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| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 (vsFC Cincinnati, October 9, MLS) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 10,128 (vsColumbus 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) | ||
The2022 season wasD.C. United's 27th in existence and their 27th consecutive season in the top division ofAmerican soccer,Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United participated in this season's editions of theU.S. Open Cup. United also participated in theCoachella Valley Invitational and theCapital Cup friendly tournaments. The season covered the period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022.
During this season, United had a poor run of form, finishing in last place for the fourth time in franchise history, the third time withDave Kasper as General Manager or President, and the second time withJason 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 includingPaul Arriola,Julian Gressel,Kevin Paredes, andFrédéric Brillant. The club brought inDavid Ochoa,Christian Benteke,Taxiarchis Fountas, andMartín Rodríguez.
| 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 |
| 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 35) | 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 28) | 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 19) | 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 28) | 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 30) | 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 36) | 87 | 37 | 6 |  Shenzhen |
| 11 | Taxiarchis Fountas |  | SS | (1995-09-04)September 4, 1995 (age 30) | 21 | 12 | 1 |  Rapid Wien |
| 16 | Adrien Perez | | FW | (1995-10-13)October 13, 1995 (age 30) | 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 28) | 14 | 0 | 0 | Columbus Crew |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| June 1 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Águila | Washington, DC |
| 19:30 EST | Guediri 82' | Stadium:Audi Field |
| June 7 | D.C. United | 1–0 | Xelajú | Washington, DC |
| 19:30 EST | Houssou 13' Hope-Gund 16' | Stadium:Audi Field |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| February 261 | D.C. United | 3–0 | Charlotte FC | Washington, DC |
| 18:00EST | 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 |
| March 52 | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | D.C. United | Cincinnati, OH |
| 18:00EST | Blackett 90+4' | Report | Nyeman 80'B. Smith 90+1'Kamara 90+8' (pen.) | Stadium:TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,183 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
| March 123 | D.C. United | 0–2 | Chicago Fire FC | Washington, DC |
| 19:30EST | 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 |
| March 194 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | D.C. United | Toronto, ON |
| 15:00EDT | 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 |
| April 25 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Atlanta United FC | Washington, DC |
| 19:30EDT | Canouse 34' Djeffal 38' | Report | Campbell 33' Conway 81'Almada 89'Moreno 90+4' | Stadium:Audi Field Attendance: 17,289 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| April 166 | D.C. United | 2–3 | Austin FC | Washington, DC |
| 19:30EDT | 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 |
| April 237 | D.C. United | 3–2 | New England Revolution | Washington, DC |
| 19:30EDT | 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 |
| April 308 | Columbus Crew | 3–0 | D.C. United | Columbus, OH |
| 19:30EDT | Santos 28' Etienne 43'Nagbe 75' | Report | Hines-Ike 36' Birnbaum 45+1' | Stadium:Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,402 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 79 | D.C. United | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo FC | Washington, DC |
| 19:30EDT | 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 |
| May 1410 | Inter Miami CF | 2–2 | D.C. United | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 5:00 p.m. EDT | Stadium:DRV PNK Stadium |
| May 1811 | 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 |
| May 2112 | 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 |
| May 2813 | 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 |
| June 1814 | 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 |
| June 2515 | 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 |
| July 416 | 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 |
| July 817 | 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 |
| July 1318 | 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 |
| July 1619 | 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 |
| July 2320 | 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 |
| July 3121 | 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 |
| August 322 | 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. |
| August 623 | 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 |
| August 1324 | 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 |
| August 1625 | 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 |
| August 2026 | 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 |
| August 2827 | 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 |
| August 3128 | New York City FC | 1–2 | D.C. United | Harrison, NJ |
| 20:00EDT | 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. | ||||
| September 429 | 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 |
| September 1030 | 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 |
| September 1331 | 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 |
| September 1832 | 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 |
| October 133 | 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 |
| October 934 | D.C. United | 2–5 | FC Cincinnati | Washington, DC |
| TBDEDT | 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 |
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D.C. United (MLS)| April 19Third round | Flower City Union (NISA) | 0–3 | D.C. United (MLS) | Rochester, NY |
| 19:30EDT | Ortega 85' | Report | Kamara 73',86' (pen.) Robertha 81' | Stadium:Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 556 Referee: Luis Arroyo |
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New York Red Bulls (MLS)| May 10Fourth round | D.C. United (MLS) | 0–3 | New York Red Bulls (MLS) | Washington, DC |
| 19:30EDT | 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 |
| 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] |
| 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 in2021 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] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End |  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] |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | 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] |
| 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 withLoudoun United FC |
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as asubstitute.
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
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