The 2022 San Antonio FC season was the club's seventh season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, it was the 13th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club played in the USL Championship, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and participated in the U.S. Open Cup.
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Squad information
First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 0 Grant Makela GK 1 Jordan Farr GK 50 Jude Bosshardt GK Defenders 2 Carter Manley DF 3 Mitchell Taintor DF 4 Fabien Garcia DF 7 Saad Abdul-Salaam DF 17 Jordan Ayimbila DF 22 Shannon Gomez DF 31 Connor Maloney DF 33 Jasser Khmiri DF 52 Kibukila Mbula DF 56 Giovanni Padilla DF Midfielders 5 Jordy Delem MF 6 PC MF 8 Deshane Beckford MF 10 David Loera MF 19 Cristian Parano MF 25 Mohammed Abu MF 32 Ates Diouf MF 54 Henrik Sakshaug MF 57 Matthew Matsuzaki MF 80 Nicky Hernandez MF Forwards 9 Santiago Patiño FW 11 Justin Dhillon FW 14 Samuel Adeniran FW 18 Elliot Collier FW 20 Ignacio Bailone FW 27 Jack Lynn FW 53 Kai Louviere FW 55 Eduardo Fernandez FW
Player movement
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PlayerPrevious clubFeeDateSource Sacramento Republic FC Undisclosed Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Undisclosed Chicago Fire FC Undisclosed Orlando City SC Undisclosed Sacramento Republic FC Undisclosed Austin Bold FC Undisclosed Indy Eleven Undisclosed La Equidad Undisclosed Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Undisclosed Austin Bold FC Undisclosed Austin FC Undisclosed SAS Épinal Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed Vancouver Whitecaps FC Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed SAFC Pro Academy Undisclosed HNK ŠibenikUndisclosed Seattle Sounders FCUndisclosed Columbus CrewUndisclosed Des Moines MenaceUndisclosed
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PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource Phoenix Rising FCUndisclosed Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCUndisclosed Sacramento Republic FCUndisclosed Richmond KickersUndisclosed SønderjyskE FodboldUndisclosed RetiredUndisclosed Mutual terminationUndisclosed Mutual terminationUndisclosed RetiredUndisclosed Ocean City Nor'eastersUndisclosed
Loan in
PlayerLoaned FromStartEndSource Accra Lions FCEnd of season FC DallasEnd of season Seattle Sounders FCEnd of season F.C. Paços de FerreiraEnd of season Orlando City SCEnd of season
Loan out
PlayerLoaned ToStartEndSource Real MonarchsEnd of season
Pre-season
The pre-season match vs FC Dallas was announced on January 6, 2022, by FCD. The remaining pre-season schedule was released on January 21, 2021, by SAFC.
Competitions
Overall Position in the Western Conference
Overview
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USL Championship
Conference table Western Conference
Results summary
Results by matchday
Position in the Western Conference
Matches The home opener vs Detroit City was announced on January 6, 2022. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
USL Championship Playoffs
On August 27, 2022, San Antonio clinched a spot in the 2022 USL Championship Playoffs. On October 1, San Antonio secured the best record in the USL Championship regular season, guaranteeing home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
Exhibition On May 10, 2022, it was announced that San Antonio would host Liga MX side Atlético San Luis for an international friendly.
Statistics
Appearances Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play. No.Pos.NameLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 0 GK Grant Makela0000000000 1 GK Jordan Farr310302035040 2 DF Carter Manley21 (2)12 (1)01 (1)124 (4)230 3 DF Mitchell Taintor3053020365130 4 DF Fabien Garcia25 (1)1302030 (1)190 5 MF Jordy Delem6 (10)030009 (10)040 6 MF PC27 (1)2102 (1)030 (2)2120 7 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam8 (3)10 (1)0008 (4)120 8 MF Deshane Beckford4 (9)1001 (1)05 (10)120 9 FW Santiago Patiño12 (5)6350 (1)015 (6)1141 10 MF David Loera7 (6)2000 (1)07 (7)210 11 MF Justin Dhillon24 (2)61 (2)03028 (4)660 14 FW Samuel Adeniran18 (2)10320021 (2)1240 17 DF Jordan Ayimbila1 (7)100203 (7)110 18 FW Elliot Collier14 (8)40 (1)02116 (9)521 19 MF Cristian Parano9 (1)12 (1)00011 (2)110 20 FW Ignacio Bailone6 (16)60 (3)0006 (19)620 22 DF Shannon Gomez19 (11)2301 (1)023 (12)251 25 MF Mohammed Abu25 (4)0102028 (4)080 27 FW Jack Lynn2 (3)000002 (3)000 31 DF Connor Maloney330311 (2)137 (2)260 32 MF Ates Diouf5 (6)0000 (1)05 (7)030 33 DF Jasser Khmiri2302020260110 50 GK Jude Bosshardt0000000000 52 DF Kibukila Mbula0000000000 53 FW Kai Louviere0000101000 54 MF Henrik Sakshaug0 (1)0001 (1)21 (2)210 55 FW Eduardo Fernandez00000 (1)00 (1)000 56 DF Giovanni Padilla0000101000 56 MF Mathhew Matsuzaki0000000000 80 MF Nicky Hernandez11 (12)2002013 (12)220Players who left the club GK Cristian Bonilla3000003000 GK Matt Cardone0 (1)000101 (1)000 DF Roman Holt00001 (1)01 (1)000 FW Kekuta Manneh0000000000 DF Diedie Traore8 (3)0000 (1)08 (4)040
Top scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal1FW14 Samuel Adeniran1020122FW9 Santiago Patiño650113FW11 Justin Dhillon60064DF3 Mitchell Taintor5005FW18 Elliot Collier4015FW20 Ignacio Bailone50057DF2 Carter Manley1012MF6 PC2002MF10 David Loera2002DF22 Shannon Gomez2002DF31 Connor Maloney0112MF54 Henrik Sakshaug0022MF80 Nicky Hernandez200214DF4 Fabien Garcia1001MF7 Saad Abdul-Salaam1001MF8 Deshane Beckford1001DF17 Jordan Ayimbila1001MF19 Cristian Parano1001#Own goals3003TOTALS548567
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerLeaguePlayoffsU.S. Open CupTotal11 Jordan Farr152017223 Cristian Bonilla1001TOTALS162018
Summary Games played 40 (34 USL Championship) (3 USL Championship Playoffs) (3 U.S. Open Cup)Games won 29 (24 USL Championship) (3 USL Championship Playoffs) (2 U.S. Open Cup)Games drawn 5 (5 USL Championship) (0 USL Championship Playoffs) (0 U.S. Open Cup)Games lost 6 (5 USL Championship) (0 USL Championship Playoffs) (1 U.S. Open Cup)Goals scored 67 (54 USL Championship) (8 USL Championship Playoffs) (5 U.S. Open Cup)Goals conceded 30 (26 USL Championship) (1 USL Championship Playoffs) (3 U.S. Open Cup)Goal difference +37 (+28 USL Championship) (+7 USL Championship Playoffs) (+2 U.S. Open Cup)Clean sheets 19 (17 USL Championship) (2 USL Championship Playoffs) (0 U.S. Open Cup)Yellow cards 113 (98 USL Championship) (7 USL Championship Playoffs) (8 U.S. Open Cup)Red cards 4 (4 USL Championship) (0 USL Championship Playoffs) (0 U.S. Open Cup)Most appearances Connor Maloney (39 appearances)Top scorer Samuel Adeniran (12 goals)Winning Percentage Overall: 29/40 (72.5%)
Awards
Player Player Award Week/Month Source3 Mitchell TaintorChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 21 Jordan FarrChampionship Save of the WeekWeek 4Week 5Championship Team of the Week3 Mitchell Taintor4 Fabien GarciaWeek 618 Elliot CollierChampionship Goal of the Week1 Jordan FarrChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 7Championship Save of the Week3 Mitchell TaintorChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 84 Fabien Garcia80 Nicky Hernandez1 Jordan FarrChampionship Player of the MonthApril3 Mitchell TaintorChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 10Week 1211 Justin Dhillon6 PCChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 141 Jordan FarrChampionship Save of the Week4 Fabien GarciaChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 1925 Mohammed Abu1 Jordan FarrChampionship Save of the WeekWeek 2014 Samuel AdeniranChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 2380 Nicky Hernandez80Championship Goal of the Week14 Samuel AdeniranChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 2680 Nicky HernandezChampionship Goal of the MonthAugust1 Jordan FarrChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 27Week 2914 Samuel Adeniran2 Carter ManleyChampionship Team of the WeekWeek 301 Jordan FarrChampionship Player of the MonthSeptemberEnd of Season Awards1 Jordan Farr2022 USL Championship All-League First TeamNovember3 Mitchell Taintor1 Jordan Farr2022 USL Championship Goalkeeper of the Year3 Mitchell Taintor2022 USL Championship Defender of the Year9 Santiago Patiño2022 USL Championship Final Most Valuable Player1 Jordan Farr2022 USL Championship Save of the Playoffs
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