2023 Miami FC season

Miami FC
2023 season
Owner	Riccardo Silva
CEO	Michael Williamson
Head coach	Anthony Pulis
Stadium	Riccardo Silva Stadium; Miami, Florida
USL Championship	Eastern Conf.: TBD; Overall: TBD
U.S. Open Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	1 goal each; Paco Craig; Kyle Murphy; Florian Valot
Highest home attendance	League: 2,092; (Mar. 11 vs. TUL)
Lowest home attendance	League: 1,175; (April 1 vs. MEM)
Average home league attendance	League: 1,571
Biggest defeat	MIA 0–1 NMU; (Mar. 18)

The 2023 Miami FC season will be the club's fourth season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and ninth overall.

Roster

As of April 1, 2023[1]

Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jake McGuire	GK	(1994-09-03) September 3, 1994	North Carolina FC	2022		12	0
13	Adrian Zendejas	GK	(1995-08-30) August 30, 1995	loan from Charlotte FC	2023	2023	4	0
31	Noah Abrams	GK	(1998-01-23) January 23, 1998	Loudoun United FC	2022		0	0
Defenders
2	Mark Segbers	DF	(1996-04-18) April 18, 1996	Memphis 901 FC	2022		41	2
3	Aedan Stanley	DF	(1999-12-13) December 13, 1999	Austin FC	2022		37	0
4	Paco Craig	DF	(1992-10-19) October 19, 1992	Wycombe Wanderers F.C.	2021	2024+	65	5
5	Callum Chapman-Page	DF	(1995-11-06) November 6, 1995	FC Tulsa	2021		66	6
6	Moisés Hernández	DF	(1992-03-05) March 5, 1992	C.S.D. Municipal	2023	2024+	1	0
22	Benjamin Ofeimu	DF	(2000-09-30) September 30, 2000	Birmingham Legion FC	2022	2024+	20	0
23	Curtis Thorn	DF	(1995-12-02) December 2, 1995	Tormenta FC	2022	2024+	3	0
Midfielders
8	Gabriel Cabral	MF	(1997-04-29) April 29, 1997	Tormenta FC	2022	2024+	0	0
10	Florian Valot	MF	(1993-02-12) February 12, 1993	FC Cincinnati	2022	2023	40	6
14	Ryan Telfer	MF	(1994-03-04) March 4, 1994	Columbus Crew 2	2023	2024+	3	0
18	Dennis Dowouna	MF	(2000-05-18) May 18, 2000	KF Skënderbeu Korçë	2022	2023	9	0
20	Ben Mines	FW	(2000-05-13) May 13, 2000	FC Cincinnati	2022	2024+	3	0
21	Bolu Akinyode	MF	(1994-05-30) May 30, 1994	Birmingham Legion FC	2021		71	1
Forwards
7	Claudio Repetto	FW	(1997-02-02) February 2, 1997	Phoenix Rising FC	2022		7	0
9	Kyle Murphy	FW	(1992-12-11) December 11, 1992	Memphis 901 FC	2022		40	12
11	Joaquín Rivas	FW	(1992-04-26) April 26, 1992	FC Tulsa	2022		22	5
17	Michael Salazar	FW	(1992-12-15) December 15, 1992	LA Galaxy II	2023	2024+	3	0
99	Christian Sorto	FW	(2000-01-19) January 19, 2000	Rio Grande Valley FC	2022	2023	29	2

Staff

Anthony Pulis – Head coach
Lewis Neal – Assistant coach
Ryan Thamm – Head of Performance
Giuseppe Weller – Goalkeeper coach
Keeler Watson – Equipment manager

Transfers

In

#	Pos.	Player	Signed from	Details	Date	Source
8	MF	Gabriel Cabral	Tormenta FC	Free transfer, Multi-year	December 19, 2022	[2]
23	DF	Curtis Thorn	Tormenta FC	Free transfer, Multi-year	December 23, 2022	[3]
20	MF	Ben Mines	FC Cincinnati	Free transfer, Multi-year	December 29, 2022	[4]
17	FW	Michael Salazar	LA Galaxy II	Free transfer, Multi-year	January 3, 2023	[5]
14	MF	Ryan Telfer	Columbus Crew 2	Free transfer, Multi-year	January 5, 2023	[6]
6	DF	Moisés Hernández	C.S.D. Municipal	Free transfer, Multi-year	January 19, 2023	[7]

Out

#	Pos.	Player	Signed to	Details	Date	Source
27	FW	Romeo Parkes	Unattached	Not re-signed	November 2022
98	FW	Pierre da Silva	Unattached	Not re-signed	November 2022
3	DF	Luca Antonelli	Retired		November 10, 2022	[8]
80	MF	Devon Williams	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	Not re-signed	December 23, 2022	[9]
24	GK	Connor Sparrow	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Not re-signed	December 23, 2022	[10]
11	FW	Richard Ballard	Detroit City FC	Not re-signed	January 10, 2023	[11]
18	MF	Junior Palacios	Union Omaha	Not re-signed	January 31, 2023	[12]
30	FW	Adonijah Reid	Pacific FC	Not re-signed	January 31, 2023	[13]
7	FW	Joshua Pérez	Montevarchi Calcio Aquila 1902	Not re-signed	February 8, 2023	[14]
13	FW	Lamar Walker	Portmore United F.C.	Not re-signed	February 19, 2023	[15]

Loan in

#	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Details	Date	Source
13	GK	Adrian Zendejas	Charlotte FC	Season-long	January 17, 2023	[16][17]

Loan out

#	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Details	Date	Source
31	GK	Noah Abrams	Charlotte Independence	Season-long	March 15, 2023	[18]

Friendlies

February 11 Preseason	Miami FC	2–1	Orlando City B	University Park, Florida
1:55 PM EST	Repetto Telfer	Report		Stadium: FIU Intramural Field
Note: Start time, location, and final score disseminated from social media posts

February 15 Preseason	Miami FC	1–3	Colorado Rapids	Davenport, Florida
12:30 PM EST	Mines 8'	Report	Cabral 20' Rubio 78' Markanich 81'	Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex
Note: Start time and location disseminated from social media posts

February 19 Preseason	Miami FC	0–1	Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish	University Park, Florida
11:00 AM EST				Stadium: FIU Intramural Field
Note: Confirmed by club at later date

February 19 Preseason	Miami FC	4–0	Naples United FC	University Park, Florida
1:00 PM EST	Murphy Stanley Rivas	Report Bonus		Stadium: FIU Intramural Field
Note: Start time, location, and final score disseminated from social media posts

February 25 Preseason	Miami FC	1–0	Florida Atlantic Owls	University Park, Florida
1:00 PM EST	Trialist	Report		Stadium: FIU Intramural Field
Note: Details confirmed by club at later date, location disseminated from social media posts

February 25 Preseason	Inter Miami II	2–2	Miami FC	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1:00 PM EST		Report	Mines Rivas	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Note: Details confirmed by club at later date, location disseminated from social media posts

March 4 Preseason	Miami FC	2–0	FIU Panthers	Miami, Florida
1:00 PM EST	Murphy Salazar	Report		Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Note: Details confirmed by club at later date, location disseminated from social media posts

Competitive

USL Championship

Standings — Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Charleston Battery	10	5	2	3	14	15	−1	18	Playoffs
2	Louisville City FC	9	5	2	2	10	11	−1	17
3	Birmingham Legion FC	11	5	5	1	16	20	−4	16
4	Tampa Bay Rowdies	10	4	4	2	13	11	+2	14
5	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	10	3	2	5	12	10	+2	14
6	Memphis 901 FC	8	3	2	3	13	11	+2	12
7	Miami FC	10	2	3	5	11	11	0	11
8	Loudoun United FC	10	3	6	1	12	15	−3	10
9	Indy Eleven	9	2	4	3	8	13	−5	9
10	FC Tulsa	10	1	3	6	13	13	0	9
11	Hartford Athletic	9	1	6	2	12	20	−8	5
12	Detroit City FC	10	1	7	2	5	13	−8	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. Source: USL Championship Standings

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
4	0	3	1	3	4	−1	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	0	1	0	1	1	0

Last updated: April 1, 2023.
Source: Match reports

Match results

March 11 1	Miami FC	1–1	FC Tulsa	Miami, Florida
5:00 PM EST	Valot 20', 26' Chapman-Page 22' Segbers 80'	Report	Bird 13' Yosef 28' Corrales 45' Fernandez 69'	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 2,092 Referee: John Griggs

March 18 2	Miami FC	0–1	New Mexico United	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Akinyode 19'	Report	Swartz 14' Nava 15' Bruce 80' Portillo 85' (Pen.)	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Thomas Snyder

March 24 3	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	1–1	Miami FC	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT	Kizza 11' Ordoñez 27' Fahling 85'	Report	Murphy 23' Ofeimu 84' Chapman-Page 89'	Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 2,879 Referee: Gerald Flores

April 1 4	Miami FC	1–1	Memphis 901 FC	Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT	Sorto 7' Craig 13', 40' Telfer 57' Zendejas 74' Akinyode 90+3'	Report	Goodrum 39' Valot 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

April 8 5	Tampa Bay Rowdies	v	Miami FC	St. Petersburg, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

April 15 6	Miami FC	v	Detroit City FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

April 23 7	Miami FC	v	Las Vegas Lights FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

April 29 8	Oakland Roots SC	v	Miami FC	Oakland, California
TBD EDT				Stadium: Laney College Football Stadium

May 3 9	Miami FC	v	Birmingham Legion FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

May 13 10	Louisville City FC	v	Miami FC	Louisville, Kentucky
TBD EDT				Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

May 20 11	Miami FC	v	San Diego Loyal SC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

May 27 12	Miami FC	v	Orange County SC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

June 3 13	Memphis 901 FC	v	Miami FC	Memphis, Tennessee
TBD CDT				Stadium: AutoZone Park

June 10 14	Rio Grande Valley FC Toros	v	Miami FC	Edinburg, Texas
TBD CDT				Stadium: H-E-B Park

June 17 15	Miami FC	v	Loudoun United FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

June 24 16	Monterey Bay FC	v	Miami FC	Seaside, California
TBD PDT				Stadium: Cardinale Stadium

July 1 17	Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC	v	Miami FC	Colorado Springs, Colorado
TBD MDT				Stadium: Weidner Field

July 8 18	Miami FC	v	Phoenix Rising FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

July 12 19	FC Tulsa	v	Miami FC	Tulsa, Oklahoma
TBD CDT				Stadium: ONEOK Field

July 15 20	Miami FC	v	Charleston Battery	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

July 22 21	Miami FC	v	San Antonio FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

July 29 22	Loudoun United FC	v	Miami FC	Leesburg, Virginia
TBD EDT				Stadium: Segra Field

August 5 23	Miami FC	v	El Paso Locomotive FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

August 12 24	Miami FC	v	Indy Eleven	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

August 19 25	Hartford Athletic	v	Miami FC	Hartford, Connecticut
TBD EDT				Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium

August 26 26	Miami FC	v	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

September 2 27	Indy Eleven	v	Miami FC	Indianapolis, Indiana
TBD EDT				Stadium: Carroll Stadium

September 9 28	Detroit City FC	v	Miami FC	Hamtramck, Michigan
TBD EDT				Stadium: Keyworth Stadium

September 16 29	Miami FC	v	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

September 20 30	Miami FC	v	Louisville City FC	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

September 24 31	Birmingham Legion FC	v	Miami FC	Birmingham, Alabama
TBD CDT				Stadium: Protective Stadium

September 30 32	Miami FC	v	Hartford Athletic	Miami, Florida
TBD EDT				Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium

October 7 33	Charleston Battery	v	Miami FC	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
TBD EDT				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

June 24 34	Sacramento Republic FC	v	Miami FC	Sacramento, California
TBD PDT				Stadium: Heart Health Park

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Miami FC will enter the competition in the Second Round, played between April 4–6.

April 4 Second Round	Miami FC	v	Jacksonville Armada U-23	University Park, Florida
7:00 PM EDT				Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium

Squad statistics

As of Match played April 1, 2023

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Regular Season		Open Cup		Playoffs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	USA	Jake McGuire	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	USA	Adrian Zendejas	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Noah Abrams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	USA	Mark Segbers	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	USA	Aedan Stanley	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Paco Craig	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Callum Chapman-Page	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	GUA	Moisés Hernández	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF	USA	Ben Ofeimu	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	ENG	Curtis Thorn	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	BRA	Gabriel Cabral	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	FRA	Florian Valot	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	TRI	Ryan Telfer	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	GHA	Dennis Dowouna	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	USA	Ben Mines	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	NGA	Bolu Akinyode	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ITA	Claudio Repetto	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	USA	Kyle Murphy	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	SLV	Joaquín Rivas	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	BLZ	Michael Salazar	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	SLV	Christian Sorto	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

Place	Position	Number	Name	Regular Season	Total
1	DF	4	Paco Craig	1	1
	FW	9	Kyle Murphy	1	1
	MF	10	Florian Valot	1	1

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	Regular Season		Open Cup		Playoffs		Total
2		DF	Mark Segbers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Paco Craig	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Callum Chapman-Page	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10		MF	Florian Valot	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13		GK	Adrian Zendejas	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14		MF	Ryan Telfer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		MF	Bolu Akinyode	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Ben Ofeimu	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
99		FW	Christian Sorto	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

References

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"Brazilian Midfielder Gabriel Cabral signs multi-year deal with Miami FC from USL League One champions Tormenta FC". Miami FC. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
"Miami FC signs English defender Curtis Thorn to a multi-year deal". Miami FC. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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Pineda, Javier (19 January 2023). "Moisés Hernández volverá a jugar en Estados Unidos". Guatefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
"Luca Antonelli announces retirement". Miami FC. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
"Switchbacks FC Sign Midfielder Devon 'Speedy' Williams". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
"Rowdies Add Veteran Keeper Connor Sparrow". Tampa Bay Rowdies. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
"USL Championship Roster Updates". Detroit City FC. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
"UNION OMAHA SIGNS DEFENDER JUNIOR PALACIOS". Union Omaha. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
"Pacific FC add Canadian forward Adonijah Reid". Canadian Premier League. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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External links

Official website

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