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2022 season
General manager	Chris Albright
Head coach	Pat Noonan
Stadium	TQL Stadium
MLS	Conference: 5th Overall: 10th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference semifinals
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Brenner & Vazquez (18) All: Vazquez (19)
Highest home attendance	League/All; 25,037 (8/13 v. ATL) (8/27 vs. CLB)
Lowest home attendance	League: 19,365 (3/19 v. MIA) All: 5,458 (4/19 v. PIT, USOC)
Average home league attendance	22,503
Biggest win	CIN 6–0 SJE (9/10)
Biggest defeat	ATX 5–0 CIN (2/26)
Home colors Away colors
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The 2022 FC Cincinnati season was the club's fourth season in MLS, and the seventh season playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship. FC Cincinnati home matches were played at TQL Stadium.

FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers were initially executed by general manager Chris Albright. On December 14, 2021, Pat Noonan was hired as head coach.

Summary

2022 FC Cincinnati defeated Atlanta United FC (2–1) after two late goals by captain and MVP front-runner Luciana Acosta. Then later Vazquez scored the game-winner to clinch a playoff spot in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup playoffs. This led FC Cincinnati to play New York Red Bulls in the opening round beating New York (2–1). A PK was scored by the MVP Luciano Acosta in the seventy-fourth minute to tie the game. Then a goal from leading goal scorer Brandon Vazquez assisted by Sergio Santos in the eighty-sixth minute to win the game. FC advancing to the semi-finals fell short to Philadelphia Union (1–0) with a goal from Leon Flach. FC Cincinnati ended their 2022 season going into the playoffs for the first time in club history. FC Cincinnati's overall record in the 2022 season was 12–13–9 placing 5th in the Eastern Conference. In the 2023 season, FC Cincinnati Is ranked first in the MLS with a record of 18-8-4FC Cincinnati started their 2023 season with seven straight wins at home. Making FC Cincinnati the 4th team in the MLS to win seven home games since 2000. The winning streak ended on matchday 8, to a defeat from St. Louis City SC (5–1).

Club

Roster

As of October 10, 2022

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
1	Alec Kann	United States	GK	(1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34)	Atlanta United FC
18	Roman Celentano (GA)	United States	GK	(2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 24)	Indiana Hoosiers
25	Kenneth Vermeer (INTL)	Netherlands	GK	(1986-01-10) January 10, 1986 (age 38)	Los Angeles FC
30	Beckham Sunderland (HG)	United States	GK	(2003-06-30) June 30, 2003 (age 21)	FC Cincinnati Academy
2	Alvas Powell	Jamaica	DF	(1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30)	Philadelphia Union
3	John Nelson (GA)	United States	DF	(1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 (age 26)	FC Dallas
4	Nick Hagglund	United States	DF	(1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 32)	Toronto FC
16	Zico Bailey (HG)	United States	DF	(2000-08-27) August 27, 2000 (age 24)	FC Helsingør
20	Geoff Cameron	United States	DF	(1985-07-11) July 11, 1985 (age 39)	Queens Park Rangers F.C.
21	Matt Miazga	United States	DF	(1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 29)	Chelsea F.C.
22	Rónald Matarrita	Costa Rica	DF	(1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 (age 30)	New York City FC
24	Tyler Blackett (INTL)	England	DF	(1994-04-02) April 2, 1994 (age 30)	Nottingham Forest
28	Ray Gaddis	United States	DF	(1990-01-13) January 13, 1990 (age 34)	Philadelphia Union
32	Ian Murphy	United States	DF	(2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24)	Duke Blue Devils
5	Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP)	Nigeria	MF	(1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 28)	Göztepe S.K.
8	Allan Cruz (DP)	Costa Rica	MF	(1996-02-24) February 24, 1996 (age 28)	C.S. Herediano
10	Luciano Acosta (DP)	Argentina	MF	(1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 (age 30)	Atlas
31	Álvaro Barreal (INTL)	Argentina	MF	(2000-08-17) August 17, 2000 (age 24)	Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
35	Harrison Robledo (HG)	United States	MF	(2002-02-08) February 8, 2002 (age 22)	New York City FC
93	Júnior Moreno	Venezuela	MF	(1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 (age 31)	D.C. United
7	Yuya Kubo (INTL, DP)	Japan	FW	(1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30)	K.A.A. Gent
9	Brenner (DP)	Brazil	FW	(2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24)	São Paulo FC
11	Sérgio Santos	Brazil	FW	(1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 30)	Philadelphia Union
12	Calvin Harris (INTL, GA)	England	FW	(2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 (age 24)	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
14	Dominique Badji	Senegal	FW	(1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32)	Colorado Rapids
19	Brandon Vazquez	United States	FW	(1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26)	Atlanta United FC
29	Arquimides Ordonez (HG)	United States	FW	(2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 21)	FC Cincinnati Academy
33	Nick Markanich	United States	FW	(1999-12-26) December 26, 1999 (age 24)	Northern Illinois Huskies

Player movement

In

Date	Number	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Ref
December 16, 2021	1	GK	Alec Kann	Atlanta United FC	Free transfer
December 17, 2021	2	DF	Alvas Powell	Philadelphia Union	Free transfer
January 4, 2022	14	FW	Dominique Badji	Colorado Rapids	Free transfer
January 5, 2022	28	DF	Ray Gaddis	Philadelphia Union	Free transfer
January 6, 2022	3	DF	John Nelson	FC Dallas	Stage 2 of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft
February 25, 2022	93	MF	Júnior Moreno	D.C. United	$250,000 in GAM
February 25, 2022	35	MF	Harrison Robledo	New York City FC	$50,000 in GAM
April 13, 2022	5	MF	Obinna Nwobodo	Göztepe S.K.	Transfer
July 8, 2022	11	FW	Sérgio Santos	Philadelphia Union	$300,000 in GAM
August 5, 2022	21	DF	Matt Miazga	Chelsea F.C.	Free transfer
August 22, 2022	–	GK	Evan Louro	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free transfer

1. FC Cincinnati will pay an additional $625,000 in conditional general allocation money if certain performance-based metrics or contract conditions are met. Philadelphia Union will receive a percentage of a future trade if Santos is traded to another club within MLS.

Out

Date	Number	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Ref
December 1, 2021	2	DF	Edgar Castillo		Option declined
December 1, 2021	4	DF	Maikel van der Werff	PEC Zwolle	Contract expired
December 1, 2021	13	DF	Joe Gyau	Degerfors IF	Option declined
December 1, 2021	22	GK	Przemysław Tytoń	AFC Ajax	Option declined
December 1, 2021	24	MF	Jonas Fjeldberg	Indy Eleven	Option declined
December 1, 2021	26	DF	Chris Duvall	Charleston Battery	Option declined
December 1, 2021	33	MF	Caleb Stanko	PAS Giannina	Option declined
December 1, 2021	39	GK	Ben Lundt	Phoenix Rising FC	Option declined
December 1, 2021	64	MF	Florian Valot	Miami FC	Contract expired
January 18, 2022	15	MF	Kamohelo Mokotjo		Contract buyout
February 2, 2022	21	MF	Kyle Scott	Orange County SC	Mutually agreed to part ways
March 28, 2022	5	DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	Colorado Rapids	$850,000 in GAM
August 4, 2022	6	MF	Haris Medunjanin	PEC Zwolle	Mutually agreed to part ways

Loans in

Loans out

Number	Position	Player	Loaned to	Loan start date	Loan end date	Ref
17	MF	Ben Mines	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	March 8, 2022	End of season
23	FW	Isaac Atanga	Göztepe S.K.	August 7, 2022	May 2023

2022 MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Pick #	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	2	Roman Celentano	GK	Indiana
1	14	Ian Murphy	DF	Duke	Pick acquired from LA Galaxy via trade on April 8, 2021
2	30	Nick Markanich	FW	NIU

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason

January 28 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	3–1	South Florida Bulls	Clearwater, Florida
3:00 p.m. EST	Vazquez 21' Harris 52' (pen.) Ordonez 90'	Report	80'	Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park

February 3 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Philadelphia Union	Clearwater, Florida
11:00 a.m. EST	Hagglund  20' Kubo 38'		Carranza 2'	Stadium: Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex

February 11 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	4–0	St. Louis City SC	Clearwater, Florida
12:00 p.m. EST	Acosta 11' (pen.), 36' Markanich 63' (Vazquez) Harris  75' Hagglund 90'	Report		Stadium: Walter Campbell Sports Park

February 15 Preseason	FC Cincinnati	3–2	Nashville SC	Clearwater, Florida
12:00 p.m. EST	Atanga 5' (Harris) Harris 47' Powell  67' Robledo 100'	Report	Haakenson 3' (Muyl) Muyl 50'
Note: Extra 30-minute period played after two 45-minute halves.

February 18 Preseason	Orlando City SC	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Orlando, Florida
1:00 p.m. EST	Pato 53' Akindele 90+2'	Report	Acosta 25', 77'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

1. as 2022 U.S. Open Cup champions

Overall

Results

February 26 1	Austin FC	5–0	FC Cincinnati	Austin, Texas
6:00 p.m. EDT	Domínguez 2', 61' Ring 14' Driussi 43' Kann 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Cruz  12' Kubo  76'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ismail Elfath

March 5 2	FC Cincinnati	0–1	D.C. United	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT	Blackett  90+4'	Report	Nyeman  80' B. Smith  90+1' Kamara 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

March 12 3	Orlando City SC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Orlando, Florida
7:30 p.m. EDT	Urso 42',  73' Jansson  58' Carlos  81'	Report	Vazquez 13',  37', 53' Blackett  61' Kubo  63' Kann  90+2'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16,512 Referee: Chris Penso

March 19 4	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Inter Miami CF	Cincinnati, Ohio
1:00 p.m. EDT	Matarrita 18'  33' Vazquez 24' 82' Moreno  56' Kann  90+1'	Report	Higuaín 30' (pen.) Adams  47' Gregore  53' Lowe  78'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 19,365 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

March 26 5	Charlotte FC	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Charlotte, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT	Świderski 6' 55'	Report	Badji  75' Cameron  85'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 30,242 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

April 2 6	FC Cincinnati	3–4	CF Montréal	Cincinnati, Ohio
4:00 p.m. EDT	Vazquez 12' Johnston 20' (o.g.) Gaddis  24' Powell  28' Acosta 61' (pen.),  90+4' Blackett  90+1'	Report	Mihailovic 17', 41' Kamara 45+1' J. Torres 67' Waterman  70' Breza  88' Wanyama  90+4'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 20,286 Referee: Tori Penso

April 16 7	Atlanta United FC	0–0	FC Cincinnati	Atlanta, Georgia
6:00 p.m. EDT	Almada  8' Sejdić  42' Campbell  84'	Report	Kubo  44' Hagglund  45'  76' Badji  90+4'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,948 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

April 30 9	Toronto FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Toronto, Canada
3:00 p.m. EDT	Jiménez 65' Achara  86'	Report	Murphy 44' Powell  50' Acosta 52'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,591 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

May 4 10	FC Cincinnati	2–0	Toronto FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Harris 2' Acosta 57' (pen.) Nwobodo  59' Blackett  75' Barreal  88'	Report	Priso-Mbongue  6' Nelson  12'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 19,563 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

May 14 12	Chicago Fire FC	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Chicago, Illinois
7:00 PM CST	83' Durán	Report	8' Moreno  21' Acosta 33' (o.g.) Rafael Czichos 85' Acosta	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 14,049 Referee: Tori Penso

May 21 13	FC Cincinnati	2–3	New England Revolution	Cincinnati, Ohio
6:00 p.m. EDT	Nwobodo  23' Vazquez 26' Barreal 58'	Report	Rivera  5' Lletget 17' Buksa 43' McNamara 89' Boateng  90+3'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,844 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

May 28 14	CF Montréal	4–3	FC Cincinnati	Montreal, Canada
7:30 p.m. EDT	Waterman 21',  53' Quioto 45+4', 59' (pen.) Choinière 46' Camacho  86' Hamdi  90'	Report	Moreno 12', 63',  89' Barreal 52' Acosta  83'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 14,225 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

June 18 15	Philadelphia Union	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
7:30 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 17' Burke  64'	Report	Vazquez 39' Medunjanin  55' Nwobodo  57' Hagglund  62' Nelson  68'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,717 Referee: Timothy Ford

June 24 16	FC Cincinnati	1–0	Orlando City SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Brenner 65'  80'	Report	Smith  72'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,263 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

July 3 18	New England Revolution	2–2	FC Cincinnati	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 p.m. EDT	Borrero 30' Bou  38' 55'	Report	Kessler 41' (o.g.) Powell  44' Brenner 73' Acosta  76'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 20,193 Referee: Jon Freemon

July 9 19	FC Cincinnati	1–1	New York Red Bulls	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Vazquez 20' Cruz  30'  58' Acosta  90+3'	Report	Morgan 29' (pen.)	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,476 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

July 13 20	FC Cincinnati	2–2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
8:00 p.m. EDT	Barreal 3' Vazquez 23' Nwobodo  52' Blackett  58'	Report	Gauld 5',  90+3' Teibert  38' Dájome 82'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,078 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

July 17 21	Columbus Crew	2–0	FC Cincinnati	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hernández 16' Moreira  78' Zelarayán 86' (pen.)	Report	Hagglund  47' Nwobodo  84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,741 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

July 23 22	FC Cincinnati	1–1	Nashville SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Vazquez 52' Cameron  73'	Report	Bunbury 6' Muyl  39' Lovitz  61'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,420 Referee: Chris Penso

July 30 23	Inter Miami CF	4–4	FC Cincinnati	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:00 p.m. EDT	Higuaín 23', 37', 45+5' (pen.) Vassilev  60' McVey 90+7'		Cameron  22' Brenner 28', 40' Vazquez 81', 86' Barreal  90+4'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Referee: Tori Penso

August 6 24	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Philadelphia Union	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Cameron  34' Vazquez 50' Acosta  54' Brenner 55' Hagglund  66' Barreal 71'	Report	Aaronson 77'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,443 Referee: Drew Fischer

August 20 26	New York Red Bulls	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 p.m. EDT	Klimala 23' (pen.) Edelman  85'	Report	Miazga 13',  37' Nwobodo  66'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 16,525 Referee: Ismail Elfath

August 27 27	FC Cincinnati	2–2	Columbus Crew	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Vazquez 36' Moreno  40' Miazga 77'	Report	Degenk  47' Etienne 74' Moreira 90+6'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,037 Referee: Kevin Stott

September 3 28	FC Cincinnati	2–0	Charlotte FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Barreal  23' Hagglund 38' Acosta 81',  90+2'	Report	Bender  58' Santos  80' Reyna  88'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,165 Referee: Michael Radchuk

September 7 29	New York City FC	1–1	FC Cincinnati	New York, New York
8:00 p.m. EDT	Pereira 41',  43' Martins  75'	Report	Martins 22' (o.g.)	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 14,248 Referee: Ted Unkel

September 10 30	FC Cincinnati	6–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Barreal 45' Brenner 47', 90', 90+5' (pen.),  90' Cameron  57' Acosta 71' (pen.) Kubo 77'	Report	Monteiro  8' Nathan  46'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,557 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

September 17 31	Real Salt Lake	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Sandy, Utah
9:30 p.m. EDT	Chang 35' Savarino  61'	Report	Hagglund  33' Brenner 44', 76'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,222 Referee: Chris Penso

September 27 32	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Seattle, Washington
10:00 p.m. EDT	Ragen  53' Montero 58' Rowe  69' Bruin  83'	Report	Brenner 24' Nwobodo  69' Acosta  72'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 31,291 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

October 1 33	FC Cincinnati	2–3	Chicago Fire FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Hagglund  27' Acosta 78' Kubo  81' Vazquez 89' Santos  90+5'	Report	Durán 56', 75' Gutiérrez 59' Pineda  68' Czichos  90+4' Navarro  90+9'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,316 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

October 9 34	D.C. United	2–5	FC Cincinnati	Washington, DC
2:30 p.m. EDT	Morrison 26' Birnbaum  45+2' Fletcher 46'	Report	Acosta 6' Brenner 8', 24', 37' Moreno  30' Vazquez 53' Barreal  61'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,325 Referee: Timothy Ford

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 15 First round	New York Red Bulls	1–2	FC Cincinnati	Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 p.m. EDT	Morgan 48' Amaya  54'	Report	Miazga  28' Hagglund  45' Acosta 74' (pen.) Vazquez 86' Santos  90+9' Gaddis  90+13'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,113 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

October 20 Conference semifinals	Philadelphia Union	1–0	FC Cincinnati	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 p.m. EDT	Flach 59',  63' Mbaizo  68' Martínez  81' Gazdag  81'	Report	Hagglund  25' Miazga  58'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,289 Referee: Timothy Ford

U.S. Open Cup

April 19 Third Round	FC Cincinnati	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 p.m. EDT	Barreal 95' (pen.), 99'	Report		Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 5,458 Referee: Eric Tattersall

May 11 Round of 32	New England Revolution	5–1	FC Cincinnati	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:00 p.m. EDT	Gil 34' (pen.), 37', 53' Buksa 47', 57'	Report	Barreal 12'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Leagues Cup

September 21 Showcase Match	FC Cincinnati	3–1	Guadalajara	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 p.m. EDT	Kubo 53' Murphy  59' Harris 69' Vazquez 77'	Report	Pérez 20' Martínez  43' Sepúlveda  67'	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 14,727 Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Cup		USOC
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Alec Kann	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	USA	Roman Celentano	30	0	27	0	2	0	1	0
25	GK	NED	Kenneth Vermeer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	JAM	Alvas Powell	32	0	24+4	0	2	0	2	0
3	DF	USA	John Nelson	25	0	14+10	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	USA	Nick Hagglund	36	1	31+1	1	2	0	1+1	0
16	DF	USA	Zico Bailey	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	2	0
20	DF	USA	Geoff Cameron	28	0	24+2	0	1	0	1	0
21	DF	USA	Matt Miazga	12	2	10	2	2	0	0	0
22	DF	CRC	Rónald Matarrita	9	1	2+5	1	0+2	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Tyler Blackett	21	0	14+6	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	USA	Ray Gaddis	24	0	11+12	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	DF	USA	Ian Murphy	30	1	16+10	1	1+1	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	NGA	Obinna Nwobodo	26	0	23+1	0	2	0	0	0
7	MF	JPN	Yuya Kubo	29	1	14+13	1	0+1	0	1	0
8	MF	CRC	Allan Cruz	12	0	4+7	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	ARG	Luciano Acosta	34	11	28+2	10	2	1	1+1	0
31	MF	ARG	Álvaro Barreal	36	8	25+7	5	2	0	2	3
35	MF	USA	Harrison Robledo	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
93	MF	VEN	Júnior Moreno	31	2	25+2	2	2	0	1+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	BRA	Brenner	31	18	22+7	18	2	0	0	0
11	FW	BRA	Sérgio Santos	10	0	0+8	0	0+2	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Calvin Harris	9	1	2+6	1	0	0	1	0
14	FW	SEN	Dominique Badji	25	0	13+11	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	FW	USA	Brandon Vazquez	36	19	32+1	18	2	1	0+1	0
23	FW	GHA	Isaac Atanga	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
29	FW	USA	Arquimides Ordonez	10	0	0+8	0	0	0	2	0
33	FW	USA	Nick Markanich	11	0	1+8	0	0	0	2	0
Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club:
6	MF	BIH	Haris Medunjanin	22	0	4+16	0	0	0	2	0

• Last updated: October 21, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	USOC	Total
1	FW	19	Brandon Vazquez	18	1	0	19
2	FW	9	Brenner	18	0	0	18
3	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	10	1	0	11
4	MF	31	Álvaro Barreal	5	0	3	8
5	DF	21	Matt Miazga	2	0	0	2
	MF	93	Júnior Moreno	2	0	0	2
7	DF	4	Nick Hagglund	1	0	0	1
	MF	7	Yuya Kubo	1	0	0	1
	MF	12	Calvin Harris	1	0	0	1
	DF	22	Rónald Matarrita	1	0	0	1
	MF	32	Ian Murphy	1	0	0	1
Total				64	2	3	69

• Last updated: October 21, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	USOC	Total
1	MF	10	Luciano Acosta	19	0	0	19
2	MF	31	Álvaro Barreal	9	0	0	9
3	FW	19	Brandon Vazquez	8	0	0	8
4	FW	9	Brenner	6	0	0	6
5	DF	2	Alvas Powell	3	0	1	4
	MF	7	Yuya Kubo	4	0	0	4
7	MF	5	Obinna Nwobodo	2	1	0	3
	DF	22	Rónald Matarrita	3	0	0	3
9	DF	3	John Nelson	2	0	0	2
	DF	4	Nick Hagglund	2	0	0	2
	MF	6	Haris Medunjanin	1	0	1	2
	FW	14	Dominique Badji	2	0	0	2
	DF	24	Tyler Blackett	2	0	0	2
14	MF	8	Allan Cruz	1	0	0	1
	FW	11	Sergio Santos	0	1	0	1
	FW	12	Calvin Harris	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Geoff Cameron	1	0	0	1
	DF	20	Matt Miazga	1	0	0	1
	MF	93	Júnior Moreno	1	0	0	1
Total				68	2	2	72

• Last updated: October 21, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			MLS Cup			USOC			Total
5	MF	Obinna Nwobodo	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
4	DF	Nick Hagglund	6	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0
24	DF	Tyler Blackett	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
10	MF	Luciano Acosta	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1
20	DF	Geoff Cameron	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	MF	Yuya Kubo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
31	MF	Álvaro Barreal	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
93	MF	Júnior Moreno	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
2	DF	Alvas Powell	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
21	DF	Matt Miazga	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	MF	Allan Cruz	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
9	FW	Brenner	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
14	FW	Dominique Badji	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
1	GK	Alec Kann	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	MF	Haris Medunjanin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
28	DF	Ray Gaddis	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
3	DF	John Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
12	FW	Calvin Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	DF	Zico Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
19	FW	Brandon Vazquez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
22	DF	Rónald Matarrita	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Sergio Santos	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total			75	2	2	4	0	0	3	0	0	82	2	2

• Last updated: October 21, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	MLS Cup	USOC	Total	Games
18	Roman Celentano	5	0	1	6	29
1	Alec Kann	1	0	0	1	7

• Last updated: October 21, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
3	Brandon Vazquez	Orlando City SC	FW
	Pat Noonan		Coach
4	Brandon Vazquez	Inter Miami CF	FW
	Rónald Matarrita		Bench
8	Roman Celentano	Los Angeles FC	Bench
9	Luciano Acosta	Toronto FC	MF
10	Luciano Acosta	Minnesota United FC	MF
	Roman Celentano		GK
	Pat Noonan		Coach
11	Luciano Acosta	Chicago Fire FC	Bench
15	Obinna Nwobodo	Philadelphia Union	MF
17	Brenner	New York City FC	FW
	Luciano Acosta		Bench
20	Brenner	New England Revolution	Bench
23	Brandon Vazquez	Inter Miami CF	Bench
24	Álvaro Barreal	Philadelphia Union	DF
26	Matt Miazga	New York Red Bulls	DF
29	Luciano Acosta	Charlotte FC	MF
	Nick Hagglund		DF
30	Brenner	San Jose Earthquakes	FW
	Luciano Acosta		MF
32	Brenner	Real Salt Lake	FW
	Roman Celentano		Bench
34	Brenner	D.C. United	FW
	Brandon Vazquez		Bench

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Position	Ref
17	Brenner	New York City FC	FW
30		San Jose Earthquakes
34		D.C. United

MLS Player of the Month

Month	Player	Stats	Ref
June	Luciano Acosta	3 games played, 1 goal, 3 assists
September/October	Brenner	5 games played, 9 goals, 2 assists

MLS All-Star

Player	Position	Ref
Luciano Acosta	MF
Brandon Vazquez	FW

See also

• 2022 FC Cincinnati 2 season

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