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LA Galaxy

2022 season
Owner	Philip Anschutz ( AEG)
Head coach	Greg Vanney
Stadium	Dignity Health Sports Park
MLS	Conference: 4th Overall: 8th
U.S. Open Cup	Quarter-final
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Javier Hernández (17) All: Javier Hernández (18)
Highest home attendance	League/All; 26,674 (4/23 v. NSH)
Lowest home attendance	League: 18,337 (6/29 v. MIN) All: 9,473 (4/19 v. SD, USOC)
Average home league attendance	23,336
Biggest win	LA 4–1 ATX (5/29)
Biggest defeat	LA 0–3 HOU (5/22)
Home colors Away colors
←  2021 2023 →

The 2022 LA Galaxy season was the club's 27th season of existence, and their 27th in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of the American soccer pyramid. LA Galaxy played its home matches at Dignity Health Sports Park in the LA suburb of Carson, California. The Galaxy attempted to make the playoffs after failing to qualify in 2021, also attempted to win their MLS leading 6th MLS Cup, and make their first appearance in the MLS Cup since 2014.

Background

The 2021 season was the Galaxy's 26th season of existence, and their first under manager, Greg Vanney, who was appointed manager during the 2020–21 offseason following the sacking of Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Early on in the season, the Galaxy started off with an 8–4–0 record, with striker Javier Hernández leading the club in scoring with 11 goals. However, a mixture of injuries and poor form caused the club go on a skid during the summer, and ultimately, on the final day of the season, failing to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for the second-consecutive season. It marked the third time in the past four seasons that the Galaxy failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Outside of MLS, the Galaxy had planned to participate in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which featured a modified qualification method due to COVID-19 pandemic. The method involves the eight MLS clubs with the best regular season records after three matches qualifying for the tournament. By this method, the Galaxy had the seventh best record and qualified. However, the tournament was ultimately canceled by U.S. Soccer due to logistical challenges faced by lower league clubs.

Club

Team management

Position	Name
Head coach	Greg Vanney
Assistant coach	Dan Calichman
Head Athletic Trainer	Cesar Roldan
Equipment manager	Raul Vargas

Roster

As of August 27, 2022 ^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Nation
1	GK	Jonathan Bond	England
2	DF	Julián Araujo	Mexico
3	DF	Derrick Williams	Republic of Ireland
4	DF	Séga Coulibaly	France
5	MF	Gastón Brugman	Uruguay
6	MF	Riqui Puig	Spain
7	MF	Víctor Vázquez	Spain
8	MF	Mark Delgado	United States
9	MF	Kévin Cabral ( DP)	France
10	FW	Douglas Costa ( DP)	Brazil
11	MF	Samuel Grandsir	France
14	FW	Javier Hernández ( DP)	Mexico
15	DF	Eriq Zavaleta	El Salvador
16	MF	Sacha Kljestan	United States
18	DF	Kelvin Leerdam	Suriname
19	DF	Jorge Villafaña	United States
20	DF	Nick DePuy	United States
21	GK	Richard Sánchez	Mexico
22	DF	Martín Cáceres	Uruguay
24	DF	Jalen Neal ( HG)	United States
25	FW	Cameron Dunbar ( HG)	United States
26	MF	Efraín Álvarez ( HG)	Mexico
33	GK	Jonathan Klinsmann	United States
37	MF	Daniel Aguirre	United States
43	MF	Adam Saldaña ( HG)	United States
44	MF	Raheem Edwards	Canada
47	DF	Owen Lambe	United States
56	MF	Jonathan Perez ( HG)	Mexico
67	MF	Carlos Harvey	Panama
74	DF	Marcus Ferkranus ( HG)	United States
77	DF	Chase Gasper	United States
99	FW	Dejan Joveljić	Serbia

Non-competitive

Preseason friendlies

Preseason friendlies announced on January 5, 2022. ^[2] LA Galaxy later announced more preseason matches on January 18, 2022, in addition to announcing that the club will also host the Coachella Valley Invitational at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California from February 10 to 19, 2022.

LA Galaxy v Toronto FC

January 29	LA Galaxy	5–4	Toronto FC	Carson, California
11:00 AM PST	Álvarez Hernández ( pen.) Cabral ( pen.) Grandsir Mutatu	Report	Nelson Kerr , Perruzza	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0

LA Galaxy v New England Revolution

February 5	LA Galaxy	4–0	New England Revolution	Carson, California
7:30 PM PST	Cabral 12' ( Hernández), 47' ( Araujo) Joveljić 63' ( Kljestan) 70' ( o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

LA Galaxy v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 16	LA Galaxy	2–4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
1:30 PM PST	Grandsir 54' ( Araujo) Mutatu 74'	LAG Tweet VAN Report	White 9' ( Gauld), 41' ( Brown), 88' Aguilar 85' (White)	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 0

Coachella Valley Invitational

LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC

February 10	LA Galaxy	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Indio, California
11:00 PST	Joveljić 48'	Report	Ruidíaz 41'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club Attendance: 0

Midseason friendlies

LA Galaxy v Guadalajara

August 3 Leagues Cup Showcase	LA Galaxy	2–0	Guadalajara	Inglewood, California
5:30 p.m.	Joveljić 28' Coulibaly  38' Kljestan  57' Perez 62'	Report	Briseño  56'	Stadium: SoFi Stadium Attendance: 71,189 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander ( Mexico)

Competitive

Major League Soccer

Standings

Overall

Western Conference

Regular season

Last updated: September 4th, 2022
Source: MLS Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Playoffs

All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

First round

Conference Semifinals

U.S. Open Cup

Third round

The draw for the third round was held on April 8, 2022. ^[4]

LA Galaxy v San Diego Loyal SC

April 19	LA Galaxy	1–0	San Diego Loyal SC	Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT	Cabral 28'	Report	Guido  30' Stoneman  68'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 9,473 Referee: Brandon Stevis

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on April 21, 2022. ^[5]

California United Strikers FC v LA Galaxy

May 11	California United Strikers FC	2–3	LA Galaxy	Irvine, California
7:30 pm PDT	Kadono 19' Garcia-Lopez 88'	Report	Joveljić 45' ( pen.), 83' ( pen.) Álvarez  72' Lambe 80'	Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Samantha Martinez

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 and the Quarter-final was held on May 12, 2022. ^[6]

LA Galaxy v Los Angeles FC

May 25	LA Galaxy	3–1	Los Angeles FC	Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT	Delgado  10' Hernández  39', 57' Cabral 51',  55' Joveljić 81'	Report	Acosta  39' Hollingshead  64', 85'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 24,174 Referee: Brandon Stevis

Quarter-final

LA Galaxy v Sacramento Republic FC

June 21	LA Galaxy	1–2	Sacramento Republic FC	Carson, California
7:30 pm PDT	Donovan 18' ( o.g.) Cabral  25' Williams  42' Aguirre  52' Araujo  90+1' Grandsir  90+2'	Report	López 4' Luis Felipe 70'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 12,315 Referee: Malik Badawi

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		U.S. Open Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Jonathan Bond	19	0	19	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	MEX	Julián Araujo	18	0	17+1	0	0	0
3	DF	IRL	Derrick Williams	16	0	14+2	0	0	0
4	DF	FRA	Séga Coulibaly	14	1	13+1	1	0	0
20	DF	USA	Nick DePuy	13	0	10+3	0	0	0
18	DF	SUR	Kelvin Leerdam	7	0	4+3	0	0	0
77	DF	USA	Chase Gasper	6	0	1+5	0	0	0
15	DF	SLV	Eriq Zavaleta	1	0	1+0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	USA	Mark Delgado	17	2	17	2	0	0
6	MF	MAD	Rayan Raveloson	19	0	18+1	0	0	0
7	MF	ESP	Víctor Vázquez	14	0	9+5	0	0	0
26	MF	MEX	Efraín Álvarez	18	2	11+7	2	0	0
16	MF	USA	Sacha Kljestan	13	1	0+13	1	0	0
37	MF	USA	Daniel Aguirre	7	0	2+5	0	0	0
56	MF	MEX	Jonathan Perez	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
99	FW	SRB	Dejan Joveljić	17	8	4+13	8	0	0
14	FW	MEX	Javier Hernández	18	7	17+1	7	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Douglas Costa	14	2	9+5	2	0	0
11	MF	FRA	Samuel Grandsir	19	1	12+7	1	0	0
9	MF	FRA	Kévin Cabral	18	0	13+5	0	0	0
44	MF	CAN	Raheem Edwards	18	0	18	0	0	0

Top scorers

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	FW	14	Javier Hernández	18	0	1	19
2	FW	99	Dejan Joveljić	11	1	3	15
3	FW	10	Douglas Costa	4	0	0	4
	MF	11	Samuel Grandsir	3	1	0	4
4	FW	26	Efraín Álvarez	3	0	0	3
	MF	5	Gastón Brugman	3	0	0	3
	FW	9	Kévin Cabral	1	0	2	3
	MF	6	Riqui Puig	3	0	0	3
	MF	6	Rayan Raveloson	3	0	0	3
5	MF	8	Mark Delgado	2	0	0	2
	MF	7	Víctor Vázquez	2	0	0	2
6	MF	37	Daniel Aguirre	1	0	0	1
	DF	2	Julián Araujo	0	1	0	1
	DF	4	Séga Coulibaly	1	0	0	1
	MF	44	Raheem Edwards	1	0	0	1
	MF	16	Sacha Kljestan	1	0	0	1
	DF	47	Owen Lambe	0	0	1	1

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Top assists

Rank	Position	Number	Name	MLS	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	MF	44	Raheem Edwards	5	1	6
2	MF	11	Samuel Grandsir	3	2	5
3	MF	6	Rayan Raveloson	3	0	3
4	FW	99	Dejan Joveljić	2	0	2
	FW	26	Efraín Álvarez	1	1	2
5	DF	2	Julián Araujo	1	0	1
	DF	3	Derrick Williams	1	0	1
	MF	7	Víctor Vázquez	1	0	1
	MF	16	Sacha Kljestan	1	0	1
	MF	9	Kévin Cabral	0	1	1

Clean sheets

Rank	Number	Name	MLS	Playoffs	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	1	Jonathan Bond	7	1	0	8
2	33	Jonathan Klinsmann	0	0	1	1

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS			U.S. Open Cup			Total
10	FW	Douglas Costa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Kelvin Leerdam	Inter Miami CF	Sign.	January 6, 2022	[7]
MF	Raheem Edwards	Los Angeles FC	Sign.	January 7, 2022	[8]
GK	Richard Sánchez	North Texas SC	Sign.	January 18, 2022	[9]
MF	Mark Delgado	Toronto FC	Traded for $400,000 GAM and $100,000 conditional GAM	January 21, 2022	[10]
FW	Douglas Costa	Grêmio	Loan	February 10, 2022	[11]
DF	Eriq Zavaleta	Toronto FC	Sign.	March 10, 2022	[12]
FW	Preston Judd	LA Galaxy II	Sign.	April 4, 2022	[13]
DF	Chase Gasper	Minnesota United FC	Traded for $450,000 GAM and $300,000 conditional GAM	May 4, 2022	[14]
DF	Owen Lambe	LA Galaxy II	Loan	May 11, 2022	[15]
MF	Gastón Brugman	Parma	Transfer	July 6, 2022	[16]
MF	Riqui Puig	Barcelona	Transfer	August 4, 2022	[17]
DF	Martín Cáceres	Levante	Sign.	August 24, 2022	[18]

Transfers out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
DF	Niko Hämäläinen	Queens Park Rangers F.C.	Loan expired	November 8, 2021
DF	Daniel Steres	Houston Dynamo FC	Trade for the 2022 MLS SuperDraft third round pick.	December 12, 2021	[19]
FW	Ethan Zubak	Nashville SC	Trade for the 2022 MLS SuperDraft first round pick.	December 12, 2021	[20]
MF	Sebastian Lletget	New England Revolution	$300,000 in General Allocation Money.	December 15, 2021	[21]
DF	Danilo Acosta	Orange County SC	Option declined	January 7, 2022
DF	Oniel Fisher	Minnesota United FC	Option declined	February 2, 2022
FW	Augustine Williams	Charleston Battery	Option declined	February 9, 2022
MF	Rayan Raveloson	Auxerre	Transfer	August 4, 2022	[22]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Date	Player	Position	College	Pick	Source
January 11, 2022	Farai Mutatu	FW	Michigan State	21	[23]
January 11, 2022	Callum Johnson	MF	Clemson	42	[23]
January 11, 2022	Chandler Vaughn	DF	Saint Louis University	60	[23]

References

External links

• Official website