# 2022 Phoenix Rising FC season

The 2022 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's ninth season in the USL Championship and their sixth as Rising FC. The season ran from March 12 thru October 15. For the first time as Phoenix Rising FC, the team failed to make the playoffs.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)

### USL Championship

| 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 | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |

#### Group table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 46 |
| 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 |

### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Phoenix Rising will enter the tournament proper in the Second Round.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 26 | Edward Delgado | GK | (1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | Las Vegas Lights FC |
| 39 | Ben Lundt | GK | (1995-09-24) September 24, 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | FC Cincinnati |
| 99 | Jack Baker | GK | (2004-07-07) July 7, 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Darnell King | DF | (1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 (age 34) | 2021 | Nashville SC |
| 3 | Manuel Madrid | DF | (1993-08-29) August 29, 1993 (age 31) | 2021 | Mineros de Zacatecas |
| 4 | Ryan Flood | DF | (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 25) | 2021 | FC Arizona |
| 5 | Sivert Haugli | DF | (1999-05-05) May 5, 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Portland Timbers 2 (loan) |
| 6 | Baboucarr Njie | DF | (1995-06-05) June 5, 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | Rio Grande Valley FC |
| 12 | Channing Chasten | DF | (2000-07-13) July 13, 2000 (age 24) | 2022 | Ohio State University |
| 15 | Joe Farrell | DF | (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 (age 30) | 2021 | Rochester Rhinos |
| 16 | Gabriel Torres | DF | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 28) | 2022 | FC Tulsa |
| 19 | Niall Dunn | DF | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 19) | 2021 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 20 | Hayden Sargis | DF | (2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 22) | 2022 | D.C. United (loan) |
| 23 | Marcus Ferkranus | DF | (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 21) | 2022 | LA Galaxy (loan) |
| 41 | James Musa | DF | (1992-04-01) April 1, 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | Minnesota United FC |
| 94 | Blaize Hardy | DF | (2004-06-23) June 23, 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Irakoze Donasiyano | MF | (1998-02-03) February 3, 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | Nashville SC (loan) |
| 10 | Arturo Rodríguez | MF | (1998-12-15) December 15, 1998 (age 25) | 2021 | North Texas SC |
| 13 | Carlos Anguiano | MF | (1999-09-13) September 13, 1999 (age 25) | 2022 | Tacoma Defiance |
| 14 | Aodhan Quinn | MF | (1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | Orange County SC |
| 18 | Luis Manuel Seijas | MF | (1986-06-23) June 23, 1986 (age 38) | 2021 | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 22 | Jacob Harris | MF | (2004-01-11) January 11, 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 23 | Jonathan Levin | MF | (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 (age 31) | 2021 | Las Vegas Lights FC |
| 24 | Josh Martinez | MF | (2004-06-25) June 25, 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 27 | Kevon Lambert | MF | (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 27) | 2021 | Montego Bay United |
| 91 | Kevin Mearse | MF | (2004-04-23) April 23, 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 92 | Luke Schaefer | MF | (2004-02-23) February 23, 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 93 | Zac Smith | MF | (2000-09-15) September 15, 2000 (age 24) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Santi Moar | FW | (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993 (age 31) | 2022 | New Mexico United |
| 17 | Greg Hurst | FW | (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Union Omaha |
| 20 | Marcus Epps | FW | (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) | 2022 | San Antonio FC |
| 21 | Joey Calistri | FW | (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 30) | 2019 | Saint Louis FC |
| 30 | Lamin Jawneh | FW | (1995-10-31) October 31, 1995 (age 28) | 2022 | Moca FC |
| 33 | Richmond Antwi | FW | (2000-08-07) August 7, 2000 (age 24) | 2022 | Legon Cities FC |
| 45 | Claudio Repetto | FW | (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 27) | 2022 | Charleston Battery |
| 95 | TJ Knight | FW | (2004-05-17) May 17, 2004 (age 20) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 99 | JJ Williams | FW | (1998-01-04) January 4, 1998 (age 26) | 2022 | FC Tulsa |

## Player transactions
### Loan in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| April 25, 2022 | August 9, 2022 | Defender | 5 | Sivert Haugli | Portland Timbers 2 |
| June 3, 2022 | End of Season | Midfielder | 8 | Irakoze Donasiyano | Nashville SC |
| July 26, 2022 | October 24, 2022 | Defender | 23 | Marcus Ferkranus | LA Galaxy |
| September 8, 2022 | October 24, 2022 | Defender | 20 | Hayden Sargis | D.C. United |

### Transfer In

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. |
| July 27, 2022 | Forward | 99 | JJ Williams | FC Tulsa | |
| September 23, 2022 | Defender | 16 | Gabriel Torres | FC Tulsa | |

### Transfer Out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Ref. |
| July 27, 2022 | Forward | 20 | Marcus Epps | FC Tulsa | |
| September 21, 2022 | Forward | 45 | Claudio Repetto | Miami FC | |

## Statistics

| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | | |
| 14 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | 31 | 31 | 2686 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Luis Manuel Seijas | 29 | 20 | 1888 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Greg Hurst | 31 | 23 | 1952 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | Richmond Antwi | 21 | 5 | 482 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 26 | 25 | 2171 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | JJ Williams | 13 | 9 | 809 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Gabriel Torres | 4 | 4 | 316 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Santi Moar | 31 | 26 | 2264 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Arturo Rodríguez | 24 | 19 | 1641 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Marcus Epps | 18 | 11 | 1053 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Claudio Repetto | 18 | 6 | 565 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Joe Farrell | 31 | 29 | 2607 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Baboucarr Njie | 30 | 23 | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 41 | DF | James Musa | 19 | 18 | 1539 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ryan Flood | 15 | 8 | 829 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Manuel Madrid | 11 | 5 | 502 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Darnell King | 31 | 30 | 2467 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | Joey Calistri | 32 | 17 | 1743 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Irakoze Donasiyano | 14 | 8 | 723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Sivert Haugli | 9 | 5 | 469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Hayden Sargis | 6 | 5 | 454 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Marcus Ferkranus | 9 | 4 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Carlos Anguiano | 10 | 2 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Lamin Jawneh | 7 | 2 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jacob Harris | 2 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Josh Martinez | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | Luke Schaefer | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Channing Chasten | 5 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jonathan Levin | 3 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Blaize Hardy | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | Zac Smith | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | TJ Knight | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | Kevin Mearse | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* One Own Goal scored by Loudoun United FC & Orange County SC.

### Goalkeepers

| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | | |
| 39 | Ben Lundt | 33 | 33 | 2970 | 115 | 51 | 1.545 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Edward Delgado | 1 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 7 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |