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Minnesota United FC @ Seattle Sounders | Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington | Monday, December 7 Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. CT | TV: FS1 | 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

10 Emanuel Reynoso Midfielder

11 Thomas Chacon Midfielder

12 Aaron Schoenfeld Forward

13 Ethan Finlay Midfielder

14 Brent Kallman Defender

15 Michael Boxall Defender

16 Kei Kamara Forward

17 Robin Lod Midfielder

18 Gregory Ranjitsingh Goalkeeper

19 Romain Metanire Defender

20 Sam Gleadle Defender/Midfielder

21 Bakaye Dibassy Defender

27 Foster Langsdorf Forward

30 Adrian Zendejas Goalkeeper

31 Hassani Dotson Midfielder

41 James Musa Defender/Midfielder

44 Raheem Edwards Midfielder

77 Chase Gasper Defender

89 Kevin Partida Midfielder

94 Marlon Hairston Midfielder

97 Dayne St. Clair Goalkeeper

99 Fred Emmings Goalkeeper

SEATTLE SOUNDERS ROSTER1 Trey Muse Goalkeeper

2 Brad Smith Defender

3 Xavier Arreaga Defender

4 Gustav Svensson Midfielder

5 Nouhou Defender

6 Joao Paulo Midfielder

7 Cristian Roldan Midfielder

8 Jordy Delem Midfielder

9 Raul Ruidiaz Forward

10 Nicolas Lodeiro Midfielder

11 Miguel Ibarra Midfielder

13 Jordan Morris Forward

16 Alex Roldan Defender/Midfielder

17 Will Bruin Forward

18 Kelvin Leerdam Defender

19 Harry Shipp Midfielder

24 Stefan Frei Goalkeeper

27 Shane O'Neill Defender

28 Yeimar Gomez Andrade Defender

29 Roman Torres Defender

30 Stefan Cleveland Goalkeeper

33 Joevin Jones Defender/Midfielder

37 Shandon Hopeau Midfielder

45 Ethan Dobbelaere* Midfielder

75 Danny Leyva Midfielder

84 Josh Atencio Midfielder

87 Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez* Forward

94 Jimmy Medranda Defender/Midfielder

99 Justin Dhillon Forward

2020 MLS Record (W-L-D): ....................... 9-5-6Western Conference Standings: ....................4th

Head Coach: ................ Adrian Heath (63-72-40)Asst. Coach: .......................................... Ian FullerAsst. Coach: .................................. Sean McAuleyGK Coach: .........................................Stewart Kerr

2020 MLS Record (W-L-D): ...................... 11-5-6Western Conference Standings: ....................2nd

Head Coach: ........... Brian Schmetzer (69-37-34)Asst. Coach: ..................................... Djimi TraoreAsst. Coach: ................................ Gonzalo PinedaGoalkeeper Coach:: ............................. Tom Dutra

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

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPINDEX

* Player on loan

Minnesota United FC @ Seattle Sounders | Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington | Monday, December 7

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Goals#7 Kevin Molino 9#17 Robin Lod 7#13 Ethan Finlay 4

Assists#10 Emanuel Reynoso 7#8 Jan Gregus 6#17 Robin Lod 5

Saves #97 Dayne St. Clair 49

LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC @ Sporting Kansas City | Dec. 3, 2020 | Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas | Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs

MIN Substitutes 72’ - Dotson IN, Alonso OUT

80’ - Hairston IN, Reynoso OUT

88’ - Hayes IN, Molino OUT

Unused SubsGK – Zendejas; D - Aja, Billingsley; M - Chacon; F - Kamara, Schoenfeld

MIN Starting XI vs. SKC

Minnesota United AbsencesSuspended Out L. Amarilla - ankle (out for the season) T. Miller - hip (out for season) I. Opara S. Gleadle K. PartidaQuestionable

International Duty

There’s a Western Conference Title on the LineMinnesota United stunned Sporting KC at Children’s Mercy Park, securing both the Loons’ first points there this year and a trip to the Western Conference Final Monday evening. MNUFC will face off against the Sounders – the 2019 MLS Cup winners – who have amassed a record of 9-0-0 in the playoffs under head coach Brian Schmetzer’s direction at Lumen Field. Seattle edged out FC Dallas in a 1-0 win with a set piece goal by Shane O’Neill sealing the deal. The Sounders are sound – with Nicolas Lodeiro, Raul Ruidiaz and Jordan Morris posing lethal threats in the final third – yet beatable. It’s a battle of experience versus persistence. The Loons’ invincible energy and undeniable groove might just be enough to forge yet another piece of Minnesota United history this year and upend the current favorites for the Cup.

3-0 Win: A 2020 Playoff TrendMinnesota United came into their Western Conference Semifinal matchup with Sporting Kansas City having already bettered their playoff performance from 2019 by winning in the first round. But facing the top seed in the conference, on the road, in a stadium where they had never gotten so much as a point and had only scored one goal in the last four years? Nothing to do but go get a clean sheet, three-goal win, it seems. After weathering a strong opening salvo by the home side, the Loons took off with an opening goal by Kevin Molino in the 27th minute and never looked back, pushing it to 3-0 by the half and shutting it down in the second to book a trip to Seattle for the Western Conference Final.

9-5-7 MLS Record (W-L-D) 11-5-6W-D-W-W-W Form (Last 5 Games) W-W-W-W-D34 Points 39

4th West MLS Position 2nd West21 Games Played 2236 Goals Scored 4426 Goals Against 2336 Assists 47

292 Shots 280

100 SOG 104277 Fouls Conceded 223

270 Fouls Suffered 25721 Offsides 45

98 Corner Kicks 124

2 PK Scored 53 PK Attempts 5

7 Clean sheets 6

Series History

MIN all-time W-L-D:

0 - 5 - 1 | 4 GF, 13 GA

MIN home W-L-D: 0 - 2 - 1 | 2 GF, 7 GA

MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 3 - 0 | 2 GF, 6 GA

MLS stats only | 2020 MLS Regular Season | Does not include MLS is Back Knockouts or MLS Playoffs

Goals#9 Raul Ruidiaz 12

#13 Jordan Morris 10#10 Nicolas Lodeiro 7

Assists#10 Nicolas Lodeiro 10#13 Jordan Morris 8Two players tied 5

Saves #24 Stefan Frei 60

MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS

SEATTLE SOUNDERS TEAM LEADERS

* Player no longer with the club | MLS Regular Season Stats

UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC @ Seattle Sounders | Dec. 8, 2020 | Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington | Audi 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs

HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE MIN

ST. CLAIR

MOLINO FINLAY

HAIRSTON

BOXALL

LOD

GASPER DOTSON

REYNOSO

GREGUS

DIBASSY

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Date Score Result Location

08/05/2017 MIN 0 vs SEA 4 L TCF Bank Stadium

08/20/2017 MIN 1 at SEA 2 L CenturyLink Field


08/04/2018 MIN 1 vs SEA 2 L TCF Bank Stadium

05/04/2018 MIN 1 vs SEA 1 D Allianz Field


MIN SEA1 Four players tied GOALS Two players tied 3

1 Five players tied ASSISTS Nicolas Lodeiro 3

2 Two players tied SHOTS ON GOAL Two players tied 6

N/A WINS Stefan Frei 5

4 Bobby Shuttleworth* LOSSES N/A

N/A CLEAN SHEETS Stefan Frei 1

MIN SEA1 Four players tied GOALS Clint Dempsey* 2

1 Five players tied ASSISTS Cristian Roldan 2

4 Bobby Shuttleworth* SAVES Stefan Frei 4

4 Bobby Shuttleworth* GOALS ALLOWED Stefan Frei 1

0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 ET TotalMIN 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4SEA 1 5 1 0 2 4 0 13

Osvaldo Alonso played for Sounders FC for 10 seasons. He made 277 regular season appearances and captained the team to win four U.S. Open Cups, the 2014 Supporters’ Shield and the 2016 MLS Cup.

Miguel Ibarra played in Minnesota from 2012 to 2015 before rejoining the club from 2017 through 2019. He made 95 appearances in all competitions at the second-division level and featured 84 times for the Loons in MLS. He scored 28 goals and had 25 assists across his career with the club.

MNUFC Technical Director Mark Watson played for Seattle during its USL days, donning the Sounders’ green in 1997.

Tyler Miller was in the Sounders FC organization from 2015 through 2017. He started his tenure with Sounders FC 2 and backed up Stefan Frei on the first team in his final two seasons with the club.Team Type Player # of Games

MinnesotaUnited FC

Goals Kevin Molino 3

Assists Emanuel Reynoso 5

Points Emanuel Reynoso 5

Shutouts Dayne St. Clair 3

Seattle Sounders

Goals None

Assists None

Points None

Shutouts None

*Streak considered 2+ games in a row.

Suspended: Suspended after next caution:

DISCIPLINARY REPORT

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONSALL-TIME MLS RESULTS AGAINST SEATTLE SOUNDERS

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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• This will be the first MLS Cup Playoff meeting between Minnesota and Seattle and the first time they face each other this year.

• The last time Minnesota and Seattle met in the postseason was the 2003 USL A-League Western Conference Final. The Minnesota Thunder defeated the Sounders 2-0 on aggregate. MNUFC Director of Player Personnel Amos Magee appeared in both legs of the series for the Thunder.

• Minnesota has reached the Conference Finals for the first time in club history following a 3-0 win over first-place Sporting Kansas City.

• The win over Sporting KC was the Loons’ first-ever road win in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

• Emanuel Reynoso has provided three assists in back-to-back games. He is the first player in MLS Cup Playoff history to have at least three assists in multiple games.

• Reynoso’s six assists tie him for the single-season record in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

• Reynoso has gotten an assist in his last five appearances, with a total of 10 in that stretch.

• Bakaye Dibassy scored his first MLS goal with a header in the 39th minute.

• Kevin Molino scored two of the Loons’ three goals against SKC. Molino has scored multiple goals in his last three appearances.

• Dayne St. Clair made four saves to keep a clean sheet in the Conference Semifinal. He has shutout opponents in both MLS Cup Playoff games this year.

• St. Clair has not allowed a goal in the last 308 minutes, going back to November 4 against Chicago Fire FC. This is the second-longest shutout streak in club history, just 41 minutes behind the record mark he set in October.

• This is Seattle’s fourth appearance in the Western Conference Final in the last five years.

• Seattle won the 2019 MLS Cup, defeating Toronto FC 3-1 at home.

• The Loons are 0-5-1 against Sounders FC since joining MLS. The one draw came at Allianz Field on May 4, 2019 with both teams scoring one goal.

PREVIOUS MEETING - 10/6/2020

1 01ST HALF

23’ YC: I. Opara

G: R. Torres 29’

2ND HALF

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OPPONENT FACTSGame Abbreviation: ............................................................................................SEAColors: ....................................... Rave Green, Sounder Blue and Cascade ShaleFounded:..................................................................................................................1974First MLS Season: .............................................................................................2009MLS Titles: .........................................................................................2 (2016, 2019)City, State: ................................................................................Seattle, WashingtonStadium: ................................................................................................... Lumen FieldCapacity (Built): ............................................................................. 2002 (69,000)

MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NEWS AND NOTES

Recap: Minnesota United Advances to Western Conference FinalsMinnesota United came into their Western Conference Semifinal matchup with Sporting Kansas City having already bettered their playoff performance from 2019 by winning in the first round. But facing the top seed in the conference, on the road, in a stadium where they had never gotten so much as a point and had only scored one goal in the last four years? Nothing to do but go get a clean sheet, three-goal win, it seems. After weathering a strong opening salvo by the home side, the Loons took off with an opening goal by Kevin Molino in the 27th minute and never looked back, pushing it to 3-0 by the half and shutting it down in the second to book a trip to Seattle for the Western Conference Final.

Head Coach Adrian Heath on how proud he was of the result and performance in Kansas City“After the first 10 minutes, I thought we were outstanding for the rest of the game. I took as much pleasure in the fact that in the second half, we came under pressure, I can’t really remember them creating an opening. A clear opening. So, that was good. Very resolute. Great attitude to defend the goal, not to give anything away. But, as I said to the guys, we could have been one, two down within five or six minutes. Then, that changes the whole complex of the game. There’s things from the game that we can work on and think about, but, we’re all really delighted with the group and pleased that some of our approach play got the finishing touch for what was some great football at times.”

Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso on playing in 12 straight postseasons and how the mentality changes from the regular season“Yea, the mentality does shift a little bit. We know that playoff games are life or death. If you lose, you go home and we can’t lose here, there’s always extratime to think about. In the regular season, you have games where you can play poorly and lose but there are always more games where you can find results to keep advancing. Here in the postseason, if you lose a game, you go home. So the mentality is different, we know this team is getting better every day. I’m pleased with what we gave in the last match, to get to the conference final”

Midfielder Emanuel Reynoso on being the first player in MLS history with three assists in two consecutive playoff games“First, please for the team, we’re doing things really well. For me, as a midfielder, it makes my job easy when we have forwards and we can give a good pass and we can give them good assists. It makes it easier for us because they convert and playing well up top. So we need to keep things the same and for those behind them, try to keep assisting and helping them score the goals.”

StorylinesThere’s facing your former club, and then there’s what Osvaldo Alonso’s about to do. Alonso became a mainstay almost immediately upon joining the Seattle Sounders, appearing in 28 of 29 games between the regular season and playoffs in 2009, including playing 90 minutes in the Final of the U.S. Open Cup, which Seattle won. During Alonso’s tenure as captain there, the Sounders won the Supporters’ Shield (2014), MLS Cup (2016) and three more U.S. Open Cups (2010, 2011, 2014). Upon his return to the then-CenturyLink Field in 2019, his former team honored him in a ceremony before the game. His main priority in the game will be nothing less than shutting down his former teammate and the Sounders’ most dangerous weapon, Nicolas Lodeiro. In short, you couldn’t script a better high stakes game than a Western Conference Final between Seattle and MNUFC for Alonso.

Between Seattle’s Round of 16 exit from the MLS Is Back Tournament and the travel restrictions forced by COVID-19, the Loons and the Sounders have yet to face each other this season. History, unfortunately, does not favor MNUFC. In their MLS history, Minnesota has conceded 13 goals while only scoring four times, and their lone positive result was a 1-1 draw at Allianz Field in May of 2019. In their last game against each other on Decision Day of 2019, the Loons lost 1-0 in Seattle, but it goes without saying that that was a very different team. Angelo Rodriguez started up top and the currently red-hot Kevin Molino and Robin Lod came off the bench late. As a result, the two teams are about as unfamiliar with each other as SKC and MNUFC were familiar. The scouting departments are sure to have their hands full as they pore over tape in the coming days.

Since Luis Amarilla’s promising 2020 was cut short by injury, Minnesota have cast about for a solution at forward. Mason Toye, Aaron Schoenfeld and Kei Kamara have all gotten their shot at cementing their place in the starting XI — with varying degrees of success — but down the stretch, Head Coach Adrian Heath turned to Robin Lod to play a false 9 role and it’s safe to say he won’t be going away from it any time soon. Lod has played the position before for the Finnish national team and has rounded into one of the most assured finishers on the team this season, finishing the season second on the team with seven goals.

The chemistry among the front four over the last several games has been a wonder to behold. In three consecutive 3-0 wins from Decision Day through the playoffs, Emanuel Reynoso has had a hand in every one of the nine goals scored, with Kevin Molino contributing to seven and Lod to four. And while he hasn’t gotten on the score sheet, don’t discount Ethan Finlay’s contributions as a tireless runner and willing disruptor down the right wing. On Monday night, it will be strength against strength as two of the league’s hottest attacking quartets collide.

Aside from Alonso, Monday’s game will also be a reunion for the Loons and former MNUFC midfielder Miguel Ibarra. Ibarra was one of the team’s best and most beloved players during their time in the NASL and was a mainstay through the Loons’ first few years in MLS. Called upon to play every position across the midfield and even as a wingback and fullback occasionally, Ibarra was a perpetual motion machine for the Loons and never failed to make time to meet and connect with fans and supporters. After starting the first few games for Seattle, he has mostly played in a bench role this season.

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TEAM GP W L T PTS PPG GF GAPhiladelphia Union - x 23 14 4 5 47 2.04 44 20Toronto FC - x 23 13 5 5 44 1.91 33 26Columbus Crew SC - x 23 12 6 5 41 1.78 36 21Orlando City SC - x 23 11 4 8 41 1.78 40 25New York City FC - x 23 12 8 3 39 1.7 37 25New York Red Bulls - x 23 9 9 5 32 1.39 24 22Nashville SC - x 23 8 7 8 32 1.39 24 22New England Revolution - x 23 8 7 8 32 1.39 26 25Montreal Impact - x 23 8 13 2 26 1.13 33 43Inter Miami CF - x 23 7 13 3 24 1.04 25 35Chicago Fire FC 23 5 10 8 23 1 33 39Atlanta United 23 6 13 4 22 0.96 23 30D.C. United 23 5 12 6 21 0.91 25 41FC Cincinnati 23 4 15 4 16 0.7 12 36

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 PPG GF GASporting Kansas City - x 21 12 6 3 39 1.86 38 25Seattle Sounders - x 22 11 5 6 39 1.77 44 23Portland Timbers - x 23 11 6 5 39 1.7 46 35Minnesota United - x 21 9 5 7 34 1.62 36 26Colorado Rapids - x 18 8 6 4 28 1.56 32 28FC Dallas - x 22 9 6 7 34 1.55 28 24Los Angeles FC - x 22 9 8 5 32 1.45 47 39San Jose Earthquakes - x 23 8 9 6 30 1.3 35 51Vancouver Whitecaps 23 9 14 0 27 1.17 27 44LA Galaxy 22 6 12 4 22 1 27 46Real Salt Lake 22 5 10 7 22 1 25 35Houston Dynamo 23 4 10 9 21 0.91 30 40

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TEAM GP W L T PTS PPG GF GAPhiladelphia Union - x 23 14 4 5 47 2.04 44 20Toronto FC - x 23 13 5 5 44 1.91 33 26Sporting Kansas City - x 21 12 6 3 39 1.86 38 25Columbus Crew SC - x 23 12 6 5 41 1.78 36 21Orlando City SC - x 23 11 4 8 41 1.78 40 25Seattle Sounders - x 22 11 5 6 39 1.77 44 23New York City FC - x 23 12 8 3 39 1.7 37 25Portland Timbers - x 23 11 6 5 39 1.7 46 35Minnesota United - x 21 9 5 7 34 1.62 36 26Colorado Rapids - x 18 8 6 4 28 1.56 32 28FC Dallas - x 22 9 6 7 34 1.55 28 24Los Angeles FC - x 22 9 8 5 32 1.45 47 39New York Red Bulls - x 23 9 9 5 32 1.39 24 22Nashville SC - x 23 8 7 8 32 1.39 24 22New England Revolution - x 23 8 7 8 32 1.39 26 25San Jose Earthquakes - x 23 8 9 6 30 1.3 35 51Vancouver Whitecaps 23 9 14 0 27 1.17 27 44Montreal Impact - x 23 8 13 2 26 1.13 33 43Inter Miami CF - x 23 7 13 3 24 1.04 25 35LA Galaxy 22 6 12 4 22 1 27 46Real Salt Lake 22 5 10 7 22 1 25 35Chicago Fire FC 23 5 10 8 23 1 33 39Atlanta United 23 6 13 4 22 0.96 23 30D.C. United 23 5 12 6 21 0.91 25 41Houston Dynamo 23 4 10 9 21 0.91 30 40FC Cincinnati 23 4 15 4 16 0.7 12 36

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2020 MLS OVERALL STANDINGS

x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield

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ROUND ONE

CONF. SEMIFINALS

CONF. FINALS

ROUND ONE

CONF. SEMIFINALS

CONF. FINALS

EASTERN CONF. PLAY-IN ROUND

FINAL

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPAUDI 2020 MLS CUP PLAYOFFS BRACKET

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THIS WEEK IN MLS LAST TIME IN MLS

COLUMBUS CREW SC

FC DALLAS

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1

0-3

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC1-0

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FCvs | 8:30 p.m. CT

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GOALS: Diego Rossi, Los Angeles Football Club (14) MIN: Kevin Molin0 (9)

ASSISTS: Three players tied (10) MIN: Emanuel Reynoso (7)

SHOTS: Valentin Castellanos, New York City FC (74) MIN: Robin Lod (40)

SOG: Valentine Castellanos, New York City FC (34) MIN: Kevin Molino (17)

YELLOW CARDS: Alejandro Bedoya, Philadelphia Union (9) MIN: Chase Gasper, Jose Aja (6)

RED CARDS: Two players tied (2) MIN: Romain Metanire, Jan Gregus (1)

SAVES: Sean Johnson, New York City FC (81) MIN: Dayne St. Clair (48)

CLEAN SHEETS: Joe Willis, Nashville SC (9) MIN: Dayne St. Clair (6)

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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2020 2019 TOTALPlaying at home 6-1-3 10-1-6 33-14-14Playing on the road 4-4-2 5-10-2 13-41-8Playing on grass 11-6-8 14-8-7 28-33-18Playing on artificial turf 2-0-0 1-3-1 21-22-6Wearing primary kit 7-2-6 7-4-4 30-23-15Wearing secondary kit 5-4-2 8-6-4 18-30-10Wearing alternate kit 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0vs. Western Conference 10-4-5 10-6-6 30-37-19vs. Eastern Conference 2-2-3 5-5-2 18-18-6Scoring first 11-0-3 11-2-3 40-7-6Allowing first 1-6-2 4-9-2 9-48-12Scoring 0 goals 0-2-3 0-6-3 0-25-7Scoring 1 goal 1-4-1 6-1-4 10-18-9Scoring 2 goals 3-0-4 3-2-0 14-10-8Scoring 3+ goals 8-0-0 6-2-1 24-2-1Allowing 0 goals 6-0-3 8-0-3 20-0-7Allowing 1 goal 4-1-1 5-3-4 17-9-9Allowing 2 goals 2-3-4 2-3-0 10-16-8Allowing 3+ goals 0-2-0 0-5-1 1-30-1Scoring in the 1st half 8-1-4 9-4-2 31-14-8Scoreless 1st half 4-5-5 6-7-6 17-41-18Scoring in the 2nd half 10-3-1 12-4-3 37-22-10Scoreless 2nd half 1-3-6 3-7-5 9-33-14Leading at halftime 8-0-4 5-0-1 21-2-5Trailing at halftime 1-4-1 1-9-0 2-37-7Tied at halftime 3-2-3 9-2-7 4-16-13Leading after 60 minutes 9-0-4 9-0-2 33-2-6Trailing after 60 minutes 1-5-1 1-7-0 2-43-5Tied after 60 minutes 2-1-4 5-4-6 13-10-16Leading after 75 minutes 8-0-1 11-1-0 37-2-1Trailing after 75 minutes 2-6-1 0-8-1 3-47-5Tied after 75 minutes 3-0-7 4-2-7 9-6-20

MLS RECORD (W-L-D) WHEN...

2020 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 SCHEDULE

MIN OPPShots 305 316Shots on Goal 108 109Accuracy 35% 34%Goals 39 26Fouls 297 282Offside 24 43Corners 102 117Yellow Cards 45 40Red Cards 2 1Saves 81 72Clean Sheets 8 5

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 † 1 (5) - 1 (3) W Wide World of Sports8/01 vs San Jose Earthquakes † 4-1 W Wide World of Sports8/06 vs Orlando City † 1-3 L Wide World of Sports8/21 vs Sporting Kansas City 1-2 L Allianz Field8/29 at FC Dallas 1-3 L Toyota Stadium9/02 at Houston Dynamo 0-3 L BBVA Stadium9/06 vs Real Salt Lake 4-0 W Allianz Field9/09 vs FC Dallas 3-2 W Allianz Field9/13 at Sporting Kansas City 0-1 L Children’s Mercy Park9/19 at Houston Dynamo 2-2 D BBVA Stadium9/23 at Columbus Crew 1-2 L MAPFRE Stadium9/27 vs Real Salt Lake 0-0 D Allianz Field10/3 vs FC Cincinnati 2-0 W Allianz Field10/6 @ Nashville SC 0-0 D Nissan Stadium10/11 @ FC Dallas Postponed Toyota Stadium10/14 vs Chicago Fire FC Postponed Allianz Field10/18 vs Houston Dynamo 2-2 Allianz Field10/24 @ FC Cincinnati 0-1 W Nippert Stadium10/28 vs Colorado Rapids 2-1 W Allianz Field11/01 @ Sporting Kansas City Canceled Children’s Mercy Park11/04 vs Chicago Fire FC 2-2 D Allianz Field11/08 vs FC Dallas 3-0 W Allianz Field11/22 vs Colorado Rapids* 3-0 W Allianz Field12/3 @ Sporting Kansas City* 0-3 W Children’s Mercy Park12/7 @ Seattle Sounders* 8:30 p.m. CT Lumen Field

MINNESOTA UNITED SCORING FREQUENCY - MLS ONLYRange 0-15 16-30 31-45 45+ 46-60 61-75 76-90 90+/ET Total

2020 For 4 7 6 2 5 6 8 3 42Against 4 3 3 0 7 4 4 1 26

2019 For 4 13 6 1 8 11 6 4 52Against 5 11 9 1 1 6 7 3 43

TOTAL For 17 32 35 5 39 34 31 10 188Against 33 30 32 4 35 28 30 18 207 ^ U.S. Open Cup | * MLS Playoffs | † MLS is Back

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^ 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 3 3 270 22 15 8 2.67 1 1 0 3 0 0

97 ST. CLAIR, Dayne 13 13 1170 63 49 12 0.92 0 2 6 2 5 6

30 ZENDEJAS, Adrian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIN TOTALS 104 77 26 1.24 3 5 9 5 7 7

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E4 D AJA, Jose 13 12 1071 1 0 11 3 23 3 1 0 6 06 M ALONSO, Osvaldo 10 9 751 0 0 6 1 12 8 0 0 4 09 F AMARILLA, Luis 7 5 425 2 1 16 5 5 9 2 0 2 02 D BILLINGSLEY, Noah 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 D BOXALL, Michael 19 19 1710 0 0 8 3 21 3 1 0 4 011 M Chacon, THOMAS 4 1 173 0 0 1 1 3 6 1 1 1 021 D DIBASSY, Bakaye 11 10 858 0 0 7 1 8 3 0 0 1 031 M DOTSON, Hassani 18 12 1211 1 1 19 7 22 17 0 0 2 044 M EDWARDS, Raheem 11 2 259 0 3 5 0 8 6 0 0 0 013 M FINLAY, Ethan 14 12 961 4 2 18 9 15 9 2 0 0 077 D GASPER, Chase 18 16 1495 1 1 17 6 17 18 0 0 6 020 D/M GLEADLE, Sam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M GREGUS, Jan 18 18 1599 1 6 35 8 17 13 0 66 1 1

94 M HAIRSTON, Marlon 9 4 406 0 0 2 0 5 7 0 0 1 05 M HAYES, Jacori 11 6 602 1 1 4 1 7 18 0 0 1 014 D KALLMAN, Brent 4 3 271 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 016 F KAMARA, Kei 7 6 458 1 1 11 5 3 3 3 0 0 027 F LANGSDORF, Foster 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 M LOD, Robin 20 18 1585 7 5 40 13 21 8 2 1 3 019 D METANIRE, Romain 20 20 1787 0 4 6 2 22 24 0 0 5 17 M MOLINO, Kevin 18 15 1264 9 4 38 17 16 48 4 2 0 041 D/M MUSA, James 6 2 154 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 03 D OPARA, Ike 2 2 180 2 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 0

89 M PARTIDA, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 M REYNOSO, Emanuel 13 9 827 1 7 22 7 23 32 0 28 1 012 F SCHOENFELD, Aaron 14 3 390 1 0 14 4 7 10 1 0 0 0

MIN TOTALS^ 36 33 392 100 277 270 21 98 40 2

MINNESOTA UNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEKKevin Molino (M)Week 1, MLS is Back Round 1, Week 8, Week 9*, Week 23Ethan Finlay (M)Week 1, MLS is Back Round 3, Week 19Ike Opara (D)Week 2Jan Gregus (M)Week 2Osvaldo Alonso (M)MLS is Back Round 3*, Round of 16

Adrian Heath (HC)MLS is Back Round of 16Hassani Dotson (M)MLS is Back Round of 16*Robin Lod (M)Week 8Dayne St. Clair (GK)Week 14*, Week 19*, Week 22*Aaron Schoenfeld (F)Week 20*Emanuel Reynoso (M)Week 21, Week 23

Romain Metanire (D)Week 22

MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKIke Opara (D)Week 2Kevin Molino (M)Week 23

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2020 INDIVIDUAL HONORS

* On bench

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER STATISTICS - MLS IS BACK

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E4 D AJA, Jose 6 6 540 0 2 3 1 9 0 0 0 2 06 M ALONSO, Osvaldo 5 5 450 0 0 3 1 11 6 0 0 1 09 F AMARILLA, Luis 5 4 295 1 0 8 3 1 8 1 0 1 02 D BILLINGSLEY, Noah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 D BOXALL, Michael 6 6 540 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 011 M Chacon, THOMAS 1 0 45 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 031 M DOTSON, Hassani 6 6 449 0 2 10 1 3 6 0 0 1 044 M EDWARDS, Raheem 6 0 70 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 013 M FINLAY, Ethan 6 6 492 2 0 10 5 2 6 1 0 0 077 D GASPER, Chase 6 6 540 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 08 M GREGUS, Jan 6 6 540 0 2 16 5 7 6 0 29 1 0

94 M HAIRSTON, Marlon 3 0 45 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 05 M HAYES, Jacori 3 2 151 1 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 014 D KALLMAN, Brent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 M LOD, Robin 6 6 457 2 1 10 4 11 2 2 0 2 019 D METANIRE, Romain 4 4 342 0 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 07 M MOLINO, Kevin 3 2 166 1 1 4 2 0 14 1 1 0 041 D/M MUSA, James 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D OPARA, Ike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 012 F SCHOENFELD, Aaron 6 1 186 0 0 6 2 2 3 0 0 0 023 F TOYE, Mason 2 1 91 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0

MIN TOTALS^ 10 11 86 33 63 71 8 31 10 0

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS - MLS IS BACK

No. 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 6 6 540 23 15 8 1.33 1 2 2 1 3 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 23 15 8 1.33 1 2 2 1 3 1

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2020 FIELD PLAYER STATISTICS - MLS PLAYOFFS

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E4 D AJA, Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 M ALONSO, Osvaldo 2 1 82 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 09 F AMARILLA, Luis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D BILLINGSLEY, Noah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 015 D BOXALL, Michael 2 2 180 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 011 M Chacon, THOMAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 D DIBASSY, Bakaye 2 2 180 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 031 M DOTSON, Hassani 2 1 108 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 044 M EDWARDS, Raheem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 013 M FINLAY, Ethan 2 2 158 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 077 D GASPER, Chase 2 2 180 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 020 D/M GLEADLE, Sam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08 M GREGUS, Jan 2 2 180 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0

94 M HAIRSTON, Marlon 2 1 90 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 05 M HAYES, Jacori 2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 014 D KALLMAN, Brent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 F KAMARA, Kei 1 0 22 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 027 F LANGSDORF, Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 M LOD, Robin 2 2 180 1 0 8 5 0 1 4 0 0 019 D METANIRE, Romain 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 07 M MOLINO, Kevin 2 2 178 4 0 7 5 2 7 0 0 0 041 D/M MUSA, James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D OPARA, Ike 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

89 M PARTIDA, Kevin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 M REYNOSO, Emanuel 2 2 163 0 6 4 2 1 3 0 6 1 012 F SCHOENFELD, Aaron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIN TOTALS^ 6 7 29 16 29 25 5 6 6 0

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2020 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS - MLS PLAYOFFS

No. 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

18 RANJITSINGH, Gregory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

97 ST. CLAIR, Dayne 2 2 180 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

30 ZENDEJAS, Adrian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MIN TOTALS 12 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

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# Player Date Opponent Min1 Kevin Molino March 1 Portland 51’2 Luis Amarilla March 1 Portland 76’3 Kevin Molino March 2 Portland 78’4 Ike Opara March 7 San Jose 13’ *5 Jan Gregus March 7 San Jose 26’6 Luis Amarilla March 7 San Jose 32’7 Robin Lod March 7 San Jose 45’8 Ike Opara March 7 San Jose 45’ *9 Own goal July 12 Kansas City 91’ +10 Kevin Molino July 12 Kansas City 98’11 Ethan Finlay July 22 Colorado Rapids 36 *12 Ethan Finlay July 22 Colorado Rapids 43’13 Own goal August 21 Kansas City 31’14 Hassani Dotson August 29 FC Dallas 55’15 Chase Gasper September 6 Real Salt Lake 52’16 Robin Lod September 6 Real Salt Lake 61’17 Jacori Hayes September 6 Real Salt Lake 74’18 Robin Lod September 6 Real Salt Lake 90’19 Mason Toye September 9 FC Dallas 11’20 Kevin Molino September 9 FC Dallas 28’21 Kevin Molino September 9 FC Dallas 70’ ^22 Kevin Molino September 19 Houston Dynamo 11’23 Robin Lod September 19 Houston Dynamo 46’24 Robin Lod September 23 Columbus Crew 88’ ^25 Kei Kamara October 3 FC Cincinnati 16’26 Kevin Molino October 3 FC Cincinnati 69’27 Ethan Finlay October 18 Houston Dynamo 11’28 Ethan Finlay October 18 Houston Dynamo 30’29 Aaron Schoenfeld October 24 FC Cincinnati 92’ *

# Player Date Opponent Min30 Robin Lod October 28 Colorado Rapids 44’31 Own goal October 28 Colorado Rapids 89’32 Jose Aja November 4 Chicago Fire 64’ +33 Robin Lod November 4 Chicago Fire 81’34 Kevin Molino November 8 FC Dallas 17’35 Emanuel Reynoso November 8 FC Dallas 47’36 Kevin Molino November 8 FC Dallas 79’

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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

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Wins 52

Losses 58

Draws 25

Points 181

Goals 212

Assists 191

Shutouts 28

Yellow Cards 253

Red Cards 16

Goals Allowed 227

Consecutive Wins (Overall) 4 6/29/2019 - 7/13/2019

Consecutive Wins (Home) 4 7/4/2018 - 7/22/2018

Consecutive Wins (Away) 2 3/1/2020 - 3/7/2020

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall) 10 9/27/2020 - Present

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home) 10 6/29/2019 - 10/20/2019

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away) 2 3/1/2020 - 3/7/2020

Consecutive Losses (Overall) 4 8/6/2020 - 9/2/2020

Consecutive Losses (Home) 2 10/13/2018 - 10/21/2018

Consecutive Losses (Away) 8 3/24/2018 - 7/28/2018

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) 3 11/8/2020 - Present

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

8,427 MinutesMichael Boxall

15 WinsVito Mannone, 2019

19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth

11 Clean SheetsVito Mannone, 2019

11 Clean SheetsVito Mannone

34 AppearancesVito Mannone, 2019

94 AppearancesMichael Boxall

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) 1 10/24/2020

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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Last home win 3-0 vs. Colorado Rapids^ 11/22/2020Last home loss 1-2 vs. Sporting Kansas City 8/21/2020Last home draw 2-2 vs. Chicago Fire 11/4/2020

Last away win 3-0 @ Sporting Kansas City^ 12/3/2020Last away loss 1-2 @ Columbus Crew 9/23/2020Last away draw 0-0 @ Nashville SC 10/6/2020

Held scoreless 0-0 D @ Nashville 10/6/2020Scored 1 goal 1-0 W @ FC Cincinnati 10/24/2020Scored 2 goals 2-2 D vs. Chicago Fire 11/4/2020Scored 3+ goals 3-0 W @ Sporting Kansas City^ 12/3/2020

Clean sheet 3-0 W @ Sporting Kansas City^ 12/3/2020Allowed 1 goal 2-1 W vs. Colorado Rapids 10/28/2020Allowed 2 goals 2-2 D vs. Chicago Fire 11/4/2020Allowed 3+ goals 0-3 L @ Houston Dynamo 9/2/2020

Scored hat trick Angelo Rodriguez, vs. NM* 7/10/2019Multi-goal game Molino (2G), vs. SKC^ 12/3/2020Multi-assist game Emanuel Reynoso (3A), vs. SKC^ 12/3/2020Multi-point game Molino (2G), Reynoso (3A) vs. SKC^ 12/3/2020Sent off Jan Gregus @ HOU 9/23/2020Successful PK Kei Kamara vs. FCC 10/3/2020Unsuccessful PK Luis Amarilla, @. SJE 3/7/2020GK penalty save Dayne St. Clair @ HOU 9/19/2020M

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Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL 3/12/2017Multi-goal game Nani (2G), ORL 8/06/2020Multi-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 Reto Ziegler, FCD 8/29/2020Unsuccessful PK Lucas Zelarayan, CLB 9/23/2020GK penalty save Daniel Vega, SJ 3/7/2020

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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

First Playoff Win 3-0 win against COL Saint Paul, MN, 11/22/2020

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, 2020Kevin Molino (M)Week 23

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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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

11/4 vs. Chicago Fire FC 2-2 D. 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 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 2 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 3

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Abu Danladi (2); CHI – Four players tied (1)

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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)

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All Time 8 4 4 2 13 11 5 4 1 0 7 2 3 0 2 1 4 6Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (2); COL – Eight players tied (1)

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2020 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2All Time 5 1 3 0 6 7 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 5

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); CLB –Gyasi Zardes (3)

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Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); FCD – Michael Barrios, Brandon Servania (2)

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Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); DC – Two players tied (1)

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10/3 vs. FC Cincinnati 2-0 W 2019 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 010/24 @ FC Cincinnati 0-1 W 2020 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

All Time 3 3 0 0 10 1 2 2 0 0 9 1 1 1 0 0 1 0Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ike Opara (2); CIN – Emmanuel Ledesma (1)

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All Time 10 2 4 4 10 17 4 2 0 2 5 3 6 0 4 2 5 14Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Six players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)

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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)


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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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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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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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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)

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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)

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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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Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA10/06 @ Nashville 0-0 D 2020 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

All Time 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0Leading Scorers in series: N/A

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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

12/7 @ Conference Final

8:30 p.m. 2019 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1

2020 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)

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7/12 MLS is Back 2-1 W 2017 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 38/21 vs SKC 1-2 L 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 69/13 @ SKC 0-1 L 2019 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0Canceled @ SKC . 2020 4 2 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 112/3 @ Round 2 0-3 W All Time 12 4 6 2 13 17 5 2 1 2 7 5 6 1 5 0 4 11

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Seven players tied (1); SKC – Diego Rubio (3)

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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 19/06 vs RSL 4-0 W 2019 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 19/27 vs. RSL 0-0 D 2020 3 1 0 2 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 9 4 1 4 16 8 5 4 0 1 14 5 3 0 1 2 2 3Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Darwin Quintero (4); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)

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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 38/1 MLS is Back 4-1 W 2019 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0

2020 2 2 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 2All Time 10 4 4 0 25 16 3 1 2 0 4 5 4 2 2 0 12 9

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Kevin Molino (3); SJ – Danny Hoesen (4)

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TBD 2018 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)

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8/6 MLS is Back 1-2 L 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 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); ORL – Nani (2)

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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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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)


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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

RSL 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

COL 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

CLB 7/28 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus DM Dotson LM Lod RM Finlay CF Amarilla

Score: MIN1 (5) 1 (3) CLB Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida

SJE 8/1 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Dotson DM Alonso DM Gregus DM Hayes LM Lod RM Finlay CF Amarilla

Score: MIN4 -1 SJE Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida

ORL 8/6 GK Miller LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Dotson DM Alonso DM Gregus DM Hayes LM Lod RM Finlay CF Amarilla

Score: MIN 1 - 2 ORL Venue: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida

SKC 8/21 GK Ranjitsingh LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus DM Dotson LM Molino RM Finlay CF Amarilla

Score: MIN 1 - 2 SKC Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

FCD 8/29 GK Ranjitsingh LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Lod CM Molino RM Finlay CF Amarilla

Score: MIN 1 - 3 FCD Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

HOU 9/2 GK Ranjitsingh LB Gasper CB Musa CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Gregus DM Hairston LM Edwards RM Lod CF Toye

Score: MIN 0-3 HOU Venue: BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas

RSL 9/6 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Molino CM Reynoso RM Lod CF Toye

Score: MIN 4-0 RSL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

FCD 9/9 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Gregus LM Molino CM Reynoso RM Lod CF Toye

Score: MIN 3-2 FCD Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

SKC 9/13 GK St. Clair LW Edwards CB Dibassy CB Aja CB Boxall RW Hairston DM Dotson DM Hayes DM Musa DM Gregus CF Toye

Score: MIN 0-1 SKC Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas Cuty, Kansas

HOU 9/19 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Dibassy CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Gregus LM Molino CM Reynoso RM Lod CF Toye

Score: MIN 2-2 HOU Venue: BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas

CLB 9/23 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Hayes LM Chacon CM Reynoso RM Lod CF Kamara

Score: MIN 1-2 CLB Venue: MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

RSL 9/27 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Dibassy CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Gregus DM Dotson DM Hayes LM Lod RM Reynoso CF Kamara

Score: MIN 0-0 RSL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

FCC 10/3 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Dibassy CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Gregus DM Dotson DM Hayes LM Reynoso RM Lod CF Kamara

Score: MIN 2-0 FCC Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

NSH 10/6 GK St. Clair LB Dibassy CB Boxall CB Aja RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Hayes LM Molino CM Reynoso RM Finlay CF Schoenfeld

Score: MIN 0-0 NSH Venue: NIssan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

HOU 10/18 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Dibassy CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Hayes LM Lod CM Molino RM Finlay CF Kamara

Score: MIN 2-2 HOU Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

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FCC 10/24 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Dibassy CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Lod RM Finlay CM Molino CF Kamara

Score: MIN 1-0 FCC Venue: Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

COL 10/28 GK St. Clair LB Dibassy CB Kallman CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Molino RM Lod CM Reynoso CF Schoenfeld

Score: MIN 2-1 COL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

CHI 11/4 GK St. Clair LB Dibassy CB Kallman CB Aja RB Metanire DM Hairston DM Gregus LM Lod RM Finlay CM Molino CF Kamara

Score: MIN 2-2 CHI Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

FCD 11/8 GK St. Clair LB Dibassy CB Kallman CB Aja RB Metanire DM Hairston DM Gregus LM Molino RM Finlay CM Reynoso CF Lod

Score: MIN 3-0 FCD Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

COL 11/22 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Dibassy CB Boxall RB Dotson DM Hairston DM Gregus LM Molino RM Finlay CM Reynoso CF Lod

Score: MIN 3-0 COL Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

SKC 12/3 GK St. Clair LB Gasper CB Dibassy CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Molino RM Finlay CM Reynoso CF Lod

Score: MIN 0-3 SKC Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONS

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown First Name Last Name1 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

10 Emanuel Reynoso M 5’7” 150 Cordoba, Argentina11 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 Zealand16 Kei Kamara F 6’3” 190 Kenema, Sierra Leone ka-MAR-uh17 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-neer20 Sam Gleadle D/M 5’10” 155 Chichester, United Kingdom21 Bakaye Dibassy D 6’10” 163 Paris, France bah-KAY dee-BAHSS-ee27 Foster Langsdorf F 5’10” 165 Portland, Oregon30 Adrian Zendejas GK 6’5” 185 Chula Vista, California zen-DAY-hahss31 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-HEEM

77 Chase Gasper D 6’0” 185 Alexandria, Virginia89 Kevin Partida M 5’8” 142 Sparks, Nevada94 Marlon Hairston M 6’0” 157 Jackson, Mississippi MAR-lin

97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6’3” 165 Pickering, Ontario

99 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, Scotland

Head Athletic Trainer Stacey Hardin 4 Fairfield, CaliforniaChief Soccer Officer Manny Lagos 10 Saint Paul, Minn. LAH-gohs

Technical Director Mark Watson 4 Vancouver, British ColumbiaDir. 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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#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.

#21 BAKAYE DIBASSY | DEFENDERHeight: 6’0” Weight: 163 Birthdate: 8/11/1989 Hometown: Paris, FrancePrevious Club: Amiens Acquired: Signed 8/3/2020

The centerback joined MNUFC after four seasons with Amiens. Since joining Les Licornes in 2016 on a free transfer from CS Sedan, Dibassy made more than 130 appearances, tallying nine goals, two during the 2019–20 season. Dibassy began his career at Olympique Nosiy-le-Sec before joining Bergerac in 2010. Three years later, he signed with Stade Montois and left for CS Sedan a year later. Born in Paris, France, Dibassy is of Mali decent and represents the Mali national team. The Mali international has four caps with the national team since making his debut in 2017 in a World Cup Qualifier against Morocco.

#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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#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.

#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.

#16 KEI KAMARA | FORWARDHeight: 6’3” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 9/1/1984 Hometown: Kenema, Sierra LeonePrevious Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Trade 9/19/2020

Kamara joins the Loons after 20 months with the Colorado Rapids, who acquired him via trade after being selected by FC Cincinnati in the 2018 MLS Expansion Draft from Vancouver Whitecaps. The 14-year MLS veteran has played with several clubs across MLS, making an impact at every club. He is one of only 10 players to have scored 100 goals in MLS history, achieving the landmark in 300 appearances. To date, he has 352 game appearances, 129 goals, 46 assists across 26,659 minutes played.

#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.

#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.

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#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#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.

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#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

#12 AARON SCHOENFELD | FORWARDHeight: 6’4” Weight: 190 Birthdate: 4/17/1990 Hometown: Knoxville, TennesseePrevious Club: Maccabi Tel Aviv Acquired: Signed 2/6/2020

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.

#10 EMANUEL REYNOSO | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’7” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/16/1995 Hometown: Cordoba, ArgentinaPrevious Club: Boca Juniors Acquired: Signed 9/1/2020

Reynoso joins Minnesota United from legendary club Boca Juniors after spending his entire career playing in Argentina. Bebelo began his professional career with his hometown team Club Atletico Talleres in Cordoba in 2014, and joined Boca ahead of the 2017-18 season where he’s scored seven goals and 12 assists across all competitions, including currently three in Libertadores and two with eight assists in Superliga play. Across his career, Reynoso has made key appearances in major competitions such as Copa Libertadores, Copa Argentina and Copa Superliga.

#30 ADRIAN ZENDEJAS | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’5” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 8/3/1995 Hometown: Chula Vista, CaliforniaPrevious Club: Nashville SC Acquired: Trade 9/17/2020

25-year-old Zendejas joins the Loons from Nashville SC after the expansion side acquired him from Sporting Kansas City ahead of the 2020 season. Zendejas has spent most of his professional career in the USL Championship, playing 50 games for the Park Swope Rangers from 2016-2019, including 17 shutouts. The goalkeeper made his MLS debut in 2019 for SKC in a 1-1 draw against FC Cincinnati on April 7 and started in Kansas City’s 2-1 CONCACAF Champions League loss at Independiente on March 6.

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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019-2020 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 10/29/2020)

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)Bakaye Dibassy (8/3)Emanuel Reynoso (9/1)Sam Gleadle (10/29)Foster Langsdorf (10/29)Kevin Partida (10/29)

Tyler Miller (1/16)Jacori Hayes (1/21)Raheem Edwards (2/11)Adrian Zendejas (9/17)Kei Kamara (9/19)

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

Bakaye Dibassy Signed on 8/3

Emanuel Reynoso Signed on 9/1

Adrian Zendejas Traded from NSH on 9/17

Kei Kamara Traded from COL on 9/19

Sam Gleadle Signed 10/29

Foster Langsdorf Signed 10/29

Kevin Partida Signed 10/29

Players Out

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

Romario Ibarra Transfer to Pachuca on 7/1

Mason Toye Traded to MTL on 10/1

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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/MLS IS BACK 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 9 - 5 - 7 3 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 13 - 6 - 8

TOTAL 45 - 54 - 24 3- 2 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 52- 59 - 26

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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