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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. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Since | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Games played | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Johnson | GK | 2016 | (1989-05-31)May 31, 1989 (aged 28) | Chicago Fire | 35 | 0 | |
| 24 | Andre Rawls | GK | 2016 | (1991-12-20)December 20, 1991 (aged 25) | Wilmington Hammerheads | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Eirik Johansen | GK | 2015 | (1992-07-12)July 12, 1992 (aged 25) | Manchester City | 9 | 0 | |
| 2 | Ben Sweat | LB | 2017 | (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 26) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 29 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ethan White | CB | 2016 | (1991-01-01)January 1, 1991 (aged 26) | Philadelphia Union | 35 | 0 | |
| 4 | Maxime Chanot | CB | 2016 | (1990-01-21)January 21, 1990 (aged 27) | Kortrijk | 27 | 2 | |
| 6 | Alexander Callens | CB | 2017 | (1992-05-04)May 4, 1992 (aged 25) | Numancia | 36 | 2 | |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant | CB | 2016 | (1985-06-26)June 26, 1985 (aged 32) | Oostende | 59 | 2 | |
| 22 | Rónald Matarrita | LB | 2016 | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 23) | Alajuelense | 41 | 1 | |
| 27 | R. J. Allen | RB | 2015 | (1990-04-17)April 17, 1990 (aged 27) | Skive | 56 | 1 | |
| 52 | Shannon Gomez | RB | 2016 | (1996-10-05)October 5, 1996 (aged 21) | W Connection | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | James Sands | CB | 2017 | (2000-07-06)July 6, 2000 (aged 17) | NYCFC Academy | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | Andraž Struna | CB | 2017 | (1989-04-23)April 23, 1989 (aged 28) | Free agent | 7 | 1 | |
| 5 | Mikey Lopez | CM | 2016 | (1993-02-20)February 20, 1993 (aged 24) | Sporting Kansas City | 30 | 0 | |
| 8 | Alexander Ring | CM | 2017 | (1991-04-09)April 9, 1991 (aged 26) | Kaiserslautern | 32 | 0 | |
| 10 | Maximiliano Moralez | AM | 2017 | (1987-02-27)February 27, 1987 (aged 30) | León | 32 | 5 | |
| 11 | Jack Harrison | RM | 2016 | (1996-11-20)November 20, 1996 (aged 20) | Wake Forest | 60 | 14 | |
| 12 | John Stertzer | CM | 2017 | (1990-10-04)October 4, 1990 (aged 27) | Real Salt Lake | 6 | 0 | |
| 14 | Kwame Awuah | CM | 2017 | (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 21) | Connecticut | 5 | 0 | |
| 15 | Tommy McNamara | AM | 2014 | (1991-02-06)February 6, 1991 (aged 26) | D.C. United | 78 | 14 | |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | CM | 2015 | (1979-05-19)May 19, 1979 (aged 38) | Juventus | 62 | 1 | |
| 30 | Yangel Herrera | MF | 2017 | (1998-01-07)January 7, 1998 (aged 19) | Manchester City | 20 | 1 | |
| 99 | Miguel Camargo | AM | 2017 | (1993-05-09)May 9, 1993 (aged 24) | Chorrillo | 8 | 1 | |
| 7 | David Villa (captain) | CF | 2014 | (1981-12-03)December 3, 1981 (aged 35) | Atlético Madrid | 99 | 65 | |
| 9 | Sean Okoli | CF | 2016 | (1993-02-03)February 3, 1993 (aged 24) | Cincinnati | 17 | 1 | |
| 17 | Jonathan Lewis | CF | 2017 | (1997-06-04)June 4, 1997 (aged 20) | Akron | 13 | 2 | |
| 19 | Khiry Shelton | CF | 2015 | (1993-06-26)June 26, 1993 (aged 24) | Oregon State | 57 | 6 | |
| 23 | Rodney Wallace | CF | 2017 | (1988-06-17)June 17, 1988 (aged 29) | Sport Recife | 28 | 4 |
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Sean Okoli | FC Cincinnati | Free transfer | December 5, 2016 | |
| 1 | GK | Sean Johnson | Chicago Fire | Trade for TAM | December 11, 2016 | |
| 6 | DF | Alexander Callens | Numancia | Transfer | January 27, 2017 | |
| 8 | MF | Alexander Ring | Kaiserslautern | Transfer | February 1, 2017 | |
| 10 | MF | Maximiliano Moralez | León | Transfer | February 15, 2017 | |
| 23 | FW | Rodney Wallace | Sport Recife | Transfer | February 15, 2017 | |
| 12 | MF | John Stertzer | Real Salt Lake | Free transfer | February 16, 2017 | |
| 2 | DF | Ben Sweat | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Free transfer | February 23, 2017 | |
| 32 | DF | Andraž Struna | Free agent | Free transfer | September 6, 2017 |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Frank 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/a | Retirement after the end of contract | November 14, 2016 | |
| 51 | DF | Andoni Iraola | —N/a | Retired | November 17, 2016 | |
| 20 | MF | Mehdi Ballouchy | —N/a | Retired | November 18, 2016 | |
| 9 | FW | Stiven Mendoza | Corinthians | End of loan | November 28, 2016 | |
| 6 | MD | Federico Bravo | Boca Juniors | End of loan | November 28, 2016 | |
| 99 | FW | Tony Taylor | Paços de Ferreira | End of contract | November 28, 2016 | |
| 2 | DF | Jason Hernandez | Toronto FC | End of contract | November 28, 2016 | |
| 30 | DF | Diego Martínez | Sportivo Estudiantes | End of contract | November 28, 2016 | |
| 12 | GK | Josh Saunders | Orlando City SC | Trade | January 27, 2017 | |
| 10 | MF | Mix Diskerud | IFK Göteborg | Contract buyout | March 2, 2017 |
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned from | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 11, 2017 | Miguel Camargo | MF | Chorrillo | Season-long loan w/ option to buy | |
| February 14, 2017 | Yangel Herrera | MF | Manchester City | Season-long loan |
| Date | Player | Position | Loaned too | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 5, 2017 | Jefferson Mena | DF | Barcelona | Season-long loan |
| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (3) | 17 | F | Jonathan Lewis | Akron | |
| 1 (16) | 14 | MF | Kwame Awuah | Connecticut | |
| 2 (38) | - | F | Jalen Brown | Xavier | |
| 3 (54) | - | MF | Chris Wingate | New Hampshire | |
| 3 (60) | - | DF | Michael DeGraffenriedt | Louisville |
NYCFC Etihad Airways Player of the Month : David Villa November 2017
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