# 2019 New York City FC season

The 2019 New York City FC season was the club's fifth season of competition and its fifth 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 6, 2019
| 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 30) | Chicago Fire | 105 | 0 |
| 13 | Luis Barraza | GK | 2019 | (1996-11-08)November 8, 1996 (aged 22) | Chicago FC United | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jeff Caldwell | GK | 2018 | (1996-02-20)February 20, 1996 (aged 23) | Virginia Cavaliers | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Brad Stuver | GK | 2018 | (1991-04-16)April 16, 1991 (aged 28) | Columbus | 11 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 2 | Ben Sweat | LB | 2017 | (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 28) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 81 | 1 |
| 3 | Anton Tinnerholm | RB | 2018 | (1991-02-26)February 26, 1991 (aged 28) | Malmö | 68 | 5 |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot | CB | 2016 | (1990-01-21)January 21, 1990 (aged 29) | Kortrijk | 83 | 4 |
| 5 | Eric Miller | RB / LB | 2019 | (1993-01-15)January 15, 1993 (aged 26) | Minnesota United FC | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Alexander Callens | CB | 2017 | (1992-05-04)May 4, 1992 (aged 27) | Numancia | 95 | 3 |
| 22 | Rónald Matarrita | LB | 2016 | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 25) | Alajuelense | 93 | 3 |
| 25 | Joseph Scally | LB | 2018 | (2002-12-31)December 31, 2002 (aged 16) | New York City Academy | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Sebastien Ibeagha | CB | 2018 | (1992-01-21)January 21, 1992 (aged 27) | San Antonio | 53 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 8 | Alexander Ring (captain) | CM | 2017 | (1991-04-09)April 9, 1991 (aged 28) | Kaiserslautern | 97 | 6 |
| 10 | Maximiliano Moralez | AM | 2017 | (1987-02-27)February 27, 1987 (aged 32) | León | 100 | 22 |
| 12 | Ebenezer Ofori | DM | 2018 | (1995-07-01)July 1, 1995 (aged 24) | VfB Stuttgart | 50 | 3 |
| 14 | Juan Pablo Torres | DM | 2019 | (1999-07-06)July 6, 1999 (aged 20) | Lokeren | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Tony Rocha | CM | 2019 | (1993-08-21)August 21, 1993 (aged 26) | Orlando City SC | 18 | 0 |
| 16 | James Sands | DM | 2017 | (2000-07-06)July 6, 2000 (aged 19) | New York Soccer Club | 24 | 0 |
| 19 | Jesús Medina | CM | 2018 | (1997-04-30)April 30, 1997 (aged 22) | Libertad | 51 | 10 |
| 21 | Dan Bedoya | AM | 2018 | (1994-02-13)February 13, 1994 (aged 25) | Long Island Rough Riders | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Keaton Parks | CM | 2019 | (1997-08-06)August 6, 1997 (aged 22) | Benfica | 26 | 3 |
| 80 | Justin Haak | CM | 2019 | (2001-09-12)September 12, 2001 (aged 18) | New York City Academy | 6 | 0 |
| Strikers |||||||||
| 9 | Héber | CF | 2019 | (1991-08-10)August 10, 1991 (aged 28) | Rijeka | 26 | 15 |
| 11 | Valentín Castellanos | CF | 2018 | (1998-10-03)October 3, 1998 (aged 21) | Club Atlético Torque | 44 | 12 |
| 17 | Gary Mackay-Steven | RW | 2019 | (1990-08-31)August 31, 1990 (aged 29) | Aberdeen | 12 | 1 |
| 28 | Alexandru Mitriță | LW | 2017 | (1995-02-08)February 8, 1995 (aged 24) | Universitatea Craiova | 32 | 13 |
| 29 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | RW | 2018 | (1994-03-28)March 28, 1994 (aged 25) | Austria Wien | 52 | 19 |

## 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 |
| 11 | MF | Valentín Castellanos | Club Atlético Torque | Free transfer | December 13, 2018 |
| 15 | MF | Tony Rocha | Orlando City SC | Free Transfer | December 14, 2018 |
| 55 | MF | Keaton Parks | Benfica | Loan | January 19, 2019 |
| 12 | MF | Ebenezer Ofori | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | January 22, 2019 |
| 80 | MF | Justin Haak | New York City | Promoted from the Academy | January 24, 2019 |
| 14 | MF | Juan Pablo Torres | Lokeren | Free transfer | January 26, 2019 |
| 28 | MF | Alexandru Mitriță | Universitatea Craiova | $9.1 million | February 3, 2019 |
| 9 | FW | Héber | Rijeka | $3 million | March 21, 2019 |
| 17 | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | Aberdeen | Free transfer | June 24, 2019 |
| 5 | DF | Eric Miller | Minnesota United FC | $50,000 in General Allocation Money | July 29, 2019 |

### Out

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 20 | MF | Eloi Amagat | UE Olot | Option declined | November 17, 2018 |
| 7 | FW | David Villa | Vissel Kobe | Free transfer | December 1, 2018 |
| 14 | MF | Kwame Awuah | Forge FC | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 |
| 15 | MF | Tommy McNamara | Houston Dynamo | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 |
| 24 | GK | Andre Rawls | Colorado Rapids | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 |
| 22 | FW | Rodney Wallace | Sporting Kansas City | Free transfer | November 29, 2018 |
| 30 | MF | Yangel Herrera | Manchester City | Return | November 29, 2018 |
| 13 | DF | Saad Abdul-Salaam | Seattle Sounders FC | Trade | November 29, 2018 |
| 9 | FW | Jo Inge Berget | Malmö FF | Option declined | January 25, 2019 |
| 13 | DF | Cédric Hountondji | Levski Sofia | Option declined | January 28, 2019 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Lewis | Colorado Rapids | Trade | May 8, 2019 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York City FC (P) | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 64 | Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (P, U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Toronto FC (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | D.C. United (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
* ↑ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
* ↑ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

#### Match results

NYCFC announced their 2019 season schedule on January 7, 2019.
Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture
Unless otherwise noted, all times in EDT

#### MLS Cup Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of MLS, NYCFC entered the competition at the fourth round, which was played on June 12, 2019.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on October 23, 2019
| 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 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | USA | Luis Barraza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | USA | Brad Stuver | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Ben Sweat | 20 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Anton Tinnerholm | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | LUX | Maxime Chanot | 34 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | USA | Eric Miller | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | PER | Alexander Callens | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CRC | Rónald Matarrita | 26 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Joseph Scally | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Sebastien Ibeagha | 26 | 0 | 11+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | FIN | Alexander Ring | 34 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Maximiliano Moralez | 33 | 8 | 28+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Valentín Castellanos | 34 | 11 | 23+7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | GHA | Ebenezer Ofori | 21 | 2 | 14+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Juan Pablo Torres | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Tony Rocha | 18 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | USA | James Sands | 19 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Gary Mackay-Steven | 12 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | PAR | Jesús Medina | 20 | 4 | 6+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | COL | Dan Bedoya | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | USA | Keaton Parks | 26 | 3 | 14+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 80 | MF | USA | Justin Haak | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Héber | 26 | 15 | 18+4 | 15 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ROU | Alexandru Mitriță | 32 | 13 | 24+5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | LBY | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | 22 | 7 | 11+8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | USA | Jeff Caldwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Jonathan Lewis | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |