2021 FC Cincinnati season

The 2021 FC Cincinnati season will be the club's third season in MLS, and the sixth season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club finished with a league worst 4–15–4 record in their second MLS season in 2020, one shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 season will be the first year that FC Cincinnati plays home matches at newly built West End Stadium.

FC Cincinnati
2021 season
General managerGerard Nijkamp
Head coachJaap Stam
StadiumWest End Stadium
MLSConference:
Overall:

FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers are being executed under general manager Gerard Nijkamp and head coach Jaap Stam.

Club

Roster
As of January 28, 2021[1][2]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
1Cody Cropper United StatesGK (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 Houston Dynamo
22Przemysław Tytoń (INTL) PolandGK (1987-04-01) April 1, 1987 Deportivo La Coruña
30Beckham Sunderland (HG) United StatesGK (2003-06-30) June 30, 2003 FC Cincinnati Academy
39Ben Lundt GermanyGK (1995-09-24) September 24, 1995 Akron Zips
3Tom Pettersson (INTL) SwedenDF (1990-03-25) March 25, 1990 Östersunds FK
12Saad Abdul-Salaam United StatesDF (1991-09-08) September 8, 1991 Seattle Sounders FC
14Nick Hagglund United StatesDF (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 Toronto FC
16Zico Bailey (HG) United StatesDF (2000-08-27) August 27, 2000 FC Helsingør
22Rónald Matarrita Costa RicaDF (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 New York City FC
23Maikel van der Werff (INTL) NetherlandsDF (1989-04-22) April 22, 1989 SBV Vitesse
6Haris Medunjanin (INTL) Bosnia and HerzegovinaMF (1985-03-08) March 8, 1985 Philadelphia Union
8Allan Cruz (DP) Costa RicaMF (1996-02-24) February 24, 1996 C.S. Herediano
15Kamohelo Mokotjo (INTL) South AfricaMF (1991-03-11) March 11, 1991 Brentford F.C.
24Frankie Amaya (GA) United StatesMF (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000 UCLA Bruins
33Caleb Stanko United StatesMF (1993-07-26) July 26, 1993 SC Freiburg
7Yuya Kubo (DP, INTL) JapanMF/FW (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 K.A.A. Gent
17Ben Mines (HG) United StatesMF/FW (2000-05-13) May 13, 2000 New York Red Bulls
31Álvaro Barreal (INTL) ArgentinaMF/FW (2000-08-17) August 17, 2000 Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
36Joe Gyau United StatesMF/FW (1992-09-16) September 16, 1992 MSV Duisburg
10Jürgen Locadia (DP, INTL) NetherlandsFW (1993-11-07) November 7, 1993 Brighton & Hove Albion
19Brandon Vazquez United StatesFW (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 Atlanta United FC
21Franko Kovačević (INTL) CroatiaFW (1999-08-08) August 8, 1999 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
–Calvin Harris (GA) EnglandFW (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Player movement

In
Date Number Position Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Ref
December 29, 202022DF Rónald Matarrita New York City FC$500,000 GAM[3]
December 30, 202017MF/FW Ben Mines New York Red BullsEnd-of-Year Waivers Draft[4]
December 30, 20201GK Cody Cropper Houston DynamoFree Transfer[5]

Out
Date Number Position Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Ref
November 9, 20201GK Bobby EdwardsOption Declined[1]
November 9, 20202DF Kendall Waston SaprissaOption Declined[1][6]
November 9, 20204DF Greg GarzaOption Declined[1]
November 9, 202011MF Siem de Jong SC HeerenveenOption Declined[1][7]
November 9, 202017DF Mathieu DeplagneOption Declined[1]
November 9, 202018GK Spencer Richey Seattle SoundersWaived[1]
November 9, 202020MF Jimmy McLaughlin Louisville City FCOption Declined[1][8]
November 9, 202025MF Rey OrtizOption Declined[1]
November 9, 202026MF Tommy McCabeOption Declined[1]
November 9, 202047DF Hassan NdamOption Declined[1]
November 9, 202081FW Rashawn DallyOption Declined[1]
November 9, 202096DF Andrew Gutman Atlanta United FCSelected in 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft[1][9]

Loans in
Number Position Player Loaned from Loan start date Loan end date Ref
10FW Jürgen Locadia Brighton & Hove AlbionFebruary 3, 2020July 30, 2021[10][11]
21FW Franko Kovačević TSG 1899 Hoffenheim IIOctober 12, 2020June 30, 2021[12]

2021 MLS SuperDraft picks
See also: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
Round Pick # Player Position College Notes
1 2 Calvin Harris FW Wake Forest
2 29 Avionne Flanagan DF South Florida
3 54 Jonas Fjeldberg MF Dayton From Columbus Crew SC
4 56 Matthew Vowinkel FW Hofstra

References
  1. "FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions for the 2021 season". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. "Four players re-sign with FC Cincinnati". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. "FCC acquire Costa Rica international defender Ronald Matarrita". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. "FC Cincinnati sign winger Ben Mines". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  5. "FC Cincinnati sign goalkeeper Cody Cropper". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. Bogert, Tom. "Former FC Cincinnati, Vancouver Whitecaps captain Kendall Waston returns to Costa Rican giants Saprissa". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. Bogert, Tom. "Former FC Cincinnati midfielder Siem de Jong lands at SC Heerenveen". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  8. "Jimmy McLaughlin Lands with Louisville City FC". uslchampionship.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  9. Bogert, Tom. "Three players selected in Stage One of 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  10. "Jurgen Locadia acquired on loan as Designated Player". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  11. "Locadia's loan extends to June 2021". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  12. "FC Cincy acquire forward Franko Kovacevic on loan". FCCincinnati.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
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