2021 Austin FC season

The 2021 Austin FC season will be the club's inaugural season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. It will also be the first season a top-tier sports franchise will be playing in the Greater Austin region.

Austin FC
2021 season
ChairmanAnthony Precourt
Head coachJosh Wolff
StadiumQ2 Stadium
MLSTBD
MLS CupTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD

Barring disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the season is expected to begin in February or March 2021 and conclude in October or November 2021. Outside of MLS play, Austin FC is expected to participate in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which is expected to begin in April 2021.

Background
Further information: Austin Aztex FC and Austin Bold FC

Management team
Position Name
Chairman Anthony Precourt
Sporting Director Claudio Reyna
Head coach Josh Wolff
Assistant coach Davy Arnaud

Roster

As of January 15, 2021.[1]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
—Brady ScottGK (1999-07-30) July 30, 19992020 Nashville00
—Brad StuverGK (1991-04-16) April 16, 19912020 New York City FC00
—Andrew TarbellGK (1993-10-07) October 7, 19932020 Columbus Crew SC00
Defenders
—Matt BeslerCB (1987-02-11) February 11, 19872021 Sporting Kansas City00
—Julio CascanteCB (1993-10-03) October 3, 19932020 Portland Timbers00
—Jon GallagherRB (1996-02-23) February 23, 19962020 Atlanta United00
—Hector JiménezLB (1988-11-03) November 3, 19882020 Columbus Crew SC00
—Nick LimaCB (1994-11-17) November 17, 19942020 San Jose Earthquakes00
—Jhohan RomañaCB (1998-09-13) September 13, 19982020 Guaraní00
—Ben SweatLB (1991-09-04) September 4, 19912020 Inter Miami00
Midfielders
—Cecilio DomínguezCM (1994-08-11) August 11, 19942020 Independiente00
—Diego FagúndezCAM (1995-02-14) February 14, 19952021 New England Revolution00
—Daniel PereiraCAM (2000-07-14) July 14, 20002021 Virginia Tech Hokies00
—Alexander RingCM (1991-04-09) April 9, 19912020 New York City FC00
—Ulises SeguraLM (1993-06-23) June 23, 19932020 D.C. United00
—Jared StroudRM (1996-07-10) July 10, 19962020 New York Red Bulls00
Forward
—Danny HoesenFW (1991-01-15) January 15, 19912020 San Jose Earthquakes00
—Kekuta MannehFW (1994-12-30) December 30, 19942021 New England Revolution00
—Rodney RedesFW (2000-02-22) February 22, 20002020 Guaraní00
—Aaron SchoenfeldFW (1990-04-17) April 17, 19902021 Minnesota United00

Transfers

In
Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
July 6, 2020FW— Rodney Redes Guaraní$2,750,000[2]
August 24, 2020MF— Cecilio Domínguez Independiente$2,500,000[3]
December 13, 2020 DF — Julio Cascante Portland Timbers $250,000 GAM [4]
December 13, 2020 DF — Jon Gallagher Atlanta United $225,000 GAM [4]
December 13, 2020 DF — Nick Lima San Jose Earthquakes $250,000 GAM [4]
December 13, 2020 MF — Ulises Segura D.C. United $150,000 GAM [4]
December 13, 2020 DF — Ben Sweat Inter Miami $100,000 GAM [4]
December 15, 2020FW— Danny Hoesen San Jose EarthquakesDrafted[lower-alpha 1][5]
December 15, 2020MF— Jared Stroud Red Bull New York Drafted[lower-alpha 1][5]
December 15, 2020GK— Brady Scott Nashville Drafted[lower-alpha 1][5]
December 15, 2020MF— Joe Corona LA Galaxy Drafted[lower-alpha 1][5]
December 15, 2020DF— Kamal Miller Orlando City Drafted[lower-alpha 1][5]
December 17, 2020MF— Alexander Ring New York City FC$1,250,000 GAM[6]
December 21, 2020DF— Hector Jiménez Columbus Crew SCFree[7]
December 22, 2020DF— Jhohan Romaña GuaraníUndisclosed[8]
December 23, 2020GK— Andrew Tarbell Columbus Crew SCFree[9]
December 28, 2020GK— Brad Stuver New York City FCFree[10]
January 5, 2021MF— Diego Fagúndez New England RevolutionFree[11]
January 6, 2021DF— Matt Besler Sporting Kansas CityFree[12]
January 21, 2021MF— Daniel Pereira Virigina Tech HokiesDrafted[lower-alpha 2][13]
January 22, 2021FW— Kekuta Manneh New England RevolutionFree[14]
February 4, 2021FW— Aaron Schoenfeld Minnesota UnitedFree[15]

Out
Date Position No. Name To Fee Ref.
December 15, 2020 — — Kamal Miller Montreal Impact $225,000 GAM [16]
December 22, 2020 — — Joe Corona Houston Dynamo FC Drafted[lower-alpha 3] [17]

Loan out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
—FW Rodney Redes GuaraníJuly 6, 2020December 31, 2020[18]
—MF Cecilio Domínguez GuaraníSeptember 1, 2020December 31, 2020[3]

MLS SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 1 Daniel Pereira MF Virginia Tech
1 11 Freddy Kleemann DF Washington Received pick from CF Montréal
1 21 Aedan Stanley DF Duke Received pick frrom FC Dallas via Colorado Rapids
Signed with Sporting Kansas City II
2 28 Daniel Steedman FW Virginia Signed with Atlanta United 2
3 55 Noah Lawrence GK Ohio State

Non-competitive fixtures

Preseason

The schedule will be announced in the Winter of 2020–21..

Midseason

The schedule will be announced in the Winter of 2020–21.

Competitive fixtures

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

The schedule will be announced in the Winter of 2020–21.

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

The schedule will be announced in the Winter of 2020–21.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSMLS CupU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
– DF Julio Cascante 000+000+000+00
– MF Cecilio Domínguez 000+000+000+00
– DF Jon Gallagher 000+000+000+00
– MF Danny Hoesen 000+000+000+00
– DF Nick Lima 000+000+000+00
– FW Rodney Redes 000+000+000+00
– DF Jhohan Romaña 000+000+000+00
– GK Brady Scott 000+000+000+00
– MF Ulises Segura 000+000+000+00
– MF Jared Stroud 000+000+000+00
– DF Ben Sweat 000+000+000+00
  • Last updated: December 22, 2020
  • Source: TBD

Top scorers
Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total

Top assists
Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
       

Awards

Awards will be announced as the season begins.

Notes
  1. Selected in the MLS Expansion Draft.
  2. Selected in the MLS SuperDraft.
  3. Selected in the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.

References
  1. "Club - Players". AustinFC.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. Baer, Benjamin (July 6, 2020). "Austin FC announce Paraguayan winger Rodney Redes as first signing". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. Bogert, Tom (September 1, 2020). "Austin FC loan Cecilio Dominguez to Club Guarani until inaugural MLS campaign". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. Bogert, Tom (December 13, 2020). "Austin FC make moves to build inaugural roster in half-day trade window". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  5. Bogert, Tom (December 15, 2020). "2020 Expansion Draft results: Austin FC makes picks". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/17/austin-fc-acquire-midfielder-alex-ring-nycfc-blockbuster-deal
  7. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/21/austin-fc-sign-versatile-midfielder-hector-jimenez
  8. "Austin FC Acquires Colombian Defender Jhohan Romaña via Transfer from Club Guaraní". Austin FC. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  9. https://www.austinfc.com/post/2020/12/23/austin-fc-acquires-free-agent-goalkeeper-and-2020-mls-cup-champion-andrew-tarbell
  10. austinfc.com. MLS. December 28, 2020 https://www.austinfc.com/post/2020/12/28/austin-fc-acquires-free-agent-goalkeeper-brad-stuver. Retrieved December 28, 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Longtime Revs midfielder signs with Austin FC in free agency". January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  12. https://www.austinfc.com/post/2021/01/06/austin-fc-acquires-sporting-kansas-city-captain-matt-besler-free-agency
  13. Liljenwall, Ari (21 January 2021). "Austin FC select Virginia Tech midfielder Daniel Pereira at No. 1 in 2021 MLS SuperDraft". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  14. https://www.austinfc.com/post/2021/01/22/austin-fc-acquires-free-agent-forward-kekuta-mennah
  15. "Austin FC Acquires Free Agent and Two-Time Israeli Premier League Champion Aaron Schoenfeld". Austin FC. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  16. "Impact get Canadian D Miller from Austin". TSN. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  17. Richardson, Dustyn (December 22, 2020). "Dynamo select Joe Corona in MLS Re-Entry Draft". Dynamo Theory. SB Nation. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  18. Creditor, Avi (July 6, 2020). "Austin FC Signs Rodney Redes as Its First Player". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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