2023 Detroit City FC season

Detroit City FC
2023 season
CEOSean Mann
ManagerTrevor James
StadiumKeyworth Stadium
Hamtramck, Michigan
USL Championship8th (Eastern Conference)
U.S. Open CupThird Round
Top goalscorer7 goals:
Ben Morris
Highest home attendance7,181 v. LVL (8/19)
Lowest home attendance4,293 v. RGV (4/1)
Average home league attendance6,032
Biggest winDET 3-0 HFD (9/23)
LDN 0-3 DET (10/7)
Biggest defeatPHX 5-0 DET (9/16)
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The 2023 Detroit City FC season was the club's fifth professional season since the club was established in 2012, and the team's second season in the USL Championship.

Kits

Home Away Alternate
for Detroit's birthday
Pride
for Ruth Ellis Center
Charity
for Brilliant Detroit

Roster

Final 2023 roster[1]

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Nate Steinwascher
2 DF  USA Rhys Williams
4 DF  USA Jalen Robinson
5 DF  IRL Stephen Carroll
7 FW  NOR Skage Simonsen
8 MF  SEN Abdoulaye Diop
9 FW  ENG Ben Morris
11 FW  USA Connor Rutz
12 MF  USA Michael Bryant
13 GK  USA Ryan Shellow
15 DF  USA Matt Lewis
17 DF  CAN Brett Levis
19 MF  GER Adrian Billhardt
21 MF  USA Maxi Rodriguez
24 MF  USA Dominic Gasso
26 MF  USA Richard Ballard
27 FW  RSA Yazeed Matthews
30 DF  USA Devon Amoo-Mensah
73 FW  CMR Aaron Bibout (on loan from LA Galaxy II)
91 DF  JAM Oniel Fisher
92 FW  CUB Darío Suárez

Coaching Staff

Technical staff
Head coach / General manager Trevor James
Assistant coach Ryan Needs
Assistant coach Steve Myles
Goalkeeping coach Eric Perilla

[2]

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Detroit City 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 Detroit City 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 the Detroit City FC roster.

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
7 FW Skage Simonsen Loudoun United December 13, 2022 [3]
26 MF Richard Ballard Miami FC January 10, 2023 [4]
19 MF Adrian Billhardt Tormenta FC January 19, 2023 [5]
4 DF Jalen Robinson Loudoun United February 2, 2023 [6]
9 FW Ben Morris Ipswich Town F.C. February 15, 2023 [7]
6 MF Tommy McCabe Orange County SC March 8, 2023 [8]
99 MF Vincenzo Candela Richmond Kickers March 23, 2023 [9]
91 DF Oniel Fisher Minnesota United FC March 29, 2023 [10]
17 DF Brett Levis FC Tulsa Tommy McCabe sent to FC Tulsa as part of the exchange for Brett Levis and Darío Suárez June 6, 2023 [11]
92 FW Darío Suárez
73 FW Aaron Bibout LA Galaxy II Loan September 21, 2023 [12]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
6 MF Tommy McCabe FC Tulsa Tommy McCabe sent to FC Tulsa as part of the exchange for Brett Levis and Darío Suárez June 6, 2023 [13]
14 MF Cy Goddard Odisha FC July 28, 2023 [14]
99 MF Vincenzo Candela Bodens BK July 28, 2023 [15]

Competitions

USL Championship

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Indy Eleven 34 13 11 10 46 38 +8 49 Playoffs
7 Birmingham Legion FC 34 14 16 4 44 53 −9 46
8 Detroit City FC 34 11 15 8 30 39 −9 41
9 Miami FC 34 11 15 8 43 44 −1 41
10 FC Tulsa 34 10 15 9 43 55 −12 39
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
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 11 8 15 30 39  −9 41 7 4 6 14 12  +2 4 4 9 16 27  −11

Source: Match reports

Matches

March 11 1 San Diego Loyal SC 1–0 Detroit City FC San Diego, California
11:00 PM EST Conway  28'
Kasanzu 42'
Ackon  66'
Report Carroll  54'
Matthews  59'
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,671
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
March 18 2 El Paso Locomotive FC 1–3 Detroit City FC El Paso, Texas
9:30 PM EST Kostyshyn 17'
Calvillo  52'
Borelli  52'
Report Yuma 9' (o.g.)
Matthews  57' 60'
Rodriguez 78'
Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 5,014
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 25 3 Detroit City FC 1–1 Indy Eleven Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT Ballard  16'
Matthews  39'  74'
Williams  48'
Carroll  90+6'
Simonsen  90+9'
Report Boudadi  14'
Asante  21'
Martínez  33'
Rebellón 62'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,182
Referee: Jervis Atagana
April 1 4 Detroit City FC 0–1 Rio Grande Valley FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Simonsen  41'
Rodriguez  58'
Report Nodarse  11'
Davila 23'
Ricketts  44'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
April 15 6 Miami FC 0–0 Detroit City FC Miami, Florida
7:00 PM EDT Salazar  53' Report Rodriguez  22'
Diop  32'
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 1,559
Referee: Melvin Rivas
April 23 7 Sacramento Republic FC 1–0 Detroit City FC Sacramento, California
10:00 PM EDT Felipe 9'
Gurr  36'
Report Stadium: Heart Health Park
Attendance: 9,896
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
April 29 8 Detroit City FC 0–1 Tampa Bay Rowdies Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT Fisher  29'
Bryant  51'
Amoo-Mensah  78'
Report Herivaux  41'
Dennis 79' (pen.)
Kleemann  89'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Calin Radosav
May 6 9 Detroit City FC 1–1 FC Tulsa Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Diop 10' 75'
Williams  20'  83'
Bryant  44'
Matthews  87'
Report Bird  18'
Suárez 45' (pen.)
Tetteh  65'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,138
Referee: Eric Tattersall
May 13 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 5–1 Detroit City FC St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 PM EDT Williams 3', 13', 43'
Guillén  19'
Ekra  30'
Dennis 37'
Harris 53'
Kleemann  72'
Lasso  88'
Report Diop 22'
Bryant  35'
Fisher  82'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 5,239
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 20 11 Detroit City FC 1–0 San Antonio FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Simonsen 5'
Bryant  78'
Report Gomez  45+3'
Hernández  90+2'
Batista  90+4'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,924
Referee: Gerald Flores
May 27 12 Detroit City FC 1–0 Birmingham Legion FC Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT Rodriguez 29'
Williams  68'
Matthews  82'
Amoo-Mensah  90+3'
Report Mensah  28'
Lopez  35'
Smith  44'
Dupont  90'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Melvin Rivas
June 7 13 Charleston Battery 0–0 Detroit City FC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
10:30 PM EDT Williams  33' Report Williams  15'
Bryant  78'
Fisher  60'
Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: John Matto
June 14 14 Hartford Athletic 1–3 Detroit City FC Hartford, Connecticut
7:30 PM EDT Rito  34'
Hoppenot 37'
Edwards  42'
Apollon  83'
Report Morris 24', 58'
Simonsen 43'
Matthews  65'
Rutz  68'
Rodriguez  74'
Stadium: Trinity Health Stadium
Attendance: 4194
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
June 17 15 Memphis 901 FC 0-0 Detroit City FC Memphis, Tennessee
8:30 PM EDT Turci  54'
Kelly  64'
Report Fisher  33'
Rodriguez  45'
Simonsen  49'
Stadium: AutoZone Park
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
June 25 16 Detroit City FC 0–1 Orange County SC Hamtramck, Michigan
8:30 PM EDT Williams  63'
Lewis  70'
Carroll  72'
Report M. Iloski 23'
B. Iloski  55'
McNulty  61'
Partida  65'
Nakkim  90'
Scott  90+6'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,669
Referee: Alejo Calume
June 30 17 FC Tulsa 3-2 Detroit City FC Tulsa, Oklahoma
9:00 PM EDT Goodrum 36' (pen.), 82'
Dyer  54'
Yosef  59'
Epps 89'
Report Steinwascher  35'
Lewis 40'
Gasso  55'
Carroll  57' 74'
Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 5,565
Referee: Olvin Oliva
July 8 18 New Mexico United 1–0 Detroit City FC Albuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 PM EDT Bruce  21'
Waggoner 82'
Hurst  88'
Report Rodriguez  41'
Amoo-Mensah  63'
Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 9,495
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
July 12 19 Detroit City FC 1–1 Loudoun United FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Suárez 59'
Steinwascher  67'
Report Turner  20'
Houssou  50'
Ryan 66' (pen.)
Williamson  67'
Leerman  90+4'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,291
Referee: Austin Saini
July 15 20 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 2–0 Detroit City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Kizza 8'
Forbes  37'
Ordoñez  47'
Fahling 51'
Report Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 5,151
Referee: Gerald Flores
July 19 21 Detroit City FC 2–0 Louisville City FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:00 PM EDT Morris 5' 84'
Bryant  45+4'
Totsch 60' (o.g.)
Rodriguez  79'
Steinwascher  90+6'
Report Jimenez  74'
Charpie  82'
Pouwels  90+6'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,382
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
July 22 22 Detroit City FC 1–0 Monterey Bay FC Hamtramck, Michigan
8:36 PM EDT Levis  49'
Diop  62'
Lara 75' (o.g)
Report Doner  52' Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,928
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
July 29 23 Oakland Roots SC 1–1 Detroit City FC Hayward, California
7:30 PM EDT Rodriguez 1' Report Carroll 5' Stadium: Pioneer Stadium
Attendance: 2,586
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 12 24 Detroit City FC 0-1 Charleston Battery Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Lewis  7'
Bryant  27'
Levis  81'
Report Palma  40'
Williams 71'
Reedy  75'
Booth  90+5'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,022
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
August 19 25 Detroit City FC 1–0 Las Vegas Lights FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Simonsen 36'
Steinwascher  81'
Ballard  84'
Report Tabort Etaka  73'
Ingram  73'
Bushue  90+5'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 7,181
Referee: Olvin Oliva
August 27 26 Birmingham Legion FC 2–3 Detroit City FC Birmingham, Alabama
5:00 PM EDT Brett 29' (pen.)
Martínez 38' (pen.)
Mensah  48'
Lopez  66'
Report Morris 31', 44'
Kavita 45' (o.g)
Stadium: Protective Stadium
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 2 27 Detroit City FC 1-1 Memphis 901 FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Rutz  3'
Amoo-Mensah 36'
Gasso  39'
Report Bruno Lapa  30'
Luiz Fernando 72'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,266
Referee: Thomas Snyder
September 9 28 Detroit City FC 2–1 Miami FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Bryant 2'
Rodriguez  24'
Amoo-Mensah 55'
Report Zendejas  45+3'
Valot 61'
Repetto 75' (pen.)
Segbers  86'
Ofeimu  90+2'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,528
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
September 16 29 Phoenix Rising FC 5–0 Detroit City FC Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 PM EDT Trejo 45+1', 65'
Armenakas 56'
Arteaga 81'
Zambrano  86'
Formella 90'
Report Lewis  80' Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,887
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 23 30 Detroit City FC 3–0 Hartford Athletic Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Suárez 24' 25'
Bryant 31'
Morris 57'
Report Hoppenot  58' Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,547
Referee: Alejo Calume
September 27 31 Detroit City FC 0–3 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 PM EDT Bryant  53'  58'
Lewis  90+5'
Report Tejada 15'
Williams 24', 49' 54'
Chapman  27'
Musa  37'
Skundrich  43'
Williams  79'
Herrera  80'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 5,021
Referee: Kevin Broadley
September 30 32 Indy Eleven 3-0 Detroit City FC Indianapolis, Indiana
7:00 PM EDT Martínez 45'
Velásquez  45+2' 69'
Molina 90+3' 90+7'
Report Fisher  33'
Diop  74'
Stadium: Michael A. Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 12,351
Referee: Katja Koroleva
October 7 33 Loudoun United FC 0-3 Detroit City FC Leesburg, Virginia
6:30 PM EDT Leggett  48'
Rocha  48'
Fauroux  67'
Hegardt  90+1'
Report Rodriguez 6', 41' (pen.) 54'
Morris 65'
Levis  79'
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 4,389
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
October 14 34 Detroit City FC 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Hamtramck, Michigan
4:00 PM EDT Gasso  47'
Diop  71'
Report Farrell  27' Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 6,190
Referee: Brandon Stevis

Playoffs

October 21 Round of 16 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0-1 Detroit City FC Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM EDT Dossantos  15'
Dikwa  52'
Report Lewis  4'
Amoo-Mensah  38'
Rodriguez  52'
Gasso 78'
Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 28 Quarterfinals Louisville City FC 4-0 Detroit City FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 PM EDT Lancaster 15' (pen.), 59'
Ownby 43'
Gonzalez 60'
Report Bryant  14' Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,959
Referee: Ricardo Fierro

U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Detroit City FC entered the competition in the second round.

April 4 Second Round Detroit City FC 1–0 Gold Star FC (NISA) Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 pm EDT Bryant  35'
Matthews 43'
Robinson  75'
Report Gibbons  14'
Rugova  16'
Burris  60'
Gatt  82'
Boateng  90+6'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 1,361
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
April 25 Third Round Detroit City FC 1–3 Minnesota United (MLS) Hamtramck, Michigan
7:30 pm EDT Matthews 5'
Rodriguez  49'
McCabe  90+1'
Report Fragapane 60'
Iwe 63'
Amarilla 66'
Hlongwane  69'
Stadium: Keyworth Stadium
Attendance: 4,529
Referee: Christian Little

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total USL U.S. Open Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  USA Nate Steinwascher 35 0 34 0 1 0
13 GK  USA Ryan Shellow 3 0 2 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF  USA Rhys Williams 37 0 35 0 2 0
4 DF  USA Jalen Robinson 12 0 11 0 1 0
5 DF  IRL Stephen Carroll 35 2 33 2 2 0
15 DF  USA Matt Lewis 26 1 25 1 1 0
17 DF  CAN Brett Levis 15 0 15 0 0 0
30 DF  USA Devon Amoo-Mensah 29 2 28 2 1 0
91 DF  JAM Oniel Fisher 23 0 21 0 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF  USA Tommy McCabe 12 0 11 0 1 0
8 MF  SEN Abdoulaye Diop 30 2 28 2 2 0
12 MF  USA Michael Bryant 36 2 34 2 2 0
14 MF  JPN Cy Goddard 5 0 5 0 0 0
19 MF  GER Adrian Billhardt 15 0 13 0 2 0
21 MF  USA Maxi Rodriguez 36 4 34 4 2 0
24 MF  USA Dominic Gasso 18 1 18 1 0 0
26 MF  USA Richard Ballard 26 0 25 0 1 0
99 MF  USA Vincenzo Candela 1 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
7 FW  NOR Skage Simonsen 26 3 24 3 2 0
9 FW  ENG Ben Morris 35 7 33 7 2 0
11 FW  USA Connor Rutz 35 0 33 0 2 0
27 FW  RSA Yazeed Matthews 23 3 21 1 2 2
73 FW  CMR Aaron Bibout 5 0 5 0 0 0
92 FW  CUB Darío Suárez 18 2 18 2 0 0

Last updated: November 14, 2023.
Source: [1]

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name USL USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1 FW 9 Ben Morris 7 0 0 7
2 MF 21 Maxi Rodriguez 4 0 0 4
3 FW 7 Skage Simonsen 3 0 0 3
DF 27 Yazeed Matthews 1 0 2
5 DF 5 Stephen Carroll 2 0 0 2
MF 8 Abdoulaye Diop 2 0 0
MF 12 Michael Bryant 2 0 0
DF 30 Devon Amoo-Mensah 1 0 0
FW 92 Darío Suárez 2 0 0
10 DF 15 Matt Lewis 1 0 0 1
MF 24 Dominic Gasso 0 1 0

Last updated: November 14, 2023.
Source: [2]

References

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  12. ^ detcityfc com Staff (September 21, 2023). "Detroit City FC Adds Forward Aaron Bibout, on Loan from LA Galaxy II". Detroit City FC.
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