2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies Roster
United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Team Record: 14-7-11 - 53 points
Finishing 3rd in the USL's Eastern Conference
Location: Tampa, Florida
2017 Tampa Bay Rowdies StatisticsTeam Record: 14-7-11 - 53 points
Finishing 3rd in the USL's Eastern Conference
Location: Tampa, Florida
The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the United Soccer League Championship ended the 2017 season with a record of 14 wins and 7 losses and 11 ties for 53 points finishing third in the USL's Eastern Conference.
The Rowdies scored 50 goals and yielded 35. Georgi Hristov netted 13 goals for Tampa Bay, while Marcel Schafer, Martin Paterson and Joe Cole each tallied five or more also. Marcel Schafer accounted for 11 assists. Matt Pickens topped the squad with 11 wins and a team-best 0.81 goals against average, pacing goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Boden | D | November 26, 1988 | 6'2" | 184 | Sheffield, England |
| Deshorn Brown | F | December 22, 1990 | 6'2" | 170 | Manchester, Jamaica |
| Justin Chavez | M,D | March 23, 1990 | 5'11" | 175 | Edmond, OK USA |
| Joe Cole | M | November 8, 1981 | 5'7" | 161 | London, England |
| Neill Collins | D | September 2, 1983 | 6'3" | 174 | Troon, Scotland |
| Leo Fernandes | M | December 23, 1991 | 6'1" | 165 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Akira Fitzgerald | G | July 17, 1987 | 5'11" | 175 | Chiba, MD Japan |
| Hunter Gorskie | D | June 27, 1991 | 5'11" | 159 | New York, NY USA |
| Sebastian Guenzatti | M | July 8, 1991 | 5'10" | 160 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Georgi Hristov | M,F,A | January 10, 1985 | 6'0" | 182 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Darwin Jones | F | April 4, 1992 | 5'10" | 175 | Chicago, IL |
| Darnell King | D,F,M | September 23, 1990 | 5'9" | 175 | Tampa, FL USA |
| Damion Lowe | D | May 5, 1993 | 6'3" | 175 | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Tamika Mkandawire | D | May 28, 1983 | 6'2" | 194 | Mzuzu, Malawi |
| Robert Morrell | A | May 11, 1994 | |||
| Michael Nanchoff | M | September 24, 1988 | 5'8" | 150 | North Royalton, OH |
| Martin Paterson | F | May 10, 1987 | 5'10" | 141 | Tunstall, England |
| Matt Pickens | G | April 5, 1982 | 6'3" | 200 | Washington, MO |
| Kyle Porter | M | January 19, 1990 | 6'0" | 160 | Toronto, ON |
| Zac Portillos | D | January 19, 1992 | 5'9" | 153 | Aurora, USA |
| Walter Restrepo | M | June 21, 1988 | 5'8" | 169 | San Diego, CA |
| Keith Savage | M | August 9, 1985 | 6'2" | 185 | Baltimore, MD |
| Marcel Schafer | D | June 7, 1984 | 6'0" | 157 | Aschaffenburg, Germany |
| Martin Vingaard | M | March 20, 1985 | 5'11" | 154 | Odense, Denmark |
