2017 Indy Eleven season
# 2017 Indy Eleven season

The 2017 Indy Eleven season was the club's fourth season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, which was the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.

## Roster

    As of match played October 29, 2017

| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Keith Cardona | GK | (1992-11-07)November 7, 1992 (aged 24) | Liefering | 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Jon Busch | GK | (1976-08-18)August 18, 1976 (aged 41) | Chicago Fire | 2016 | 62 | 0 |
| 30 | Christian Lomeli | GK | (1994-04-10)April 10, 1994 (aged 23) | Indiana Hoosiers | 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Kwame Watson-Siriboe | DF | (1986-11-13)November 13, 1986 (aged 30) | Orange County | 2017 | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Nemanja Vuković | DF | (1984-04-13)April 13, 1984 (aged 33) | Sacramento Republic | 2016 | 64 | 5 |
| 13 | Anthony Manning | DF | (1992-09-04)September 4, 1992 (aged 25) | Portland Timbers | 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Cory Miller | DF | (1988-07-22)July 22, 1988 (aged 29) | | 2017 | 55 | 1 |
| 23 | Marco Franco | DF | (1991-10-06)October 6, 1991 (aged 26) | Chicago Fire | 2015 | 88 | 0 |
| 32 | Colin Falvey | DF | (1985-06-20)June 20, 1985 (aged 32) | Ottawa Fury | 2016 | 55 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | Brad Ring | MF | (1987-04-07)April 7, 1987 (aged 30) | Portland Timbers | 2014 | 94 | 4 |
| 6 | Gerardo Torrado | MF | (1979-04-30)April 30, 1979 (aged 38) | Cruz Azul | 2016 | 41 | 2 |
| 7 | Don Smart | MF | (1984-04-13)April 13, 1984 (aged 33) | RVA | 2014 | 101 | 10 |
| 8 | Craig Henderson | MF | (1987-06-24)June 24, 1987 (aged 30) | GAIS | 2017 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | Siniša Ubiparipović | MF | (1983-08-25)August 25, 1983 (aged 34) | Ottawa Fury | 2016 | 37 | 1 |
| 14 | Tanner Thompson | MF | (1994-08-11)August 11, 1994 (aged 23) | Indiana Hoosiers | 2017 | 21 | 1 |
| 15 | Daniel Keller | MF | (1992-02-07)February 7, 1992 (aged 25) | Chicago Fire U-23 | 2015 | 53 | 0 |
| 33 | Adrian Ables | MF | (1994-03-03)March 3, 1994 (aged 23) | Rayo OKC | 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Éamon Zayed | FW | (1983-08-04)August 4, 1983 (aged 34) | Sabah | 2016 | 63 | 27 |
| 17 | Justin Braun | FW | (1987-03-31)March 31, 1987 (aged 30) | Sacramento Republic | 2016 | 46 | 16 |
| 19 | Ben Speas | FW | (1991-01-17)January 17, 1991 (aged 26) | Minnesota United | 2017 | 28 | 4 |
| 20 | David Goldsmith | FW | (1993-09-21)September 21, 1993 (aged 24) | Butler Bulldogs | 2017 | 25 | 3 |
| 31 | Paulo Jr. | FW | (1989-01-23)January 23, 1989 (aged 28) | | 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| Left Indy Eleven ||||||||||
| 5 | Lovel Palmer | DF | (1984-08-30)August 30, 1984 (aged 33) | Chicago Fire | 2016 | 38 | 1 |
| 21 | Brandon Poltronieri | DF | (1986-01-18)January 18, 1986 (aged 31) | Phoenix Rising | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Jason Plumhoff | MF | (1991-08-09)August 9, 1991 (aged 26) | Jacksonville Armada | 2017 | 7 | 1 |

### Staff

* Tim Hankinson – Head Coach
* Tim Regan – Assistant Coach

## Transfers

### Winter

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | USA | Kwame Watson-Siriboe (from Orange County) |
| 8 | MF | NZL | Craig Henderson (from GAIS) |
| 19 | MF | USA | Ben Speas (from Minnesota United) |
| 21 | DF | CRC | Brandon Poltronieri (from Phoenix Rising) |
| 33 | MF | USA | Adrian Ables (from Rayo OKC) |
| 91 | MF | GER | Jason Plumhoff (from Jacksonville Armada) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | USA | Neil Shaffer |
| 6 | MF | USA | Dylan Mares (to Miami) |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Nicki Paterson (to East Fife) |
| 12 | DF | USA | Greg Janicki (Retired) |
| 14 | FW | USA | Duke Lacroix (to Orange County) |
| 16 | DF | USA | Cory Miller |
| 19 | FW | POL | Wojciech Wojcik (to OKC Energy) |
| 24 | FW | COL | Jair Reinoso (to CD San José) |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Gorka Larrea |
| 91 | FW | JAM | Omar Gordon (loan return to Montego Bay United) |
| 99 | FW | GUI | Souleymane Youla |

### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 16 | DF | USA | Cory Miller |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Paulo Jr. |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | JAM | Lovel Palmer (to Miami) |
| 21 | DF | CRC | Brandon Poltronieri |
| 91 | MF | GER | Jason Plumhoff (to Harrisburg City Islanders) |

## Competitions

### NASL Spring season

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miami FC (S) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 36 | Playoffs |
| 2 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 26 | |
| 3 | New York Cosmos | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 24 | |
| 5 | North Carolina FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 20 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 13 | |
| 8 | Puerto Rico FC | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 9 | |

**Results summary**

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

Last updated: July 15, 2017. Source: Match reports

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadium | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H |
| Result | D | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

### NASL Fall season

**Standings**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miami FC (F) | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 33 | Playoffs |
| 2 | San Francisco Deltas | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 28 | |
| 3 | North Carolina FC | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 24 | |
| 4 | New York Cosmos | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 21 | |
| 5 | Jacksonville Armada | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 19 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico FC | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 16 | |
| 7 | FC Edmonton | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
| 8 | Indy Eleven | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 13 | |

**Results summary**

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

Last updated: October 29, 2017. Source: Match reports

**Results by round**

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stadium | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | D |
| Position | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played October 29, 2017

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | NASL Spring Season | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Keith Cardona | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Kwame Watson-Siriboe | 16 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | USA | Brad Ring | 30 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | MEX | Gerardo Torrado | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 12+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Don Smart | 21 | 2 | 9+1 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NZL | Craig Henderson | 18 | 2 | 3+7 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | LBY | Éamon Zayed | 28 | 11 | 11+2 | 3 | 14+1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BIH | Siniša Ubiparipović | 20 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | MNE | Nemanja Vuković | 29 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Anthony Manning | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | USA | Tanner Thompson | 21 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 5+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Daniel Keller | 27 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Cory Miller | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Justin Braun | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Jon Busch | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Ben Speas | 28 | 4 | 11+1 | 3 | 14+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | David Goldsmith | 26 | 3 | 1+9 | 0 | 9+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Marco Franco | 31 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Paulo Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | IRL | Colin Falvey | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA | Adrian Ables | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away on loan: ||||||||||||
| Players who left Indy Eleven during the season: ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | JAM | Lovel Palmer | 14 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CRC | Brandon Poltronieri | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | MF | GER | Jason Plumhoff | 7 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Éamon Zayed | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | FW | | 17 | Justin Braun | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | | 19 | Ben Speas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | | 20 | David Goldsmith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | 12 | Nemanja Vuković | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | 7 | Don Smart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | 6 | Gerardo Torrado | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | 8 | Craig Henderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 14 | Tanner Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 91 | Jason Plumhoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 5 | Lovel Palmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 4 | Brad Ring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 16 | Cory Miller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 20 | 18 | 0 | 38 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | NASL Spring Season | NASL Spring Season | NASL Fall Season | NASL Fall Season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | Kwame Watson-Siriboe | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Brad Ring | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Lovel Palmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Gerardo Torrado | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Don Smart | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Craig Henderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Éamon Zayed | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Siniša Ubiparipović | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Nemanja Vuković | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Anthony Manning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Tanner Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Daniel Keller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Cory Miller | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Justin Braun | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Jon Busch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Ben Speas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | David Goldsmith | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Marco Franco | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Colin Falvey | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 30 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 2 |
