The 2018 New York City FC season was the club's fourth season of competition and its fourth in the top tier of American soccer, Major League Soccer. New York City FC played its home games at Yankee Stadium in the New York City borough of The Bronx.
Roster
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games played Goals scored Goalkeepers 1 Sean Johnson GK 2016 Chicago Fire 70 0 18 Jeff Caldwell GK 2018 Virginia Cavaliers 0 0 24 Andre Rawls GK 2016 Wilmington Hammerheads 0 0 41 Brad Stuver GK 2018 Columbus 3 0 Defenders 2 Ben Sweat LB 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 61 1 3 Anton Tinnerholm RB 2018 Malmö 34 4 4 Maxime Chanot CB 2016 Kortrijk 49 4 5 Cédric Hountondji CB 2018 Ajaccio 2 0 6 Alexander Callens CB 2017 Numancia 70 3 13 Saad Abdul-Salaam RB / LB 2018 Kansas City 5 0 22 Rónald Matarrita LB 2016 Alajuelense 67 3 33 Sebastien Ibeagha CB 2018 San Antonio 27 0 25 Joseph Scally LB 2018 New York City Academy 1 0 Midfielders 8 Alexander Ring CM 2017 Kaiserslautern 63 2 10 Maximiliano Moralez AM 2017 León 67 14 14 Kwame Awuah CM 2017 Connecticut 11 0 15 Tommy McNamara AM 2014 D.C. United 89 14 12 Ebenezer Ofori DM 2018 VfB Stuttgart 28 1 16 James Sands DM 2017 New York Soccer Club 5 0 19 Jesús Medina CM 2018 Libertad 31 6 20 Eloi Amagat DM 2018 Girona FC 9 0 21 Dan Bedoya AM 2018 Long Island Rough Riders 0 0 30 Yangel Herrera CM 2017 Manchester City 38 1 Strikers 7 David Villa (captain) CF 2014 Atlético Madrid 126 80 9 Jo Inge Berget CF 2018 Malmö 24 4 17 Jonathan Lewis CF 2017 Akron 34 3 23 Rodney Wallace CF 2017 Sport Recife 46 5 29 Ismael Tajouri-Shradi RW 2018 Austria Wien 30 12 11 Valentín Castellanos AM 2018 Club Atlético Torque 10 1
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 3 DF Anton Tinnerholm Malmö FF Free transfer December 13, 2017 13 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam Sporting Kansas City Traded Khiry Shelton for Abdul-Salaam December 14, 2017 41 GK Brad Stuver Columbus Crew Traded 2019 MLS SuperDraft fourth round pick December 14, 2017 19 MF Jesús Medina Club Libertad Undisclosed fee December 31, 2017 5 DF Cédric Hountondji GFC Ajaccio Free transfer January 11, 2018 29 MF Ismael Tajouri Austria Wien Undisclosed fee January 12, 2018 32 FW Jo Inge Berget Malmö FF Free transfer January 19, 2018 33 DF Sebastien Ibeagha San Antonio FC Free transfer February 27, 2018 20 MF Eloi Amagat Girona Free transfer July 25, 2018 21 MF Dan Bedoya Long Island Rough Riders Free transfer August 9, 2018
Out
No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 21 MF Andrea Pirlo Retired November 6, 2017 27 DF R. J. Allen Orlando City SC Traded to Orlando City for a third round pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft November 27, 2017 13 DF Frédéric Brillant D.C. United Traded to DC United for $75,000 in GAM and an international roster spot November 27, 2017 99 MF Miguel Camargo Chorrillo Option declined November 27, 2017 52 DF Shannon Gomez Sacramento Republic Option declined November 27, 2017 25 GK Eirik Johansen Sandefjord Fotball Option declined November 27, 2017 5 MF Mikey Lopez San Antonio FC Option declined November 27, 2017 — DF Jefferson Mena Barcelona Option declined November 27, 2017 9 FW Sean Okoli Landskrona BoIS Option declined November 27, 2017 12 MF John Stertzer — Option declined November 27, 2017 32 DF Andraž Struna Anorthosis Famagusta Option declined November 27, 2017 3 DF Ethan White — Option declined November 27, 2017 19 FW Khiry Shelton Sporting Kansas City Traded to Sporting Kansas City for Saad Abdul-Salaam December 14, 2017 11 MF Jack Harrison Manchester City Undisclosed fee January 30, 2018
Loans Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
In DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromNotesRef February 14, 2017 Yangel Herrera MF Manchester City Season-long loan February 21, 2018 Ebenezer Ofori MF VFB Stuttgart Season-long loan July 24, 2018 Valentín Castellanos MF Club Atlético Torque Season-long loan
Out on loan No.PositionPlayerNation
Draft picks Round # Position Player College/Club Team Reference 1 (19) — Jeff Caldwell Virginia 2 (42) — AJ Paterson Wright State 3 (-) — Alex Bumpus Kentucky
Results
Preseason and Friendlies
Major League Soccer season
League tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Results summary
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
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References