2022 D.C. United season

The 2022 D.C. United season will be the club's 27th season of existence, and their 27th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The regular season will begin on February 26 and conclude on October 9.

D.C. United
2022 season
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachChad Ashton (interim)
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 9th
Overall: 18th
MLS Cup PlayoffsTo be determined
U.S. Open CupFourth round
Atlantic CupTo be determined
Top goalscorerLeague: Kamara (4)
All: Kamara (6)
Highest home attendance17,131
(vs New England, April 23, MLS)
Lowest home attendance13,795
(vs Chicago Fire, March 12, MLS)
Average home league attendance16,293
Biggest win3–0, twice
Biggest defeat0–2
(vs Chicago Fire (H), March 12, MLS)

Club

Team management
Position Name
Chairman Jason Levien
Co-Chairman Stephen Kaplan
President of Soccer Operations Dave Kasper
General Manager Lucy Rushton
Technical Director Stewart Mairs
Head coach Chad Ashton (interim)
Assistant coach Nicolás Frutos
Assistant coach Frédéric Brillant
Goalkeeping coach Diego Restrepo

Roster
As of January 14, 2022[1]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
21 Jon Kempin GK (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 10 0 0 Columbus Crew
24 Bill Hamid GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 266 0 0 Midtjylland
Rafael Romo GK (1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 0 0 0 OH Leuven
Defenders
2 Gaoussou Samaké LB (1997-11-04) November 4, 1997 0 0 0 ASEC Mimosas
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 39 1 0 Maryland Terrapins
4 Brendan Hines-Ike CB (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 13 1 0 Kortrijk
5 Brad Smith RB (1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 0 0 0 Seattle Sounders
14 Andy Najar RB (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 113 11 14 Los Angeles FC
15 Steve Birnbaum CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 215 11 6 California Golden Bears
20 Hayden Sargis CB (2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 0 0 0 Sacramento Republic
23 Donovan Pines CB (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 44 3 1 Maryland Terrapins
33 Jacob Greene LB / RB (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 0 0 0 D.C. United Academy
93 Tony Alfaro CB (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 25 1 1 Reno 1868
Midfielders
6 Russell Canouse DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 94 4 4 Hoffenheim
8 Chris Durkin DM (2000-02-08) February 8, 2000 41 1 0 Sint-Truiden
10 Edison Flores AM / LW (1994-05-14) May 14, 1994 29 2 8 Morelia
12 Drew Skundrich CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 20 0 1 Loudoun United
13 Sofiane Djeffal MF (1999-04-19) April 19, 1999 0 0 0 Oregon State Beavers
18 Jeremy Garay MF (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 0 0 0 D.C. United Academy
25 Jackson Hopkins AM / SS (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 2 0 0 D.C. United Academy
27 Moses Nyeman CM (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 30 0 1 D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel RM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 56 4 12 Atlanta United
35 Ted Ku-DiPietro MF (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 0 0 0 Loudoun United
Forwards
7 Michael Estrada FW (1996-04-07) April 7, 1996 0 0 0 Deportivo Toluca (loan)
9 Ola Kamara ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 56 26 4 Shenzhen
11 Taxiarchis Fountas SS (1995-09-04) September 4, 1995 0 0 0 Rapid Wien
16 Adrien Perez FW (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 16 0 2 Los Angeles FC
17 Kimarni Smith FW (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 3 0 0 Clemson Tigers
19 Nigel Robertha FW (1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 18 4 1 Levski Sofia
22 Griffin Yow FW (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 24 3 1 D.C. United Academy

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions
January 29 Inter Miami 0–1 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale, FL
17:00 EST Hopkins 58' Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: Closed-door
February 19 LA Galaxy 2–2 D.C. United Carson, CA
18:00 EST Chicharito 26', 74'
Cabral  42'		 Birnbaum 14'
Estrada 58'
Liadi  77'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Coachella Valley Invitational
Main article: 2022 Coachella Valley Invitational
February 10 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United Indio, CA
19:00 EST Barlow 65' NYRB Tweet
DCU Tweet		 Flores 27' Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0
February 15 Los Angeles FC 0–2 D.C. United Indio, CA
19:00 EST Report 9' (pen.)
Skundrich 77'		 Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Attendance: 0

Midseason exhibitions
June 1 D.C. United v Águila Washington, DC
19:30 EST Stadium: Audi Field
June 7 D.C. United v Xelajú Washington, DC
19:30 EST Stadium: Audi Field
July 20 D.C. United v Bayern Munich Washington, DC
Stadium: Audi Field

Competitive

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
10 Charlotte FC 10 3 6 1 9 13 −4 10
11 FC Cincinnati 9 3 5 1 11 17 −6 10
12 Inter Miami CF 9 3 5 1 9 18 −9 10
13 Chicago Fire FC 9 2 3 4 6 7 −1 10
14 D.C. United 8 3 5 0 10 13 −3 9
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 2 0 1 4 2  +2 6 1 0 1 3 2  +1 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Last updated: March 17, 2022.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday
Game Week1234567
StadiumHAHAHHH
ResultWWLLLLW
Position (Conf.)224711149
Position (Ovr.)33713202518
Updated to match(es) played on March 2022. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days

Results
February 26 1 D.C. United 3–0 Charlotte FC Washington, DC
18:00 EST Najar  15'
Estrada 37' (pen.), 45+6'
Kamara 65'
Hines-Ike  85'
Perez  87'		 Report Ortiz  27' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,412
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 5 2 FC Cincinnati 0–1 D.C. United Cincinnati, OH
18:00 EST Blackett  90+4' Report Nyeman  80'
B. Smith  90+1'
Kamara 90+8' (pen.)		 Stadium: TQL Stadium
Attendance: 22,183
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
March 12 3 D.C. United 0–2 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
19:30 EST Najar  21'
Skundrich  45'
Hines-Ike  65'		 Report Ivanov 32'
Giménez  45'
Sekulic  48'
Bornstein 80'
Navarro  86'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,795
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
March 19 4 Toronto FC 2–1 D.C. United Toronto, ON
15:00 EDT Pozuelo 24'  47'
Osorio 53'  55'
O'Neill  77'
MacNaughton  82'		 Report Canouse 10'
Flores  49'
Najar  72'
Yow  83'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,501
Referee: Ramy Touchan
April 2 5 D.C. United 0–1 Atlanta United Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Canouse  34'
Djeffal  38'		 Report Campbell  33'
Conway  81'
Almada  89'
Moreno 90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,289
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 16 6 D.C. United 2–3 Austin FC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Kamara 26' 40'  27'  45+7'
Robertha  41'
Hopkins  73'
Gressel  78'
Samaké  87'		 Report Ring  35'
Cascante  60'
Pereira  70'
Hoesen 80'
Driussi 85'
Gabrielsen 90'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,840
Referee: Tori Penso
April 23 7 D.C. United 3–2 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Fountas 26', 43'
Gressel  33'
Estrada 39'		 Report Bye 6'
Jones  65'
Buksa 86'  87'
Kessler  89'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,131
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 30 8 Columbus Crew 3–0 D.C. United Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT Santos 28'
Etienne 43'
Nagbe 75'		 Report Hines-Ike  36'
Birnbaum  45+1'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 19,402
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 7 9 D.C. United v Houston Dynamo Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
August 31 New York City FC v D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
20:00 EDT Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Note: The match was originally scheduled for April 9 with the originally venue at Citi Field which was rescheduled to August 29 in order to allow NYCFC to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals. The venue was also switched over to Red Bull Arena as it was the only venue available at the time.
October 9 34 v
TBD EDT

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup
April 19 Third round Flower City Union (NISA) 0–3 D.C. United (MLS) Rochester, NY
19:30 EDT Ortega  85' Report Kamara 73', 86' (pen.)
Robertha 81'		 Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Referee: Luis Arroyo
May 10 or 11 Fourth round D.C. United (MLS) v New York Red Bulls (MLS) TBD
TBD EDT

Transfers
Further information: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2022

Transfers in
Date Position No. Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
November 22, 2021 DF 2 Gaoussou Samaké ASEC Mimosas Signed through 2023, team options for 2024-25 [2]
January 4, 2022 MF 4 Brendan Hines-Ike Kortrijk Loan option exercised [3]
January 13, 2022 MF 35 Ted Ku-DiPietro Loudoun United Homegrown contract through 2023, team options for 2024-2025 [4]
January 24, 2022 DF 20 Hayden Sargis Sacramento Republic Signed through 2024, team options for 2025-26
$25,000 to Sacramento, plus bonuses at certain benchmarks.		 [5]
January 27, 2022 DF 5 Brad Smith Seattle Sounders FC $750,000 GAM, with 10% sell-on fee [6]
FW 11 Taxiarchis Fountas Rapid Wien Designated Player through 2024 with club option for 2025. [7]
February 25, 2022 MF 13 Sofiane Djeffal Oregon State Beavers MLS SuperDraft Pick [8]
March 24, 2022 MF 8 Chris Durkin Sint-Truiden $600,000 fee to Sint-Truiden, $200,000 GAM to Houston Dynamo for MLS rights [9]
April 13, 2022 MF 25 Jackson Hopkins D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [10]
April 27, 2022 GK Rafael Romo OH Leuven [11]

Transfers out
Date Position No. Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
November 29, 2021 FW 32 Ramón Ábila Boca Juniors End of loan [12]
FW 20 Jovanny Bolívar Deportivo La Guaira End of loan [12]
MF 11 Yamil Asad Universidad Católica Option declined [12]
FW 29 Yordy Reyna Charlotte FC Option declined [12]
DF 28 Joseph Mora Charlotte FC Option declined, selected in 2021 MLS Expansion Draft [12]
DF 35 Michael DeShields New England Revolution II Option declined [12]
GK 1 Chris Seitz N/A Option declined, retired [12]
MF 18 Felipe Austin FC End of contract [12]
DF 13 Frédéric Brillant N/A End of contract, retired [12]
January 8, 2022 FW 50 Erik Sorga IFK Göteborg €450,000 [13]
January 26, 2022 MF 7 Paul Arriola FC Dallas $2,000,000 GAM [14]
January 28, 2022 DF 30 Kevin Paredes Wolfsburg $7,350,000 [15]
February 22, 2022 MF 5 Júnior Moreno FC Cincinnati $250,000 GAM, plus up to $175,000 GAM if benchmarks are hit [16]

Loan in
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
7 FW Michael Estrada Deportivo Toluca February 8, 2022 December 31, 2022
24MF Azaad Liadi Loudoun UnitedFebruary 26, 2022March 2, 2022[17]

Loan out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
17FW Kimarni Smith Loudoun UnitedMarch 1, 2022October 31, 2022
20DF Hayden Sargis Loudoun UnitedMarch 1, 2022October 31, 2022
33MF Jacob Greene Loudoun UnitedMarch 1, 2022October 31, 2022
35MF Ted Ku-DiPietro Loudoun UnitedMarch 1, 2022October 31, 2022

MLS SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
2022 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
2 36 Sofiane Djeffal MF Oregon State Signed to First Team roster
2 41 Alex Nagy FW Vermont Returned to school
3 69 Skage Simonson MF Southern Methodist University Signed with Loudoun United FC

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSU.S. Open CupMLS Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF  CIV Gaoussou Samaké 300+201+0000
3 DF  USA Chris Odoi-Atsem 400+400000
4 DF  USA Brendan Hines-Ike 707+000000
5 DF  AUS Brad Smith 606+000000
6 MF  USA Russell Canouse 414+010000
7 FW  ECU Michael Estrada 633+231+0000
8 MF  USA Chris Durkin 303+000000
9 FW  NOR Ola Kamara 764+241+0200
10 MF  PER Edison Flores 705+101+0000
11 MF  GRE Taxiarchis Fountas 221+120000
12 MF  USA Drew Skundrich 703+301+0000
13 MF  FRA Sofiane Djeffal 503+200000
14 DF  HON Andy Najar 606+000000
15 DF  USA Steve Birnbaum 707+000000
16 FW  USA Adrien Perez 301+200000
17 FW  ENG Kimarni Smith 10000+1000
18 MF  SLV Jeremy Garay 10000+1000
19 FW  CUW Nigel Robertha 613+200+1100
20 DF  USA Hayden Sargis 10001+0000
21 GK  USA Jon Kempin 201+001+0000
22 MF  USA Griffin Yow 502+201+0000
23 DF  USA Donovan Pines 200+100+1000
24 FW  USA Azaad Liadi 100+100000
25 FW  USA Jackson Hopkins 201+100000
27 MF  LBR Moses Nyeman 202+000000
28 GK  USA Bill Hamid 606+000000
31 MF  GER Julian Gressel 707+000000
33 MF  USA Jacob Greene 10001+0000
35 MF  USA Ted Ku-DiPietro 300+201+0000
40 MF  USA Tyler Freeman 10000+1000
50 GK  MEX Luis Zamudio 00000000
93 DF  MEX Tony Alfaro 300+201+0000
Total 8137101300

Top scorers
Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
1FW9 Ola Kamara4206
2FW7 Michael Estrada3003
3MF11 Taxiarchis Fountas2002
4MF6 Russell Canouse1001
FW19 Nigel Robertha0101
Total 103013

Top assists
Rank Position No. Name MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
1MF11 Taxiarchis Fountas1001
DF14 Andy Najar1001
FW19 Nigel Robertha1001
MF31 Julian Gressel1001
FW9 Ola Kamara0101
Total 4105

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Total
       
4DF Brendan Hines-Ike100000000100
5DF Brad Smith100000000100
11FW Michael Estrada100000000100
14DF Andy Najar100000000100
16FW Adrien Perez100000000100
27MF Moses Nyeman001000000001
Total501000000501

Clean sheets
No. Name MLS US Open Cup MLS Cup Total Games
21Jon Kempin01012
28Bill Hamid20022

See also

References
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  3. "D.C. United Sign Defender Brendan Hines-Ike on a Permanent Transfer from K.V. Kortrijk". DCUnited.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. "D.C. United Sign Midfielder Ted Ku-DiPietro to Homegrown Deal". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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