Position: Center-Back
Age: 29
2022 MLS Season: 18 appearances, 9 starts, 936 minutes
Key Stat: $89,515 in guaranteed compensation last season
What went right in 2022:
A 29-year-old journeyman center-back who spent the last seven years bouncing between MLS and the USL (plus a single game in Liga MX for CD Guadalajara), Tony Alfaro joined New York City from DC United, a dysfunctional club where everything that can go wrong does go wrong. DC United was the dumpster fire team in MLS last year, with the most losses (21), the fewest points (27), the most goals allowed (71), and the worst goal differential (-35) in the league.