Thompson | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | February 25, 2022 |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou | Toronto FC | Signed with first team | May 7, 2022 |
| 91 | DF | Daniel Gogarty | Vaughan Azzurri | Short-term deal expired | May 31, 2022 |

#### Loaned out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Fee/notes | Date |
| 70 | GK | Andreas Vaikla | FC Edmonton | One-year loan | March 24, 2022 |
| 58 | DF | Kobe Franklin | Toronto FC | 4-day loans (April 1, April 23, May 4, May 7) | April 1, 2022 |
| 51 | DF | Adam Pearlman | Toronto FC | 4-day loans (April 15, May 14, May 24) | April 15, 2022 |
| 81 | MF | Themi Antonoglou | Toronto FC | 4-day loans (April 15, April 23, April 29, May 4) | April 15, 2022 |
| 72 | MF | Steffen Yeates | Toronto FC | 4-day loans (May 4, May 7) | May 4, 2022 |
| 80 | FW | Paul Rothrock | Toronto FC | 4-day loans (May 4, May 7, May 14) | May 4, 2022 |
| 35 | MF | Mehdi Essoussi | Toronto FC | 4-day loans (May 21) | May 21, 2022 |
| 40 | GK | Adisa De Rosario | HFX Wanderers FC | Academy player; Signed developmental contract | August 18, 2022 |

## Competitions
### MLS Next Pro
#### Standings

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | CT | Columbus Crew 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 55 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 2 | NE | Toronto FC II | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 3 | NE | Philadelphia Union II | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 40 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 4 | NE | Rochester New York FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the 2022 MLS Next Pro Playoffs |
| 5 | NE | New York City FC II | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 37 | |

#### Playoffs
## Statistics
### Goals

| Rank | Nation | Player | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | | Paul Rothrock | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | | Reshaun Walkes | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | | Themi Antonoglou | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | | Julian Altobelli | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | | Hugo Mbongue | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | | Nakye Greenidge-Duncan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | | Steffen Yeates | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | Alec Díaz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Stefan Karajovanovic | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Jordan Perruzza | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Kobe Franklin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | Alonso Coello Camarero | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | Kadin Chung | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | | Antonio Carlini | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 44 | 4 | 48 |
Updated to match played October 2, 2022 Source: Stats Crew

### Shutouts

| Rank | Nation | Player | Pos. | MLS Next Pro | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | | Luka Gavran | GK | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Updated to match played September 24, 2022 Source: Stats Crew