2023 Phoenix Rising FC season

The 2023 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's tenth season in the USL Championship and their seventh as Rising FC. This season ended with Phoenix Rising winning their first USL Championship through the USLC Playoffs by winning 3–2 on penalty shootouts after a 1–1 tie after extra time against the Charleston Battery.

Phoenix Rising FC

2023 season
Owners	List Berke Bakay Alex Zheng Tim Riester Mark Detmer Brett M. Johnson Didier Drogba Brandon McCarthy Diplo Pete Wentz David Rappaport Dave Stearns Rick Hauser William Kraus Kevin Kusatsu Mark Leber Jim Scussel Vincere Capital (Baer Fisher) Christopher Yeung
Manager	Juan Guerra
Stadium	Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
USL Championship	6th, Western Conference
USLC Playoffs	Champions
U.S. Open Cup	3rd Round
Top goalscorer	Danny Trejo (19)
Highest home attendance	10,437 (April 1 vs San Diego Loyal SC) (Club Record)
Lowest home attendance	4,530 (October 7 vs New Mexico United)
Average home league attendance	6,100 (4 of 17 results missing)
Biggest win	6–0 (July 1 vs Memphis 901 FC) (Ties team record)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (July 26 vs Sacramento Republic FC)
Home colors Away colors
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Phoenix Rising - 2023 USL Championship champions

Competitions

Friendlies

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

Phoenix Rising FC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks

February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08) Preseason	Phoenix Rising FC	1–2	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Tucson, Arizona
	Trialist 74'		Williams 00' Echevarria 65'	Stadium: Kino North Stadium
Note: Closed door scrimmage

Phoenix Rising FC v Grand Canyon University

February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11) Preseason	Phoenix Rising FC	5–2	Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 AM MST	Trialist 22' Varela 38' Arteaga 47', 70' Cuello 62'		? 1' ? 87'	Stadium: GCU Stadium
Note: Closed door scrimmage

Phoenix Rising FC v Sporting Kansas City

February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18) Preseason	Phoenix Rising FC	2–4	Sporting Kansas City	Phoenix, Arizona
	Arteaga 21' Cuello 34'		? 33' ? 51' ? 67' ? 81'	Stadium: GCU Stadium
Note: Closed door scrimmage

Atlante FC v Phoenix Rising FC

February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22) Preseason	Atlante FC	1–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Mexico City, Mexico
9:00 AM MST	Ochoa 32'	PHX Report	Zambrano 27'	Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes
Note: Closed door scrimmage; 70 minute game

Pumas Tabasco v Phoenix Rising FC

February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) Preseason	Pumas Tabasco	0–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
		PHX Report		Stadium: La Cantera
Note: Closed door scrimmage; 70 minute game

Phoenix Rising FC v Grand Canyon University

March 4, 2023 (2023-03-04) Preseason	Phoenix Rising FC	3–2	Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, Arizona
10:00 AM MST	Arteaga 10' Gallardo 23' Cuello 35'		? 54' ? 69' (pen.)	Stadium: GCU Stadium

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USL Championship

Further information: 2023 USL Championship season

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	12	12	10	54	41	+13	48	7	7	3	38	18	+20	5	5	7	16	23	−7

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
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	L	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	L
Position	7	11	12	9	10	8	7	8	8	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	6	7	10	10	8	8	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on October 7, 2023. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Charleston Battery v Phoenix Rising FC

March 11, 2023 1	Charleston Battery	1–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
5:30 PM MST	Booth 60'	PHX Report CHS Report	Traore  52' Zambrano  66' Trejo 74' Arteaga  89'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Thomas Snyder

San Diego Loyal SC v Phoenix Rising FC

March 19, 2023 2	San Diego Loyal SC	3–0	Phoenix Rising FC	San Diego, California
3:00 PM MST	Moon  37' Conway 44' Damus 74' Collier  82' Riley  84' Bodily 90'	PHX Report SDG Report	Varela  12' Zambrano  53' King  80'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,114 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Phoenix Rising FC v San Diego Loyal SC

April 1, 2023 3	Phoenix Rising FC	2–2	San Diego Loyal SC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Arteaga  3' 35', 63' Cuello  44' Krutzen  45+2' Harvey  82' Fuenmayor  90+1'	PHX Report SDG Report	Moon 72' Damus 80' Martin  83'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 10,437 Referee: Elton Garcia

Birmingham Legion FC v Phoenix Rising FC

April 9, 2023 4	Birmingham Legion FC	1–2	Phoenix Rising FC	Birmingham, Alabama
2:30 PM MST	Alves 59'	PHX Report BHM Report	Trejo 58' Harvey 66'	Stadium: Protective Stadium Attendance: 4,750 Referee: John "JC" Griggs

Phoenix Rising FC v Monterey Bay FC

April 15, 2023 5	Phoenix Rising FC	1–1	Monterey Bay FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Lambert 67' Trejo  82'	PHX Report MB Report	Yoseke  35' Dixon 63' (pen.) Robinson  66'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Katja Koroleva

San Antonio FC v Phoenix Rising FC

April 22, 2023 6	San Antonio FC	1–1	Phoenix Rising FC	San Antonio, Texas
5:30 PM MST	Parano 59' (pen.) Gomez  84'	PHX Report SAN Report	Harvey  20'  56' Trejo 49' Fuenmayor  57' Munjoma  76' Zambrano  90+5'	Stadium: Toyota Field Attendance: 7,585 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Phoenix Rising FC v Loudoun United FC

April 29, 2023 7	Phoenix Rising FC	3–1	Loudoun United FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Hernández 33' Arteaga 36' Lambert  44' Conway  89' Njie 90+1'  90+2'	PHX Report LDN Report	Lambert 45+1' (o.g.) Williamson  90+3'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 7,334 Referee: Olvin Oliva

Tampa Bay Rowdies v Phoenix Rising FC

May 6, 2023 8	Tampa Bay Rowdies	2–0	Phoenix Rising FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
4:30 PM MST	Williams 10' Dennis 45+1'	PHX Report TBR Report	Conway  78'	Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Elton Garcia

Phoenix Rising FC v Hartford Athletic

May 13, 2023 9	Phoenix Rising FC	3–1	Hartford Athletic	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Trejo 5' Njie  10' Zambrano  70' Harvey 73' Arteaga 81' Lambert  84'	PHX Report HFD Report	Logue  2' Sheldon  17' McGlynn  19' Edwards 44' (pen.) Hodge  61' Barrera  80'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Referee: Jonathan Bilinski

Orange County SC v Phoenix Rising FC

May 20, 2023 10	Orange County SC	0–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Irvine, California
7:00 PM MST	Doghman  50' Norris  81' Nakkim  90+3'	PHX Report OCO Report	Fuenmayor  5' Arteaga 67'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Phoenix Rising FC v Las Vegas Lights

May 26, 2023 11	Phoenix Rising FC	0–1	Las Vegas Lights	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Fuenmayor  68'	PHX Report	Zali  67' Torres 78'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Referee: Gerald Flores

Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC v Phoenix Rising FC

June 3, 2023 12	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
4:00 PM MST	Ordoñez 22'  62' DeShields  43' Griffin  73'	PHX Report PGH Report		Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 5,011 Referee: Elton Garcia

Phoenix Rising FC v Oakland Roots SC

June 10, 2023 13	Phoenix Rising FC	2–2	Oakland Roots SC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Fuenmayor  45+1' Varela 58' Zambrano  84' Arteaga 89' Njie  90+4' Hernández  90+4'	PHX Report OAK Report	Formella 9' Diaz  21' Mfeka  31' 66' Barbir  31' Tamacas  60' Matsoso  74' Cedeno  90+6'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,748 Referee: Malik Badawi

Phoenix Rising FC v Louisville City FC

June 17, 2023 14	Phoenix Rising FC	2–2	Louisville City FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Harvey 5' Krutzen  45+2' Armenakas  53' Arteaga 74' (pen.)	PHX Report LOU Report	Totsch 42' (pen.) Mares 57' Dia  73'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,510 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

New Mexico United v Phoenix Rising FC

June 21, 2023 15	New Mexico United	1–3	Phoenix Rising FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM MST	Hamilton  1' Seymore  49' Moreno 51'	PHX Report NMU Report	Trejo 31' Armenakas 53' Harvey  59' Njie  88' Arteaga 88'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 7,864 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Oakland Roots SC v Phoenix Rising FC

June 24, 2023 16	Oakland Roots SC	1–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Hayward, California
7:00 PM MST	Formella 82'  83' Rodriguez  85' Reid  90+1'	PHX Report OAK Report	Arteaga  28' 90+3' Trejo  36' Torres  57' Munjoma  57'	Stadium: Pioneer Stadium Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

Phoenix Rising FC v Memphis 901 FC

July 1, 2023 17	Phoenix Rising FC	6–0	Memphis 901 FC	Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM MST	Munjoma 13' Harvey 22' Arteaga 43' Gallardo 56' Trejo 59' Varela 88'	PHX Report MEM Report	Smith  20'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,254 Referee: Brandon Stevis

Miami FC v Phoenix Rising FC

July 8, 2023 18	Miami FC	2–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Miami, Florida
4:00 PM MST	Murphy 15' Stanley  45+2' Sorto  45+2' 55' Segbers  84'	PHX Report MIA Report	Harvey  28' King  41' Trejo 44' Arteaga  45+2' Zambrano  79'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,248 Referee: Austin Saini

Phoenix Rising FC v Colorado Springs Switchbacks

July 22, 2023 19	Phoenix Rising FC	1–1	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Anguiano  27' Zambrano  42' Trejo 44' Guerra  90+5' Arteaga  90+7'	PHX Report COS Report	Tejada 42' 84' Echevarria  73' Hogan  81'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Referee: Calin Radosav

Sacramento Republic FC v Phoenix Rising FC

July 26, 2023 20	Sacramento Republic FC	4–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Sacramento, California
	Keko 20' Cicerone 28'  57' Lewis 38' Gurr 38' Archimède  78'	PHX Report SAC Report	Krutzen  58' Fuenmayor  90'	Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 9,448 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Monterey Bay FC v Phoenix Rising FC

July 29, 2023 21	Monterey Bay FC	0–2	Phoenix Rising FC	Seaside, California
7:00 PM MST	Okoli  74'		Arteaga 23' Trejo 45+2' Traore  86'	Stadium: Cardinale Stadium Attendance: 3,578 Referee: Olvin Oliva

Phoenix Rising FC v San Antonio FC

August 5, 2023 22	Phoenix Rising FC	1–2	San Antonio FC	Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM MST	Arteaga  13' Trejo 20' Harvey  55' Novo  63'	PHX Report SAN Report	PC  39' Dillon 86' Oluwaseyi 90+3'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Referee: Ricardo Fierro

Phoenix Rising FC v El Paso Locomotive FC

August 12, 2023 23	Phoenix Rising FC	5–0	El Paso Locomotive FC	Phoenix, Arizona
8:00 PM MST	Munjoma 21'  61' Zambrano  30' Armenakas  43' Trejo 44', 70' Formella 85' (pen.) Torres 88' Uzochukwu  89'	PHX Report ELP Report	Díaz  58' McCue  60'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,775 Referee: Alexis Da Silva

Rio Grande Valley FC v Phoenix Rising FC

August 19, 2023 24	Rio Grande Valley FC	1–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Edinburg, Texas
5:00 PM MST	Galindrez 17' Cabezas  43'  45+2' Cabrera  90' Torres  90+5'	PHX Report	Novo  45+3' Harvey  80' Torres  90+2'	Stadium: H-E-B Park Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Las Vegas Lights FC v Phoenix Rising FC

August 26, 2023 25	Las Vegas Lights FC	2–3	Phoenix Rising FC	Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 PM MST	Rios 45+3', 61'	PHX Report	Arteaga 53'  90+4' Trejo 81' Armenakas 82'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Thomas Snyder

Phoenix Rising FC v Sacramento Republic FC

August 30, 2023 26	Phoenix Rising FC	2–1	Sacramento Republic FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Zambrano  24' King  38' Arteaga 60' Trejo 65' Traore  71' Hernández  88' Harvey  90+3'	PHX Report SAC Report	Sanchez  19' Wiedt 84'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk

Phoenix Rising FC v Rio Grande Valley FC

September 2, 2023 27	Phoenix Rising FC	2–0	Rio Grande Valley FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Trejo 2' Arteaga 39' Torres  56' Traore  62' Stenberg  68' Guerra  86'	PHX Report	Davila  36' Nodarse  45' Ruiz  55'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,142 Referee: Melvin Rivas

FC Tulsa v Phoenix Rising FC

September 9, 2023 28	FC Tulsa	0–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
5:30 PM MST	Yosef  50' Fernandez  72'	PHX Report TUL Report	Uzochukwu  90+4'	Stadium: ONEOK Field Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Matthew Corrigan

Phoenix Rising FC v Detroit City FC

September 16, 2023 29	Phoenix Rising FC	5–0	Detroit City FC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Trejo 45+1', 65' Armenakas 56' Arteaga 81' Zambrano  86' Formella 90'	PHX Report DET Report	Lewis  80'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,887 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Phoenix Rising FC v Indy Eleven

September 20, 2023 30	Phoenix Rising FC	1–1	Indy Eleven	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Uzochukwu  16' Arteaga  40' Fuenmayor  62' Harvey 80' Hernández  90+2'	PHX Report IND Report	Pinho  31' Blake  75' Diz Pe 90+5'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,674 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye

El Paso Locomotive v Phoenix Rising FC

September 23, 2023 31	El Paso Locomotive	1–1	Phoenix Rising FC	El Paso, Texas
	Kostyshyn  40' Gómez 56'  80' McCue  73'	PHX Report ELP Report	Traore  69' Harvey 90+1'	Stadium: Southwest University Park Attendance: 6,708 Referee: Nabil Bensalah

Phoenix Rising FC v Orange County SC

September 30, 2023 32	Phoenix Rising FC	1–1	Orange County SC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Hernández  70' Traore  84' Cuello 85'	PHX Report	Iloski 61' Fox  76' Powers  84'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 6,440 Referee: Matthew Thompson

Phoenix Rising FC v New Mexico United

October 7, 2023 33	Phoenix Rising FC	1–2	New Mexico United	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Novo  53' Arteaga  59' Trejo  59' Stenberg  79' Fuenmayor  82' Formella 89'	PHX Report NMU Report	Moreno 52'  74' Seymore  53' Swartz  66' Portillo  70' 83' (pen.) Hamilton  90+5' Thomas  90+8'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Elijio Arreguin

Colorado Springs Switchbacks v Phoenix Rising FC

October 14, 2023 34	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	2–0	Phoenix Rising FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
	Tejada 12' Henríquez 29'  34' Chapman  34'	PHX Report	Fuenmayor  90+2'	Stadium: Weidner Field Attendance: 8,023 Referee: John Griggs

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Group table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	San Antonio FC	34	14	6	14	63	38	+25	56	Playoffs
5	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	34	16	13	5	49	42	+7	53
6	Phoenix Rising FC (C)	34	12	10	12	54	41	+13	48
7	El Paso Locomotive FC	34	13	13	8	41	51	−10	47
8	New Mexico United	34	13	14	7	51	49	+2	46

Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head points; 2) head-to-head goal differential; 3) points-per game within conference; 4) total wins; 5) total goal differential; 6) total goals scored; 7) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 8) disciplinary points; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champions

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Phoenix Rising entered the tournament proper in the Second Round.^[4][5]

Phoenix Rising FC v Greenville Triumph SC

April 5. 2023 Second Round	Phoenix Rising FC	1–0	Greenville Triumph SC	Phoenix, Arizona
7:30 PM MST	Harvey 21'	PHX Report GVL Report	Polak  52'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Turan Ozdemir

New Mexico United v Phoenix Rising FC

April 26. 2023 Third Round	New Mexico United	2–1	Phoenix Rising FC	Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 PM MST	Hurst 42' Suggs  45' Portillo  45+7' Dolling 87'	PHX Report NMU Report	King  45' Njie  45+5' Krutzen  45+7' Fuenmayor  45+7' Harvey 77' Munjoma  85' Hernández  90+6'	Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 4,126 Referee: William Hale

USL Championship Playoffs

Further information: 2023 USL Championship Playoffs

Conference Playoffs

San Diego Loyal SC v Phoenix Rising FC

October 22, 2023 (2023-10-22) Quarterfinals	San Diego Loyal SC	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Phoenix Rising FC	San Diego, California
7:30 pm PDT	Damus 4', 25', 90+7' (pen.) Adams  45+2'	PHX Report SDG Report	Armenakas 19' (pen.) Trejo 42' Formella 51', 119' Harvey  57' Arteaga  87' Traore  90+5' Fuenmayor  97'	Stadium: Torero Stadium Attendance: 5,671 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

Orange County SC v Phoenix Rising FC

October 28, 2023 (2023-10-28) Semifinals	Orange County SC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Phoenix Rising FC	Irvine, California
7:30 pm PDT	Amang 24' Richards  51'	PHX Report OCO Report	Trejo 7' Fuenmayor  103' Uzochukwu  106' Cuello 116'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Calin Radosav

Sacramento Republic FC v Phoenix Rising FC

November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04) Final	Sacramento Republic FC	1–2	Phoenix Rising FC	Sacramento, California
7:00 pm PST	Cicerone 31' Keko  71'	PHX Report SAC Report	Traore  17' King  40' Munjoma  69' Donovan 80' (o.g.) Stenberg  88' Cuello 90+2' Harvey  90+6' Formella  90+6'	Stadium: Heart Health Park Attendance: 11,569 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

USL Championship Final

Charleston Battery v Phoenix Rising FC

November 12, 2023 (2023-11-12) USL Final	Charleston Battery	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Phoenix Rising FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
7:00 PM EST	Markanich 36' Avila  72'	PHX Report CHS Report	Traore  11' Harvey  72' Fuenmayor  73' Cuello  80' Stenberg 90' Zambrano  115' Guerra  117'	Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex Attendance: 5,094 Referee: Elton Garcia
	Penalties
	Paterson Williams Archer Allan Dodson		Cuello Krutzen Zambrano Gallardo Arteaga

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Rocco Ríos Novo		GK	(2002-06-04) June 4, 2002 (age 23)	2023	CA Lanús (loan)
22	Patrick Rakovsky		GK	(1993-06-02) June 2, 1993 (age 32)	2023	Orange County SC
Defenders
2	Darnell King		DF	(1990-09-23) September 23, 1990 (age 34)	2021	Nashville SC
3	John Stenberg		DF	(1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32)	2023	Östers IF
4	Daniel Krutzen		DF	(1996-09-16) September 16, 1996 (age 28)	2023	Forge FC
5	Mohamed Traore		DF	(2002-08-15) August 15, 2002 (age 23)	2023	Los Angeles FC (loan)
6	Baboucarr Njie		DF	(1995-06-05) June 5, 1995 (age 30)	2022	Rio Grande Valley FC
15	Henry Uzochukwu		DF	(1999-01-22) January 22, 1999 (age 26)	2022	KuPs
19	Niall Dunn		DF	(2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 20)	2021	Phoenix Rising Academy
23	Eddie Munjoma		DF	(1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 (age 27)	2023	FC Dallas
30	Alejandro Fuenmayor		DF	(1996-08-29) August 29, 1996 (age 28)	2022	Oakland Roots SC
35	Santi Hanus		DF	(2005-04-08) April 8, 2005 (age 20)	2023[A]	Phoenix Rising Academy
Midfielders
8	José Hernández		MF	(1996-04-12) April 12, 1996 (age 29)	2022	Oakland Roots SC
10	Federico Varela		MF	(1996-05-07) May 7, 1996 (age 29)	2022	CSKA Sofia
13	Carlos Anguiano		MF	(1999-09-13) September 13, 1999 (age 25)	2022	Tacoma Defiance
14	Emil Cuello		MF	(1997-01-02) January 2, 1997 (age 28)	2023	Sacramento Republic FC
16	Gabriel Torres		MF	(1996-08-01) August 1, 1996 (age 29)	2022	FC Tulsa
21	Panos Armenakas		MF	(1998-08-05) August 5, 1998 (age 27)	2023	Loudoun United FC
26	Renzo Zambrano		MF	(1994-08-26) August 26, 1994 (age 30)	2022	FC Pyunik
27	Kevon Lambert		MF	(1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 28)	2021	Montego Bay United
29	Dariusz Formella		MF	(1995-10-21) October 21, 1995 (age 29)	2023	Oakland Roots SC
33	Joel Torbic		MF	(2005-10-14) October 14, 2005 (age 19)	2023[A]	Phoenix Rising Academy
36	Efetobo Aror		MF	(2005-09-26) September 26, 2005 (age 19)	2023[A]	Phoenix Rising Academy
45	Jack Ramirez		MF	(2006-10-10) October 10, 2006 (age 18)	2023[A]	Phoenix Rising Academy
62	David Landis		MF	(2006-03-03) March 3, 2006 (age 19)	2023[A]	Phoenix Rising Academy
67	Carlos Harvey		MF	(2000-02-03) February 3, 2000 (age 25)	2023	LA Galaxy
Forwards
7	Erickson Gallardo		FW	(1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 29)	2022	Zamora FC
9	Manuel Arteaga		FW	(1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 (age 31)	2022	Indy Eleven
17	Danny Trejo		FW	(1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 (age 27)	2023	Los Angeles FC
28	Jackson Conway		FW	(2001-12-03) December 3, 2001 (age 23)	2023	Atlanta United FC (loan)
40	Liam Mullins		FW	(2005-07-15) July 15, 2005 (age 20)	2023[A]	Phoenix Rising Academy

1. ^
   Phoenix Rising Academy contract.

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Player transactions

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
January 24, 2023	End of Season	Goalkeeper	1	Rocco Ríos Novo	CA Lanús	[8]
February 28, 2023	End of Season	Defender	5	Mohamed Traore	Los Angeles FC	[9]
March 17, 2023	June 9, 2023	Forward	28	Jackson Conway	Atlanta United FC	[10][11]

Loan out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
March 7, 2023	August 2, 2023	Defender	3	John Stenberg	Östers IF	[12][13]

Transfer In

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Ref.
June 2, 2023	Midfielder	21	Panos Armenakas	Loudoun United FC	[14]
July 25, 2023	Midfielder	29	Dariusz Formella	Oakland Roots SC	[15]

Transfer Out

Date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Ref.
July 25, 2023	Defender	6	Baboucarr Njie	Oakland Roots SC	[15]
August 16, 2023	Defender	27	Kevon Lambert	Real Salt Lake	[16]

Statistics

As of November 12, 2023
(Regular Season & Playoffs) ^[17]

#	Pos.	Name	GP	GS	Min.	Goals	Assists
17	FW	Danny Trejo	37	34	3129	19	7	4	0
9	FW	Manuel Arteaga	37	31	2801	15	7	10	1
67	MF	Carlos Harvey	34	29	2639	6	6	10	1
29	FW	Dariusz Formella	17	8	840	5	0	1	0
21	FW	Panos Armenakas	27	23	1936	4	6	2	0
14	MF	Emil Cuello	21	5	629	3	2	3	0
23	DF	Eddie Munjoma	36	27	2551	2	2	4	0
10	MF	Fede Varela	26	15	1140	2	2	1	0
8	MF	José Hernández	34	24	2075	1	1	4	0
3	DF	John Stenberg	17	16	1541	1	0	3	0
27	MF	Kevon Lambert	15	15	1349	1	0	3	0
7	FW	Erickson Gallardo	21	9	996	1	5	0	0
16	MF	Gabriel Torres	16	8	708	1	5	3	0
6	DF	Baboucarr Njie	19	4	579	1	0	5	0
30	DF	Alejandro Fuenmayor	35	33	2986	0	0	13	0
26	MF	Renzo Zambrano	35	29	2747	0	2	12	0
4	DF	Daniel Krutzen	28	20	1906	0	0	4	0
5	DF	Mohamed Traore	24	20	1731	0	2	9	0
2	DF	Darnell King	26	20	1542	0	3	4	0
15	DF	Henry Uzochukwu	25	10	1090	0	2	4	0
13	MF	Carlos Anguiano	5	3	240	0	0	1	0
28	FW	Jackson Conway	8	0	53	0	0	1	1
36	MF	Efetobo Aror	1	0	4	0	0	0	0
40	FW	Liam Mullins	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Goalkeepers

#	Name	GP	GS	Min.	SV	GA	GAA	SO
1	Rocco Ríos Novo	36	36	3330	115	42	1.135	7	4	0
22	Patrick Rakovsky	2	2	180	9	5	2.500	0	0	0