2023 D.C. United season

D.C. United
2023 season
Sporting director	Dave Kasper
Head coach	Wayne Rooney
Stadium	Audi Field
MLS	Conference: 12th; Overall: 23rd
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
U.S. Open Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Christian Benteke (14); All: Christian Benteke (14)
Highest home attendance	19,215
Lowest home attendance	8,686 vs. Richmond Kickers; April 26, 2023; (U.S. Open Cup)
Average home league attendance	17,540
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Chicago Fire; (Home); September 2, 2023; (Major League Soccer)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. New England Revolution; (Away); July 15, 2023; (Major League Soccer)
Home colors	Away colors
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 season was D.C. United's 28th in existence and its 28th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. In addition to MLS, D.C. United participated in the 2023 U.S. Open Cup and 2023 Leagues Cup, the latter their first international club tournament since 2016. The season was the first full season with Wayne Rooney as head coach. The season covered the period from November 1, 2022, to October 31, 2023.

This was the first season since 2008 where long-time United goalkeeper, Bill Hamid, is not on the roster.

Background

The 2022 season was a tumultuous season for United. The club finished at the bottom of the MLS table and saw the firing of then-head coach Hernán Losada early in the season, followed by their interim manager, Chad Ashton being removed from interim duties halfway through the season, prior to Wayne Rooney's arrival. The club set a record in the number of goals conceded (75) and the largest losses in club history, both to Philadelphia Union, a six-goal home loss, and a seven-goal away loss. Midseason acquisition, Taxiarchis Fountas lead United in goals during the season, scoring 12 goals in 21 appearances, being United's lone player selected for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game. Outside of MLS, United were eliminated in the fourth round proper of the U.S. Open Cup by their longtime rivals, the New York Red Bulls.

The offseason saw Lucy Rushton fired as general manager. Head coach Wayne Rooney and sporting director Dave Kasper retained their roles.

Club

Team management

Position	Name
Chairman	Jason Levien
Co-Chairman	Stephen Kaplan
Sporting Director	Dave Kasper
General Manager	Vacant
Technical Director	Stewart Mairs
Head coach	Wayne Rooney
Assistant coach	Frédéric Brillant
Assistant coach	Carl Robinson
Assistant coach	Pete Shuttleworth
Goalkeeping coach	Diego Restrepo

Roster

As of July 16, 2023^[2]

Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Assists	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Tyler Miller	GK	(1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 (age 31)	22	0	0	Minnesota United FC
24	Alex Bono	GK	(1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30)	3	0	0	Toronto FC
50	Luis Zamudio	GK	(1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 26)	0	0	0	Loudoun United
Defenders
2	Ruan	RB	(1995-05-29) May 29, 1995 (age 29)	16	0	4	Orlando City SC
3	Derrick Williams	CB	(1993-01-17) January 17, 1993 (age 31)	17	1	0	LA Galaxy
4	Brendan Hines-Ike	CB	(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29)	39	1	0	Kortrijk
5	Mohanad Jeahze	LB	(1997-04-10) April 10, 1997 (age 27)	6	0	1	Hammarby IF
14	Andy Najar	RB	(1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31)	150	11	15	Los Angeles FC
15	Steve Birnbaum	CB	(1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 (age 33)	262	14	6	California Golden Bears
23	Donovan Pines	CB	(1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 26)	86	6	1	Maryland Terrapins
30	Hayden Sargis	CB	(2002-05-02) May 2, 2002 (age 22)	5	0	0	Sacramento Republic
31	Eric Davis	LB	(1991-03-31) March 31, 1991 (age 33)	1	0	0	DAC Dunajská Streda
33	Jacob Greene	LB / RB	(2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 (age 21)	14	1	0	D.C. United Academy
45	Matai Akinmboni	CB	(2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 18)	6	0	0	D.C. United Academy
72	Gaoussou Samaké	LB	(1997-11-04) November 4, 1997 (age 27)	9	0	0	ASEC Mimosas
Midfielders
6	Russell Canouse	DM	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 29)	130	5	6	Hoffenheim
7	Pedro Santos	MF / RW	(1988-04-22) April 22, 1988 (age 36)	15	1	1	Columbus Crew
8	Chris Durkin	DM / RM	(2000-02-08) February 8, 2000 (age 24)	95	4	5	Sint-Truiden
10	Gabriel Pirani	AM	(2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 22)	0	0	0	Santos FC (on loan)
18	Jeremy Garay	MF	(2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	0	D.C. United Academy
21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	AM	(2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22)	29	3	1	Loudoun United
22	Yamil Asad	AM / LW	(1994-07-27) July 27, 1994 (age 30)	88	15	8	Universidad Católica
25	Jackson Hopkins	AM / SS	(2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 20)	29	0	1	D.C. United Academy
43	Mateusz Klich	CM	(1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 34)	24	2	5	Leeds United
49	Ravel Morrison^{[note 1]}	MF	(1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 (age 31)	14	2	0	Derby County
77	Martín Rodríguez^{[note 2]}	MF / LW	(1994-08-05) August 5, 1994 (age 30)	14	0	1	Altay SK
Forwards
9	Erik Hurtado	CF	(1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33)	4	0	0	San Antonio FC
12	Cristian Dájome	LW	(1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 30)	13	2	1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
19	Nigel Robertha	CF	(1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 (age 26)	43	7	4	Levski Sofia
20	Christian Benteke	ST	(1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 33)	28	9	2	Crystal Palace
26	Kristian Fletcher	FW	(2004-10-16) October 16, 2004 (age 20)	14	1	1	Loudoun United
84	José Fajardo	ST	(1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31)	0	0	0	Cusco FC

^ Though still under contract with the club for 2023, Morrison was left off the official roster and is ineligible to play with the team in MLS competition.
^ Added to Season-Ending Injury List.

Non-competitive

Friendlies

January 24	LA Galaxy	3–2	D.C. United	Carson, CA
2:00 pm EST	Puig Álvarez Judd		Pedro Santos Ku-DiPietro	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0

February 1	Charlotte FC	3–2	D.C. United	Indio, CA
2:00 pm EST	Vargas 5' Gaines 39' Świderski 54'	Report	Benteke 3' Durkin 42'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–1	D.C. United	Indio, CA
4:00 pm EST	Laborda 37'	MLS Report VAN report	Rocha 29'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club
Note: This match will be only 45 minutes long.^[3]

February 6	Los Angeles FC	1–2	D.C. United	Indio, CA
4:00 pm EST	Bouanga 54'	Report	Ku-DiPietro 68' Benteke 90+3'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 9	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	D.C. United	Indio, CA
2:00 pm EST				Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Midseason exhibitions

June 7	D.C. United	0–1	Necaxa	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST				Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 10,919

October 14	D.C. United	2–1	Medeama	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Dájome 15' Robertha 58'	Report	Abdullai 53'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 3,825

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	CF Montréal	34	12	17	5	36	52	−16	41
11	New York City FC	34	9	11	14	35	39	−4	41
12	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40
13	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40
14	Inter Miami CF	34	9	18	7	41	54	−13	34

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 table

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
21	Minnesota United FC	34	10	13	11	46	51	−5	41
22	New York City FC	34	9	11	14	35	39	−4	41
23	D.C. United	34	10	14	10	45	49	−4	40
24	Chicago Fire FC	34	10	14	10	39	51	−12	40
25	Austin FC	34	10	15	9	49	55	−6	39

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 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	10	10	14	4	5	−1	40	6	6	5	4	3	+1	4	4	9	0	2	−2

Last updated: March 17, 2023.
Source: MLS

Results by matchday

Game Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Stadium	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	W
Position (Conf.)	5	9	8	11	12	13	14	11
Position (Ovr.)	9	17	15	18	21	22	24	20

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

Match results

February 25 1	D.C. United	3–2	Toronto FC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Klich 13' Canouse 56' Benteke 60', 90' Ku-DiPietro 90+8'	Report	Bernardeschi 66' (pen.), 79' Kaye 83' Laryea 85'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,397 Referee: Ted Unkel

March 4 2	Columbus Crew	2–0	D.C. United	Columbus, OH
7:00 pm EST	Zelarayán 10', 44' Yeboah 65'	Report	Najar 59' Klich 84'	Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,391 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

March 11 3	D.C. United	1–1	Orlando City SC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Asad 65' Durkin 80' Ruan 87'	Report	McGuire 53' Smith 77'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,994 Referee: Jon Freemon

March 18 4	New York City FC	3–2	D.C. United	New York, NY
7:30 pm EST	Talles Magno 17' Rodríguez 37', 53' Pellegrini 73' Andrade 88'	Report	Canouse 8' Benteke 46' Pálsson 49' Jeahze 58' Birnbaum 90'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,281 Referee: Mark Allatin

March 25 5	D.C. United	1–2	New England Revolution	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Benteke 45 ' Williams 58'	Report	Bou 63' Bye 82' Buck 88'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,509 Referee: Filip Dujic

April 1 6	Chicago Fire	0–0	D.C. United	Chicago, IL
8:30 pm EST		Report	Fountas 28' Klich 74'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 8,621 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

April 8 7	D.C. United	0–2	Columbus Crew	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EST	Canouse 45+5' Benteke 58' Klich 81'	Report	Zelarayán 39' (pen.) 45+1' Ramirez 47' Vallecilla 85'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,891 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

April 15 8	CF Montréal	0–1	D.C. United	Montréal, QC
7:30 pm EST	Hamdi 25' Iliadis 40' Waterman 45+4'	Report	Pálsson 5' O'Brien 46' 60'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 16,039 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

April 22 9	Orlando City SC	1–3	D.C. United	Orlando, FL
7:30 pm EST	McGuire 23' Angulo 27' Antônio Carlos 56' Araújo 90+1'	Report	Ruan 11' Fountas 15' Klich 42' Pines 52', 85' Benteke 62' Canouse 74'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 19,514 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

April 29 10	D.C. United	3–0	Charlotte FC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT	Najar 9' Fountas 34' (pen.) Benteke 43' 75' Greene 90+5'	Report	Jones 63' Gaines 74'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

May 6 11	FC Cincinnati	2–1	D.C. United	Cincinnati, OH
7:30 pm EDT	Acosta 39' 59' Mosquera 70' Barreal 73' Kubo 90+5' Brenner 90+5' Celentano 90+7'	Report	21' Greene 60' Benteke 90' Fountas 90+9' O'Brien	Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,513 Referee: Guido Gonzalez

May 13 12	D.C. United	1–1	Nashville SC	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT	Pines 46' Ku-DiPietro 83' Williams 85'	Report	Muyl 45+1' 73' Mukhtar 54'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Nima Saghafi

May 17 13	Philadelphia Union	0–0	D.C. United	Chester, PA
7:30 pm EDT	Carranza 9' Martínez 90+3'	Report	Williams 48'	Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 18,689 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

May 20 14	D.C. United	3–0	LA Galaxy	Washington, DC
7:30 pm EDT	Pines 65' Benteke 71' Dájome 73' 90' Klich 80'	Report	Rodríguez 45+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

May 27 15	Toronto FC	2–1	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 pm EDT	Kerr 14' Kaye 45+2' Thompson 72' Marshall-Rutty 90+5'	Report	Santos 69' Benteke 87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,065 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

May 31 16	D.C. United	2–2	CF Montréal	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Pines 44' Ku-DiPietro 59' O'Brien 84'	Report	Duke 51' Ibrahim 80' Lassiter 82'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,342 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

June 3 17	Inter Miami CF	1–2	D.C. United	Fort Lauderdale, FL
7:30 pm EDT	Miller 7' Jean 12' Fray 71', 90+2' Campana 81' Yedlin 89'	Report	Pedro Santos 12' Benteke 45+1', 90' Pines 76'	Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 15,040 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

June 10 18	Atlanta United FC	3–1	D.C. United	Atlanta, GA
7:30 pm EDT	Giakoumakis 13', 83' Fortune 42' Gutman 49' Wolff 73'	Report	Fountas 27' Pines 51' Birnbaum 69' Klich 89'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,539 Referee: Filip Dujic

June 17 19	D.C. United	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Birnbaum 26' Durkin 50', 53' Dájome 75' Hines-Ike 89'	Report	Ruiz 9', 41' Musovski 51' MacMath 90+1'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Malik Badawi

June 24 20	D.C. United	3–0	FC Cincinnati	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Santos 10' Williams 17' Dájome 43' Najar 64'	Report	Murphy 66' 79'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,864 Referee: Sergii Boiko

July 1 21	Nashville SC	2–0	D.C. United	Nashville, Tennessee
8:30 pm EDT	Leal 18', 34', 37' Zimmerman 20' 64' Bunbury 66'	Report	Benteke 39' Fountas 74'	Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 30,109 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

July 4 22	FC Dallas	0–1	D.C. United	Frisco, Texas
8:30 pm EDT		Report	Canouse 28' O'Brien 45+1' Fountas 73' Klich 90+11'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Mark Allatin

July 8 23	D.C. United	2–2	Inter Miami CF	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Asad 18' Fountas 65', 70' Robertha 77' Pines 90'	Report	Arroyo 2' Kryvtsov 45+6' Cremaschi 59' Allen 68' Ruíz 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

July 15 24	New England Revolution	4–0	D.C. United	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 pm EDT	Wood 33' Bou 45' Harkes 45+7', 49' Hines-Ike 73' (o.g.)	Report	Klich 61' 90+1'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 29,884 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 20 25	New York Red Bulls	1–0	D.C. United	Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 pm EDT	Yearwood 44' Reyes 78' Duncan 82' Tolkin 88'	Report	Durkin 36' Williams 54'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,872 Referee: Jon Freemon

August 26 26	D.C. United	1–3	Philadelphia Union	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Miller 36' Ku-DiPietro 88'	Report	Uhre 5' McGlynn 13' Gazdag 38' (pen.) Harriel 68' Glesnes 76' Donovan 90+4'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

September 2 27	D.C. United	4–0	Chicago Fire FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Benteke 9', 90+1' Ku-DiPietro 20' Terán 40' (o.g.)	Report	F. Navarro 21'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,075 Referee: Sergii Boiko

September 9 28	D.C. United	0–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Santos 65'	Report	Munie 51' Rodrigues 57' Ebobisse 63' Beason 90'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 17,255 Referee: Tori Penso

September 16 29	Charlotte FC	0–0	D.C. United	Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT		Report	Canouse 33' Ruan 70' Hines-Ike 75'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 36,101 Referee: Jon Freemon

September 20 30	D.C. United	1–1	Atlanta United FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Pirani 80' Benteke 85' Asad 88'	Report	Lobjanidze 14' Fortune 61' Mosquera 77' Silva 89'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 15,762 Referee: Lukasz Szpala

September 23 31	D.C. United	3–5	New York Red Bulls	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Benteke 21', 36', 45+2' (pen.), 83' Canouse 25' Hines-Ike 55'	Report	Fernandez 17', 44' (pen.) Harper 45+5' Nealis 58', 66' Duncan 64' Tolkin 90+3'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 12,591 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

September 30 32	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–2	D.C. United	Vancouver, British Columbia
10:30 pm EDT	White 2' Gauld 57' (pen.) Schöpf 82'	Report	Benteke 11' Klich 62', 69'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,442 Referee: Drew Fischer

October 4 33	Austin FC	3–0	D.C. United	Austin, Texas
7:30 pm EDT	Bruin 11' Driussi 21' Hedges 64'	Report	Klich 82'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 7 34	D.C. United	2–0	New York City FC	Washington, D.C.
7:30 pm EDT	Klich 45', 90+2' Birnbaum 45+1' Durkin 62' Canouse 67'	Report	O'Toole 75' Perea 90+6'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 19,215 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

U.S. Open Cup

April 26 Third round	D.C. United (MLS)	1–0	Richmond Kickers (USL1)	Washington, D.C.
7:30 PM EDT	Asad 52' (pen.) Fletcher 60'	Report	Terzaghi 27' O'Dwyer 79' Aune 90'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 8,686 Referee: John Griggs

May 9 Round of 32	New York Red Bulls (MLS)	1–0	D.C. United (MLS)	Montclair, New Jersey
7:30 PM EDT	Fernandez 28'	Report	Hurtado 36' Sargis 66' Akinmboni 77'	Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 2,396 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	UNM	DCU	MTL
1	UNAM	2	1	0	1	0	5	2	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage	—	3–0	—
2	D.C. United	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	3	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
3	CF Montréal	2	0	1	0	1	2	3	−1	2		2–2	0–1	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 26 GS	CF Montréal	0–1	D.C. United	Montreal
7:30 pm EDT	Waterman 63' Piette 65'	Report	Williams 38' Hurtado 70'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Filip Dujic

July 29 GS	D.C. United	0–3	UNAM	Washington, D.C.
8:30 pm EDT	Dájome 56' Asad 83'	Report	Huerta 6' Silva 42' Fernández 52'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 14,599 Referee: Oshane Nation

Knockout stage

August 3 Round of 32	Philadelphia Union	0–0 (5–4 p)	D.C. United	Chester, Pennsylvania
8:00 pm EDT	Gazdag 67' Mbaizo 73' Elliott 88'	Report		Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 17,731 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
	Penalties
	Gazdag Carranza Elliott McGlynn Bueno Mbaizo		Benteke Klich Williams Durkin Davis Santos

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee/notes	Ref.
October 17, 2022	GK	50	Luis Zamudio	Loudoun United	Signed through 2024, with 2025 team option.	^[4]
November 10, 2022	DF	3	Derrick Williams	LA Galaxy	$180,000 in 2024 GAM to LA	^[5]
November 21, 2022	MF	7	Pedro Santos	Columbus Crew	Free Transfer, signed through 2024	^[6]
November 24, 2022	GK	1	Tyler Miller	Minnesota United FC	Free Transfer, signed through 2024	^[7]
December 7, 2022	DF	5	Mohanad Jeahze	Hammarby IF	Signed through 2025, with 2026 team option	^[8]
December 14, 2022	GK	24	Alex Bono	Toronto FC	Free Transfer, signed through 2024 with 2025 team option	^[9]
December 21, 2022	DF	2	Ruan	Orlando City SC	Traded for #2 overall pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft	^[10]
January 12, 2023	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	Leeds United	Free Transfer, signed through 2024 with 2025 team option	^[11]
March 2, 2023	MF	22	Yamil Asad	Universidad Católica	Signed through 2023 with 2024-25 team options	^[12]
April 24, 2023	FW	12	Cristian Dájome	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	$350,000 GAM to Vancouver	^[13]
April 29, 2023	FW	9	Erik Hurtado	San Antonio FC	$10,000 to San Antonio, 2024 team option	^[14]
August 2, 2023	FW	84	José Fajardo	Cusco FC	Free Transfer	^[15]
August 2, 2023	DF	31	Eric Davis	DAC Dunajska Streda	Free Transfer	^[15]

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 14, 2022	FW	9	Ola Kamara	Häcken	Out of contract	^[16]
	GK	28	Bill Hamid	Memphis 901	Out of contract	^[16]
	DF	93	Tony Alfaro	New York City FC	Option declined	^[16]
	MF	13	Sofiane Djeffal	Austin FC	Option declined, 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft	^[16]
	DF	97	Sami Guediri	ES Sétif	Option declined	^[16]
	GK	21	Jon Kempin	N/A	Option declined, retired	^[16]
	DF	3	Chris Odoi-Atsem	Alexandria Reds	Option declined	^[16]
	FW	16	Adrien Perez	San Diego Loyal	Option declined	^[16]
	DF	5	Brad Smith	Houston Dynamo	Option declined	^[16]
	FW	17	Kimarni Smith	San Antonio FC	Option declined	^[16]
	MF	12	Drew Skundrich	Colorado Springs Switchbacks	Option declined	^[16]
November 23, 2022	GK	32	David Ochoa	Atlético San Luis	Free Transfer
January 19, 2023	GK	1	Rafael Romo	Universidad Católica	Mutual Termination	^[17]
February 19, 2023	FW	22	Miguel Berry	Atlanta United FC	$250,000 GAM	^[18]
July 28, 2023	MF	44	Victor Pálsson	KAS Eupen	Undisclosed fee	^[19]
August 10, 2023	FW	11	Taxiarchis Fountas	Trabzonspor	Mutual termination	^[20]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Start	End	Source
17	MF	Lewis O'Brien	Nottingham Forest	March 20, 2023	July 16, 2023	^[21]
10	MF	Gabriel Pirani	Santos FC	July 27, 2023	December 31, 2023	^[22]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Start	End	Source
18	MF	Jeremy Garay	Loudoun United	March 10, 2023	November 30, 2023	^[23]
72	DF	Gaoussou Samaké	Loudoun United	March 10, 2023	May 12, 2023	^[23]^[24]
30	DF	Hayden Sargis	Loudoun United	May 12, 2023	November 30, 2023	^[24]
25	MF	Jackson Hopkins	Loudoun United	May 20, 2023	July 25, 2023	^[25]
45	DF	Matai Akinmboni	Loudoun United	June 2, 2023	November 30, 2023
50	GK	Luis Zamudio	Pittsburgh Riverhounds	June 16, 2023	July 17, 2023

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Status
2023 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
2	31	Ben Stitz	MF	Penn	Signed with FC Cincinnati 2
3	60	Aidan Rocha	MF	Georgetown	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		Leagues Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	USA	Tyler Miller	25	0	25+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	MF	BRA	Ruan	28	0	15+9	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
3	DF	IRL	Derrick Williams	27	1	21+3	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	USA	Brendan Hines-Ike	16	0	9+3	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
5	DF	IRQ	Mohanad Jeahze	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	USA	Russell Canouse	27	0	27+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	DF	POR	Pedro Santos	23	1	16+5	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	USA	Chris Durkin	36	3	24+7	3	2+0	0	3+0	0
9	FW	USA	Erik Hurtado	10	1	1+6	0	1+0	0	0+2	1
10	MF	BRA	Gabriel Pirani	10	1	10+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	FW	COL	Cristian Dájome	23	2	7+12	2	1+0	0	3+0	0
14	DF	HON	Andy Najar	22	0	12+9	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	USA	Steve Birnbaum	22	1	20+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SLV	Jeremy Garay	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	CUW	Nigel Robertha	11	1	3+7	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
20	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	34	14	31+0	14	0+0	0	2+1	0
21	MF	USA	Ted Ku-DiPietro	27	5	12+14	5	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	ARG	Yamil Asad	26	1	5+16	0	2+0	1	2+1	0
23	DF	USA	Donovan Pines	26	3	21+1	3	0+1	0	3+0	0
24	GK	USA	Alex Bono	15	0	9+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
25	FW	USA	Jackson Hopkins	12	0	2+5	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
26	FW	USA	Kristian Fletcher	12	0	1+9	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	USA	Hayden Sargis	4	0	0+2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
31	DF	PAN	Eric Davis Grajales	3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	USA	Jacob Greene	8	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
43	MF	POL	Mateusz Klich	36	4	31+1	4	0+1	0	3+0	0
45	DF	USA	Matai Akinmboni	5	0	2+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
49	MF	JAM	Ravel Morrison	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
50	GK	USA	Luis Zamudio	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
72	DF	CIV	Gaoussou Samaké	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
77	MF	CHI	Martín Rodríguez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
84	FW	PAN	José Fajardo	7	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players who left during the season
11	MF	GRE	Taxiarchis Fountas	17	6	12+5	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	ENG	Lewis O'Brien	19	1	17+0	1	0+2	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ISL	Victor Pálsson	18	0	17+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Total				39	47	34	45	2	1	3	1

Last updated: October 8, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Top scorers

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	FW	20	Christian Benteke	14	0	0	14
2	FW	11	Taxiarchis Fountas	6	0	0	6
3	MF	21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	5	0	0	5
4	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	4	0	0	4
5	DF	23	Donovan Pines	3	0	0	3
5	MF	8	Chris Durkin	3	0	0	3
7	FW	12	Cristian Dájome	2	0	0	2
8	9 players with 1 goal
Total				44	1	1	46

Last updated: April 12, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Top assists

Rank	Position	No.	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Leagues Cup	Total
1	MF	43	Mateusz Klich	7	0	0	7
2	DF	2	Ruan	5	0	0	5
3	FW	20	Christian Benteke	3	0	0	3
3	MF	21	Ted Ku-DiPietro	3	0	0	3
5	MF	8	Chris Durkin	2	0	0	2
5	MF	44	Victor Pálsson	2	0	0	2
7	6 players with 1 assist
Total				28	0	0	28

Last updated: April 12, 2023
Source: Team Stats

Notes

^ Relieved of coaching duties after the final game of the D.C. United season, but prior to the final game of the entire regular season.
^ Sellout crowd that occurred on seven different occasions: April 29 vs. Charlotte FC; May 13 vs. Nashville SC; May 20 vs. LA Galaxy; June 17 vs. Real Salt Lake; July 8 vs. Inter Miami CF; August 26 vs. Philadelphia Union; and, October 7 vs. New York City FC.

References

^ Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
^ "Players". D.C. United. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
^ "D.C. United Announce Schedule for Preseason Matches at Second Annual Coachella Valley Invitationall". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "D.C. United Sign Loudoun United FC Goalkeeper Luis Zamudio". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
^ "D.C. United Acquire 29-Year-Old Defender and Ireland International Derrick Williams from Los Angeles Galaxy". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
^ "D.C. United Sign Pedro Santos as a Free Agent". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "D.C. United Sign Goalkeeper Tyler Miller as a Free Agent". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
^ "D.C. United bolsters defense with Iraq left back Mohanad Jeahze". Washington Post. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "D.C. United Sign Goalkeeper Alex Bono as a Free Agent". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ "DC United acquire Ruan from Orlando City for No. 2 MLS SuperDraft pick". Major League Soccer. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "D.C. United signs midfielder Mateusz Klich". Washington Post. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
^ "D.C. United Sign Former Black-and-Red Midfielder Yamil Asad | DC United".
^ Goff, Steven (April 24, 2023). "D.C. United acquires Cristian Dájome from Vancouver at MLS deadline". Washington Post. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^ "D.C. United Sign MLS Veteran Forward Erik Hurtado | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Bogert, Tom (August 2, 2023). "D.C United sign forward Fajardo from Cusco FC". The Athletic. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "D.C. United Announce Roster Decisions Ahead of 2023 Season". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "D.C. United and Rafael Romo Mutually Part Ways". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ Goff, Steven. "D.C. United agrees to trade forward Miguel Berry to Atlanta for cash". Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ Floyd, Thomas (July 22, 2023). "D.C. United finalizing transfer of Victor Palsson to Belgian club". Washington Post. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "D.C. United Part Ways with Taxi Fountas | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
^ "D.C. United Sign Nottingham Forest Midfielder Lewis O'Brien on Loan | DC United".
^ "D.C. United Sign Brazilian Midfielder Gabriel Pirani on Loan | DC United".
^ ^a ^b "D.C. United Loan Defender Gaoussou Samake and Midfielder Jeremy Garay to Loudoun United FC". dcunited.com. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Loudoun United FC Announce Two Roster Moves ahead of El Paso Locomotive". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
^ Floyd, Thomas (July 25, 2023). "D.C. United, dealing with MLS probe and roster issues, turns to Leagues Cup". Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

External links

D.C. United

[Ravelnote-5] Though still under contract with the club for 2023, Morrison was left off the official roster and is ineligible to play with the team in MLS competition.

[MRnote-6] Added to Season-Ending Injury List.

[1] Relieved of coaching duties after the final game of the D.C. United season, but prior to the final game of the entire regular season.

[2] Sellout crowd that occurred on seven different occasions: April 29 vs. Charlotte FC; May 13 vs. Nashville SC; May 20 vs. LA Galaxy; June 17 vs. Real Salt Lake; July 8 vs. Inter Miami CF; August 26 vs. Philadelphia Union; and, October 7 vs. New York City FC.

[Attendance-2023-3] Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[4] "Players". D.C. United. Retrieved May 12, 2021.

[7] "D.C. United Announce Schedule for Preseason Matches at Second Annual Coachella Valley Invitationall". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[8] "D.C. United Sign Loudoun United FC Goalkeeper Luis Zamudio". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.

[9] "D.C. United Acquire 29-Year-Old Defender and Ireland International Derrick Williams from Los Angeles Galaxy". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.

[10] "D.C. United Sign Pedro Santos as a Free Agent". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[11] "D.C. United Sign Goalkeeper Tyler Miller as a Free Agent". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022.

[12] "D.C. United bolsters defense with Iraq left back Mohanad Jeahze". Washington Post. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[13] "D.C. United Sign Goalkeeper Alex Bono as a Free Agent". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[14] "DC United acquire Ruan from Orlando City for No. 2 MLS SuperDraft pick". Major League Soccer. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[15] "D.C. United signs midfielder Mateusz Klich". Washington Post. January 12, 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.

[16] "D.C. United Sign Former Black-and-Red Midfielder Yamil Asad | DC United".

[17] Goff, Steven (April 24, 2023). "D.C. United acquires Cristian Dájome from Vancouver at MLS deadline". Washington Post. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

[18] "D.C. United Sign MLS Veteran Forward Erik Hurtado | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.

[BogPan-19] Bogert, Tom (August 2, 2023). "D.C United sign forward Fajardo from Cusco FC". The Athletic. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[DCUcuts-20] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "D.C. United Announce Roster Decisions Ahead of 2023 Season". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[21] "D.C. United and Rafael Romo Mutually Part Ways". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[22] Goff, Steven. "D.C. United agrees to trade forward Miguel Berry to Atlanta for cash". Washington Post. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[23] Floyd, Thomas (July 22, 2023). "D.C. United finalizing transfer of Victor Palsson to Belgian club". Washington Post. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[24] "D.C. United Part Ways with Taxi Fountas | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

[25] "D.C. United Sign Nottingham Forest Midfielder Lewis O'Brien on Loan | DC United".

[26] "D.C. United Sign Brazilian Midfielder Gabriel Pirani on Loan | DC United".

[garay_samake_loan-27] "D.C. United Loan Defender Gaoussou Samake and Midfielder Jeremy Garay to Loudoun United FC". dcunited.com. March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[samgis_loan-28] "Loudoun United FC Announce Two Roster Moves ahead of El Paso Locomotive". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.

[29] Floyd, Thomas (July 25, 2023). "D.C. United, dealing with MLS probe and roster issues, turns to Leagues Cup". Washington Post. Retrieved July 26, 2023.

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