2022 Phoenix Rising FC season
# 2022 Phoenix Rising FC season

The 2022 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's ninth season in the USL Championship and their sixth as Rising FC. The season ran from March 12 thru October 15. For the first time as Phoenix Rising FC, the team failed to make the playoffs.

## Competitions

### Friendlies

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00)

### USL Championship

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: Match reports

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |

**Group table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | El Paso Locomotive FC | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 46 |
| 9 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 45 |
| 10 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 42 |
| 11 | LA Galaxy II | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 40 |
| 12 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 40 |

### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Phoenix Rising will enter the tournament proper in the Second Round.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 26 | Edward Delgado | GK | (1998-01-23) January 23, 1998 (age 25) | 2021 | Las Vegas Lights FC |
| 39 | Ben Lundt | GK | (1995-09-24) September 24, 1995 (age 27) | 2022 | FC Cincinnati |
| 99 | Jack Baker | GK | (2004-07-07) July 7, 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Darnell King | DF | (1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 (age 32) | 2021 | Nashville SC |
| 3 | Manuel Madrid | DF | (1993-08-29) August 29, 1993 (age 29) | 2021 | Mineros de Zacatecas |
| 4 | Ryan Flood | DF | (1998-10-17) October 17, 1998 (age 24) | 2021 | FC Arizona |
| 5 | Sivert Haugli | DF | (1999-05-05) May 5, 1999 (age 24) | 2022 | Portland Timbers 2 (loan) |
| 6 | Baboucarr Njie | DF | (1995-06-05) June 5, 1995 (age 28) | 2022 | Rio Grande Valley FC |
| 12 | Channing Chasten | DF | (2000-07-13) July 13, 2000 (age 23) | 2022 | Ohio State University |
| 15 | Joe Farrell | DF | (1994-02-13) February 13, 1994 (age 29) | 2021 | Rochester Rhinos |
| 16 | Gabriel Torres | DF | (1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 26) | 2022 | FC Tulsa |
| 19 | Niall Dunn | DF | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 18) | 2021 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 20 | Hayden Sargis | DF | (2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 21) | 2022 | D.C. United (loan) |
| 23 | Marcus Ferkranus | DF | (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 20) | 2022 | LA Galaxy (loan) |
| 41 | James Musa | DF | (1992-04-01) April 1, 1992 (age 31) | 2021 | Minnesota United FC |
| 94 | Blaize Hardy | DF | (2004-06-23) June 23, 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 8 | Irakoze Donasiyano | MF | (1998-02-03) February 3, 1998 (age 25) | 2022 | Nashville SC (loan) |
| 10 | Arturo Rodríguez | MF | (1998-12-15) December 15, 1998 (age 24) | 2021 | North Texas SC |
| 13 | Carlos Anguiano | MF | (1999-09-13) September 13, 1999 (age 23) | 2022 | Tacoma Defiance |
| 14 | Aodhan Quinn | MF | (1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 31) | 2021 | Orange County SC |
| 18 | Luis Manuel Seijas | MF | (1986-06-23) June 23, 1986 (age 37) | 2021 | Independiente Santa Fe |
| 22 | Jacob Harris | MF | (2004-01-11) January 11, 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 23 | Jonathan Levin | MF | (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 (age 30) | 2021 | Las Vegas Lights FC |
| 24 | Josh Martinez | MF | (2004-06-25) June 25, 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 27 | Kevon Lambert | MF | (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 26) | 2021 | Montego Bay United |
| 91 | Kevin Mearse | MF | (2004-04-23) April 23, 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 92 | Luke Schaefer | MF | (2004-02-23) February 23, 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 93 | Zac Smith | MF | (2000-09-15) September 15, 2000 (age 22) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Santi Moar | FW | (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993 (age 29) | 2022 | New Mexico United |
| 17 | Greg Hurst | FW | (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 26) | 2022 | Union Omaha |
| 20 | Marcus Epps | FW | (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 28) | 2022 | San Antonio FC |
| 21 | Joey Calistri | FW | (1993-11-20) November 20, 1993 (age 29) | 2019 | Saint Louis FC |
| 30 | Lamin Jawneh | FW | (1995-10-31) October 31, 1995 (age 27) | 2022 | Moca FC |
| 33 | Richmond Antwi | FW | (2000-08-07) August 7, 2000 (age 22) | 2022 | Legon Cities FC |
| 45 | Claudio Repetto | FW | (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 26) | 2022 | Charleston Battery |
| 95 | TJ Knight | FW | (2004-05-17) May 17, 2004 (age 19) | 2022 | Phoenix Rising Academy |
| 99 | JJ Williams | FW | (1998-01-04) January 4, 1998 (age 25) | 2022 | FC Tulsa |

## Player transactions

### Loan in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| April 25, 2022 | August 9, 2022 | Defender | 5 | Sivert Haugli | Portland Timbers 2 |
| June 3, 2022 | End of Season | Midfielder | 8 | Irakoze Donasiyano | Nashville SC |
| July 26, 2022 | October 24, 2022 | Defender | 23 | Marcus Ferkranus | LA Galaxy |
| September 8, 2022 | October 24, 2022 | Defender | 20 | Hayden Sargis | D.C. United |

### Transfer In

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July 27, 2022 | Forward | 99 | JJ Williams | FC Tulsa | |
| September 23, 2022 | Defender | 16 | Gabriel Torres | FC Tulsa | |

### Transfer Out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| July 27, 2022 | Forward | 20 | Marcus Epps | FC Tulsa | |
| September 21, 2022 | Forward | 45 | Claudio Repetto | Miami FC | |

## Statistics

| # | Pos. | Name | GP | GS | Min. | Goals | Assists | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | MF | Aodhan Quinn | 31 | 31 | 2686 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Luis Manuel Seijas | 29 | 20 | 1888 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Greg Hurst | 31 | 23 | 1952 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 33 | FW | Richmond Antwi | 21 | 5 | 482 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 26 | 25 | 2171 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | JJ Williams | 13 | 9 | 809 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Gabriel Torres | 4 | 4 | 316 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Santi Moar | 31 | 26 | 2264 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Arturo Rodríguez | 24 | 19 | 1641 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Marcus Epps | 18 | 11 | 1053 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Claudio Repetto | 18 | 6 | 565 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Joe Farrell | 31 | 29 | 2607 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Baboucarr Njie | 30 | 23 | 1979 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 41 | DF | James Musa | 19 | 18 | 1539 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ryan Flood | 15 | 8 | 829 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Manuel Madrid | 11 | 5 | 502 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Darnell King | 31 | 30 | 2467 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | Joey Calistri | 32 | 17 | 1743 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Irakoze Donasiyano | 14 | 8 | 723 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Sivert Haugli | 9 | 5 | 469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Hayden Sargis | 6 | 5 | 454 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Marcus Ferkranus | 9 | 4 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Carlos Anguiano | 10 | 2 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Lamin Jawneh | 7 | 2 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jacob Harris | 2 | 1 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Josh Martinez | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | Luke Schaefer | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Channing Chasten | 5 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Jonathan Levin | 3 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Blaize Hardy | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | Zac Smith | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | TJ Knight | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | Kevin Mearse | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

* One Own Goal scored by Loudoun United FC & Orange County SC.

### Goalkeepers

| # | Name | GP | GS | Min. | SV | GA | GAA | SO | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | Ben Lundt | 33 | 33 | 2970 | 115 | 51 | 1.545 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Edward Delgado | 1 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 7 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
