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Liquid Football
Full name	Liquid Football
Founded	2022; 2 years ago
Stadium	University Liggett School
Capacity	300
Head Coach	Javi Bautista
League	Midwest Premier League
2023	2nd
Website	https://www.liquidyfootball.com/

Liquid football is an American professional soccer team based in the Metro Detroit area. The team currently competes in the Midwest Premier League (MWPL).

History

On January 17, 2023,The Midwest Premier League (MWPL) announced Liquid Football as the latest club to join the league for 2023. Based in Detroit, Michigan, Liquid Football was launched in 2022 by co-founders Javi Bautista and George Chomakov, both of which have a strong history of soccer in the area.

Javi played for Detroit City FC in 2015 and 2016, then returned to DCFC as a player in 2018 when the club made the transition to pro where he also served as Assistant Coach. He’s familiar with the MWPL, as he served as the Head Coach of Detroit City FC’s U23 team in 2021 and led them to an East Conference Championship in their sole season in the league. Javi played collegiately at Gardner-Webb University (NCAA D1) and Ashford University (NAIA) and currently coaches for the Michigan Hawks (ECNL).

George is a Bulgarian immigrant who settled in Michigan at an early age. He also played with Detroit City FC from 2014 to 2021, which makes him one of the longest-rostered players in club history. George also played locally for Schoolcraft College (JUCO) and has since served as an Assistant Coach at Hamtramck High School and Assistant Coach under Javi at DCFC U23s. ^[1]

The club came in second place for the 2023 Midwest Premier League (MWPL) season which was remarkable for a first season.

Players and staff

Current roster

As of May 23, 2023^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Angel Marquez
2	DF	BIH	Hasib Lekic
3	MF	USA	Jonah Dahn
5	MF	USA	Ali Al Halmi
6	DF	IRN	Jaston Workman
8	MF	USA	Alaa Algaithi
9	MF	LBR	Cyrus Saydee
11	MF	USA	Elijah Hyman
14	MF	USA	Abdul Ahmed
15	DF	YEM	Wael Algahim


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Jon Evans
17	DF	CIV	Aladji Kourouma
19	DF	USA	Ryan Messick
21	FW	USA	Wisam Muthana
22	DF	USA	Xavier Walser
23	MF	HUN	Benedek Tanyi
29	GK	USA	Esmail Haidan
30	FW	HUN	Barnabas Tanyi
55	MF	USA	Hamzah Saleh
99	DF	BUL	George Chomakov