Season: | 2024 |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Chrtitle: | Owner |
League Result: | Conference: 9th Overall: 16th |
Cup1 Result: | TBD |
Cup2 Result: | Group Stage |
League Topscorer: | Tani Oluwaseyi (8) |
Season Topscorer: | Tani Oluwaseyi (8) |
Highest Attendance: | 19,906 |
Lowest Attendance: | 18,722 |
Average Attendance: | 19,613 |
Largest Win: | MIN 3-0 CLT (4/21) |
Largest Loss: | MIN 3-5 DAL (6/19) |
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The 2024 Minnesota United FC season is the club's fifteenth season of existence, and eighth in Major League Soccer. Their season began on February 24, 2024, where they faced Austin FC in Austin, Texas. The club plays its home matches at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and failed to reach the MLS Cup Playoffs in the 2023 season.
On February 26, the club announced Eric Ramsay as the new head coach.[1] Prior to Ramsay's hiring, interim head coach Cameron Knowles managed the first three matches of the season.
As of March 13th, 2024 [2]
Position | Name | |
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Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director | ||
Head Coach | ||
Assistant Coach | ||
Assistant Coach | ||
Goalkeeping Coach |
As of August 16th, 2024 [3]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Height | Signed In | Signed From | Transfer Fee | Contract Start | Contract Length | ||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||
1 | Clint Irwin | GK | 1 April 1989 | 2023 | Colorado Rapids | Free | 2023 | 2+1 | [4] | |||
30 | Alec Smir | GK | 13 April 1999 | 2024 | Minnesota United FC 2 | Free | 2024 | 1+2 | [5] | |||
97 | GK | 9 May 1997 | 2019 | Maryland Terrapins | Draft | 2022 | 3+1 | [6] | ||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||
2 | Devin Padelford (HGP) | DF | 3 January 2003 | 2022 | MNUFC Academy | Free | 2022 | 3+2 | [7] | |||
3 | Zarek Valentin | DF | 6 August 1991 | 2023 | Houston Dynamo FC | Free | 2023 | 1+1 | [8] | |||
4 | Miguel Tapias (INT) | DF | 9 January 1997 | 2023 | C.F. Pachuca | Free | 2023 | 3+1 | [9] | |||
5 | Ethan Bristow (on loan at Stockport County F.C.) | DF | 27 November 2001 | 2023 | Tranmere Rovers F.C. | Undisclosed [10] | 2023 | 3+1 | [11] | |||
6 | Mikael Marqués (on loan at Västerås SK) | DF | 8 September 2001 | 2023 | AFC Eskilstuna | $250K [12] | 2023 | 3+1 | [13] | |||
12 | Derek Dodson | DF | 3 November 1998 | 2024 | Charleston Battery | Free | 2024 | 1+2 | [14] | |||
15 | Michael Boxall | DF | 18 August 1988 | 2017 | SuperSport United | Free | 2022 | 2+1 | [15] | |||
18 | Matúš Kmeť (INT) | DF | 27 June 2000 | 2024 | AS Trenčín | Transfer | 2024 | 3+1 | [16] | |||
23 | Morris Duggan (on loan at Rhode Island FC) | DF | 24 October 2000 | 2024 | Marshall Thundering Herd | Draft | 2024 | 1+3 | [17] | |||
24 | DF | 27 July 2001 | 2024 | Indiana Hoosiers | Draft | 2024 | 1+3 | [18] | ||||
27 | DJ Taylor | DF | 26 August 1997 | 2021 | North Carolina FC | Free | 2024 | 2+1 | [19] | |||
28 | Jefferson Díaz (INT) | DF | 5 December 2000 | 2024 | Deportivo Cali | Transfer | 2024 | 4+1 | [20] | |||
Anthony Markanich | DF | 26 December 1999 | 2024 | St. Louis City SC | Trade | 2022 | 1+3 | |||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||
7 | Franco Fragapane | MF | 6 February 1993 | 2021 | Talleres | $1.8M [21] | 2021 | 4 | [22] | |||
8 | Joseph Rosales | MF | 6 November 2000 | 2021 | Independiente | Undisclosed | 2025 | 3+1 | [23] | |||
17 | Robin Lod | MF | 17 April 1993 | 2019 | Sporting Gijón | $500K [24] | 2023 | 3+1 | [25] | |||
20 | Wil Trapp | MF | 15 January 1993 | 2021 | Inter Miami CF | Free | 2024 | 1+1 | [26] | |||
25 | Alejandro Bran (on loan from C.S. Herediano) (INT) | MF | 5 March 2001 | 2024 | C.S. Herediano | Loan w/ Option to Buy [27] | 2024 | 1 | [28] | |||
31 | Hassani Dotson | MF | 6 August 1997 | 2019 | Oregon State Beavers | Draft | 2022 | 3+1 | [29] | |||
44 | Moses Nyeman | MF | 5 November 2003 | 2024 | S.K. Beveren | Free | 2024 | 1+2 | [30] | |||
67 | Carlos Harvey | MF | 3 February 2000 | 2024 | Phoenix Rising FC | Undisclosed [31] | 2024 | 2+1 | [32] | |||
Joaquín Pereyra (DP) (INT) | MF | 1 December 1998 | 2024 | Atlético Tucumán | Undisclosed | 2024 | 4+1 | |||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||
9 | Kelvin Yeboah (DP) (INT) | FW | 6 May 2000 | 2024 | Genoa CFC | Transfer | 2024 | 4+1 | [33] | |||
11 | Jeong Sang-bin (INT) (U22) | FW | 1 April 2002 | 2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. | $2.6M [34] | 2023 | 3+1 | [35] | |||
14 | Tani Oluwaseyi | FW | 15 May 2000 | 2022 | St John's Red Storm | Draft | 2022 | 1+3 | [36] | |||
19 | Samuel Shashoua | FW | 13 May 1999 | 2024 | Albacete Balompié | Free | 2024 | 1+2 | [37] | |||
21 | Bongokuhle Hlongwane (U22) | FW | 20 June 2000 | 2022 | Maritzburg United | $500K [38] | 2022 | 3+1 | [39] | |||
22 | Teemu Pukki (DP) (INT) | FW | 29 March 1990 | 2023 | Norwich City F.C. | Free | 2023 | 3 | [40] | |||
29 | Patrick Weah (HGP) (on loan at HB Køge) | FW | 5 December 2003 | 2021 | Saint Louis Billikens | Free | 2021 | 4 | [41] | |||
99 | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | FW | 11 January 2001 | 2024 | New England Revolution II | Trade | 2024 | 3+1 | [42] |
Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 7, 2023 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark | RB Leipzig | Transfer | [43] | |
January 15, 2024 | DF | 12 | Derek Dodson | Charleston Battery | Free Agent | [44] | |
January 15, 2024 | FW | 99 | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | New England Revolution II | Trade | [45] | |
January 24, 2024 | MF | 67 | Carlos Harvey | Phoenix Rising FC | Transfer | [46] | |
January 25, 2024 | DF | 40 | Victor Eriksson | IFK Värnamo | Free Agent | ||
January 25, 2024 | MF | 44 | Moses Nyeman | S.K. Beveren | Free Agent | ||
June 15, 2024 | GK | 30 | Alec Smir | Minnesota United FC 2 | First Team Contract | [47] | |
July 18, 2024 | FW | 19 | Samuel Shashoua | Albacete Balompié | Free Agent | [48] | |
July 27, 2024 | FW | 9 | Kelvin Yeboah | Genoa CFC | Transfer | [49] | |
July 29, 2024 | DF | 28 | Jefferson Díaz | Deportivo Cali | Transfer | [50] | |
August 5, 2024 | DF | 18 | Matúš Kmeť | AS Trenčín | Transfer | [51] | |
August 15, 2024 | MF | Joaquín Pereyra | Atlético Tucumán | Transfer | [52] | ||
August 15, 2024 | DF | Anthony Markanich | St. Louis City SC | Trade | [53] |
See also: 2024 MLS SuperDraft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Previous club | Status | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Hugo Bacharach | Defender | Indiana | Signed | [54] | |
1 | 20 | Marcus Caldeira | Forward | West Virginia | Un-signed | ||
3 | 67 | Morris Duggan | Defender | Marshall | Signed | [55] | |
3 | 78 | Babacar Niang | Midfielder | Wake Forest | Un-signed |
Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Notes | Ref. | |
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December 1, 2023 | DF | 12 | Bakaye Dibassy | Free Agent | Option Declined | [56] | |
December 1, 2023 | FW | 28 | Ménder García | Independiente Medellín | Option Declined | ||
December 1, 2023 | MF | 24 | Ján Greguš | Houston Dynamo | Option Declined | ||
December 1, 2023 | GK | 13 | Eric Dick | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Option Declined | ||
December 1, 2023 | MF | 42 | Emmanuel Iwe | SV Sandhausen | Option Declined | ||
December 1, 2023 | DF | 26 | Ryen Jiba | Union Omaha | Option Declined | ||
December 1, 2023 | MF | 18 | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi | Free Agent | Option Declined | ||
December 1, 2023 | GK | 99 | Fred Emmings | Minnesota United FC 2 | Option Declined | ||
December 1, 2023 | DF | 14 | Brent Kallman | Nashville SC | Contract Expired | ||
December 1, 2023 | MF | 23 | Cameron Dunbar | Orange County SC | Contract Expired | ||
May 30, 2024 | MF | 10 | Emanuel Reynoso | Club Tijuana | Transfer | [57] | |
June 29, 2024 | DF | 40 | Victor Eriksson | Hammarby IF | Transfer | [58] | |
June 30, 2024 | MF | 33 | Kervin Arriaga | FK Partizan | Transfer | [59] | |
August 8, 2024 | MF | 37 | Caden Clark | CF Montréal | Trade | [60] |
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 16 | End of 2024 Season | MF | 25 | Alejandro Bran | C.S. Herediano | [61] |
Short-Term February 24 | FW | 90 | Loïc Mesanvi | Minnesota United FC 2 | [62] | |
Short-Term March 2 | [63] | |||||
Short-Term April 27 | GK | 30 | Alec Smir | Minnesota United FC 2 | [64] | |
Short-Term May 4 | [65] | |||||
Short-Term June 8 | [66] | |||||
MF | 36 | Molik Khan | Minnesota United FC 2 | [67] | ||
MF | 38 | Kage Romanshyn Jr. | Minnesota United FC 2 | [68] | ||
DF | 23 | Morris Duggan | Minnesota United FC 2 | [69] | ||
Short-Term June 15 | [70] | |||||
MF | 38 | Kage Romanshyn Jr. | Minnesota United FC 2 | [71] | ||
Short-Term June 19 | [72] | |||||
MF | 36 | Molik Khan | Minnesota United FC 2 | [73] | ||
DF | 39 | Finn McRobb | Minnesota United FC 2 | [74] | ||
Short-Term June 29 | MF | 34 | Rory O'Driscoll | Minnesota United FC 2 | [75] | |
Short-Term July 3 | GK | 63 | Oscar Herrera | Minnesota United FC 2 | [76] | |
Short-Term July 7 | GK | 98 | Francesco Montali | Minnesota United FC 2 | [77] | |
Short-Term July 13 | [78] | |||||
Short-Term July 26 | FW | 90 | Loïc Mesanvi | Minnesota United FC 2 | [79] | |
Short-Term July 30 | [80] | |||||
Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 28, 2023 | End of 2024 Season | DF | 5 | Ethan Bristow | Stockport County F.C. | [81] | ||
February 14, 2024 | End of 2024 Season | DF | 6 | Mikael Marqués | Västerås SK Fotboll | [82] | ||
May 22, 2024 | End of 2024 Season | DF | 12 | Derek Dodson | Birmingham Legion FC | [83] | ||
August 9, 2024 | End of 2024 Season | FW | 29 | Patrick Weah | HB Køge | [84] | ||
August 9, 2024 | End of 2024 Season | DF | 23 | Morris Duggan | Rhode Island FC | [85] |
See main article: 2024 Major League Soccer season.
See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup. Minnesota United FC was not sent to the tournament, but their MLS Next Pro team Minnesota United FC 2 was sent instead following the deal reached on March 1, 2024.[86]
See main article: 2024 Leagues Cup.
Last updated August 16th, 2024.|-! colspan="14" style="background:#21201E;color:#9BCEE3;border:1px solid #E1E2DD; text-align:center"|Goalkeepers|-! colspan="14" style="background:#21201E;color:#9BCEE3;border:1px solid #E1E2DD; text-align:center"|Defenders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#21201E;color:#9BCEE3;border:1px solid #E1E2DD; text-align:center"|Midfielders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#21201E;color:#9BCEE3;border:1px solid #E1E2DD; text-align:center"|Forwards|-! colspan="14" style="background:#21201E;color:#9BCEE3;border:1px solid #E1E2DD; text-align:center"| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season|-|}
Rank | Name | Major League Soccer | Leagues Cup | Playoffs< | --2023 MLS Cup Playoffs--> | Total | |||
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1 | 14 | FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||
2 | 21 | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
17 | MF | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||
4 | 11 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
22 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
6 | 33 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
31 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
8 | 25 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
7 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
15 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
20 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Total | 40 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
Rank | Name | Major League Soccer | Leagues Cup | Playoffs< | --2023 MLS Cup Playoffs--> | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | MF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
2 | 8 | MF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||
3 | 14 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
21 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
5 | 27 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
7 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
31 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
15 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
9 | 4 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
20 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
37 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
99 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
67 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
33 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
11 | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 |
--Sorted by red cards, then sending off, then yellow cards--> | |||||||||||||||||
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Name | Major League Soccer | Leagues Cup | Playoffs< | --2022 MLS Cup Playoffs--> | Total | ||||||||||||
1 | 8 | MF | Joseph Rosales< | --Major League Soccer--> | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 31 | MF | Hassani Dotson< | --Major League Soccer--> | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | 44 | MF | Moses Nyeman< | --Major League Soccer--> | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | DF | Hugo Bacharach< | --Major League Soccer--> | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
5 | 4 | DF | Miguel Tapias< | --Major League Soccer--> | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | 15 | DF | Michael Boxall< | --Major League Soccer--> | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | 20 | MF | Wil Trapp< | --Major League Soccer--> | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 2 | DF | Devin Padelford< | --Major League Soccer--> | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | 27 | DF | D.J. Taylor< | --Major League Soccer--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | MF | Kervin Arriaga< | --Major League Soccer--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | FW | Tani Oluwaseyi< | --Major League Soccer--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | MF | Caden Clark< | --Major League Soccer--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | Jeong Sang-bin< | --Major League Soccer--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | MF | Alejandro Bran< | --Major League Soccer--> | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | 99 | FW | Jordan Adebayo-Smith< | --Major League Soccer--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Robin Lod< | --Major League Soccer--> | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
67 | MF | Carlos Harvey< | --Major League Soccer--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
97 | GK | Dayne St. Clair< | --Major League Soccer--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | 21 | FW | Bongokuhle Hlongwane< | --Major League Soccer--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Franco Fragapane< | --Major League Soccer--> | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 49 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 4 |
Note: Bell Bank Man of the Match is voted on by fans on X near the end of each MLS Match.
Player | Position | Times Won | Most Recent | |
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Jeong Sang-bin | FW | 6 | Jul. 20 vs San Jose Earthquakes | |
Robin Lod | MF | 5 | Jul. 13 at Houston Dynamo FC | |
Bongokuhle Hlongwane | FW | 3 | Jul. 3 vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC | |
Teemu Pukki | FW | 2 | Jul. 7 at LA Galaxy | |
Tani Oluwaseyi | FW | 2 | Jun. 1 vs Sporting Kansas City | |
Michael Boxall | DF | 2 | Apr. 27 vs Sporting Kansas City | |
Hassani Dotson | MF | 1 | Jun. 8 vs FC Dallas | |
Kervin Arriaga | FW | 1 | May 15 vs LA Galaxy | |
Franco Fragapane | MF | 1 | Apr. 13 vs Houston Dynamo | |
Miguel Tapias | DF | 1 | May 29 at Los Angeles FC |
Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref | ||
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align=center | 1+2 | Austin FC | MF | [87] | ||
align=center | 4 | Orlando City SC | FW | [88] | ||
align=center | 5 | Los Angeles FC | Coach | [89] | ||
align=center | 5 | Los Angeles FC | Bench | [90] | ||
align=center | 10 | Charlotte FC | MF | [91] | ||
align=center | 10 | Charlotte FC | Coach | [92] | ||
align=center | 10 | Charlotte FC | Bench | [93] | ||
align=center | 11 | Sporting Kansas City | DF | [94] | ||
align=center | 12 | Atlanta United FC | DF | [95] | ||
align=center | 14 | LA Galaxy | Bench | [96] | ||
align=center | 15 | Portland Timbers | MF | [97] | ||
align=center | 16 | Colorado Rapids | FW | [98] | ||
align=center | 18 | Sporting Kansas City | FW | [99] | ||
align=center | 18 | Sporting Kansas City | Bench | [100] | ||
align=center | 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | Bench | [101] |