2021 D.C. United season

The 2021 D.C. United season will be the club's 26th season of existence, and their 26th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Pending developments from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the season is slated to begin in either February or March 2021 and conclude in October or November 2021.

D.C. United
2021 season
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachHernán Losada
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD

Beyond MLS play, D.C. United will be participating in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which, pending developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin in March or April 2021.

Background
Further information: 2020 D.C. United season and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football

Offseason

The 2021 season was the first season since 2010 where Ben Olsen was not the club's head coach, as he was fired before the end of the 2020 season while Chad Ashton filled in as the interim head coach. After the 2020 season ended, the team began interviewing multiple candidates for the vacancy. Among the candidates included Ashton, former New York Red Bulls manager Chris Armas, former USWNT coach Jill Ellis, Columbus Crew assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson, and Seattle Sounders assistant coach Carlos Pineda. However, the team was either unable or unwilling to hire any of those candidates for undisclosed reasons. After a couple months of interviews and expanding the search to Europe, D.C. United officially announced the signing of former Argentine player and current head coach of Beerschot, Hernán Losada, on January 18 2021.[1]

On the player front, D.C. United declined options on six different players, letting their deals expire. The team also traded Ulises Segura to expansion side Austin FC for cash considerations. Meanwhile, the team signed D.C. United Academy and Loudoun United defender Jacob Greene to a Homegrown Contract. Later, the team picked up forward Adrien Perez from LAFC in the MLS Re-Entry Draft, and acquired Jon Kempin from Columbus to add depth to their goalkeeping corps in exchange for their third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.

Management team
Position Name
Chairman Jason Levien
Co-Chairman Stephen Kaplan
General Manager Dave Kasper
Technical Director Stewart Mairs
Head coach Hernán Losada
Assistant coach Nicolás Frutos
Goalkeeping coach Zach Thornton

Roster
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Seitz GK (1987-03-12) March 12, 1987 7 0 0 Houston Dynamo
24 Bill Hamid GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 238 0 0 Midtjylland
Jon Kempin GK (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 0 0 0 Columbus Crew
Defenders
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 30 1 0 Maryland Terrapins
13 Frédéric Brillant CB (1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 66 3 4 New York City FC
15 Steve Birnbaum CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 163 8 3 California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines CB (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 10 0 0 Maryland Terrapins
28 Joseph Mora LB (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 50 0 3 Saprissa
33 Jacob Greene LB / RB (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 0 0 0 D.C. United Academy
Michael DeShields CB (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 0 0 0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Midfielders
4 Russell Canouse DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 56 1 2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
5 Júnior Moreno DM (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 49 0 5 Zulia
10 Edison Flores AM / LW (1994-05-14) May 14, 1994 13 0 4 Monarcas Morelia
11 Yamil Asad LM / LW (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 54 12 7 Vélez Sarsfield
18 Felipe CM (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 17 0 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
27 Moses Nyeman CM (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 11 0 0 D.C. United Academy
30 Kevin Paredes MF (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 17 0 1 D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel RM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 22 2 0 Atlanta United
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 27 7 0 Shenzhen
22 Griffin Yow FW (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 12 2 0 D.C. United Academy
29 Yordy Reyna ST (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 5 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
50 Erik Sorga ST (1999-07-08) July 8, 1999 17 1 0 Flora
Adrien Perez FW (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 0 0 0 Los Angeles FC

Transfers

In
Date Position No. Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
November 25, 2020 DF 33 Jacob Greene D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [2]
January 6, 2021 FW Adrien Perez Los Angeles FC 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft [3]
January 8, 2021 GK Jon Kempin Columbus Crew Traded for third round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [4]

Out
Date Position No. Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
November 30, 2020 MF 25 Mohammed Abu Vålerenga End of loan [5]
GK 36 Earl Edwards Jr. New England Revolution Option Declined [5]
DF 91 Oniel Fisher Option Declined [5]
FW 20 Gelmin Rivas Option Declined [5]
DF 44 Axel Sjöberg San Antonio FC Option Declined [5]
December 13, 2020 MF 8 Ulises Segura Austin FC $150,000 GAM [6]

Loan out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
7 MF Paul Arriola Swansea City February 1, 2021 [7]

MLS SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
1 4 Kimarni Smith FW Clemson
1 5 Michael DeShields DF Wake Forest Signed to first team[8]
2 32 Logan Panchot MF/DF Stanford

Non-competitive

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

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season

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

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs first round and 2022 Leagues Cup
4 Columbus Crew SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs first round
6 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on April 3, 2021. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
6 Columbus Crew SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Houston Dynamo FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Inter Miami CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on April 3, 2021. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: MLS standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round
Round1
Ground
Result
Source: D.C. United schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results
April 3–4 1 v
TBD EDT
2 v
TBD EDT
3 v
TBD EDT
4 v
TBD EDT
5 v
TBD EDT
6 v
TBD EDT
7 v
TBD EDT
8 v
TBD EDT
9 v
TBD EDT
10 v
TBD EDT
11 v
TBD EDT
12 v
TBD EDT
13 v
TBD EDT
14 v
TBD EDT
15 v
TBD EDT
16 v
TBD EDT
17 v
TBD EDT
18 v
TBD EDT
19 v
TBD EDT
20 v
TBD EDT
21 v
TBD EDT
22 v
TBD EDT
23 v
TBD EDT
24 v
TBD EDT
25 v
TBD EDT
26 v
TBD EDT
27 v
TBD EDT
28 v
TBD EDT
29 v
TBD EDT
30 v
TBD EDT
31 v
TBD EDT
32 v
TBD EDT
33 v
TBD EDT
November 7 34 v
TBD EST

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
4 MF Russell Canouse 00000000
5 MF Júnior Moreno 00000000
7 MF Paul Arriola 00000000
8 MF Ulises Segura 00000000
9 FW Ola Kamara 00000000
10 MF Edison Flores 00000000
11 MF Yamil Asad 00000000
13 DF Frédéric Brillant 00000000
15 DF Steve Birnbaum 00000000
22 FW Griffin Yow 00000000
23 DF Donovan Pines 00000000
24 GK Bill Hamid 00000000
27 MF Moses Nyeman 00000000
28 DF Joseph Mora 00000000
29 FW Yordy Reyna 00000000
30 MF Kevin Paredes 00000000
31 MF Julian Gressel 00000000
50 FW Erik Sorga 00000000
  • Last updated: November 24, 2020
  • Source: Soccerway

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.

References
  1. "D.C. United Name Hernán Losada as Head Coach". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 18, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "D.C. United Sign Academy Product Jacob Greene as 15th Homegrown Player in Club History". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. "D.C. United Acquire Forward Adrien Perez". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. "D.C. United Acquire Goalkeeper Jon Kempin from Columbus Crew SC". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  5. "D.C. United Announce End-of-Season Roster Decisions". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. November 30, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. "D.C. United Acquire $150,000 in GAM from Austin FC for Ulises Segura". D.C. United. MLS. December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  7. "D.C. United Loan Midfielder Paul Arriola to Swansea City A.F.C." D.C. United. Major League Soccer. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  8. Anderson, Jason (February 5, 2021). "D.C. United signs first round pick Michael DeShields". Black And Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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