2022 Seattle Sounders FC season

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Seattle Sounders FC
2022 season
General manager Garth Lagerwey
Head coach Brian Schmetzer
Stadium Lumen Field
Major League Soccer 23rd
U.S. Open Cup Round of 32
CONCACAF
Champions League		 Champions
Top goalscorer League: Jordan Morris (2)
All: Nicolás Lodeiro (5)
Average home league attendance 31,607
Home colors
Away colors
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The 2022 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's forty-eighth season of existence, and their fourteenth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his sixth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

During the season, the Sounders won the CONCACAF Champions League title after defeating UNAM of the Liga MX 5–2 in aggregate scoring, becoming the first team in Major League Soccer to win the CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Current roster

As of February 15, 2021[2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
3 Xavier Arreaga Template:Mlsstatus  Ecuador DF (1994-09-28) September 28, 1994 (age 29) Ecuador Barcelona S.C.
5 Nouhou Template:Mlsstatus  Cameroon DF (1997-06-23) June 23, 1997 (age 26) United States Tacoma Defiance
6 João Paulo Template:Mlsstatus  Brazil MF (1991-03-08) March 8, 1991 (age 33) Brazil Botafogo Futebol Clube
7 Cristian Roldan  United States MF (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995 (age 28) United States Washington Huskies men's soccer
9 Raúl Ruidíaz Template:Mlsstatus  Peru FW (1990-07-25) July 25, 1990 (age 33) Mexico Atlético Morelia
10 Nicolás Lodeiro Template:Mlsstatus  Uruguay MF (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35) Argentina Boca Juniors
11 Albert Rusnák Template:Mlsstatus  Slovakia MF (1994-07-07) July 7, 1994 (age 29) United States Real Salt Lake
12 Fredy Montero  Colombia FW (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 36) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
13 Jordan Morris Template:Mlsstatus  United States FW (1994-10-26) October 26, 1994 (age 29) United States Stanford Cardinal men's soccer
14 Samuel Adeniran  United States FW (1998-09-30) September 30, 1998 (age 25) United States Tacoma Defiance
16 Alex Roldán  El Salvador MF (1996-07-28) July 28, 1996 (age 27) United States Tacoma Defiance
17 Will Bruin  United States FW (1989-10-24) October 24, 1989 (age 34) United States Houston Dynamo
21 Reed Baker-Whiting Template:Mlsstatus  United States MF (2005-03-31) March 31, 2005 (age 19) United States Tacoma Defiance
22 Kelyn Rowe  United States MF (1991-12-02) December 2, 1991 (age 32) United States New England Revolution
23 Léo Chú Template:Mlsstatus  Brazil MF (2000-06-04) June 4, 2000 (age 23) Brazil Grêmio
24 Stefan Frei  United States GK (1986-04-20) April 20, 1986 (age 38) Canada Toronto FC
25 Jackson Ragen  United States DF (1998-09-24) September 24, 1998 (age 25) United States Tacoma Defiance
26 Andrew Thomas  United States GK (1998-09-01) September 1, 1998 (age 25) United States Stanford Cardinal men's soccer
28 Yeimar Gómez Andrade Template:Mlsstatus  Colombia DF (1992-06-30) June 30, 1992 (age 31) Argentina Unión de Santa Fe
30 Stefan Cleveland  United States GK (1994-05-24) May 24, 1994 (age 29) United States Chicago Fire
45 Ethan Dobbelaere Template:Mlsstatus  United States MF (2002-11-14) November 14, 2002 (age 21) United States Tacoma Defiance
73 Obed Vargas  United States MF (2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 (age 18) United States Tacoma Defiance
75 Danny Leyva Template:Mlsstatus  United States MF (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003 (age 20) United States Tacoma Defiance
84 Josh Atencio Template:Mlsstatus  United States MF (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22) United States Tacoma Defiance
87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez Template:Mlsstatus  United States FW (2002-03-25) March 25, 2002 (age 22) United States Tacoma Defiance
92 Abdoulaye Cissoko  France DF (1999-12-27) December 27, 1999 (age 24) United States Tacoma Defiance
94 Jimmy Medranda  Colombia DF (1994-02-07) February 7, 1994 (age 30) United States Nashville SC
99 Dylan Teves Template:Mlsstatus  United States MF (2000-05-14) May 14, 2000 (age 23) United States Washington Huskies men's soccer

Coaching Staff

As of January 20, 2022[3]
Technical staff
Head coach United States Brian Schmetzer
Assistant coach United States Freddy Juarez
Assistant coach United StatesSerbia Preki
Assistant coach Australia Andy Rose
Goalkeeping coach United States Tom Dutra
General manager United States Garth Lagerwey
Sporting director United States Craig Waibel

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
14 FW United States Samuel Adeniran United States Tacoma Defiance Free Transfer December 14, 2021 [4]
73 MF United States Obed Vargas United States Tacoma Defiance Free Transfer December 14, 2021 [4]
99 MF United States Dylan Teves United States University of Washington Homegrown Signing January 11, 2022 [5]
18 MF Slovakia Albert Rusnák United States Real Salt Lake Designated Player January 13, 2022 [6]
25 DF United States Jackson Ragen United States Tacoma Defiance College Protected Period February 14, 2022 [7]
36 GK United States Wallis Lapsley United States Tacoma Defiance Short Term Extreme Hardship Contract March 20, 2022

Draft picks

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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 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position School Notes Ref
January 11, 2022 France Achille Robin DF United States University of Washington MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#43) [8]
January 11, 2022 Germany Hal Uderitz MF United States Seattle University MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#76)

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
20 MF France Nicolas Benezet Option declined December 1, 2021 [9]
8 MF Martinique Jordy Delem Option declined December 1, 2021 [9]
37 MF United States Shandon Hopeau Option declined December 1, 2021 [9]
1 GK United States Trey Muse United States Loudoun United Option declined December 1, 2021 [9]
27 DF United States Shane O'Neill Canada Toronto FC Free transfer December 20, 2021 [10]
18 GK United States Spencer Richey United States Chicago Fire Free transfer December 22, 2021 [11]
11 DF Australia Brad Smith United States D.C. United Traded for $750,000 in GAM January 27, 2022 [12]
45 MF United States Ethan Dobbelaere Czech Republic MFK Vyškov Loan through May 31, 2022 February 5, 2022 [13]

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Void       Upcoming fixture

Preseason

The Seattle Sounders announced the their pre-season schedule on January 22, 2022. Seattle competed against its rival, the Portland Timbers, in a friendly match in Tuscan as part of the Desert Showcase which was hosted by FC Tucson.[14] The club also participated in the Coachella Valley Invitational with its host, LA Galaxy.[15]

Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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)
Overall
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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)

Results

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 2 1 3 6 7  −1 7 1 0 2 3 4  −1 1 1 1 3 3  0

Last updated: April 17, 2022.
Source: MLS

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Match Results

MLS Regular Season

The MLS schedule was released on December 15, 2021.[17]

U.S. Open Cup

The Sounders will enter the 2022 U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32 on 10–11 May 2022 by virtue of finishing second in the 2021 Western Conference. The draw is scheduled for 22 April 2022.[20]

CONCACAF Champions League

The Sounders qualified to the round of 16 of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of their second-place finish in the 2021 Western Conference. The round of 16 draw occurred on December 15.[21]

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
24 GK Switzerland Stefan Frei 10 0 4 0 0 0 6 0
26 GK United States Andrew Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK United States Stefan Cleveland 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Ecuador Xavier Arreaga 12 1 6 1 0 0 6 0
5 DF Cameroon Nouhou 10 0 3+2 0 0 0 4+1 0
16 DF El Salvador Alex Roldan 12 0 5+1 0 0 0 6 0
25 DF United States Jackson Ragen 9 0 3+1 0 0 0 3+2 0
28 DF Colombia Yeimar Gómez Andrade 6 0 2+1 0 0 0 3 0
92 DF France Abdoulaye Cissoko 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
94 DF Colombia Jimmy Medranda 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Brazil João Paulo 10 1 5 1 0 0 4+1 0
7 MF United States Cristian Roldan 12 1 4+2 0 0 0 6 1
10 MF Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 7 2 1+2 0 0 0 4 2
18 MF Slovakia Albert Rusnák 12 1 5+1 0 0 0 6 1
21 MF United States Reed Baker-Whiting 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF United States Kelyn Rowe 12 1 3+3 0 0 0 3+3 1
45 MF United States Ethan Dobbelaere 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
73 MF United States Obed Vargas 12 0 4+2 0 0 0 3+3 0
75 MF United States Danny Leyva 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
84 MF United States Josh Atencio 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
99 MF United States Dylan Teves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 6 1 0+2 0 0 0 4 1
12 FW Colombia Fredy Montero 10 4 3+2 1 0 0 2+3 3
13 FW United States Jordan Morris 11 4 3+2 1 0 0 6 3
14 FW United States Samuel Adeniran 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 FW United States Will Bruin 7 1 3+1 1 0 0 0+3 0
23 FW Brazil Léo Chú 6 1 3+2 0 0 0 0+1 1
87 FW United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
36 GK United States Wallis Lapsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 17 April 2022.
Source: Sounders FC

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total
1 FW 12 Colombia Fredy Montero 1 0 0 3 4
2 FW 13 United States Jordan Morris 1 0 0 2 3
3 DF 3 Ecuador Xavier Arreaga 1 0 0 0 1
MF 6 Brazil João Paulo 1 0 0 0 1
MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 0 0 0 1 1
FW 9 Peru Raúl Ruidíaz 0 0 0 1 1
MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 0 0 0 1 1
FW 17 United States Will Bruin 1 0 0 0 1
MF 22 United States Kelyn Rowe 0 0 0 1 1
FW 23 Brazil Léo Chú 0 0 0 1 1
  • Last updated: April 17, 2022
  • Source: [1]

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total
1 MF 7 United States Cristian Roldan 1 0 0 4 5
2 MF 10 Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro 1 0 0 1 2
3 DF 5 Cameroon Nouhou 0 0 0 1 1
MF 11 Slovakia Albert Rusnák 0 0 0 1 1
DF 16 El Salvador Alex Roldan 1 0 0 0 1
  • Last updated: April 17, 2022
  • Source: [2]

Honors and awards

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player Opponent Position Ref
3 Ecuador Xavier Arreaga LA Galaxy Bench [23]
4 United States Cristian Roldan Austin FC MF [24]
5 Brazil João Paulo Minnesota United FC MF [25]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Ref
5 Brazil João Paulo Minnesota United FC [26]

CONCACAF Champions League Best XI

Leg Player Opponent Position Ref
Round of 16 2nd leg United States Cristian Roldan Motagua MF [27]
Quarterfinals 1st leg Colombia Fredy Montero Club León FW [28]
United States Cristian Roldan MF
Quarterfinals 2nd leg Colombia Fredy Montero Club León MF [29]
Semi-Finals 1st leg Peru Raúl Ruidíaz New York City FC FW [30]
Uruguay Nicolás Lodeiro MF
United States Jordan Morris MF
Slovakia Albert Rusnák MF
United States Jackson Ragen DF
El Salvador Alex Roldan DF
Switzerland Stefan Frei GK
Semi-Finals 2nd leg Peru Raúl Ruidíaz New York City FC FW [31]
United States Cristian Roldan MF
Ecuador Xavier Arreaga DF
Cameroon Nouhou DF
Switzerland Stefan Frei GK

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