2023 St. Louis City SC season

The 2023 season is the inaugural season for St. Louis City SC. It will be the club's first season of existence, their first in the top-tier of American soccer, and their first season in Major League Soccer.

St. Louis City
2023 season
Sporting directorLutz Pfannenstiel
Head coachBradley Carnell
StadiumCityPark
MLSConference: 1st
Overall: 1st
Leagues CupGroup stage
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Klauss (5)
All: Klauss (5)

This is the first year since 1977 that a top division club from Greater St. Louis will be playing in the first tier of U.S. soccer, the last being the St. Louis Stars who played in the old North American Soccer League from 1968 until 1977, and the old National Professional Soccer League in 1967.

Outside of MLS play, St. Louis City will be participating in the U.S. Open Cup and the Leagues Cup tournaments.

Club

Roster

No. Name Nation­ality Position Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1Roman BürkiSwitzerlandGK (1990-11-14) November 14, 19901100Germany Borussia Dortmund
31Michael CreekUnited StatesGK (1998-03-05) March 5, 1998000United States Missouri State Bears
39Ben LundtGermanyGK (1995-09-24) September 24, 1995000United States Phoenix Rising
Defenders
2Jake NerwinskiUnited StatesDF (1994-10-17) October 17, 19941100Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4Joakim NilssonSwedenDF (1994-02-06) February 6, 1994000Germany Arminia Bielefeld
14John NelsonUnited StatesDF (1998-07-11) July 11, 19981101United States FC Cincinnati
15Joshua YaroGhanaDF (1994-11-18) November 18, 1994200United States St. Louis City SC 2
17Selmir PidroBosnia and HerzegovinaDF (1998-03-03) March 3, 1998200Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo
22Kyle HiebertCanadaDF (1997-07-30) July 30, 19971020United States St. Louis City SC 2
23Jon BellUnited StatesDF (1997-08-26) August 26, 1997000United States New England Revolution
24Lucas BartlettUnited StatesDF (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997500United States FC Dallas
26Tim ParkerUnited StatesDF (1993-02-23) February 23, 19931010United States Houston Dynamo
Midfielders
6Njabulo BlomSouth AfricaMF (1999-12-11) December 11, 1999600South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
7Tomáš OstrákCzech RepublicMF (2000-02-05) February 5, 20001111Germany 1. FC Köln
8Jared StroudUnited StatesMF (1996-07-10) July 10, 19961032United States Austin FC
10Eduard LöwenGermanyMF (1997-01-28) January 28, 19971125Germany Hertha BSC
12Célio PompeuBrazilMF (1999-12-10) December 10, 1999910United States St. Louis City SC 2
18Owen O'MalleyUnited StatesMFOctober 1, 2001 (age 21)000United States Creighton University
20Akil WattsUnited StatesMF (2000-02-04) February 4, 2000600United States St. Louis City SC 2
21Rasmus AlmSwedenMF (1995-08-17) August 17, 1995821Sweden IF Elfsborg
25Aziel JacksonUnited StatesMF (2001-10-25) October 25, 2001300United States Minnesota United FC
28Miguel PerezUnited StatesMF (2005-04-28) April 28, 2005800United States St. Louis City SC Academy
30Isak JensenDenmarkMF (2003-12-23) December 23, 2003500Denmark SønderjyskE Fodbold
44Max SchneiderGermanyMF (2000-07-28) July 28, 2000000United States St. Louis City SC 2
Forwards
9Joao KlaussBrazilFW (1997-03-01) March 1, 1997952Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
11Nicholas GioacchiniUnited StatesFW (2000-07-25) July 25, 20001131United States Orlando City SC
16Samuel AdeniranUnited StatesFW (1998-09-30) September 30, 1998400United States Seattle Sounders FC
19Indiana VassilevUnited StatesFW (2001-02-16) February 16, 20011101England Aston Villa
46Caden GloverUnited StatesFW (2007-03-08) March 8, 2007100United States St. Louis City SC Academy

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Selmir Pidro Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo Undisclosed February 2, 2022 [1]
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Ostrák Germany 1. FC Koln Free March 1, 2022 [2]
9 FW Brazil Joao Klauss Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed March 3, 2022 [3]
1 GK Switzerland Roman Bürki Germany Borussia Dortmund Free March 16, 2022 [4]
4 DF Sweden Joakim Nilsson Germany Arminia Bielefeld Free June 1, 2022 [5]
10 MF Germany Eduard Löwen Germany Hertha BSC Undisclosed June 24, 2022 [6]
30 MF Denmark Isak Jensen Denmark SonderjyskE Fodbold Free July 11, 2022 [7]
22 DF Canada Kyle Hiebert United States St. Louis City SC 2 Free August 3, 2022 [8]
15 DF Ghana Joshua Yaro United States St. Louis City SC 2 Free August 3, 2022 [9]
25 MF United States Aziel Jackson United States Minnesota United FC Undisclosed November 7, 2022 [10]
8 MF United States Jared Stroud United States Austin FC Undisclosed November 7, 2022 [11]
21 MF Sweden Rasmus Alm Sweden IF Elfsborg Free November 8, 2022 [12]
11 FW United States Nicholas Gioacchini United States Orlando City SC Undisclosed November 12, 2022 [13]
MF United States Indiana Vassilev United States Inter Miami CF Undisclosed November 12, 2022 [14]
23 DF United States Jon Bell United States New England Revolution Undisclosed November 12, 2022 [15]
14 DF United States John Nelson United States FC Cincinnati Undisclosed November 12, 2022 [16]
FW United States Jake LaCava United States New York Red Bulls Undisclosed November 12, 2022 [17]
26 DF United States Tim Parker United States Houston Dynamo Undisclosed November 12, 2022 [18]
20 MF United States Akil Watts United States St. Louis City SC 2 Free November 17, 2022 [19]
12 MF Brazil Célio Pompeu United States St. Louis City SC 2 Free November 17, 2022 [20]
MF Germany Max Schneider United States St. Louis City SC 2 Free November 18, 2022 [21]
2 DF United States Jake Nerwinski Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Free November 28, 2022 [22]
16 FW United States Samuel Adeniran United States Seattle Sounders FC Undisclosed December 15, 2022 [23]
18 MF United States Owen O'Malley United States Creighton University Free (SuperDraft) December 22, 2022 [24]
MF United States John Klein United States Saint Louis University Free (SuperDraft) December 22, 2022 [25]
6 MF South Africa Njabulo Blom South Africa Kaizer Chiefs Undisclosed December 23, 2022 [26]
39 GK Germany Ben Lundt United States Phoenix Rising FC Free January 6, 2023 [27]
46 FW United States Caden Glover United States St Louis City SC Academy Free January 9, 2023
19 FW United States Indiana Vassilev England Aston Villa Free January 31, 2023
28 MF United States Miguel Perez United States St Louis City SC Academy Free February 21, 2023
31 GK United States Michael Creek United States St. Louis City SC 2 Free March 1, 2023
24 DF United States Lucas Bartlett United States FC Dallas Free March 8, 2023 [28]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW United States Jake LaCava United States Inter Miami CF Undisclosed November 11, 2022 [29]
MF United States John Klein United States St. Louis City SC 2 Free February 28, 2023

Loan in

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
31 GK United States Michael Creek United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan March 26, 2023
18 MF United States Owen O' Malley United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan March 26, 2023
25 MF United States Aziel Jackson United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan March 26, 2023
30 MF Denmark Isak Jensen United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan March 26, 2023
44 MF Germany Max Schneider United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan March 26, 2023
12 MF Brazil Célio Pompeu United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan April 2, 2023
20 DF United States Akil Watts United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan April 2, 2023
39 GK Germany Ben Lundt United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan April 2, 2023
46 FW United States Caden Glover United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan April 7, 2023
16 FW United States Samuel Adeniran United States San Antonio FC Loan April 25, 2023
23 DF United States Jon Bell United States St. Louis City SC 2 Loan April 30, 2023

Competitions

Major League Soccer

Western Conference
MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Los Angeles FC 11 6 1 4 21 9 +12 22 Qualification for Round One
3 FC Dallas 12 6 3 3 15 12 +3 21
4 St. Louis City SC 11 6 4 1 22 13 +9 19
5 San Jose Earthquakes 12 5 4 3 16 16 0 18
6 Portland Timbers 13 4 5 4 18 19 1 16
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. 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
Overall MLS standings table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
6 Atlanta United FC 13 6 4 3 25 21 +4 21
7 FC Dallas 12 6 3 3 15 12 +3 21
8 St. Louis City SC 11 6 4 1 22 13 +9 19
9 Columbus Crew 12 5 4 3 23 14 +9 18
10 Philadelphia Union 12 5 4 3 17 14 +3 18
Updated to match(es) played on May 17, 2023. 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)

Matches

February 25 1 Austin FC 2–3 St. Louis City SC Austin, Texas
7:30pm (CST)
  • Driussi 45+4'
  • Gallagher 72'
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Allen Chapman
March 4 2 St. Louis City SC 3–1 Charlotte FC St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST)
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Ted Unkel
March 11 3 Portland Timbers 1–2 St. Louis City SC Portland, Oregon
9:30 PM PST
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,386
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 18 4 St. Louis City SC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST)
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
March 25 5 Real Salt Lake 0–4 St. Louis City SC Sandy, Utah
8:30pm (CST) Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 19,508
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 1 6 St. Louis City SC 0–1 Minnesota United FC St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Report Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Jon Freemon
April 8 7 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City SC Seattle, Washington
9:30pm (CST)
Report Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 31,789
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
April 15 8 St. Louis City SC 5–1 FC Cincinnati St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST)
Report
Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 22 9 Colorado Rapids 1–1 St. Louis City SC Commerce City, Colorado
8:30pm (CST) Report Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,045
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
April 29 10 St. Louis City SC 1–2 Portland Timbers St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Report Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Ismail Elfath
May 13 11 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 St. Louis City SC Chicago, Illinois
12:00 PM (CST) 40' Czichos
Yellow card 59' Giménez
Yellow card 64' Herbers
Report Yellow card 26' Perez
Yellow card 43' Yellow-red card 70' Nelson
Yellow card 49' Gioacchini
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 18,231
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 20 12 St. Louis City SC v Sporting Kansas City St Louis, Missouri
8:30 pm (CST) Report Stadium: CityPark
May 27 13 St. Louis City SC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Report Stadium: CityPark
June 3 14 St. Louis City SC v Houston Dynamo FC St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
June 7 15 FC Dallas v St. Louis City SC Frisco, Texas
7:30pm (CST) Report Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to weather, will resume at the 50 minute mark.
June 11 16 St. Louis City SC v LA Galaxy St Louis, Missouri
12 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
June 17 17 Nashville SC v St. Louis City SC Nashville, Tennessee
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: Geodis Park
June 21 18 St. Louis City SC v Real Salt Lake St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
June 24 19 San Jose Earthquakes v St. Louis City SC San Jose, California
9:30 pm (CST) Stadium: PayPal Park
July 1 20 St. Louis City SC v Colorado Rapids St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
July 8 21 Toronto FC v St. Louis City SC Toronto, Canada
6:30 pm (CST) Stadium: BMO Field
July 12 22 Los Angeles FC v St. Louis City SC Los Angeles, California
9:30 pm (CST) Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 15 23 St. Louis City SC v Inter Miami CF St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
August 20 24 St. Louis City SC v Austin FC St Louis, Missouri
8:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
August 25 25 Orlando City SC v St. Louis City SC Orlando, Florida
6:30 pm (CST) Stadium: Exploria Stadium
August 30 26 St. Louis City SC v FC Dallas St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
September 2 27 Sporting Kansas City v St. Louis City SC Kansas City, Kansas
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
September 10 28 LA Galaxy v St. Louis City SC Carson, California
7:00 pm (CST) Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Match rescheduled from July 4 due to rescheduling of the February 25 Rose Bowl El Tráfico match as a result of inclement weather.
September 16 29 Houston Dynamo v St. Louis City SC Houston, Texas
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
September 20 30 St Louis City SC v Los Angeles FC St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
September 23 31 Minnesota United FC v St. Louis City SC Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: Allianz Field
September 30 32 St Louis City SC v Sporting Kansas City St Louis, Missouri
7:30 pm (CST) Stadium: CityPark
October 4 33 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v St. Louis City SC Vancouver, Canada
9:30 pm (CST) Stadium: BC Place
October 21 34 St. Louis City SC v Seattle Sounders FC St Louis, Missouri
(CST) Stadium: CityPark

U.S. Open Cup

April 25 Third Round St. Louis City SC (MLS) Missouri 5–1 Nebraska Union Omaha (USL1) St. Louis, Missouri
7:00 PM CDT
Report Stadium: CityPark
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
May 9 Round of 32 Chicago Fire FC (MLS) Illinois 2–1 Missouri St. Louis City SC (MLS) Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 PM CDT Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Brandon Stevis

Leagues Cup

Central 1

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CLB CAM STL
1 United States Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage Jul 23
2 Mexico América 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jul 31 Jul 27
3 United States St. Louis City SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on July 23, 2023. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
July 23 Group stage Columbus Crew United States v United States St. Louis City SC Columbus, Ohio
19:30 ET Report Stadium: Lower.com Field
July 27 Group stage St. Louis City SC United States v Mexico América St. Louis, Missouri
22:00 ET Report Stadium: CityPark

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSU.S. Open CupMLS CupLeagues Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Switzerland SUI Roman Bürki 11011+000+000+000+00
39 GK Germany GER Ben Lundt 200+002+000+000+00
31 GK United States USA Michael Creek 000+000+000+000+00
23 DF United States USA Jon Bell 100+000+100+000+00
2 DF United States USA Jake Nerwinski 11011+000+000+000+00
20 DF United States USA Akil Watts 811+502+010+000+00
22 DF Canada CAN Kyle Hiebert 11210+021+000+000+00
15 DF Ghana GHA Joshua Yaro 300+201+000+000+00
14 DF United States USA John Nelson 11011+000+000+000+00
24 DF United States USA Lucas Bartlett 603+201+000+000+00
4 DF Sweden SWE Joakim Nilsson 000+000+000+000+00
26 DF United States USA Tim Parker 11110+011+000+000+00
17 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Selmir Pidro 400+202+000+000+00
44 MF Germany GER Max Schneider 000+000+000+000+00
12 MF Brazil BRA Célio Pompeu 1111+812+000+000+00
6 MF South Africa RSA Njabulo Blom 702+400+100+000+00
21 MF Sweden SWE Rasmus Alm 825+320+000+000+00
18 MF United States USA Owen O'Malley 000+000+000+000+00
28 MF United States USA Miguel Perez 1015+302+010+000+00
25 MF United States USA Aziel Jackson 520+302+020+000+00
30 MF Denmark DEN Isak Jensen 700+501+100+000+00
10 MF Germany GER Eduard Löwen 13311+021+110+000+00
7 MF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Ostrák 1317+411+100+000+00
8 MF United States USA Jared Stroud 1239+131+100+000+00
16 FW United States USA Samuel Adeniran 400+400+000+000+00
11 FW United States USA Nicholas Gioacchini 1239+230+100+000+00
19 FW United States USA Indiana Vassilev 13011+001+100+000+00
9 FW Brazil BRA Klauss 959+050+000+000+00
46 FW United States USA Caden Glover 100+100+000+000+00
Total 11241020140000

References

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