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The 2023 Cleveland SC season is the club's sixth season of existence and sixth consecutive season in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from July 25, 2022 to the start of the 2024 NPSL season. Cleveland will take part in the U.S. Open Cup for the second time in club history, to go with normal league competition in the NPSL.
During the 2022 season , Cleveland SC won a third-consecutive Rust Belt Conference championship and made a playoff run to the Midwest Region title game, falling at that stage against Muskegon Risers .[ 1] As a regional finalist, Cleveland sat eighth in the NPSL priority order and earned a second straight berth in the U.S. Open Cup . In the first round, they were drawn against Lionsbridge , a USL League Two club from Virginia. The match was scheduled at Drive Morris Stadium in North Olmsted, Ohio , a stadium that Cleveland SC had never played a game at before.[ 2]
As of March 20, 2023[ 3] [ 4]
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
Pedro Alves
GK
(2002-04-23 ) April 23, 2002 (age 22)
2022
Notre Dame Falcons
5
0
Conor Cable
GK
(1995-11-26 ) November 26, 1995 (age 28)
2020
William Woods Owls
26
0
Connor Robinson
GK
(2000-01-13 ) January 13, 2000 (age 24)
2023
Cleveland Crunch
0
0
Defenders
Boban Cancar
DF
(1991-03-19 ) March 19, 1991 (age 33)
2018
Cleveland Crunch
56
0
Chris Cvecko
DF
(1994-04-01 ) April 1, 1994 (age 30)
2018
Cleveland Crunch
60
6
Conner Hollett
DF
(2000-11-08 ) November 8, 2000 (age 24)
2021
Notre Dame Falcons
6
0
Ben Hryszko
DF
(1999-03-08 ) March 8, 1999 (age 25)
2022
Cleveland Crunch
17
1
Alexandru Rumleanschi
DF
(1997-04-11 ) April 11, 1997 (age 27)
2022
Case Western Reserve Spartans
13
1
Josh Wates
DF
(1999-08-15 ) August 15, 1999 (age 25)
2023
Detroit City
0
0
Midfielders
Parker Csiszar
MF
(2001-09-26 ) September 26, 2001 (age 23)
2023
Cleveland Crunch
0
0
Mike Derezic
MF
(1992-01-08 ) January 8, 1992 (age 32)
2018
Cleveland Crunch
32
11
Skye Harter
MF
(1997-02-27 ) February 27, 1997 (age 27)
2022
Akron Zips
9
0
Petar Janjetovic
MF
(2005-02-15 ) February 15, 2005 (age 19)
2023
Strongsville Mustangs
0
0
Dan Koniarczyk
MF
(1994-08-29 ) August 29, 1994 (age 30)
2021
Cleveland Crunch
40
0
Jannis Schmidt
MF
(1999-07-29 ) July 29, 1999 (age 25)
2021
Cleveland State Vikings
23
4
Admir Suljevic
MF
(1990-11-01 ) November 1, 1990 (age 34)
2018
Cleveland Crunch
43
19
Kieran Toland
MF
(1995-09-23 ) September 23, 1995 (age 29)
2022
Mousehole
3
0
Forwards
Tom Beck
FW
(1992-01-25 ) January 25, 1992 (age 32)
2023
Cleveland Crunch
24
12
Vinny Bell
FW
(1990-09-06 ) September 6, 1990 (age 34)
2018
Cleveland Crunch
45
39
Chris Brennan
FW
(1997-09-10 ) September 10, 1997 (age 27)
2022
Bowling Green Falcons
14
1
Nicholas Felician
FW
(2000-03-16 ) March 16, 2000 (age 24)
2023
John Carroll Blue Streaks
1
0
Andrew Nicholas
FW
(1999-01-04 ) January 4, 1999 (age 25)
2021
Cleveland State Vikings
23
3
No.
Pos
Nat
Player
Total
NPSL
U.S. Open Cup
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
—
GK
BRA
Pedro Alves
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
FW
USA
Tom Beck
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
FW
USA
Vinny Bell
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
—
FW
USA
Chris Brennan
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
GK
ENG
Conor Cable
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
DF
USA
Boban Cancar
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
MF
USA
Parker Csiszar
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
DF
USA
Chris Cvecko
1
1
0
0
1
1
—
MF
USA
Mike Derezic
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
—
FW
USA
Nicholas Felician
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
—
MF
USA
Skye Harter
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
DF
USA
Conner Hollett
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
DF
USA
Ben Hryszko
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
MF
USA
Petar Janjetovic
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
MF
USA
Dan Koniarczyk
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
FW
USA
Andrew Nicholas
1
0
0
0
0+1
0
—
GK
USA
Connor Robinson
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
DF
ITA
Alexandru Rumleanschi
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
MF
GER
Jannis Schmidt
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
MF
BIH
Admir Suljevic
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
MF
SCO
Kieran Toland
1
0
0
0
1
0
—
DF
ENG
Josh Wates
0
0
0
0
0
0
Date
Position
Name
To
Fee/Notes
Ref.
March 20, 2023
DF
David Beattie
Marietta Pioneers
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Kevin Blackwood
Cleveland Crunch
No longer on roster[ b]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Aidan Bozak
John Carroll Blue Streaks
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
DF
Collin Folds
Bellarmine Knights
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Lucas Hackaa
IUPUI Jaguars
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Carter Hancock
Mount Union Purple Raiders
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Sam Harter
Akron Zips
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
FW
Dakota Jonke
Cornell Big Red
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
DF
Adam Kalvitz
Mount Union Purple Raiders
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
FW
Bojan Kolevski
Cleveland State Vikings
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
GK
Pavle Majerle
No longer on roster
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Antonio Manfut
Baltimore Blast
No longer on roster[ c]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
DF
Corban McAvinew
No longer on roster
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
GK
Liam McIntosh
Cleveland Crunch
No longer on roster[ b]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Kokai Minami
No longer on roster. Retired[ d]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Alec Nagucki
No longer on roster
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
FW
Logan Penton
John Carroll Blue Streaks
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
FW
Gabriel Pewu
Cleveland Crunch
No longer on roster[ b]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Brock Pickett
Wright State Raiders
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
FW
Ryan Sanborn
Bowling Green Falcons
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
FW
Ailton Silva
Notre Dame Falcons
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
FW
Filip Sparavec
Flagler Saints
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
MF
Daniel Tregansin
Cleveland State Vikings
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
March 20, 2023
DF
Coen Wilson
Wright State Raiders
No longer on roster[ a]
[ 4]
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