2022 D.C. United season

The 2022 season was D.C. United's 27th in existence and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United participated in this season's editions of the U.S. Open Cup. United also participated in the Coachella Valley Invitational and the Capital Cup friendly tournaments. The season covered the period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022.

D.C. United

2022 season
General manager	Lucy Rushton
Head coach	Hernán Losada (until April 21) Chad Ashton (Interim) (April 22 – July 30) Wayne Rooney (from July 31)
Stadium	Audi Field
MLS	Conference: 14th Overall: 28th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round
Atlantic Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Fountas (12) All: Fountas (12)
Highest home attendance	19,325 (vs FC Cincinnati, October 9, MLS)
Lowest home attendance	10,128 (vs Columbus Crew, July 13, MLS)
Average home league attendance	16,256
Biggest win	3–0, twice
Biggest defeat	0–7 (vs Philadelphia (A), July 8, MLS)
Home colors Away colors
← 2021 2023 →

During this season, United had a poor run of form, finishing in last place for the fourth time in franchise history, the third time with Dave Kasper as General Manager or President, and the second time with Jason Levien as owner. During the season, United broke their club record for the most goals conceded during a season (75), largest home loss (6 goals), and largest away loss (7 goals).

During the season, there were several notable departures from United including Paul Arriola, Julian Gressel, Kevin Paredes, and Frédéric Brillant. The club brought in David Ochoa, Christian Benteke, Taxiarchis Fountas, and Martín Rodríguez.

Club

Team management

Position	Name
Chairman	Jason Levien
Co-Chairman	Stephen Kaplan
President of Soccer Operations	Dave Kasper
General Manager	Lucy Rushton
Technical Director	Stewart Mairs
Head coach	Wayne Rooney
Assistant coach	Chad Ashton
Assistant coach	Nicolás Frutos
Assistant coach	Frédéric Brillant
Assistant coach	Pete Shuttleworth
Goalkeeping coach	Diego Restrepo

Roster

As of August 5, 2022^[1]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Assists	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Rafael Romo		GK	(1990-02-25) February 25, 1990 (age 35)	15	0	0	OH Leuven
21	Jon Kempin		GK	(1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 (age 32)	13	0	0	Columbus Crew
24	Bill Hamid		GK	(1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 (age 34)	297	0	0	Midtjylland
32	David Ochoa		GK	(2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 24)	9	0	0	Real Salt Lake
Defenders
2	Gaoussou Samaké		LB	(1997-11-04) November 4, 1997 (age 27)	4	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
3	Chris Odoi-Atsem		RB	(1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 (age 30)	59	1	0	Maryland Terrapins
4	Brendan Hines-Ike		CB	(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 30)	33	1	0	Kortrijk
5	Brad Smith		LB	(1994-04-09) April 9, 1994 (age 31)	16	0	1	Seattle Sounders FC
14	Andy Najar		RB	(1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 32)	136	11	15	Los Angeles FC
15	Steve Birnbaum		CB	(1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 34)	247	13	6	California Golden Bears
23	Donovan Pines		CB	(1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 27)	67	3	1	Maryland Terrapins
33	Jacob Greene		LB / RB	(2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 22)	1	0	0	D.C. United Academy
45	Matai Akinmboni		CB	(2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 18)	2	0	0	D.C. United Academy
93	Tony Alfaro		CB	(1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 (age 32)	45	1	2	Reno 1868
97	Sami Guediri		LB	(1997-08-18) August 18, 1997 (age 27)	14	0	0	Loudoun United
Midfielders
6	Russell Canouse		DM	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 30)	113	5	5	Hoffenheim
8	Chris Durkin		DM	(2000-02-08) February 8, 2000 (age 25)	71	2	4	Sint-Truiden
12	Drew Skundrich		CM	(1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29)	41	0	2	Loudoun United
13	Sofiane Djeffal		MF	(1999-04-19) April 19, 1999 (age 26)	28	0	1	Oregon State Beavers
18	Jeremy Garay		MF	(2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 22)	1	0	0	D.C. United Academy
25	Jackson Hopkins		AM / SS	(2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 21)	22	0	1	D.C. United Academy
35	Ted Ku-DiPietro		MF	(2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 23)	12	0	0	Loudoun United
44	Victor Pálsson		DM	(1991-04-30) April 30, 1991 (age 34)	10	0	0	Schalke 04
49	Ravel Morrison		MF	(1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 (age 32)	14	2	0	Derby County
77	Martín Rodríguez		MF / LW	(1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 31)	14	0	1	Altay SK
Forwards
9	Ola Kamara		ST	(1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 (age 35)	87	37	6	Shenzhen
11	Taxiarchis Fountas		SS	(1995-09-04) September 4, 1995 (age 29)	21	12	1	Rapid Wien
16	Adrien Perez		FW	(1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 29)	19	0	2	Los Angeles FC
17	Kimarni Smith		LW	(1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 (age 27)	22	1	1	Clemson Tigers
19	Nigel Robertha		FW	(1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 (age 27)	36	6	4	Levski Sofia
20	Christian Benteke		ST	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34)	7	1	0	Crystal Palace
22	Miguel Berry		ST	(1997-09-16) September 16, 1997 (age 27)	14	0	0	Columbus Crew

Non-competitive

Preseason exhibitions

Inter Miami CF v D.C. United

January 29	Inter Miami CF	0–1	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, FL
17:00 EST			Hopkins 58'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: Closed-door

LA Galaxy v D.C. United

February 19	LA Galaxy	2–2	D.C. United	Carson, CA
18:00 EST	Chicharito 26', 74' Cabral  42'		Birnbaum 14' Estrada 58' Liadi  77'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Coachella Valley Invitational

Main article: 2022 Coachella Valley Invitational

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

February 10	New York Red Bulls	1–1	D.C. United	Indio, CA
19:00 EST	Barlow 65'	NYRB Tweet DCU Tweet	Flores 27'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club Attendance: 0

Los Angeles FC v D.C. United

February 15	Los Angeles FC	0–2	D.C. United	Indio, CA
19:00 EST		Report	9' (pen.) Skundrich 77'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club Attendance: 0

Midseason exhibitions

D.C. United v Águila

June 1	D.C. United	1–1	Águila	Washington, DC
19:30 EST	Guediri 82'			Stadium: Audi Field

D.C. United v Xelajú

June 7	D.C. United	1–0	Xelajú	Washington, DC
19:30 EST	Houssou  13' Hope-Gund 16'			Stadium: Audi Field

D.C. United v Bayern Munich

July 20	D.C. United	2–6	Bayern Munich	Washington, DC
	Pines  38' Simonsen 54' Durkin  55' Djeffal  74' Ku-DiPietro 83'	Report	Mané 5' (pen.) Sabitzer 12' Gnabry 44' De Ligt 47',  71' Zirkzee 51' Müller 90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Matthew Franz

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	New England Revolution	34	10	12	12	47	50	−3	42
11	Atlanta United FC	34	10	14	10	48	54	−6	40
12	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	15	9	39	48	−9	39
13	Toronto FC[a]	34	9	18	7	49	66	−17	34
14	D.C. United	34	7	21	6	36	71	−35	27

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.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	7	6	21	23	37	−14	27	4	4	9	13	15	−2	3	2	12	10	22	−12

Last updated: July 12, 2022.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

Game Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	H	H
Result	W	W	L	L	L	L	W
Position (Conf.)	2	2	4	7	11	14	9
Position (Ovr.)	3	3	7	13	20	25	18

Updated to match(es) played on March 2022. Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Weeks (GW); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days

Results

D.C. United v Charlotte FC

February 26 1	D.C. United	3–0	Charlotte FC	Washington, DC
18:00 EST	Najar  15' Estrada 37' (pen.), 45+6' Kamara 65' Hines-Ike  85' Perez  87'	Report	Ortiz  27'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,412 Referee: Victor Rivas

FC Cincinnati v D.C. United

March 5 2	FC Cincinnati	0–1	D.C. United	Cincinnati, OH
18:00 EST	Blackett  90+4'	Report	Nyeman  80' B. Smith  90+1' Kamara 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

D.C. United v Chicago Fire FC

March 12 3	D.C. United	0–2	Chicago Fire FC	Washington, DC
19:30 EST	Najar  21' Skundrich  45' Hines-Ike  65'	Report	Ivanov 32' Giménez  45' Sekulic  48' Bornstein 80' Navarro  86'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 13,795 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

Toronto FC v D.C. United

March 19 4	Toronto FC	2–1	D.C. United	Toronto, ON
15:00 EDT	Pozuelo 24'  47' Osorio 53'  55' O'Neill  77' MacNaughton  82'	Report	Canouse 10' Flores  49' Najar  72' Yow  83'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,501 Referee: Ramy Touchan

D.C. United v Atlanta United FC

April 2 5	D.C. United	0–1	Atlanta United FC	Washington, DC
19:30 EDT	Canouse  34' Djeffal  38'	Report	Campbell  33' Conway  81' Almada  89' Moreno 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,289 Referee: Armando Villarreal

D.C. United v Austin FC

April 16 6	D.C. United	2–3	Austin FC	Washington, DC
19:30 EDT	Kamara 26' 40'  27'  45+7' Robertha  41' Hopkins  73' Gressel  78' Samaké  87'	Report	Ring  35' Cascante  60' Pereira  70' Hoesen 80' Driussi 85' Gabrielsen 90'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,840 Referee: Tori Penso

D.C. United v New England Revolution

April 23 7	D.C. United	3–2	New England Revolution	Washington, DC
19:30 EDT	Fountas 26', 43' Gressel  33' Estrada 39'	Report	Bye 6' Jones  65' Buksa 86'  87' Kessler  89'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Columbus Crew v D.C. United

April 30 8	Columbus Crew	3–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
19:30 EDT	Santos 28' Etienne 43' Nagbe 75'	Report	Hines-Ike  36' Birnbaum  45+1'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,402 Referee: Timothy Ford

D.C. United v Houston Dynamo FC

May 7 9	D.C. United	2–0	Houston Dynamo FC	Washington, DC
19:30 EDT	Fountas 35', 43' Canouse  55' Durkin  90+3'	Report	Quintero  45+4' Carrasquilla  87' Rodríguez  90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,194 Referee: Jon Freemon

Inter Miami CF v D.C. United

May 14 10	Inter Miami CF	2–2	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, FL
5:00 p.m. EDT				Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

D.C. United v New York City FC

May 18 11	D.C. United	0–2	New York City FC	Washington, DC
4:30 p.m. EDT	Romo  19'	Report	Callens 6' Rodríguez  36' Castellanos 45+5' (pen.)  63' Zelalem  90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,072 Referee: Chris Penso

D.C. United v Toronto FC

May 21 12	D.C. United	2–2	Toronto FC	Washington, DC
1:00 p.m. EDT	Flores 7' Hines-Ike  16' Alfaro  23' Estrada 56' Smith  84' Durkin  90+3'	Report	Salcedo  10' Akinola 36' Jiménez  45+1' Osorio  80' 89'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

New York Red Bulls v D.C. United

May 28 13	New York Red Bulls	4–1	D.C. United	Harrison, NJ
4:00 p.m. EDT	Klimala  50' Luquinhas 54', 58' Morgan 63' Fernandez  78' Afaro 90' (o.g.)	Report	Hines-Ike  27' Djeffal  42' Kamara 87'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,678 Referee: Allen Chapman

Chicago Fire v D.C. United

June 18 14	Chicago Fire	1–0	D.C. United	Chicago, IL
5:00 p.m. EDT	F. Navarro  30' Herbers 78',  87'	Report	Pines  33' Najar  72'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 17,650 Referee: Nima Saghafi

D.C. United v Nashville SC

June 25 15	D.C. United	1–3	Nashville SC	Washington, DC
2:00 p.m. EDT	Najar  21' Fountas 59' Birnbaum  63'	Report	Lovitz 6'  26' Mukhtar 45+1' 50' Zimmerman  54' Romney  60' Anunga  84' Haakenson  90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,325 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

Orlando City SC v D.C. United

July 4 16	Orlando City SC	3–5	D.C. United	Orlando, FL
4:00 p.m. EDT	Schlegel  50' Torres 57' Kara 66' Silva 80' (pen.)	Report	Fountas 5' 8' 51' Smith 74' Robertha  89' 90+6'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 16 Referee: Allen Chapman

Philadelphia Union v D.C. United

July 8 17	Philadelphia Union	7–0	D.C. United	Chester, PA
4:30 p.m. EDT	Bedoya 9', 37' Carranza 22', 25', 72' Uhre 45+2', 59'	Report	Birnbaum  36' Odoi-Atsem  69'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,007 Referee: Ted Unkel

D.C. United v Columbus Crew

July 13 18	D.C. United	2–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, DC
5:00 p.m. EDT	Odoi-Atsem  22' Skundrich  45+3' Fountas 80' Kamara 90+2'	Report	Hernández 62', 81' Room  72' Pedro Santos  75'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

Minnesota United FC v D.C. United

July 16 19	Minnesota United FC	2–0	D.C. United	Saint Paul, MN
5:00 p.m. EDT	Reynoso 13' 50'	Report	Guediri  79'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,718 Referee: Jair Marrufo

D.C. United v CF Montréal

July 23 20	D.C. United	1–2	CF Montréal	Washington, DC
5:00 p.m. EDT	Hopkins  45+4' Odoi-Atsem  49' Birnbaum 56',  81'	Report	Quioto 1', 35' Corbo  5' Johnston  55'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,734 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez

D.C. United v Orlando City

July 31 21	D.C. United	2–1	Orlando City	Washington, DC
5:00 p.m. EDT	Djeffal  8' Durkin 90+1' Fountas 90+5'	Report	Urso 9' Moutinho  69' Michel  88'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,805 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Charlotte FC v D.C. United

August 3 22	Charlotte FC	3–0	D.C. United	Charlotte, NC
4:00 p.m. EDT	Birnbaum 13' (o.g.) Swiderski 64' McNeill 67'	Report	Canouse  27'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 31,520 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

D.C. United v New York Red Bulls

August 6 23	D.C. United	0–0	New York Red Bulls	Washington, DC
4:30 p.m. EDT	Fountas  58'	Report	S. Nealis  90+2'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,258 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

New England Revolution v D.C. United

August 13 24	New England Revolution	1–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, MA
4:30 p.m. EDT	Gil 18'	Report	Pálsson  81' Hopkins  84'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 24,240 Referee: Malik Badawi

Los Angeles FC v D.C. United

August 16 25	Los Angeles FC	1–0	D.C. United	Los Angeles, CA
7:30 p.m. EDT	Opoku 67' Escobar  89'	Report	Hopkins  28' Najar  43' Morrison  44' Birnbaum  50'  60' Ochoa  59'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,063 Referee: Ramy Touchan

D.C. United v Philadelphia Union

August 20 26	D.C. United	0–6	Philadelphia Union	Washington, DC
4:30 p.m. EDT		Report	Uhre 37' Gazdag 45+2' (pen.) Carranza 47', 70', 74' Burke 79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,941 Referee: Ted Unkel

Atlanta United v D.C. United

August 28 27	Atlanta United	3–2	D.C. United	Atlanta, GA
1:00 p.m. EDT	Purata  18' 70' Franco 49' Martínez 62'	Report	Morrison 47' Kamara 55'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,561 Referee: Nima Saghafi

New York City FC v D.C. United

August 31 28	New York City FC	1–2	D.C. United	Harrison, NJ
20:00 EDT	Héber 27' Acevedo  56' Amundsen  62' Latinovich  69'	Report	Odoi-Atsem  22' Kamara 24' Rodríguez  25' Birnbaum 57' Fletcher  90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,113 Referee: Ismir Pekmic
Note: The match was originally scheduled for April 9 with the originally venue at Citi Field which was rescheduled to August 29 in order to allow NYCFC to prepare for the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals. The venue was also switched over to Red Bull Arena as it was the only venue available at the time.

D.C. United v Colorado Rapids

September 4 29	D.C. United	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Washington, DC
19:30 EDT	Birnbaum  57'	Report	Zardes  74' Rubio  84' Beitashour  90+5'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,502 Referee: Tori Penso

Real Salt Lake v D.C. United

September 10 30	Real Salt Lake	0–0	D.C. United	Sandy, UT
TBD EDT	Silva  66' Herrera  89'	Report	Durkin  27' Akinmboni  40' Ochoa  61'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,487 Referee: Kevin Broadley

Sporting Kansas City v D.C. United

September 13 31	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	D.C. United	Kansas City, KS
TBD EDT	Espinoza  29' Shelton 34' Voloder 70' Sallói 87'	Report	Morrison  31' Benteke  63' Smith  73'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,106 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

D.C. United v Inter Miami

September 18 32	D.C. United	2–3	Inter Miami	Washington, DC
2:00 p.m. EDT	Benteke 22' Durkin  43' Fountas 58'  62'	Report	Campana 39', 53' Lowe  62' Gregore  68' Higuaín 90+4' Vassilev  90+9'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,284 Referee: Ismail Elfath

CF Montréal v D.C. United

October 1 33	CF Montréal	1–0	D.C. United	Montréal, QC
4:30 p.m. EDT	Pines 41' (o.g.)	Report	Hopkins  51' Pines  79' Benteke  90+4'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Ramy Touchan

D.C. United v FC Cincinnati

October 9 34	D.C. United	2–5	FC Cincinnati	Washington, DC
TBD EDT	Morrison 26' Birnbaum  45+2' Fletcher 47'	Report	Acosta 6' Brenner 8', 24', 37' Vazquez 53' Barreal  61'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,325 Referee: Timothy Ford

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Flower City Union (NISA) v D.C. United (MLS)

April 19 Third round	Flower City Union (NISA)	0–3	D.C. United (MLS)	Rochester, NY
19:30 EDT	Ortega  85'	Report	Kamara 73', 86' (pen.) Robertha 81'	Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 556 Referee: Luis Arroyo

D.C. United (MLS) v New York Red Bulls (MLS)

May 10 Fourth round	D.C. United (MLS)	0–3	New York Red Bulls (MLS)	Washington, DC
19:30 EDT	Smith  42' Alfaro  46' Skundrich  77'	Report	Luquinhas 45+3' Tolkin 48' Yearwood  58' Ryan 68' Pendant  74' Harper  76'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,920 Referee: Matthew Franz

Transfers

Further information: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2022

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 22, 2021	DF	2	Gaoussou Samaké	ASEC Mimosas	Signed through 2023, team options for 2024-25	[2]
January 4, 2022	MF	4	Brendan Hines-Ike	Kortrijk	Loan option exercised	[3]
January 13, 2022	MF	35	Ted Ku-DiPietro	Loudoun United	Homegrown contract through 2023, team options for 2024-2025	[4]
January 24, 2022	DF	20	Hayden Sargis	Sacramento Republic	Signed through 2024, team options for 2025-26 $25,000 to Sacramento, plus bonuses at certain benchmarks.	[5]
January 27, 2022	DF	5	Brad Smith	Seattle Sounders FC	$750,000 GAM, with 10% sell-on fee	[6]
	FW	11	Taxiarchis Fountas	Rapid Wien	Designated Player through 2024 with club option for 2025.	[7]
February 25, 2022	MF	13	Sofiane Djeffal	Oregon State Beavers	MLS SuperDraft Pick	[8]
March 24, 2022	MF	8	Chris Durkin	Sint-Truiden	$600,000 fee to Sint-Truiden, $200,000 GAM to Houston Dynamo for MLS rights	[9]
April 13, 2022	MF	25	Jackson Hopkins	D.C. United Academy	Homegrown Player	[10]
April 27, 2022	GK	1	Rafael Romo	OH Leuven		[11]
June 23, 2022	MF	77	Martín Rodríguez	Altay SK	Signed through 2024, team option for 2025	[12]
July 13, 2022	DF	97	Sami Guediri	Loudoun United		[13]
July 20, 2022	FW	22	Miguel Berry	Columbus Crew		[14]
July 21, 2022	MF	49	Ravel Morrison	Derby County	Signed through 2023, with 2024 team option	[15]
July 21, 2022	MF	44	Victor Pálsson	Schalke 04	Designated Player, signed through 2024, club option for 2025	[16]
July 29, 2022	GK	32	David Ochoa	Real Salt Lake	$75,000 GAM, plus up to $300,000 GAM in 2023 25% sell-on fee for transfer outside MLS Homegrown Player	[17][18]
August 5, 2022	FW	20	Christian Benteke	Crystal Palace	Designated Player, signed through 2024, club option for 2025	[19]
August 30, 2022	FW	26	Kristian Fletcher	Loudoun United	Precontract (effective January 1, 2023) through 2025, club option for 2026 Homegrown Player	[20]
August 31, 2022	DF	45	Matai Akinmboni	D.C. United Academy	Homegrown Player, signed through 2025, club options for 2026-27	[21]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 29, 2021	FW	32	Ramón Ábila	Boca Juniors	End of loan	[22]
	FW	20	Jovanny Bolívar	Deportivo La Guaira	End of loan	[22]
	MF	11	Yamil Asad	Universidad Católica	Option declined	[22]
	FW	29	Yordy Reyna	Charlotte FC	Option declined	[22]
	DF	28	Joseph Mora	Charlotte FC	Option declined, selected in 2021 MLS Expansion Draft	[22]
	DF	35	Michael DeShields	New England Revolution II	Option declined	[22]
	GK	1	Chris Seitz	N/A	Option declined, retired	[22]
	MF	18	Felipe	Austin FC	End of contract	[22]
	DF	13	Frédéric Brillant	N/A	End of contract, retired	[22]
January 8, 2022	FW	50	Erik Sorga	IFK Göteborg	€450,000	[23]
January 26, 2022	MF	7	Paul Arriola	FC Dallas	$2,000,000 GAM	[24]
January 28, 2022	DF	30	Kevin Paredes	Wolfsburg	$7,350,000	[25]
February 22, 2022	MF	5	Júnior Moreno	FC Cincinnati	$250,000 GAM, plus up to $175,000 GAM if benchmarks are hit	[26]
June 23, 2022	FW	10	Edison Flores	Atlas	Undisclosed	[27]
July 4, 2022	FW	22	Griffin Yow	Westerlo	$100,000, 35% sell-on fee and additional cash	[28][29]
July 15, 2022	MF	31	Julian Gressel	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	$400,000 GAM (up to $900,000 through 2024)	[30]
August 29, 2022	MF	27	Moses Nyeman	Beveren	$350,000, 25% sell-on fee	[31]

Loan in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
7	FW	Michael Estrada	Deportivo Toluca	February 8, 2022	August 11, 2022	[32][33]
24	MF	Azaad Liadi	Loudoun United	February 26, 2022	March 2, 2022	[34]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
21	GK	Jon Kempin	San Diego Loyal	June 10, 2022	June 17, 2022	[35][36]
30	DF	Hayden Sargis	Phoenix Rising FC	September 8, 2022	December 31, 2022	[37]

MLS SuperDraft picks

Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft

2022 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2	36	Sofiane Djeffal	MF	Oregon State	Signed to First Team roster
2	41	Alex Nagy	FW	Vermont	Returned to school
3	69	Skage Simonsen	MF	SMU	Signed with Loudoun United FC

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		U.S. Open Cup		MLS Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	VEN	Rafael Romo	15	0	13+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	CIV	Gaoussou Samaké	4	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Chris Odoi-Atsem	20	0	8+12	0	0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	USA	Brendan Hines-Ike	20	0	20+0	0	0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	AUS	Brad Smith	16	0	14+2	0	0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Russell Canouse	18	1	14+4	1	0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	USA	Chris Durkin	30	1	24+5	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	NOR	Ola Kamara	31	11	15+15	9	1+0	2	0+0	0
11	MF	GRE	Taxiarchis Fountas	21	12	17+4	12	0	0	0+0	0
12	MF	USA	Drew Skundrich	21	0	9+10	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
13	MF	FRA	Sofiane Djeffal	28	0	19+9	0	0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	HON	Andy Najar	23	0	20+3	0	0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Steve Birnbaum	32	2	32+0	2	0	0	0+0	0
16	FW	USA	Adrien Perez	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Kimarni Smith	19	1	2+15	1	1+1	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SLV	Jeremy Garay	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	FW	CUW	Nigel Robertha	18	2	5+12	1	0+1	1	0+0	0
20	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	7	1	6+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	GK	USA	Jon Kempin	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	ESP	Miguel Berry	16	0	8+6	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	USA	Donovan Pines	23	0	16+5	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
24	FW	USA	Azaad Liadi	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	USA	Jackson Hopkins	22	0	11+10	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	USA	Bill Hamid	10	0	10+0	0	0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	USA	Hayden Sargis	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
32	GK	MEX	David Ochoa	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	USA	Jacob Greene	1	0	0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
35	MF	USA	Ted Ku-DiPietro	12	0	2+8	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
40	MF	USA	Tyler Freeman	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ISL	Victor Pálsson	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
45	DF	USA	Matai Akinmboni	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
49	MF	JAM	Ravel Morrison	14	2	11+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
50	GK	MEX	Luis Zamudio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0
65	MF	CIV	Nanan Houssou	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
77	MF	CHI	Martín Rodríguez	14	0	10+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
87	DF	USA	Rio Hope-Gund	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
93	DF	MEX	Tony Alfaro	19	0	9+9	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
97	MF	ALG	Sami Guediri	14	0	10+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left during the season
7	FW	ECU	Michael Estrada	17	4	11+5	4	1+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	PER	Edison Flores	13	1	11+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	USA	Griffin Yow	9	0	3+4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF	LBR	Moses Nyeman	2	0	2+0	0	0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	GER	Julian Gressel	17	0	16+1	0	0	0	0+0	0
Total				36	39	34	36	2	3	0	0

• Last updated: November 1, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	MLS Cup	Total
1	MF	11	Taxiarchis Fountas	12	0	0	12
2	FW	9	Ola Kamara	9	2	0	11
3	FW	7	Michael Estrada	4	0	0	4
4	DF	15	Steve Birnbaum	2	0	0	2
	MF	49	Ravel Morrison	2	0	0	2
	FW	19	Nigel Robertha	1	1	0	2
7	FW	20	Christian Benteke	1	0	0	1
	MF	6	Russell Canouse	1	0	0	1
	MF	8	Chris Durkin	1	0	0	1
	FW	26	Kristian Fletcher	1	0	0	1
	MF	10	Edison Flores	1	0	0	1
	FW	17	Kimarni Smith	1	0	0	1
Total				35	3	0	38

• Last updated: October 10, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	MLS Cup	Total
1	MF	31	Julian Gressel	7	0	0	7
2	MF	8	Chris Durkin	6	0	0	6
3	FW	7	Michael Estrada	4	0	0	4
4	MF	11	Taxiarchis Fountas	3	0	0	3
	FW	19	Nigel Robertha	3	0	0	3
	FW	77	Martín Rodríguez	3	0	0	3
	FW	17	Kimarni Smith	3	0	0	3
8	DF	14	Andy Najar	2	0	0	2
	MF	12	Drew Skundrich	2	0	0	2
	FW	9	Ola Kamara	1	1	0	2
11	DF	93	Tony Alfaro	1	0	0	1
	MF	6	Russell Canouse	1	0	0	1
	MF	13	Sofiane Djeffal	1	0	0	1
	DF	4	Brendan Hines-Ike	1	0	0	1
	MF	25	Jackson Hopkins	1	0	0	1
	DF	23	Donovan Pines	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Brad Smith	1	0	0	1
Total				40	1	0	41

• Last updated: October 22, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			U.S. Open Cup			MLS Cup			Total
4	DF	Brendan Hines-Ike	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
5	DF	Brad Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11	FW	Michael Estrada	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	DF	Andy Najar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	FW	Adrien Perez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	MF	Moses Nyeman	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total			5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1

• Last updated: March 6, 2022
• Source: Team Stats

Clean sheets

No.	Name	MLS	US Open Cup	MLS Cup	Total	Games
1	Rafael Romo	1	0	0	1	14
21	Jon Kempin	0	1	0	1	4
28	Bill Hamid	2	0	0	2	10
32	David Ochoa	2	0	0	2	9

• Last updated: November 1, 2022
• Source: Goalkeeping Stats

See also

• 2022 Loudoun United FC season