The 2019 New York City FC season was the club's fifth season of competition and its fifth 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 105 0 13 Luis Barraza GK 2019 Chicago FC United 0 0 18 Jeff Caldwell GK 2018 Virginia Cavaliers 0 0 41 Brad Stuver GK 2018 Columbus 11 0 Defenders 2 Ben Sweat LB 2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies 81 1 3 Anton Tinnerholm RB 2018 Malmö 68 5 4 Maxime Chanot CB 2016 Kortrijk 83 4 5 Eric Miller RB / LB 2019 Minnesota United FC 5 0 6 Alexander Callens CB 2017 Numancia 95 3 22 Rónald Matarrita LB 2016 Alajuelense 93 3 25 Joseph Scally LB 2018 New York City Academy 3 0 33 Sebastien Ibeagha CB 2018 San Antonio 53 0 Midfielders 8 Alexander Ring (captain) CM 2017 Kaiserslautern 97 6 10 Maximiliano Moralez AM 2017 León 100 22 12 Ebenezer Ofori DM 2018 VfB Stuttgart 50 3 14 Juan Pablo Torres DM 2019 Lokeren 4 0 15 Tony Rocha CM 2019 Orlando City SC 18 0 16 James Sands DM 2017 New York Soccer Club 24 0 19 Jesús Medina CM 2018 Libertad 51 10 21 Dan Bedoya AM 2018 Long Island Rough Riders 2 0 55 Keaton Parks CM 2019 Benfica 26 3 80 Justin Haak CM 2019 New York City Academy 6 0 Strikers 9 Héber CF 2019 Rijeka 26 15 11 Valentín Castellanos CF 2018 Club Atlético Torque 44 12 17 Gary Mackay-Steven RW 2019 Aberdeen 12 1 28 Alexandru Mitriță LW 2017 Universitatea Craiova 32 13 29 Ismael Tajouri-Shradi RW 2018 Austria Wien 52 19
Player movement
In Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 11 MF Valentín Castellanos Club Atlético Torque Free transfer December 13, 2018 15 MF Tony Rocha Orlando City SC Free Transfer December 14, 2018 55 MF Keaton Parks Benfica Loan January 19, 2019 12 MF Ebenezer Ofori VfB Stuttgart Loan January 22, 2019 80 MF Justin Haak New York City Promoted from the Academy January 24, 2019 14 MF Juan Pablo Torres Lokeren Free transfer January 26, 2019 28 MF Alexandru Mitriță Universitatea Craiova $9.1 million February 3, 2019 9 FW Héber Rijeka $3 million March 21, 2019 17 MF Gary Mackay-Steven Aberdeen Free transfer June 24, 2019 5 DF Eric Miller Minnesota United FC $50,000 in General Allocation Money July 29, 2019
Out
Per Major League Soccer and club policies, terms of the deals do not get disclosed. No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 20 MF Eloi Amagat UE Olot Option declined November 17, 2018 7 FW David Villa Vissel Kobe Free transfer December 1, 2018 14 MF Kwame Awuah Forge FC Free transfer November 29, 2018 15 MF Tommy McNamara Houston Dynamo Free transfer November 29, 2018 24 GK Andre Rawls Colorado Rapids Free transfer November 29, 2018 22 FW Rodney Wallace Sporting Kansas City Free transfer November 29, 2018 30 MF Yangel Herrera Manchester City Return November 29, 2018 13 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam Seattle Sounders FC Trade November 29, 2018 9 FW Jo Inge Berget Malmö FF Option declined January 25, 2019 13 DF Cédric Hountondji Levski Sofia Option declined January 28, 2019 17 FW Jonathan Lewis Colorado Rapids Trade May 8, 2019
Competitions
Exhibitions
Major League Soccer
Standings
Match results
NYCFC announced their 2019 season schedule on January 7, 2019.
Unless otherwise noted, all times in EDT
MLS Cup Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
As a member of MLS, NYCFC entered the competition at the fourth round, which was played on June 12, 2019.
Statistics
Appearances and goals Last updated on October 23, 2019
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
Notes
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