2021 FC Tucson season explained

Club:	FC Tucson
Season:	2021
Manager:	John Galas (2-4-3) Jon Pearlman (9-6-4)
Owner:	Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC
League:	USL1 2021 season
Cup1:	USL1 Playoffs
Cup1 Result:	Semifinals
League Topscorer:	Charlie Dennis (9)
Highest Attendance:	1,793 USL1 Playoff Quarterfinal)
Lowest Attendance:	654
Average Attendance:	One result missing
Largest Win:	4–0
Largest Loss:	1–5
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Prevseason:	2020
Nextseason:	2022

The 2021 FC Tucson season was the eleventh season in the soccer team's history and their third in USL League One. On February 18, 2021, Phoenix Rising FC transferred ownership of FC Tucson to Benevolent Sports Tucson LLC, led by Rising co-owner Brett Johnson.^{[1] [2]}

Players and staff

Roster

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1				14 April 1997	2021		0	0
12	Ryan Shellow			10 October 1997	2021		0	0
18	Jim Barkei			21 December 1995	2021		0	0
30	Emiliano Andraux			2 May 2002	2020	FC Tucson Academy	0	0
Defenders
3				21 June 1997	2021		0	0
4				27 May 1996	2021		0	0
5				31 May 1995	2021		0	0
15				25 March 1995	2021		0	0
19				18 October 1992	2021		0	0
23	Luke Lawrence			22 August 2001	2021	Barça Residency Academy	0	0
24				9 November 1994	2021		0	0
58	Miles Lyons			1 January 2001	2021	Barça Residency Academy	0	0
Midfielders
8				13 February 1994	2021		0	0
10				21 April 1998	2020		15	0
11				25 September 1996	2021		0	0
14				25 January 1999	2021		0	0
20				16 January 1994	2021		0	0
21				13 August 1998	2020		9	0
22	Nathan Hurtado			7 September 2003	2021	Barça Residency Academy	0	0
27				21 May 2000	2020		5	0
31	Brandon Sanchez			12 September 2003	2021	FC Tucson Academy	1	0
38	Jerod Allen			17 August 2004	2021		0	0
42				4 February 1995	2021		0	0
88				12 December 1993	2021		0	0
Forwards
7				13 October 1994	2021		0	0
9				3 March 1998	2021		0	0
14				10 April 1994	2021		0	0
17				7 September 1998	2021		31	4
37				1 January 1996	2021	Estudiantes de Río Cuarto (loan)	0	0
91	Gio Calixtro			27 June 2000	2021		0	0

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Coaching staff

Name	Position
Jon Pearlman	Head coach
Mark Biagi	Assistant coach
Vito Higgins	Assistant coach & Academy Head Coach
Alex Rangel	Goalkeeper coach

Front Office Staff

Name	Position
Amanda Powers	President
Jon Pearlman	Director of Soccer Operations

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Competitions

Exhibitions

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USL League One

See main article: 2021 USL League One season.

Standings

Results summary

Match results

USL League One Playoffs

Statistics

(regular-season & Playoffs)^[7]

		Name				Goals	Assists
10	MF	Charlie Dennis	27	23	2002	10	8	7	0
9	FW	Deri Corfe	29	22	2008	8	2	5	0
17	FW	Shak Adams	28	21	1905	8	2	1	0
91	FW	Gio Calixtro	28	20	1681	4	4	3	1
8	MF	Daniel Bedoya	29	17	1571	3	3	5	0
11	MF	Kevin Rodriguez	19	7	680	3	1	1	0
20	MF	João Delgado	24	17	1392	2	3	4	0
4	DF	Luca Mastrantonio	18	14	1275	2	0	4	0
21	MF	Manuel Ferriol	22	8	904	2	1	9	0
7	FW	Tobenna Uzo	12	10	820	2	0	2	0
19	DF	Maxi Schenfeld	26	26	2244	1	0	11	4
15	DF	Noah Franke	28	28	2456	0	4	2	2
5	DF	Kaelon Fox	29	28	2370	0	1	4	0
24	DF	Dakota Barnathan	26	19	1654	0	0	2	1
88	MF	Mohamed Kone	15	14	1184	0	1	5	0
27	MF	Jordan Pena	14	11	965	0	0	1	0
3	DF	Alex Knox	23	5	630	0	0	2	0
6	DF	Samuel Biek	7	4	375	0	0	1	0
42	MF	Jared Odenbeck	7	4	308	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Franco Pérez	9	2	227	0	0	1	1
31	MF	Brandon Sanchez	2	1	71	0	0	0	0
14	FW	Alioune Diakhate	5	0	67	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Gerard Lavergne	1	0	12	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Luke Lawrence	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

• One Own Goal scored by North Carolina FC

Goalkeepers

Notes and References

1. Web site: FC Tucson Announces Transfer of Ownership From Phoenix Rising FC . FC Tucson Communications . February 18, 2021. March 15, 2021.
2. News: With new owner, expanded staff, FC Tucson reinvents itself as an independent professional soccer club . Caitlin . Schmidt . Arizona Daily Star . tucson.com . February 20, 2021. March 15, 2021.
3. Web site: 2021 FC Tucson Roster. fctucson.com. September 23, 2021.
4. Web site: FC Tucson Staff. fctucson.com. February 25, 2021.
5. Web site: FC Tucson Technical Staff. fctucson.com. March 9, 2021.
6. Web site: FC Tucson Announces 2021 Preseason Schedule . FC Tucson Communications . March 15, 2021. March 15, 2021.
7. Web site: FC Tucson 2021 Player Stats . November 13, 2021.