2016 New York City FC Roster

Major League Soccer (MLS)
Team Record: 15-10-9 - 54 points
Finishing 2nd in MLS's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Patrick Vieira (15-10-9)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 462,336, Avg. 27,196 in 17 home dates
2016 New York City FC Statistics

The New York City FC of Major League Soccer ended the 2016 season with a record of 15 wins and 10 losses and 9 ties for 54 points finishing second in MLS's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

New York scored 62 goals, best in the league. The team conceded 57 goals. David Villa netted 23 goals for the City FC, while Steven Mendoza, Thomas McNamara and Frank Lampard each tallied five or more as well. Andrea Pirlo contributed 11 assists. Josh Saunders topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 1.13 goals against average, pacing qualifying goalkeepers.

Patrick Vieira coached the team. The 2016 New York City FC lost in the Conference Semifinal.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
RJ AllenDApril 17, 19905'11"165
Mehdi BallouchyMApril 6, 19835'11"169Casablanca, Morocco
Connor BrandtDSeptember 15, 19926'1"165San Diego, CA
Federico BravoMOctober 5, 19936'1"156Jesus Maria, Argentina
Frederic BrillantDJune 26, 19856'3"156Sedan, France
Maxime ChanotDNovember 21, 19896'1"172Nancy, France
Mix DiskerudMOctober 2, 19906'0"156Oslo, Norway
Shannon GomezDOctober 5, 19965'7"140Chaguanas, Trinidad & Tobago
Jack HarrisonMNovember 20, 19965'9"155Stoke-on-Trent, England
Jason HernandezDAugust 26, 19835'10"170New York, NY
Andoni IraolaDJune 22, 19826'0"Usurbil, Spain
Andrew JacobsonMSeptember 25, 19856'2"185Ft. Myers, FL
Eirik JohansenGJuly 12, 19926'7"235Tonsberg, Norway
Frank LampardMJune 20, 19786'0"194Romford, England
Mikey LopezMFebruary 20, 19935'8"160Dallas, TX
Diego MartinezDJanuary 19, 19925'10"158Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ronald MatarritaDJuly 9, 19945'9"154Alajuela, Costa Rica
Thomas McNamaraMFebruary 6, 19915'9"170West Nyack, NY
Jefferson MenaDJune 15, 19896'0"174Medellin, Colombia
Steven MendozaFJune 27, 19925'7"160Palmira, Colombia
Patrick MullinsFFebruary 5, 19926'1"175New Orleans, LA Ireland
Andrea PirloMMay 19, 19795'10"150Flero, Italy
Kwadwo PokuMFebruary 19, 19926'1"185Kumasi, Ghana
Andre RawlsGDecember 20, 19916'2"182San Ramon, CA
Josh SaundersGMarch 2, 19816'4"210Grants Pass, OR
Khiry SheltonFJune 26, 19936'3"185Colorado Springs, CO
Tony TaylorFJuly 13, 19896'0"170Long Beach, CA
David VillaFMarch 12, 19815'9"148Langreo, Spain
Ethan WhiteDJanuary 1, 19916'0"183Kensington, MD


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