2021 Phoenix Rising FC season explained

Club:	Phoenix Rising FC
Season:	2021
Manager:	Rick Schantz
Chrtitle:	Owners
Stadium:	Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex at Wild Horse Pass
League:	USL Championship
League Result:	1st, Pacific Division 1st, Western Conference
Cup1:	USLC playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Conference Quarterfinals
Cup3:	Four Corners Cup
League Topscorer:	Santi Moar (16)
Highest Attendance:	9,236 (Team Record)
Lowest Attendance:	4,995
Largest Win:	5–0 (July 17 v. LA Galaxy II)
Largest Loss:	0–3 (September 29 at LA Galaxy II)
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Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 Phoenix Rising FC season was the club's eighth season in the USL Championship and their fifth as Rising FC. They are the defending USL Championship Western Conference champions.

Competitions

Friendlies

All times from this point on Mountain Standard Time

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USL Championship

Group table

USL Championship Playoffs

Conference Playoffs

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
24				20 December 1991	2021	Colorado Rapids (loan)
26				23 January 1998	2021	Las Vegas Lights FC
28				15 August 1989	2021	Ljungskile SK
39				24 September 1995	2021	FC Cincinnati (loan)
Defenders
2				23 September 1990	2021	Nashville SC
3				29 August 1993	2021	Mineros de Zacatecas
4				17 October 1998	2021	FC Arizona
5				14 October 1995	2021	Saint Louis FC
6				6 August 1997	2021	Minnesota United FC (loan)
15				13 February 1994	2021	Rochester Rhinos
19	Niall Dunn			18 October 2004	2021	Phoenix Rising Academy
25				28 May 1997	2021	Real Salt Lake (loan)
41				1 April 1992	2021	Minnesota United FC
Midfielders
8				16 February 1998	2021	LA Galaxy II
10				5 November 1996	2021	Toronto FC
12				15 December 1998	2021	North Texas SC
13				22 March 1992	2021	Orange County SC
18				23 June 1986	2021	Independiente Santa Fe
23				6 May 1993	2021	Las Vegas Lights FC
27				22 March 1997	2021	Montego Bay United
30				10 September 1998	2021	Orlando City SC (loan)
Forwards
7				5 September 1993	2021	New Mexico United
9				29 September 1991	2021	SC Preußen Münster
17				20 February 1996	2021	Miami FC
20				6 March 1990	2021	TP Mazembe
21				20 November 1993	2021	Saint Louis FC
22				5 December 1995	2021	Thisted FC
56				31 October 1998	2021	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (loan)

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Player transactions

Loan in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club
March 24, 2021	July 1, 2021	Defender	18	Jeremy Kelly	Colorado Rapids	^[3]
March 24, 2021	End of Season	Goalkeeper	24	Andre Rawls	Colorado Rapids
April 13, 2021	End of Season	Defender	6	Noah Billingsley	Minnesota United FC	^[4]
May 6, 2021	August 27, 2021	Goalkeeper	39	Ben Lundt	FC Cincinnati	^[5] ^[6]
June 3, 2021	End of Season	Forward	56	David Egbo	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	^[7]
June 10, 2021	End of Season	Defender	25	Tate Schmitt	Real Salt Lake	^[8]
September 9, 2021	End of Season	Midfielder	30	David Loera	Orlando City SC	^[9]

Loan out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club
July 1, 2021	End of Season	Defender	3	Deklan Wynne	OKC Energy FC	^[10]
August 7, 2021	End of Season	Forward	22	Seyi Adekoya	OKC Energy FC	^[11]

Transfer In

Date	Position	No.	Player	From club
July 15, 2021	Defender	3	Manuel Madrid	Mineros de Zacatecas	^[12]
August 18, 2021	Forward	9	Darren Mattocks	Al-Merrikh SC	^[13]
September 8, 2021	Midfielder	18	Luis Manuel Seijas	Independiente Santa Fe	^[14]

Transfer Out

Statistics

(regular-season & Playoffs)^[16]

		Name				Goals	Assists
7	FW	Santi Moar	33	31	2624	16	4	6	0
20	FW	Solomon Asante	26	25	2167	10	7	1	0
14	MF	Aodhan Quinn	31	29	2589	6	11	7	0
56	FW	David Egbo	17	10	861	5	1	1	0
9	FW	Darren Mattocks	11	9	727	5	0	0	0
12	MF	Arturo Rodríguez	29	16	1600	4	5	5	0
21	FW	Joey Calistri	29	13	1326	4	1	2	0
9	FW	Rufat Dadashov	14	11	888	4	2	2	0
2	DF	Darnell King	30	28	2498	3	1	7	0
10	MF	Jon Bakero	26	17	1427	3	2	3	0
41	DF	James Musa	32	32	2910	2	1	9	0
27	MF	Kevon Lambert	30	29	2447	2	0	8	0
25	DF	Tate Schmitt	23	19	1723	2	1	3	2
15	DF	Joe Farrell	25	20	1846	1	3	5	1
17	FW	Prince Saydee	24	3	460	1	1	3	0
18	MF	Luis Manuel Seijas	7	2	319	1	2	2	0
4	DF	Ryan Flood	21	14	1220	0	0	2	0
5	DF	Tobi Adewole	15	13	1141	0	0	3	0
3	DF	Manuel Madrid	11	6	553	0	0	2	0
30	MF	David Loera	11	4	420	0	0	1	0
22	FW	Seyi Adekoya	11	3	321	0	0	1	0
18	DF	Jeremy Kelly	5	2	245	0	1	2	0
8	MF	Iván Gutiérrez	9	1	143	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Noah Billingsley	8	1	130	0	0	3	0
19	DF	Niall Dunn	1	1	90	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Jonathan Levin	2	0	17	0	0	0	0

• One Own Goal each scored by LA Galaxy II and Sacramento Republic FC

Goalkeepers

	Name
24	Andre Rawls	22	22	2009	62	22	0.986	6	1	0
39	Ben Lundt	9	9	810	23	10	1.111	4	0	0
26	Edward Delgado	3	2	181	6	6	2.985	0	0	0

See also

• 2021 in American soccer
• 2021 USL Championship season
• Phoenix Rising FC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Full Phoenix Rising FC Releases Preseason Schedule. Phoenix Rising Communications. March 3, 2021. March 3, 2021.
2. Web site: Phoenix Rising Roster. PHXRisingFC.com. September 17, 2021. May 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512150341/https://www.phxrisingfc.com/pro-roster. dead.
3. Web site: Jeremy Kelly and Andre Rawls Join Rising on Season-Long Loan . Phoenix Rising Communications . March 24, 2021.
4. Web site: Rising Signs Noah Billingsley On Loan From Minnesota United . Phoenix Rising Communications . April 13, 2021.
5. Web site: Reigning USL Championship Goalkeeper Of The Year Joins Rising . Phoenix Rising Communications . May 6, 2021.
6. Web site: Ben Lundt Recalled by FC Cincinnati. Phoenix Rising Communications . August 27, 2021.
7. Web site: Rising Sign Forward David Egbo On Loan From Whitecaps FC. Phoenix Rising Communications . June 3, 2021.
8. Web site: Phoenix's Own, Tate Schmitt Joins Rising On Loan From Real Salt Lake . Phoenix Rising Communications . June 10, 2021.
9. Web site: Phoenix Rising Adds Midfielder David Loera On Loan From Orlando City . Phoenix Rising Communications . September 9, 2021.
10. Web site: Rising Makes Two Roster Moves . Phoenix Rising Communications . July 1, 2021.
11. Web site: Rising Loans Seyi Adekoya to OKC Emergy FC . Phoenix Rising Communications . August 7, 2021.
12. Web site: Rising Signs Former Cruz Azul Defender Manuel Madrid . Phoenix Rising Communications . July 15, 2021 . July 15, 2021.
13. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC Signs Forward Darren Mattocks. Phoenix Rising Communications. August 18, 2021. phxrisingfc.com. August 18, 2021. August 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818181926/https://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/1179254-phoenix-rising-fc-signs-forward-darren-mattocks. dead.
14. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC Signs Midfielder Luis Manuel Seijas. Phoenix Rising Communications. phxrisingfc.com. September 8, 2021. September 8, 2021. November 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126220118/https://www.phxrisingfc.com/news_article/show/1182495. dead.
15. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC Transfers Forward Rufat Dadashov to FC Schalke 04 II. Phoenix Rising Communications. phxrisingfc.com. August 12, 2021. August 12, 2021.
16. Web site: Phoenix Rising FC 2021 Player Stats . November 8, 2021.