Club: | Monterey Bay FC |
Stadium: | Cardinale Stadium |
League: | USL Championship |
Cup1: | USLC playoffs |
Season: | 2024 |
Manager: | Frank Yallop |
Chairman: | Ray Beshoff |
Chrtitle: | Owners |
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Prevseason: | 2023 |
Nextseason: | 2025 |
The 2024 Monterey Bay FC season is the club's third season since their establishment on February 1, 2021.[1]
See main article: 2023 Monterey Bay FC season.
The club won their first ever U.S. Open Cup match on April 5, 2023, away to Central Valley Fuego FC.[2] [3] In the following round Monterey Bay achieved their most important win in club history, upsetting local MLS club San Jose Earthquakes 1–0. It was their first competitive match against a first division club in their history.[4] The club would once again host MLS competition in the US Open Cup, but this time they fell in a penalty-shootout against Los Angeles FC.[5] The match against LAFC featured the club's highest ever attendance, just shy of a sellout with 5,808 fans on hand.[6] Despite a hot start to the season, Monterey Bay would ultimately finish the season in 11th place, once again 2nd to last in the Western Conference and six points away from qualifying for the playoffs.
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
16 | Antony Siaha | GK | 27 April 1998 | ||
21 | Carlos Herrera | GK | 12 September 1997 | ||
23 | Fabian Narez | GK | 19 October 1994 | ||
Defenders | |||||
3 | Morey Doner | RB | 25 March 1994 | ||
4 | Alex Lara | CB | 15 September 1998 | ||
5 | Carlos Guzmán | DF | 19 May 1994 | ||
11 | Walmer Martinez | DF | 17 August 1998 | ||
12 | Grant Robinson | LB | 15 August 1998 | ||
24 | Max Glasser | DF | 16 August 2000 | ||
33 | Kai Greene | CB | 13 July 1993 | ||
Midfielders | |||||
7 | Adrian Rebollar | MF | 12 November 1999 | ||
8 | Simon Dawkins | MF | 1 December 1987 | ||
13 | Mobi Fehr | MF | 13 December 1994 | ||
14 | Miguel Guerrero | MF | 23 August 2001 | ||
20 | Rafael Baca | MF | 11 September 1989 | ||
32 | Pierce Gallaway | MF | 25 April 2001 | ||
64 | Jerry Ayon | MF | 16 September 2001 | ||
99 | Xavi Gnaulati | MF | 22 January 2005 | ||
Forwards | |||||
6 | Ryan Dieter | FW | 14 July 2001 | ||
9 | Tristan Trager | FW | 29 August 1999 | ||
15 | Alex Dixon | FW | 7 February 1990 | ||
18 | Michael Gonzalez | FW | 3 January 2001 | ||
19 | Jesús Enríquez | FW | 16 August 1997 | ||
20 | Anthony Orendain | FW | 10 March 1998 | ||
17 | Luther Archimède | FW | 17 September 1999 | ||
22 | Jesse Maldonado | FW | 1 September 2002 | ||
31 | Chase Boone | FW | 21 September 1995 |
Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DF | San Diego Loyal SC | Free transfer | [7] | |||
MF | San Diego Loyal SC | Free transfer | [8] | |||
FW | Sacramento Republic FC | Free transfer | [9] | |||
FW | Charleston Battery | Undisclosed fee | [10] | |||
MF | Old Dominion Monarchs | Free transfer | [11] | |||
FW | UC Davis Aggies | Free transfer | March 13, 2024 | [12] | ||
MF | Cal State Monterey Bay Otters | Free transfer | March 13, 2024 | |||
FW | Monterey Bay FC 2 | Free transfer | March 13, 2024 | |||
FW | Sacramento State Hornets | Free transfer | [13] | |||
GK | Monterey Bay FC 2 | 25 Day Contract | [14] | |||
MF | San Jose Earthquakes II | Free transfer | [15] |
Date | Pos. | Player | To | Details | Ref. | |
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MF | Detroit City FC | Option declined | [16] [17] | |||
FW | Free Agency | Out of contract | ||||
DF | Charlotte Independence | Option declined | [18] | |||
FW | HFX Wanderers FC | Contract release | ||||
MF | Free Agency | Out of contract | ||||
FW | Louisville City FC | Undisclosed fee | [19] |
See main article: 2024 U.S. Open Cup.
Monterey Bay was among the USL Championship sides that entered into the third round of the 2024 U.S. Open Cup. Last season Monterey Bay entered the second round of the 2023 U.S. Open Cup, where they achieved their first US Open Cup victory, away to USL League One side Central Valley Fuego FC.[22]