# 2022 Monterey Bay FC season

The 2022 Monterey Bay FC season was the club's first season since their establishment on February 1, 2021. The club made its league debut in the USL Championship as well as its domestic cup debut in the U.S. Open Cup.

## Background

Monterey Bay FC was established on February 1, 2021, as the result of owner Ray Beshoff retaining USL Championship franchise rights from Fresno FC which folded in 2019. Frank Yallop was initially announced as the team's sporting director on February 1, and on April 12, 2021, he named Ramiro Corrales to the role of Technical Advisor. Yallop and Corrales were named to the roles of manager and assistant-manager respectively on April 22, 2021.

## Season squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Dallas Jaye | GK | (1993-06-19) June 19, 1993 (age 31) |
| 16 | Antony Siaha | GK | (1998-04-27) April 27, 1998 (age 26) |
| 18 | Rafael Díaz | GK | (1991-10-08) October 8, 1991 (age 32) |
| 21 | Carlos Herrera | GK | (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 27) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Hugh Roberts (C) | CB | (1992-09-27) September 27, 1992 (age 32) |
| 3 | Morey Doner | RB | (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 (age 30) |
| 12 | Grant Robinson | LB | (1998-08-15) August 15, 1998 (age 26) |
| 27 | Hunter Gorskie | DF | (1991-06-27) June 27, 1991 (age 33) |
| 30 | Kai Greene | CB | (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993 (age 31) |
| 99 | Sam Strong | DF | (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996 (age 28) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | James Murphy | MF | (1997-09-17) September 17, 1997 (age 27) |
| 7 | Adrian Rebollar | MF | (1999-11-12) November 12, 1999 (age 24) |
| 8 | Simon Dawkins | MF | (1987-12-01) December 1, 1987 (age 36) |
| 13 | Mobi Fehr | MF | (1994-12-13) December 13, 1994 (age 29) |
| 17 | Arun Basuljevic | MF | (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 28) |
| 19 | Robbie Crawford | MF | (1993-03-19) March 19, 1993 (age 31) |
| 23 | Sam Gleadle | MF | (1996-03-20) March 20, 1996 (age 28) |
| 77 | Jiro Barriga Toyama | MF | (1995-04-28) April 28, 1995 (age 29) |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Seku Conneh | FW | (1995-11-10) November 10, 1995 (age 28) |
| 10 | Christian Volesky | FW | (1992-09-15) September 15, 1992 (age 32) |
| 11 | Walmer Martinez | FW | (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 (age 26) |
| 14 | Jason Johnson | FW | (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990 (age 33) |
| 15 | Chris Cortez | FW | (1988-07-24) July 24, 1988 (age 36) |
| 22 | Jesse Maldonado | FW | (2002-09-01) September 1, 2002 (age 22) |
| 31 | Chase Boone | FW | (1995-09-21) September 21, 1995 (age 29) |
Last updated: July 26, 2022. Source: Monterey Bay F.C., USL Championship

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| FW | Walmer Martinez | Hartford Athletic | Undisclosed fee | December 22, 2021 |
| GK | Dallas Jaye | Greenville Triumph | Free transfer | January 19, 2022 |
| FW | Chase Boone | San Diego Loyal SC | Free transfer | January 27, 2022 |
| FW | Seku Conneh | ÍBV | Free transfer | February 2, 2022 |
| FW | Christian Volesky | Keflavík ÍF | Free transfer | February 2, 2022 |
| GK | Rafael Díaz | Sacramento Republic FC | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 |
| FW | Christopher Cortez | Miami FC | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 |
| DF | Morey Doner | HFX Wanderers FC | Free transfer | February 4, 2022 |
| DF | Hugh Roberts | Charlotte Independence SC | Free transfer | February 8, 2022 |
| MF | James Murphy | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Free transfer | February 8, 2022 |
| MF | Arun Basuljevic | OKC Energy FC | Free transfer | February 8, 2022 |
| DF | Grant Robinson | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Free transfer | February 10, 2022 |
| FW | Jesse Maldonado | FC Arizona | Free transfer | February 11, 2022 |
| DF | Kai Greene | Oakland Roots SC | Undisclosed fee | February 14, 2022 |
| MF | Mobi Fehr | Las Vegas Lights FC | Free transfer | February 14, 2022 |
| DF | Sam Strong | San Diego 1904 FC | Free transfer | February 14, 2022 |
| MF | Sam Gleadle | San Antonio FC | Free transfer | February 23, 2022 |
| MF | Jiro Barriga Toyama | Forward Madison FC | Free transfer | March 1, 2022 |
| MF | Adrian Rebollar | Cal State Monterey Bay Otters | Free transfer | March 11, 2022 |
| MF | Simon Dawkins | Ipswich Town | Free transfer | March 15, 2022 |
| MF | Robbie Crawford | Charleston Battery | Free transfer | April 1, 2022 |
| GK | Carlos Herrera | Laredo Heat | 25 Day Contract | April 14, 2022 |
| GK | Carlos Herrera | Laredo Heat | Contract extended | May 6, 2022 |
| GK | Antony Siaha | San Diego Loyal SC | Free transfer | May 20, 2022 |
| FW | Jason Johnson | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | July 1, 2022 |
| DF | Hunter Gorskie | Orange County SC | Free transfer | July 8, 2022 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
| July 22, 2022 | DF | | Sam Strong | Central Valley Fuego FC | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Details | Ref. |
| July 21, 2022 | MF | Robbie Crawford | Charleston Battery | Undisclosed fee | |
| July 24, 2022 | GK | Dallas Jaye | Retired | Retired | |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Match reports

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 |

#### Matches
### U.S. Open Cup

Monterey Bay FC made their Open Cup debut in the Second Round.