2022 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado Rapids
2022 season
OwnerStan Kroenke
Head coachRobin Fraser
Major League SoccerConference: 10th
Overall: 18th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
U.S. Open CupRound of 32
Rocky Mountain CupLost
Highest home attendance18,084 (7/4 v. ATX)
Lowest home attendance11,938 (9/14 v. SJ)
Average home league attendance14,473
Biggest winCOL 3–0 ATL (3/5)
Biggest defeatPHI 6–0 COL (8/27)
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The 2022 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-seventh season of existence and their twenty-seventh consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Main article: 2021 Colorado Rapids season

Colorado finished the 2021 season 1st in the Western Conference table, and 2nd overall in MLS. They reached the semifinals of the MLS Cup Playoffs, losing to the Portland Timbers 1–0.

Roster

As of July 21, 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Clint Irwin
2 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry
3 DF  USA Drew Moor
4 DF  SCO Danny Wilson
6 DF  GHA Lalas Abubakar
7 FW  USA Jonathan Lewis
8 MF  BRA Max Alves
11 FW  CHI Diego Rubio
12 FW  COL Michael Barrios
13 MF  CHI Felipe Gutiérrez (on loan from Universidad Católica)
15 FW  SCO Sam Nicholson
16 MF  KEN Philip Mayaka (GA)
18 FW  USA Oliver Larraz (HGP)
19 MF  ENG Jack Price (captain)
21 MF  HON Bryan Acosta
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  USA William Yarbrough
24 DF  ECU Gustavo Vallecilla
27 DF  USA Sebastian Anderson (HGP)
28 GK  USA Abraham Rodriguez (HGP)
29 FW  USA Gyasi Zardes (DP)
30 DF  USA Aboubacar Keita
31 DF  USA Anthony Markanich
32 MF  USA Collen Warner
33 DF  IRN Steven Beitashour
37 FW  USA Dantouma Toure
52 MF  ARG Braian Galván
66 DF  BRA Lucas Esteves (on loan from Palmeiras)
77 FW  USA Darren Yapi (HGP)
97 MF  CAN Ralph Priso-Mbongue

Out on loan

As of March 5, 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF  USA Cole Bassett (HGP)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Preseason

January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29) Desert Showcase 1 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
8:00pm MST Report Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) Closed-door Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
MST Ruidíaz 70' COL Report
SEA Report		 Esteves 40' (Rubio) Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.
February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) Closed-door Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
MST COL Report
SEA Report		 Yapi 7' (Beitashour), 21' (pen.) Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
Note: 75-minute scrimmage.
February 5, 2022 (2022-02-05) Desert Showcase 2 Houston Dynamo FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids Tucson, Arizona
MST Ferreira 33'
Gitau
Carrasquilla 90'		 Report Rubio 6' (Esteves)
Toure 85'		 Stadium: Kino Sports Complex
February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11) Closed-door Orlando City SC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Orlando, Florida
MST Jansson 3' Report Rubio 45' Stadium: Exploria Stadium


Major League Soccer

Main article: 2022 Major League Soccer season

Standings

Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
8 Portland Timbers 34 11 10 13 53 53 0 46
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 15 7 40 57 −17 43
10 Colorado Rapids 34 11 13 10 46 57 −11 43
11 Seattle Sounders FC 34 12 17 5 47 46 +1 41
12 Sporting Kansas City 34 11 16 7 42 54 −12 40
Source: MLS
Overall table
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
16 Columbus Crew 34 10 8 16 46 41 +5 46
17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 15 7 40 57 −17 43 CONCACAF Champions League
18 Colorado Rapids 34 11 13 10 46 57 −11 43
19 Charlotte FC 34 13 18 3 44 52 −8 42
20 New England Revolution 34 10 12 12 47 50 −3 42
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 Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 43 11 13 10 46 57  −11 10 2 5 29 15  +14 1 11 5 17 42  −25

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Match results

February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26) 1 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids Los Angeles, California
1:30 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,010
Referee: Armando Villarreal
March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05) 2 Colorado Rapids 3–0 Atlanta United FC Commerce City, Colorado
4:00 PM MST Trusty  21'
Rubio 33'
Price  42'
Lewis 48'
Kaye  51'
Shinyashiki  80', 87'		 Report Hernández  20'
Robinson  31'  86'
Dwyer  89'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,538
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) 3 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MST Rubio 21'
Kaye 51'
Rosenberry  62'		 Report Isimat-Mirin  29'
Duke  56'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,387
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19) 4 Houston Dynamo FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Houston, Texas
6:30 PM MDT Dorsey  68'
Rodríguez  78'
Pasher 90'		 Report Trusty  37'
Kaye 42'
Rosenberry  45+1'
Rubio  62'
Wilson  90+3'		 Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 17,007
Referee: Nima Saghafi
April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) 5 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Real Salt Lake Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Wilson  26'
Abubakar 56'		 Report Ruíz 45' (pen.),  50'
Silva  74'
Schmitt  90'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,380
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 9, 2022 (2022-04-09) 6 FC Dallas 3–1 Colorado Rapids Frisco, Texas
6:30 PM MDT Martínez  16'
Cerrillo  24'
Servania 45+2',  77'
Ferreira 51', 89'		 Report Kaye  2'
Rubio 30'
Max  40'
Barrios  45+1'		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 15,893
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) 7 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids Saint Paul, Minnesota
6:00 PM MDT Dibassy 42'
Arriaga  56'
Lod  69', 77'
Danladi 79'		 Report Esteves  27'
Rubio  30', 45'
Yarbrough  32'
Price  36'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Chris Penso
April 23, 2022 (2022-04-23) 8 Colorado Rapids 0–0 Charlotte FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Lewis  66' Report Alcívar  44'
Corujo  53'
Ortiz  63'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,160
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 9 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Portland Timbers Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Max  17'
Rubio 30',  45+3'  63'
Abubakar  38'
Beitashour  46'
Trusty  66'
Yarbrough  90+3'
Kaye 90+5'		 Report Williamson  29'
Mabiala  29'
Ivačič  66'
Van Rankin  73'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,038
Referee: Armando Villareal
May 7, 2022 (2022-05-07) 10 San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 Colorado Rapids San Jose, California
8:00 PM MDT Nathan 64'
Calvo  73'		 Report Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,077
Referee: Tori Penso
May 14, 2022 (2022-05-14) 11 Colorado Rapids 2–0 Los Angeles FC Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT Zardes 17' (pen.)
Rubio 28' (pen.)
Acosta  29'
Abubakar  88'		 Report Ibeagha  16'
Cifuentes  22'
Arango  24'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,022
Referee: Ted Unkel
May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18) 12 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids Kansas City, Kansas
6:30 PM MDT Sallói 24', 50',  90+9'
Hernández  58'
Ndenbe  79'
Fontàs  90+6'		 Report Acosta  3'
Esteves 29',  90+3'  90+6'
Trusty  78'  90+1'
Abubakar  90'
Rubio  90+1'		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 17,233
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) 13 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:00 PM MDT Lewis 50'
Rosenberry  53'
Acosta  71'		 Report Vargas  45+1'
Gómez  46'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Timothy Ford
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 14 Colorado Rapids 1–3 Nashville SC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Rubio  14', 78'
Abubakar  41'
Acosta  51'		 Report Sapong 8'
Mukhtar 14', 17',  56'
Miller  42'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,465
Referee: Nima Saghafi
June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19) 15 New York City FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids New York, New York
3:00 PM MDT Castellanos  68'
Magno 72'
Morales  83'		 Report Price  30'
Abubakar  56'
Barrios 68'
Acosta  73'
Wilson  76'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 19,812
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) 16 Portland Timbers 3–0 Colorado Rapids Portland, Oregon
8:30 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 23,448
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
July 4, 2022 (2022-07-04) 17 Colorado Rapids 2–3 Austin FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Abubakar 19'
Lewis 22'		 Report Pereira  18'
Finlay 28'
Keller  41'  75'
Driussi 45+1'
Urruti 59'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,084
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) 18 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Colorado Rapids Sandy, Utah
8:00 PM MDT MacMath  38'
Ruiz  47'
Savarino 45+3'
Meram 51',  86'
Besler  90+1'		 Report Wilson  33'
Acosta  50'
Rubio 67' (pen.)
Max  79'
Abubakar 89'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,242
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) 19 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Orlando City SC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Esteves  40'
Zardes 65'
Abubakar  69'
Lewis  77'
Wilson  82'
Rosenberry  86'		 Report Torres 22'
Pereyra  66'
Urso  77'
Halliday  83'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 12,538
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 20 Colorado Rapids 2–0 LA Galaxy Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,975
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) 21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids Seattle, Washington
8:00 PM MDT Rowe  22'  47'
Morris 43'
Lodeiro 71' (pen.)		 Report Lewis 3',  87'
Acosta  32'
Vallecilla  43'
Barrios  56'
Yapi  90+1'		 Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 32,476
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) 22 New York Red Bulls 4–5 Colorado Rapids Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 PM MDT Yearwood 6'
Long 9'
Morgan 28' (pen.)
Barlow 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Rubio 21',  45+2'
Abubakar  27'
Rosenberry 38'
Vallecilla  64'
Warner 77'
Barrios 80',  90+7'
Toure 89'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,812
Referee: Drew Fischer
Note: This match was originally scheduled for July 30 which was rescheduled due to the New York Red Bulls hosting a friendly match with FC Barcelona on that day.
August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) 23 Colorado Rapids 4–3 Minnesota United FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Zardes 7', 15', 61'
Rubio 11'
Acosta  82'
Max  83'		 Report Danladi 4'
Amarilla 43'
Rosales  67'
Kallman 81'
Lawrence  87'
Fragapane  90+1'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,738
Referee: Ismir Pekmic
August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) 24 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Columbus Crew Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Esteves  28'
Wilson  38'
Rubio 41' (pen.),  78'
Acosta  42'		 Report Hernández 5'
Nagbe  35'
Artur  40'
Zelarayán  63'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,254
Referee: Jon Freemon
August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) 25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia
8:00 PM MDT Gauld 14', 40' Report Zardes 76'
Priso-Mbongue  90+7'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 14,682
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) 26 Colorado Rapids 1–1 Houston Dynamo FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:00 PM MDT Acosta  19'  80'
Abubakar 48'
Gutiérrez  65'
Barrios  85'		 Report Dorsey  15'
Herrera  67'
Ferreira 90+5'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 15,380
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 27 Philadelphia Union 6–0 Colorado Rapids Chester, Pennsylvania
5:30 PM MDT Gazdag 9', 20' (pen.)
Carranza 30' (pen.)
Burke 87'
Real 90+1'		 Report Vallecilla  7'  35'
Priso-Mbongue  11'
Warner  27'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 18,005
Referee: Allen Chapman
August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31) 28 Nashville SC 4–1 Colorado Rapids Nashville, Tennessee
6:30 PM MDT Mukhtar 29' (pen.), 54', 75'
Godoy  45'
Leal  59'
Shaffelburg 61'
McCarty  70'		 Report Zardes 35'
Abubakar  41'
Acosta  71'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 24,127
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 4, 2022 (2022-09-04) 29 D.C. United 0–0 Colorado Rapids Washington, D.C.
5:30 PM MDT Birnbaum  57'
Benteke 66'		 Report Zardes  74'
Rubio  84'
Beitashour  90+5'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,502
Referee: Tori Penso
September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) 30 Colorado Rapids 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado
7:30 PM MDT Zardes 21'
Rubio 33' (pen.)
Lewis 75'		 Report White 8'
Veselinović  32'
Schöpf  52'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 14,036
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14) 31 Colorado Rapids 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Commerce City, Colorado
8:00 PM MDT Rubio 21'
Rosenberry 77'
Warner  90+4'		 Report Nathan 37'
Remedi  48'
Judson  90'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,938
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) 32 LA Galaxy 4–1 Colorado Rapids Carson, California
8:30 PM MDT Brugman 22', 52'
Edwards 28'
Hernández 31'
Costa  62'
Grandsir  64'		 Report Gutiérrez  26'
Abubakar  34'
Beitashour  60'
Barrios  63'
Max  65'
Nicholson 90+1'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 20,325
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 33 Colorado Rapids 1–0 FC Dallas Commerce City, Colorado
1:30 PM MDT Rubio 66'
Vallecilla  77'
Yapi  90+2'
Yarbrough  90+4'		 Report Pomykal  39' Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,193
Referee: Chris Penso
October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09) 34 Austin FC 1–1 Colorado Rapids Austin, Texas
3:00 PM MDT Driussi 81' (pen.) Report Gutiérrez  66'
Rubio  80', 90+3'		 Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Attendance: 20,738
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) Leg 1 Comunicaciones 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Colorado Rapids Guatemala City
5:00 PM MST Robles  57'
Espino 89'
Gamboa  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores
Referee: Selvin Brown
February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23) Leg 2 Colorado Rapids 1–0
(1–1 agg.)
(3–4 p)		 Comunicaciones Commerce City, Colorado
6:15 PM MST
Report
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Referee: Walter López
Penalties

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2022 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their entry in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Rapids entered the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32. The draw for the Round of 32 took place on April 21, and the Rapids drew Minnesota United FC.

May 11, 2022 Round of 32 Minnesota United FC (MLS) 2–1 Colorado Rapids (MLS) Saint Paul, Minnesota
7:00 pm CDT Danladi 8'
Kallman  55'  83'
Reynoso 87'		 Mezquida 15'
Max  63'		 Stadium: Allianz Field
Referee: Brandon Stevis

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS USOC CCL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  USA Clint Irwin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF  USA Keegan Rosenberry 37 2 33+1 2 1 0 2 0
3 DF  USA Drew Moor 9 0 1+8 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  SCO Danny Wilson 29 0 25+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
5 DF  USA Auston Trusty 19 0 17 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF  GHA Lalas Abubakar 33 4 28+3 4 0 0 2 0
7 FW  USA Jonathan Lewis 36 5 25+8 5 0+1 0 1+1 0
8 MF  BRA Max Alves 31 1 9+19 0 1 0 1+1 1
9 FW  BRA Andre Shinyashiki 9 1 2+6 1 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW  CHI Diego Rubio 33 16 28+2 16 1 0 2 0
12 FW  COL Michael Barrios 37 2 19+15 2 1 0 1+1 0
13 MF  CHI Felipe Gutiérrez 12 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  CAN Mark-Anthony Kaye 20 3 15+2 3 0+1 0 2 0
15 FW  SCO Sam Nicholson 15 1 10+5 1 0 0 0 0
19 MF  ENG Jack Price 19 0 14+3 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF  URU Nicolás Mezquida 11 1 0+9 0 1 1 0+1 0
21 MF  HON Bryan Acosta 29 0 22+4 0 1 0 0+2 0
22 GK  USA William Yarbrough 36 0 34 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF  ECU Gustavo Vallecilla 13 0 7+5 0 1 0 0 0
27 DF  USA Sebastian Anderson 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0 0
28 GK  USA Abraham Rodriguez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW  USA Gyasi Zardes 26 9 24+2 9 0 0 0 0
31 DF  USA Anthony Markanich 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF  USA Collen Warner 20 1 6+12 1 0+1 0 1 0
33 DF  IRN Steven Beitashour 20 0 14+5 0 1 0 0 0
37 FW  USA Dantouma Toure 5 1 0+5 1 0 0 0 0
66 DF  BRA Lucas Esteves 32 1 24+6 1 0 0 2 0
77 FW  USA Darren Yapi 11 0 1+10 0 0 0 0 0
97 MF  CAN Ralph Priso-Mbongue 6 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Rank Position Number Name MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
1 FW 11 Diego Rubio 16 0 0 16
2 FW 29 Gyasi Zardes 9 0 0 9
3 FW 7 Jonathan Lewis 4 0 0 4
4 DF 6 Lalas Abubakar 4 0 0 4
5 MF 14 Mark-Anthony Kaye 3 0 0 3
6 DF 2 Keegan Rosenberry 2 0 0 2
FW 12 Michael Barrios 2 0 0 2
8 MF 8 Max 0 0 1 1
FW 9 Andre Shinyashiki 1 0 0 1
FW 15 Sam Nicholson 1 0 0 1
MF 20 Nicolás Mezquida 0 1 0 1
MF 32 Collen Warner 1 0 0 1
FW 37 Dantouma Toure 1 0 0 1
DF 66 Lucas Esteves 1 0 0 1
Total 46 1 1 48

Top assists

Rank Position Number Name MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
1 FW 12 Michael Barrios 7 0 0 7
2 FW 11 Diego Rubio 6 0 0 6
3 DF 2 Keegan Rosenberry 2 0 1 3
MF 19 Jack Price 3 0 0 3
MF 21 Bryan Acosta 3 0 0 3
DF 66 Lucas Esteves 3 0 0 3
7 DF 4 Danny Wilson 2 0 0 2
FW 7 Jonathan Lewis 2 0 0 2
MF 13 Felipe Gutiérrez 2 0 0 2
FW 29 Gyasi Zardes 2 0 0 2
DF 33 Steven Beitashour 2 0 0 2
12 DF 6 Lalas Abubakar 1 0 0 1
MF 8 Max 1 0 0 1
MF 14 Mark-Anthony Kaye 1 0 0 1
Total 37 0 1 38

Clean sheets

Rank Position Number Name MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
1 GK 22 William Yarbrough 9 0 1 10
Total 9 0 1 10

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Pos. Player MLS US Open Cup CONCACAF Champion's League Total
       
1 21 MF Bryan Acosta 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
2 11 FW Diego Rubio 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
3 6 DF Lalas Abubakar 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
4 4 DF Danny Wilson 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 66 DF Lucas Esteves 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
8 MF Max 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 24 DF Gustavo Vallecilla 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1
5 DF Auston Trusty 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
12 FW Michael Barrios 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 2 DF Keegan Rosenberry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 MF Jonathan Lewis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 GK William Yarbrough 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
13 13 MF Felipe Gutiérrez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
14 MF Mark-Anthony Kaye 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
19 MF Jack Price 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 MF Collen Warner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
33 DF Steven Beitashour 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 77 FW Darren Yapi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
97 MF Ralph Priso-Mbongue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 9 FW Andre Shinyashiki 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW Gyasi Zardes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 FW Dantouma Toure 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 90 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 90 4 2

Transfers

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2022

For transfers in, dates listed are when the Rapids officially signed the players to the roster. For transfers out, dates are listed when the Rapids officially removed the players from the roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with a different club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed remains when he was officially removed from the roster.

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Aboubacar Keita Columbus Crew Columbus receives $300,000 in GAM. January 4, 2022
MF Max Alves Flamengo Transfer fee not disclosed January 5, 2022
MF Bryan Acosta FC Dallas Rights acquired in stage two of the 2021 MLS Re-Entry Draft January 19, 2022
DF Jackson Travis Rapids Academy Homegrown contract March 4, 2022
DF Gustavo Vallecilla FC Cincinnati FC Cincinnati receives $400,000 in 2022 GAM, and $400,000 in 2023 GAM March 28, 2022
FW Gyasi Zardes Columbus Crew Columbus Crew receives $300,000 in GAM. Deal could escalate up to $1.4 million GAM. April 22, 2022
FW Sam Nicholson Bristol Rovers F.C. Free transfer. June 17, 2022
MF Ralph Priso Toronto FC Toronto receives Mark-Anthony Kaye, Colorado receives Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM. July 8, 2022

Loans in

Pos. Player Parent club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
DF Auston Trusty Arsenal FC 6–month loan January 31, 2022 July 5, 2022
DF Lucas Esteves Palmeiras Loan extended through the end of the 2022 MLS season July 1, 2022 TBD
MF Felipe Gutiérrez Universidad Católica Loan through the end of the 2022 MLS season August 3, 2022 TBD

SuperDraft

See also: 2022 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Position Previous club Notes Ref
January 11, 2022 Mohamed Omar MF Notre Dame Round 1, Pick 23
January 11, 2022 Anthony Markanich DF Northern Illinois Round 1, Pick 26
January 11, 2022 Roberto Molina MF UC Irvine Round 2, Pick 45

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
DF Kortne Ford Sporting Kansas City Option Declined December 3, 2021
DF Jeremy Kelly Memphis 901 FC Option Declined December 3, 2021
MF Younes Namli Sparta Rotterdam Option Declined December 3, 2021
GK Andre Rawls TBD Option Declined December 3, 2021
MF Will Vint Charlotte Independence Option Declined December 3, 2021
FW Dominique Badji FC Cincinnati Free Transfer January 4, 2022
MF Kellyn Acosta Los Angeles FC Colorado receives $1.1 million (with the potential for $400,000 more in incentives) in GAM. January 14, 2022
DF Auston Trusty Arsenal FC Transfer fee not disclosed. Trusty loaned back to Rapids for 6 months. January 31, 2022
FW Andre Shinyashiki Charlotte FC Colorado receives $225,000 (with the potential for $175,000 more in incentives) in GAM. May 3, 2022
MF Nicolás Mezquida Volos F.C. Transfer fee not disclosed. June 28, 2022
MF Mark-Anthony Kaye Toronto FC Toronto receives Kaye, Colorado receives Ralph Priso, $775,000 in GAM, and a 2023 SuperDraft pick. Deal could escalate up to $1.05 million GAM. July 8, 2022

Loans out

Pos. Player Loanee club Length/Notes Beginning End Source
MF Cole Bassett Feyenoord 18–month loan with an option to buy
Recalled on August 13 		January 20, 2022 August 13, 2022
MF Cole Bassett Fortuna Sittard Loan through the end of the Eredivisie season August 13, 2022 June 1, 2023

See also

References

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