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USC Trojans

2023 season
Owner	University of Southern California
Chairman	Mike Bohn
Head coach	Álvaro Correa
Stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Major League Soccer	Pre-season
U.S. Open Cup	Third round
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2023 season is USC Trojans's 2nd season in existence. In addition to the domestic league, they are participating in this season's U.S. Open Cup.

Season squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)
Goalkeepers
1	Milan Borjan (C)		GK
12	Fabián Salinas		GK
16	Kacper Tobiasz		GK
Defenders
2	Felipe		CB
3	Lucas Vázquez		RB / RW
4	Frederico Venâncio		CB
5	Hugh Howard		LB / RB
6	Fran García		LB / LM
17	Gerard Piqué		CB
24	Alejandro Francés		CB
Midfielders
7	Lucas White		RM
8	Jonathan Schmid		RM / RB
14	Keaton Parks		CM / DM
15	Pedro Almeida		LM / RM
18	Hans Olsen		CM / DM
19	Joan Caballero		DM / CM
20	Aidan Mathis		AM / CF
21	Austin Wood		LM / AM
25	Darko Lazović		LM
26	Tomás Pochettino		CM / AM
27	Felipe Valencia		RM
28	Reed Baker-Whiting		CM / AM / LM
Forwards
9	Lukas Podolski		CF / ST / AM
10	Nacho Araujo		RW / RM
11	Andrés Martín		ST / RM / AM
13	Benjamin Amos		CF
22	Matthew Jackson		ST / CF
Out on loan
–	Devin Green		GK
–	Matej Rodin		CB

Last updated: 31 January 2023.
Source: USC Trojans, MLS

Transfers

Released

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	Notes
1 January 2023	CB		Mark Phillips	End of contract

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Date until
23 January 2023	CM		Reed Baker-Whiting	Seattle Sounders FC	End of season

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until
18 July 2022	GK		Devin Green	West Bromwich Albion	July 2023
28 January 2023	CB		Matej Rodin	Cádiz	End of season
1 July 2023	LM		Austin Wood	Rochdale	End of season

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee
1 January 2023	CF		Lukas Podolski	Górnik Zabrze	Free
9 January 2023	CB		Felipe	Bayern Munich	$14,000,000
11 January 2023	ST		Andrés Martín	Rayo Vallecano	$4,000,000
14 January 2023	LM		Darko Lazović	Celta Vigo	Swap deal (Julián Araujo)
17 January 2023	CDM		Joan Caballero	Free agent	Free
18 January 2023	CM		Tomás Pochettino	Austin FC	$4,080,000
21 January 2023	RM		Felipe Valencia	Free agent	Free
27 January 2023	RB		Lucas Vázquez	Tottenham Hotspur	$21,000,000
31 January 2023	RM		Jonathan Schmid	Freiburg	$10,000,000
31 January 2023	CB		Frederico Venâncio	Eibar	$2,200,000

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee
1 January 2023	RB		Sam Collins	Porto	Free
1 January 2023	CB		Simón Luna	Rayo Vallecano	Free
14 January 2023	RB		Julián Araujo	Celta Vigo	Swap deal ($600,000 + Lazović)
16 January 2023	CM		Jerzy Malinowski	Beşiktaş	$6,100,000
26 January 2023	CM		Eduardo Quintero	Barcelona	$28,000,000

Pre-season friendlies

To prepare for the upcoming season, USC Trojans will play a series of friendlies. The club will meet Argentine clubs Rosario Central, Unión, and San Lorenzo in Norway for the European International Cup.

European International Cup

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
3	Rosario Central	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3
4	Bodø/Glimt	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
5	USC Trojans	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0
6	Unión	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
7	San Lorenzo	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0

Updated to match(es) played on 11 February 2023. Source: EIC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 5) Goal differential in head-to-head record between such teams; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 7) Drawing of lots

Matches

USC Trojans v Rosario Central

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 1	USC Trojans	2–3	Rosario Central	Bodø, Norway
16:00	Schmid 45' Podolski 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Lo Celso 43', 83' Báez 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Town Park Attendance: 9,821 Referee: Elanne Fung (Hong Kong)

Unión v USC Trojans

15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 2	Unión	v	USC Trojans	, Norway
TBD		Report

USC Trojans v San Lorenzo

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) 3	USC Trojans	v	San Lorenzo	, Norway
TBD		Report

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Starting round	Record
		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
U.S. Open Cup	Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2023 Major League Soccer season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austin FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Conference Semifinals
2	Colorado Rapids	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the First round
3	USC Trojans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	FC Dallas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Houston Dynamo FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 25 February 2023. 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	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: MLS

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result
Position
Points

Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The Major League Soccer fixtures were announced on 1 January 2023.

Houston Dynamo FC v USC Trojans

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 1	Houston Dynamo FC	v	USC Trojans	Houston
TBD		Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

Portland Timbers v USC Trojans

5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) 2	Portland Timbers	v	USC Trojans	Portland
TBD		Report		Stadium: Providence Park

USC Trojans v Orlando City SC

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 3	USC Trojans	v	Orlando City SC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Seattle Sounders FC v USC Trojans

19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) 4	Seattle Sounders FC	v	USC Trojans	Seattle
TBD		Report		Stadium: Lumen Field

USC Trojans v FC Cincinnati

1 April 2023 (2023-04-01) 5	USC Trojans	v	FC Cincinnati	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

USC Trojans v Los Angeles FC

8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) 6	USC Trojans	v	Los Angeles FC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v USC Trojans

16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 7	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	v	USC Trojans	Vancouver
TBD		Report		Stadium: BC Place

USC Trojans v New York City FC

23 April 2023 (2023-04-23) 8	USC Trojans	v	New York City FC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

LA Galaxy v USC Trojans

30 April 2023 (2023-04-30) 9	LA Galaxy	v	USC Trojans	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

CF Montréal v USC Trojans

6 May 2023 (2023-05-06) 10	CF Montréal	v	USC Trojans	Montreal
TBD		Report		Stadium: Saputo Stadium

USC Trojans v Houston Dynamo FC

13 May 2023 (2023-05-13) 11	USC Trojans	v	Houston Dynamo FC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Minnesota United FC v USC Trojans

17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) 12	Minnesota United FC	v	USC Trojans	Minnesota
TBD		Report		Stadium: Allianz Field

USC Trojans v New York Red Bulls

20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 13	USC Trojans	v	New York Red Bulls	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

FC Dallas v USC Trojans

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27) 14	FC Dallas	v	USC Trojans	Dallas
TBD		Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium

USC Trojans v Nashville SC

17 June 2023 (2023-06-17) 15	USC Trojans	v	Nashville SC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Toronto FC v USC Trojans

25 June 2023 (2023-06-25) 16	Toronto FC	v	USC Trojans	Toronto
TBD		Report		Stadium: BMO Field

Sporting Kansas City v USC Trojans

28 June 2023 (2023-06-28) 17	Sporting Kansas City	v	USC Trojans	Kansas City
TBD		Report		Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

USC Trojans v Seattle Sounders FC

1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) 18	USC Trojans	v	Seattle Sounders FC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles FC v USC Trojans

7 July 2023 (2023-07-07) 19	Los Angeles FC	v	USC Trojans	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: BMO Stadium

USC Trojans v Colorado Rapids

16 July 2023 (2023-07-16) 20	USC Trojans	v	Colorado Rapids	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

USC Trojans v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) 21	USC Trojans	v	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Nashville SC v USC Trojans

28 July 2023 (2023-07-28) 22	Nashville SC	v	USC Trojans	Nashville
TBD		Report		Stadium: Geodis Park

USC Trojans v Austin FC

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) 23	USC Trojans	v	Austin FC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Columbus Crew v USC Trojans

12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 24	Columbus Crew	v	USC Trojans	Columbus
TBD		Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field

Atlanta United FC v USC Trojans

16 August 2023 (2023-08-16) 25	Atlanta United FC	v	USC Trojans	Atlanta
TBD		Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

USC Trojans v FC Dallas

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 26	USC Trojans	v	FC Dallas	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

USC Trojans v Minnesota United FC

25 August 2023 (2023-08-25) 27	USC Trojans	v	Minnesota United FC	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

USC Trojans v Real Salt Lake

30 August 2023 (2023-08-30) 28	USC Trojans	v	Real Salt Lake	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Austin FC v USC Trojans

3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) 29	Austin FC	v	USC Trojans	Austin
TBD		Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium

USC Trojans v Sporting Kansas City

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 30	USC Trojans	v	Sporting Kansas City	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

USC Trojans v LA Galaxy

12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 31	USC Trojans	v	LA Galaxy	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Real Salt Lake v USC Trojans

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17) 32	Real Salt Lake	v	USC Trojans	Salt Lake City
TBD		Report		Stadium: America First Field

USC Trojans v Portland Timbers

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) 33	USC Trojans	v	Portland Timbers	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Colorado Rapids v USC Trojans

8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) 34	Colorado Rapids	v	USC Trojans	Colorado
TBD		Report		Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

U.S. Open Cup

Main article: 2023 U.S. Open Cup

USC Trojans entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to TBD.

USC Trojans v TBD

7 June 2023 (2023-06-07) Third round	USC Trojans	v	TBD	Los Angeles
TBD		Report		Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos.	Player	MLS		Open Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards

Source: MLS, U.S. Open Cup

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	MLS	Open Cup	Total
Total				0	0	0

Source: MLS

Disciplinary

The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Name	MLS			Open Cup			Total
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: MLS

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	MLS	Open Cup	Total
Total			0	0	0

Source: MLS

Awards and nominations

None