2022 Real Salt Lake season explained

Club:Real Salt Lake
Season:2022
Stadium:America First Field
League:Major League Soccer
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Pablo Mastroeni
Highest Attendance:21,810 (Aug 6 vs LAFC)
Lowest Attendance:20,017 (Mar 5 vs SEA)
Average Attendance:20,470
Largest Win:
RSL 3–0 MIN (8/31)
Largest Loss:NYC 6–0 RSL (4/17)
Season Topscorer:Sergio Córdova (11 goals)
Cup1:MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:First round
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:3rd Round
Cup3:Rocky Mountain Cup
Cup3 Result:Winner
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Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

The 2022 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 18th year of existence, and their 18th consecutive season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. On December 13, 2021, RSL hired Pablo Mastroeni to be the sixth manager in club history, removing the interim tag he had held since taking over for Freddy Juarez on August 27, 2021. [1]

Competitions

Preseason

The club's preseason schedule was announced on January 9, 2022.[2] Originally, the club would have attended the 2022 Desert Showcase match with Seattle Sounders FC, however, the club opted out from the event due to scheduling conflicts and technical considerations. Real Salt Talk was replaced with Sounders' rival, the Portland Timbers for that match The club however, would still train in Tucson.[3]

MLS regular season

See also: 2022 Major League Soccer season.

Standings

Overall table

Results summary

U.S. Open Cup

See also: 2022 U.S. Open Cup.

Leagues Cup

See main article: 2022 Leagues Cup Showcase.

Stats

Squad appearances

As of October 16, 2022

NoPosNatPlayerTotalMajor League SoccerUS Open CupPlayoffs
AppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStartsAppsStarts
Goalkeepers
18GKZac MacMath353534340011
24GKJeff Dewsnup00000000
35GKGavin Beavers00000000
81GKTomas Gomez00000000
Defenders
2DFAndrew Brody353434330011
4DFJohan Kappelhof66660000
15DFJusten Glad282827271111
20DFErik Holt1061060000
22DFAaron Herrera272527250000
23DFBret Halsey00000000
30DFMarcelo Silva323231310011
32DFZack Farnsworth00000000
36DFBryan Oviedo75640011
99DFJaziel Orozco53431000
Midfielders
6MFPablo Ruíz312929281011
8MFDamir Kreilach53530000
12MFScott Caldwell281526151010
13MFNick Besler1331121110
16MFMaikel Chang352533241011
19MFBode Hidalgo81601110
26MFDiego Luna1331330000
28MFJasper Löffelsend322030191110
33MFJulio Benitez00000000
38MFJude Wellings00000000
88MFBraian Ojeda74630011
Forwards
7FWBobby Wood141314130000
9FWJustin Meram322632260000
10FWSergio Córdova352833271011
11FWJefferson Savarino201819170011
14FWRubio Rubin2592371111
21FWTate Schmitt161114101110
29FWAnderson Julio2032030000
31FWAxel Kei00000000
39FWDanny Musovski30300000
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
1GKDavid Ochoa11001100
3DFChris Kablan20200000
17FWChris Garcia31201100
25MFEverton Luiz1351241100
27FWJonathan Menéndez41410000
42MFPierre Reedy21101100
49DFBobby Pierre11001100

Goals

+ Goals
RankPlayerNationGoalsAssists
1Sergio Córdova112
2Jefferson Savarino76
3Justin Meram37
Anderson Julio32
Bobby Wood31
Justen Glad30
7Andrew Brody27
Maikel Chang26
Pablo Ruíz26
Tate Schmitt20
Marcelo Silva20
12Jasper Löffelsend15
Bode Hidalgo10
Johan Kappelhof10
Damir Kreilach10
Rubio Rubin10

Assists

+ Assists
RankPlayerNationAssistsMatches PlayedMinutes Played
1Justin Meram7332289
Andrew Brody7353080
3Jefferson Savarino6201599
Maikel Chang6341909
Pablo Ruíz6302503
6Jasper Löffelsend5311691
7Aaron Herrera3272267
8Bryan Oviedo27434
Anderson Julio220512
Sergio Córdova2342348
11Bobby Wood114989

Shutouts

+ Shutouts
RankPlayerNationShutoutsMatches PlayedMinutes Played
1Zac MacMath10353180

Club

Roster

,[4]

No.NameNationalityPositionsDate of birth (age)Signed fromSeasons with club (year signed)
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
2data-sort-value="Brody"Andrew Brody3 May 1995 Real Monarchsdata-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
4data-sort-value="Kappelhof"Johan Kappelhof5 August 1990 Chicago Fire FCdata-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
6data-sort-value="Ruíz"Pablo Ruíz20 December 1998 San Luisdata-sort-value="55 (2018)
7data-sort-value="Wood"Bobby Wood15 November 1992 Hamburger SVdata-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
8data-sort-value="Kreilach"Damir Kreilach (DP)16 April 1989 Union Berlindata-sort-value="5"5 (2018)
9data-sort-value="Meram"Justin Meram4 December 1988 Atlanta United FCdata-sort-value="3"3 (2020)
10 data-sort-value="Córdova"Sergio Córdova (DP)9 August 1997 FC Augsburg (loan)data-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
11data-sort-value="Savarino"Jefferson Savarino (DP)11 November 1996 Atletico Mineirodata-sort-value="1"4 (2017, 2022)
12data-sort-value="Caldwell"Scott Caldwell15 March 1991 New England Revolutiondata-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
13data-sort-value="Besler"Nick Besler7 May 1993 Real Monarchsdata-sort-value="6"6 (2017)
14data-sort-value="Rubin"Rubio Rubin1 March 1996 San Diego Loyal SCdata-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
15data-sort-value="Glad"Justen Glad (HGP)28 February 1997 Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)data-sort-value="9"9 (2014)
16data-sort-value="Chang"Maikel Chang18 April 1991 Real Monarchsdata-sort-value="3"3 (2020)
18data-sort-value="MacMath"Zac MacMath7 August 1991 Vancouver Whitecaps FCdata-sort-value="3"3 (2020)
19data-sort-value="Hidalgo"Bode Hidalgo22 February 2002 Real Monarchsdata-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
20data-sort-value="Holt"Erik Holt (HGP)6 September 1996 Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)data-sort-value="4"4 (2019)
21data-sort-value="Schmitt"Tate Schmitt (HGP)28 May 1997 Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)data-sort-value="4"4 (2019)
22data-sort-value="Herrera"Aaron Herrera (HGP)6 June 1997 Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)data-sort-value="5"5 (2018)
23data-sort-value="Powder"Bret Halsey (GA)1 June 2000 Virginia Cavaliersdata-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
24data-sort-value="Dewsnup"Jeff Dewsnup (HGP)21 May 2004 Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)data-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
26data-sort-value="Luna"Diego Luna3 September 2003 El Paso Locomotivedata-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
28data-sort-value="Loeffelsend"Jasper Löeffelsend10 September 1997 Pittsburgh Panthersdata-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
29 data-sort-value="Julio"Anderson Julio31 May 1996 Atlético San Luisdata-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
30data-sort-value="Silva, M"Marcelo Silva21 March 1989 Real Zaragozadata-sort-value="6"6 (2017)
31 data-sort-value="Kei"Axel Kei (HGP)30 December 2007 Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)data-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
32data-sort-value="Farnsworth"Zack Farnsworth (HGP)13 July 2002 Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP)data-sort-value="2"2 (2021)
33 data-sort-value="Benitez"Julio Benitez (HGP)30 July 2005 Real Monarchs (HGP)data-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
35 data-sort-value="Beavers"Gavin Beavers (HGP)29 April 2005 Real Monarchs (HGP)data-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
36data-sort-value="Oviedo"Bryan Oviedo18 February 1990 FC Copenhagendata-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
38data-sort-value="Wellings"Jude Wellings (HGP)26 April 2006 Real Monarchs (HGP)data-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
39data-sort-value="Musovski"Danny Musovski30 November 1995 Los Angeles FCdata-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
81 data-sort-value="Gomez"Tomas Gomez20 May 1993 Real Monarchsdata-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
88data-sort-value="Ojeda"Braian Ojeda27 June 2000 Nottingham Forest (loan)data-sort-value="1"1 (2022)
99data-sort-value="Orozco"Jaziel Orozco (HGP)2 June 2004 Real Monarchs (HGP)data-sort-value="1"1 (2022)

Transfers

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In

Player Position Previous clubFees/Notes DateRef.
Jude Wellings RSL AcademyHomegrown playerJanuary 10, 2022[6]
Julio Benitez Real MonarchsHomegrown playerJanuary 11, 2022[7]
Scott Caldwell New England RevolutionFree agencyJanuary 12, 2022[8]
Gavin Beavers Real MonarchsHomegrown playerJanuary 12, 2022[9]
Jaziel Orozco Real MonarchsHomegrown playerJanuary 13, 2022[10]
Axel Kei RSL AcademyHomegrown playerJanuary 14, 2022[11]
Johan Kappelhof Chicago Fire FCFree agencyFebruary 18, 2022[12]
Jasper Löeffelsend Pittsburgh Panthers2022 MLS SuperDraftFebruary 27, 2022[13]
Tomas Gomez Sacramento RepublicShort-term dealFebruary 27, 2022[14]
Anderson Julio Atlético San LuisUndisclosed; follows loan in 2021 season.April 28, 2022[15]
Jefferson Savarino Atletico MineiroDesignated playerMay 4, 2022[16]
Diego Luna El Paso LocomotiveJune 2, 2022[17]
Danny Musovski Los Angeles FC$250,000 GAMAugust 3, 2022[18]
Bryan Oviedo FC CopenhagenFree agencyAugust 4, 2022[19]

Out

Player Position Next ClubFees/Notes Date
Milan Iloski Orange County SCOption DeclinedDecember 6, 2021
Douglas Martínez Sacramento RepublicOption DeclinedDecember 6, 2021
Ashtone Morgan Forge FCOption DeclinedDecember 6, 2021
Justin Portillo New Mexico UnitedOption DeclinedDecember 6, 2021
Noah PowderOption DeclinedDecember 6, 2021
Jeizon RamírezOption DeclinedDecember 6, 2021
Donny ToiaOption DeclinedDecember 6, 2021
Albert Rusnák Seattle Sounders FCFree agencyJanuary 13, 2022
Toni Datković FC CartagenaUndisclosedJanuary 18, 2022
Everton Luiz S.K. BeverenUndisclosedJuly 11, 2022
David Ochoa D.C. United$75,000 GAM + conditionalJuly 30, 2022

Loans

In

Player Position Loaned fromFees/Notes Date
Sergio Córdova FC AugsburgLoan for entire 2022 seasonFebruary 3, 2022
Bobby Pierre Real MonarchsExtreme hardship (short-term loan)March 31, 2022
Pierre Reedy Real MonarchsExtreme hardship (short-term loan)March 31, 2022
Chris Kablan S.K. BeverenShort-term loanMay 4, 2022
Braian Ojeda Nottingham ForestOne-year loanAugust 4, 2022

Out

Player Position Loaned toFees/Notes Date
Jonathan Menéndez Vélez SarsfieldLoan for remainder of 2022 seasonJuly 12, 2022
Chris Garcia El Paso LocomotiveLoan for remainder of 2022 seasonSeptember 1, 2022

Trialist

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MLSsoccer.com . Real Salt Lake name Pablo Mastroeni permanent head coach. December 13, 2021. mlssoccer.com. en-us.
  2. RSL Announces 2022 Preseason Schedule. Real Salt Lake. January 9, 2022. January 23, 2022.
  3. Portland Timbers Join Desert Showcase Presented By Visit Tucson. FC Tucson. January 13, 2022. January 23, 2022.
  4. Web site: Roster. rsl.com . October 10, 2018 . October 10, 2018.
  5. Web site: Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions. rsl.com . December 6, 2021 . December 8, 2021.
  6. Web site: RSL Communications . Real Salt Lake Signs Jude Wellings to Homegrown Contract . RSL.com . January 11, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
  7. Web site: RSL Communications . Real Salt Lake Signs Julio Benitez as Club's 29th All-Time Homegrown Player . RSL.com . January 11, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
  8. Web site: RSL Communications . RSL Signs Scott Caldwell . RSL.com . January 12, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
  9. Web site: RSL Communications . Goalkeeper Gavin Beavers Signs with Real Salt Lake as Homegrown Player . RSL.com . January 12, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
  10. Web site: RSL Communications . RSL Signs Jaziel Orozco as Homegrown Player . RSL.com . January 13, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
  11. Web site: RSL Communications . RSL Forward Axel Kei Becomes Youngest Player in MLS History . RSL.com . January 14, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
  12. Web site: RSL Communications . Welcome, Johan Kappelhof . RSL.com . February 18, 2022 . February 23, 2022.
  13. Web site: RSL Communications . Welcome, Jasper and Tomas . RSL.com . February 27, 2022 . March 6, 2022.
  14. Web site: RSL Communications . Welcome, Jasper and Tomas . RSL.com . February 27, 2022 . March 6, 2022.
  15. Web site: RSL Communications . RSL Secures Return of Dynamic Attacker Anderson Julio . RSL.com . April 28, 2022 . April 30, 2022.
  16. Web site: RSL Communications . Welcome Back, Jefferson! . RSL.com . May 5, 2022 . May 6, 2022.
  17. Web site: RSL Communications . Real Salt Lake Acquires Midfielder Diego Luna From El Paso . RSL.com . June 2, 2022 . June 2, 2022.
  18. Web site: RSL Communications . Real Salt Lake Acquires Forward Danny Musovski from LAFC . RSL.com . August 3, 2022 . August 4, 2022.
  19. Web site: RSL Communications . Utah's Newest World Cup Talent, Bryan Oviedo . RSL.com . August 4, 2022 . August 5, 2022.

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