The 2023 El Paso Locomotive FC season was the fifth season for El Paso Locomotive FC in the USL Championship, the second tier of professional soccer in the United States and Canada.
Staff Position Name Head coach Brian Clarhaut Assistant coach Marina Schachowskoj Assistant coach Gianluca Masucci Assistant coach Jon Burklo Goalkeeping coach Juan Carlos "JC" Garzon Coordinator, equipment and player operations Saul Soto
Roster
No.Pos.PlayerNation
Transfers
In Date No. Pos. Player From Fee Source October 28, 2022 77 MF Diego Abarca El Paso Locomotive AcademyFree October 28, 2022 88 MF Joel Maldonado El Paso Locomotive AcademyFree November 3, 20222DF Marc NavarroFree agentFreeNovember 9, 20224DF Erik McCue AB ArgirUndisclosedDecember 5, 202210MF Denys Kostyshyn FC OleksandriyaFreeJanuary 5, 202311FW Christopher Garcia Real Salt LakeFreeJanuary 6, 202313GK Javier Garcia Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFreeJanuary 11, 202327MF Petar Petrović TrelleborgFreeJanuary 27, 20233DF Bence Pávkovics DebreceniFreeFebruary 27, 20238MF Luis Moreno Houston Dynamo AcademyFreeJune 26, 202323DF José Carrillo Finn Harps F.C.FreeAugust 18, 2023FW Petur Knudsen Lyngby BoldklubFreeAugust 31, 202319MF Arun BasuljevicFree agentFree
Loans in No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source 1 GK Benny Díaz Club Tijuana January 18, 2023 November 30, 2023 15DF Noah Dollenmayer LAFC 2August 24, 2023November 30, 2023
USL Academy players No. Pos. Player 46 DF Márton Demkó 57DFJoseluis Villagomez72DFFinnley O'Brien79GKRommel Tarin80MFAlejandro Estrada99GKSantiago Vargas
Out Date No. Pos. Player To Fee SourceOctober 10, 202213DF Matt BahnerRetirementN/A October 14, 2022 6 MF Richie Ryan Retirement N/A October 18, 202212MF Shavon John-BrownFree agentFreeOctober 18, 202223MF Christiano François Rio Grande Valley FC TorosFreeOctober 18, 202227GK Philipp BeiglFree agentFreeOctober 19, 20224DF Andrew Fox Orange County SCFreeOctober 20, 202210MF Dylan Mares Louisville City FCFreeJanuary 19, 202333MF Martín PayaresMutual AgreementFreeJuly 3, 202319MF Artem KholodMutual AgreementFreeAugust 9, 202323DF Bence Pávkovics Vasas SCUndisclosed
Non-competitive fixtures Preseason
Competitive fixtures USL Championship
Standings — Western Conference
Match results
USL Championship Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Awards and honors USL Championship Team of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentPositionRef3 Marc Navarro Louisville City FC DF 4 Denys Kostyshyn FC Tulsa FW 7 Éder Borelli Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC DF 9 Éder Borelli (2) Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC DF Petar Petrović MF10 Benny Díaz Loudoun United GK 13 Éder Borelli (3) New Mexico United DF Denys Kostyshyn (2) FW15 Erik McCue Tampa Bay Rowdies DF 18 Erik McCue (2) Monterey Bay FC DF 30 Eric Calvillo Charleston Battery MF 32 Benny Díaz (2) Oakland Roots SC GK
Goal of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentPositionRef7 Petar Petrović Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC MF
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