2021 Oakland Roots SC season

The 2021 Oakland Roots SC season is the club's third season of existence and first in the USL Championship. Prior to this, the team played two seasons in the third division National Independent Soccer Association.

Oakland Roots SC
2021 season
ChairmanSteven Aldrich
Head coachDario Pot
StadiumLaney College Football Stadium

Squad information

Coaching staff

As of February 1, 2021
Position Staff
Head Coach Dario Pot
Assistant Coach Christopher Malenab
Assistant Coach Nana Attakora
VP of Soccer Eric Yamamoto
Technical Director Jordan Ferrell
Director of Performance Ben Stadler
Director of Team Operations Valentin Saldaña Jr.
Team Operations Manager Berdi Merdanov
Athletic Trainer Quentin Higgins
Athletic Trainer Crystal Lee
Head Team Physician Kevin M. Roth, MD
Team Chiropractor Rafael Zamora
Message Theropist Betsy Abel

Source: Oakland Root SC

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
8 MF Saalih Muhammad New Mexico United Free transfer November 24, 2020 [2]
4 DF Max Ornstil Portland Timbers 2 Free transfer December 1, 2020 [3]
91 MF Yohannes Harish Oakland Roots SC Re-signed December 8, 2020 [4]
DF Tarn Weir Oakland Roots SC Re-signed December 10, 2020 [5]
MF Ariel Mbumba Oakland Roots SC Re-signed December 11, 2020 [6]
FW Johnny Rodriguez Oakland Roots SC Re-signed December 14, 2020 [7]
DF Tarek Morad San Diego Loyal SC Free transfer December 21, 2020 [8]
FW Jesús "Chuy" Enríquez Reno 1868 FC Free transfer December 29, 2020 [9]
MF José Hernández OKC Energy FC Free transfer January 8, 2021 [10]
MF Memo Diaz El Paso Locomotive FC Free transfer January 11, 2021 [11]
DF Akeem Ward North Carolina FC Free transfer January 13, 2021 [12]
DF Lindo Mfeka Unattached Free transfer January 19, 2021 [13]
FW Jeremy Bokila Ankara Keçiörengücü SK Free transfer January 21, 2021 [14]
GK Ben Beaury New Mexico United Free transfer February 1, 2021 [15]
MF Wal Fall Saint Louis FC Free transfer February 4, 2021 [16]

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
2 DF Daniel Navarro Unattached Not re-signed
06 FW Matthew Fondy Unattached Not re-signed
8 MF Angel Heredia Unattached Not re-signed
9 FW Jack McInerney Unattached Not re-signed
10 MF Nelson Blanco Unattached Not re-signed
11 FW Tristan Bowen Unattached Not re-signed
12 MF Peter Pearson Unattached Not re-signed
16 MF Niall Irwin Unattached Not re-signed
19 FW Josiah Romero Unattached Not re-signed
27 FW Julio Cervantes Unattached Not re-signed
32 MF Manny González Unattached Not re-signed
33 DF Robert Hines II Unattached Not re-signed
47 GK Taylor Bailey Unattached Not re-signed
50 DF David Abidor Unattached Not re-signed
88 DF Seo-In Kim Unattached Not re-signed
90 GK Kevin Gonzalez Unattached Not re-signed
22 MF Diego Casillas Reno 1868 FC Loan completed October 1, 2020
5 DF Nana Attakora Unattached Retired, joined coaching staff November 17, 2020 [17]
98 MF Jonathan Orozco Unattached Joined coaching staff December 10, 2020 [5]
1 GK Christian Herrera Tacoma Defiance Free transfer December 15, 2020 [18]

Loan in
No. Pos. Player Loaned From Fee/Notes Date Source

Loan out
No. Pos. Player Loaned To Fee/Notes Date Source

Competitions

USL Championship
Further information: 2021 USL Championship season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts PPG
5 Las Vegas Lights FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
6 New Mexico United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
7 Oakland Roots SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
8 OKC Energy FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
9 Orange County SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 —
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) points; 3) total wins; 4) total goal differential; 5) total goals scored; 6) disciplinary points; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 2 February 2021.
Source: [19]

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Kickoff times are in PDT (UTC-07) unless shown otherwise

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

Squad statistics
As of Match played October 2, 2020

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular SeasonU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
GK Ben Beaury 000+000+00
Defenders
DF Lindo Mfeka 000+000+00
DF Tarek Morad 000+000+00
DF Akeem Ward 000+000+00
DF Tarn Weir 000+000+00
4 DF Max Ornstil 000+000+00
Midfielders
MF Memo Diaz 000+000+00
MF José Hernández 000+000+00
MF Ariel Mbumba 000+000+00
MF Wal Fall 000+000+00
8 MF Saalih Muhammad 000+000+00
91 MF Yohannes Harish 000+000+00
Forwards
FW Jeremy Bokila 000+000+00
FW Chuy Enríquez 000+000+00
FW Johnny Rodriguez 000+000+00

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name Regular Season U.S. Open Cup Total

References
  1. "2021 Squad". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. SC, Roots (24 November 2020). "Dear Oakland, Love Saalih". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. SC, Roots (1 December 2020). "Dear Oakland, Damn I've Missed You". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. SC, Roots (8 December 2020). "Roots Original Yohannes Harish Returns to Play for his Hometown team in USL Championship". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. "Roots Re-Sign Two More Oakland Born and Raised Players from the 2020 Squad". Oakland Root SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. SC, Roots (11 December 2020). "Roots Re-sign Standout Bay Area Teenager Ariel Mbumba". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. SC, Roots (14 December 2020). "Oakland Roots Re-Sign Striker Johnny Rodriguez". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. SC, Roots (21 December 2020). "Where We Come From Makes Us Who We Are, by Tarek Morad". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. SC, Roots (29 December 2020). "Roots Sign East Palo Alto Raised Winger Jesus "Chuy" Enriquez to the 2021 Squad". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. SC, Roots (8 January 2021). "Roots Sign Mexican Born Midfielder Jose Hernandez". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. SC, Roots (11 January 2021). "Roots Sign Midfielder Memo Diaz". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. SC, Roots (13 January 2021). "Roots Sign Former MLS SuperDraft Pick Akeem Ward". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. SC, Roots (19 January 2021). "Roots Sign South African Midfielder Lindo Mfeka". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  14. SC, Roots (21 January 2021). "Roots Sign Democratic Republic of the Congo National Team Striker Jeremy Bokila". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  15. SC, Roots (1 February 2021). "Roots Sign Goalkeeper Ben Beaury". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  16. SC, Roots (4 February 2021). "Roots Sign German Born USL Veteran Wal Fall". Oakland Roots SC. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  17. Zimmerman, Douglas (18 November 2020). "Nana Attakora, star with Oakland Roots, SF Deltas, SJ Quakes, retires". SFGate. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  18. "TACOMA DEFIANCE ADDS THREE PLAYERS, EXERCISES PLAYER OPTIONS ON THREE MORE". Tacoma Defiance. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  19. "Oakland Root SC". oaklandrootssc.com.
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