# 2023 Union Omaha season

The 2023 Union Omaha season was the fourth season in the soccer team's history, and their fourth season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. It was the team's first season without head coach Jay Mims, after the club announced his resignation on December 16. He was replaced by Dominic Casciato, who was most recently an assistant coach at El Paso Locomotive of the USL Championship. Union Omaha played their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| January 24, 2023 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | FC Tucson | Free |
| January 24, 2023 | DF | Marco Milanese | UNC Greensboro | Free |
| January 31, 2023 | DF | Junior Palacios | Miami FC | Free |
| January 31, 2023 | DF | Stefan Mueller | Rio Grande Valley FC | Free |
| February 7, 2023 | FW | Steevan Dos Santos | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free |
| February 14, 2023 | FW | Joe Gallardo | Querétaro F.C. | Free |
| February 14, 2023 | DF | Alexis Souahy | New Mexico United | Free |
| March 7, 2023 | FW | Alex Steinwascher | Xavier Musketeers | Free |
| March 14, 2023 | MF | Pedro Dolabella | Rochester New York FC | Free |
| March 14, 2023 | GK | Ian McGrane | St. Louis City 2 | Free |
| August 31, 2023 | MF | Lagos Kunga | Des Moines Menace | Free |
| September 19, 2023 | DF | Ethan Dudley | Crown Legacy FC | Free |

### Loan In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| | DF | Sebastian Sanchez | Louisville City FC | February 7, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| January 12, 2023 | DF | 27 | Ryen Jiba | Minnesota United FC | $50,000 |
| January 18, 2023 | FW | 16 | Alex Bruce | Hồ Chí Minh City | Free |
| January 26, 2023 | DF | 5 | Gabriel Claudio | One Knoxville SC | Free |
| March 31, 2023 | DF | 13 | Daltyn Knutson | Tormenta FC | Free |

## Roster

Union Omaha announced their initial list of returning players on December 7, 2022.
    As of September 19, 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 2 | DF | Ethan Dudley | United States |
| 3 | DF | Stefan Mueller | United States |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | Italy |
| 5 | DF | Marco Milanese | Italy |
| 6 | MF | Chavany Willis | Jamaica |
| 7 | FW | Noe Meza | United States |
| 8 | MF | Joe Brito | United States |
| 9 | MF | Pedro Dolabella | Brazil |
| 10 | FW | Steevan Dos Santos | Cape Verde |
| 11 | FW | Joe Gallardo | United States |
| 12 | MF | Eddie Gordon | United States |
| 13 | DF | Anderson Holt | United States |
| 14 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez (on loan from Louisville City) | United States |
| 17 | MF | JP Scearce | United States |
| 20 | MF | Luis Gil | United States |
| 22 | MF | Conor Doyle | United States |
| 24 | GK | Rashid Nuhu | Ghana |
| 25 | GK | Ian McGrane | United States |
| 26 | MF | Dion Acoff | United States |
| 28 | DF | Shaft Brewer Jr. | United States |
| 30 | MF | Yoskar Galván-Mercado | United States |
| 44 | FW | Alex Steinwascher | United States |
| 70 | MF | Lagos Kunga | United States |
| 95 | DF | Alexis Souahy | Comoros |

## Competitions
### USL League One
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Union Omaha (S) | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 65 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 2 | North Carolina FC (C) | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 63 | Qualification for the semi-finals |
| 3 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 62 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 49 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 5 | Greenville Triumph SC | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 48 | Qualification for the play-offs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: USL League One

#### 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 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | D | W | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### USL League One playoffs
### U.S.Open Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | USA | Stefan Mueller | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ITA | Luca Mastrantonio | 20 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Marco Milanese | 28 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | JAM | Chavany Willis | 18 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | USA | Noe Meza | 30 | 12 | 22+6 | 12 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Joe Brito | 34 | 5 | 25+7 | 5 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Pedro Dolabella | 32 | 6 | 22+8 | 5 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | CPV | Steevan Dos Santos | 31 | 14 | 22+7 | 13 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Joe Gallardo | 30 | 5 | 17+11 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Eddie Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Anderson Holt | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Sebastian Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | JP Scearce | 33 | 6 | 31+0 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | COL | Junior Palacios | 15 | 3 | 9+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Luis Gil | 34 | 2 | 25+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Conor Doyle | 30 | 1 | 26+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | GHA | Rashid Nuhu | 29 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA | Ian McGrane | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Dion Acoff | 25 | 1 | 18+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | USA | Shaft Brewer Jr. | 31 | 1 | 22+7 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | USA | Yoskar Galvan-Mercado | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | USA | Alex Steinwascher | 24 | 2 | 2+20 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | USA | Lagos Kunga | 7 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 95 | DF | COM | Alexis Souahy | 34 | 1 | 32+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
* Last updated: October 17, 2023
* Source: USL League One

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | USL1 | USL1 | USL1 | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Stefan Mueller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Marco Milanese | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Chavany Willis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | Noe Meza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Joe Brito | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Pedro Dolabella | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Steevan Dos Santos | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Joe Gallardo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Eddie Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Sebastian Sanchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | JP Scearce | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Junior Palacios | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Luis Gil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Conor Doyle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Rashid Nuhu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Ian McGrane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Dion Acoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Shaft Brewer Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | Yoskar Galvan-Mercado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | Alex Steinwascher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Lagos Kunga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | DF | Alexis Souahy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 78 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 4 |
* Last updated: October 17, 2023
* Source: USL League One

## Awards and honors
### Coach of the Year

| Name | Ref |
| Dominic Casciato | |

### All League Teams

| Team | Player | Position |
| First Team | JP Scearce | MF |
| First Team | Alexis Souahy | DF |
| Second Team | Steevan Dos Santos | FW |
| Second Team | Noe Meza | FW |
| Second Team | Dion Acoff | DF |

### Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 7 | Noe Meza | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | FW |
| 11 | Noe Meza (2) | Greenville Triumph SC | FW |
| 26 | Pedro Dolabella | North Carolina FC/ Richmond Kickers | MF |
| 30 | Steevan Dos Santos | Charlotte Independence/ South Georgia Tormenta | FW |

### Team of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 2 | JP Scearce | Forward Madison FC | MF |
| 2 | Rashid Nuhu | Forward Madison FC | Bench |
| 2 | Luis Gil | Forward Madison FC | Bench |
| 4 | Alexis Souahy | Central Valley Fuego FC | DF |
| 4 | Noe Meza | Central Valley Fuego FC | FW |
| 4 | Rashid Nuhu (2) | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 4 | Luis Gil (2) | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 4 | Steevan Dos Santos | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 5 | Joe Gallardo | North Carolina FC | FW |
| 5 | Junior Palacios | North Carolina FC | Bench |
| 6 | Alexis Souahy (2) | Charlotte Independence | DF |
| 7 | Noe Meza (2) | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | FW |
| 7 | Luis Gil (3) | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Bench |
| 8 | Rashid Nuhu (3) | Richmond Kickers | Bench |
| 8 | Luca Mastrantonio | Richmond Kickers | Bench |
| 10 | Luis Gil (4) | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Bench |
| 11 | Noe Meza (3) | Greenville Triumph SC | FW |
| 11 | Luis Gil (4) | Greenville Triumph SC | MF |
| 11 | Shaft Brewer Jr. | Greenville Triumph SC | Bench |
| 11 | Pedro Dolabella | Greenville Triumph SC | Bench |
| 13 | Noe Meza (4) | Greenville Triumph SC | Bench |
| 15 | Rashid Nuhu (4) | Tormenta FC | GK |
| 15 | Marco Milanese | Tormenta FC | MF |
| 15 | JP Scearce (2) | Tormenta FC | Bench |
| 16 | Noe Meza (5) | Central Valley Fuego FC | FW |
| 16 | JP Scearce (3) | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 17 | Rashid Nuhu (5) | Richmond Kickers | GK |
| 17 | Dion Acoff | Richmond Kickers | MF |
| 17 | JP Scearce (4) | Richmond Kickers | MF |
| 17 | Steevan Dos Santos (2) | Richmond Kickers | FW |
| 17 | Joe Brito | Richmond Kickers | Bench |
| 20 | Steevan Dos Santos (3) | Tormenta FC | FW |
| 21 | Shaft Brewer Jr. | Lexington SC/ One Knoxville SC | DF |
| 21 | Luca Mastrantonio (2) | Lexington SC/ One Knoxville SC | DF |
| 21 | Conor Doyle | Lexington SC/ One Knoxville SC | MF |
| 21 | JP Scearce (5) | Lexington SC/ One Knoxville SC | MF |
| 24 | Ian McGrane | Greenville Triumph SC | Bench |
| 26 | Pedro Dolabella (2) | North Carolina FC/ Richmond Kickers | MF |
| 26 | Luis Gil (5) | North Carolina FC/ Richmond Kickers | MF |
| 26 | Alexis Souahy (3) | North Carolina FC/ Richmond Kickers | Bench |
| 26 | Joe Brito (2) | North Carolina FC/ Richmond Kickers | Bench |
| 26 | Noe Meza (6) | North Carolina FC/ Richmond Kickers | Bench |
| 27 | Marco Milanese (2) | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | MF |
| 27 | Steevan Dos Santos (4) | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | FW |
| 27 | Joe Brito (3) | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Bench |
| 28 | Dion Acoff (2) | Central Valley Fuego FC | MF |
| 28 | Noe Meza (7) | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 29 | Marco Milanese (3) | North Carolina FC | Bench |
| 29 | Luis Gil (6) | North Carolina FC | Bench |
| 30 | Dion Acoff (3) | Charlotte Independence/ South Georgia Tormenta | MF |
| 30 | Marco Milanese (4) | Charlotte Independence/ South Georgia Tormenta | DF |
| 30 | Luis Gil (7) | Charlotte Independence/ South Georgia Tormenta | MF |
| 30 | Lagos Kunga | Charlotte Independence/ South Georgia Tormenta | MF |
| 30 | Steevan Dos Santos (5) | Charlotte Independence/ South Georgia Tormenta | FW |
| 30 | JP Scearce (6) | Charlotte Independence/ South Georgia Tormenta | Bench |