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.
2021 season | |||
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Chairman | Anthony Precourt | ||
Head coach | Josh Wolff | ||
Stadium | Q2 Stadium | ||
MLS | TBD | ||
MLS Cup | TBD | ||
U.S. Open Cup | TBD | ||
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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
Management team
Position | Name |
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Sporting Director | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
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Roster
As of January 15, 2021.[1]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
— | Brady Scott | ![]() | GK | July 30, 1999 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Brad Stuver | ![]() | GK | April 16, 1991 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Andrew Tarbell | ![]() | GK | October 7, 1993 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | ||||||||
— | Matt Besler | ![]() | CB | February 11, 1987 | 2021 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Julio Cascante | ![]() | CB | October 3, 1993 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Jon Gallagher | ![]() | RB | February 23, 1996 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Hector Jiménez | ![]() | LB | November 3, 1988 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Nick Lima | ![]() | CB | November 17, 1994 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Jhohan Romaña | ![]() | CB | September 13, 1998 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Ben Sweat | ![]() | LB | September 4, 1991 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | ||||||||
— | Cecilio Domínguez | ![]() | CM | August 11, 1994 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Diego Fagúndez | ![]() | CAM | February 14, 1995 | 2021 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Daniel Pereira | ![]() | CAM | July 14, 2000 | 2021 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Alexander Ring | ![]() | CM | April 9, 1991 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Ulises Segura | ![]() | LM | June 23, 1993 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Jared Stroud | ![]() | RM | July 10, 1996 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
Forward | ||||||||
— | Danny Hoesen | ![]() | FW | January 15, 1991 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Kekuta Manneh | ![]() | FW | December 30, 1994 | 2021 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Rodney Redes | ![]() | FW | February 22, 2000 | 2020 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
— | Aaron Schoenfeld | ![]() | FW | April 17, 1990 | 2021 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Out
Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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December 15, 2020 | — | — | ![]() |
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$225,000 GAM | [16] |
December 22, 2020 | — | — | ![]() |
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Drafted[lower-alpha 3] | [17] |
Loan out
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
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— | FW | ![]() | ![]() | July 6, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | [18] |
— | MF | ![]() | ![]() | September 1, 2020 | December 31, 2020 | [3] |
MLS SuperDraft picks
2021 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks | |||||
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
MF | Virginia Tech | |
1 | 11 | ![]() |
DF | Washington | Received pick from CF Montréal |
1 | 21 | ![]() |
DF | Duke | Received pick frrom FC Dallas via Colorado Rapids Signed with Sporting Kansas City II |
2 | 28 | ![]() |
FW | Virginia | Signed with Atlanta United 2 |
3 | 55 | ![]() |
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
The schedule will be announced in the Winter of 2020–21.
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 | Total | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
– | DF | ![]() |
Julio Cascante | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | MF | ![]() |
Cecilio Domínguez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | DF | ![]() |
Jon Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | MF | ![]() |
Danny Hoesen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | DF | ![]() |
Nick Lima | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | FW | ![]() |
Rodney Redes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | DF | ![]() |
Jhohan Romaña | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | GK | ![]() |
Brady Scott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | MF | ![]() |
Ulises Segura | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | MF | ![]() |
Jared Stroud | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
– | DF | ![]() |
Ben Sweat | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Last updated: December 22, 2020
- Source: TBD
Top scorers
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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Top assists
Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
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Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | ||||||||
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Awards
Awards will be announced as the season begins.
Notes
- Selected in the MLS Expansion Draft.
- Selected in the MLS SuperDraft.
- Selected in the 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft.
References
- "Club - Players". AustinFC.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Baer, Benjamin (July 6, 2020). "Austin FC announce Paraguayan winger Rodney Redes as first signing". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Bogert, Tom (September 1, 2020). "Austin FC loan Cecilio Dominguez to Club Guarani until inaugural MLS campaign". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- Bogert, Tom (December 13, 2020). "Austin FC make moves to build inaugural roster in half-day trade window". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- Bogert, Tom (December 15, 2020). "2020 Expansion Draft results: Austin FC makes picks". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/17/austin-fc-acquire-midfielder-alex-ring-nycfc-blockbuster-deal
- https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/12/21/austin-fc-sign-versatile-midfielder-hector-jimenez
- "Austin FC Acquires Colombian Defender Jhohan Romaña via Transfer from Club Guaraní". Austin FC. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- https://www.austinfc.com/post/2020/12/23/austin-fc-acquires-free-agent-goalkeeper-and-2020-mls-cup-champion-andrew-tarbell
- 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
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(help) - "Longtime Revs midfielder signs with Austin FC in free agency". January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- https://www.austinfc.com/post/2021/01/06/austin-fc-acquires-sporting-kansas-city-captain-matt-besler-free-agency
- 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.
- https://www.austinfc.com/post/2021/01/22/austin-fc-acquires-free-agent-forward-kekuta-mennah
- "Austin FC Acquires Free Agent and Two-Time Israeli Premier League Champion Aaron Schoenfeld". Austin FC. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- "Impact get Canadian D Miller from Austin". TSN. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Richardson, Dustyn (December 22, 2020). "Dynamo select Joe Corona in MLS Re-Entry Draft". Dynamo Theory. SB Nation. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- Creditor, Avi (July 6, 2020). "Austin FC Signs Rodney Redes as Its First Player". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 4, 2020.