List of New York Excelsior players

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New York Excelsior is an American esports team founded in 2017 that competes in the Overwatch League (OWL). The Excelsior began playing competitive Overwatch in the 2018 season.

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All rostered players during the OWL season (including the playoffs) are included, even if they did not make an appearance.

All-time roster

As of September 30, 2022
HandleNameRoleCountrySeasonsRef.
AnamoTaesung JungSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2020 [1] [2]
ANSOONJAESoonjae AnSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022–present
ArKYeonjun HongSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2019 [3] [4]
BiaNcADongwook KimTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–2021 [5] [6]
FEATH5RSeungwoo LeeDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [7] [6]
Fl0w3RYeonoh HwangDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019 [8] [9]
FloraYoungwoo LimDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021–present [7]
FridayMinjae JoSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [7] [6]
GangnamjinNamjin GangSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022–present
GwangboongGwangwon KimDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [7] [6]
Haksal Hyojong Kim DamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020 [10] [11]
Ho1Howon JeonSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022–present
HOTBAHongjun KimTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020 [12] [13]
IvySeunghyun LeeTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [7] [14]
JanusJunhwa SongTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018 [3] [15]
JJonak Seonghyun Bang SupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2021 [3] [16]
KaliosWooyeol ShinTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [17] [6]
KellanMinjae KimTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022–present
LiberoHaeseong KimDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2020 [3] [2]
ManduChanhee KimSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020 [18] [19]
ManoDonggyu KimTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2020 [3] [20]
MekOTaehong KimTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2019 [3] [21]
Myunb0ngSangmin SeoSupportFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022
NenneYeonkwan JeongDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2019–2020 [22] [13]
Pine Dohyeon Kim DamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2019 [3] [23]
Saebyeolbe Jongryeol Park DamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2018–2020 [3] [2]
VulcanJack McArthurTankFlag of the United States.svg  United States 2022
WhoRUSeungjun LeeDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2020 [24] [25]
YakiJunki KimDamageFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2022–present
YakpungGyeongmu JoTankFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2021 [26] [6]

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