2023 Colorado Rapids season

The 2023 Colorado Rapids season was the club's twenty-eighth season in existence and their twenty-eighth consecutive season in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of American soccer.

Background

Colorado finished the 2022 season 10th in the Western Conference table, and 18th overall in MLS. They did not qualify for the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. Additionally, they were knocked out of the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League in the round of 16 by Guatemalan side Comunicaciones F.C., and were eliminated from the 2022 U.S. Open Cup in the round of 32 by Minnesota United FC. They lost the Rocky Mountain Cup to Real Salt Lake.

Roster

No.Pos.NationPlayer

Out on loan No.Pos.NationPlayer

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

Standings

Western Conference

Overall table

Match results

Leagues Cup

Central 4

U.S. Open Cup

Statistics

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

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred/loaned out during the season

Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75| !width=75| !width=75| !width=75|Total |- |rowspan=1| 1 | MF || 23 || Cole Bassett | 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 |- |rowspan=2| 2 | FW || 7 || Jonathan Lewis | 1 || 3 || 0 || 4 |- | FW || 11 || Diego Rubio | 3 || 0 || 1 || 4 |- |rowspan=1| 4 | FW || 12 || Michael Barrios | 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- |rowspan=6| 5 | DF || 5 || Andreas Maxsø | 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | DF || 6 || Lalas Abubakar | 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | MF || 8 || Max | 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 |- | DF || 13 || Andrew Gutman | 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 |- | FW || 28 || Sam Nicholson | 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 |- | FW || 91 || Kévin Cabral | 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- |rowspan=6| 11 | DF || 4 || Danny Wilson | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 9 || Rafael Navarro | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 14 || Calvin Harris | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 20 || Connor Ronan | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 29 || Braian Galván | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 34 || Michael Edwards | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !! 26 !! 7 !! 2 !! 35

Top assists {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75| !width=75| !width=75| !width=75|Total |- |rowspan=1 | 1 | MF || 20 || Connor Ronan | 8 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- |rowspan=1 | 2 | FW || 14 || Calvin Harris | 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 |- |rowspan=2 | 3 | FW || 11 || Diego Rubio | 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- | FW || 12 || Michael Barrios | 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- |rowspan=12 | 5 | DF || 4 || Danny Wilson | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 7 || Jonathan Lewis | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 8 || Max | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 9 || Rafael Navarro | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 15 || Danny Leyva | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | DF || 16 || Alex Gersbach | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 23 || Cole Bassett | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 28 || Sam Nicholson | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | MF || 29 || Braian Galván | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 77 || Darren Yapi | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 |- | FW || 91 || Kévin Cabral | 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 |- | MF || 97 || Ralph Priso | 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 |- !colspan="4"|Total !! 20 !! 6 !! 1 !! 27

Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=30|Rank !width=30|Position !width=30|Number !width=175|Name !width=75| !width=75| !width=75| !width=75|Total |- |colspan=1| 1 |GK | 22 || William Yarbrough | 7 || 0 || 0 || 7 |- |colspan=1| 2 |GK | 1 || Marko Ilić | 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- !colspan="4"|Total !! 9 !! 0 !! 0 !! 9

Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- | rowspan="2" !width=15|Rank | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=15| | rowspan="2" !width=120|Player | colspan="3"|MLS | colspan="3"|US Open Cup | colspan="3"|Leagues Cup | colspan="3"|Total |- !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#fe9;| !width=34; background:#ff8888;| |- |rowspan=1| 1 | 97 || MF || Ralph Priso | 8 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 |- |rowspan=1| 2 | 6 || DF || Lalas Abubakar | 8 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 1 || 0 |- |rowspan=1| 3 | 91 || FW || Kévin Cabral | 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 0 |- |rowspan=4| 4 | 4 || DF || Danny Wilson | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- | 21 || MF || Bryan Acosta | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- | 28 || FW || Sam Nicholson | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- | 64 || DF || Moïse Bombito | 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 0 |- |rowspan=1| 8 | 23 || MF || Cole Bassett | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0 |- |rowspan=1| 9 | 29 || MF || Braian Galván | 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 |- |rowspan=6| 10 | 2 || DF || Keegan Rosenberry | 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- | 8 || MF || Max | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- | 11 || FW || Diego Rubio | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- | 12 || FW || Michael Barrios | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- | 20 || MF || Connor Ronan | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- | 77 || FW || Darren Yapi | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 |- |rowspan=4| 16 | 5 || DF || Andreas Maxsø | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 9 || FW || Rafael Navarro | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 10 || MF || Sidnei Tavares | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- | 15 || MF || Danny Leyva | 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 |- |rowspan=7| 20 | 2 || DF || Keegan Rosenberry | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 7 || FW || Jonathan Lewis | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 12 || FW || Luis Diaz | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 13 || DF || Andrew Gutman | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 19 || MF || Jack Price | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 27 || DF || Sebastian Anderson | 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- | 31 || DF || Anthony Markanich | 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 |- !colspan="4"|Total !! 81 !! 2 !! 2 !! 5 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 89 !! 2 !! 2

Transfers

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.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSourceFW Kévin Cabral LA GalaxyLA Galaxy receives $1 million in GAM.December 8, 2023FW Calvin Harris FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati receives up to $375K in GAM.December 21, 2022MF Connor Ronan Wolverhampton WanderersTransfer fee undisclosed.January 23, 2023DF Andreas Maxsø Brøndby IFTransfer fee undisclosed.January 27, 2023DF Alex Gersbach GrenobleTransfer fee undisclosed.January 30, 2023DF Daniel Chacón Colorado Rapids 22-year contractJuly 3, 2023DF Andrew Gutman Atlanta United FCAtlanta receives $400K in GAM and a 2023 International Roster Spot.July 5, 2023GK Marko Ilić K.V. KortrijkTransfer fee undisclosed.July 15, 2023FW Luis Díaz Columbus Crew SCSelected off waivers.September 7, 2023

Loans in Pos.PlayerParent clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource GK Marko Ilić K.V. Kortrijk Through July 2023 with option to buy February 2023 July 2023 MF Danny Leyva Seattle Sounders FC For the duration of the 2023 season April 2023 October 2023 FW Rafael Navarro Palmeiras Through June 30, 2024, with option to buy July 2023 June 2024 MF Sidnei Tavares Porto B 11 month loan with option to buy August 2023 July 2024

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 2023 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

PlayerPositionPrevious clubNotes Moïse Bombito DF New Hampshire Wildcats Round 1, Pick 3, signed Oliver Semmle GK Marshall Thundering Herd Round 2, Pick 41

Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSourceMF Philip Mayaka Crown Legacy FCOption declined.November 10, 2022MF Collen WarnerOption waived.November 10, 2022DF Lucas Esteves PalmeirasOption to purchase declined, loan concluded.December 1, 2022GK Clint Irwin Minnesota United FCFree transfer.December 6, 2022FW Gyasi Zardes Austin FCFree transfer.December 12, 2022FW Dantouma ToureWaived.April 20, 2023MF Bryan Acosta Portland TimbersColorado receives $150,000 in GAM. Deal may escalate to $325,000 in GAM.August 1, 2023DF Anthony Markanich St. Louis City SCColorado receives $75,000 in GAM and a first-round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Deal may escalate to $150,000 in GAM.August 1, 2023FW Michael Barrios LA GalaxyColorado receives a first-round pick in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. Deal may escalate to include $50,000 in GAM.August 3, 2023

Loans out Pos.PlayerLoanee clubLength/NotesBeginningEndSource DF Gustavo Vallecilla Columbus Crew SC For the 2023 MLS season March 2023 October 2023 DF Daniel Chacón Alajuelense For the remainder of the 2023 season July 2023 November 2023

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