2021 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2021 Seattle Sounders FC season is the club's forty-seventh season of existence, and their thirteenth in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team is under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his fifth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle are the reigning Western Conference champions and lost to Columbus Crew SC in the MLS Cup 3–0.[1]

Seattle Sounders FC
2021 season
General managerGarth Lagerwey
Head coachBrian Schmetzer
StadiumLumen Field
Major League SoccerConference:
Overall:
Top goalscorerLeague:

All:
Highest home attendanceLeague:
Lowest home attendanceLeague:
Average home league attendanceLeague:

Background
Main article: 2020 Seattle Sounders FC season

The Sounders lost the MLS Cup at Mapfre Stadium to Columbus Crew SC 3–0. The team is set to play in the Leagues Cup, along with regular MLS and U.S. Open Cup matches.

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of February 2, 2021.[2]

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender Brad Smith  Australia
3 Defender Xavier Arreaga  Ecuador
5 Defender Nouhou Tolo  Cameroon
6 Midfielder João Paulo (DP)  Brazil
7 Midfielder Cristian Roldan  United States
8 Midfielder Jordy Delem  Martinique
9 Forward Raúl Ruidíaz (DP)  Peru
10 Midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro (DP)  Uruguay
16 Defender Alex Roldan  United States
17 Forward Will Bruin  United States
24 Goalkeeper Stefan Frei  Switzerland
27 Defender Shane O'Neill  United States
28 Defender Yeimar Gómez Andrade  Colombia
30 Goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland  United States
37 Midfielder Shandon Hopeau (HGP)  United States
45 Midfielder Ethan Dobbelaere (HGP)  United States
75 Midfielder Danny Leyva (HGP)  United States
84 Midfielder Josh Atencio (HGP)  United States
87 Forward Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HGP)  United States
94 Defender Jimmy Medranda  Colombia
— Midfielder Kelyn Rowe  United States
— Goalkeeper Spencer Richey  United States

Out on loan

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of January 22, 2021.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Trey Muse (HGP on loan to San Diego Loyal SC)  United States
13 Forward Jordan Morris (HGP on loan to Swansea)  United States

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void   Upcoming fixture

Preseason
v

Friendlies
–

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season
Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
8 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sporting Kansas City 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 goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
21 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Seattle Sounders FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Sporting Kansas City 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
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: December 13, 2020.
Source: MLS

Matchday1
Ground
Result
Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; C = Canceled
MLS 1 –
(PST)


Leagues Cup
Main article: 2021 Leagues Cup
–
(PST)

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup
Round of 32 v
(PDT)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonU.S. Open CupPlayoffsLeagues Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Trey Muse 0000000000
2 DF Brad Smith 0000000000
3 DF Xavier Arreaga 0000000000
5 DF Nouhou 0000000000
6 MF João Paulo 0000000000
7 MF Cristian Roldan 0000000000
8 MF Jordy Delem 0000000000
9 FW Raúl Ruidíaz 0000000000
10 MF Nicolás Lodeiro 0000000000
13 FW Jordan Morris 0000000000
16 DF Alex Roldan 0000000000
17 FW Will Bruin 0000000000
24 GK Stefan Frei 0000000000
27 DF Shane O'Neill 0000000000
28 DF Yeimar Gómez Andrade 0000000000
37 MF Shandon Hopeau 0000000000
45 MF Ethan Dobbelaere 0000000000
75 MF Danny Leyva 0000000000
84 MF Josh Atencio 0000000000
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 0000000000
  • Last updated: January 21, 2020
  • Source: Team Stats

[TAC] – Defiance player[A]

Top scorers
Rank Position Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Leagues Cup Total
1 FW 9 Raúl Ruidíaz 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: December 13, 2020
  • Source: Team Stats

Top assists
Rank Position Number Name MLS U.S. Open Cup Playoffs Leagues Cup Total
1 MF 10 Nicolás Lodeiro 0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: December 13, 2020
  • Source:

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player MLS U.S. Open Cup MLS Playoffs Leagues Cup Total
         
6DF Xavier Arreaga000000000000000
Total000000000000000

Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
6 MF João Paulo Botafogo Undisclosed January 21, 2021 [3]
11 MF Kelyn Rowe New England Revolution Free Transfer January 29, 2021 [4]
GK Spencer Richey FC Cincinnati Free Transfer February 2, 2021 [5]

Draft picks
See also: 2021 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2021 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

Date Player Number Position Previous Club Notes Ref
January 21, 2021 T. J. Bush 01 GK James Madison University MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#80)

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
99 FW Justin Dhillon San Antonio FC Option declined December 14, 2020 [6][7]
11 MF Miguel Ibarra Option declined December 14, 2020 [6]
33 DF Joevin Jones Option declined December 14, 2020 [6]
30 GK Stefan Cleveland Out of contract December 14, 2020 [6]
94 DF Jimmy Medranda Out of contract December 14, 2020 [6]
18 DF Kelvin Leerdam Out of contract December 14, 2020 [6]
4 MF Gustav Svensson Out of contract December 14, 2020 [6]
29 DF Román Torres Cartagines Out of contract December 14, 2020 [6]
6 MF João Paulo Botafogo End of loan December 14, 2020 [6]
11 GK Trey Muse San Diego Loyal SC On loan February 2, 2021 [8]

Notes
A. a Players who are under contract with Tacoma Defiance.

References
  1. "Columbus Crew SC 3, Seattle Sounders FC 0 - 2020 MLS Cup Match Recap". December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. "First Team Roster". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. "Sounders FC completes transfer of midfielder João Paulo from Botafogo". MLSsoccer staff. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. "Sounders FC signs midfielder Kelyn Rowe". MLSsoccer staff. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. "Sounders FC signs goalkeeper Spencer Richey". MLSsoccer staff. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. "Sounders FC announces roster decisions to conclude 2020 season". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  7. "SSAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS FORWARD JUSTIN DHILLON". San Antonio FC Communications. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. "Sounders FC signs goalkeeper Spencer Richey". Sounders FC Communications. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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