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ShirtAndy Rose (since 2025)Starfire Sports Stadium

Grupo West · MLS Next Pro

2026/27
10.°
Position
16
Played
5
Won
18
Goals for
22
Goals against
21
Points
Goals scored per match · 26 of 30 in the competitionGoals1.13Shots on target per match · 26 of 30 in the competitionShots on target4.06Goals per 100 shots · 20 of 30 in the competitionConversion14%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 8 of 30 in the competitionClean sheets25%Average share of the ball · 25 of 30 in the competitionPossession45%Duels won over duels contested · 4 of 30 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 30 teams in MLS Next Pro in 2026/27.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 30 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.1326.º
Shots on target4.0626.º
Conversion14%20.º
Clean sheets25%8.º
Possession45%25.º
Duels won51%4.º

Grupo West · MLS Next Pro

2025/26
12.°
Position
28
Played
10
Won
62
Goals for
67
Goals against
36
Points
Goals scored per match · 3 of 29 in the competitionGoals2.21Shots on target per match · 16 of 29 in the competitionShots on target4.82Goals per 100 shots · 1 of 29 in the competitionConversion25%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 28 of 29 in the competitionClean sheets4%Average share of the ball · 19 of 29 in the competitionPossession48%Duels won over duels contested · 10 of 29 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 29 teams in MLS Next Pro in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 29 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.213.º
Shots on target4.8216.º
Conversion25%1.º
Clean sheets4%28.º
Possession48%19.º
Duels won51%10.º

Grupo West · MLS Next Pro

2024/25
4.°
Position
28
Played
13
Won
59
Goals for
53
Goals against
46
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 29 in the competitionGoals2.13Shots on target per match · 2 of 29 in the competitionShots on target5.77Goals per 100 shots · 3 of 29 in the competitionConversion21%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 8 of 29 in the competitionClean sheets20%Average share of the ball · 5 of 29 in the competitionPossession53%Duels won over duels contested · 14 of 29 in the competitionDuels won50%

Compared with the 29 teams in MLS Next Pro in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 29 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.132.º
Shots on target5.772.º
Conversion21%3.º
Clean sheets20%8.º
Possession53%5.º
Duels won50%14.º

Grupo West · MLS Next Pro

2023/24
2.°
Position
28
Played
14
Won
57
Goals for
36
Goals against
57
Points
Goals scored per match · 6 of 27 in the competitionGoals2.03Shots on target per match · 26 of 27 in the competitionShots on target3.77Goals per 100 shots · 1 of 27 in the competitionConversion26%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 11 of 27 in the competitionClean sheets20%Average share of the ball · 9 of 27 in the competitionPossession52%Duels won over duels contested · 3 of 27 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 27 teams in MLS Next Pro in 2023/24.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 27 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.036.º
Shots on target3.7726.º
Conversion26%1.º
Clean sheets20%11.º
Possession52%9.º
Duels won51%3.º

Grupo West · MLS Next Pro

2022/23
2.°
Position
24
Played
14
Won
57
Goals for
25
Goals against
49
Points
Goals scored per match · 2 of 21 in the competitionGoals2.31Shots on target per match · 16 of 21 in the competitionShots on target4.54Goals per 100 shots · 1 of 21 in the competitionConversion27%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 5 of 21 in the competitionClean sheets31%Average share of the ball · 5 of 21 in the competitionPossession52%Duels won over duels contested · 18 of 21 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 21 teams in MLS Next Pro in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 21 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals2.312.º
Shots on target4.5416.º
Conversion27%1.º
Clean sheets31%5.º
Possession52%5.º
Duels won49%18.º

Grupo A · United Soccer League

2021/22
5.°
Position
32
Played
10
Won
37
Goals for
41
Goals against
39
Points
Goals scored per match · 23 of 31 in the competitionGoals1.16Shots on target per match · 26 of 31 in the competitionShots on target3.81Goals per 100 shots · 17 of 31 in the competitionConversion15%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 16 of 31 in the competitionClean sheets22%Average share of the ball · 20 of 31 in the competitionPossession48%Duels won over duels contested · 21 of 31 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 31 teams in United Soccer League in 2021/22.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 31 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.1623.º
Shots on target3.8126.º
Conversion15%17.º
Clean sheets22%16.º
Possession48%20.º
Duels won49%21.º

Grupo A · United Soccer League

2020/21
3.°
Position
16
Played
4
Won
25
Goals for
32
Goals against
14
Points

Grupo West · United Soccer League

2019/20
17.°
Position
34
Played
8
Won
42
Goals for
82
Goals against
31
Points

Grupo West · United Soccer League

2018/19
16.°
Position
34
Played
6
Won
40
Goals for
71
Goals against
25
Points

Grupo West · United Soccer League

2017/18
12.°
Position
32
Played
9
Won
42
Goals for
61
Goals against
31
Points

Grupo West · United Soccer League

2016/17
12.°
Position
30
Played
9
Won
35
Goals for
50
Goals against
35
Points

Grupo West · United Soccer League

2015/16
6.°
Position
28
Played
13
Won
45
Goals for
42
Goals against
42
Points

Squad

2026/27

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
50Max AnchorGoalkeeperCanada221.91 m86 kgRight2022
56Noah NewmanGoalkeeperUnited States18---2025
41Mohammed ShourGoalkeeperUnited States191.88 m81 kgRight2023

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
47Demian AlvarezDefenderUnited States24---2025
15Cody BakerFull backUnited States221.78 m70 kgRight2025
45Kevin BonillaFull backUnited States251.73 m72 kgRight2025
80Drew BrownDefenderUnited States24---2026
39Stuart HawkinsDefenderUnited States201.90 m66 kgRight2022
35Antino LopezCentre backUnited States241.83 m68 kgRight2020
53Mark O'NeillCentre backUnited States241.84 m--2025
48Codey PhoenixDefenderEngland211.80 m64 kgLeft2026
15Ryan SailorCentre backUnited States271.93 m82 kgRight2022
53Gallatin SandnesCentre backUnited States18---2023
58Jasper WinslowCentre backUnited States24---2026

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
70Kelvin-Luis BritoMidfielderUnited States18---2024
18Mark BronnikMidfielderUnited States191.83 m71 kgRight2024
30Edson CarliMidfielderUnited States19---2025
46Joe DaleMidfielderUnited States221.78 m70 kg-2026
-Charles DodziMidfielderGhana19---2025
52Mitchell EmertMidfielderUnited States18---2025
84Charlie GaffneyMidfielderUnited States231.75 m68 kg-2025
88Xavi GnaulatiMidfielderUnited States211.73 m66 kgRight2024
90Sebastian GomezAtt. midfieldUnited States201.73 m64 kgRight2024
45Peter KingstonDef. midfieldUnited States251.75 m61 kgRight2025
97Saku KitafujiMidfielderJapan211.73 m65 kg-2026
23Nikola PetkovicDef. midfieldSerbia231.81 m78 kgRight2024
34Danny RoblesAtt. midfieldUnited States241.68 m72 kgLeft2025
65Brayden SmithMidfielderUnited States18---2026

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
49Cris BatizForwardHonduras151.73 m54 kg-2026
11Osaze De RosarioForwardUnited States251.88 m81 kgRight2026
59Leonardo Flores GonzalezForwardUnited States18---2026
72Omar HassanWingerUnited States17--Right2024
15Rafael JaureguiWingerUnited States211.78 m72 kg-2025
-Michael JordanForwardUnited States----2026
99Landon LuceroForwardUnited States----2026
36Yu TsukanomeStrikerJapan251.75 m74 kgRight2023