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Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake | Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT | Saturday, July 20 Kickoff: 9:00 p.m. CT | TV: FOX Sports North | Radio: SKOR North | @MNUFC | @MNUFCes | @MNUFCmatch

MINNESOTA UNITED FC GAME NOTES

MINNESOTA UNITED FC ROSTER1 Vito Mannone Goalkeeper

2 Carter Manley Defender

3 Ike Opara Defender

4 Eric Miller Defender

6 Osvaldo Alonso Midfielder

7 Kevin Molino Midfielder

8 Jan Gregus Midfielder

9 Angelo Rodriguez Forward

10 Miguel Ibarra Midfielder

11 Romario Ibarra Midfielder

12 Lawrence Olum Midfielder

13 Ethan Finlay Midfielder

14 Brent Kallman Defender

15 Michael Boxall Defender

16 Robin Lod Midfielder

17 Collin Martin Midfielder

19 Romain Metanire Defender

20 Rasmus Schuller Midfielder

21 Ally Ng’Anzi Midfielder

22 Wyatt Omsberg Defender

23 Mason Toye Forward

25 Darwin Quintero Midfielder

31 Hassani Dotson Midfielder

33 Bobby Shuttleworth Goalkeeper

77 Chase Gasper Defender

97 Dayne St. Clair Goalkeeper

99 Abu Danladi Forward

REAL SALT LAKE ROSTER1 Alex Horwath Goalkeeper

2 Tony Beltran Defender

4 Donny Toia Defender

5 Kyle Beckerman Midfielder

6 Pablo Ruiz Midfielder

7 Jefferson Savarino Forward

8 Damir Kreilach Midfielder

10 Joao Plata Forward

11 Albert Rusnak Midfielder

12 Brooks Lennon Forward

13 Nick Besler Midfielder

14 Nedum Onuoha Defender

15 Justen Glad Defender

17 Corey Baird Forward

18 Nick Rimando Goalkeeper

19 Luke Mulholland Midfielder

20 Erik Holt Defender

21 Tate Schmitt Midfielder

22 Aaron Herrera Defender

23 Sebastian Saucedo Forward

24 David Ochoa Goalkeeper

25 Everton Luiz Midfielder

26 Luis Arriaga Forward

27 Julian Vazquez Forward

30 Marcelo Silva Defender

43 Justin Portillo Midfielder

50 Sam Johnson Forward

51 Andrew Putna Goalkeeper

70 Jordan Allen Defender

2019 MLS Record (W-L-D): .......................10-7-3Western Conference Standings: ....................4th

Head Coach: ................ Adrian Heath (47-63-28)Asst. Coach: .......................................... Ian FullerAsst. Coach: ................................... Mark WatsonGK Coach: .................................... John Pascarella

2019 MLS Record (W-L-D): ........................ 9-9-2Western Conference Standings: .................... 6th

Head Coach: ....................Mike Petke (66-53-32)Asst. Coach: ...................................Freddy JuarezAsst. Coach: ...............................Tyrone MarshallGK Coach: ........................................Todd Hoffard

2 - Last Time Out, Game Preview, How the Teams Compare, Team Leaders3 - Series Information4 - About Opponent, Quick Facts5 - News and Notes

6 - Standings7 - This Week in MLS, Last Week in MLS8 - MLS Stats Leaders, Media Resources9 - Schedule, Record When..., Scoring Frequency, vs. Opponent

10 - Player Statistics, Individual Honors11 - Goal Map12 - Team Records13 - Recent Achievements, Team Firsts14-16 - All-Time History vs Opposition

17-18 - Past Starting Lineups19 - Roster and Pronunciation Guide20-24 - Player Bios25 - Construction MNUFC26 - Coaching Staff Bios

INDEX2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPINDEX

Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake | Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT | Saturday, July 20

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Goals#25 Darwin Quintero 6#9 Angelo Rodriguez 5#23 Mason Toye 4

Assists#8 Jan Gregus 7#19 Romain Metanire 6#25 Darwin Quintero 5

Saves #1 Vito Mannone 66

LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC vs Aston Villa | July 17, 2019 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | International Friendly

MIN Substitutes 68’ – Finlay IN, Toye OUT

72’ – Gregus IN, Olum OUT

72’ – Molino IN, Martin OUT

72’ – Ng’Anzi IN, Ibarra OUT

Unused SubsGK – St. Clair M – Quintero F – Rodriguez

MIN Starting XI vs. AVFC

Minnesota United AbsencesSuspended N/AOut N/AQuestionable Alonso (Shoulder), Rodriguez (R Ankle)International Duty N/A

MNUFC Hits the Road to Close Out Busy StretchMinnesota United caps off its stretch of seven games in 22 days with a trip out to Sandy, Utah, to face Real Salt Lake. After a slow start to the year, the Claret-and-Cobalt have surged up the standings into playoff position by winning five of their last 10 games. Minnesota has also been in excellent form, winning four consecutive league games for the first time in MLS. RSL will be riding high after trouncing Eastern Conference leaders Philadelphia Union 4-0 at home. Rio Tinto Stadium has been a fortress for RSL this season, and MNUFC has yet to take more than a single point there. Will tired legs and long travel finally take their toll on the Loons, or will the squad’s depth once again pay off by taking vital road points?

Aston Villa Gets Win in Friendly with MNUFCMinnesota United hosted newly promoted Premier League club Aston Villa at Allianz Field on Wednesday night. Both squads mixed up their usual lineups to get more players valuable minutes and try new combinations. Villa opened the scoring late in the first half with a dipping shot from captain Jack Grealish. Minnesota held the visitors scoreless for most of the game, even with a fresh lineup coming on in the second half for the visitors. With eight minutes left, a giveaway at the back allowed Villa to pounce on the ball and Henri Lansbury buried a volley to double their lead. A diving header from Bikir Bjarnason capped off the night for Aston Villa, as the Loons would fall 3-0.

10-7-3 MLS Record (W-L-D) 9-9-2

L-W-W-W-W Form (Last 5 Games) D-W-W-L-W

33 Points 294th West MLS Position 6th West20 Games Played 20

37 Goals Scored 29

29 Goals Against 29

33 Assists 23260 Shots 24280 SOG 93

244 Fouls Conceded 245

209 Fouls Suffered 24630 Offsides 57

101 Corner Kicks 70

5 PK Scored 55 PK Attempts 6

6 Clean sheets 6

Series History

MIN all-time W-L-D: 2 - 1 - 1 | 8 GF, 6 GA

MIN home W-L-D: 2 - 0 - 0 | 7 GF, 4 GA

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

MLS stats only | 2019 MLS Season

Game OfficialsReferee: Dave Gantar (Career MIN games: 4) 2019 MLS Stats: 44 YC / 7 RC / 12 Games ARs: Eric Boria, Felisha Mariscal 4th: Elvis Osmanovic VAR: Geoff Gamble AVAR: Cameron Blanchard

Goals#50 Sam Johnson 8

#11 Albert Rusnak 7#7 Jefferson Savarino 5

Assists#8 Damir Kreilach 3#11 Albert Rusnak 3#22 Aaron Herrera 3

Saves #18 Nick Rimando 37

MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS

REAL SALT LAKE TEAM LEADERS

UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC vs Real Salt Lake | July 20, 2019 | Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, UT | MLS Regular Season

HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE MIN RSL

SHUTTLEWORTH

KALLMAN

IBARRA

MARTIN

OMSBERG

TOYE

SCHULLER

MANLEY

OLUM

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Date Score Result Location

4/1/2017 MIN 4 vs 2 RSL W TCF Bank Stadium6/17/2017 MIN 0 at 1 RSL L Rio Tinto Stadium7/14/2018 MIN 3 vs 2 RSL W TCF Bank Stadium9/15/2018 MIN 1 at 1 RSL D Rio Tinto Stadium

MIN RSL1 Two players tied GOALS Two players tied 2

3 Darwin Quintero ASSISTS Four players tied 1

5 Christian Ramirez* SHOTS ON GOAL Five players tied 3

4 Three players tied FOULS Kyle Beckerman 10

2 Bobby Shuttleworth WINS Nick Rimando 1

1 Bobby Shuttleworth LOSSES Nick Rimando 2

N/A CLEAN SHEETS Nick Rimando 1

MIN RSL2 Christian Ramirez* GOALS Joao Plata 2

2 Three players tied ASSISTS Four players tied 1

4 Rasmus Schuller FOULS Sebastian Saucedo 5

8 Bobby Shuttleworth SAVES Nick Rimando 5

2 Bobby Shuttleworth GOALS ALLOWED Nich Rimando 4

0-15 16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90 ET TotalMIN 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 8RSL 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6

Luke Mulholland played for Minnesota United during the NASL era of the club’s history. He joined the team late in 2011, helping it to the 2011 NASL Championship.

Miguel Ibarra, Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando have played together on the U.S. national team. Rimando has tended goal in all three of Ibarra’s appearances, starting on October 14, 2014 against Honduras. They then took the field together on February 8, 2015 against Panama, followed by a match against Mexico on April 15, 2015 where they were joined by Beckerman.

Abu Danladi, Tony Beltran, Erik Holt and Rimando all played college soccer for UCLA.

Holt and Danladi were teammates on the Bruins’ roster in 2105 and 2016.

Danny Toia and Eric Miller were teammates on Montreal Impact in 2015.

Team Type Player # of Games

MinnesotaUnited FC

Goals Mason Toye 2

Assists None

Points Romain MetanireMason Toye

34

Shutouts None

Real Salt Lake

Goals Sam Johnson 2

Assists None

Points Sam Johnson 2

Shutouts None

*Streak considered 2+ games in a row.

Suspended: N/A Suspended after next caution: Quintero (MIN), Luiz, Herrera (RSL)

DISCIPLINARY REPORT

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONSALL-TIME RESULTS AGAINST REAL SALT LAKE

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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• Vito Mannone set a new club record on Saturday against FC Dallas, keeping his sixth clean sheet of the season. He also holds the record for the most wins in a season with 13 in all competitions.

• Mannone saved a stoppage time penalty to seal the victory for MNUFC. It was the club’s first penalty save since September 23, 2017 when Bobby Shuttleworth denied FC Dallas’ Michael Barrios.

• Mannone is tied for the third-most wins in the league with 10, and his 66 saves are the third-highest total in the league.

• Mason Toye scored his second game-winning goal of the year against FC Dallas. He now has four goals and two assists in his last four league appearances.

• Toye leads the league with an average of 2.07 goals scored per 90 minutes played and a 66.7% scoring rate.

• The Loons have scored 37 goals so far in MLS play, placing them third in the league behind Philadelphia Union and LAFC.

• Minnesota has scored at least three goals in a game seven times in MLS, the second-most behind LAFC.

• On Tuesday, MNUFC signed Finland international midfielder Robin Lod. Lod joins the Loons after playing the 2018-19 season with Spain’s Sporting Gijon.

• Darwin Quintero leads the all-time series against RSL with three assists in two games.

• Osvaldo Alonso (1G/3A), Ethan Finlay (2G/1A), Miguel Ibarra (2G), Kevin Molino (1G/2A), Ike Opara (4G) and Quintero (1G/3A) all have career points against Real Salt Lake.

• Romain Metanire returns to the Loons after representing Madagascar at the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. It was the country’s first time qualifying for the tournament. Metanire’s squad won their group and reached the Quarterfinals before being eliminated by Tunisia. Metanire had an assist in the dramatic Round of 16 clash against the DR Congo that ended in penalties.

• Ike Opara and Vito Mannone made the MLS Team of the Week for their efforts in Week 19. Opara made his club-record fifth appearance of the season, tying Quintero in 2018.

• This will be Minnesota’s fourth consecutive game against a team sitting in a playoff position.

• Last game against Dallas was the first game MNUFC failed to score at least three goals since June 8.

• The Loons have won seven consecutive games in all competitions, scoring 27 goals and allowing eight.

PREVIOUS MEETING - 9/15/2018

1 11ST HALF

G: Kreilach 11’

2ND HALF

YC: Beckerman 64’

74’ YC: Maximiano

76’ YC: Omsberg

84’ G: Ibarra

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OPPONENT FACTSGame Abbreviation: ............................................................................................ RSLColors: ...................................................... Claret Red, Cobalt Blue and Real GoldFounded:................................................................................................................2004First MLS Season: .............................................................................................2005MLS Titles: .................................................................................................... 1 (2009)City, State: ............................................................................................... Sandy, UtahStadium: ........................................................................................ Rio Tinto StadiumCapacity (Built): ...............................................................................20,213 (2008)

MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NEWS AND NOTES

Minnesota United Signs Midfielder Robin LodMinnesota United has signed Finnish midfielder Robin Lod from Spain’s La Liga 2 side Sporting de Gijon using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM), the team announced today. Lod will join the Loons pending receipt of his P1 Visa and ITC. Lod will occupy an international spot on Minnesota’s roster.

“We’re really excited that he’s decided to join us. This is a player that we’ve been trying to get here since his Panathinaikos days, before he went to Spain. We’ve been following him very closely ever since. He’s been outstanding in form for the Finland National team, who are undefeated, at the top of their European qualifying group,” said MNUFC Head Coach Adrian Heath. “I think his game suits the MLS to a T and I’m expecting big things from him. He can score goals, he can make goals, he can play three or four positions. I think he can play through the middle, he can certainly play in wide areas. He’s going to be a great addition to what we already have and I’m hoping that Robin is the first of two or three [additions] during this window.”

The 26-year-old attacking midfielder joined Sporting de Gijon in 2018, making his debut with the Liga 2 side on August 26, where he scored his first goal against Tarragona. During his time with Sporting de Gijon, Lod played 1,212 minutes across 77 games and with four goals. Lod currently represents Finland on the Finland National Team with current Loon Rasmus Schuller. Lod 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.

Ike Opara and Vito Mannone Represent MNUFC on Team of the WeekMinnesota United is represented in the MLS Team of the Week for the third-straight week, with multiple players being honored. Defender Ike Opara, who has featured in all three of those weeks, is joined by goalkeeper Vito Mannone for their role in the Loons’ clean-sheet win over FC Dallas.

Opara has now featured five times in the Team of the Week this year, tying Darwin Quintero in 2018 for the most in a single season. He was excellent at relieving pressure at the back to keep FC Dallas off the board at Allianz Field. He made seven clearances, three of those with his head, to break up the visitors’ attacking pressure, and made two key interceptions at the back. His attacking ability was on display once again, as he got on the end of set pieces throughout the game.

Making his first non-bench appearance in the Team of the Week, Mannone was one of the heroes on Saturday night for MNUFC. He made six stellar saves, including a stoppage time penalty kick stop that secured three points for the fourth consecutive league game. It was Mannone’s sixth clean sheet of the year, setting a new single-season record for the club.

Adrian Heath on the Energy and Noise at Allianz Field on Saturday “I’ve said that relationship between the supporters and the players is getting stronger by the game. In hindsight, it couldn’t have worked out better giving us the penalty and everybody being deflated and then Vito saving it, the noise then, just exploded. It was incredible. It was a great atmosphere on Saturday. I thanked the crowd after the game on Saturday but they’ve helped us the last couple games because as I said on Saturday, these guys have been running on empty a bit last week so it was a big win for us.”

Heath on Real Salt Lake This Season“Attacking-wise at home, [they’ve] been very, very strong. [Jefferson] Savarino is in great form at this moment in time. [Damir] Kreilach is just big and strong. [Albert] Rusnak is probably one of the better 10’s in the league. [Sebastian] Saucedo has come in and he’s been fantastic. For them, the last few weeks – four-nil against the Eastern Conference leaders – it sets them up nicely. They’ll know how important this game is.”

Vito Mannone Getting Three Points in a Close Game Against Dallas“I felt it was a game [that] we needed to stay in as much as possible. I had the feeling, as the manager said before the game, halftime and throughout the game that the legs were tired and we play so many games. The cup has been tough for us, took our energy away. The traveling, Houston, Montreal, it’s difficult. We play every three days and it’s difficult for the youngest [guys]. Imagine [how it is] for people with a little bit of age. It’s tough. We had to stay in the game [and] I thought that we did brilliantly. We defended well, we kept them out and tried to sue our only power going forward, trying to create something. To score in the 91st especially, is important because it’s really the last push. After we kept them out, we knew it was a nil-nil and the manager made three changes, fresh legs and the guys who came on were brilliant as usual and then we pushed for the winner. Once it happened, you think it’s over, it’s not. We went to [the] 98th minute and the last moment is something magical and something that sticks with the fans, sticks with the players and myself too.”

Mannone on the Importance of Getting a Result Against RSL“I think it’s massive. It looks like, as you said, every week is a final. We won seven [in a row], four in MLS play [and] it looks like nothing changes. All the rest of the teams are keeping the pace and fighting for their lives as we do [too]. So, why not go out there and gain another three points? It’s as easy as that. It’s a dogfight and we will fight until the end to earn the respect that I think we deserve right now. We’ve done an excellent job. On the next unfinished job, you do nothing with it [but] we need to carry on and finish the job. It’s a big push and hopefully the team will go for it.”

Minnesota United Unveil First Mini-Pitch in Twin CitiesIn partnership with MLS Works, the U.S. Soccer Foundation and Saint Paul Parks and Recreation, Minnesota United celebrated the grand unveiling of the first mini-pitch in the Twin Cities on Friday, July 12. Located at St. Claire Park, next to the West 7th Community Center in Saint Paul, the mini-pitch represents a commitment to the Twin Cities to offer children in underserved communities with a safe place to play, encouraging both structured and unstructured play within local communities, and thereby supporting the continued growth of soccer in the U.S.

The grand unveiling included appearances by Minnesota United CEO Chris Wright and broadcast analyst Kyndra de St. Aubin, both of whom spoke to the group about uniting the communities within Saint Paul through the game of soccer. Minnesota United midfielder Ethan Finlay and sideline reporter Jamie Watson were also in attendance, playing soccer with kids from Saint Paul Parks and Rec.

This mini-pitch also marks the latest development in the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s It’s Everyone’s Game national movement to ensure children in underserved communities can enjoy the health and youth development benefits of the game. Major League Soccer is a national partner of the movement. The Foundation’s goal is to engage one million children in Soccer for Success, its free after-school program, and build 1,000 new safe places to play by 2026.

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TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GALos Angeles FC 20 14 2 4 46 53 17Seattle Sounders FC 20 10 5 5 35 31 26LA Galaxy 20 11 8 1 34 27 25Minnesota United 20 10 7 3 33 37 29San Jose Earthquakes 20 9 7 4 31 33 31Real Salt Lake 20 9 9 2 29 29 29FC Dallas 21 8 8 5 29 29 26Houston Dynamo 20 8 9 3 27 29 33Sporting Kansas City 20 6 7 7 25 32 34Portland Timbers 18 7 8 3 24 28 30Colorado Rapids 20 5 10 5 20 31 40Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22 4 10 8 20 22 38

TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAPhiladelphia Union 22 10 6 6 36 39 32Atlanta United 21 10 8 3 33 33 25D.C. United 21 8 5 8 32 27 23New York Red Bulls 21 9 8 4 31 36 31Montreal Impact 22 9 10 3 30 26 36Toronto FC 21 8 8 5 29 35 34New York City FC 18 7 3 8 29 31 22New England Revolution 21 7 8 6 27 28 38Orlando City SC 20 7 9 4 25 28 27Chicago Fire 22 5 9 8 23 34 33Columbus Crew SC 22 5 14 3 18 19 33FC Cincinnati 20 5 13 2 17 20 45

TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GALos Angeles FC 20 14 2 4 46 53 17Philadelphia Union 22 10 6 6 36 39 32Seattle Sounders FC 20 10 5 5 35 31 26LA Galaxy 20 11 8 1 34 27 25Minnesota United 20 10 7 3 33 37 29Atlanta United 21 10 8 3 33 33 25D.C. United 21 8 5 8 32 27 23New York Red Bulls 21 9 8 4 31 36 31San Jose Earthquakes 20 9 7 4 31 33 31Montreal Impact 22 9 10 3 30 26 36Real Salt Lake 20 9 9 2 29 29 29FC Dallas 21 8 8 5 29 29 26Toronto FC 21 8 8 5 29 35 34New York City FC 18 7 3 8 29 31 22Houston Dynamo 20 8 9 3 27 29 33New England Revolution 21 7 8 6 27 28 38Orlando City SC 20 7 9 4 25 28 27Sporting Kansas City 20 6 7 7 25 32 34Portland Timbers 18 7 8 3 24 28 30Chicago Fire 22 5 9 8 23 34 33Colorado Rapids 20 5 10 5 20 31 40Vancouver Whitecaps FC 22 4 10 8 20 22 38Columbus Crew SC 22 5 14 3 18 19 33FC Cincinnati 19 4 13 2 14 18 44

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MLS SUPPORTERS’ SHIELD STANDINGS

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THIS WEEK IN MLS LAST WEEK IN MLS

SUNDAY, JULY 21

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SATURDAY, JULY 20

FRIDAY, JULY 19

THURSDAY, JULY 18 SATURDAY, JULY 13

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 FRIDAY, JULY 12

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PHILADELPHIA UNION

PORTLAND TIMBERS ORLANDO CITY SC

NEW ENGLAND REVOLTUION HOUSTON DYNAMO

ATLANTA UNITED FC

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

FC CINCINNATI

NEW YORK RED BULLS

COLUMBUS CREW SC

LA GALAXY

FC CINCINNATI MONTREAL IMPACT

ATLANTA UNITED FC D.C. UNITED

COLORADO RAPIDS

REAL SALT LAKE

REAL SALT LAKE

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

TORONTO FC

CHICAGO FIRE

CHICAGO FIRE TORONTO FC LA GALAXY

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

ORLANDO CITY SC SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

PORTLAND TIMBERS

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

CHICAGO FIRE

ORLANDO CITY SC COLUMBUS CREW SC

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB

D.C. UNITED

ATLANTA UNITED FC

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

NEW YORK CITY FC

MONTREAL IMPACT

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB

D.C. UNITED TORONTO FC

HOUSTON DYNAMO NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

NEW YORK CITY FC

PHILADELPHIA UNION

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

HOUSTON DYNAMO

FC CINCINNATI

COLUMBUS CREW SC NEW YORK RED BULLS SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

NEW YORK RED BULLS PORTLAND TIMBERS

COLORADO RAPIDS

FC DALLAS

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GOALS: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (19) MIN: Darwin Quintero (6)

ASSISTS: Two players tied (12) MIN: Jan Gregus (7)

SHOTS: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (99) MIN: Darwin Quintero (48)

SOG: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (41) MIN: Darwin Quintero (15)

YELLOW CARDS: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Chicago Fire (9) MIN: Romain Metanire (5)

RED CARDS: Alejandro Romero Gamarra, New York Red Bulls (2) MIN: Jan Gregus (1)

SAVES: Bill Hamid, D.C. United (84) MIN: Vito Mannone (66)

CLEAN SHEETS: Brad Guzan, Atlanta United FC (9) MIN: Vito Mannone (6)

Landon Donovan MLS MVP: Josef Martinez, Atlanta United FC

Defender of the Year: Aaron Long, New York Red Bulls

Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year: Zack Steffen, Columbus Crew SC

Newcomer of the Year: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA Galaxy

AT&T Rookie of the Year: Corey Baird, Real Salt Lake

Coach of the Year: Gerardo Martino, Atlanta United FC

Comeback Player of the Year: Gyasi Zardes, Columbus Crew SC

Humanitarian of the Year: Matt Lampson, Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC plays in North America’s top professional soccer league, Major League Soccer (MLS). The league features 24 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 each team 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 has 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 the the MLS Cup Final. The team with the best regular season record will host the final.

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2019 2018 TOTALPlaying at home 6-1-3 10-6-1 23-13-8Playing on the road 4-6-0 1-14-2 8-33-4Playing on grass 9-5-3 1-11-2 12-24-7Playing on artificial turf 1-2-0 10-9-1 19-21-5Wearing primary kit 5-2-1 10-10-2 21-19-6Wearing secondary kit 5-4-2 1-9-1 10-24-6Wearing alternate kit 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0vs. Western Conference 5-2-2 5-15-3 15-29-10vs. Eastern Conference 5-5-1 6-5-0 16-16-2Scoring first 8-1-2 10-3-0 26-6-2Allowing first 2-6-0 1-17-3 6-39-8Scoring 0 goals 0-3-1 0-8-0 0-20-2Scoring 1 goal 4-1-1 1-7-2 7-14-5Scoring 2 goals 1-2-0 6-5-1 9-10-4Scoring 3+ goals 5-1-1 4-0-0 15-1-1Allowing 0 goals 5-0-1 2-0-0 11-0-2Allowing 1 goal 3-1-1 6-2-2 11-6-5Allowing 2 goals 2-2-0 2-6-1 8-12-4Allowing 3+ goals 0-4-1 1-12-0 1-27-1Scoring in the 1st half 6-3-2 7-4-1 20-12-4Scoreless 1st half 4-4-1 4-16-2 11-33-8Scoring in the 2nd half 9-3-0 8-9-2 24-18-6Scoreless 2nd half 1-4-3 3-11-1 6-27-6Leading at halftime 3-0-1 5-2-0 11-2-1Trailing at halftime 0-6-0 0-13-2 0-30-6Tied at halftime 7-1-2 6-5-1 19-13-5Leading after 60 minutes 6-0-1 8-2-0 21-2-1Trailing after 60 minutes 0-4-0 0-16-2 0-35-4Tied after 60 minutes 4-3-2 3-2-1 10-8-7Leading after 75 minutes 8-1-0 10-1-0 26-2-0Trailing after 75 minutes 0-6-0 0-18-2 1-39-3Tied after 75 minutes 2-0-3 1-1-1 4-4-9

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

2019 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019 SCHEDULE

MIN OPPShots 260 273Shots on Goal 80 95Accuracy 31% 35%Goals 37 29Fouls 244 209Offside 30 40Corners 101 107Yellow Cards 38 33Red Cards 2 0Saves 66 44Clean Sheets 6 4

DATE OPPONENT RESULT LOCATION3/02 at Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 W BC Place3/09 at San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 W Avaya Stadium3/16 at LA Galaxy 2-3 L Dignity Health Sports Park3/30 at New England Revolution 1-2 L Gillette Stadium4/06 at New York Red Bulls 2-1 W Red Bull Arena4/13 New York City FC 3-3 D Allianz Field4/19 at Toronto FC 3-4 L BMO Field4/24 LA Galaxy 0-0 D Allianz Field4/28 D.C. United 1-0 W Allianz Field5/04 Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 D Allianz Field5/11 at Chicago Fire 0-2 L SeatGeek Stadium5/18 Columbus Crew SC 1-0 W Allianz Field5/22 Hertha Berlin* 0-1 L Allianz Field5/25 Houston Dynamo 1-0 W Allianz Field5/29 at Atlanta United FC 0-3 L Mercedes-Benz Stadium6/02 Philadelphia Union 2-3 L Allianz Field6/08 at Colorado Rapids 0-1 L Dick’s Sporting Goods Park6/12 Sporting Kansas City^ 4-1 W Allianz Field6/18 at Houston Dynamo^ 3-2 W BBVA Stadium6/25 at Forward Madison FC* 2-1 W Breese Stevens Field6/29 FC Cincinnati 7-1 W Allianz Field7/03 San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 W Allianz Field7/06 at Montreal Impact 3-2 W Stade Saputo7/11 New Mexico United^ 6-1 W Allianz Field7/13 FC Dallas 1-0 W Allianz Field7/17 Aston Villa* 0-3 L Allianz Field

TIME (CT)7/20 at Real Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. Rio Tinto Stadium7/27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/04 Portland Timbers 3:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/7 Portland Timbers* 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/10 at FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. Toyota Field8/14 Colorado Rapids 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/17 Orlando City SC 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field8/22 at Sporting Kansas City 8:30 p.m. Children’s Mercy Park9/01 at Los Angeles Football Club 9:30 p.m. Banc of California Stadium9/7 CF Pachuca* 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field9/11 at Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. BBVA Stadium9/15 Real Salt Lake 4:30 p.m. Allianz Field9/22 at Portland Timbers 3:00 p.m. Providence Park9/25 Sporting Kansas City 7:00 p.m. Allianz Field9/29 Los Angeles Football Club 6:00 p.m. Allianz Field10/06 at Seattle Sounders FC 3:00 p.m. CenturyLink Field

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

2019 For 3 10 4 1 6 8 4 2 37Against 4 8 5 1 1 3 5 2 29

2018 For 5 7 5 2 12 9 9 0 49Against 10 10 11 0 13 10 9 8 71

TOTAL For 12 22 16 3 31 25 19 5 133Against 28 24 25 4 27 21 24 16 167

^ U.S. Open Cup | * Friendly

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^ Includes own goals and players transferred out

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2019 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

1 MANNONE, Vito 20 20 1800 95 66 29 1.45 2 3 10 7 3 6

33 SHUTTLEWORTH, Bobby 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 95 66 29 1.45 2 3 10 7 3 6

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E6 M ALONSO, Osvaldo 19 19 1648 1 1 9 2 24 42 0 0 4 015 D BOXALL, Michael 15 15 1317 1 0 4 2 8 6 0 0 0 099 F DANLADI, Abu 13 4 464 1 1 13 2 13 6 1 0 3 031 M DOTSON, Hassani 12 7 665 2 0 5 3 7 7 0 0 0 013 M FINLAY, Ethan 20 14 1151 3 3 18 4 12 14 5 0 2 077 D GASPER, Chase 5 4 393 0 0 1 0 6 3 0 1 2 08 M GREGUS, Jan 17 17 1529 1 7 26 8 24 13 1 75 2 110 M IBARRA, Miguel 17 13 1252 1 1 18 2 14 11 1 0 3 011 M Ibarra, ROMARIO 8 4 381 2 1 12 8 4 2 3 0 1 014 D KALLMAN, Brent 14 12 1101 0 1 1 0 12 8 2 0 2 016 M LOD, Robin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 D MANLEY, Carter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 017 M MARTIN, Collin 2 1 94 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 019 D METANIRE, Romain 14 14 1260 1 6 8 2 16 10 0 0 5 04 D MILLER, Eric 6 5 435 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 07 M MOLINO, Kevin 8 4 361 3 2 13 6 2 6 0 0 1 012 M OLUM, Lawrence 5 2 225 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 022 D OMSBERG, Wyatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D OPARA, Ike 17 16 1441 3 1 12 3 10 3 0 0 2 0

25 M/F Quintero, DARWIN JR 18 16 1351 6 5 48 15 17 23 6 24 4 09 F Rodriguez, ANGELO 20 15 1289 5 2 38 13 31 26 9 0 2 0

20 M SCHULLER, Rasmus 14 10 838 0 0 15 1 15 8 0 1 1 023 F TOYE, Mason 5 1 174 4 2 6 4 4 2 2 0 1 0

MIN TOTALS^ 37 33 260 80 244 209 30 101 38 2

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019 GOALKEEPING STATISTICS - REGULAR SEASON

MLS TEAM OF THE WEEKDarwin Quintero (M)Week 1, Week 2, Week 17*Francisco Calvo (D)Week 1*Romain Metanire (D)Week 2, Week 9, Week 12, Week 13Osvaldo Alonso (M)Week 2*Ike Opara (D)Week 6, Week 10, Week 17, Week 18, Week 19Vito Mannone (GK)Week 6*, Week 19Ethan Finlay (M)Week 12Brent Kallman (D)Week 13*

Jan Gregus (M)Week 17Mason Toye (F)Week 18

MLS ALL-STARRomain Metanire (D)

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2019 INDIVIDUAL HONORS

* On bench

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+ - Free Kick * - Corner Kick ^ - Penalty Kick # - Throw In

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# Player Date Opponent Min1 Darwin Quintero March 2 Vancouver 37 ^2 Francisco Calvo March 2 Vancouver 663 Romario Ibarra March 2 Vancouver 704 Darwin Quintero March 9 San Jose 49 ^5 Miguel Ibarra March 9 San Jose 526 Own Goal March 9 San Jose 75 +7 Jan Gregus March 16 LA 758 Angelo Rodriguez March 16 LA 879 Darwin Quintero March 30 New England 26 ^10 Abu Danladi April 6 New York 3411 Romario Ibarra April 6 New York 5012 Osvaldo Alonso April 13 New York City 1313 Angelo Rodriguez April 13 New York City 2014 Own Goal April 13 New York City 3215 Darwin Quintero April 19 Toronto 1716 Angelo Rodriguez April 19 Toronto 5717 Darwin Quintero April 19 Toronto 70 ^18 Angelo Rodriguez April 28 D.C. 8219 Ike Opara May 4 Seattle 26 +20 Ethan Finlay May 18 Columbus 70 *21 Romain Metanire May 25 Houston 2022 Hassani Dotson June 2 Philadelphia 2823 Kevin Molino June 2 Philadelphia 7724 Ike Opara June 29 Cincinnati 18 +25 Hassani Dotson June 29 Cincinnati 2326 Ethan Finlay June 29 Cincinnati 3027 Angelo Rodriguez June 29 Cincinnati 4328 Ike Opara June 29 Cincinnati 7029 Mason Toye June 29 Cincinnati 75

# Player Date Opponent Min30 Kevin Molino June 29 Cincinnati 8731 Darwin Quintero July 3 San Jose 532 Michael Boxall July 3 San Jose 5233 Kevin Molino July 3 San Jose 9034 Mason Toye July 6 Montreal 935 Ethan Finlay July 6 Montreal 45 ^36 Mason Toye July 6 Montreal 4737 Mason Toye July 13 Dallas 90

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPGOAL INFORMATION

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAP2019 MINNESOTA UNITED GOAL MAP - REGULAR SEASON

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Stat Year #

Goals 2018 49

Assists 2018 46

Yellow Cards 2018 72

Red Cards 2018 7

Points 2017 & 2018 36

Wins 2018 11

Losses 2018 20

Draws 2017 6

Shutouts 2017 & 2019 5

Goals Allowed 2018 71

Stat #

Wins 33

Losses 47

Draws 13

Points 109

Goals 140

Assists 127

Shutouts 14

Yellow Cards 188

Red Cards 12

Goals Allowed 176

Consecutive Wins (Overall) 4 6/29/2019 - Present

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

Consecutive Wins (Away) 2 3/2/2019 - 3/9/2019

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall) 4 6/29/2019 - Present

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home) 6 4/13/2019 - 5/25/2019

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away) 2 3/2/2019 - 3/9/2019

Consecutive Losses (Overall) 4 3/24/2018 - 4/22/2018

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

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

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Overall) 2 5/18/2019 - 5/25/2019

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) 2 5/18/2019 - 5/25/2019

MINNESOTA UNITED MLS TEAM RECORDS

ALL-TIME STATS ALL COMPETITIONSREGULAR SEASON TEAM RECORDS

ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (MLS ONLY) ALL-TIME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (ALL COMPETITIONS)

Game Season MNUFC Career3 GoalsDarwin Quintero, 7/4/18

14 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 2017

21 GoalsChristian Ramirez

3 AssistsJan Gregus, 6/29/19

15 AssistsDarwin Quintero, 2018

20 AssistsDarwin Quintero

7 ShotsAngelo Rodriguez, 9/12/18 Darwin Quintero, 6/2/19

78 ShotsDarwin Quintero, 2018

126 ShotsDarwin Quintero

4 Shots on GoalThree times

34 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017

47 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, Darwin Quintero

9 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,5/20/18

116 SavesBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

219 SavesBobby Shuttleworth

2955 MinutesJerome Thiesson, 2017

5725 MinutesMiguel Ibarra

10 WinsBobby Shuttleworth, 2017Vito Mannone, 2019

19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth

6 Clean SheetsVito Mannone, 2019

7 Clean SheetsBobby Shuttleworth

33 AppearancesJerome Thiesson, 2017 Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017 Miguel Ibarra, 2018

78 AppearancesMiguel Ibarra

33 Consecutive Apps.Jerome Thiesson, 2017 Bobby Shuttleworth, 2017

36 Consecutive Apps.Jerome ThiessonIbson

Game Season MNUFC Career3 GoalsDarwin Quintero, 7/4/18 Angelo Rodriguez, 7/10/19

14 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 2017

22 GoalsDarwin Quintero

3 AssistsJan Gregus, 6/29/19

15 AssistsDarwin Quintero, 2018

21 AssistsDarwin Quintero

7 ShotsAngelo Rodriguez, 9/12/18 Darwin Quintero, 6/2/19

78 ShotsDarwin Quintero, 2018

137 ShotsDarwin Quintero

4 Shots on GoalFour times

34 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017

54 Shots on GoalDarwin Quintero

9 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,5/20/18

116 SavesBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

223 SavesBobby Shuttleworth

2970 MinutesJerome Thiesson, 2017

5861 MinutesMiguel Ibarra

13 WinsVito Mannone, 2019

19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth

6 Clean SheetsVito Mannone, 2019

8 Clean SheetsBobby Shuttleworth

34 AppearancesJerome Thiesson, 2017 Miguel Ibarra, 2018

81 AppearancesMiguel Ibarra

34 Consecutive Apps.Jerome Thiesson, 2017

37 Consecutive Apps.Jerome ThiessonIbson

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Away) 1 3/9/2019

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Overall) 9 10/21/2018 - 4/19/2019

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Home) 7 7/4/2018 - 9/29/2018

Consecutive Games with Goals Scored (Away) 10 9/12/2018 - 4/19/2019

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Overall) 3 7/4/2017 - 7/22/2017

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Home) 3 7/4/2017 - 7/22/2017

Consecutive Games without a Goal (Away) 3 5/11/2019 - 6/8/2019

Largest Margin of Victory 6 6/29/2019 vs. Cincinnati

Largest Margin of Defeat 5 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta

Most Goals Scored in a Game 7 6/29/2019 vs. Cincinnati

Most Goals Conceded in a Game 6 3/12/2017 vs. Atlanta

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Last home win 1-0 vs. FC Dallas 7/13/2019Last home loss 2-3 vs. Philadelphia Union 6/2/2019Last home draw 1-1 vs. Seattle Sounders FC 5/4/2019

Last away win 3-2 @ Montreal Impact 7/6/2019Last away loss 0-1 @ Colorado Rapids 6/8/2019Last away draw 0-0 vs. LA Galaxy 4/24/2019

Held scoreless 0-1 L @ Colorado Rapids 6/8/2019Scored 1 goal 1-0 W vs. FC Dallas 7/13/2019Scored 2 goals 2-3 L vs. Philadelphia Union 6/2/2019Scored 3+ goals 6-1 W vs. New Mexico United* 7/10/2019

Clean sheet 1-0 W vs. FC Dallas 7/13/2019Allowed 1 goal 6-1 W vs. New Mexico United* 7/10/2019Allowed 2 goals 3-2 W @ Montreal Impact 7/6/2019Allowed 3+ goals 2-3 L vs. Philadelphia Union 6/2/2019

Scored hat trick Angelo Rodriguez, vs. NM* 7/10/2019Multi-goal game Angelo Rodriguez (3G), vs. NM* 7/10/2019Multi-assist game Kevin Molino (2A), @ MTL 7/6/2019Multi-point game Rodriguez (3G), Gregus (1G/1A), vs. NM 7/10/2019Sent off Gregus/Calvo, @ TOR 4/19/2019Successful PK Ethan Finlay, @ MTL 7/6/2019Unsuccessful PK Kevin Molino, @ TOR 5/13/2017GK penalty save Vito Mannone, vs. FCD 7/13/2019M

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Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL 3/12/2017Multi-goal game Josef Martinez (2G), ATL 5/29/2019Multi-assist game Dockal, Rosenberry (2A), PHI 10/6/2018Multi-point game Josef Martinez (2G), ATL 5/29/2019Sent off Tommy Smith, COL 10/13/2018Successful PK Jamiro Monteiro, PHI 6/2/2019Unsuccessful PK Reto Ziegler, FCD 7/13/2019GK penalty save Alex Bono, TOR 5/13/2017

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* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 7/15/2019.

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

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, 2018

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

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2019 Games: Total Home AwaySeason GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA

5/11 @ Chicago 0-2 L 2017 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 12018 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 2All Time 3 2 1 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 3

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

ATLA

NTA


5/29 @ Atlanta 0-3 L 2017 2 1 1 0 4 8 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 3 22018 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 3All 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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6/8 @ Colorado 0-1 L 2017 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 28/14 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 3

2019 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1All Time 5 1 4 1 5 8 2 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 2 1 4 6

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra (2); COL – Eight players tied (1)

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10/28 @ Columbus 1-0 W 2017 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 32019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 1 2 0 3 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 3

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

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7/13 @ Minnesota 1-0 W 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 28/10 @ FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2

2019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 ! 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 5 2 3 0 5 6 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 4

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Five players tied (1); FCD – Michael Barrios (2)

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4/28 @ Minnesota 1-0 W 2017 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 22019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 2

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

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5/25 @ Minnesota 1-0 W 2017 3 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 49/11 @ Houston 7:30 p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3

2019 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 2 2 2 6 8 3 2 0 1 3 1 3 0 2 1 3 7

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Five players tied (1); HOU – Alberth Elis (4)

MINNESOTA UNITED ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORDS

CINC

INNA

TTI 2019 Games: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA6/29 @ Minnesota 7-1 W 2019 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 1 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ike Opara (2); CIN – Emmanuel Ledesma (1)

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8/17 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2017 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 02018 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 12019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); ORL – Yoshimar Yotun (1)

RED

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4/06 @ New York 2-1 W 2017 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 02018 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 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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ADEL

PHIA 2019 Games: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA6/02 @ Philadelphia 2-3 L 2017 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 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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FC


4/13 @ Minnesota 3-3 D 2017 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 32018 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 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)

MO

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7/06 @ Montreal 3-2 W 2017 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 22018 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 2All 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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3/30 @ New England 1-2 L 2017 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 52018 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 2All 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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3/16 @ LA 2-3 L 2017 2 0 2 0 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 34/24 @ Minnesota 0-0 D 2018 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 2

2019 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3All Time 6 0 4 2 6 13 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 0 2 1 4 8

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Angelo Rodriguez (2); Romain Alessandrini (4)

LAFC


9/01 @ LA 9:30 p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 29/29 @ Minnesota 6:30 p.m. 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Time 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 2Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); LAFC – Three players tied (1)

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TLE


5/04 @ Minnesota 1-1 D 2017 2 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 210/06 @ Seattle 3:00 p.m. 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 3

2019 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 5 0 4 1 4 12 3 0 2 1 2 7 2 0 2 0 2 5

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Four players tied (1); SEA – Clint Dempsey, Will Bruin (3)

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8/22 @ Kansas City 8:30 p.m. 2017 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 39/25 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2018 3 0 2 1 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 6

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 6 1 3 2 5 11 3 1 0 2 4 2 3 0 3 0 1 9

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

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4/19 @ Toronto 3-4 L 2017 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 32018 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 4All 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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3/02 @ Vancouver 3-2 W 2017 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 37/27 @ Minnesota 7:00 p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 4

2019 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2All Time 5 2 2 1 8 11 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 2 0 4 9

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Francisco Calvo (2); VAN – Alphonso Davies (4)

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8/04 @ Minnesota 3:00 p.m. 2017 2 1 1 0 4 7 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 59/22 @ Portland 3:00p.m. 2018 2 1 1 0 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 3

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 2 2 0 9 12 2 2 0 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 8

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Romario Ibarra (2); POR – Diego Valeri (4)

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Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA7/20 @ Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. 2017 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 19/15 @ Minnesota 4:30 p.m. 2018 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 1

2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 4 2 1 1 8 6 2 2 0 0 7 4 2 0 1 1 1 2

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez (2); RSL – Yura Movsisyan, Joao Plata (2)

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3/09 @ San Jose 3-0 W 2017 2 0 2 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 37/03 @ Minnesota 3-1 W 2018 2 0 2 0 3 6 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 3

2019 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0All Time 6 2 4 0 11 11 3 1 2 0 4 5 3 1 2 0 7 6

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

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VAN 3/2 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Ibarra CM Quintero CF Romario

Score: MIN 3-2 VAN Attendance: 27,837 Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

SJ 3/9 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Ibarra CM Quintero CF Romario

Score: MIN 3-0 SJ Attendance: 16,411 Venue: Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California

LA 3/16 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Ibarra CM Quintero CF Romario

Score: MIN 2-3 LA Attendance: 21,177 Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California

NE 3/30 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-2 NE Attendance: 10,657 Venue: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

NY 4/6 GK Mannone LCB Boxall CB Opara RCB Kallman LB Calvo DM Alonso DM Gregus RB Metanire LW Danladi RW Finlay CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 2-1 NY Attendance: 15,706 Venue: Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey

NYC 4/13 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Romario RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-3 NYC Attendance: 19,796 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

TOR 4/19 GK Mannone LB Calvo CB Kallman CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-4 TOR Attendance: 22,651 Venue: BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

LA 4/24 GK Mannone LB Miller CB Kallman CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Schuller LM Molino RM Danladi CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 0-0 LA Attendance: 19,776 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

DC 4/28 GK Mannone LB Miller CB Kallman CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Danladi CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-0 DC Attendance: 19,620 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

SEA 5/4 GK Mannone LB Miller CB Kallman CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Finlay CM Ibarra CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-1 SEA Attendance: 19,832 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

CHI 5/11 GK Mannone LB Miller CB Kallman CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Schuller RM Finlay CM Ibarra CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 0-2 CHI Attendance: 11,531 Venue: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, Illinois

CLB 5/18 GK Mannone LB Ibarra CB Kallman CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Molino RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-0 CLB Attendance: 19,600 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

BSC 5/22 GK St. Clair LB Ibarra CB Omsberg CB Boxall RB Dotson DM Olum DM Martin LM Schuller RM Toye CM Molino CF Danladi

Score: MIN 0-1 BSC Attendance: 18,703 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

HOU 5/25 GK Mannone LB Dotson CB Kallman CB Boxall RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-0 HOU Attendance: 19,701 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

ATL 5/29 GK Mannone CB Kallman CB Opara CB Boxall RWB Dotson LWB Ibarra DM Gregus DM Alonso CM Schuller LF Quintero RF Danladi

Score: MIN 0-3 ATL Attendance: 42,703 Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

PHI 6/2 GK Mannone LB Dotson CB Kallman CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 2-3 PHI Attendance: 19,738 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

COL 6/8 GK Mannone LB Dotson CB Kallman CB Opara RB Boxall DM Alonso DM Olum LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 0-1 COL Attendance: 14,160 Venue: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado

SKC 6/12 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Omsberg CB Boxall RB Miller DM Dotson DM Martin DM Olum LF Quintero RF Finlay CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 4-1 SKC Attendance: 7,211 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

HOU 6/18 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Miller DM Dotson DM Gregus DM Olum LF Quintero RF Finlay CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-2 HOU Attendance: 4,559 Venue: BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas

MAD 6/25 GK St. Clair LB Manley CB Kallman CB Omsberg CB Miller RB Gasper DM Olum CM Martin CM Schuller RF Toye LF Danladi

Score: MIN 2-1 MAD Attendance: 4,821 Venue: Breese Stevens Field, Madison, Wisconsin

CIN 6/29 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Dotson DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 7-1 CIN Attendance: 19,778 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

SJ 7/3 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Dotson DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-1 SJ Attendance: 19,653 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

MTL 7/6 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Kallman RB Miller CM Olum CM Martin CM Schuller RF Finlay LF Molino CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-2 MTL Attendance: 16,796 Venue: Stade Saputo, Montreal, Quebec

NM 7/10 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Dotson DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Molino CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 6-1 NM Attendance: 12,401 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

2019 MINNESOTA UNITED STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPETITIONS

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2019 MINNESOTA UNITED STARTING LINEUPS - ALL COMPETITIONSFCD 7/13 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Dotson DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Molino RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-0 FCD Attendance: 19,906 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

AVFC 7/17 GK Shuttleworth LB Miller CB Omsberg CB Kallman RB Manley CM Schuller CM Martin CM Olum LW Ibarra RW Danladi CF Toye

Score: MIN 0-3 AVFC Attendance: 18,335 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NUMERICAL ROSTER AND PRONUNCIATIONSNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown First Name Last Name

1 Vito Mannone GK 6’2” 170 Desio, Italy VEE-toh mah-KNOW-nay2 Carter Manley D 5’11 170 Elkridge, Maryland3 Ike Opara D 6’2” 180 Durham, North Carolina oh-PAR-uh

4 Eric Miller D 6’0” 175 Woodbury, Minnesota

6 Osvaldo Alonso M 5’11” 155 San Cristobal, Cuba

8 Jan Gregus M 6’3” 170 Nitra, Slovakia YAHN GREY-goosh7 Kevin Molino M 5'8" 155 Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago moh-LEE-no9 Angelo Rodriguez F 5’11” 176 Isla de San Andres, Colombia ahn-JEL-oh

10 Miguel Ibarra M 5'6" 145 Lancaster, California ee-BAHR-ah

11 Romario Ibarra M 5’9” 169 Atuntaqui, Ecuador row-MAHR-ee-oh ee-BAHR-ah

12 Lawrence Olum M 6’2” 185 Nairobi, Kenya OH-luhm13 Ethan Finlay M 5’9” 165 Marshfield, Wisconsin FIN-lay

14 Brent Kallman D 6'2" 190 Woodbury, Minnesota CALL-man15 Michael Boxall D 6’2” 200 Auckland, New Zealand16 Robin Lod M 5’11” 168 Helsinki, Finland LUHD

17 Collin Martin M 5'11" 150 Chevy Chase, Maryland19 Romain Metanire D 5’10” 159 Metz, France row-MAHN meht-AH-neer

20 Rasmus Schuller M 5'10" 148 Espoo, Finland RAHS-mus SHOO-ler22 Wyatt Omsberg D 6’4” 180 Scarborough, Maine AHMS-berg23 Mason Toye F 6’3” 180 South Orange, New Jersey TOY

25 Darwin Quintero M/F 5’5” 142 Tumaco, Colombia kheen-TARE-oh31 Hassani Dotson M 5’11” 170 Federal Way, Washington

33 Bobby Shuttleworth GK 6'2" 205 Tonawanda, New York77 Chase Gasper D 6’0” 185 Alexandria, Virginia97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6’3” 165 Pickering, Ontario

99 Abu Danladi F 5'10" 170 Takoradi, Ghana ah-BOO dahn-LAH-dee

Position Name Yrs. w/ Club Hometown First Name Last NameHead Coach Adrian Heath 3 Newcastle-under-Lyme, EnglandAssistant Coach Ian Fuller 4 Ellensburg, Washington

Assistant Coach Mark Watson 3 Vancouver, British ColumbiaGoalkeeper Coach John Pascarella 2 Vineland, New Jersey

Head Athletic Trainer Stacey Hardin 3 Fairfield, California

Sporting Director Manny Lagos 9 Saint Paul, Minn. LAH-gohsDir. of Player Personnel Amos Magee 3 Saint Paul, Minn. AY-mos

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED TECHNICAL STAFF AND PRONUNCIATIONS

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

#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.

#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 ten 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 2018, he started 21 games in 25 game appearances, and for the sixth time in his 10-year career, recorded three assists during the regular season.

#99 ABU DANLADI | FORWARDHeight: 5’10” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 10/18/1995 Hometown: Takoradi, GhanaPrevious Club: UCLA Acquired: SuperDraft (#1 Pick) 1/13/2017

Danladi was selected No. 1 overall by MNUFC in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. He had a superb debut season with the Loons, tallying eight goals — including four winners — and three assists in 27 games (15 starts) and finishing second in MLS Rookie of the Year voting. While he missed most of the 2018 season due to injury, Danladi played in 15 games, marking his first goal of 2018 at Vancouver on July 28 and his first assist against LA Galaxy August 11.

#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 midfielder played college soccer at Oregon State, where he was named to the USC Second Team All-Far West Region, the Second Team All Pacific 12 Conference and was a Pacific 12 Conference Academic Honorable Mention in his senior year. At 5-foot-11-inches and 170 lbs, Dotson has the potential to be a big presence in the defensive midfield position and provides the Loons depth at a position of need.

#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 in April and was out the remainder of the season.

#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 began his college career at UCLA, where he was named to the Pacific 12 All-Freshman Second Team in 2014. Gasper has represented the United States at multiple levels, with nine appearances for the U21 team and 12 for the U18 team.

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MINNESOTA UNITED PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED

#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 began his professional career in Slovakia at his hometown club, FC Nitra, in 2009. Gregus spent the next seven years of his career playing for Banik Ostrava where he made 100 appearances, scoring four goals. In 2016, Gregus joined one of the biggest clubs in Europe, FC Copenhagen and appeared in the 2016 UEFA Champions League. 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.

#10 MIGUEL IBARRA | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’4” Weight: 145 Birthdate: 3/15/1990 Hometown: Lancaster, CaliforniaPrevious Club: Club Leon Acquired: Transfer 1/7/2017

Ibarra returned to Minnesota ahead of the 2017 season after a year and a half with Club Leon in Liga MX. During his earlier tenure with MNUFC (2012–15), he earned a pair of NASL Best XI appearances, a Golden Ball Award (MVP) and was the first U.S. lower-division player to be called up to the U.S. national team since 2005. In 2018, Ibarra started 31 of 33 games played and marked seven goals and eight assists. With his seventh assist versus Seattle, Ibarra set a career club record.

#11 ROMARIO IBARRA | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’9” Weight: 169 Birthdate: 9/24/1994 Hometown: Atuntaqui, EcuadorPrevious Club: CD Universidad Catolica Acquired: Transfer 7/9/2018

Ibarra joined MNUFC from Universidad Católica on July 9 after featuring for the top clubs in his native Ecuador for much of his young career. The Ecuadorian international made his MNUFC debut on July 22 against LAFC and scored his first goal on August 11 at LA. He finished the 2018 season with three goals across nine games. At the international level, he received his first call-up to the Ecuador national team in October 2017 for the final round of CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and now has three goals in four games after striking as a sub in a 2-0 friendly win vs. Guatemala on Sept. 11.

#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 23 appearances (23 starts) during the inaugural season, contributing two goals and captaining the side on a number of occasions. In 2018, Kallman started 22 of 24 games played across 1,953 minutes.

#2 CARTER MANLEY | DEFENDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 4/29/1996 Hometown: Elkridge MarylandPrevious Club: Duke University Acquired: SuperDraft (#23 Pick) 1/19/2018

Manley was selected 23rd overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Duke University. He made his professional debut with the Loons on March 24 at NYRB and earned his first assist on April 14 at POR. Over his career as a three-year starter with the Blue Devils, he played in 58 matches — starting 52 times — adding a goal and 12 assists from his role as an attack-minded outside back.

#16 ROBIN LOD | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 4/17/1993 Hometown: Helsinki, FinlandPrevious Club: Sporting 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 with current Loon Rasmus Schuller. Lod 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 has previously played for HJK with Schuller, and played three years in Greece for Panathinaikos before joining Sporting de Gijon.

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#17 COLLIN MARTIN | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 150 Birthdate: 11/9/1994 Hometown: Chevy Chase, MarylandPrevious Club: D.C United Acquired: Trade 1/3/2017

A young, creative midfielder, Martin made seven starts (11 appearances) for the Loons during the 2017 campaign after joining the squad via a trade with D.C. United on January 3, 2017. In 2018, Martin started five of 12 games played with one assist on April 28 vs. HOU. He has represented the United States at U14, U15 and U17 levels and was the only high school junior to train with the U20 squad in January 2012.

#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. The 28-year-old 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. During his time with Reims, Metanire played 5,071 minutes across 59 league games, earning five assists, and 210 minutes in two cup games. Metanire was called up to the Madagascar national team in 2018 and has made three appearances since, including his debut in a 2-2 draw with Senegal during 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifying.

#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. He kicked off his 2018 campaign with two goals in the 3-2 loss at SJ on March 3, but unfortunately suffered a season-ending left ACL tear vs. ORL on March 10. Molino was a rising star at the youth international level and has been a mainstay in the Trinidad and Tobago lineup ever since. He has 19 goals in 43 appearances, including two hat tricks, both in Caribbean Cup qualifying.

#4 ERIC MILLER | DEFENDERHeight: 6’0” Weight: 175 Birthdate: 1/15/1993 Hometown: Woodbury, MinnesotaPrevious Club: Colorado Rapids Acquired: Traded from Colorado on 5/2/2018

Miller joined the Loons after a trade with Colorado Rapids on May 2, 2018 and re-signed with the club in February of 2019. The Woodbury native made his first MNUFC start on May 5 vs. Vancouver, started 13 of his 18 games played and provided his first MNUFC assist on July 22 vs. LAFC. On the international side, Miller played with the U18 and U20 U.S. national teams, taking part in the 2013 Toulon Tournament and the 2013 FIFA U20 World Cup in Turkey.

#12 LAWRENCE OLUM | MIDFIELDERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 185 Birthdate: 7/10/1984 Hometown: Nairobi, KenyaPrevious Club: Portland Timbers Acquired: Signed 3/15/2019

Olum is back in Minnesota. The midfielder started his professional career with Portland Timbers while they were still in the USL in 2007. He went on to play with the Minnesota Thunder, Austin Aztex and Orlando City, all at the USL level, before joining Sporting Kansas City in MLS in September of 2011. In Kansas City, Olum played 5,245 minutes over 86 games, making two postseason appearances. He was then traded to Portland Timbers FC ahead of the 2017 season. During his time in Portland, Olum started 40 of 52 games played, across 3,735 minutes.

#1 VITO MANNONE | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 170 Birthdate: 3/2/1988 Hometown: Desio, ItalyPrevious Club: Reading FC Acquired: Loan 2/10/2018

Mannone joined MNUFC from England’s Reading FC on February 10, 2019. The 30-year-old goalkeeper first joined the Royals in a transfer from Sunderland in 2017. During his two seasons with Reading FC, Mannone played 4,230 minutes across 47 games, earning eight clean sheets. Mannone began his professional career at 17 years old when he was signed by the Premier League’s Arsenal in 2006 and made his Arsenal debut the following year during the 2007–08 season.

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#25 DARWIN QUINTERO | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’5” Weight: 142 Birthdate: 9/19/1987 Hometown: Tumaco, ColombiaPrevious Club: Club America Acquired: Signed 3/31/2018

Quintero joined MNUFC from Club América on March 31, 2018 as the first Designated Player in club history. He boasts speed and intelligence with the ball at his feet and flourished for nearly a decade in Liga MX. In 2018, Quintero scored a team-high 11 goals and added 15 assists in 27 games and was named MLS Player of the Week for Week 19 and an MLS All-Star. He made Team of the Week five times during the season and secured the club’s first hat trick in MLS on July 4 vs. Toronto FC

#33 BOBBY SHUTTLEWORTH | GOALKEEPERHeight: 6’2” Weight: 205 Birthdate: 5/13/1987 Hometown: Tonawanda, New YorkPrevious Club: New England Revolution Acquired: Trade 2/15/2017

Shuttleworth was traded to MNUFC from New England Revolution on February 15, 2017. In 2018, Shuttleworth started all 25 games he played in, earning his first win of the season on April 28 vs HOU and his first clean sheet on May 5 vs VAN. He earned nine wins, with a total of 103 saves and 51 goals allowed across the 2018 season.

#20 RASMUS SCHULLER | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’10” Weight: 148 Birthdate: 6/18/1991 Hometown: Espoo, FinlandPrevious Club: BK Hacken Acquired: Signed 1/24/2017

Schuller is an active member of the Finland national team and joined the Loons after playing in the top leagues of his home country and Sweden. The midfielder started 29 of 31 games and earned his first assist with Minnesota on March 3 at SJ. He finished the season with one goal and four assists. Schuller has made 30 appearances for Finland at the senior level since 2013. He featured with the U19 and U20 national teams as well.

#9 ANGELO RODRIGUEZ | FORWARDHeight: 5’11” Weight: 176 Birthdate: 4/4/1989 Hometown: Isla de San Andres, ColombiaPrevious Club: CD Tolima Acquired: Signed 7/10/2018

Rodriguez became Minnesota’s second-ever Designated Player when he signed with the club on July 10, 2018. He makes the jump to MLS following a successful, extensive stint in his home country with Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Independiente Medellín and Envigado among others and, most recently, Deportes Tolima. The Colombian international made his MNUFC debut on Aug. 4 vs. SEA and went on to start 10 of 11 games in 2018, scoring four goals and providing one assist.

#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 joins the Loons after six seasons with Sporting Kansas City. The defender joined Kansas City in 2013. 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. Opara represented the United States at the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup and at the U23 level during the 2012 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He then made his senior international debut in January 2018, anchoring the U.S. backline in a shutout effort against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

#22 WYATT OMSBERG | DEFENDERHeight: 6’4” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 9/21/1995 Hometown: Scarborough, MainePrevious Club: Dartmouth Acquired: SuperDraft (#15 Pick) 1/19/2018

Omsberg was selected 15th overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Dartmouth College, where he was a two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and three-time, first-team All-Ivy honoree. He made his pro debut as a starter in the 3-0 loss to NY on March 24. Omsberg was then loaned to Tulsa Roughnecks FC on a Loan Agreement, which contained a right of recall for MLS. He started four of seven games for the Loons in 2018.

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#23 MASON TOYE | FORWARDHeight: 6’3” Weight: 180 Birthdate: 10/16/1998 Hometown: South Orange, New JerseyPrevious Club: Indiana University Acquired: SuperDraft (#7 Pick) 1/19/2018

Toye was selected seventh overall by MNUFC in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft from Indiana University. The Generation adidas forward earned tremendous accolades during his freshman year with the Hoosiers, leading the Big Ten with 10 goals on the season (including five game-winners) and adding a pair of assists to win Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten accolades among others. He made his MLS debut in the 2-1 win over ORL on March 10, 2018, assisting Ethan Finlay’s winner. During the 2018 season, Toye played 17 games, starting two of them, recording one assist.

#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. Claire was selected 7th overall by MNUFC from Maryland, where he recently leading the Terrapins to the 2018 NCAA National Championship. He did not allow a goal in the final 500 minutes of the season and at Maryland worked with coach Sasho Cirovski, who is known for his work with current USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen. 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

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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED

MINNESOTA UNITED 2018 TRANSACTION TRACKER (SINCE 10/28/2018)

Year Signing Trade SuperDraft (Pick) Loan

2017

Miguel Ibarra (1/5)Brent Kallman (1/23)Rasmus Schuller (1/24)Michael Boxall (7/12)

Collin Martin (1/3)Kevin Molino (1/26)Bobby Shuttleworth (2/15)Ethan Finlay (8/9)

Abu Danladi (1st)

2018

Darwin Quintero (3/31)Romario Ibarra (7/9)Angelo Rodriguez (7/10)Jan Gregus (12/20)

Eric Miller (5/2) Mason Toye (7th)Wyatt Omsberg (15th)Carter Manley (23rd)

2019

Osvaldo Alonso (1/10)Romain Metanire (1/25)Lawrence Olum (3/15)Robin Lod (7/16)

Ike Opara (1/28) Dayne St. Clair (7th)Chase Gasper (15th)Hassani Dotson (31st)

Vito Mannone (2/10)

Players In

Jan Gregus Transfer from Copenhagen on 12/20

Osvaldo Alonso Signed on 1/10

Dayne St. Clair Drafted on 1/11

Chase Gasper Drafted on 1/11

Hassani Dotson Drafted on 1/11

Romain Metanire Transfer from Reims on 1/25

Ike Opara Traded from SKC on 1/28

Vito Mannone Loaned from Reading on 2/10

Ally Hamis Ng’Anzi Loaned from MFK Vyskov on 3/4

Lawrence Olum Signed on 3/15

Robin Lod Signed on 7/16

Players Out

Harrison Heath Out of Contract

Johan Venegas Out of Contract

March Burch Option Declined

Ibson Option Declined

Matt Lampson Option Declined

Fernendo Bob Option Declined

Jerome Thiesson Option Declined

Collen Warner Option Declined

Bertrand Owundi Eko’o Option Declined

Frantz Pangop Option Declined

Alex Kapp Option Declined

Alexi Gomez Loan Ended

Maximiano Loan Ended

Sam Cronin Bought Out Contract on 3/1

Ally Hamis Ng’Anzi Loaned to Forward Madison on 3/4

Collin Martin Loaned to Hartford Athletic on 4/23

Francisco Calvo Traded to CHI on 5/3

Romario Ibarra Loaned to Pachuca on 5/21

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MNUFC GAME NOTES

MINNESOTA UNITED FC COACHING STAFF BIOGRAPHIES

ADRIAN HEATH | HEAD COACH

Heath was appointed Head Coach of MNUFC in November 2016. 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. The club joined MLS in 2015 and Heath’s influence helped build the team for a very successful inaugural season, narrowly missing out on the playoffs.

RECORD WITH MINNESOTA UNITED

YEAR REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS OPEN CUP TOTAL

2017 10 - 18 - 6 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 - 19 - 6

2018 11 - 20 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 11 - 21 - 4

2019 10 - 7 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 3 - 0 - 0 13 - 7 - 3

TOTAL 31 - 45 - 12 0 - 0 - 0 3 - 2 - 1 34 - 47 - 13

IAN FULLER | ASSISTANT COACH

Fuller joined MNUFC in 2016, following a successful stint with ORL. He was a player-coach with Orlando, helping the team to multiple titles in USL during his five years with the Lions. Fuller is a Portland native and first met Heath when he joined Austin Aztex in 2010. He was promoted to player-assistant coach for the club’s USL journey and was tapped to join the coaching staff full time as an assistant coach when Orlando joined MLS.

MARK WATSON | ASSISTANT COACH

Watson, a former Canada national team defender and assistant coach, brings a wealth of MLS experience to MNUFC, having played for SEA, VAN and DC. Additionally, Watson managed SJ before joining ORL as an assistant under Heath in 2014. During his tenure with the Quakes, Watson helped guide the team to a playoff berth in 2010 and its second Supporters’ Shield in 2012. Watson was named interim head coach in June 2013 and closed the season with the best record in MLS at 11-5-3. In addition to his MLS experience, Watson previously served as assistant coach with the Canada men’s national U20 and senior teams, as well as several years as an assistant with the USL PRO Charleston Battery.

JOHN PASCARELLA | GOALKEEPING COACH

Pascarella arrives in Minnesota from Des Moines Menace of the Premier Development League (PDL), where he served as manager since January 2017. Prior to his time in the PDL, Pascarella spent eight seasons with SKC. Starting as a goalkeeper and fitness coach from 2009–2011, he then transitioned to become an assistant coach during an incredibly successful time in the franchise’s history; he helped guide SKC to a club-record six-straight playoff appearances, including the 2013 MLS Cup Final and the 2012 and 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup titles.

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