Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC are an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. They play in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Soccer League (NASL) franchise of the same name.

Minnesota United FC
Full nameMinnesota United FC
Nickname(s)The Loons[1]
FoundedMarch 25, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-25)
OwnerBill McGuire
Head coachAdrian Heath
LeagueMajor League Soccer
2019Western Conference: 4th
Overall: 7th
Playoffs: First round
WebsiteClub home page
Home colors
Away colors
Current season

Players and staff

Players

As of October 1, 2020
No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Miller, TylerTyler Miller      United States
2 Defender Billingsley, NoahNoah Billingsley      New Zealand
3 Defender Opara, IkeIke Opara      United States
4 Defender Aja, JoséJosé Aja      Uruguay
5 Midfielder Hayes, JacoriJacori Hayes      United States
6 Midfielder Alonso, OsvaldoOsvaldo Alonso      Cuba
7 Midfielder Molino, KevinKevin Molino      Trinidad and Tobago
8 Midfielder Greguš, JánJán Greguš (DP)     Slovakia
9 Forward Amarilla, LuisLuis Amarilla (on loan from Vélez Sarsfield)     Paraguay
10 Midfielder Reynoso, EmanuelEmanuel Reynoso (DP)     Argentina
11 Midfielder Chacón, ThomásThomás Chacón (DP)     Uruguay
12 Forward Schoenfeld, AaronAaron Schoenfeld      United States
13 Midfielder Finlay, EthanEthan Finlay      United States
15 Defender Boxall, MichaelMichael Boxall      New Zealand
16 Forward Kamara, KeiKei Kamara      Sierra Leone
17 Midfielder Lod, RobinRobin Lod      Finland
18 Goalkeeper Ranjitsingh, GregGreg Ranjitsingh      Trinidad and Tobago
19 Defender Métanire, RomainRomain Métanire      Madagascar
21 Defender Dibassy, BakayeBakaye Dibassy      Mali
30 Goalkeeper Zendejas, AdrianAdrian Zendejas      United States
31 Midfielder Dotson, HassaniHassani Dotson      United States
41 Midfielder Musa, JamesJames Musa      New Zealand
44 Midfielder Edwards, RaheemRaheem Edwards      Canada
77 Defender Gasper, ChaseChase Gasper      United States
94 Midfielder Hairston, MarlonMarlon Hairston      United States
97 Goalkeeper St. Clair, DayneDayne St. Clair (GA)     Canada
99 Goalkeeper Emmings, FredFred Emmings (HG)     Luxembourg

Out on loan

No. Position Player Nation
14 Defender Kallman, BrentBrent Kallman (at El Paso Locomotive)     United States

Coaching Staff

List of Seasons

As of September 29, 2020
Season League Position Playoffs USOC Continental Average
attendance
Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall Name Goals
2017 1 MLS 34 10 18 6 47 70 –21 36 1.06 9th 19th DNQ R4 DNQ 20,538 United States Christian Ramirez 14
2018 MLS 34 11 20 3 49 71 –22 36 1.06 10th 18th R5 23,902 Colombia Darwin Quintero 11
2019 MLS 34 15 11 8 52 43 +9 53 1.56 4th 7th R1 RU 19,723 Colombia Darwin Quintero 10
2020 MLS 14 5 5 4 24 21 +3 19 1.71 6th 13th TBD N/A (COVID-19) N/A (COVID-19) Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Molino 6

^ 1. Avg. Attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top Goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup, U.S. Open Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

Minnesota United FC Media

References

  1. RSL v MNU 2017 MLS Preseason Match. February 14, 2017. http://www.mnufc.com/post/2017/02/14/rslvmnu-2017-mls-preseason-match-preview. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Minnesota United Names Head Coach". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.