Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
general

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2017 New York City FC season

The 2017 New York City FC season was the club's third season of competition and their third in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS). New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.


2017 season
City Football Group (80%)Yankee Global Enterprises (20%)
Ferran Soriano
Patrick Vieira
Yankee StadiumThe Bronx, New York(16 of 18 league matches)Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, ConnecticutCiti FieldQueens, New York(One match each due to scheduling conflicts with Yankees)
Conference: 2nd Overall: 2nd
Conference Semi-Finals
Fourth Round
League: David Villa (22)All: David Villa (24)
33,679 (Aug 6 vs. New York Red Bulls)
10,165 (Sep 3 vs. Houston Dynamo)** in East Hartford, Connecticut
22,321 (regular season)22,372 (including playoffs)
4 goals:NYC 4–0 DC (March 12)
4 goals:TOR 4–0 NYC (July 30)
Home colors

Away colors | Home colors | Away colors | | Home colors | Away colors | | | | | | | | | |

The 2017 New York City FC season was the club's third season of competition and their third in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer (MLS). New York City FC played their home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.

As of October 26, 2017

Squad No.NameNationalityPosition(s)SinceDate of birth (age)Signed fromGames playedGoals scored
1Sean JohnsonGK2016(1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 28)Chicago Fire350
24Andre RawlsGK2016(1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 (aged 25)Wilmington Hammerheads00
25Eirik JohansenGK2015(1992-07-12)July 12, 1992 (aged 25)Manchester City90
2Ben SweatLB2017(1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 26)Tampa Bay Rowdies291
3Ethan WhiteCB2016(1991-01-01)January 1, 1991 (aged 26)Philadelphia Union350
4Maxime ChanotCB2016(1990-01-21)January 21, 1990 (aged 27)Kortrijk272
6Alexander CallensCB2017(1992-05-04)May 4, 1992 (aged 25)Numancia362
13Frédéric BrillantCB2016(1985-06-26)June 26, 1985 (aged 32)Oostende592
22Rónald MatarritaLB2016(1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 23)Alajuelense411
27R. J. AllenRB2015(1990-04-17)April 17, 1990 (aged 27)Skive561
52Shannon GomezRB2016(1996-10-05)October 5, 1996 (aged 21)W Connection00
16James SandsCB2017(2000-07-06)July 6, 2000 (aged 17)NYCFC Academy10
32Andraž StrunaCB2017(1989-04-23)April 23, 1989 (aged 28)Free agent71
5Mikey LopezCM2016(1993-02-20)February 20, 1993 (aged 24)Sporting Kansas City300
8Alexander RingCM2017(1991-04-09)April 9, 1991 (aged 26)Kaiserslautern320
10Maximiliano MoralezAM2017(1987-02-27)February 27, 1987 (aged 30)León325
11Jack HarrisonRM2016(1996-11-20)November 20, 1996 (aged 20)Wake Forest6014
12John StertzerCM2017(1990-10-04)October 4, 1990 (aged 27)Real Salt Lake60
14Kwame AwuahCM2017(1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 21)Connecticut50
15Tommy McNamaraAM2014(1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 26)D.C. United7814
21Andrea PirloCM2015(1979-05-19)May 19, 1979 (aged 38)Juventus621
30Yangel HerreraMF2017(1998-01-07)January 7, 1998 (aged 19)Manchester City201
99Miguel CamargoAM2017(1993-05-09)May 9, 1993 (aged 24)Chorrillo81
7David Villa (captain)CF2014(1981-12-03)December 3, 1981 (aged 35)Atlético Madrid9965
9Sean OkoliCF2016(1993-02-03)February 3, 1993 (aged 24)Cincinnati171
17Jonathan LewisCF2017(1997-06-04)June 4, 1997 (aged 20)Akron132
19Khiry SheltonCF2015(1993-06-26)June 26, 1993 (aged 24)Oregon State576
23Rodney WallaceCF2017(1988-06-17)June 17, 1988 (aged 29)Sport Recife284

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
9FWSean OkoliFC CincinnatiFree transferDecember 5, 2016
1GKSean JohnsonChicago FireTrade for TAMDecember 11, 2016
6DFAlexander CallensNumanciaTransferJanuary 27, 2017
8MFAlexander RingKaiserslauternTransferFebruary 1, 2017
10MFMaximiliano MoralezLeónTransferFebruary 15, 2017
23FWRodney WallaceSport RecifeTransferFebruary 15, 2017
12MFJohn StertzerReal Salt LakeFree transferFebruary 16, 2017
2DFBen SweatTampa Bay RowdiesFree transferFebruary 23, 2017
32DFAndraž StrunaFree agentFree transferSeptember 6, 2017
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
8MFFrank Lampard—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/aRetirement after the end of contractNovember 14, 2016
51DFAndoni Iraola—N/aRetiredNovember 17, 2016
20MFMehdi Ballouchy—N/aRetiredNovember 18, 2016
9FWStiven MendozaCorinthiansEnd of loanNovember 28, 2016
6MDFederico BravoBoca JuniorsEnd of loanNovember 28, 2016
99FWTony TaylorPaços de FerreiraEnd of contractNovember 28, 2016
2DFJason HernandezToronto FCEnd of contractNovember 28, 2016
30DFDiego MartínezSportivo EstudiantesEnd of contractNovember 28, 2016
12GKJosh SaundersOrlando City SCTradeJanuary 27, 2017
10MFMix DiskerudIFK GöteborgContract buyoutMarch 2, 2017

Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.

DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromNotesRef
January 11, 2017Miguel CamargoMFChorrilloSeason-long loan w/ option to buy
February 14, 2017Yangel HerreraMFManchester CitySeason-long loan
DatePlayerPositionLoaned tooNotesRef
January 5, 2017Jefferson MenaDFBarcelonaSeason-long loan
Round#PositionPlayerCollege/Club TeamReference
1 (3)17FJonathan LewisAkron
1 (16)14MFKwame AwuahConnecticut
2 (38)-FJalen BrownXavier
3 (54)-MFChris WingateNew Hampshire
3 (60)-DFMichael DeGraffenriedtLouisville

NYCFC Etihad Airways Player of the Month : David Villa November 2017

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2017 New York City FC season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report