# 2023 Monterey Bay FC season

The 2023 Monterey Bay FC season was the club's second season since their establishment on February 1, 2021.

## Background

The Union finished their first ever season twelfth place in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, seven points away from the final playoff spot. The team also suffered an upset in their US Open Cup debut, losing against the 3rd division side Bay Cities FC.
In preparation for their second season, Monterey Bay brought back 17 players from their inaugural squad.

## Season squad

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 16 | Antony Siaha | GK | (1998-04-27) April 27, 1998 (age 26) |
| 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) |
| 4 | Alex Lara | CB | (1998-09-15) September 15, 1998 (age 26) |
| 12 | Grant Robinson | LB | (1998-08-15) August 15, 1998 (age 26) |
| 24 | Max Glasser | DF | (2000-08-16) August 16, 2000 (age 24) |
| 33 | Kai Greene | CB | (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993 (age 31) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 5 | Nevello Yoseke | MF | (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 28) |
| 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) |
| 20 | Rafael Baca | MF | (1989-09-11) September 11, 1989 (age 35) |
| 23 | Sam Gleadle | MF | (1996-03-20) March 20, 1996 (age 28) |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Sean Okoli | FW | (1993-02-03) February 3, 1993 (age 31) |
| 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 | Alex Dixon | FW | (1990-02-07) February 7, 1990 (age 34) |
| 19 | Jesús Enríquez | FW | (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 27) |
| 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: 16 December 2023. Source: Monterey Bay F.C., USL Championship

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| FW | Alex Dixon | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Free transfer | December 13, 2022 |
| DF | Alex Lara | Las Vegas Lights FC | Free transfer | December 27, 2022 |
| DF | Max Glasser | UC Davis Aggies | Free transfer | February 14, 2023 |
| FW | Jesús Enríquez | Oakland Roots SC | Free transfer | March 17, 2023 |
| MF | Nevello Yoseke | Free Agency | Free transfer | April 7, 2023 |
| FW | Sean Okoli | Orange County SC | Free transfer | April 20, 2023 |
| MF | Rafael Baca | Cruz Azul | Free transfer | July 27, 2023 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Details |
| November 22, 2022 | FW | Seku Conneh | Free Agency | Option declined |
| November 22, 2022 | FW | Christopher Cortez | Free Agency | Option declined |
| November 22, 2022 | GK | Rafael Díaz | Free Agency | Option declined |
| November 22, 2022 | DF | Hunter Gorskie | Free Agency | Out of contract |
| November 22, 2022 | DF | Sam Strong | Central Valley Fuego FC | Option declined |
| November 22, 2022 | MF | Jiro Barriga Toyama | Free Agency | Option declined |
| March 23, 2023 | MF | Arun Basuljevic | El Paso Locomotive FC | Mutual agreement |
| June 5, 2023 | FW | Jason Johnson | Free Agency | Released |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | New Mexico United | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 51 | 49 | +2 | 46 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 43 | |
| 10 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 42 | |
| 11 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 41 | |
| 12 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 19 | |
| 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 | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |

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

Monterey Bay FC entered into the tournament in the 2nd Round.