2021 Nashville SC season explained

Club:Nashville SC
Season:2021
Manager:Gary Smith
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chrtitle:General manager
Chairman:Mike Jacobs
Stadium:Nissan Stadium
League:MLS
League Result:Conference

3rd

Cup1:MLS Cup Playoffs
Cup1 Result:Conference Semi-finals
Cup2:U.S. Open Cup
Cup2 Result:Canceled
League Topscorer:Hany Mukhtar (16)
Season Topscorer:Hany Mukhtar (19)
Highest Attendance:23,832 (7/24 v. CIN)
Lowest Attendance:12,164 (4/24 v. CHI)
Average Attendance:
Largest Win:NAS 5–1 CHI (7/17)
American:true
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Prevseason:2020
Nextseason:2022

The 2021 Nashville SC season was the club's second season as a member of Major League Soccer. This was the club's last season in the Eastern Conference after being added to the Conference in 2020 after the MLS is Back Tournament as the club returns to the Western Conference the following season in 2022 due to the addition of Charlotte FC.[1]

Club

Current roster

Squad no.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1Joe WillisGK10 August 1988 Houston Dynamo FC510
35Bryan MeredithGK2 August 1989 Vancouver Whitecaps FC00
Tor SaundersGK30 April 1998 Coastal Carolina00
Defenders
2Daniel LovitzDF27 August 1991461
3Jalil AnibabaDF19 October 1988221
4DF12 June 1993511
5DF28 October 1999151
12Alistair JohnstonDF8 October 1998391
15DF15 January 1993140
18DF30 July 199830
23DF16 August 1993290
24DF11 May 199811
25DF19 May 1993415
Midfielders
6MF30 April 1987 Chicago Fire FC462
8MF14 January 1997 Deportivo Saprissa479
10MF21 March 1995 Brøndby IF4217
19MF30 September 1995 New York Red Bulls463
20Aníbal GodoyMF10 February 1990391
22MF27 January 1993 Nashville SC (USL)200
26MF10 September 1997 Creighton University132
27Tah Brian AnungaMF10 August 1996341
Forwards
7FW18 October 1995 Minnesota United FC243
11FW5 May 1999 Danubio F.C.20
14FW22 February 1995 Nashville SC (USL)286
17C. J. SapongFW27 December 1988 Chicago Fire FC2510
70FW25 June 199980
72FW1 April 1998120
99FW25 July 1995 Dijon FCO274

Roster transactions

In

Pos.PlayerSigned fromDetailsDateSource
26MF[2]
11MF[3]
17FW[4]
24DF[5]
31DF[6]
35GK[7]
15DF[8]
14FW[9]
18DF[10]
5DF[11]
99FW[12]
72FW[13]

Out

Pos.PlayerDetailsDateSource
55DF
24DF
16DF
19FW
31GK[14]
21DF[15]
5DF[16]
11FW[17]
31DF[18]
35GK
5DF[19]
DFLoan for the 2021 USL Championship season[20]
9FWTraded for up to $100,000 in [21]
13MWLoan for the 2021 USL Championship season[22]

SuperDraft picks

See main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

RoundPositionPlayerCollegeReference
1 (20)MF Irakoze DonasiyanoVirginia[23] [24]
2 (36)DF Tom JudgeJames Madison[25]
3 (73)DF Sondre NorheimSyracuse
3 (74)GK Tor SaundersCoastal Carolina
4 (86)FW Leroy EnzugusiDrake
Signed to 2021 season roster

Non-competitive

Preseason

Major League Soccer season

See main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season.

MLS Cup Playoffs

See main article: 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hills . Drake . MLS reassigns Nashville SC to Western Conference for 2022 season. Here's what it means. . December 14, 2021 . Tennessean . November 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Nashville SC Announces Off-Season Roster Moves . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . December 24, 2020.
  3. Web site: Nashville SC Acquires Attacking Winger and Uruguayan Champion Rodrigo Piñeiro . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . February 3, 2021.
  4. Web site: Nashville SC Acquires 10-Year Major League Soccer Veteran Striker CJ Sapong . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . February 10, 2021.
  5. Web site: Nashville SC Signs Defender Robert Castellanos . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . February 18, 2021.
  6. Web site: Nashville SC Signs Homegrown Defender Nick Hinds from Seattle Sounders FC . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . February 22, 2021.
  7. Web site: Nashville SC Acquires Veteran Goalkeeper Bryan Meredith . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . February 24, 2021.
  8. Web site: Nashville SC Defender Eric Miller Agrees to Contract Extension . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . March 11, 2021.
  9. Web site: Nashville SC Forward Daniel Ríos Agrees to Contract Extension . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 31, 2021.
  10. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Defender Dylan Nealis from Inter Miami CF . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . April 14, 2021.
  11. Web site: Nashville SC Recalls Defender Jack Maher from San Diego Loyal SC . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  12. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Extends Contract of Forward Jhonder Cádiz . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  13. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Acquires Liga MX Striker Aké Loba . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  14. Web site: Brady Scott Selected By Austin FC in 2020 MLS Expansion Draft . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . December 24, 2020.
  15. Web site: Nashville SC Sends Derrick Jones to Houston Dynamo FC . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . January 30, 2021.
  16. Web site: Nashville SC Loans Defender Miguel Nazarit to Colombian Side Independiente Santa Fe . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . January 30, 2021.
  17. Web site: Nashville SC Loans David Accam To Swedish Side Hammarby If Fotbollförening . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . January 30, 2021.
  18. Web site: Nashville SC Loans Goalkeeper Elliot Panicco and Defender Nick Hinds to Austin Bold FC . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  19. Web site: Nashville SC Loans Defender Jack Maher to San Diego Loyal SC . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  20. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Loans Defender Tom Judge to Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  21. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Trades Dominique Badji to the Colorado Rapids . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 29, 2021.
  22. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Loans Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano to OKC Energy FC . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . September 23, 2021.
  23. Web site: Nashville SC selects five players in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, presented by adidas, from Hard Rock Cafe in Nashville . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  24. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Signs Midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.
  25. Web site: Nashville Soccer Club Signs Defender Tom Judge and Goalkeeper Tor Saunders . nashvillesc.com . Nashville SC . July 26, 2021.