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COLUMBUS CREW SC vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FCMLS is BACK TOURNAMENT | GAME 43 Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (Round-of-16)8 p.m. ET (ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN)
COLUMBUS CREW SC 2020 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Eloy Room GK 6-3 179 02/06/1989 Nijmegen, Netherlands 4 4 0 0 16 16 0 02 Chris Cadden DF 6-0 168 09/19/1996 Bellshill, Scotland 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 13 Josh Williams DF 6-2 185 04/18/1988 Akron, OH 1 1 0 0 163 144 9 54 Jonathan Mensah DF 6-2 183 07/13/1990 Accra, Ghana 5 5 0 0 82 79 3 15 Vito Wormgoor DF 6-2 179 11/16/1988 Leersum, Netherlands 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 06 Darlington Nagbe MF 5-9 170 07/19/1990 Monrovia, Liberia 5 5 0 0 275 263 29 377 Pedro Santos MF 5-6 139 04/22/1988 Lisbon, Portugal 4 4 0 1 76 71 12 168 Artur MF 5-11 154 03/11/1996 Brumado, Bahia, Brazil 5 4 0 1 91 83 0 69 Fanendo Adi FW 6-4 185 10/10/1990 Benue State, Nigeria 3 0 0 0 141 109 55 1410 Lucas Zelarayan MF 5-9 154 06/20/1992 Cordoba, Argentina 5 4 3 2 5 4 3 211 Gyasi Zardes FW 6-1 187 09/02/1991 Los Angeles, CA 5 5 4 0 197 182 70 1912 Luis Diaz MF 5-11 159 12/06/1998 Nicoya, Costa Rica 5 3 0 1 18 12 2 513 Andrew Tarbell GK 6-3 194 10/07/1993 Mandeville, LA 1 1 0 0 42 41 0 014 Waylon Francis DF 5-9 160 09/20/1990 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 111 96 0 1916 Hector Jimenez MF 5-9 145 11/03/1988 Huntington Park, CA 3 2 0 1 171 116 6 2517 Jordan Hamilton FW 6-0 185 03/17/1996 Scarborough, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 57 28 11 318 Sebastian Berhalter MF 5-9 155 05/10/2001 London, England 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 019 Milton Valenzuela DF 5-6 145 08/13/1998 Rosario, Argentina 3 3 0 1 33 32 1 721 Aidan Morris MF 5-10 158 11/16/2001 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 022 Derrick Etienne Jr. MF 5-10 160 11/25/1996 Richmond, VA 4 1 0 1 69 25 6 524 Jon Kempin GK 6-1 175 04/08/1993 Overland Park, KS 0 0 0 0 22 21 0 025 Harrison Afful DF 5-6 135 07/24/1986 Tema, Ghana 4 4 0 0 121 118 5 1427 Miguel Berry FW 6-3 180 09/16/1997 Barcelona, Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 Matt Lampson GK 6-3 200 09/06/1989 Cleveland, TN 0 0 0 0 61 59 0 030 Aboubacar Keita DF 6-2 180 04/06/2000 New York, NY 3 2 0 0 13 10 0 034 Youness Mokhtar MF 5-10 165 08/29/1991 Utrecht, Netherlands 5 3 2 1 13 8 3 144 Axel Sjoberg DF 6-7 210 03/08/1991 Stockholm, Sweden 0 0 0 0 88 84 3 1
HEAD COACH : Caleb Porter 02/18/1975 W82 L66 T61
MINNESOTA UNITED FC 2020 CAREERNo. Player Pos Ht Wt Birthdate Birthplace GP GS G A GP GS G A1 Tyler Miller GK 6-4 195 03/12/1993 Woodbury, NJ 5 5 0 0 68 68 0 02 Noah Billingsley DF 6-2 185 08/06/1997 Wellington, New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 Ike Opara DF 6-2 180 02/21/1989 Durham, NC 2 2 2 0 180 153 20 64 Jose Aja DF 6-4 185 05/10/1993 Montevideo, Uruguay 3 3 0 0 45 44 1 05 Jacori Hayes MF 5-7 150 06/28/1995 Andrews Air Force Base, MD 0 0 0 0 38 20 1 36 Osvaldo Alonso MF 5-11 155 11/11/1985 San Cristobal, Cuba 4 4 0 0 308 297 12 257 Kevin Molino MF 5-8 155 06/17/1990 Carenage, Diego Martin, Trinidad 4 4 3 1 90 80 26 248 Jan Gregus MF 6-3 170 01/29/1991 Nitra, Slovakia 5 5 1 4 35 35 2 169 Luis Amarilla FW 6-0 163 08/25/1995 Aregua, Paraguay 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 111 Thomas Chacon MF 5-5 128 08/17/2000 Palmitas, Uruguay 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 012 Aaron Schoenfeld FW 6-4 190 04/17/1990 Knoxville, TN 5 1 0 0 56 15 5 313 Ethan Finlay MF 5-9 165 08/06/1990 Duluth, MN 5 5 2 2 206 147 44 3914 Brent Kallman DF 6-2 190 10/04/1990 Omaha, NE 0 0 0 0 63 59 2 115 Michael Boxall DF 6-2 200 08/18/1988 Auckland, New Zealand 5 5 0 0 97 96 4 017 Robin Lod MF 5-11 168 04/17/1993 Helsinki, Finland 5 5 1 0 15 11 1 018 Greg Ranjitsingh GK 6-3 195 07/18/1993 Pickering, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 019 Romain Metanire DF 5-10 159 03/28/1990 Metz, France 5 5 0 2 32 32 1 923 Mason Toye FW 6-3 180 10/16/1998 South Orange, NJ 1 1 0 0 35 12 6 431 Hassani Dotson MF 5-11 170 08/06/1997 Federal Way, WA 5 2 0 0 29 17 4 041 James Musa DF 5-5 170 04/01/1992 Plymouth, England 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 044 Raheem Edwards MF 5-9 148 07/15/1995 Toronto, ON, Canada 4 0 0 1 57 31 5 977 Chase Gasper DF 6-0 185 01/25/1996 Alexandria, VA 5 5 0 0 20 19 0 094 Marlon Hairston MF 6-0 157 03/23/1994 Jackson, MS 1 0 0 0 108 73 7 1397 Dayne St. Clair GK 6-3 165 05/09/1997 Pickering, ON, Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 099 Fred Emmings GK 6-5 210 02/08/2004 Saint Paul, MN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEAD COACH : Adrian Heath 01/11/1961 W55 L67 T35
(W-L-T) LEAD TIED TRAIL SCORE ALLOWCLB 3-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-1 0-0-0MIN 1-0-1 1-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-1
COLUMBUS CREW SC MINNESOTA UNITED Date Score (Gms since) Date Score (Gms since)Home win 7/16/2020 CLB 2, NYR 0 (0) 9/25/2019 MIN 2, KC 1 (1)Road win 7/21/2020 CLB 1, ATL 0 (0) 7/12/2020 MIN 2, KC 1 (2)Home loss 7/06/2019 CLB 1, SEA 2 (7) 6/02/2019 MIN 2, PHI 3 (10)Road loss 10/06/2019 CLB 0, TOR 1 (3) 10/06/2019 MIN 0, SEA 1 (5)Tie game 3/07/2020 CLB 1, SEA 1 (3) 7/22/2020 MIN 2, COL 2 (0)Shutout for 7/21/2020 CLB 1, ATL 0 (0) 7/17/2020 MIN 0, RSL 0 (1)Shutout vs. 10/06/2019 CLB 0, TOR 1 (5) 7/17/2020 MIN 0, RSL 0 (1)
Crew SC WTWWWMNUFC WWWTT
GOALS SCORED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGCLB 5 0 3 1 0 1 9 1.80MIN 5 1 0 2 1 1 12 2.40
GOALS ALLOWED IN GAME GP 0 1 2 3 4+ TOT AVGCLB 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 0.20MIN 5 1 2 2 0 0 6 1.20
GOALS SCORED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90CLB 9 0 4 1 4 0 0MIN 12 1 1 4 1 1 4
GOALS ALLOWED Total 1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90CLB 1 0 0 0 0 0 1MIN 6 0 2 1 3 0 0
GOALSCORING RECORD
GOALS BY INTERVALS
RECORD AT HALFTIME RECORD WITH FIRST GOAL
THE LAST TIME
GAME-BY-GAME: WON/LOST/TIED
CREW SCG: 4 ZardesA: 2 ZelarayanSHT: 10 DiazSOG: 5 ZardesFC: 8 DiazFS: 8 3 players tiedOF: 6 ZardesC: 2 Diaz/SantosE: 0
MNUFCG: 3 MolinoA: 4 GregusSHT: 14 AmarillaSOG: 5 AmarillaFC: 12 LodFS: 14 MolinoOF: 2 Amarilla/FinlayC: 2 4 players tiedE: 0
TEAM LEADERS
GP W-L-T PTS GF GA
Crew SC 5 4-0-1 13 9 1
MNUFC 5 3-0-2 11 12 6
2020 SEASON RECORDS
LEAGUE HEAD-TO-HEADALL-TIME: Crew SC 2 wins, 4 goals … MNUFC 1 win, 3 goals … Ties 0
LAST YEAR (MLS):5/18: MIN 1, CLB 0 (Finlay 70)
REFEREESREFEREE: Allen Chapman.
AR1 (bench): Jason White; AR2 (opposite): Cory Richardson; 4th: Victor Rivas; VAR: Guido Gonzales Jr.; AVAR: Jeremy Hanson
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UPCOMING MATCHES
COLUMBUS CREW SC vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FCTuesday, July 28, 2020; ESPN Wide World of Sports, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 8 p.m. ET
MNUFC?????
GOALS SCOREDMINUTES PER GOAL
RIGHT FOOTLEFT FOOTHEADERS
OTHER
OPEN PLAYCROSS
CORNERREBOUND PENALTIES
DIRECT FROM FREE KICKFREE KICK (INDIRECT)
OWN GOALS
INSIDE GOAL AREAINSIDE PENALTY AREA
OUTSIDE PENALTY AREA
F A 12 6 38 75
5 4 2 2 4 0 1 0
4 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0
3 0 8 6 1 0
F A 9 1 50 450
5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 6 1 2 0
WHERE THE GOALS COME FROM
HOW SCORED
TYPE OF PLAY
DISTANCE
CREW SC MNUFC
TEAM NEWSSUSPENDED: noneWARNINGS:SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: noneSUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: none
DISABLED LIST: noneINTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
LAST LEAGUE MATCHES
ATLANTA UNITED 0COLUMBUS CREW SC 1
Scoring Summary:CLB--Mokhtar 2 (Valenzuela 1) 18
COLUMBUS CREW SC--Andrew Tarbell, Harrison Afful, Jonathan Mensah, Aboubacar Keita, Milton Valenzuela (Hector Jimenez 45), Luis Diaz, Darlington Nagbe (Sebastian Berhalter 80), Pedro Santos (Lucas Zelarayan 61), Artur, Youness Mokhtar (Derrick Etienne Jr. 44), Gyasi Zardes (Fanendo Adi 60).
COLORADO RAPIDS 2MINNESOTA UNITED 2
Scoring Summary:COL--Kamara 2 (Benezet 2) 19MIN--Finlay 1 (Gregus 3) 36MIN--Finlay 2 (Metanire 2, Gregus 4) 43COL--Lewis 3 (unassisted) 59
MINNESOTA UNITED--Tyler Miller, Romain Metanire, Jose Aja, Michael Boxall, Chase Gasper, Ethan Finlay (Marlon Hairston 86), Jan Gregus, Hassani Dotson, Osvaldo Alonso, Robin Lod (Raheem Edwards 86), Luis Amarilla (Aaron Schoenfeld 74).
MLS is BACK TOURNAMENT – KNOCKOUT STAGE presented by AUDI
ROUND-OF-16 ORLANDO CITY SC (A1) vs. MONTREAL IMPACT (C3)
Game 37 – Saturday, July 25, 2020 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports) ORLANDO CITY SC v MONTREAL IMPACT
PHILADELPHIA UNION (A2) vs. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION (C2) Game 38 – Saturday, July 25, 2020 (10:30 p.m. ET; ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports)
PHILADELPHIA UNION v NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
TORONTO FC (C1) vs. NEW YORK CITY FC (A3) Game 39 – Sunday, July 26, 2020 (8:30 p.m. ET; FS1 / TSN / TVA Sports)
TORONTO FC v NEW YORK CITY FC
SPORTING KANSAS CITY (D1) vs. VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC (B3) Game 40 – Sunday, July 26, 2020 (11 p.m. ET; FS1 / TUDN / TSN / TVA Sports)
SPORTING KANSAS CITY v VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (B1) vs. REAL SALT LAKE (D3) Game 41 – Monday, July 27, 2020 (8:30 p.m. ET; FS1 / FOX Deportes / TSN / TVA Sports)
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES v REAL SALT LAKE
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC (B2) vs. LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB (F2) Game 42 – Monday, July 27, 2020 (11 p.m. ET; FS1 / TUDN / UniMás / TSN / TVA Sports)
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC v LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB
COLUMBUS CREW SC (E1) vs. MINNESOTA UNITED FC (D2) Game 43 – Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN)
COLUMBUS CREW SC v MINNESOTA UNITED FC
PORTLAND TIMBERS (F1) vs. FC CINCINNATI (E2) Game 44 – Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (10:30 p.m. ET; ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN)
PORTLAND TIMBERS v FC CINCINNATI
QUARTERFINALS winner GAME 38 v winner GAME 40
Game 45 – Thursday, July 30 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN / ESPN Deportes / TSN) v
winner GAME 37 v winner GAME 42 Game 46 – Friday, July 31 (7:30 p.m. ET; FS1 / TUDN / UniMás / TSN)
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winner GAME 41 v winner GAME 43 Game 47 – Saturday, August 1 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / TSN)
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winner GAME 39 v winner GAME 44 Game 48 – Saturday, August 1 (10:30 p.m. ET; FS1 / TUDN / TSN)
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SEMIFINALS winner GAME 45 v winner GAME 48
Game 49 – Wednesday, August 5 (8 p.m. ET; FS1 / TUDN / UniMás / TSN) v
winner GAME 46 v winner GAME 47 Game 50 – Thursday, August 6 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / TSN)
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MLS is BACK FINAL presented by WELLS FARGO Tuesday, August 11 (8 p.m. ET; ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes / TSN)
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COLUMBUS CREW SC (3-0-0, 9 pts.) MLS Is Back Tournament (through 7/22/2020)
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 10 M Lucas Zelarayan 3 2 147 2 2 5 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 11 F Gyasi Zardes 3 3 232 3 0 5 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 34 M Youness Mokhtar 3 2 167 2 1 4 2 4 1 0 5 1 0 2 D Chris Cadden 2 1 119 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 22 M Derrick Etienne Jr. 3 1 165 0 1 4 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 16 M Hector Jimenez 3 2 225 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 7 M Pedro Santos 2 2 128 0 1 3 2 3 7 0 7 1 0 19 D Milton Valenzuela 1 1 45 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 F Fanendo Adi 2 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 D Harrison Afful 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 M Artur 3 2 199 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 18 M Sebastian Berhalter 3 1 81 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 12 M Luis Diaz 3 2 174 0 0 7 2 7 6 0 0 1 0 30 D Aboubacar Keita 2 1 163 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 D Jonathan Mensah 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 21 M Aidan Morris 2 0 36 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 M Darlington Nagbe 3 3 224 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 G Eloy Room 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Josh Williams 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 D Vito Wormgoor 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 F Miguel Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 D Waylon Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 F Jordan Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 D Axel Sjoberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 3 3 270 7 8 33 12 43 51 3 16 7 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 0 0 28 9 51 43 3 13 6 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Youness Mokhtar 1, Gyasi Zardes 1, Lucas Zelarayan 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Chris Cadden 1, Pedro Santos 1, Milton Valenzuela 1PENALTY KICK GOALS-ATTEMPTS: None
COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPINGUNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Eloy Room 2 2 180 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 2 13 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 6 6 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1 Team totals 3 3 270 9 9 0 0.00 0 0 3 0 0 3 Opponent totals 3 3 270 12 5 7 2.33 0 0 0 3 0 0
MINNESOTA UNITED (1-0-2, 5 pts.) MLS Is Back Tournament (through 7/22/2020)
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 13 M Ethan Finlay 3 3 241 2 0 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 8 M Jan Gregus 3 3 270 0 2 6 2 5 2 0 9 1 0 19 D Romain Metanire 3 3 270 0 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 7 M Kevin Molino 2 2 134 1 0 3 1 0 10 1 0 0 0 44 M Raheem Edwards 3 0 26 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 D Jose Aja 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 M Osvaldo Alonso 2 2 180 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 9 F Luis Amarilla 2 1 99 0 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 15 D Michael Boxall 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 M Thomas Chacon 1 0 45 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 31 M Hassani Dotson 3 2 205 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 77 D Chase Gasper 3 3 270 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 94 M Marlon Hairston 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M Robin Lod 3 3 244 0 0 6 2 9 2 0 0 2 0 1 G Tyler Miller 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 D James Musa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 F Aaron Schoenfeld 3 1 112 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 23 F Mason Toye 1 1 59 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 D Noah Billingsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 G Fred Emmings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 M Jacori Hayes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 D Brent Kallman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D Ike Opara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 G Greg Ranjitsingh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 G Dayne St. Clair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 3 3 270 4 5 37 13 36 40 4 9 10 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 3 2 37 10 40 36 4 17 8 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kevin Molino 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1PENALTY KICK GOALS-ATTEMPTS: None
MINNESOTA UNITED INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPINGUNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 G Tyler Miller 3 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 1 0 2 1 Team totals 3 3 270 10 7 3 1.00 0 0 1 0 2 1 Opponent totals 3 3 270 13 10 4 1.33 0 0 0 1 2 1
UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
11 F Gyasi Zardes 5 5 402 4 0 8 5 0 5 6 0 0 010 M Lucas Zelarayan 5 4 324 3 2 9 4 2 8 0 6 0 034 M Youness Mokhtar 5 3 235 2 1 5 2 6 1 0 5 1 08 M Artur 5 4 379 0 1 5 2 7 5 0 0 1 02 D Chris Cadden 4 1 167 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 022 M Derrick Etienne Jr. 4 1 189 0 1 4 0 7 7 0 0 0 016 M Hector Jimenez 3 2 225 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 012 M Luis Diaz 5 3 272 0 1 10 4 8 8 1 0 2 019 D Milton Valenzuela 3 3 180 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 07 M Pedro Santos 4 4 298 0 1 7 4 5 8 0 12 2 030 D Aboubacar Keita 3 2 253 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 021 M Aidan Morris 2 0 36 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 013 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 M Darlington Nagbe 5 5 404 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 01 G Eloy Room 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09 F Fanendo Adi 3 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 025 D Harrison Afful 4 4 360 0 0 2 0 7 1 1 0 1 04 D Jonathan Mensah 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 03 D Josh Williams 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 018 M Sebastian Berhalter 3 1 81 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 05 D Vito Wormgoor 2 2 107 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
Own-goals received 0Team totals 5 5 450 9 10 52 21 64 74 8 23 12 0Opponent totals 5 5 450 1 0 51 15 74 64 5 25 9 1
2020 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (4-0-1, 13 pts.)
COLUMBUS CREW SC GOALKEEPING
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO
13 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 G Eloy Room 4 4 360 9 8 1 0.25 1 1 3 0 1 3
Team totals 5 5 450 15 14 1 0.2 1 1 4 0 1 4Opponent totals 5 5 450 21 12 9 1.8 0 0 0 4 1 0
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Lucas Zelarayan 2, Gyasi Zardes 1, Youness Mokhtar 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Pedro Santos 1, Milton Valenzuela 1, Chris Cadden 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: None
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2020 MINNESOTA UNITED STATISTICS (3-0-2, 11 pts.)UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E
7 M Kevin Molino 4 4 257 3 1 6 3 2 14 1 0 0 013 M Ethan Finlay 5 5 421 2 2 4 3 7 5 2 0 0 09 F Luis Amarilla 4 3 267 2 1 14 5 3 5 2 0 2 03 D Ike Opara 2 2 180 2 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 08 M Jan Gregus 5 5 450 1 4 9 3 8 4 0 24 1 017 M Robin Lod 5 5 422 1 0 10 4 12 2 0 0 2 019 D Romain Metanire 5 5 450 0 2 1 1 5 5 0 0 1 044 M Raheem Edwards 4 0 28 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 012 F Aaron Schoenfeld 5 1 124 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 077 D Chase Gasper 5 5 450 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 031 M Hassani Dotson 5 2 262 0 0 6 2 1 4 0 0 1 041 D James Musa 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04 D Jose Aja 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 094 M Marlon Hairston 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 F Mason Toye 1 1 59 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 015 D Michael Boxall 5 5 450 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 06 M Osvaldo Alonso 4 4 360 0 0 3 0 7 6 0 0 2 011 M Thomas Chacon 1 0 45 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 01 G Tyler Miller 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Own-goals received 1Team totals 5 5 450 12 11 65 27 68 61 7 24 13 0Opponent totals 5 5 450 6 2 71 19 61 68 6 25 11 1
MINNESOTA UNITED GOALKEEPING
UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO
1 G Tyler Miller 5 5 450 19 13 6 1.2 2 2 3 0 2 1Team totals 5 5 450 19 13 6 1.2 2 2 3 0 2 1Opponent totals 5 5 448 27 16 12 2.41 0 1 0 3 2 1
GAME-WINNING GOALS: Luis Amarilla 2, Kevin Molino 1GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Ethan Finlay 1, Kevin Molino 1, Raheem Edwards 1, Romain Metanire 1PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: Luis Amarilla 0-1
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DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:
Sun. Mar. 1 New York City FC
W 1-0 17473 1-0-0 4 3 CLB: Zelarayan (56);
Sat. Mar. 7 at Seattle T 1-1 33080 1-0-1 5 4 CLB: Zardes (33); SEA: Ruidiaz (79)Sat. July 11 at FC
CincinnatiW 4-0 0 2-0-1 1 7 CLB: Zelarayan (27) Zardes (30,49) Mokhtar (60);
Thu. July 16 New York W 2-0 0 3-0-1 1 10 CLB: Zardes (22) Zelarayan (47); Tue. July 21 at Atlanta W 1-0 0 4-0-1 1 13 CLB: Mokhtar (18);
COLUMBUS CREW SC 2020 SCHEDULE
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DAY DATE OPPONENT RESULT ATT W-L-T POS PTS NOTES:
Sun. Mar. 1 at Portland W 3-1 25218 1-0-0 1 3 MIN: Molino (51,79) Amarilla (76); POR: Valeri (56)
Sat. Mar. 7 at San Jose W 5-2 12223 2-0-0 2 6 MIN: Opara (12,71) Gregus (26) Amarilla (32) Lod (48+); SJ: Eriksson (19) Qazaishvili (53)
Sun. July 12 at Sporting KC W 2-1 0 3-0-0 1 9 MIN: own goal (92+) Molino (97+); KC: Shelton (43)Fri. July 17 at Real Salt
LakeT 0-0 0 3-0-1 1 10
Wed. July 22 at Colorado T 2-2 1 3-0-2 2 11 MIN: Finlay (36,43); COL: Kamara (19) Lewis (59)
MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE
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CREW SC INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)Goals
2 Gyasi Zardes 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Assists
2 Lucas Zelarayan 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Shots
4 Pedro Santos 03/01/2020 vs NYC W 1-04 Luis Diaz 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Shots on Goal
2 4 times 03/01/2020 vs NYC W 1-0Fouls Committed
4 Luis Diaz 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Fouls Suffered
4 Pedro Santos 07/16/2020 vs NYR W 2-04 Luis Diaz 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Offside
2 Gyasi Zardes 03/07/2020 vs SEA T 1-12 Gyasi Zardes 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Saves
6 Andrew Tarbell 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Shots Faced
6 Andrew Tarbell 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Goals Allowed
1 Eloy Room 03/07/2020 vs SEA T 1-1
TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)Shots
5 03/07/2020 vs SEA T 1-1Shots on Goal
3 03/07/2020 vs SEA T 1-13 07/16/2020 vs NYR W 2-03 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Fouls Committed
6 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Fouls Suffered
10 03/07/2020 vs SEA T 1-1Corner Kicks
1 03/07/2020 vs SEA T 1-1Offside
0 07/16/2020 vs NYR W 2-0Saves
0 07/16/2020 vs NYR W 2-0Shots Faced
0 07/16/2020 vs NYR W 2-0
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)Goals
4 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Assists
4 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Shots
14 03/01/2020 vs NYC W 1-0Shots on Goal
6 03/01/2020 vs NYC W 1-06 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Fouls Committed
23 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Fouls Suffered
20 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Corner Kicks
6 03/01/2020 vs NYC W 1-06 07/11/2020 vs CIN W 4-0Offside
3 03/01/2020 vs NYC W 1-0Saves
6 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Shots Faced
6 07/21/2020 vs ATL W 1-0Goals Allowed
1 03/07/2020 vs SEA T 1-1
UNITED INDIVIDUAL HIGH GAMES (2020)Goals
2 Kevin Molino 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-12 Ike Opara 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-22 Ethan Finlay 07/22/2020 at COL T 2-2Assists
2 Ethan Finlay 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-12 Jan Gregus 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-22 Jan Gregus 07/22/2020 at COL T 2-2Shots
6 Luis Amarilla 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Shots on Goal
2 7 times 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-1Fouls Committed
6 Ethan Finlay 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-16 Robin Lod 07/22/2020 at COL T 2-2Fouls Suffered
6 Kevin Molino 07/12/2020 at KC W 2-1Offside
1 7 times 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-1Saves
4 Tyler Miller 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Shots Faced
6 Tyler Miller 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Goals Allowed
2 Tyler Miller 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-22 Tyler Miller 07/22/2020 at COL T 2-2
TEAM LOW GAMES (2020)Shots
9 07/12/2020 at KC W 2-1Shots on Goal
2 07/12/2020 at KC W 2-1Fouls Committed
9 07/17/2020 at RSL T 0-0Fouls Suffered
7 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Corner Kicks
1 07/17/2020 at RSL T 0-0Offside
0 07/22/2020 at COL T 2-2Saves
2 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-12 07/12/2020 at KC W 2-12 07/17/2020 at RSL T 0-0Shots Faced
2 07/17/2020 at RSL T 0-0
TEAM HIGH GAMES (2020)Goals
5 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Assists
4 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Shots
18 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-218 07/22/2020 at COL T 2-2Shots on Goal
10 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Fouls Committed
22 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-1Fouls Suffered
14 03/01/2020 at POR W 3-114 07/12/2020 at KC W 2-1Corner Kicks
8 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Offside
3 07/12/2020 at KC W 2-1Saves
4 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Shots Faced
6 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-2Goals Allowed
2 03/07/2020 at SJ W 5-22 07/22/2020 at COL T 2-2
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Crew SC 2 wins, 4 goals
United 1 wins, 3 goals0 ties
7/4/2017 CLB 1 at MIN 0 ()10/28/2018 CLB 3 vs MIN 2 (CC)5/18/2019 MIN 1 vs CLB 0 ()
UNITED VS CREW SC
ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS
GOALS SCORED IN 15-MINUTE INTERVALS:
1-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 OT Total
CLB 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4MIN 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
Crew SC United
Category 1 2 OT Tot 1 2 OT TotGoals 1 3 0 4 0 3 0 3Shots 13 23 0 36 12 22 0 34Shots on Goal 2 7 0 9 1 5 0 6Fouls 14 17 0 31 14 18 0 32Offsides 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 5Corner Kicks 9 3 0 12 9 6 0 15
HEAD-TO-HEAD
CAREER COACHING RECORDS:Adrian Heath vs. CLB 2-3-1 (1.17 pts./game)Caleb Porter vs. MIN 1-2-0 (1 pts./game)
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS:Crew SC United
Goals 3 Gyasi Zardes 2 Francisco CalvoAssists 1 5 times 1 3 timesShots 5 3 times 7 Darwin QuinteroShots on Goal 3 Gyasi Zardes 2 Francisco CalvoFouls Committed 4 Lalas Abubakar 4 3 timesFouls Suffered 5 Gyasi Zardes 6 Kevin MolinoWins 2 Zack Steffen 1 Vito MannoneLosses 1 Jon Kempin 1 Shuttleworth/LampsonShutouts 1 Zack Steffen 1 Vito MannoneSaves 2 Jon Kempin 3 Matt LampsonGoals Allowed 2 Zack Steffen 3 Matt Lampson
Columbus Crew SC Minnesota UnitedW-L-T Streak (started) W-L-T Streak (started)
At Halftime:Leading 3-0-1 3 Ws (07/11/2020) 1-0-1 1 Ts (07/22/2020)Tied 1-0-0 1 Ws (03/01/2020) 1-0-1 1 Ts (07/17/2020)Trailing 0-0-0 1 Ws (09/14/2019) 1-0-0 1 Ws (07/12/2020)
First Goal:Allowed 0-0-0 1 Ls (10/06/2019) 1-0-1 1 Ts (07/22/2020)Scored 4-0-1 3 Ws (07/11/2020) 2-0-0 4 Ws (08/14/2019)
Goals Scored:0 goals 0-0-0 12 Ls (03/23/2019) 0-0-1 1 Ts (07/17/2020)1 goals 2-0-1 1 Ws (07/21/2020) 0-0-0 2 Ts (08/17/2019)2 goals 1-0-0 2 Ws (09/29/2019) 1-0-1 1 Ts (07/22/2020)3 goals 0-0-0 4 Ws (05/08/2019) 1-0-0 2 Ws (09/15/2019)4 goals 1-0-0 1 Ws (07/11/2020) 1-0-0 2 Ws (06/29/2019)
Goals Allowed:0 goals 4-0-0 9 Ws (03/09/2019) 0-0-1 2 Ts (09/22/2019)1 goals 0-0-1 1 Ts (03/07/2020) 2-0-0 2 Ws (03/01/2020)2 goals 0-0-0 2 Ts (08/10/2019) 1-0-1 1 Ts (07/22/2020)3 goals 0-0-0 5 Ls (03/23/2019) 0-0-0 2 Ls (05/29/2019)4 goals 0-0-0 0 - - 0-0-0 2 Ls (04/19/2019)
W-L-T Breakdowns:
ALL-TIME SERIES GAME HIGHS:Crew SC United
Goals 3 Gyasi Zardes (10/28/18)
2 Francisco Calvo (10/28/18)
Assists 1 5 players tied 1 3 players tiedShots 5 3 players tied 6 Darwin Quintero
(05/18/19)Shots on Goal 3 Gyasi Zardes
(10/28/18)2 Francisco Calvo (10/28/18)
Fouls Committed 3 David Guzman (05/18/19)
4 Rasmus Schuller (10/28/18)
Fouls Suffered 3 Guzman/Zardes 3 4 players tiedShutouts 1 Zack Steffen
(07/04/17)1 Vito Mannone (05/18/19)
Saves 2 Jon Kempin (05/18/19) 3 Matt Lampson (10/28/18)Goals Allowed 2 Zack Steffen
(10/28/18)3 Matt Lampson (10/28/18)
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PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTGyasi Zardes 2 2 180 3 0 5Kekuta Manneh 1 1 63 1 0 1Harrison Afful 1 1 90 0 1 0Niko Hansen 2 1 101 0 1 5Federico Higuain 2 2 165 0 1 4Wil Trapp 3 3 270 0 1 1Milton Valenzuela 1 1 90 0 1 0Team totals 3 3 270 4 5 36Opponent totals 3 3 270 3 3 34
CREW SC CAREER SCORING VS. UNITED (2-1-0)
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGJon Kempin 1 90 3 2 1.00 0Zack Steffen 2 180 3 1 1.00 0Team totals 3 270 6 3 1.00 0Opponent totals 3 270 9 5 1.33 0
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PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTFrancisco Calvo 1 1 90 2 0 3Ethan Finlay 1 1 87 1 0 1Brent Kallman 2 2 148 0 1 1Romain Metanire 1 1 90 0 1 2Darwin Quintero 2 2 174 0 1 7Team totals 3 3 270 3 3 34Opponent totals 3 3 270 4 5 36
UNITED CAREER SCORING VS. CREW SC (1-2-0)
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGVito Mannone 1 90 0 0 0.00 0Bobby Shuttleworth 1 90 3 2 1.00 0Matt Lampson 1 90 6 3 3.00 0Team totals 3 270 9 5 1.33 0Opponent totals 3 270 6 3 1.00 0
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CURRENT CREW SC VS. UNITED (2-1-0)
PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTFanendo Adi 3 3 270 3 0 11Jordan Hamilton 2 1 107 3 0 6Gyasi Zardes 3 3 270 3 0 5Harrison Afful 1 1 90 0 1 0Darlington Nagbe 4 4 360 0 1 3Milton Valenzuela 1 1 90 0 1 0Artur 1 1 90 0 0 1Derrick Etienne Jr. 2 0 40 0 0 2Waylon Francis 1 0 45 0 0 0Hector Jimenez 2 2 177 0 0 0Jon Kempin 1 1 90 0 0 0Matt Lampson 1 1 90 0 0 0Jonathan Mensah 1 1 90 0 0 0Pedro Santos 1 0 30 0 0 3Axel Sjoberg 1 1 90 0 0 1Andrew Tarbell 3 3 270 0 0 0Josh Williams 3 2 236 0 0 0Team totals 3 3 270 4 5 36Opponent totals 3 3 270 3 3 34
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHT SV GAA PGJon Kempin 1 90 3 2 1.00 0Andrew Tarbell 3 270 13 8 1.67 0Matt Lampson 1 90 2 0 2.00 0Team totals 3 270 6 3 1.00 0Opponent totals 3 270 9 5 1.33 0
PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHTRaheem Edwards 5 2 214 1 3 4Kevin Molino 5 5 428 1 1 13Ike Opara 8 5 473 1 1 5Ethan Finlay 1 1 87 1 0 1Osvaldo Alonso 13 13 1170 0 1 13Marlon Hairston 4 2 143 0 1 0Brent Kallman 2 2 148 0 1 1Romain Metanire 1 1 90 0 1 2Jose Aja 2 2 133 0 0 0Michael Boxall 3 3 270 0 0 0Jan Gregus 1 1 90 0 0 0Tyler Miller 2 2 180 0 0 0Team totals 3 3 270 3 3 34Opponent totals 3 3 270 4 5 36
GOALKEEPER GP MIN SHTS SV GAA PGTyler Miller 2 180 2 2 0.00 0Team totals 3 270 9 5 1.33 0Opponent totals 3 270 6 3 1.00 0
CURRENT UNITED VS. CREW SC (1-2-0)
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2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MLS Is Back Tournament (Round of 16)
Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. ETLocation: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando, Florida) National TV: ESPN, TSN 97.1 The Fan [Radio]: Chris Doran (play-by-play) ColumbusCrewSC.com Spanish Audio Stream: Juan Valladares (play-by-play) Columbus Crew SC Communications Contacts: Tim Miller (O: 614-447-4176) (C: 847-828-2003),TMiller@columbuscrewsc.com**Carlos Mojica (O: 614-447-4203) (C: 330-321-8989), CMojica@columbuscrewsc.com
Minnesota United FC Communications Contacts:**Eric Durkee (C: 651-270-8755), eric.d@mnufc.comGabriela Lozada (C: 952-649-0405), gabriela.l@mnufc.com
** With the team
2020 MLS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD: OVERALL: 4-0-1 HOME: 2-0-0 AWAY: 2-0-1 DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)/RESULT TV STATION
Sun., March 1 NEW YORK CITY FC W, 1-0 SportsTime Ohio
Sat., March 7 @ Seattle Sounders FC D, 1-1 SportsTime Ohio
Sat., July 11 @ FC Cincinnati* W, 4-0 FS1, TUDN, TSN
Thu., July 16 NEW YORK RED BULLS* W, 2-0 FS1, TUDN, TSN
Tue., July 21 @ Atlanta United* W, 1-0 ESPN2, TUDN, TSN
*MLS is Back Tournament Group Stage match which counted towards MSL 2020 regular season
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT CREW SC KNOCKOUT STAGE SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT TIME (ET)/RESULT TV STATIONTue., July 28 Minnesota United FC 8:00 p.m. ET ESPN, TSN
PRONUNCIATIONS # Player Pos. Pronunciation 1 Eloy Room GK AY-loy 2 Chris Cadden D CAD-den 3 Josh Williams D 4 Jonathan Mensah D Men-SAH 5 Vito Wormgoor D vee-TOH worm-HOOR 6 Darlington Nagbe M NAG-bee 7 Pedro Santos M SAHN-toes 8 Artur M are-TOUR 9 Fanendo Adi F FA-nen-doe AH-dee 10 Lucas Zelarayan M LOO-cass SELL-ah-rah-YAN 11 Gyasi Zardes F JAH-see SAR-des 12 Luis Diaz M loo-EES DEE-as 13 Andrew Tarbell G TAR-bell 14 Waylon Francis D WAY-lon 16 Hector Jimenez M hee-MEH-nes 17 Jordan Hamilton F 18 Sebastian Berhalter M BURR-hall-ter 19 Milton Valenzuela D VAH-len-SWAY-el-ah 21 Aidan Morris M 22 Derrick Etienne Jr. M eh-TYEN 24 Jon Kempin GK kem-PIN 25 Harrison Afful D AH-full (like Waffle) 27 Miguel Berry F 28 Matt Lampson GK 30 Aboubacar Keita D ah-BOO-bah-car Keh-ee-TAH 34 Youness Mokhtar M YOU-ness MOCK-tar 44 Axel Sjoberg D SHOE-berg
For an audio guide with every Crew SC player pronouncing his own name, please see www.columbuscrewsc.com/media/pronounce. Technical staff pronunciations on page two.
COLUMBUSCREW SC
MLS is Back Tournament: (3-0-0)
MINNESOTAUNITED FC
MLS is Back Tournament: (1-0-2)
C R E W S C M E D I A W E B S I T E : C O L U M B U S C R E W S C . C O M / M E D I A
LAST MATCH STARTING XI - JULY 21, 2020
19 VALENZUELA3 GP, 3 GS, 0 G, 1 A
8 ARTUR5 GP, 4 GS, 0 G, 1 A
25 AFFUL4 GP, 4 GS, 0 G, 0 A
7 SANTOS4 GP, 4 GS, 0 G, 1 A
13 TARBELL
1 GP, 1 GS, 0.00 GAA, 6 SV, 1 SO
30 KEITA3 GP, 2 GS, 0 G, 0 A
34 MOKHTAR
5 GP, 3 GS, 2 G, 1 A
4 MENSAH (C)
5 GP, 5 GS, 0 G, 0 A
12 DIAZ
5 GP, 3 GS, 0 G, 1 A
11 ZARDES5 GP, 5 GS, 4 G, 0 A
6 NAGBE5 GP, 5 GS, 0 G, 0 A
Stats are from 2020 MLS regular season
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GROUP STAGE FINAL STANDINGS
GROUP D
TEAM W L D GF GA PTS GD1. *Sporting Kansas City 2 1 0 6 4 6 +22. *Minnesota United FC 1 0 2 4 3 5 +1 3. *Real Salt Lake 1 1 1 2 2 4 04. Colorado Rapids 0 2 1 4 7 1 -3
GROUP E
TEAM W L D GF GA PTS GD1. *Columbus Crew SC 3 0 0 7 0 9 +72. *FC Cincinnati 2 1 0 3 4 6 -1 3. New York Red Bulls 1 2 0 1 4 3 -34. Atlanta United 0 3 0 0 3 0 -3
*Advanced to Knockout Stage MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Round Information
• The Knockout Stage consists of four rounds: (i) the Round of 16, (ii) Quarterfinals, (iii) Semifinals and (iv) the Final.
• All Knockout Stage Competition Matches, including the Competition Final, that are tied through 90 minutes of regulation will go directly to five kicks from the penalty mark (and continue into sudden death kick from the penalty mark, if necessary) to determine a winner (i.e., no extra time).
All matches on FS1 and TUDN will also be streamed live on the FOX Sports App and the TUDN App. Each match will also air on local Radio/Audio Stream: 97.1 The Fan (English) & Columbu-
sCrewSC.com (Spanish)
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No . Name Pos. Ht. Wt. DOB Hometown College 1 Eloy Room G 6-3 179 02-06-89 Nijmegen, Netherlands 2 Chris Cadden D 6-0 168 09-19-96 Bellshill, Scotland 3 Josh Williams D 6-2 185 04-18-88 Copley, OH Cleveland State University 4 Jonathan Mensah D 6-2 183 07-13-90 Prampram, Ghana 5 Vito Wormgoor D 6-2 179 11-16-88 Leersum, Netherlands 6 Darlington Nagbe M 5-9 170 07-19-90 Lakewood, OH University of Akron 7 Pedro Santos M 5-6 139 04-22-88 Lisbon, Portugal 8 Artur M 5-11 154 03-11-96 Salvador, Brazil 9 Fanendo Adi F 6-4 185 10-10-90 Lagos, Nigeria 10 Lucas Zelarayan M 5-9 154 06-20-92 Cordoba, Argentina 11 Gyasi Zardes F 6-1 187 09-02-91 Hawthorne, CA Cal State University Bakersfield 12 Luis Diaz M 5-11 159 12-06-98 Nicoya, Costa Rica 13 Andrew Tarbell G 6-3 193 10-07-93 Lindbell, LA Clemson University 14 Waylon Francis D 5-9 160 09-20-90 Puerto Limon, Costa Rica 16 Hector Jimenez M 5-9 145 11-03-88 Bell Gardens, CA University of California-Berkeley 17 Jordan Hamilton F 6-0 185 03-17-96 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada 18 Sebastian Berhalter M 5-9 155 05-10-01 Westerville, OH University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill 19 Milton Valenzuela D 5-6 145 08-13-98 Rosario, Argentina 21 Aidan Morris M 5-10 158 11-16-01 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Indiana University 22 Derrick Etienne M 5-10 160 11-15-96 Paterson, NJ Unversity of Virginia 24 Jon Kempin G 6-1 175 04-08-93 Leawood, KS 25 Harrison Afful D 5-6 135 07-24-86 Senya Breku, Ghana 27 Miguel Berry F 6-3 180 09-16-97 Poway, CA University of San Diego 28 Matt Lampson G 6-3 200 06-09-89 Hilliard, OH Ohio State University 30 Aboubacar Keita D 6-2 180 04-06-00 Columbus, OH University of Virginia 34 Youness Mokhtar M 5-10 165 08-29-91 Utrecht, Netherlands 44 Axel Sjoberg D 6-7 210 03-08-91 Stockholm, Sweden Marquette University
No. Name Age Pronunciation Birthplace Previous Club9 Fanendo Adi 29 FA-nen-doe AH-dee Lagos, Nigeria FC Cincinnati25 Harrison Afful 34 AH-full (like Waffle) Tema, Ghana Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)8 Artur 23 are-TOUR Brumado, Brazil Sao Paulo FC (Brazil) 18 Sebastian Berhalter 19 BURR-hall-ter London, England University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (NCAA)27 Miguel Berry 22 Barcelona, Spain University of San Diego (NCAA) 2 Chris Cadden 23 CAD-den Bellshill, Scotland Motherwell FC (Scotland)12 Luis Diaz 21 lo-EES DEE-as Nicoya, Costa Rica Club Sport Herediano (Costa Rica) 22 Derrick Etienne 23 eh-TYEN Richmond, VA New York Red Bulls14 Waylon Francis 29 WAY-lon Puerto Limon, Costa Rica Seattle Sounders FC17 Jordan Hamilton 23 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Toronto FC16 Hector Jimenez 31 hee-MEH-nes Huntington Park, CA LA Galaxy30 Aboubacar Keita 19 ah-BOO-bah-car KAY-tah New York, NY University of Virginia (NCAA)24 Jon Kempin 26 Leawood, KS LA Galaxy28 Matt Lampson 30 Cleveland, TN LA Galaxy 4 Jonathan Mensah 30 Men-SAH Accra, Ghana Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) 34 Youness Mokhtar 28 YOU-ness MOCK-tar Utrecht, Netherlands Stabaek (Norway) 21 Aidan Morris 18 Fort Lauderdale, FL Indiana University (NCAA)6 Darlington Nagbe 30 NAG-bee Monrovia, Liberia Atlanta United 1 Eloy Room 30 AY-loy Nijmegen, Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 7 Pedro Santos 31 SAHN-toes Lisbon, Portugal Sporting Clube de Braga (Portugal)44 Axel Sjoberg 28 SHOO-berg Stockholm, Sweden Colorado Rapids13 Andrew Tarbell 26 TAR-bell Mandeville, LA San Jose Earthquakes 19 Milton Valenzuela 21 VAH-len-SWAY-la Rosario, Argentina Newell’s Old Boys (Argentina) 3 Josh Williams 31 Akron, OH Toronto FC 5 Vito Wormgoor 31 vee-TOH worm-HOOR Leersum, Netherlands SK Brann (Norway)11 Gyasi Zardes 28 JAH-see SAR-des Los Angeles, CA LA Galaxy10 Lucas Zelarayan 27 LOO-cass SELL-ah-rah-YAN Cordoba, Argentina Club Tigres (Mexico)
NUMERICAL ROSTER
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
President and General Manager: Tim Bezbatchenko Technical Director: Pat Onstad Head Coach: Caleb PorterAssistant Coaches: Ezra Hendrickson, Tim Hanley, Pablo Moreira, Ben Cross
Director of High Performance: Clive BrewerStrength and Conditioning Coach: Brook Hamilton Fitness Coach: Federico PizzutoAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Kelly Roderick
Head Athletic Trainer: Chris ShenbergerAssistant Athletic Trainer: Daniel Givens
Manager of Team Operations: Julio Velasquez Player Care Coordinator: McKenzie Bostic
Head Equipment Manager: David Brauzer Assistant Equipment Manager: Ron Meadors Data Analyst: Alex Mysiw Video Analyst: Liviu BirdDietician: Jay Short
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2020 MLS RESULTS
MLS REGULAR SEASON
Date Opponent Result Score Attendance Record Place Pts. Goal Scorers Sun., March 1 vs. NEW YORK CITY FC W 1-0 17,473 1-0-0 Fourth 3 CLB: Zelarayan (Unassisted) 56' NYC: None
Sat., March 7 @ Seattle Sounders FC D 1-1 33,080 1-0-1 Fifth 4 CLB: Zardes (Diaz, Artur) 33' SEA: Ruidiaz (Penalty Kick) 79' Sat., July 11 @ FC Cincinnati W 4-0 None 2-0-1 Fourth 7 CLB: Zelarayan (Unassisted) 27', Zardes (Mokhtar) 30' Zardes (Zelarayan) 49', Mokhtar (Jimenez, Zelarayan) 60' CIN: None
Thur., July 16 vs. New York Red Bulls W 2-0 None 3-0-1 First 10 CLB: Zardes (Santos, Cadden) 22', Zelarayan (Etienne Jr.) 47' NYR: None
Tue., July 21 @ Atlanta United W 1-0 None 4-0-1 First 13 CLB: Mokhtar (Valenzuela) 18' ATL: None
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT KNOCKOUT STAGE
Date Opponent Result Score Attendance Goal Scorers Tue., July 21 Minnesota United
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MLS Regular Season
YEAR W-L-T PTS OT ShO GF GA Finish Playoff Result 1996 15-17-0 37 0-0-0 4-5 59 60 East 4 East Semifinals 1997 15-17-0 39 0- 0-0 3-4 42 41 East 3 East Finals 1998 15-17-0 45 0-0-0 0-5 67 56 East 2 East Finals 1999 19-13-0 45 0-0-0 6-4 48 39 East 2 East Finals 2000 11-16-5 38 1-0-5 0-0 48 58 Cent 4 Did not qualify 2001 13-7-6 45 1-0-6 0-0 49 36 Cent 2 Quarterfinals 2002 11-12-5 38 1-3-5 0-0 44 43 East 1 East Finals 2003 10-12-8 38 1-3-8 0-0 44 44 East 5 Did not qualify 2004 12-5-13 49 0-0-0 0-0 40 32 East 1 East Semifinals 2005 11-16-5 38 0-0-0 0-0 34 45 East 6 Did not qualify 2006 8-15-9 33 0-0-0 0-0 30 42 East 6 Did not qualify 2007 9-11-10 37 0-0-0 0-0 39 44 East 6 Did not qualify 2008 17-7-6 57 0-0-0 0-0 50 36 East 1 MLS Cup Champion 2009 13-7-10 49 0-0-0 0-0 41 31 East 1 East Quarterfinals 2010 14-8-8 50 0-0-0 0-0 40 34 East 2 East Quarterfinals 2011 13-13-8 47 0-0-0 0-0 43 44 East 4 East Wild Card 2012 15-12-7 52 0-0-0 0-0 44 44 East 6 Did not qualify 2013 12-17-5 41 0-0-0 0-0 42 46 East 8 Did not qualify 2014 14-10-10 52 0-0-0 0-0 52 42 East 3 East Semifinals 2015 15-11-8 53 0-0-0 0-0 58 53 East 2 East. Conf. Champ., MLS Cup 2016 8-14-12 36 0-0-0 0-0 50 58 East 9 Did not qualify 2017 16-12-6 54 0-0-0 0-0 53 49 East 5 East. Conf. Championship 2018 14-11-9 51 0-0-0 0-0 43 45 East 5 East. Conf. Semifinals 2019 10-16-8 38 0-0-0 0-0 39 47 East 10 Did not qualify 2020 4-0-1 13 0-0-0 0-0 9 1 TBD TBDTOT. 314-296-159 1075 4-6-19 13-18 1111 1071
Regular-Season Home Matches
YEAR W-L-T PTS OT ShO GF GA GD 1996 8-8-0 24 0-0-0 0-3 32 27 +5 1997 11-5-0 27 0-0-0 3-1 25 15 +10 1998 11-5-0 33 0-0-0 0-1 49 31 +18 1999 10-6-0 24 0-0-0 3-4 29 18 +11 2000 7-6-3 21 1-0-3 0-0 29 25 +4 2001 7-1-5 26 1-0-5 0-0 29 15 +14 2002 6-4-4 22 0-1-4 0-0 17 15 +2 2003 6-3-6 24 0-0-6 0-0 24 15 +9 2004 8-2-5 29 0-0-0 0-0 26 18 +8 2005 7-8-1 22 0-0-0 0-0 15 19 -4 2006 4-6-6 18 0-0-0 0-0 16 16 0 2007 5-5-5 20 0-0-0 0-0 17 17 0 2008 11-2-2 35 0-0-0 0-0 30 15 +15 2009 9-2-4 31 0-0-0 0-0 25 15 +10 2010 10-3-2 32 0-0-0 0-0 22 12 +10 2011 9-3-5 32 0-0-0 0-0 27 18 +9 2012 11-3-3 36 0-0-0 0-0 28 21 +11 2013 7-7-3 24 0-0-0 0-0 19 13 +6 2014 9-4-4 31 0-0-0 0-0 27 15 +12 2015 9-4-4 31 0-0-0 0-0 38 25 +13 2016 6-3-8 26 0-0-0 0-0 31 25 +6 2017 12-3-2 38 0-0-0 0-0 34 17 +17 2018 11-2-4 36 0-0-0 0-0 29 18 +112019 6-6-5 23 0-0-0 0-0 16 16 - 2 2020 2-0-0 6 0-0-0 0-0 7 0 +7TOT. 202-101-81 671 2-1-18 6-9 646 450 +194
YEAR-BY-YEAR OVERALL RECORD
YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD
Regular-Season Road Matches
YEAR W-L-T PTS OT ShO GF GA GD 1996 7-9-0 13 0-0-0 4-2 27 33 -61997 4-12-0 12 0-0-0 0-3 17 26 -9 1998 4-12-0 12 0-0-0 0-4 18 25 -7 1999 9-7-0 21 0-0-0 3-0 19 21 -2 2000 4-10-2 14 0-0-2 0-0 19 33 -14 2001 6-6-1 19 0-0-1 0-0 20 21 -1 2002 5-8-1 16 1-2-1 0-0 27 28 -1 2003 4-9-2 14 1-3-2 0-0 20 29 -9 2004 4-3-8 20 0-0-0 0-0 14 14 0 2005 4-8-4 16 0-0-0 0-0 19 26 -72006 4-9-3 15 0-0-0 0-0 14 26 -122007 4-6-5 17 0-0-0 0-0 22 27 -5 2008 6-5-4 22 0-0-0 0-0 20 21 -1 2009 4-5-6 18 0-0-0 0-0 16 16 0 2010 4-5-6 18 0-0-0 0-0 18 22 -4 2011 4-10-3 15 0-0-0 0-0 16 26 -102012 4-9-4 16 0-0-0 0-0 16 23 -7 2013 5-10-2 17 0-0-0 0-0 23 33 -102014 5-6-6 21 0-0-0 0-0 25 27 -2 2015 6-7-4 22 0-0-0 0-0 20 28 -8 2016 2-11-4 10 0-0-0 0-0 19 33 -142017 4-9-4 16 0-0-0 0-0 19 32 -132018 3-9-5 14 0-0-0 0-0 14 27 13 2019 4-10-3 15 0-0-0 0-0 18 23 -52020 2-0-1 4 0-0-0 0-0 2 1 0TOT. 112-195-78 396 2-5-6 7-9 463 620 -162
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Columbus Crew SC record: 2-1-0 (4 GF, 3 GA)Home: 1-0-0 (3 GF, 2 GA)Road: 1-1-0 (1 GF, 1 GA) PREVIOUS REGULAR-SEASON MEETINGS 07/04/2017 CLB 1 at MIN 0 W Allianz Field10/28/2018 CLB 3 vs MIN 2 W MAPFRE Stadium05/18/2019 CLB 0 at MIN 1 L Allianz Field
CREW SC FACES MINNESOTA UNITED FC ON TUESDAY Crew SC faces Minnesota United on Tuesday, July 28 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for the MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Stage Round of 16. The teams have faced each other on three previous occasions during regular-season action, with Crew SC winning two of those meetings. Should Crew SC advance, it would face the winner of the San Jose Earthquakes - Real Salt Lake Round of 16 match in the Quarterfinals of the tournament. LAST REGULAR-SEASON MEETING Crew SC traveled north to the Twin Cities on May 18, 2019 and lost a closely-contested match between the two sides. Former Crew SC member Ethan Finlay scored the lone goal of the match for Minnesota United FC. Crew SC goalkeeper Jon Kempin recorded three saves in defense of a 19-shot attack from the Loons.
COACHESCaleb Porter: 82-66-61 (Portland Timbers: ‘13 - '17; Crew SC: '19 - Present) vs.Adrian Heath: 55-67-35 (Orlando City SC: '15 - '16; Minnesota United FC: '17 - Present)
Records listed are MLS regular-season totals
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTENTuesday's match against Minnesota United FC kicks-off at 8:00 p.m. ET and is set to be televised nationally on ESPN and TSN, as well as stream live on the ESPN App and the TSN App. Locally, the contest is available in English on 97.1 The Fan, as well as via stream on 971TheFan.com, with Chris Doran on the call. A Spanish audio stream is available on ColumbusCrewSC.com, with Juan Valladares on the call.
CREW SC TO HOST A LIVE VIRTUAL FAN EXPERIENCE FOR SUPPORTERS DURING MINNESOTA UNITED FC MATCH In a second screen engagement option for supporters catching the Crew SC match against Minnesota United FC from home, Crew SC is set to host a Live Virtual Fan Experience via Zoom on Tuesday, which will provide Black & Gold supporters with the opportunity to engage with each other virtually as well as be featured for cut-ins during the nationally televised broad-cast. The virtual event, emceed by Crew SC TV broadcaster Brett Hiltbrand, begins at 7:45 p.m. ET and will feature appear-ances by Crew SC TV talent Neil Sika and Jordan Angeli. CREW SC TOPS GROUP E, QUALIFIES TO ROUND OF 16 OF MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT With its 1-0 victory over Atlanta United on July 21, Crew SC se-cured a spot in the Round of 16 of the MLS is Back Tournament. Additionally, the win over Atlanta brought the Crew's point total to nine points while netting a goal difference of +7, solidifying the Crew atop of Group E. Per the guidelines of the MLS is Back Tournament, the top two teams from each group advanced to the Round of 16, along with the next four highest-ranked teams in the group stage based on points. Crew SC is now set to face Minnesota United FC in a Round of 16 match and, should the Crew advance, it would play against the winner of the San Jose Earthquakes - Real Salt Lake Round of 16 match.
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT KNOCKOUT STAGE GUIDELINES The MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Stage consists of four rounds: (i) the Round of 16, (ii) Quarterfinals, (iii) Semifinals and (iv) the Final. All Knockout Stage Competition Matches, in-cluding the Competition Final, that are tied through 90 minutes of regulation will go directly to five kicks from the penalty mark (and continue into sudden death kick from the penalty mark, if necessary) to determine a winner. No extra time will be played in any match. CREW SC UNDEFEATED THROUGH FIRST FIVE REGULAR-SEASON MATCHES FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2010 Through five matches in the 2020 MLS regular season, Crew SC is undefeated with a record of 4-0-1. This season, the Black & Gold have defeated New York City FC 1-0 during Opening Match (March 1), before earning a point in a 1-1 road draw against 2019 MLS Champions Seattle Sounders FC (March 7), winning against FC Cincinnati 4-0 (July 11), defeating the New York Red Bulls 2-0 (July 16) and most recently defeating Atlanta United 1-0 (July 21). The last time Crew SC began the regular-season undefeated in its first five matches was 2010, when the Black & Gold started with a record of 3-0-2.
MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES
2020 REGULAR-SEASON SNAPSHOT
CREW SC DEFEATS ATLANTA UNITED 1-0 On Tuesday, July 21, Crew SC defeated Eastern Conference foe Atlanta United 1-0 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. Midfielder Youness Mokhtar scored the game-winning goal in the 18th minute after receiving a pass inside the box from defender Milton Valenzuela. Goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell made his first start (first appearance) for the Crew, registering six saves en route to posting his first shutout and recording his first win of the 2020 regular season. The victory marked the Club's third consecutive shutout, as well as the Club's fourth clean sheet of the 2020 MLS regular season. With the result, Crew SC finished the Group Stage of the MLS is Back Tournament undefeated, earning all nine possible points.
CREW SC VS. MINNESOTA UNITED FC AT A GLANCE
LAST MATCH RECAP BLACK & GOLD NOTES
CREW SC SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CAPS
2020 MLS Regular Season: 4-0-1 2020 MLS Regular Season: 3-0-2Points: 13 Points: 11Eastern Conference: First Western Conference: SecondHome: 2-0-0 Home: 0-0-0 Away: 2-0-1 Away: 3-0-2Goals For: 9 Goals For: 12Goals Against: 1 Goals Against: 6 +/-: +8 +/-: +6
2020 Regular-Season Leaders
Goals: Zardes (4) Goals: Molino (3) Assists: Zelarayan (2) Assists: Gregus (4) Shots: Diaz (10) Shots: Amarilla (14)Shots on Goal: Zardes (5) Shots on Goal: Amarilla (5)Fouls Suffered: Three players tied at (8) Fouls Suffered: Molino (14)Fouls Committed: Diaz (8) Fouls Committed: Lod (12) Yellow Cards Issued: Diaz (2) Yellow Cards Issued: Four players tied (2) Saves Leader: Room (8) Saves Leader: Miller (13)GAA Leader: Tarbell (0.00) GAA Leader: Miller (1.20)Wins: Room (3) Wins: Miller (3)
Player National Team Caps Last Appearance Jordan Hamilton Canada 2 10/6/16 vs. Mauritania (friendly)Chris Cadden Scotland 2 3/6/18 vs. Mexico (friendly) Luis Diaz Costa Rica 3 2/1/20 vs. United States (friendly) Waylon Francis Costa Rica 7 3/22/19 vs. Guatemala (friendly) Eloy Room Curacao 34 11/15/19 vs. Costa Rica (Concacaf Nations League)Harrison Afful Ghana 77 9/08/18 vs. Kenya (AFCoN qua.)Jonathan Mensah Ghana 60 6/29/19 vs. Cameroon (AFCoN)Derrick Etienne Jr. Haiti 22 11/18/19 vs. Costa Rica (Concacaf Nations League) Darlington Nagbe United States 25 3/28/18 vs. Paraguay (friendly) Gyasi Zardes United States 56 2/1/20 vs. Costa Rica (friendly)
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CREW RECORD THROUGH FIRST FIVE MATCHES: 2010-2020*YEAR W L D 2010 ...............3 0 2 2011 ...............2 1 2 2012 ...............2 3 0 2013 ...............2 1 2 2014 ...............3 1 1 2015 ...............1 2 2 2016 ...............0 3 2 2017 ...............3 1 1 2018 ...............3 1 1 2019 ...............3 1 1 2020 ...............4 0 1
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CREW SC ONLY CLUB TO WIN THREE MATCHES OF MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GROUP STAGE With its 1-0 win over Atlanta United on Thursday night, Crew SC became the only club to win each Group Stage match of the MLS is Back Tournament, earning the maximum possible nine points. The Black & Gold also led all teams competing in the MLS is Back Tournament in Goal Differential (+7). BLACK & GOLD ONLY CLUB TO POST THREE SHUTOUTS DURING MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GROUP STAGE In addition to being the only club at the MLS is Back Tourna-ment to win all three Group Stage matches, Crew SC's shut-out win over Atlanta United also made them the only club to not concede a goal during the Group Stage. The Crew's clean sheet against Atlanta United (July 21) was the Club's third consecutive shutout, dating back to a regular-season match against FC Cincinnati (July 11). Additionally, the last regular-season goal Crew SC allowed from open play was against Vancouver Whitecaps FC last year in a 1-1 draw on Septem-ber 21, 2019.
TARBELL GETS FIRST BLACK & GOLD START, SHUTOUT Goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell made his first regular-season appearance (first start) for Crew SC during the regular-sea-son match against Atlanta United (July 21). The goalkeeper made six saves during the contest en route to keeping a shutout against Atlanta United. This was Tarbell’s first clean sheet of the 2020 regular-season. Tarbell joined Crew SC in a trade with San Jose Earthquakes on February 19, 2020. MOKHTAR NETS GAME-WINNING GOAL AGAINST ATLANTA UNITEDMidfielder Youness Mokhtar scored Crew SC's game-winning goal in Tuesday's 1-0 victory against Atlanta United (July 21). The goal, which was his second strike of the 2020 MLS regu-lar season, came in the 18th minute of the match when he received a pass from Milton Valenzuela inside the box. Since joining Crew SC on July 19, 2019, Mokhtar has made 13 regular-season appearances (eight starts), registering three goals and two assists. VALENZUELA TALLIES FIRST ASSIST OF THE 2020 REGULAR SEASON AGAINST ATLANTA UNITEDDefender Milton Valenzuela provided the assist on Youness Mokhtar’s 18th-minute goal during Crew SC's win over Atlanta United (July 21). Notably, this was Valenzuela’s first assist of the 2020 regular-season as well as his first assist since a 2018 home match against Minnesota United FC (Oc-tober 28). Since joining Crew SC ahead of the 2018 season, Valenzuela has made 33 regular-season appearances (32 starts), tallying one goal and seven assists.
WAYLON FRANCIS• He has made 91 regular-season appearances for Crew SC and
needs nine more regular-season appearances to reach 100 starts with the Club.
GYASI ZARDES• He has made 197 regular-season appearances in MLS and needs
three more to reach 200 in the League.
MILESTONES ON THE HORIZON
SANTOS TAKES 200TH REGULAR-SEASON CORNER KICK FOR CREW SC AGAINST ATLANTA UNITEDMidfielder Pedro Santos took his 200th regular-season corner kick for Crew SC during Crew SC's match against Atlanta United (July 21). The corner kick took place in the 12th minute. Since joining Crew SC on August 8, 2017, San-tos has made 76 regular-season appearances (71 starts) in a Black & Gold uniform, scoring 12 goals and providing 16 assists.
NAGBE PERFECT IN PASSING ATTEMPTS AGAINST ATLANTA UNITEDMidfielder Darlington Nagbe completed one hundred per-cent of his passes during Crew SC's regular-season match against Atlanta United (July 21). In 80 minutes played, Nagbe completed all 43 of his attempted passes. Nota-bly, this is the second time Nagbe has attempted over 40 passes in an MLS match and completed each one, having previously completed all 48 of his passes for the Portland Timbers against FC Dallas (October 26, 2014).
ZARDES: TOP AMERICAN GOAL SCORER IN MLS SINCE 2018 Since the beginning of the 2018 MLS regular season, no American player has scored more goals in the League than forward Gyasi Zardes. The 28-year-old has tallied 36 goals in 65 regular-season appearances (all starts) for Crew SC, the fourth-most goals in MLS regular-season action over that same span. For a list of the top five goal scorers in MLS since the beginning of the 2018 MLS regular season, please see the graphic below. TOP AMERICAN MLS GOAL SCORERS SINCE 2018 PLAYER ...............................GOALS1. Gyasi Zardes (CLB) ......362. Chris Wondolowski (SJ) ..263. Dom Dwyer (ORL) ..............20T-4. Jozy Altidore (TOR) ........18T-4.Teal Bunbury (NE) ...........18T-4. Christian Ramirez (HOU) ... 18 CREW SC SUPPORT STAFF HELPS PLAYER FAMILIES BACK IN COLUMBUSWhile Crew SC players are in Florida participating in the MLS is Back Tournament, Crew SC support staff back in Co-lumbus is ensuring the players' families are being looked after. Before the team departed, Crew SC Player Care Coordinator McKenzie Bostic was responsible for meeting with each player individually to understand their needs and to secure the resources to do so. For example, for families with children or players with wives who are expecting, the support staff has been able to ensure those families and expecting mothers are receiving regular household gro-cery deliveries to ease any logistical concern, as well as to maintain ideal health and safety protocol. “Right now, my main role is [...] to be the point person for full support of all the families, both players and the staff,” Bostic said.
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2020 MISCELLANEOUS MLS REGULAR-SEASON STATSQuickest Goal: Mokhtar 7/21 vs. ATL 18’
Quickest Goal Against: Ruidiaz, 3/7 @ SEA 79' Game-Winning Goals after 75’: N/A Game-Tying Goals after 75’: N/A
Game-Winning Goals Against after 75’: N/A Game-Tying Goals Against after 75’: Ruidiaz, 3/7 @ SEA 79'
Hat Tricks: N/A
Hat Tricks Against: N/A
Own Goals For: N/A
Own Goals Against: N/A
Red Cards: N/A
Opponent’s Red Cards: Chamot, 3/1 vs. NYC 3' '
2020 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS FOR
2020 REGULAR-SEASON PENALTY KICKS AGAINST
CLB Player Goalkeeper, Team Date Result
N/A N/A N/A N/A
Player, Team CLB Goalkeeper Date Result
Ruidiaz, SEA Eloy Room 3/7 GOAL
CREW SC 2020 REGULAR-SEASON HONORS
MLS Player of the Month presented by EA Sports: N/A
MLSSoccer.com Player of the Week: N/A
MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week: Lucas Zelarayan (Week 1, MLSiB Rounds 1,2) Artur (Week 2) Darlington Nagbe (MLSiB Rounds 1,2,3) Gyasi Zardes (MLSiB Round 1) Jonathan Mensah (MLSiB Round 2)
MLSSoccer.com Coach of the Week: Caleb Porter (MLSiB Round 1)
MLSSoccer.com Goal of the Week: Lucas Zelarayan (MLSiB Round 1)
2019-20 COLUMBUS CREW SC TRANSACTIONSPLAYERS IND - Aboubacar Keita (1/22/19 - signed as Home-
grown Player)D - Waylon Francis (2/5/19 - trade with Seattle Sound-
ers FC)
M - Luis Diaz (7/2/19 - signed from Club Sport Here-diano)
GK - Eloy Room (7/5/19 - signed as free agent)
F - Jordan Hamilton (7/11/19 - trade with Toronto FC)
M - Youness Mokhtar (7/19/19 - signed as free agent)
D/M - Chris Cadden (7/23/19 - signed as free agent)
F - Darlington Nagbe (11/13/19 - trade with Atlanta United)
D - Axel Sjoberg (12/4/19 - signed as free agent)
D - Vito Wormgoor (12/18/19 - signed as free agent)
M - Lucas Zelarayan (12/19/19 - signed as Designated Player from Tigres UANL)
M - Aidan Morris (1/14/20 - signed as Homegrown Player)
M - Sebastian Berhalter (1/17/20 - signed as Home-grown Player)
F - Fanendo Adi (1/27/20 - signed from MLS Waivers List)
M - Derrick Etienne Jr. (2/4/20 - signed as free agent)
GK - Andrew Tarbell (2/19/20 - trade with San Jose Earthquakes)
F - Miguel Berry (2/27/20 - MLS SuperDraft)
PLAYERS OUTD - Alex Crognale (10/21/19 - option declined)
M - David Guzman (10/21/19 - option declined)
M - Edward Opoku (10/21/19 - option declined)
M - Edward Sosa (10/21/19 - option declined)
D - Connor Maloney (10/21/19 - option declined)
F/AM - Federico Higuain (10/21/19 - out of contract)
F - Romario Williams (10/21/19 - out of contract)
D - Lalas Abubakar (11/20/19 - trade with Colorado Rapids)
M - Wil Trapp (1/31/20 - trade with Inter Miami FC)
F - JJ Williams (2/20/20 - waived
HOW CREW SC WAS BUILTSeason 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020SuperDraft Berry Homegrown Keita Berhalter Morris Trade Jimenez Zardes Francis++ Nagbe Kempin J. Hamilton Tarbell DP Santos Zelarayan Young DP Valenzuela** Diaz Signing Afful Mensah+ Lampson Adi Williams++ Sjoberg Etienne Loan Artur* Allocation Waiver Draft Free Agent Cadden Wormgoor Mokhtar Room * Permanent transfer in 2018 ** Permanent transfer in 2019 + Previously occupied DP slot ++ On second stint with the Club
Overall Home AwayOverall: 4-0-1 2-0-0 2-0-1vs. East: 4-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0vs. West: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1Scoring First: 4-0-1 2-0-0 4-0-1Opp. Scoring First: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Leading at Half: 3-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-1Trailing at Half: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Tied at Half: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Leading at 75’: 3-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-1Trailing at 75’: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Tied at 75’: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Out-Shooting Opponent: 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0Out-Shot by Opponent: 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1Shots Even: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0One-Goal Games: 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0Day Games (before 5 p.m. local): 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0Night Games (5 p.m. or after local): 3-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-1In Gold Kits: 2-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-1In Black Kits: 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0In Other Kits: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On FOX Sports Ohio: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On SportsTime Ohio: 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1On ESPN: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On ESPN2: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0On FS1: 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0On UniMas/Univision Deportes: 3-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0In March: 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1In April: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In May: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In June: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In July: 3-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0In August: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In September: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In October: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Mondays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Tuesdays: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0On Wednesdays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Thursdays: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0On Fridays: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0On Saturdays: 1-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-1On Sundays: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0In Sunny Weather: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0In Clear Weather: 3-0-1 2-0-0 1-0-1In Rain: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0In Cloudy Weather: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0In Windy Weather: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-030°-49° at Kickoff: 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-150°-59° at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-060°-69° at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-070°-79° at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-080°-89° at Kickoff: 3-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-090°+ at Kickoff: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Indoors: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using No Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 1 Sub: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 2 Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Using 3 Subs: 0-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-1Using 4 Subs: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Using 5 Subs: 3-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 On Natural Grass: 4-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0On FieldTurf/Artificial Surface: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1When scoring 0 goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When scoring 1 goal: 2-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-1When scoring 2 goals: 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0When scoring 3 goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When scoring 4+ goals: 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0When allowing 0 goals: 4-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0When allowing 1 goal: 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-1When allowing 2 goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When allowing 3 goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0When allowing 4+ goals: 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
2020 MLS REGULAR-SEASON CATEGORICAL WIN-LOSS
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• Williams originally played for the Crew from 2010-2014 and returned to the Club on January 5, 2017 • He made his 150th MLS regular-season appearance in 2019 during a home contest against D.C. United (April 24)
• Williams made his first regular-season appearance in a start against the New York Red Bulls (July 16)
• To date, he has made 130 regular-season appearances (114 starts) to date for the Black & Gold, scoring nine goals and providing four assists • Williams scored two goals during the 2019 campaign, including a game-winning goal against the New England Revolution (April 6)
2020 Regular Season: 1 GP/1 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearanceLast match played: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-0-02020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: vs. Montreal Impact (7/20/19)Last assist with Columbus: vs. D.C. United (4/27/13) Denotes MLS Regular Season
• Cadden signed with Crew SC on July 23, 2019 and spent the second half of the 2019 season on loan with Oxford United FC of England’s League One • The Scottish defender made his MLS regular-season de-but for Crew SC on March 1, 2020 as a substitute in a home match against New York City FC • He made his first MLS and Crew SC regular-season start in a match against the New York Red Bulls providing an as-sist (July 16). • He played for Motherwell FC of Scotland’s topflight from 2013-2019, making 139 appearances, scored 12 goals and provided 21 assists
• Cadden has earned two international caps with the Scot-land National Team
2020 Regular Season: 4 GP/1 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday rosterLast match played: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls Denotes MLS Regular Season
3 JOSH WILLIAMS - D
2 CHRIS CADDEN - D
4 JONATHAN MENSAH - D
• Mensah joined Crew SC on January 3, 2017
• He made 24 regular-season appearances (23 starts at centerback) in 2019
• Since joining Columbus, Mensah has made 78 regular-season appearances (75 starts), scored three goals and provided one assist • Mensah has earned 58 caps for the Ghana National Team, including appearances in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup and was recently in Egypt for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations helping the Black Stars reach the Round of 16
2020 Regular Season: 5 GP/5 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/28/18)Last assist with Columbus: at San Jose Earthquakes (8/5/17)
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6’ 2”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-18-1988 / HOMETOWN: COPLEY, OH / @JOSH3WILLIAMS
6’ 0", 168 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-19-1996 / HOMETOWN: BELLSHILL, SCOTLAND / @CHRISSYCADDS
6' 2", 183 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-13-1990 / HOMETOWN: PRAMPRAM, GHANA / @JOMENS25
• Room signed with Crew SC on July 5, 2019 and made 12 regular-season appearances (all starts) in 2019, making 33 saves and posting one shutout
• The Dutch goalkeeper has recorded three shutouts dur-ing the 2020 MLS regular season, registering clean sheets against New York City FC (March 1), FC Cincinnati (July 11) and the New York Red Bulls (July 16) • He made his Crew SC debut in a regular-season home match against the Montreal Impact (July 20), securing the win • Room has earned 34 caps for the Curacao National Team. In 2017, he was awarded the Golden Glove at the Caribbean Cup after helping Curacao win the tournament for the first time. • In 2019, Room was named to the MLSSoccer.com Team of Week for Week 22 following his performance against the San Jose Earthquakes (August 3)
2020 Regular Season: 4 GP/4 GS, 8 SV, 3 W, 3 SOCrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearanceLast match played: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: 3-0-0Last shutout with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20) Denotes MLS Regular Season
1 ELOY ROOM - GK6’ 3", 179 LBS. / D.O.B.: 02-06-1989 / HOMETOWN: NIJMEGEN, NETHERLANDS / @ELOYROOM
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PLAYER MINI BIOS
• Artur arrived on loan from Sao Paulo FC on February 13, 2017 and joined Crew SC on a permanent transfer on December 6, 2017
• During his time with Sao Paulo FC’s Under-20 Team, Artur won the Copa do Brasil twice (2015, 2016), the Sao Paulo State Tournament (2016), and the Copa Libertadores (2016). • In 2019 Artur made 30 regular-season appearances (28 starts) for the Black & Gold
• He provided his first assist of the 2020 MLS regular sea-son in a road contest against Seattle Sounders FC (March 7)
• Since joining the Crew, Artur has made 87 regular-season appearances (79 starts) while providing five assists
2020 Regular Season: 5 GP/4 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-1Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: @ Seattle Sounders FC (3/7/20) Denotes MLS Regular Season
• Santos was acquired as a Designated Player via a Discov-ery Signing August 8, 2017
• During the 2019 regular season, Santos made 33 regular-season appearances (30 starts) while scoring 11 goals (two game-winning goals) and providing six assists (four game-winning assists)
• He registered his first brace with Crew SC in a regular-season road match against the New York Red Bulls in 2019 (July 27) • In 2019, Santos was the recipient of the 2019 Crew SC Most Valuable Player Award and was named to the MLSSoccer.com Team of the Week four times (Week 14, Week 21, Week 23, Week 30
2020 Regular Season: 4 GP/4 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0Last goal with Columbus: vs. Philadelphia Union (9/29/19)Last assist with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20) Denotes MLS Regular Season
8 ARTUR - M7 PEDRO SANTOS - M5’ 11”, 154 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-11-1996 / HOMETOWN: SALVADOR, BAHIA, BRAZIL / @ARTURL335' 6”, 139 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-22-1988 / HOMETOWN: LISBON, PORTUGAL / @PEDRO32SANTOS
• Nagbe joined Crew SC in trade with Atlanta United on November 13, 2019 • The midfielder made his Crew SC regular-season debut on March 1, 2020 as a starter in a home match against New York City FC • Nagbe is a nine-year MLS veteran, a 2016 MLS All-Star, and he has won the following titles: two MLS Cups (2015, 2018), one Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2019) and a Campe-ones Cup (2019) • At the international level, he has earned 25 caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team and has won the Concacaf Gold Cup (2017)
• During a match against Atlanta United (July 21, 2020) he successfully completed all 48 of his attempted passes
2020 Regular Season: 5 GP/ 5 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20) 2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
6 DARLINGTON NAGBE - M
5’9”, 170 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-19-1990 / HOMETOWN: LAKEWOOD, OH / @DARLINGTONNAGBE
5 VITO WORMGOOR - D
• Wormgoor was signed by Crew SC as a free agent on December 18, 2019
• The Dutch defender made his MLS regular-season debut for Crew SC on March 1, 2020 as a starter in a home match against New York City FC • He most recently played for SK Brann of Norway’s First Division (2017-2019), where he was the team’s captain all three seasons • During his time with SK Brann, Wormgoor made 86 ap-pearances (all starts), scored 11 goals and provided four assists • He underwent successful surgery on his right ankle on July 17, 2020, and is expected to be sidelined for approxi-mately four-six months
2020 Regular Season: 2 GP/2 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearance Last match played: vs. FC Cincinnati (7/11/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-0-02020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
6’ 2”, 179 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-16-1988 / HOMETOWN: LEERSUM, NETHERLANDS / @VITANOVA1988
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• Zelarayan joined Crew SC as a Designated Player on De-cember 19, 2019 for a club record transfer fee
• The Argentine midfielder made his MLS regular-season debut for Crew SC in a home match against New York City FC (March 1, 2020) marking the occasion by scoring his first career MLS goal - a game-winner- in the 56th minute • Zelarayan registered his first assist for the Crew in a 4-0 regular-season win against FC Cincinnati (July 11)
• He played for Liga MX side Tigres UANL from 2016-2019, making 139 appearances, scoring 23 goals and providing 14 assists across all competitions for Tigres UANL (2016-2019 while helping the club win six domestic titles and one international title
2020 Regular Season: 5 GP/4 GS, 3 G, 2 ACrew SC’s last match: Made a substitute appearance against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-02020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0Last goal with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20)Last assist with Columbus: (2) vs. FC Cincinnati (7/11/20)
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• Zardes joined Crew SC on January 20, 2018 in a trade with the LA Galaxy
• In 2019, he made 28 regular-season appearances (all starts), scoring a team-leading 13 goals to win the Crew's Golden Boot Award for a second consecutive year • Zardes scored his first goal of the 2020 MLS regular sea-son in a road contest against Seattle Sounders FC (March 7)
• The forward registered his first brace of the 2020 MLS regular season in a 4-0 win against FC Cincinnati (July 11)
• He is the highest-scoring American player in MLS since the beginning of the 2018 regular season, with 36 goals
• Zardes has earned 56 caps with the U.S. Men’s National Team, scoring 12 goals and providing nine assists, with his latest cap coming in a friendly against Costa Rica in 2020 (February 1)
2020 Regular Season: 5 GP/5 GS, 4 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20) 2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: 3-0-02020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20)Last assist with Columbus: at New York Red Bulls (7/27/19) Denotes MLS Regular Season
10 LUCAS ZELARAYAN - M
11 GYASI ZARDES - F
5’8”, 155 LBS. / D.O.B.: 06-20-1992 / HOMETOWN: CORDOBA, ARGENTINA / @LUCAZELARAYAN31
6’ 1”, 187 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-02-1991 / HOMETOWN: HAWTHORNE, CA / @GYASINHO
• Adi joined Crew SC on January 27, 2020
• The Nigerian forward made his regular-season debut for the Black & Gold against New York City FC on March 1, 2020 • A six-year MLS veteran, he has made 139 regular-season appearances (109 starts) while scoring 55 goals and pro-viding 14 assists • Adi has won one MLS Cup (2015), which came during his time with the Portland Timbers
• He spent time in the Nigerian youth system with the Un-der-23 National Team, last appearing in 2011
2020 Regular Season: 3 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Made a substitute appearance against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-02020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
9 FANENDO ADI - F6'4", 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-10-1990 / HOMETOWN: SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA / @FANENDO
• Crew SC acquired Diaz from Club Sport Herediano of Costa Rica's First Division on July 2, 2019
• In 2019, Diaz made 13 regular-season appearances (nine starts), scoring two goals and registering four assists • Diaz registered his first assist of the 2020 MLS regu-lar season in a road contest against Seattle Sounders FC (March 7)
• He has earned three caps with the Costa Rica National Team, with his latest cap coming in a friendly against the U.S. in 2020 (February 1)
2020 Regular Season: 5 GP/3 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 0-0-1Last goal with Columbus: at Atlanta United (9/14/19)Last assist with Columbus: @ Seattle Sounders FC (3/7/20)
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12 LUIS DIAZ- M5’ 11”, 159 LBS. / D.O.B.: 1-06-1998 / HOMETOWN: NICOYA, COSTA RICA
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• Francis originally played for the Crew from 2014 – 2017 and returned to the Club from Seattle Sounders FC on Feb-ruary 5, 2019
• To date, he has made 100 regular-season appearances (91 starts) for the Black & Gold, reaching his 100th appear-ance in a home match against the Montreal Impact (July 20)
• In 2015, Francis was named to the 2015 MLS All-Star roster while playing for Crew SC
• Francis has earned seven caps with the Costa Rica Na-tional Team and most recently featured in a friendly against Guatemala (March 22)
14 WAYLON FRANCIS - D5’9”, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-20-1990 / HOMETOWN: PUERTO LIMON, COSTA RICA/ @WAYLONFRANCIS90
• Jimenez joined Crew SC in 2014 and has made 116 regular-season appearances (78 starts) to date for the Black & Gold
• In 2019 he made 23 regular-season appearances (19 starts) while scoring one goal and providing four assists • Jimenez made his 125th MLS appearance on the road against Real Salt Lake on July 29, 2017
• He made his 100th regular-season start in MLS in a 2019 home contest against D.C. United (April 24)
2020 Regular Season: 3 GP/2 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Made a substitute appearance against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-02020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0Last goal with Columbus: vs. LA Galaxy (5/8/19)Last assist with Columbus: vs. FC Cincinnati (7/11/20) Denotes MLS Regular Season
16 HECTOR JIMENEZ - M5' 9”, 145 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-03-1988 / HOMETOWN: BELL GARDENS, CA / @HECTOR_J16
17 JORDAN HAMILTON - F
• Crew SC acquired Hamilton in a trade with Toronto FC on July 11, 2019
• He played for Toronto FC from 2014 – 2019, making 53 regular-season appearances while scoring 11 goals and notching three assists
• He made his regular-season debut for Crew SC in 2019, coming in as a substitute in a road contest against New York City FC (August 21)
• Hamilton has earned two caps with the Canada National Team at the senior level, and previously he also represent-ed Canada at the Under-20 and U-17 levels
2020 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearanceLast match played: at Toronto FC (10/6/19)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
6’ 0”, 185 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-17-1996 / HOMETOWN: SCARBOROUGH, CANADA / @JAYHAMS
2020 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearanceLast match played: vs. Montreal Impact (7/20/19)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: at Orlando City SC (8/19/17) Denotes MLS Regular Season
13 ANDREW TARBELL - GK6’ 3”, 193 LBS. / D.O.B.: 10-07-1993 / HOMETOWN: MANDEVILLE, LA / @AJTARBELL
• Tarbell joined Crew SC in a trade with the San Jose Earth-quakes on February 19, 2020 • He is a four-year MLS veteran who has made 41 regular-season appearances (40 starts) while recording three shutouts
• Made his first Crew SC regular-season appearance (first start) and recorded a shutout against Atlanta United (July 21). • At the collegiate level, Tarbell played for Clemson Univer-sity from 2012-2015, making 56 appearances (55 starts). • He helped Clemson University reach the final of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament in 2015, his senior year.
2020 Regular Season: 1 GP/1 GS, 6 SV, 1 W, 1 SOCrew SC’s last match: Started and recorded a shutout against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 1-0-02020 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: 1-0-0Last shutout with Columbus: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20) Denotes MLS Regular Season
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• Etienne joined Crew SC on February 4, 2020
• A five-year MLS veteran, he has made 66 regular-season appearances (24 starts) while scoring six goals and provid-ing four assists
• Etienne made his debut Black & Gold appearance against Seattle Sounders FC on March 7, 2020 as a substitute, play-ing 24 minutes. • He was a member of the 2018 Red Bulls’ squad that won the MLS Supporters’ Shield • He has earned 22 caps with the Haiti National Team, scoring three goals, with his most recent cap coming in a Concacaf Nations League match against Costa Rica in 2019 (November 18)
2020 Regular Season: 4 GP/1 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Made a substitute appearance against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0Last goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20)
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22 DERRICK ETIENNE JR. - M5’ 10”, 160 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-25-1996 / HOMETOWN: PATTERSON, NEW JERSEY / @DETIENNE_10
• Morris was signed by Crew SC as a Homegrown Player on January 14, 2020
• He made his Crew SC regular-season debut coming on as a substitute against FC Cincinnati in a 2020 regular-season match (July 11) • He played he Crew SC Academy from 2017-2019, making 42 appearances (39 starts) and scoring eight goals • Morris played for Indiana University in 2019, making 22 appearances (21 starts), while scoring two goals and a team-leading eight assists en route to being named the 2019 Big Ten Freshman of the Year • He has featured for the U.S. Men's National Team and has at the Under-18 and U-20 levels
2020 Regular Season: 2 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday rosterLast match played: vs. New York Red Bulls (7/16/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-0-02020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
21 AIDAN MORRIS - M5’10”, 158 LBS. / D.O.B.: 11-16-2001 / HOMETOWN: FT. LAUDERDALE, FL / @AIDANZMORRIS
• The Crew acquired Valenzuela on a permanent transfer from Newell’s Old Boys as a Young Designated Player on December 21, 2018
• He made 30 regular-season appearances for Crew SC in 2018, providing one goal and six assists • He scored his first goal for Crew SC in a 2018 regular-season home contest against D.C. United (March 24) • Valenzuela suffered an injury during the 2019 preseason and had to undergo Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruc-tion on his right knee on February 7 of that year, which caused him to miss the 2019 season • On March 1, 2019, he returned from injury to make his first MLS regular-season appearance since October 28, 2018, starting in a home match against New York City FC
2020 Regular Season: 3 GP/3 GS, 0 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Started and provided a game-winning assist against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0Last goal with Columbus: vs. D.C. United (3/24/18)Last assist with Columbus: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20) Denotes MLS Regular Season
19 MILTON VALENZUELA - D5’6”, 145 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-13-1998 / HOMETOWN: ROSARIO, ARGENTINA
• Berhalter was signed by Crew SC as a Homegrown Player on January 17, 2020
• He made his Crew SC regular-season debut coming on as a substitute against FC Cincinnati in a 2020 regular-season match (July 11) and his first MLS and Crew SC regular-sea-son start against the New York Red Bulls (July 16). • He played for Crew SC Academy from 2014-2019, making 103 total appearances (97 starts) and scoring 11 goals • Berhalter played for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019, making 16 appearances • He was a member of the U.S. Under-16 Men's National Team
2020 Regular Season: 3 GP/1 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Made a substitute appearance against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-02020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A
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18 SEBASTIAN BERHALTER - M5’ 9", 155 LBS. / D.O.B.: 05-10-2001 / HOMETOWN: WESTERVILLE, OH / @SEBABERHALTERI
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• Lampson originally played for the Crew from 2012-2015 and returned to the Club on December 12, 2019 • An eight-year MLS veteran, he has made 61 regular-sea-son appearances (59 starts) while registering 16 shutouts • Lampson is a three-time MLS Humanitarian of the Year award-winner (2016, 2018, 2019) and was twice Crew SC's Humanitarian of the Year (2013, 2014) • Lampson is a Crew SC Academy product
2020 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 SV, 0 W, 0 SOCrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday rosterLast match played: vs. Vancouver Whitecaps (9/29/19)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: N/ALast shutout with Columbus: vs. Chicago Fire (9/21/13)
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28 MATT LAMPSON - G6 3”, 200 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-06-1989 / HOMETOWN: HILLIARD, OH / @LAMPSTRONG
• Afful joined the Black and Gold on July 30, 2015 and made his debut for Crew SC in a home match against New York City FC on August 19, 2015
• In 2018, Afful set a personal career-high in assists, with six helpers • Afful has earned 78 caps with the Ghana National Team and featured in the 2014 FIFA World Cup • Afful was named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Week for Week 28 following his performance in a road contest against Atlanta United (September 14)
2020 Regular Season: 4 GP/4 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 3-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: vs. New York City FC (9/1/18)Last assist with Columbus: at FC Cincinnati (8/25/19)
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25 HARRISON AFFUL - D5’ 6”, 135 LBS. / D.O.B.: 07-24-1986 / HOMETOWN: AWUTU BREKU, GHANA / @THEKINGHARRSION
• Kempin joined Crew SC in a trade with the LA Galaxy on December 13, 2017 • He recorded five starts for Crew SC during the 2018 season
• In 2019, Kempin made three regular-season appearances (all starts) for Crew SC
• Kempin was the recipient of the club’s 2019 Kirk Urso Award (given to the player that showed the best qualities of a teammate)
• He was sent on loan to USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC on March 6, 2020
2020 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 SV, 0 W, 0 SOCrew SC’s last match: Did not make an appearanceLast match played: vs. Orlando City SC (6/29/19)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he keeps a clean sheet: N/ALast shutout with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
24 JON KEMPIN - GK6’ 1”, 175 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-08-1993 / HOMETOWN: LEAWOOD, KA / @JONKEMPIN21
• Berry was selected by the Crew in the First Round of the 2020 MLS SuperDraft on January 1, 2019
• He played for the University of San Diego 2016-2019, making 72 appearances (69 starts) while registering 38 goals and 16 assists
• For his performance in the 2019 season, Berry was named the WCC Co-Player of the Year and he was a semi-finalist for the MAC Hermann National Player of the Year award.
2020 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday rosterLast match played: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
27 MIGUEL BERRY - F6’3", 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 09-16-1997 / HOMETOWN: POWAY, CA
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• Sjoberg joined Crew SC on December 4, 2019 • A five-year MLS veteran, he has made 88 MLS regular-season appearances (84 starts) while recording three goals and one assist • In 2016, the defender was named to the MLS Best XI and was one of three finalists for the MLS Defender of the Year Award
• Sjoberg has made one regular-season appearance (one start) with San Antonio FC
2020 Regular Season: 0 GP/0 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Named to gameday rosterLast match played: vs. LA Galaxy (9/11/19)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he appears: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
44 AXEL SJOBERG – D6'7", 210 LBS. / D.O.B.: 03-08-1991 / HOMETOWN: HARRISBURG, PA / @SJOBERGAXEL
34 YOUNESS MOKHTAR - M5’ 10”, 165 LBS. / D.O.B.: 08-21-1991 / HOMETOWN: UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
• Mokhtar signed with Crew SC on July 19, 2019
• The midfielder most recently played for Stabaek of the Norwegian First Division and has made 170 First Division appearances across the Netherlands, Norway, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, while scoring 28 goals and providing 31 as-sists • He made his Crew SC and MLS debut in 2019 in a regular-season home match against FC Cincinnati (August 10) and he made his first start for Crew SC in a home match against Toronto FC (August 17)
• Mokhtar scored his first goal and tallied his first assist of the 2020 MLS regular season in a match against FC Cincin-nati (July 11) • He is a product of the PSV Eindhoven Academy and he has represented Netherlands at the Under-17 and U-18 level, as well as Morocco at the U-20 and U-21 levels.
2020 Regular Season: 5 GP/3 GS, 2 G, 1 ACrew SC’s last match: Started and scored a game-winning goal against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 2-0-02020 Crew SC record when he appears: 4-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: 2-0-02020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: 1-0-0Last goal with Columbus: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last assist with Columbus: vs. FC Cincinnati (7/11/20) Denotes MLS Regular Season
• Keita is a Crew SC Academy product who was signed as a Homegrown Player on January 22, 2019
• In 2019, he made 10 regular-season appearances (eight starts) for Crew SC
• His first start and appearance in 2020 came against Seattle Sounders FC on March 7, where he played a full 90 minutes. • Keita spent some time on loan with USL League One side the Richmond Kickers earlier during the 2019 season where he made three appearances (two starts)
• He made five appearances (all starts) for the U.S. Un-der-20 Men's National Team during the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, helping the U.S. reach the quarterfinals
2020 Regular Season: 3 GP/2 GS, 0 G, 0 ACrew SC’s last match: Started against Atlanta United (7/21/20)Last match played: vs. Atlanta United (7/21/20)2020 Crew SC record when he starts: 1-0-12020 Crew SC record when he appears: 2-0-12020 Crew SC record when he scores: N/A2020 Crew SC record when he provides an assist: N/ALast goal with Columbus: N/ALast assist with Columbus: N/A Denotes MLS Regular Season
30 ABOUBACAR KEITA - D6’ 2”, 180 LBS. / D.O.B.: 04-06-2000 / HOMETOWN: COLUMBUS, OH / @ABOURBACAR_11
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COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 VS. NEW YORK CITY FC 0 March 1, 2020 at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus, OH) Att. 17,473Scoring - CLB - Zelarayan (Unassisted) 56' NY - None
Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 14 3 12 3 6NYC 7 5 13 0 2
COLUMBUS CREW SC 4 @ FC CINCINNATI 0 July 11, 2020 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando, Florida) Att. NoneScoring - CLB - Zelarayan (Unassisted) 27', Zardes (Mokhtar) 30', (Zelarayan) 49', Mokhtar (Jimenez, Zelarayan) 60'
CIN - None Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 13 3 6 2 6CIN 6 2 14 1 1
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vs. New York City FC @ Seattle Sounders FC @ FC Cincinnati vs. New York Red Bulls @ Atlanta United W, 1-0 March 1, 2020 D, 1-1 March 7, 2020 W, 4-0 July 11, 2020 W, 2-0 July 16, 2020 W, 1-0 July 21, 2020 GK Room GK Room GK Room GK Room GK TarbellRB Afful RB Afful RB Afful RB Cadden RB AffulCB Mensah © CB Mensah © CB Mensah © CB Mensah © CB Mensah ©CB Wormgoor CB Keita CB Wormgoor (Keita 17') CB Williams CB KeitaLB Valenzuela LB Valenzuela (Cadden 46') LB Jimenez LB Jimenez LB Valenzuela (Jimenez HT)CM Nagbe CM Nagbe CM Nagbe (Morris 77') CM Nagbe (Morris 67') CM Nagbe (Berhalter 80') CM Artur CM Artur CM Artur (Berhalter 76') CM Berhalter (Artur 57') CM ArturRM Santos RM Diaz (Etienne 66') RM Diaz (Cadden 61') RM Santos (Diaz 67') RM DiazCAM Zelarayan (Cadden 87') CAM Zelarayan CAM Zelarayan (Etienne 61') CAM Zelarayan (Mokhtar 57') CAM Santos (Zelarayan 61')LM Mokhtar (Diaz 58’) LM Santos (Mokhtar 80') LM Mokhtar LM Etienne Jr. LM Mokhtar (Etienne 44')F Zardes (Adi 80') F Zardes F Zardes F Zardes (Adi 82') F Zardes (Adi 60')
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COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 @ SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 1 March 7, 2020 at CenturyLink Field (Seattle, WA) Att. 33,080Scoring - CLB - Zardes (Diaz, Artur) 33' SEA - Ruidiaz (Penalty Kick)
Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 5 3 9 2 1SEA 17 2 10 1 10
COLUMBUS CREW SC 2 VS. NEW YORK RED BULLS 0 July 16, 2020 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando, Florida) Att. NoneScoring - CLB - Zardes (Santos, Cadden) 22', Zelarayan (Etienne Jr.) 47' NYR - None
Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 11 0 14 0 5NYR 7 1 17 2 6
COLUMBUS CREW SC 1 @ ATLANTA UNITED 0 July 21, 2020 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Orlando, Florida) Att. NoneScoring - CLB - Mokhtar (Valenzuela) 18' ATL - None
Shots Saves Fouls Offsides CornersCLB 9 6 23 1 5ATL 15 2 20 0 6
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2020 COLUMBUS CREW SC STATISTICS (4-0-1, 13 pts.)
2020 COLUMBUS CREW SC GOALKEEPING STATISTICS (4-0-1, 13 pts.)
# POS PLAYER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO13 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 6 6 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 11 G Eloy Room 4 4 360 9 8 1 0.25 1 1 3 0 1 324 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 028 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 5 5 450 15 14 1 0.20 1 1 4 0 1 4 Opponent totals 5 5 450 21 12 9 1.80 0 0 0 4 1 0 2020 MLS regular-season stats only
# POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E11 F Gyasi Zardes 5 5 402 4 0 8 5 0 5 6 0 0 010 M Lucas Zelarayan 5 4 324 3 2 9 4 2 8 0 6 0 034 M Youness Mokhtar 5 3 235 2 1 5 2 6 1 0 5 1 08 M Artur 5 4 379 0 1 5 2 7 5 0 0 1 02 D Chris Cadden 4 1 167 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 012 M Luis Diaz 5 3 272 0 1 10 4 8 8 1 0 2 022 M Derrick Etienne Jr. 4 1 189 0 1 4 0 7 7 0 0 0 016 M Hector Jimenez 3 2 225 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 07 M Pedro Santos 4 4 298 0 1 7 4 5 8 0 12 2 019 D Milton Valenzuela 3 3 180 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 09 F Fanendo Adi 3 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 025 D Harrison Afful 4 4 360 0 0 2 0 7 1 1 0 1 018 M Sebastian Berhalter 3 1 81 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 030 D Aboubacar Keita 3 2 253 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 04 D Jonathan Mensah 5 5 450 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 021 M Aidan Morris 2 0 36 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 06 M Darlington Nagbe 5 5 404 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 01 G Eloy Room 4 4 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 013 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D Josh Williams 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 D Vito Wormgoor 2 2 107 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 027 F Miguel Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 D Waylon Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 F Jordan Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 D Axel Sjoberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 5 5 450 9 10 52 21 64 74 8 23 12 0 Opponent totals 5 5 450 1 0 51 15 74 64 5 25 9 1 2020 MLS regular-reason stats only
M L S I S B A C K T O U R N A M E N T K N O C K O U T S T A G E - R O U N D O F 1 6 : C O L U M B U S C R E W S C V S . M I N N E S O T A U N I T E D F C
COLUMBUS CREW SC MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT STATISTICS (3-0-0)
COLUMBUS CREW SC MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT GOALKEEPING STATISTICS (3-0-0, 9 pts.)
# POS PLAYER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO1 G Eloy Room 2 2 180 3 3 0 0.00 0 0 2 0 0 213 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 6 6 0 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 124 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 028 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 3 3 270 9 9 0 0.00 0 0 3 0 0 3 Opponent totals 3 3 270 12 5 7 2.33 0 0 0 3 0 0 MLS Is Back Tournament stats only. Group Stage matches of the MLS is Back Tournament count towards regular-season
# POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E10 M Lucas Zelarayan 3 2 147 2 2 5 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 11 F Gyasi Zardes 3 3 232 3 0 5 3 0 2 3 0 0 034 M Youness Mokhtar 3 2 167 2 1 4 2 4 1 0 5 1 02 D Chris Cadden 2 1 119 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 022 M Derrick Etienne Jr. 3 1 165 0 1 4 0 6 7 0 0 0 016 M Hector Jimenez 3 2 225 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 07 M Pedro Santos 2 2 128 0 1 3 2 3 7 0 7 1 019 D Milton Valenzuela 1 1 45 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 09 F Fanendo Adi 2 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 025 D Harrison Afful 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 08 M Artur 3 2 199 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 0 0 018 M Sebastian Berhalter 3 1 81 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 012 M Luis Diaz 3 2 174 0 0 7 2 7 6 0 0 1 030 D Aboubacar Keita 2 1 163 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 04 D Jonathan Mensah 3 3 270 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 021 M Aidan Morris 2 0 36 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 06 M Darlington Nagbe 3 3 224 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 01 G Eloy Room 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 013 G Andrew Tarbell 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D Josh Williams 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 D Vito Wormgoor 1 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 F Miguel Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 D Waylon Francis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 F Jordan Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 G Jon Kempin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 G Matt Lampson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 044 D Axel Sjoberg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team totals 3 3 270 7 8 33 12 43 51 3 16 7 0 Opponent totals 3 3 270 0 0 28 9 51 43 3 13 6 0 MLS Is Back Tournament stats only. Group Stage matches of the MLS is Back Tournament count towards regular-season
M L S I S B A C K T O U R N A M E N T K N O C K O U T S T A G E - R O U N D O F 1 6 : C O L U M B U S C R E W S C V S . M I N N E S O T A U N I T E D F C
COLUMBUS CREW SC INDIVIDUAL LEADERS VS. MINNESOTA UNITED FC (ALL-TIME) GOALSPLAYER GP GGyasi Zardes 2 3Kekuta Manneh 1 1
ASSISTSPLAYER GP ASTSHarrison Afful 1 1Niko Hansen 2 1Federico Higuain 2 1Wil Trapp 3 1Milton Valenzuela 1 1
Denotes players on current roster
COLUMBUS CREW SC VS. MINNESOTA UNITED FC ALL-TIME REGULAR-SEASON SERIES GAME-HIGHS
Crew SC Minnesota United FC Goals 3 Gyasi Zardes 2 Francisco CalvoAssists 1 Three players tied 1 Kallman/QuinteroShots 5 Three players tied 6 Darwin QuinteroShots on Goal 3 Gyasi Zardes 2 Francisco CalvoFouls Committed 3 David Guzman 4 Rasmus SchullerFouls Suffered 3 Guzman/Zardes 3 Three players tied
Wins 2 Zack Steffan 1 Vito MannoneLosses 1 Jon Kempin 2 Lampson/ShuttleworthShutouts 1 Zack Steffan 1 Vito MannoneSaves 2 Jon Kempin 3 Matthew LampsonGoals Allowed 2 Zack Steffan 3 Matthew Lampson Denotes players on current roster
GAMES PLAYEDPLAYER GPWil Trapp 3Josh Williams 3Lalas Abubakar 2Niko Hansen 2Federico Higuain 2Hector Jimenez 2Justin Meram 2Patrick Mullins 2Gaston Sauro 2Zack Steffan 2Gyasi Zardes 2
GAMES STARTEDPLAYER GSWil Trapp 3Hector Jimenez 2Federico Higuain 2Gaston Sauro 2Zack Steffan 2Gyasi Zardes 2
MINUTES PLAYEDPLAYER MINWil Trapp 270Josh Williams 236Zack Steffen 180Gyasi Zardes 180Hector Jimenez 177
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1 Eloy Room 90G 90G 90G 90G
2 Chris Cadden 3 45 29 90D
3 Josh Williams 90D
4 Jonathan Mensah 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
5 Vito Wormgoor 90D 17D
6 Darlington Nagbe 90M 90M 77M 67M 80M
7 Pedro Santos 90M 80M 67M 61M
8 Artur 90M 90M 76M 33 90M
9 Fanendo Adi 10 8 30
10 Lucas Zelarayan 87M 90M 61M 57M 29
11 Gyasi Zardes 80F 90F 90F 82F 60F
12 Luis Diaz 32 66M 61M 23 90M
13 Andrew Tarbell 90G
14 Waylon Francis
16 Hector Jimenez 90D 90D 45
17 Jordan Hamilton
18 Sebastian Berhalter 14 57M 10
19 Milton Valenzuela 90D 45D 45D
21 Aidan Morris 13 23
22 Derrick Etienne Jr. 24 29 90M 46
24 Jon Kempin
25 Harrison Afful 90D 90D 90D 90D
27 Miguel Berry
28 Matt Lampson
30 Aboubacar Keita 90D 73 90D
34 Youness Mokhtar 58M 10 90M 33 44M
44 Axel Sjoberg
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Game log:
Game #1 03/01/2020 CLB 1 vs NYC 0 W Zelarayan 1 (unassisted) 56
Game #2 03/07/2020 CLB 1 at SEA 1 T Zardes 1 (Diaz 1, Artur 1) 33
Game #3 07/11/2020 CLB 4 at CIN 0 W Zelarayan 2 (unassisted) 27; Zardes 2 (Mokhtar 1) 30; Zardes 3 (Zelarayan 1) 49; Mokhtar 1 (Jimenez 1, Zelarayan 2) 60
Game #4 07/16/2020 CLB 2 vs NYR 0 W Zardes 4 (Santos 1, Cadden 1) 22; Zelarayan 3 (Etienne 1) 47
Game #5 07/21/2020 CLB 1 at ATL 0 W Mokhtar 2 (Valenzuela 1) 18
Minnesota United FC vs Columbus Crew| ESPN Wide World of Sports, Orlando, FL | Tuesday, July 28 Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CT | TV: ESPN | Radio: SKOR North | @MNUFC | @MNUFCes | @MNUFCmatch
MINNESOTA UNITED FC GAME NOTES
MINNESOTA UNITED FC ROSTER1 Tyler Miller Goalkeeper
2 Noah Billingsley Defender
3 Ike Opara Defender
4 Jose Aja Defender
5 Jacori Hayes Midfielder
6 Osvaldo Alonso Midfielder
7 Kevin Molino Midfielder
8 Jan Gregus Midfielder
9 Luis Amarilla Forward
11 Thomas Chacon Midfielder
12 Aaron Schoenfeld Forward
13 Ethan Finlay Midfielder
14 Brent Kallman Defender
15 Michael Boxall Defender
17 Robin Lod Midfielder
18 Gregory Ranjitsingh Goalkeeper
19 Romain Metanire Defender
23 Mason Toye Forward
31 Hassani Dotson Midfielder
41 James Musa Defender/Midfielder
44 Raheem Edwards Midfielder
77 Chase Gasper Defender
94 Marlon Hairston Midfielder
97 Dayne St. Clair Goalkeeper
99 Fred Emmings Goalkeeper
COLUMBUS CREW ROSTER1 Eloy Room Goalkeeper
2 Chris Cadden Defender
3 Josh Williams Defender
4 Jonathan Mensah Defender
5 Vito Wormgoor Defender
6 Darlington Nagbe Midfielder
7 Pedro Santos Midfielder
8 Artur Midfielder
9 Fanendo Adi Forward
10 Lucas Zelarayan Midfielder
11 Gyasi Zardes Forward
12 Luis Diaz Midfielder
13 Andrew Tarbell Goalkeeper
14 Waylon Francis Defender
16 Hector Jimenez Midfielder
17 Jordan Hamilton Forward
18 Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder
19 Milton Valenzuela Defender
21 Aidan Morris Midfielder
22 Derrick Etienne Jr. Midfielder
24 Jon Kempin Goalkeeper
25 Harrison Afful Defender
27 Miguel Berry Forward
28 Matt Lampson Goalkeeper
30 Aboubacar Keita Defender
34 Youness Mokhtar Midfielder
44 Axel Sjoberg Defender
2020 MLS Record (W-L-D): ....................... 3-0-2Western Conference Standings: ....................2nd
Head Coach: ................ Adrian Heath (55-67-35)Asst. Coach: .......................................... Ian FullerAsst. Coach: .................................. Sean McAuleyGK Coach: .........................................Stewart Kerr
2020 MLS Record (W-L-D): ....................... 4-0-1Eastern Conference Standings: ....................... 1stHead Coach: ................. Caleb Porter (82-66-61)Asst. Coach: ......................................... Ben CrossAsst. Coach: .............................Ezra HendricksonAsst. Coach:: ................................. Pablo MoreiraAsst. Coach:....................................Tim Hanley
2 - Last Time Out, Game Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders3 - Series Information4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts5 - News and Notes
6-7 - Standings8 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS9 - MLS Stats Leaders, Media Resources10 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent
11 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors12 - Goal Map13 - Team Records14 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts15-18 - All-Time History vs Opposition
19-20 - Past Starting Lineups21 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide22-26 - Player Bios27 - Construction MNUFC28 - Coaching Staff Bios
INDEX2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPINDEX
Minnesota United FC vs Columbus Crew| ESPN Wide World of Sports, Orlando, FL | Tuesday, July 28
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
Goals#7 Kevin Molino 3Three players tied 2
Assists#8 Jan Gregus 4#13 Ethan Finlay 2#19 Romain Metanire 2
Saves #1 Tyler Miller 13
LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC vs Colorado Rapids | July 22, 2020 | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, FL | MLS is Back Tournament
MIN Substitutes 74’’ – Schoenfeld IN, Amarilla OUT
86’ – Edwards IN, Lod OUT
86’ Hairston IN, Finlay OUT
Unused SubsGK – Ranjitsingh, Emmings M – Chacon, Hayes, Musa F - Toye
MIN Starting XI vs. COL
Minnesota United AbsencesSuspended Out Opara - UndisclosedQuestionable Molino - L HamstringInternational Duty N/A
Win or Go HomeWith the Group Stage completed and regular season results off the table, it’s all about the here and now in the Knockout Stage. It won’t be easy for MNUFC, facing a Columbus team that absolutely bodied the opposition in Group E, allowing no goals and winning all three games. Darlington Nagbe has reigned supreme in the midfield while forward Gyasi Zardes has rung up three goals in as many games. But Minnesota is likewise undefeated and has looked better in each game of the tournament as the team has worked its way back to the form it opened the season with. The availability of Kevin Molino — whose form so far in the tournament has been top drawer — will be key, but if he’s good to go, the Loons have as good a chance as anyone of ending Columbus’ impressive run and advancing to the quarterfinals.
A Draw to Finish Group DMinnesota United came into Wednesday’s match controlling their own destiny in the Group Stage. Colorado had little to play for, having already been eliminated from the MLS Is Back Tournament. But with regular season results on the line and a long history of close games and animosity between the sides, there was every reason to believe Minnesota’s final game of the Group Stage would be a feisty affair and the teams delivered. In the end, MNUFC would have to satisfy themselves with a draw and a point, 11 points through the first five games of the regular season. The result also meant the team locked up the D2 spot in the Group Stage, sending them on to face Columbus Crew SC — the tournament’s hottest team — in the Round of 16.
3-0-1 MLS Record (W-L-D) 4-0-1W-W-W-D-D Form (Last 5 Games) W-D-W-W-W
10 Points 13
2nd West MLS Position 2st East5 Games Played 512 Goals Scored 96 Goals Against 1
11 Assists 10
65 Shots 5227 SOG 21
68 Fouls Conceded 6461 Fouls Suffered 74
7 Offsides 8
24 Corner Kicks 230 PK Scored 0
1 PK Attempts 01 Clean sheets 4
Series History
MIN all-time W-L-D: 1 - 2 - 0 | 3 GF, 4 GA
MIN home W-L-D: 1 - 1 - 0 | 1 GF, 1 GA
MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 1 - 0 | 2 GF, 3 GA
MLS stats only | 2020 MLS Regular Season
Game OfficialsReferee: TBD ARs: TBD, TBD 4th: TBD VAR: TBD AVAR: TBD
Goals#11 Gyasi Zardes 4
#10 Lucas Zelarayan 3#34 Younes Mokhtar 2
Assists#10 Lucas Zelarayan 2Eight players tied 1
Saves #1 Eloy Room 8
MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS
COLUMBUS CREW TEAM LEADERS
* Player no longer with the club.
UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC vs Columbus Crew | July 28, 2020 | ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, FL | MLS is Back Tournament
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE MIN
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
Date Score Result Location
7/4/2017 MIN 0 vs 1 CLB L TCF Bank Stadium
10/28/2018 MIN 2 at 3 CLB L MAPRE Stadium
5/18/2019 MIN 1 vs 0 CLB W Allianz Field
MIN CLB2 Francisco Calvo* GOALS Gyasi Zardes 3
Two players tied ASSISTS Five players tied 1
2 Francisco Calvo* SHOTS ON GOAL
1 Vito Mannone* WINS Zack Steffen* 2
1 Two players ried* LOSSES
1 Vito Mannone* CLEAN SHEETS Zack Steffen* 1
MIN CLB2 Francisco Calvo* GOALS Gyasi Zardes 3
Two players tied ASSISTS Five players tied 1
3 Matt Lampson* SAVES Zack Steffen* 1
3 Matt Lampson* GOALS ALLOWED Zack Steffen* 2
0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 ET TotalMIN 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3CLB 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
Columbus Technical Director Pat Onstad was a teammate of Minnesota Chief Soccer Officer Manny Lagos on the San Jose Earthquakes in 2003.
Lagos ended his playing career with Columbus in 2005.
Loons Technical Director Mark Watson played the inaugural MLS Season in 1996 with Columbus.
Ethan Finlay spent his entire professional career with Columbus before joining MNUFC. He played for Crew SC from 2012 through mid-2017 when we was traded to the Loons.
Aaron Schoenfeld was a member of Columbus Crew SC from 2012–2015.
Matt Lampson spent 2018 with Minnesota United, starting nine games while racking up 31 saves and winning MLS Humanitarian of the Year.
Jon Kempin teamed up with Ike Opara from 2013 to 2016 when he was with Sporting Kansas City.
Waylon Francis and Osvaldo Alonso played for Seattle Sounders FC in 2018.
Team Type Player # of Games
MinnesotaUnited FC
Goals None
Assists None
Points None
Shutouts None
Columbus Crew
Goals None
Assists None
Points None
Shutouts Eloy Room 4
*Streak considered 2+ games in a row.
Suspended: Suspended after next caution: N/A
DISCIPLINARY REPORT
MINNESOTA CONNECTIONSALL-TIME MLS RESULTS AGAINST COLUMBUS CREW
ALL-TIME SERIES LEADERS
ALL-TIME SERIES SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
CURRENT TEAM STREAKS*
GOALS SCORED IN SERIES BY INTERVAL
* Player no longer with the club.
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
• Minnesota United and Columbus Crew are two of the remaining undefeated teams in the MLS regular season. The others are Toronto FC, FC Dallas and LAFC.
• MNUFC has the third most goals in MLS with 12. LAFC is first with 15 and Sporting Kansas City is second with 13.
• The Loons have faced Columbus three times in MLS competitions, losing the first two games before winning 1-0 at Allianz Field last season.
• Columbus’ Gyasi Zardes is tied with Orlando’s Chris Mueller for third in goals with four.
• Jan Gregus is in a three-way tie for second in assists with four.
• Luis Amarilla leads Minnesota with 2.96 expected goals (xG), which also puts him fourth in the league in xG.
• Darlington Nagbe leads the league in pass completion percentage for players who have played at least 200 minutes, with 95.6% of his passes completed.
PREVIOUS MEETING - 5/18/2019
0 11ST HALF
2ND HALF
52’ YC: B. Kallman
YC: David Guzman 62’
63’ YC: M. Ibarra
70’ G: E. Finlay
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OPPONENT FACTSGame Abbreviation: ............................................................................................CLBColors: ................................................................................ Yellow, Black and WhiteFounded:.................................................................................................................1994First MLS Season: .............................................................................................. 1996MLS Titles: .................................................................................................... 1 (2008)City, State: ....................................................................................... Columbus, OhioStadium: ........................................................................................ MAPFRE StadiumCapacity (Built): ................................................................................ 19,986 (1999)
MATCHUP QUICK FACTS
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NEWS AND NOTES
MLS is Back: MNUFC Secure Second Place of Group D with Draw Against Colorado RapidsMinnesota United came into Wednesday’s match controlling their own destiny in the Group Stage. Colorado had little to play for, having already been eliminated from the MLS Is Back Tournament by Sporting KC’s win over Real Salt Lake earlier in the day. But with regular season results on the line and a long history of close games and animosity between the sides, there was every reason to believe Minnesota’s final game of the Group Stage would be a feisty affair and the teams delivered.
MLS is Back: Columbus Crew Round of 16 PreviewThe Crew have impressed in the tournament so far, albeit in a surprisingly weak group. Atlanta United (zero points) and New York Red Bulls (three points) put up little fight against a well-organized Columbus Crew and last year’s Wooden Spoon winning FC Cincinnati (six points) conceded four goals as the Crew comfortably finished top of the group with the tournament’s joint-largest margin of victory. The Crew have been impressive, scoring nine goals in 2020 while conceding just once, and would be a difficult matchup for any draw.
Minnesota United has been turning over its squad throughout the tournament and has yet to hit full steam, with Luis Amarilla recovering from an early tournament strain, Kevin Molino and Osvaldo Alonso nursing small knocks and Defender of the Year Ike Opara staying home from the tournament altogether. Despite the odds against, MNUFC managed to secure three points against the Western Conference leading Sporting Kansas City in its opening group matchup and earned two more points in draws versus Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids, all of whom went into the tournament undefeated.
Moving out of the group stage, where games played counted against the regular season standings and into the Round of Sixteen where game results will not affect the overall standings, both teams have everything left to play for. While Columbus holds a slight edge in the series matchup, the Loons got the better of The Crew in their last meeting, with Ethan Finlay scoring against his former team to secure three points for Minnesota United.
Head Coach Adrian Heath on his thoughts of the first three games of the MLS is Back Tournament“I think we got progressively better, still not where we’d like to be. But like I’ve said, because of the number we’ve had to work with, normally in preseason we do six to eight games before the opening game of the season, this will be our fourth 11 v 11 so pleased with attitude of the players. It’s been a four-month break. Some of the teams have had chances to have intra-squad scrimmages, some of them have got second teams, etc. so for this group to do what they’ve done is excellent. Before the season started, you’ve heard me say a million times you work on two points a game, and here we are with 11. I’m happy with the start that we’ve had and now I think we’ve played ourselves into a little bit of form. We’ve got a difficult opponent in Columbus [Crew], a well-coached team, they’ve got good players, spent a lot of money on bringing in good players in this offseason and that’s shown so far. We know it’s going to be tough but I also know that if we play like we can, we can win the game.”
Heath on what challenges Columbus present as a unit“They’ve got good players, as you know and a lot of them players, [Lucas] Zelerayan they paid a lot of money for and I actually think [Darlington] Nagbe is the best in his position now in the league. They’ve got quality all over the field; internationals, well-drilled unit, obviously well-motivated, full of confidence at this moment in time. It’s going to be tough but I know Caleb [Porter] well enough to know that we’ll be prepared for the game.”
Defender Michael Boxall on how Jose Aja has played filling in for 2019 Defender of the Year Ike Opara“I think he’s done outstanding. He’s really played his role and as a centerback partner, you need to have that communication and familiarity and we obviously haven’t had that but he’s come in, slotted in seamlessly and it helps having quality players around us also, obviously Tyler [Miller] Ozzie [Alonso] and our two fullbacks [Chase Gasper, Romain Metanire] have been incredible so far.”
Goalkeeper Tyler Miller on leading the counter with good distribution from the box“That’s something I really pride myself on, being able to distribute the ball well. I think there’s times when you need to read the game, especially in this heat, late at night, knowing the conditions, knowing how the guys are feeling. That’s something we’ll have to manage throughout the game but if I see an opportunity where we can play quick and get a good opportunity, I’ll take it.”
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMLS IS BACK COMPETITION FORMAT
Major League Soccer returns with all 26 MLS clubs competing in the MLS is Back Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida beginning July 8. Group stage games will count in the MLS regular season standings and the tournament winner will earn a spot in the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League, replacing the berth previously awarded to the MLS regular season points leader in the conference opposite of the 2020 Supporters’ Shield winner.
Group assignments for each of the 26 teams were determined through a live draw on June 11, with Minnesota United being drawn into Group D alongside Real Salt Lake, Sporting Kansas City and the Colorado Rapids. Similar to a FIFA World Cup format, the tournament will feature a continuous schedule of games nearly every day, with games beginning at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CDT. The majority of the games will be played in the evening. Each team will play three group stage games, with those results counting in the 2020 MLS regular season standings. After 16 consecutive days of group stage games, the top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place finishers will move on to the knockout stage. The knockout stage will include Round-of-16, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals rounds, as well as the Championship match on August 11. Games tied at the end of regulation in the knockout phase will proceed directly to a penalty kick shootout.
In addition to games that count in the regular season standings and the Champions League berth, players will have the opportunity to earn additional bonuses as part of a $1.1 million prize pool.
The substitution limit for the tournament will follow the new protocol set by the IFAB and allow five substitutions per game. In addition, teams may name up to 23 players on each official gameday roster. Also, the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) will have access to video review for all games.
Upon completion of the MLS is Back Tournament, MLS plans to continue its regular season with a revised schedule in home markets, followed by the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs and the 25th MLS Cup. The schedule will be developed at a later date. The final number of games and the schedule for the remainder of the 2020 MLS regular season will be announced in the coming weeks.
The MLS medical department and the league’s infectious disease experts have developed a comprehensive COVID-19 testing plan which will be implemented for the entire MLS is Back Tournament. In addition, MLS will make a contribution of serology (antibody) tests to Central Florida residents beginning June 18.
KEY DATESJune 24: Teams begin arriving in Florida July 8: MLS is Back Tournament group stage beginsJuly 25-28: Round-of-16July 30- Aug. 1: QuarterfinalsAugust 5-6: SemifinalsAugust 11: MLS is Back Tournament Final
MLS IS BACK TOURNAMENT – July 8 – August 11Number of Matches: 54 (39 group; 15 knockout)No. of matchdays: 26Format: Group Stage, followed by Round-of-16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Championship matchMinimum Matches: Three (per club)Maximum Matches: Seven (per club)
GROUP A
Eastern Conference
Orlando CityInter MiamiNYCFCPhiladelphia Union
GROUP B
Western Conference
Seattle SoundersChicago Fire Whitecaps FCSJ Earthquakes
GROUP C
Eastern Conference
Toronto FCNE RevolutionMontreal ImpactD.C. United
GROUP D
Western Conference
Real Salt LakeSporting KCColorado RapidsMNUFC
GROUP E
Eastern Conference
Atlanta UnitedCincinnatiNYRBColumbus Crew
GROUP F
Western Conference
LAFCLA GalaxyHouston DynamoPortland Timbers
*Withdrawn from tournamentFC DallasNashville SC
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAOrlando City SC* 3 2 0 1 7 6 3Philadelphia Union* 3 2 0 1 7 4 2New York City FC* 3 1 2 0 3 2 4Inter Miami CF 3 0 3 0 0 2 5
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GASporting Kansas City* 3 2 1 0 6 6 4Minnesota United FC* 3 1 0 2 5 4 3Real Salt Lake* 3 1 1 1 4 2 2Colorado Rapids 3 0 2 1 1 4 7
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GASan Jose Earthquakes* 3 2 0 1 7 6 3Seattle Sounders FC* 3 1 1 1 4 4 2Vacouver Whitecaps FC* 3 1 2 0 3 5 7Chicago Fire FC 3 1 2 0 3 2 5
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAColumbus Crew SC* 3 3 0 0 9 7 0FC Cincinnati* 3 2 1 0 6 3 4New York Red Bulls 3 1 2 0 3 1 4Atlanta United FC 3 0 3 0 0 0 3
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAToronto FC* 3 1 0 2 5 6 5New England Revolution* 3 1 0 2 5 2 1Montreal Impact* 3 1 2 0 3 4 5DC United 3 0 1 2 2 3 4
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAPortland Timbers* 3 2 0 1 7 6 4Los Angeles Football Club* 3 1 0 2 5 11 7Houston Dynamo 3 0 1 2 2 5 6LA Galaxy 3 0 2 1 1 4 9
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGROUP A STANDINGS
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGROUP D STANDINGS
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGROUP B STANDINGS
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGROUP E STANDINGS
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGROUP C STANDINGS
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGROUP F STANDINGS
x - Clinched spot in Round of 16 |
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMLS IS BACK COMPETITION FORMAT
For the first time since play was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12, MLS teams will take to the field in official competition beginning on July 8 for a unique tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney World Resort in Florida.
Here’s everything you need to know about the MLS is Back Tournament:
Quick FactsJuly 8–August 1154 games (39 group stage; 15 knockout round)26 gamedaysFormat: Group Stage, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, ChampionshipMinimum Games: Three per clubMaximum Games: Seven per finalist
Key DatesJune 24: Teams begin arriving in FloridaJuly 8: MLS is Back Tournament group stage beginsJuly 25–28: Round of 16 beginsJuly 30–Aug. 1: Tournament QuarterfinalsAugust 5–6: Tournament SemifinalsAugust 11: MLS is Back Tournament Final
How will the tournament work?Similar to a FIFA World Cup, the tournament will feature a continuous schedule of games nearly every day, with games beginning at 8 a.m., 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. CDT, with the majority of the games to be played in the evening.
Group Stage:The 26 teams will be split into six groups.The Eastern Conference will have three groups, one of six teams and two with four teams each. The Western Conference will have three groups, each consisting of four teams. Each team will play three group stage games over the course of 16 consecutive days. The top two teams from each group along with the four best third-place finishers will move on to the knockout stage, beginning with the Round of 16. If two or more clubs are tied on points in the group stage, MLS regular season tiebreaking procedures are used. The tiebreakers for determining the four third-place clubs are: (1) points, (2) goal differential, (3) goals scored, (4) fewest disciplinary points.
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ROUND OF 16
QUARTERFINAL
SEMIFINAL
ROUND OF 16
QUARTERFINAL
SEMIFINAL
FINAL
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAColumbus Crew SC 5 4 0 13 13 9 1Toronto FC 5 2 0 3 9 9 7Orlando City SC 5 2 1 2 8 7 5Philadelphia Union 5 2 1 2 8 7 7Montreal Impact 5 2 2 1 7 8 8New York Red Bulls 5 2 2 1 7 5 7Atlanta United 5 2 3 0 6 4 5FC Cincinnati 5 2 3 0 6 6 9New England Revolution 5 1 1 3 6 4 4D.C. United 5 1 2 2 5 6 7Chicago Fire FC 5 1 3 1 4 4 8New York City FC 5 1 4 0 3 2 6Nashville SC 2 0 2 0 0 1 3Inter Miami CF 5 0 5 0 0 3 8
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2020 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2020 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GASporting Kansas City 5 4 1 0 12 13 5Minnesota United 5 3 0 2 11 12 6Portland Timbers 5 3 1 1 10 8 7Los Angeles FC 5 2 0 3 9 15 10Seattle Sounders 5 2 1 2 8 7 4San Jose Earthquakes 5 2 1 2 8 10 10Colorado Rapids 5 2 2 1 7 8 9Vancouver Whitecaps 5 2 3 0 6 7 10Real Salt Lake 5 1 1 3 6 3 3FC Dallas 2 1 0 1 4 4 2Houston Dynamo 5 0 2 3 3 6 11LA Galaxy 5 0 3 2 2 5 11
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAColumbus Crew 5 4 0 1 13 9 1Sporting Kansas City 5 4 1 0 12 13 5Minnesota United 5 3 0 2 11 12 6Portland Timbers 5 3 1 1 10 8 7Los Angeles FC 5 3 1 1 10 8 7Toronto FC 5 2 0 3 9 9 7Seattle Sounders 5 2 1 2 8 7 4Orlando City SC 5 2 1 2 8 7 5San Jose Earthquakes 5 2 1 2 8 10 10Philadelphia Union 5 2 1 2 8 7 7Montreal Impact 5 2 2 1 7 8 8Colorado Rapids 5 2 2 1 7 8 9New York Red Bulls 5 2 2 1 7 5 7Atlanta United 5 2 3 0 6 4 5Vancouver Whitecaps 5 2 3 0 6 7 10FC Cincinnati 5 2 3 0 6 6 9New England Revolution 5 1 1 3 6 4 4Real Salt Lake 5 1 1 3 6 3 3D.C. United 5 1 2 2 5 6 7FC Dallas 2 1 0 1 4 4 2Chicago Fire FC 5 1 3 1 4 4 8New York City FC 5 1 4 0 3 2 6Houston Dynamo 5 0 2 3 3 6 11LA Galaxy 5 0 3 2 2 5 11Nashville SC 2 0 2 0 0 1 3Inter Miami CF 5 0 5 0 0 3 8
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2020 MLS SUPPORTERS’ SHIELD STANDINGS
x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
MLS IS BACK ROUND OF 16 LAST TIME IN MLS
SATURDAY, JULY 25
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
MONDAY, JULY 27
TUESDAY, JULY 28
0-1
0-2
1-1
3-0
vs | 7:00 p.m. CT
0-1
0-2
REAL SALT LAKE
MONTREAL IMPACTATLANTA UNITED FC
ORLANDO CITY SCNEW YORK CITY FC
TORONTO FC
TORONTO FC
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
NEW YORK RED BULLS
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
FC CINCINNATI
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC
INTER MIAMI CF PHILADELPHIA UNION
NEW YORK CITY FC
D.C. UNITED
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
MONTREAL IMPACT
COLUMBUS CREW SCMINNESOTA UNITED FC
PHILADELPHIA UNION1-0
FC CINCINNATI
1-0
COLUMBUS CREW SC
SUNDAY, JULY 19
vs | 10:00 p.m. CT0-0
SPORTING KANSAS CITY
REAL SALT LAKE
MINNESOTA UNITED FC
COLORADO RAPIDS
MONDAY, JULY 13
LOS ANGELES FC
2-0
HOUSTON DYNAMO
LA GALAXY
2-2
PORTLAND TIMBERS
THURSDAY, JULY 23
ORLANDO CITY SC
vs | 7:30p.m. CT
SUNDAY, JULY 26
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION
1-1
PORTLAND TIMBERS
0-2
1-0
CHICAGO FIRE FC
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
vs | 7:30 p.m. CT
TUESDAY, JULY 21
vs | 10:00 p.m. CT
CHICAGO FIRE FC
VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC
vs | 9:30 p.m. CT
2-2
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
GOALS: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (6) MIN: Kevin Molino (3)
ASSISTS: Alejandro Pozuelo, Toronto FC (5) MIN: Jan Gregus (4)
SHOTS: Gustavo Bou, New England Revolution (22) MIN: Luis Amarilla (14)
SOG: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (13) MIN: Luis Amarilla (5)
YELLOW CARDS: Fabian Herbers, Chicago Fire (4) MIN: Four players tied (2)
RED CARDS: Thirteen players tied (1) MIN: N/A
SAVES: Andre Blake (27) MIN: Tyler Miller (13)
CLEAN SHEETS: Two players tied (3) MIN: Tyler Miller (1)
Landon Donovan MLS MVP: Carlos Vela, LAFC
Defender of the Year: Ike Opara, Minnesota United FC
Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Vito Mannone, Minnesota United FC
Newcomer of the Year: Carles Gil, New England Revolution
AT&T Rookie of the Year: Andre Shinyashiki, Colorado Rapids
Coach of the Year: Bob Bradley, LAFC
Comeback Player of the Year: Jordan Morris, Seattle Sounders FC
Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, LA Galaxy
Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 26 teams from across the United States and Canada.
After a successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 1994, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) founded MLS to bring a top-level soccer league back to the country for the first time since 1984, when the original NASL folded. The league was set to begin play in 1996 with 10 teams: Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew (SC), D.C. United, Dallas Burn (FC Dallas), Kansas City Wiz (Sporting Kansas City), Los Angeles Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY/NJ MetroStars (New York Red Bulls), San Jose Clash (Earthquakes) and Tampa Bay Mutiny.
The league’s first game was played on April 6, 1996 as the San Jose Clash played D.C. United in front of 31,000 fans at Spartan Stadium. The league drew large crowds in its opening season, pulling star power from around North America and building on the excitement of the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
As MLS has continued to grow, clubs have begun moving out of shared American football venues and into soccer-specific stadium, led by Columbus Crew (SC), who moved into the soccer-specific MAPFRE Stadium in 1999. Currently, 20 teams play in soccer-specific venues.
The league is split into the Eastern and Western Conferences. Each team plays 34 games during the season. Teams play all conference opponents twice, once at home and once on the road, and teams in the other conference once, with an even balance of home and away games. The top seven teams in each conference at the end of the year qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Starting in 2019, the league adopted a new single-elimination format for the entirety of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The top seven teams in each conference qualify for postseason, with the regular-season conference champions receiving a first-round bye. The second through seventh seeds will play the opening round games, with the highest seed hosting games throughout the tournament. The winners will move on to join the one-seed teams in the conference semifinals. The winner of each conference championship will move on to the MLS Cup Final. The team with the best regular season record will host the final.
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
2020 2019 TOTALPlaying at home 0-0-0 10-1-6 27-13-11Playing on the road 2-0-0 5-10-2 11-37-6Playing on grass 3-0-2 14-8-7 20-27-13Playing on artificial turf 1-0-0 1-3-1 20-22-6Wearing primary kit 0-0-2 7-4-4 23-21-11Wearing secondary kit 3-0-0 8-6-4 16-26-8Wearing alternate kit 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0vs. Western Conference 3-0-2 10-6-6 23-33-16vs. Eastern Conference 0-0-0 5-5-2 16-16-3Scoring first 2-0-0 11-2-3 31-7-3Allowing first 1-0-1 4-9-2 9-42-11Scoring 0 goals 0-0-1 0-6-3 0-23-5Scoring 1 goal 0-0-0 6-1-4 9-14-8Scoring 2 goals 1-0-1 3-2-0 12-10-5Scoring 3+ goals 2-0-0 6-2-1 18-2-1Allowing 0 goals 0-0-1 8-0-3 14-0-5Allowing 1 goal 2-0-0 5-3-4 15-8-8Allowing 2 goals 1-0-1 2-3-0 9-13-5Allowing 3+ goals 0-0-0 0-5-1 1-28-1Scoring in the 1st half 1-0-1 9-4-2 24-13-5Scoreless 1st half 2-0-1 6-7-6 15-36-14Scoring in the 2nd half 3-0-0 12-4-3 30-19-9Scoreless 2nd half 0-0-2 3-7-5 8-30-10Leading at halftime 1-0-1 5-0-1 14-2-2Trailing at halftime 1-0-0 1-9-0 2-33-6Tied at halftime 1-0-1 9-2-7 2-14-11Leading after 60 minutes 1-0-1 9-0-2 25-2-3Trailing after 60 minutes 1-0-0 1-7-0 2-38-4Tied after 60 minutes 1-0-2 5-4-6 12-9-14Leading after 75 minutes 1-0-0 11-1-0 30-2-0Trailing after 75 minutes 1-0-0 0-8-1 2-41-4Tied after 75 minutes 2-0-2 4-2-7 8-6-15
MLS RECORD (W-L-D) WHEN...
2020 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS
MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE
MIN OPPShots 65 71Shots on Goal 27 19Accuracy 41% 26%Goals 12 6Fouls 68 61Offside 7 6Corners 24 25Yellow Cards 13 11Red Cards 0 1Saves 13 16Clean Sheets 1 1
DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME (CT) LOCATION3/01 at Portland Timbers 3-1 W Providence Park3/07 at San Jose Earthquakes 5-2 W Earthquakes Stadium7/12 vs Sporting Kansas City † 2-1 W Wide World of Sports7/17 vs Real Salt Lake † 0-0 D Wide World of Sports7/22 vs Colorado Rapids † 2-2 D Wide World of Sports7/28 vs Columbus Crew † 7:00 p.m. CT Wide World of Sports
MINNESOTA UNITED SCORING FREQUENCY - MLS ONLYRange 0-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+/ET Total
2020 For 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 12Against 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6
2019 For 4 13 6 1 8 11 6 4 52Against 5 11 9 1 1 6 7 3 43
TOTAL For 14 26 31 4 35 29 25 9 160Against 30 28 30 4 31 24 26 17 187 ^ U.S. Open Cup | * Friendly | † MLS is Back
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
^ Includes own goals and players transferred out
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPNo. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN SHT SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO
99 EMMINGS, Fred 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 MILLER, Tyler 5 5 450 19 13 6 1.2 2 2 3 0 2 1
18 RANJITSINGH, Gregory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
97 ST. CLAIR, Dayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN TOTALS 19 13 6 1.2 2 2 3 0 2 1
No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E4 D AJA, Jose 3 3 270 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 06 M ALONSO, Osvaldo 4 4 360 0 0 3 0 7 6 0 0 2 09 F AMARILLA, Luis 4 3 267 0 1 14 5 3 5 2 0 2 02 D BILLINGSLEY, Noah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 D BOXALL, Michael 5 5 450 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 011 M Chacon, THOMAS 1 0 45 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 031 M DOTSON, Hassani 5 2 262 0 0 6 2 1 4 0 0 1 044 M EDWARDS, Raheem 4 0 28 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 013 M FINLAY, Ethan 5 5 421 2 2 4 3 7 5 2 0 0 077 D GASPER, Chase 5 5 450 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 08 M GREGUS, Jan 5 5 450 1 4 9 3 8 4 0 24 1 0
94 M HAIRSTON, Marlon 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 M HAYES, Jacori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 014 D KALLMAN, Brent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 M LOD, Robin 5 5 422 1 0 10 4 12 2 0 0 2 019 D METANIRE, Romain 5 5 450 0 2 1 1 5 5 0 0 1 07 M MOLINO, Kevin 4 4 257 3 1 6 3 2 14 1 0 0 041 D/M MUSA, James 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D OPARA, Ike 2 2 180 2 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 012 F SCHOENFELD, Aaron 5 1 124 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 023 F TOYE, Mason 1 1 59 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0
MIN TOTALS^ 12 11 65 27 68 61 7 24 13 0
MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON
MLS TEAM OF THE WEEKKevin Molino (M)Week 1Ethan Finlay (M)Week 1Ike Opara (D)Week 2Jan Gregus (M)Week 2Kevin Molino (M)MLS is Back Round 1Ethan Finlay (M)MLS is Back Round 3Osvaldo Alonso (M)*MLS is Back Round 3
MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKIke Opara (D)Week 2
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2020 INDIVIDUAL HONORS
* On bench
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# Player Date Opponent Min1 Kevin Molino March 1 Portland 512 Luis Amarilla March 1 Portland 763 Kevin Molino March 2 Portland 784 Ike Opara March 7 San Jose 13 *5 Jan Gregus March 7 San Jose 266 Luis Amarilla March 7 San Jose 327 Robin Lod March 7 San Jose 458 Ike Opara March 7 San Jose 45 *9 Own goal July 12 Kansas City 9110 Kevin Molino July 12 Kansas City 9811 Ethan Finlay July 22 Colorado Rapids 36 *12 Ethan Finlay July 22 Colorado Rapids 43
# Player Date Opponent Min
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGOAL INFORMATION
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2020 MINNESOTA UNITED GOAL MAP - REGULAR SEASON
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
Stat Year #
Goals 2019 52
Assists 2018 & 2019 46
Yellow Cards 2018 72
Red Cards 2018 7
Points 2019 53
Wins 2019 15
Losses 2018 20
Draws 2019 8
Shutouts 2019 11
Goals Allowed 2018 71
Stat #
Wins 43
Losses 54
Draws 19
Points 148
Goals 176
Assists 152
Shutouts 20
Yellow Cards 222
Red Cards 14
Goals Allowed 203
Consecutive Wins (Overall) 4 6/29/2019 - 7/13/2019
Consecutive Wins (Home) 4 7/4/2018 - 7/22/2018
Consecutive Wins (Away) 2 3/7/2020 - Present
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall) 7 6/29/2019 - 8/4/2019
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home) 10 6/29/2019 - Present
Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away) 2 3/1/2020 - Present
Consecutive Losses (Overall) 4 3/24/2018 - 4/22/2018
Consecutive Losses (Home) 2 10/13/2018 - 10/21/2018
Consecutive Losses (Away) 8 3/24/2018 - 7/28/2018
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) 2 7/27/2019 - 8/4/2019
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) 4 7/13/2019 - 8/14/2019
MINNESOTA UNITED MLS TEAM RECORDS
ALL-TIME STATS ALL COMPETITIONSREGULAR SEASON TEAM RECORDS
ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (MLS ONLY)
Game Season MNUFC Career3 GoalsDarwin Quintero, 7/4/18
14 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 2017
21 GoalsChristian Ramirez, Darwin Quintero
3 AssistsJan Gregus, 6/29/19
15 AssistsDarwin Quintero, 2018
20 AssistsDarwin Quintero
7 ShotsAngelo Rodriguez, 9/12/18 Darwin Quintero, 6/2/19
81 ShotsDarwin Quintero, 2019
159 ShotsDarwin Quintero
4 Shots on GoalThree times
34 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017
59 Shots on GoalDarwin Quintero
11 SavesVito Mannone, 9/22/12
129 SavesVito Mannone, 2019
219 SavesBobby Shuttleworth
3060 MinutesVito Mannone, 2019
6627 MinutesMichael Boxall
15 WinsVito Mannone, 2019
19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth
11 Clean SheetsVito Mannone, 2019
11 Clean SheetsVito Mannone
34 AppearancesVito Mannone, 2019
84 AppearancesMiguel Ibarra
Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) 1 9/22/2019
Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Overall) 9 10/21/2018 - 4/19/2019
Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Home) 7 7/4/2018 - 9/29/2018
Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Away) 10 9/12/2018 - 4/19/2019
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Overall) 3 7/4/2017 - 7/22/2017
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Home) 3 7/4/2017 - 7/22/2017
Consecutive Games without a Goal (Away) 3 5/11/2019 - 6/8/2019
Largest Margin of Victory 6 6/29/2019 vs. Cincinnati
Largest Margin of Defeat 5 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta
Most Goals Scored in a Game 7 6/29/2019 vs. Cincinnati
Most Goals Conceded in a Game 6 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
Last home win 2-1 vs. Sporting Kansas City 9/25/2019Last home loss 1-2 vs. LA Galaxy^ 10/20/2019Last home draw 1-1 vs. LAFC 9/29/2019
Last away win 5-2 @ San Jose Earthquakes 3/7/2020Last away loss 0-1 @ Seattle Sounders FC 10/6/2019Last away draw 0-0 @ Portland Timbers 9/22/2019
Held scoreless 0-0 D @ Real Salt Lake 7/17/2020Scored 1 goal 1-2 L vs. LA Galaxy^ 10/20/2019Scored 2 goals 2-2 D vs. Colorado Rapids 7/22/2020Scored 3+ goals 5-2 W @ San Jose Earthquakes 3/7/2020
Clean sheet 0-0 D @ Real Salt Lake 7/17/2020Allowed 1 goal 2-1 W vs. Sporting Kansas City 7/12/2020Allowed 2 goals 2-2 D vs. Colorado Rapids 7/22/2020Allowed 3+ goals 3-5 L @ FC Dallas 8/10/2019
Scored hat trick Angelo Rodriguez, vs. NM* 7/10/2019Multi-goal game Ethan Finlay (2G), vs. COL 7/22/2020Multi-assist game Jan Gregus (2A), vs. COL 7/22/2020Multi-point game Jan Gregus (2A) vs. COL 7/22/2020Sent off Chase Gasper, vs. SKC 9/25/2019Successful PK Darwin Quintero, vs. POR* 8/7/2019Unsuccessful PK Luis Amarilla, @. SJE 3/7/2020GK penalty save Vito Mannone, vs. FCD 7/13/2019M
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Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL 3/12/2017Multi-goal game Brandon Servania (2G), FCD 8/10/2019Multi-assist game Barrios, Pomykal (3A), FCD 8/10/2019Multi-point game Mauro Manotas (1G/1A), HOU 9/11/2019Sent off Tim Melia, SKC 7/12/2020Successful PK Magnus Eriksson, SJ 3/7/2020Unsuccessful PK Reto Ziegler, FCD 7/13/2019GK penalty save Daniel Vega, SJ 3/7/2020
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* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. ^ Indicates a game in the MLS Cup Playoffs. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 7/12/2020.
First game 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First win 4-2 win against Real Salt Lake Minneapolis, MN, 4/1/2017
First home game 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017
First draw 2-2 against Colorado, Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017
First goal Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First home goal Kevin Molino in 1-6 loss against Atlanta, Minneapolis, MN, 3/12/2017
First assist Johan Venegas to Christian Ramirez in 1-5 loss against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First clean sheet Bobby Shuttleworth in 1-0 win against Colorado, Minneapolis, MN, 4/23/2017
First caution Johan Venegas against Portland, Portland, OR, 3/3/2017
First ejection Justin Davis against Colorado Commerce City, CO, 3/18/2017
First Playoff Game 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019
First Playoff Goal Jan Gregus in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019
First Playoff Assist Darwin Quintero in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019
First Playoff caution Osvaldo Alonso in 1-2 loss against LA, Saint Paul, MN, 10/20/2019
MOST RECENT TEAM ACHIEVEMENTS MOST RECENT INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS
MINNESOTA UNITED FIRSTS
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL HONORS
MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKKevin Molino (M)Week 31, 2017Darwin Quintero (M)Week 19, 2018Mason Toye (F)Week 26, 2019Ike Opara (D)Week 2, 2020
MLS SAVE OF THE WEEKBobby Shuttleworth (GK)Week 5, 2017
MLS ALL-STARFrancisco Calvo (D)2018Darwin Quintero (M)2018Romain Metanire (D)2019
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEARMatt Lampson (GK)2018
MLS DEFENDER OF THE YEARIke Opara (D)2019
MLS GOALKEEPER OF THE YEARVito Mannone (GK)2019
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MNUFC GAME NOTESC
HIC
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1
TBD 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 22020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 2 1 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 3
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Abu Danladi (2); CHI – Four players tied (1)
ATLA
NTA
2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 1 1 0 4 8 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 3 2
TBD 2018 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 32020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 1 3 0 4 12 2 0 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 3 5
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (2); ATL – Josef Martinez (5)
CO
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2
7/22 MLS is Back 2-2 D 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 32019 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 12020 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 2 4 2 8 10 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 2 1 4 6
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (2); COL – Eight players tied (1)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
7/28 MLS is Back 7:00 p.m. 2018 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 32019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 1 2 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 3
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); CLB –Gyasi Zardes (3)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
TBD 2018 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 22019 2 1 1 0 4 5 1 ! 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 52020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 2 4 0 8 11 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 0 3 0 3 9
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); FCD – Michael Barrios, Brandon Servania (2)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBD 2018 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 22019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 2
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); DC – Two players tied (1)
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
CIN
CIN
NAT
I 2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA
TBD 2019 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ike Opara (2); CIN – Emmanuel Ledesma (1)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 3 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4
TBD 2018 2 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 32019 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 22020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 7 2 3 2 6 10 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 0 3 1 3 9
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Six players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)
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MNUFC GAME NOTESN
YRB
2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBD 2018 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 32019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez, Abu Danladi (1); NY – Bradley Wright-Phillips (3)
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
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Y 2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3
TBD 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 1 1 1 6 7 2 0 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 1 3
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (3); NYC – Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (2)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2
TBD 2018 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 22020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 3 0 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 6 4
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); MTL – Four players tied(1)
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ND 2019 Games: Total Home Away
Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5
TBD 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 22020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 1 2 0 5 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 3 8
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (2); NE – Juan Agudelo (2)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA
TBD 2017 2 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 32018 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 22019 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 32020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 0 4 2 6 13 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 0 2 1 4 8
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); Romain Alessandrini (4)
LAFC
2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA
TBD 2018 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 22019 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 2 1 1 8 4 2 1 0 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 2
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); LAFC – Four players tied (1)
MIA
MI 2020 Games: Total Home Away
Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GATBD 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leading Scorers in series: N/A
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LLE 2020 Games: Total Home Away
Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GATBD 2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Time 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Leading Scorers in series: N/A
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
SEAT
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 22018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 3
TBD 2019 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 12020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 0 5 1 4 13 3 0 2 1 2 7 3 0 3 0 2 6
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); SEA – Clint Dempsey, Will Bruin (3)
SPO
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NG
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
7/12 MLS Is Back 2-1 W 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 62019 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 02020 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 9 3 4 2 9 14 4 2 0 2 6 3 4 0 4 0 1 10
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Seven players tied (1); SKC – Diego Rubio (3)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 5
3/1 @ Portland 3-1 W 2018 2 1 1 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 32019 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 02020 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1All Time 7 4 2 1 13 13 3 3 0 0 7 4 4 1 2 1 6 9
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Three players tied (2); POR – Diego Valeri (5)
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AKE 2020 Games: Total Home Away
Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
7/17 MLS Is Back 0-0 D 2018 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 12019 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 12020 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 7 3 1 3 12 8 3 3 0 0 10 5 3 0 1 2 2 3
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (4); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 3
3/7 @ San Jose 5-2 W 2018 2 0 2 0 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 32019 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 7 3 4 0 16 13 3 1 2 0 4 5 4 2 2 0 12 8
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (3); SJ – Danny Hoesen (4)
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 52019 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 0 2 1 4 9 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 5
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); PHI – Fafa Picault (2)
OR
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBD 2018 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 12019 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 02020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); ORL – Yoshimar Yotun, Nani (1)
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MNUFC GAME NOTESTO
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2020 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3
TBD 2018 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 42020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 1 2 0 9 10 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 5 7
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (5); TOR – Jordan Hamilton (3)
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2019 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA2017 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 3
TBD 2018 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 42019 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 22020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 2 2 2 8 11 3 1 0 2 3 2 3 1 2 0 4 9
Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); VAN – Alphonso Davies (4)
MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS
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MNUFC GAME NOTES
POR 3/1 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Lod RM Finlay CM Molino CF Amarilla
Score: MIN 3-1 POR Attendance: 25,128 Venue: Providence Park, Portland, Oregon
SJE 3/7 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Lod RM Finlay CM Molino CF Amarilla
Score: MIN 5-2 SJE Attendance: 12,223 Venue: Earthquakes Stadium, San Jose, California
SKC 7/12 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Gregus LM Lod RM Finlay CM Molino CF Toye
Score: MIN 2-1 SKC Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida
SKC 7/17 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Lod RM Finlay CM Molino CF Schoenfeld
Score: MIN 0-0 RSL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida
SKC 7/22 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus DM Dotson LM Lod RM Finlay CF Amarilla
Score: MIN 2-2 COL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida
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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONSNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown First Name Last Name
1 Tyler Miller GK 6’4” 195 Woodbury, New Jersey
2 Noah Billingsley D 6’2” 185 Wellington, New Zealand
3 Ike Opara D 6’2” 180 Durham, North Carolina oh-PAR-uh
4 Jose Aja D 6’3” 187 Montevideo, Uruguay ho-ZAY AH-hah
5 Jacori Hayes M 5’7” 150 Bowie, Maryland juh-COR-e
6 Osvaldo Alonso M 5’11” 155 San Cristobal, Cuba ah-LAHN-soh
7 Kevin Molino M 5'8" 155 Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago moh-LEE-no
8 Jan Gregus M 6’3” 170 Nitra, Slovakia YAHN GREY-goosh
9 Luis Amarilla F 6’0” 163 Aregua, Paraguay loo-EES ah-mar-EE-uh
11 Thomas Chacon M 5’5” 128 Palmitas, Uruguay toe-MAHS cha-COHN12 Aaron Schoenfeld F 6’4” 1900 Knoxville, Tennessee sho-EHN-fehld13 Ethan Finlay M 5’9” 165 Marshfield, Wisconsin FIN-lay14 Brent Kallman D 6'2" 190 Woodbury, Minnesota CALL-man15 Michael Boxall D 6’2” 200 Auckland, New Zealand17 Robin Lod M 5’11” 168 Helsinki, Finland LUHD18 Gregory Ranjitsingh GK 6’3” 195 Pickering, Ontario RAN-jiht-sing19 Romain Metanire D 5’10” 159 Metz, France row-MAHN meht-AH-neer23 Mason Toye F 6’3” 180 South Orange, New Jersey TOY31 Hassani Dotson M 5’11” 170 Federal Way, Washington41 James Musa D/M 5’5” 170 Plymouth, England moo-SAH44 Raheem Edwards M 5’9” 148 Toronto, Ontario rah-HEEM77 Chase Gasper D 6’0” 185 Alexandria, Virginia94 Marlon Hairston M 6’0” 157 Jackson, Mississippi MAR-lin97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6’3” 165 Pickering, Ontario99 Fred Emmings GK 6’5” 210 Saint Paul, Minnesota
Position Name Yrs. w/ Club Hometown First Name Last NameHead Coach Adrian Heath 4 Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Assistant Coach Ian Fuller 5 Ellensburg, WashingtonAssistant Coach Sean McAuley 1 Sheffield, England
Goalkeeper Coach Stewart Kerr 2 Bellshill, ScotlandHead Athletic Trainer Stacey Hardin 4 Fairfield, California
Chief Soccer Officer Manny Lagos 10 Saint Paul, Minn. LAH-gohsTechnical Director Mark Watson 4 Vancouver, British Columbia
Dir. of Player Personnel Amos Magee 4 Saint Paul, Minn. AY-mos
2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED TECHNICAL STAFF AND PRONUNCIATIONS
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#15 MICHAEL BOXALL | DEFENDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 200 Birthdate: 8/18/1988 Hometown: Auckland, New ZealandPrevious Club: SuperSport United Acquired: Signed 7/12/2017
New Zealand international Boxall joined MNUFC on July 12, 2017 after representing his country at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. In his first full season with MNUFC, Boxall started all 32 games of 2018 and scored his first goal with the club on Aug. 11 against LA Galaxy and his second – the winner – in a 3-2 result over Portland on Sept. 22. He made 29 appearances for the Loons in 2019 playing a role in nine shutouts and scored two goals.
#2 NOAH BILLINGSLEY | DEFENDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 8/6/1997 Hometown: Wellington, New ZealandPrevious Club: UCSB Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #18) 1/9/2020
The New Zealand international, originally a forward, made the move to defense in his junior year and has since started the last 36 games for UCSB, with one goal and six assists in 2019. Billingsley was named to the 2018 All-Big West First Team, the 2018 All-Far West Region Team and the 2016 Big West All-Freshman Team. Internationally, Billingsley currently plays with the New Zealand national team alongside current Loon and centerback Michael Boxall. He made his senior national team debut in 2018 coming on as a sub in the 62nd minute versus Kenya on June 2, 2018.
#11 THOMAS CHACON | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’5” Weight: 128 Birthdate: 8/17/2000 Hometown: Palmitas, UruguayPrevious Club: Danubio FC Acquired: Transfer 8/7/2019
The young attacking midfielder joined MNUFC after spending his first two professional seasons with Uruguay’s first division team Danubio FC, helping lead them to finish fifth in the league during the 2018–19 season, in 20 game appearances across 1114 minutes. Internationally, Chacon has played for the Uruguay National Team at every level, making a total of 48 game appearances and scoring two goals for the U17 team, including one in the U17 2017 South American Championship against the Bolivia U17 team on March 2, 2017.
#6 OSVALDO ALONSO | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 11/11/1985 Hometown: San Cristobal, CubaPrevious Club: Seattle Sounders FC Acquired: Signed 1/10/2019
Cuban midfielder, Alonso joined MNUFC January 10, 2019 after spending 10 seasons with the Seattle Sounders. A proven leader, MLS Cup Champion and four-time MLS All-Star, the “Honey Badger” brings a wealth of MLS experience and tenacity to the Loons’ midfield. In 2019, he started in each of his 27 appearances, provided one assist and scored two goals which included the first-ever goal at Allianz Field. Alonso also made his seventh U.S. Open Cup Final appearance, a modern-day record in the competition.
#4 JOSE AJA | DEFENDERHeight: 6’3” Weight: 187 Birthdate: 5/10/1993 Hometown: Montevideo, UruguayPrevious Club: Union Española Acquired: Signed 2/14/2020
Aja joined the Loons from Chile’s Primera División, where he made 30 appearances since 2019. Aja played with Orlando City SC from 2016-2017 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2018. His professional career began with Club Nacional de Futbol of Uruguay’s Primera División in 2014 and he made his professional debut with 45-time First Division and three-time Copa Libertadores champion Club Nacional de Football on Aug. 30, 2014, against Tanque Sisley. While with Nacional, he spent time on loan at Racing Club de Montevideo of Uruguay’s second division from 2015-2016 and Orlando City SC in 2016.
#9 LUIS AMARILLA | FORWARDHeight: 6’0” Weight: 163 Birthdate: 8/25/1995 Hometown: Aregua, ParaguayPrevious Club: Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield Acquired: Loaned on 1/28/2020
Amarilla joined the Loons after spending the 2019 season with Universidad Católica of Ecuador’s Liga PRO where he scored 19 goals in 24 game appearances to lead the league. Prior to being loaned out, Amarilla spent the 2017 and 2018 season with Argentina’s Vélez Sarsfield, where he made a total of 12 game appearances over two seasons. The former Paraguayan international began his professional career in Paraguay at Club Libertad of the first division in 2013-2016, making 13 game appearances, but was on loan during the 2014 and 2016 seasons to Club 3 de Febrero and Sol de America, respectively.
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#8 JAN GREGUS | MIDFIELDERHeight: 6’3” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 1/29/1991 Hometown: Nitra, SlovakiaPrevious Club: FC Copenhagen Acquired: Signed 12/20/2018
The Slovakia international joined MNUFC as the club’s third Designated Player. He was a mainstay in the Loons’ midfield in 2019, making 30 appearances, scored one goal and led the team with 12 assists in the regular season. He scored the club’s first-ever MLS Cup Playoff goal in a 1-2 loss to LA Galaxy in Round One of the postseason last year. Gregus debuted with the Slovakia national team on March 31, 2015 against Czech Republic. He has since been capped 22 times for the Slovakia senior team, scoring two goals.
#99 FRED EMMINGS | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’5” Weight: 210 Birthdate: 2/8/2004 Hometown: Saint Paul, MinnesotaPrevious Club: MNUFC Development Academy Acquired: Signed 1/22/1010
Emmings was signed as Minnesota United’s first Homegrown Player in club history. The Saint Paul native is a product of the MNUFC Academy and currently plays with the U15 MNUFC squad. He began his soccer career as a striker but as he grew, his size gave his coaches a reason to move him to goalkeeper. At 6’5” and with a dynamic style of play, Emmings earned a spot on the Development Academy in the summer of 2017 and spent the majority of the summer of 2019 training with the first team.
#77 CHASE GASPER | DEFENDERHeight: 6’0” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 1/25/1996 Hometown: Alexandria, VirginiaPrevious Club: Univeristy of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #15) 1/11/2019
Gasper was selected 15th overall in the first round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft from Maryland where he helped lead the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship. The fullback developed into a vital part of the Minnesota backline and made 15 appearances his rookie season. His performances earned him a call to the U.S. Men’s National Team and he made his debut on February 1, 2020 against Costa Rica.
#31 HASSANI DOTSON | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 8/6/1997 Hometown: Federal Way, WashingtonPrevious Club: Oregon State Acquired: SuperDraft (#31 Pick) 1/11/2018
Dotson was selected 31st overall in the second round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. The versatile player was a revelation in his rookie year, contributing to the Loons as both a midfielder and a defender. He scored four times in league play, all while playing as a defender, and was a finalist for the MLS Rookie of the Year. He received multiple callups to the U.S. U23 national team in 2019 to prepare for Olympic Qualifying.
#44 RAHEEM EDWARDS | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’9” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 7/17/1995 Hometown: Toronto, OntarioPrevious Club: Chicago Fire FC Acquired: Trade 2/11/2020
The 24-year-old midfielder joins the Loons after spending the last two seasons with Chicago Fire FC, where he made 17 total appearances with one goal and two assists. Edwards began his professional career as a member of Toronto FC II in 2015 before joining the first team in 2016. He scored one goal and tallied six assists in 21 league appearances during Toronto’s MLS Cup-winning campaign in 2017. Edwards was selected by LAFC in the 2017 Expansion Draft, traded to the Montreal Impact soon after and made his debut in the season opener against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
#13 ETHAN FINLAY | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’9” Weight: 165 Birthdate: 8/6/1990 Hometown: Marshfield, WisconsinPrevious Club: Columbus Crew SC Acquired: Trade 8/9/2017
Duluth-native Finlay joined MNUFC on August 9, 2017 and debuted with the club on August 20 at SEA, scoring his first goal in a 2-1 defeat. Finley started seven games in 2018 and scored his first two goals of the season, March 10 at Orlando and his first assist March 17 against Chicago. He suffered an ACL injury and missed the 2018 season, but returned in 2019 to play in all but one regular season game. He contributed to 10 goals that season, scoring seven of his own and assisting three.
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#19 ROMAIN METANIRE | DEFENDERHeight: 5’10” Weight: 159 Birthdate: 3/28/1990 Hometown: Metz, FrancePrevious Club: Stade Reims Acquired: Signed 1/25/2019
Metanire joined MNUFC from Ligue 1’s Reims on January 25, 2019. He was a major factor on both ends of the field for MNUFC, locking down the right side while also being an attacking threat, nabbing six assists in the first three months of the season. The defender joined his previous club in 2017, helping them win Ligue 2 in 2017–18 and earn promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. Metanire was called up to the Madagascar national team in 2018 and helped the team to its first-ever African Cup of Nations appearance and guided the team to the quarterfinals.
#14 BRENT KALLMAN | DEFENDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 10/4/1990 Hometown: Woodbury, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Minnesota United FC Acquired: Signed 1/23/2017
Kallman has spent his entire pro career with MNUFC after first joining the club in 2013. With his signing in January 2017, he became the first Minnesotan to join the Loons in MLS. He made 63 appearances in his first three MLS seasons, with two goals and an assist to his credit. The defender has played a major role in the club’s transition into MLS and has captained the squad on multiple occasions over his career.
#17 ROBIN LOD | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 4/17/1993 Hometown: Helsinki, FinlandPrevious Club: Sporting de Gijon Acquired: Signed 7/16/2019
Lod joins MNUFC after playing with Spain’s Sporting de Gijon during the 2018-19 season. Lod currently represents Finland on the Finland National Team and made his international debut in 2013 at age 20 and has since had more than 30 caps for the national team, including an appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made his club debut on August 4, 2019 and made 10 appearances in his first year. He also scored the first-ever goal for Minnesota in a U.S. Open Cup Final.
#5 JACORI HAYES | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’7” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 6/28/1995 Hometown: Bowie, MarylandPrevious Club: FC Dallas Acquired: Trade 1/17/2020
Hayes joined Minnesota after three seasons with FC Dallas. The 24-year-old midfielder was selected 18th in the first round of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas and has since made 39 game appearances, including 31 minutes in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs at Seattle Sounders. He made his MLS debut against Sporting Kansas City on March 11, 2017, recorded his first MLS assist in March 2018 versus Portland Timbers and first MLS goal in April of 2018 against New England Revolution.
#94 MARLON HAIRSTON | MIDFIELDERHeight: 6’0” Weight: 157 Birthdate: 3/23/1994 Hometown: Jackson, MississippiPrevious Club: Houston Dynamo Acquired: Trade 11/12/2019
Hairston joined the Loons after one season with Houston Dynamo where he appeared in 12 games. The multi-faceted winger began his MLS career with the Colorado Rapids, where he was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. In his rookie season, Hairston made 22 appearances with one goal and one assist. In his five seasons in Colorado, Hairston played 95 games, with seven goals and 11 assists. 2016 was Hairston’s breakout year with Colorado, with the midfielder scoring three goals with a career-high six assists.
#1 TYLER MILLER | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’4” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 3/11/1993 Hometown: Woodbury, New JerseyPrevious Club: LAFC Acquired: Trade 1/16/2020
Miller joined the Loons after two seasons with Supporters’ Shield winners LAFC. In 2018, the goalkeeper was named to MLS Team of the Week three times, started all four U.S. Open Cup games and the first MLS Cup Playoff game in club history. During LAFC’s historic 2019 season, Miller remained a mainstay between the pipes, starting 28 of 34 regular season games and both of LAFC’s playoff games, with nine shutouts and 72 saves. Miller was drafted by the Seattle Sounders in the second round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. He spent three seasons with Seattle, mainly playing for Seattle FC 2 in the USL.
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#18 GREGORY RANJITSINGH | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’3” Weight: 195 Birthdate: 7/18/1993 Hometown: Pickering, OntarioPrevious Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Waiver Draft (16th) 11/18/2019
Ranjitsingh was selected by the Loons in the 2019 MLS Waiver Draft. He played four years of collegiate soccer at Mercer University from 2011–14, earning the Southern Conference’s Goalkeeper of the Year award during his senior year. Following his college career, Ranjitsingh was signed by Louisville City in the United Soccer League in 2015. He made 81 appearances in goal and recorded 33 shutouts for Louisville while helping the club to consecutive USL Cup titles in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, Ranjitsingh was signed by Orlando City SC where he made two appearances.
#12 AARON SCHOENFELD | FORWARDHeight: 6’4” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 4/17/1990 Hometown: Knoxville, TennesseePrevious Club: Maccabi Tel Aviv Acquired: Signed 2/6/2018
Schoenfeld has spent the last four seasons in the Israeli Premier League and three with Maccabi Tel Aviv where he’s made 46 appearances with four goals. The forward joins the Loons with some MLS experience, having been drafted by Montreal Impact in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft and acquired by Columbus Crew the next year. Schoenfeld would make 51 appearances for Columbus, knocking in five goals, including a brace against the New York Red Bulls.
#3 IKE OPARA | DEFENDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 2/21/1989 Hometown: Durham, North CarolinaPrevious Club: Sporting Kansas City Acquired: Trade 1/28/2019
Opara joined the Loons after six seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The 2017 MLS Defender of the Year made 31 starts in 2018, playing 2,773 minutes, contributing to 11 shutouts with three goals and two assists with SKC. He had similar success in his first season with MNUFC, anchoring the backline in 30 appearances that included 10 shutouts, three goals and an assist en route to his second MLS Defender of the Year Award. Opara represented the U.S. multiple times at the youth level, and made his senior international debut in January 2018 against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
#41 JAMES MUSA | DEFENDERHeight: 5’5” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 4/1/1992 Hometown: Plymouth, EnglandPrevious Club: Phoenix Rising FC Acquired: Signed 1/17/2020
Musa joined the Loons after playing two seasons for USL Championship team Phoenix Rising. The midfielder started 20 games for Phoenix in 2019 and was a regular during the club’s 20-game win and unbeaten streak in 2019 and during the club’s playoff run, which ended in the semifinals against eventual USL Championship winner Real Monarchs. During his two seasons with Phoenix Rising, Musa played 54 games across almost 4,000 minutes with three assists and two goals scored.
#7 KEVIN MOLINO | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’8” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 6/17/1990 Hometown: Carenage, Trinidad and TobagoPrevious Club: Orlando City SC Acquired: Trade 1/26/2017
Molino rejoined forces with Adrian Heath when he moved to MNUFC in a major intraleague trade in January 2017. After suffering a season-ending knee injury in 2018, Molino bounced back into the rotation in mid-2019. Playing both on the wings and as a central midfielder, Molino contributed to seven goals and made 17 appearances. He has 20 goals in 48 appearances for the Trinidad and Tobago national team, including two hat tricks, both in Caribbean Cup qualifying.
#97 DAYNE ST. CLAIR | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’3” Weight: 155 Birthdate: 5/9/1997 Hometown: Pickering, OntarioPrevious Club: University of Maryland Acquired: SuperDraft (Pick #7) 1/11/2018
St. Clair was selected 7th overall by MNUFC from Maryland, where he led the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship, not allowing a goal in the final 500 minutes of the season. At 6-foot-3-inches and 165 lbs, St. Clair brings length to the position and is a modern keeper who wants to play with the ball at his feet and be a distributor. The native of Pickering, Ontario, was named to the USC Third Team All-North Region. He has been loaned to San Antonio FC for the 2020 season
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#23 MASON TOYE | FORWARDHeight: 6’3” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 10/16/1998 Hometown: South Orange, New JerseyPrevious Club: Indiana University Acquired: SuperDraft (#7 Pick) 1/19/2018
Toye was selected seventh overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Indiana University. The Generation adidas forward earned tremendous accolades during his freshman year with the Hoosiers, leading the Big Ten with 10 goals, winning Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten. He made his MLS debut in the 2-1 win over ORL on March 10, 2018, assisting Ethan Finlay’s winner. Toye had a breakout 2019 season, scoring six goals and assisting three more in his 17 appearances, including a brace against LAFC on September 1.
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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED
MINNESOTA UNITED 2019-2020 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 07/14/2020)
Year Signing Trade SuperDraft (Pick) Loan Waiver Draft
2017 Brent Kallman (1/23)Michael Boxall (7/12)
Kevin Molino (1/26)Ethan Finlay (8/9)
2018 Jan Gregus (12/20) Mason Toye (7th)
2019
Osvaldo Alonso (1/10)Romain Metanire (1/25)Robin Lod (7/16)Thomás Chacón (8/7)
Ike Opara (1/28)Marlon Hairston (11/13)
Dayne St. Clair (7th)Chase Gasper (15th)Hassani Dotson (31st)
Gregory Ranjitsingh (16th)
2020
James Musa (1/17)Fred Emmings (1/22)Aaron Schoenfeld (2/6)Jose Aja (2/14)
Tyler Miller (1/16)Jacori Hayes (1/21)Raheem Edwards (2/11)
Noah Billingsley (18th) Luis Amarilla (1/28)
Players In
Marlon Hairston Traded from HOU on 11/13/19
Gregory Ranjitsingh Drafted on 11/18/19
Noah Billingsley Drafted on 1/9
Tyler Miller Traded from LAFC on 1/16
James Musa Signed on 1/17
Jacori Hayes Traded from FCD on 1/21
Fred Emmings Homegrown Signing on 1/22
Luis Amarilla Loaned from Atletico Velez on 1/28
Aaron Schoenfeld Signed on 2/6
Raheem Edwards Traded from CHI on 2/11
Jose Aja Signed on 2/14
Players Out
Romario Ibarra Loaned to Pachuca on 5/21/19
Rasmus Schuller Out of Contract
Collin Martin Out of Contract
Carter Manley Out of Contract
Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat Out of Contract
Ally Hamis Ng’anzi Loan Ended
Vito Mannone Loan Ended
Miguel Ibarra Option Declined
Lawrence Olum Option Declined
Bobby Shuttleworth Option Declined
Darwin Quintero Traded to HOU on 11/13/19
Abu Danladi Taken in Expansion Draft on 11/19/19
Angelo Rodriguez Bought Out Contract on 1/21
Wyatt Omsberg Traded to CHI on 2/11
Dayne St. Clair Loaned to San Antonio FC on 2/12
Romario Ibarra Transfer to Pachuca on 7/1
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MINNESOTA UNITED FC COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES
ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH
Heath was appointed Head Coach of MNUFC in November 2016. In 2019, Heath led the Loons to their first MLS Cup Playoffs appearance, first U.S. Open Cup Final and set a new club record with 15 wins in a season. After a playing career of over 18 years in Europe, he spent 11 years coaching in England for clubs like Burnley, Sheffield United and Coventry City before coming to the United States in 2008 to join USL expansion side Austin Aztex as Head Coach. The club spent two years in Austin before relocating to Orlando in 2010, to become Orlando City SC. In just four years under Heath, ORL won two USL Pro championships and three Commissioner’s Cups.
RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED
YEAR REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS OPEN CUP TOTAL
2017 10 - 18 - 6 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 - 19 - 6
2018 11 - 20 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 11 - 21 - 4
2019 15 - 11 - 8 0 - 1 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 19 - 12 - 8
2020 3 - 0 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 2
TOTAL 39 - 49 - 19 0 - 1 - 0 4 - 3 - 1 43- 53 - 19
IAN FULLER | ASSISTANT COACH
Fuller is heading into his fifth season as an assistant coach for Minnesota United. In 2010, his first year as a player-assistant coach, he helped lead the Charleston Battery to become regular season and playoff champions in USL-2. Fuller joined Orlando City of USL PRO the following year, winning two championships and two Commissioner’s Cups in three years. He transitioned to being a full-time coach in 2014 and remained with the club during its first MLS season in 2015. Fuller first joined MNUFC’s coaching staff in 2016 as an assistant and was reunited with Heath for the 2017 MLS season.
SEAN MCAULEY | ASSISTANT COACH
McAuley joins MNUFC after two seasons with Orlando City SC as an assistant coach and six with Portland Timbers, where he helped guide the Timbers to the 2015 MLS Cup championship. The Englishman began his coaching career in 2006 at for the academy at English side Sheffield Wednesday F.C. for seven years. Wednesday’s academy developed several players that went on to sign for the first team under his guidance. Before becoming a coach, McAuley enjoyed a 15-year professional playing career. A Manchester United youth product, McAuley made his professional debut for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership. McAuley played 16 games for the Timbers in 2002 while the club was in the lower division before retiring in 2005.
STEWART KERR | GOALKEEPER COACH
Kerr joins MNUFC after spending two seasons with Western Conference side Vancouver Whitecaps and four seasons of additional MLS coaching experience. The native of Bellshill, Scotland, began his coaching career in his home country, working with Airdrie United during the 2008-09 Scottish First Division season, then moved to Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premier League from 2009 to 2011. As a player, Kerr began playing professionally at 18-years-old with Scottish Premier League giants Celtic FC, later going on to play with English clubs Swindon Town, Brighton & Hove Albion and Wigan Athletic.
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1 Tyler Miller 90G 90G 90G 90G 90G
2 Noah Billingsley
3 Ike Opara 90D 90D
4 Jose Aja 90D 90D 90D
5 Jacori Hayes
6 Osvaldo Alonso 90M 90M 90M 90M
7 Kevin Molino 81M 42M 89M 45M
8 Jan Gregus 90M 90M 90M 90M 90M
9 Luis Amarilla 87F 81F 25 74F
11 Thomas Chacon 45
12 Aaron Schoenfeld 3 9 31 65F 16
13 Ethan Finlay 90M 90M 90M 65M 86M
14 Brent Kallman
15 Michael Boxall 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
17 Robin Lod 90M 88M 77M 81M 86M
18 Greg Ranjitsingh
19 Romain Metanire 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
23 Mason Toye 59F
31 Hassani Dotson 9 48 90M 25 90M
41 James Musa 1
44 Raheem Edwards 2 13 9 4
77 Chase Gasper 90D 90D 90D 90D 90D
94 Marlon Hairston 4
97 Dayne St. Clair
99 Fred Emmings
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Game #1 03/01/2020 MIN 3 at POR 1 W Molino 1 (unassisted) 51; Amarilla 1 (Finlay 1) 76; Molino 2 (Finlay 2) 78
Game #2 03/07/2020 MIN 5 at SJ 2 W Opara 1 (Gregus 1) 13; Gregus 1 (Amarilla 1) 26; Amarilla 2 (Molino 1) 32; Lod 1 (unassisted) 48+
Opara 2 (Gregus 2) 71
Game #3 07/12/2020 MIN 2 at KC 1 W own goal (Shelton) 92+; Molino 3 (Edwards 1, Metanire 1) 97+
Game #4 07/17/2020 MIN 0 at RSL 0 T
Game #5 07/22/2020 MIN 2 at COL 2 T Finlay 1 (Gregus 3) 36; Finlay 2 (Metanire 2, Gregus 4) 43