2022 Colorado Rapids season

The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

Colorado Rapids

2022 season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Head coach	Robin Fraser
Major League Soccer	Conference: 10th Overall: 18th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
U.S. Open Cup	Round of 32
Rocky Mountain Cup	Lost
Highest home attendance	18,084 (7/4 v. ATX)
Lowest home attendance	11,938 (9/14 v. SJ)
Average home league attendance	14,473
Biggest win	COL 3–0 ATL (3/5)
Biggest defeat	PHI 6–0 COL (8/27)
Home colors Away colors
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Background

Main article: 2021 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado finished the 2021 season 1st in the Western Conference table, and 2nd overall in MLS. They reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs, losing to the Portland Timbers 1–0.

Roster

As of July 21, 2022^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  USA Clint Irwin 2 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry 3 DF  USA Drew Moor 4 DF  SCO Danny Wilson 6 DF  GHA Lalas Abubakar 7 FW  USA Jonathan Lewis 8 MF  BRA Max Alves 11 FW  CHI Diego Rubio 12 FW  COL Michael Barrios 13 MF  CHI Felipe Gutiérrez (on loan from Universidad Católica) 15 FW  SCO Sam Nicholson 16 MF  KEN Philip Mayaka (GA) 18 FW  USA Oliver Larraz (HGP) 19 MF  ENG Jack Price (captain) 21 MF  HON Bryan Acosta

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  USA William Yarbrough 24 DF  ECU Gustavo Vallecilla 27 DF  USA Sebastian Anderson (HGP) 28 GK  USA Abraham Rodriguez (HGP) 29 FW  USA Gyasi Zardes (DP) 30 DF  USA Aboubacar Keita 31 DF  USA Anthony Markanich 32 MF  USA Collen Warner 33 DF  IRN Steven Beitashour 37 FW  USA Dantouma Toure 52 MF  ARG Braian Galván 66 DF  BRA Lucas Esteves (on loan from Palmeiras) 77 FW  USA Darren Yapi (HGP) 97 MF  CAN Ralph Priso-Mbongue

Out on loan

As of March 5, 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  USA Cole Bassett (HGP)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids

January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29) Desert Showcase 1	Sporting Kansas City	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
8:00pm MST		Report		Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) Closed-door	Seattle Sounders FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
MST	Ruidíaz 70'	COL Report SEA Report	Esteves 40' (Rubio)	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) Closed-door	Seattle Sounders FC	0–2	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
MST		COL Report SEA Report	Yapi 7' (Beitashour), 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.

Houston Dynamo FC v Colorado Rapids

February 5, 2022 (2022-02-05) Desert Showcase 2	Houston Dynamo FC	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Tucson, Arizona
MST	Ferreira 33' Gitau Carrasquilla 90'	Report	Rubio 6' (Esteves) Toure 85'	Stadium: Kino Sports Complex

Orlando City SC v Colorado Rapids

February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11) Closed-door	Orlando City SC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Orlando, Florida
MST	Jansson 3'	Report	Rubio 45'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
8	Portland Timbers	34	11	10	13	53	53	0	46
9	Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a]	34	12	15	7	40	57	−17	43	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[b]
10	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
11	Seattle Sounders FC	34	12	17	5	47	46	+1	41
12	Sporting Kansas City	34	11	16	7	42	54	−12	40

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
2. as 2022 Canadian Championship winners.

Overall table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
16	Columbus Crew	34	10	8	16	46	41	+5	46
17	Vancouver Whitecaps FC[a] (V)	34	12	15	7	40	57	−17	43	Qualification for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League[b]
18	Colorado Rapids	34	11	13	10	46	57	−11	43
19	Charlotte FC	34	13	18	3	44	52	−8	42
20	New England Revolution	34	10	12	12	47	50	−3	42

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winners
Notes:

1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
2. As 2022 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	43	11	13	10	46	57	−11	10	2	5	29	15	+14	1	11	5	17	42	−25

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results

Los Angeles FC v Colorado Rapids

February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) 1	Los Angeles FC	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles, California
1:30 PM MST	Vela 29' (pen.), 35', 50' Fall  58' Crépeau  58' Cifuentes  81' Arango  90'	Report	Lewis  5'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,010 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Colorado Rapids v Atlanta United FC

March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05) 2	Colorado Rapids	3–0	Atlanta United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
4:00 PM MST	Trusty  21' Rubio 33' Price  42' Lewis 48' Kaye  51' Shinyashiki  80', 87'	Report	Hernández  20' Robinson  31'  86' Dwyer  89'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Colorado Rapids v Sporting Kansas City

March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) 3	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MST	Rubio 21' Kaye 51' Rosenberry  62'	Report	Isimat-Mirin  29' Duke  56'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,387 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Houston Dynamo FC v Colorado Rapids

March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19) 4	Houston Dynamo FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Houston, Texas
6:30 PM MDT	Dorsey  68' Rodríguez  78' Pasher 90'	Report	Trusty  37' Kaye 42' Rosenberry  45+1' Rubio  62' Wilson  90+3'	Stadium: PNC Stadium Attendance: 17,007 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Colorado Rapids v Real Salt Lake

April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 5	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Wilson  26' Abubakar 56'	Report	Ruíz 45' (pen.),  50' Silva  74' Schmitt  90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,380 Referee: Ted Unkel

FC Dallas v Colorado Rapids

April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09) 6	FC Dallas	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Frisco, Texas
6:30 PM MDT	Martínez  16' Cerrillo  24' Servania 45+2',  77' Ferreira 51', 89'	Report	Kaye  2' Rubio 30' Max  40' Barrios  45+1'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,893 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Minnesota United FC v Colorado Rapids

April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 7	Minnesota United FC	3–1	Colorado Rapids	Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MDT	Dibassy 42' Arriaga  56' Lod  69', 77' Danladi 79'	Report	Esteves  27' Rubio  30', 45' Yarbrough  32' Price  36'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Chris Penso

Colorado Rapids v Charlotte FC

April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) 8	Colorado Rapids	0–0	Charlotte FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Lewis  66'	Report	Alcívar  44' Corujo  53' Ortiz  63'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,160 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Colorado Rapids v Portland Timbers

April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 9	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Portland Timbers	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Max  17' Rubio 30',  45+3'  63' Abubakar  38' Beitashour  46' Trusty  66' Yarbrough  90+3' Kaye 90+5'	Report	Williamson  29' Mabiala  29' Ivačič  66' Van Rankin  73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,038 Referee: Armando Villareal

San Jose Earthquakes v Colorado Rapids

May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 10	San Jose Earthquakes	1–0	Colorado Rapids	San Jose, California
8:00 PM MDT	Nathan 64' Calvo  73'	Report		Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 14,077 Referee: Tori Penso

Colorado Rapids v Los Angeles FC

May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 11	Colorado Rapids	2–0	Los Angeles FC	Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT	Zardes 17' (pen.) Rubio 28' (pen.) Acosta  29' Abubakar  88'	Report	Ibeagha  16' Cifuentes  22' Arango  24'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,022 Referee: Ted Unkel

Sporting Kansas City v Colorado Rapids

May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18) 12	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM MDT	Sallói 24', 50',  90+9' Hernández  58' Ndenbe  79' Fontàs  90+6'	Report	Acosta  3' Esteves 29',  90+3'  90+6' Trusty  78'  90+1' Abubakar  90' Rubio  90+1'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,233 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC

May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) 13	Colorado Rapids	1–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT	Lewis 50' Rosenberry  53' Acosta  71'	Report	Vargas  45+1' Gómez  46'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,923 Referee: Timothy Ford

Colorado Rapids v Nashville SC

May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 14	Colorado Rapids	1–3	Nashville SC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Rubio  14', 78' Abubakar  41' Acosta  51'	Report	Sapong 8' Mukhtar 14', 17',  56' Miller  42'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,465 Referee: Nima Saghafi

New York City FC v Colorado Rapids

June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19) 15	New York City FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	New York, New York
3:00 PM MDT	Castellanos  68' Magno 72' Morales  83'	Report	Price  30' Abubakar  56' Barrios 68' Acosta  73' Wilson  76'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,812 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Portland Timbers v Colorado Rapids

June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 16	Portland Timbers	3–0	Colorado Rapids	Portland, Oregon
8:30 PM MDT	Chará  27' Blanco 45+8' (pen.) Niezgoda 54', 62'	Report	Yarbrough  45+6' Esteves  84' Toure  90'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,448 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Colorado Rapids v Austin FC

July 4, 2022 (2022-07-04) 17	Colorado Rapids	2–3	Austin FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Abubakar 19' Lewis 22'	Report	Pereira  18' Finlay 28' Keller  41'  75' Driussi 45+1' Urruti 59'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,084 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Real Salt Lake v Colorado Rapids

July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 18	Real Salt Lake	2–2	Colorado Rapids	Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT	MacMath  38' Ruiz  47' Savarino 45+3' Meram 51',  86' Besler  90+1'	Report	Wilson  33' Acosta  50' Rubio 67' (pen.) Max  79' Abubakar 89'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,242 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Colorado Rapids v Orlando City SC

July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) 19	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Orlando City SC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Esteves  40' Zardes 65' Abubakar  69' Lewis  77' Wilson  82' Rosenberry  86'	Report	Torres 22' Pereyra  66' Urso  77' Halliday  83'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,538 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Colorado Rapids v LA Galaxy

July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 20	Colorado Rapids	2–0	LA Galaxy	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Rubio 20' Wilson  68' Zardes 75' Warner  90+2'	Report	Raveloson  39' Araujo  62' DePuy  68' Gasper  78'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,975 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids

July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 21	Seattle Sounders FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MDT	Rowe  22'  47' Morris 43' Lodeiro 71' (pen.)	Report	Lewis 3',  87' Acosta  32' Vallecilla  43' Barrios  56' Yapi  90+1'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,476 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

New York Red Bulls v Colorado Rapids

August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) 22	New York Red Bulls	4–5	Colorado Rapids	Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 PM MDT	Yearwood 6' Long 9' Morgan 28' (pen.) Barlow 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Rubio 21',  45+2' Abubakar  27' Rosenberry 38' Vallecilla  64' Warner 77' Barrios 80',  90+7' Toure 89'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,812 Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: This match was originally scheduled for July 30 which was rescheduled due to the New York Red Bulls hosting a friendly match with FC Barcelona on that day.

Colorado Rapids v Minnesota United FC

August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) 23	Colorado Rapids	4–3	Minnesota United FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Zardes 7', 15', 61' Rubio 11' Acosta  82' Max  83'	Report	Danladi 4' Amarilla 43' Rosales  67' Kallman 81' Lawrence  87' Fragapane  90+1'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,738 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

Colorado Rapids v Columbus Crew

August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 24	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Columbus Crew	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Esteves  28' Wilson  38' Rubio 41' (pen.),  78' Acosta  42'	Report	Hernández 5' Nagbe  35' Artur  40' Zelarayán  63'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,254 Referee: Jon Freemon

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids

August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) 25	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Vancouver, British Columbia
8:00 PM MDT	Gauld 14', 40'	Report	Zardes 76' Priso-Mbongue  90+7'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,682 Referee: Filip Dujic

Colorado Rapids v Houston Dynamo FC

August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 26	Colorado Rapids	1–1	Houston Dynamo FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT	Acosta  19'  80' Abubakar 48' Gutiérrez  65' Barrios  85'	Report	Dorsey  15' Herrera  67' Ferreira 90+5'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,380 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Philadelphia Union v Colorado Rapids

August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 27	Philadelphia Union	6–0	Colorado Rapids	Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 PM MDT	Gazdag 9', 20' (pen.) Carranza 30' (pen.) Burke 87' Real 90+1'	Report	Vallecilla  7'  35' Priso-Mbongue  11' Warner  27'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,005 Referee: Allen Chapman

Nashville SC v Colorado Rapids

August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) 28	Nashville SC	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 PM MDT	Mukhtar 29' (pen.), 54', 75' Godoy  45' Leal  59' Shaffelburg 61' McCarty  70'	Report	Zardes 35' Abubakar  41' Acosta  71'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 24,127 Referee: Mark Allatin

D.C. United v Colorado Rapids

September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04) 29	D.C. United	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Washington, D.C.
5:30 PM MDT	Birnbaum  57' Benteke 66'	Report	Zardes  74' Rubio  84' Beitashour  90+5'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,502 Referee: Tori Penso

Colorado Rapids v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) 30	Colorado Rapids	3–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 PM MDT	Zardes 21' Rubio 33' (pen.) Lewis 75'	Report	White 8' Veselinović  32' Schöpf  52'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 14,036 Referee: Kevin Stott

Colorado Rapids v San Jose Earthquakes

September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) 31	Colorado Rapids	2–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT	Rubio 21' Rosenberry 77' Warner  90+4'	Report	Nathan 37' Remedi  48' Judson  90'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,938 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

LA Galaxy v Colorado Rapids

September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) 32	LA Galaxy	4–1	Colorado Rapids	Carson, California
8:30 PM MDT	Brugman 22', 52' Edwards 28' Hernández 31' Costa  62' Grandsir  64'	Report	Gutiérrez  26' Abubakar  34' Beitashour  60' Barrios  63' Max  65' Nicholson 90+1'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 20,325 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Colorado Rapids v FC Dallas

October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 33	Colorado Rapids	1–0	FC Dallas	Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT	Rubio 66' Vallecilla  77' Yapi  90+2' Yarbrough  90+4'	Report	Pomykal  39'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,193 Referee: Chris Penso

Austin FC v Colorado Rapids

October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) 34	Austin FC	1–1	Colorado Rapids	Austin, Texas
3:00 PM MDT	Driussi 81' (pen.)	Report	Gutiérrez  66' Rubio  80', 90+3'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Comunicaciones v Colorado Rapids

February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) Leg 1	Comunicaciones	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Colorado Rapids	Guatemala City
5:00 PM MST	Robles  57' Espino 89' Gamboa  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Selvin Brown

Colorado Rapids v Comunicaciones

February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23) Leg 2	Colorado Rapids	1–0 (1–1 agg.) (3–4 p)	Comunicaciones	Commerce City, Colorado
6:15 PM MST	Kaye  13' Alves 29'	Report	Corena  7' Robles  16' Contreras  36' Gamboa  73'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Walter López
	Penalties
	Rubio Acosta Price Mezquida Lewis Rosenberry Shinyashiki		Contreras Aparicio Larín Santis Corena López Samayoa

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their entry in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Rapids entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.^[2] The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 21, and the Rapids drew Minnesota United FC.^[3]

Minnesota United FC (MLS) v Colorado Rapids (MLS)

May 11, 2022 Round of 32	Minnesota United FC (MLS)	2–1	Colorado Rapids (MLS)	Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 pm CDT	Danladi 8' Kallman  55'  83' Reynoso 87'		Mezquida 15' Max  63'	Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Brandon Stevis

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		USOC		CCL
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Clint Irwin	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	USA	Keegan Rosenberry	37	2	33+1	2	1	0	2	0
3	DF	USA	Drew Moor	9	0	1+8	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Danny Wilson	29	0	25+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
5	DF	USA	Auston Trusty	19	0	17	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF	GHA	Lalas Abubakar	33	4	28+3	4	0	0	2	0
7	FW	USA	Jonathan Lewis	36	5	25+8	5	0+1	0	1+1	0
8	MF	BRA	Max Alves	31	1	9+19	0	1	0	1+1	1
9	FW	BRA	Andre Shinyashiki	9	1	2+6	1	0	0	0+1	0
11	FW	CHI	Diego Rubio	33	16	28+2	16	1	0	2	0
12	FW	COL	Michael Barrios	37	2	19+15	2	1	0	1+1	0
13	MF	CHI	Felipe Gutiérrez	12	0	10+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	CAN	Mark-Anthony Kaye	20	3	15+2	3	0+1	0	2	0
15	FW	SCO	Sam Nicholson	15	1	10+5	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jack Price	19	0	14+3	0	0	0	2	0
20	MF	URU	Nicolás Mezquida	11	1	0+9	0	1	1	0+1	0
21	MF	HON	Bryan Acosta	29	0	22+4	0	1	0	0+2	0
22	GK	USA	William Yarbrough	36	0	34	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	ECU	Gustavo Vallecilla	13	0	7+5	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF	USA	Sebastian Anderson	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
28	GK	USA	Abraham Rodriguez	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	USA	Gyasi Zardes	26	9	24+2	9	0	0	0	0
31	DF	USA	Anthony Markanich	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF	USA	Collen Warner	20	1	6+12	1	0+1	0	1	0
33	DF	IRN	Steven Beitashour	20	0	14+5	0	1	0	0	0
37	FW	USA	Dantouma Toure	5	1	0+5	1	0	0	0	0
66	DF	BRA	Lucas Esteves	32	1	24+6	1	0	0	2	0
77	FW	USA	Darren Yapi	11	0	1+10	0	0	0	0	0
97	MF	CAN	Ralph Priso-Mbongue	6	0	3+3	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: October 9, 2022
• Source: Colorado stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	US Open Cup	CONCACAF Champion's League	Total
1	FW	11	Diego Rubio	16	0	0	16
2	FW	29	Gyasi Zardes	9	0	0	9
3	FW	7	Jonathan Lewis	4	0	0	4
4	DF	6	Lalas Abubakar	4	0	0	4
5	MF	14	Mark-Anthony Kaye	3	0	0	3
6	DF	2	Keegan Rosenberry	2	0	0	2
	FW	12	Michael Barrios	2	0	0	2
8	MF	8	Max	0	0	1	1
	FW	9	Andre Shinyashiki	1	0	0	1
	FW	15	Sam Nicholson	1	0	0	1
	MF	20	Nicolás Mezquida	0	1	0	1
	MF	32	Collen Warner	1	0	0	1
	FW	37	Dantouma Toure	1	0	0	1
	DF	66	Lucas Esteves	1	0	0	1
Total				46	1	1	48

• Last updated: October 9, 2022
• Source: Team Goals

Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	US Open Cup	CONCACAF Champion's League	Total
1	FW	12	Michael Barrios	7	0	0	7
2	FW	11	Diego Rubio	6	0	0	6
3	DF	2	Keegan Rosenberry	2	0	1	3
	MF	19	Jack Price	3	0	0	3
	MF	21	Bryan Acosta	3	0	0	3
	DF	66	Lucas Esteves	3	0	0	3
7	DF	4	Danny Wilson	2	0	0	2
	FW	7	Jonathan Lewis	2	0	0	2
	MF	13	Felipe Gutiérrez	2	0	0	2
	FW	29	Gyasi Zardes	2	0	0	2
	DF	33	Steven Beitashour	2	0	0	2
12	DF	6	Lalas Abubakar	1	0	0	1
	MF	8	Max	1	0	0	1
	MF	14	Mark-Anthony Kaye	1	0	0	1
Total				37	0	1	38

• Last updated: October 9, 2022
• Source: Team Assists

Clean sheets

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	US Open Cup	CONCACAF Champion's League	Total
1	GK	22	William Yarbrough	9	0	1	10
Total				9	0	1	10

• Last updated: October 9, 2021
• Source: Clean Sheets

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			US Open Cup			CONCACAF Champion's League			Total
1	21	MF	Bryan Acosta	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0
2	11	FW	Diego Rubio	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0
3	6	DF	Lalas Abubakar	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
4	4	DF	Danny Wilson	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
5	66	DF	Lucas Esteves	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1
	8	MF	Max	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	24	DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1
	5	DF	Auston Trusty	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
	12	FW	Michael Barrios	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	2	DF	Keegan Rosenberry	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	7	MF	Jonathan Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	22	GK	William Yarbrough	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
13	13	MF	Felipe Gutiérrez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14	MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	19	MF	Jack Price	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32	MF	Collen Warner	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	33	DF	Steven Beitashour	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
18	77	FW	Darren Yapi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	97	MF	Ralph Priso-Mbongue	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	9	FW	Andre Shinyashiki	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	29	FW	Gyasi Zardes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37	FW	Dantouma Toure	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				90	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	90	4	2

• Last updated: October 9, 2021
• Source: Team Discipline

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2022

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Aboubacar Keita	Columbus Crew	Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM.	January 4, 2022	[4]
MF	Max Alves	Flamengo	Transfer fee not disclosed	January 5, 2022	[5]
MF	Bryan Acosta	FC Dallas	Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft	January 19, 2022	[6]
DF	Jackson Travis	Rapids Academy	Homegrown contract	March 4, 2022	[7]
DF	Gustavo Vallecilla	FC Cincinnati	FC Cincinnati receives $400,000 in 2022 GAM, and $400,000 in 2023 GAM	March 28, 2022	[8]
FW	Gyasi Zardes	Columbus Crew	Columbus Crew receives $300,000 in GAM. Deal could escalate up to $1.4 million GAM.	April 22, 2022	[9]
FW	Sam Nicholson	Bristol Rovers F.C.	Free transfer.	June 17, 2022	[10]
MF	Ralph Priso	Toronto FC	Toronto receives Mark-Anthony Kaye, Colorado receives Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM.	July 8, 2022	[11]

Loans in

Pos.	Player	Parent club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
DF	Auston Trusty	Arsenal FC	6–month loan	January 31, 2022	July 5, 2022	[12]
DF	Lucas Esteves	Palmeiras	Loan extended through the end of the 2022 MLS season	July 1, 2022	TBD	[13]
MF	Felipe Gutiérrez	Universidad Católica	Loan through the end of the 2022 MLS season	August 3, 2022	TBD	[14]

SuperDraft

See also: 2022 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date	Player	Position	Previous club	Notes	Ref
January 11, 2022	Mohamed Omar	MF	Notre Dame	Round 1, Pick 23	[15]
January 11, 2022	Anthony Markanich	DF	Northern Illinois	Round 1, Pick 26	[15]
January 11, 2022	Roberto Molina	MF	UC Irvine	Round 2, Pick 45	[15]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Kortne Ford	Sporting Kansas City	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	[16]
DF	Jeremy Kelly	Memphis 901 FC	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	[16]
MF	Younes Namli	Sparta Rotterdam	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	[16]
GK	Andre Rawls	TBD	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	[16]
MF	Will Vint	Charlotte Independence	Option Declined	December 3, 2021	[16]
FW	Dominique Badji	FC Cincinnati	Free Transfer	January 4, 2022	[17]
MF	Kellyn Acosta	Los Angeles FC	Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives) in GAM.	January 14, 2022	[18]
DF	Auston Trusty	Arsenal FC	Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months.	January 31, 2022	[12]
FW	Andre Shinyashiki	Charlotte FC	Colorado receives $225,000 (with the potential for $175,000 more in incentives) in GAM.	May 3, 2022	[19]
MF	Nicolás Mezquida	Volos F.C.	Transfer fee not disclosed.	June 28, 2022	[20]
MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	Toronto FC	Toronto receives Kaye, Colorado receives Ralph Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM.	July 8, 2022	[11]

Loans out

Pos.	Player	Loanee club	Length/Notes	Beginning	End	Source
MF	Cole Bassett	Feyenoord	18–month loan with an option to buy Recalled on August 13	January 20, 2022	August 13, 2022	[21]
MF	Cole Bassett	Fortuna Sittard	Loan through the end of the Eredivisie season	August 13, 2022	June 1, 2023	[22]

See also

• Colorado Rapids
• 2022 in American soccer
• 2022 Major League Soccer season