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| 2024 season | |||
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| Head coach | Pablo Mastroeni | ||
| Stadium | America First Field | ||
| Major League Soccer | Conference: 3rd Overall: 6th | ||
| MLS Cup Playoffs | Round one | ||
| Leagues Cup | Group stage | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Rocky Mountain Cup | TBD | ||
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The 2024 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also competed in both the 2024 U.S. Open Cup and 2024 Leagues Cup. Real Salt Lake played their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and were managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his third full season with the club.
| Player | Position | Previous Club | Fees/Notes | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Homegrown player | January 5, 2024 | [3] | ||
| DF | 2024 MLS SuperDraft | January 9, 2024 | [4] | ||
| MF | Undisclosed | January 11, 2024 | [5] | ||
| DF | Undisclosed | February 2, 2024 | [6] | ||
| MF | Undisclosed | February 12, 2024 | [7] | ||
| MF | 2024 MLS SuperDraft | February 19, 2024 | [8] | ||
| FW | Homegrown player | February 20, 2024 | [9] | ||
| MF | Homegrown player | February 20, 2024 | [9] | ||
| DF | $200,000 GAM | April 19, 2024 | [10] |
| Player | Position | Next Club | Fees/Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Option Declined | November 17, 2023 | ||
| MF | Retired | |||
| MF | Option Declined | |||
| FW | Contract expired | |||
| MF | $100K GAM, int'l spot, SuperDraft pick | January 10, 2024 | ||
| FW | Undisclosed | January 13, 2024 | ||
| Player | Position | Loaned From | Fees/Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Short-term call-up | February 21, 2024 |
| Player | Position | Loaned To | Fees/Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | January 14, 2024 | |||
| MF | Loaned for full 2024 season | February 16, 2024 | ||
| DF | Loaned for full 2024 season | February 16, 2024 |
| February 3 Atlantic Cup | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
| 9:00 am MDT | Julio |
Report | Vallys Suzuki |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
| February 6 Atlantic Cup | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | | Lagos, Portugal |
| 12 pm MDT | Julio |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos |
| February 9 Atlantic Cup | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | | Parchal, Portugal |
| 6:00 am MDT | Julio Ruiz Barajas |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista |
| February 14 Friendly | Real Salt Lake | 1–1 | | Santa Barbara, California |
| Report | Bernardeschi |
| February 21 1 | Inter Miami CF | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 6 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: Chase Stadium Attendance: 21,137 Referee: Cristian Campo Hernandez |
| February 24 2 | St. Louis City SC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 6:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: CityPark Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez |
| March 2 3 | Real Salt Lake | 3–0 | Los Angeles FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 2 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,509 Referee: Aleksandar Zhelyazkov |
| March 9 4 RMC | Real Salt Lake | 1–2 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,147 Referee: Atahan Yara |
| March 23 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 5:30 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,178 Referee: Chris Grabas |
| March 30 6 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | St. Louis City SC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,357 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 6 7 | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 6:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,568 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| April 13 8 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Columbus Crew | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,033 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| April 20 9 | Chicago Fire FC | 0–4 | Real Salt Lake | Chicago, Illinois |
| 6:30 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 14,247 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
| April 27 10 | Philadelphia Union | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 5:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 19,048 Referee: Malik Badawi |
| May 4 11 | Real Salt Lake | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,001 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| May 11 12 | LA Galaxy | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Carson, California |
| 8:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,220 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| May 15 13 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,268 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| May 18 14 RMC | Real Salt Lake | 5–3 | Colorado Rapids | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,213 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| May 25 15 | FC Dallas | 3–3 | Real Salt Lake | Frisco, Texas |
| 6:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 19,096 Referee: Abdou Ndiaye |
| May 29 16 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington |
| 8:30 pm MT |
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Report | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 29,244 Referee: Sergii Boiko |
| June 1 17 | Real Salt Lake | 5–1 | Austin FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,078 Referee: Alexis Da Silva |
| June 15 18 | CF Montréal | 0–0 | Real Salt Lake | Montreal, Quebec |
| 5:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| June 19 19 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–4 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 6:30 pm MT | Afrifa Agada Bassong |
Report | A. Gómez Julio Vera Crooks |
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,414 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| June 22 20 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | LA Galaxy | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Oviedo Gómez |
Report | Yamane Pec |
Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,570 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 3 21 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | Houston Dynamo FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,522 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 6 22 | Real Salt Lake | 5–2 | Atlanta United FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,396 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 13 23 | Portland Timbers | 3–0 | Real Salt Lake | Portland, Oregon |
| 8:00 pm MT | Mora Chará Rodríguez Moreno Bravo Evander |
Report | Arango Gómez Ojeda Crooks Luna |
Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,014 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
| July 17 24 | Los Angeles FC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Los Angeles, California |
| 8:30 pm MT | Olivera Kamara Hollingshead |
Report | Luna Vera Katranis Chang Palacio Glad |
Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,163 Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr. |
| July 20 25 RMC | Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | Real Salt Lake | Commerce City, Colorado |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 24 26 | Real Salt Lake | 0–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT |
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Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 21,015 Referee: Ricardo Fierro |
| August 31 27 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,475 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| September 14 28 | Houston Dynamo FC | 4–1 | Real Salt Lake | Houston, Texas |
| 6:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,862 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| September 18 29 | Real Salt Lake | 3–2 | FC Dallas | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,436 Referee: Sergii Demianchuk |
| September 21 30 | Real Salt Lake | 3–3 | Portland Timbers | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report |
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Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,778 Referee: Tori Penso |
| September 28 31 | Austin FC | 2–2 | Real Salt Lake | Austin, Texas |
| 6:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| October 2 32 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Minnesota United FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,346 Referee: Ricardo Montero |
| October 5 33 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | San Jose, California |
| 8:30 pm MT | Report | Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 16,322 Referee: Mark Allatin |
| October 19 34 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 pm MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,359 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 29 First leg | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Minnesota United FC | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 PM MT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,195 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| November 2 Second leg | Minnesota United FC | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Real Salt Lake | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 7:00 PM MT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,912 Referee: Tori Penso | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Note: Minnesota United FC won the series 2–0. | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | |
| 6 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | |
| 10 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 | |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | LA Galaxy (X) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[a] |
| 5 | FC Cincinnati (Q) | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[b] |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake (Q) | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One[c] |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC (Y) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32[d] |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo FC (Q) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 |
The Leagues Cup will occur between July 26 and August 25, with all MLS teams competing. Real Salt Lake will enter in the group stage as a Tier 2 ranked team, based on 2023 standings.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOU | ATL | RSL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | — | 2–1 | — |
| August 1 GS | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | | Sandy, Utah |
| 7:00 p.m. MDT | Report | Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 20,956 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 5 GS | Houston Dynamo FC | 3–0 | | Houston, Texas |
| 7:00 p.m. MDT | Report | Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 11,062 Referee: Keylor Herrera |
Real Salt Lake will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.
| May 8 Round of 32 | New Mexico United | 4–2 | | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 7:00 pm MDT | Report | Stadium: Isotopes Park Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Malik Badawi |
As of June 3, 2024
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS Regular Season | Leagues Cup | US Open Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | Zac MacMath | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | GK | Gavin Beavers | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | GK | Tomas Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Andrew Brody | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Bryan Oviedo | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Brayan Vera | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Justen Glad | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Bode Hidalgo | 14 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Erik Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | Philip Quinton | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Marcelo Silva | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | DF | Zack Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Tommy Silva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | DF | Kevin Bonilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Luis Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | DF | Alexandros Katranis | 15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Braian Ojeda | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Pablo Ruíz | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Diego Luna | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Matthew Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | Nelson Palacio | 13 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Emeka Eneli | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Maikel Chang | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Fidel Barajas | 15 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Matt Crooks | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Luca Moisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | MF | Jude Wellings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Chicho Arango | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Andrés Gómez | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Axel Kei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Ilijah Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Bertin Jacquesson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Anderson Julio | 17 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | FW | Zavier Gozo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.) | |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | Rubio Rubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Delentz Pierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | MF | Noel Caliskan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rank | Player | Nation | Total | MLS Regular Season | Leagues Cup | US Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicho Arango | 17 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Andrés Gómez | 13 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Anderson Julio | 9 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Diego Luna | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Matt Crooks | 3 | 3 | |||
| Alexandros Katranis | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 7 | Diogo Gonçalves | 2 | 2 | |||
| Braian Ojeda | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Brayan Vera | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 10 | Emeka Eneli | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dominik Marczuk | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Nelson Palacio | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Philip Quinton | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Fidel Barajas | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Nation | Total | MLS Regular Season | Leagues Cup | US Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicho Arango | 12 | 12 | |||
| Diego Luna | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | Andrés Gómez | 9 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Matt Crooks | 5 | 5 | |||
| Alexandros Katranis | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | Braian Ojeda | 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Emeka Eneli | 3 | 3 | |||
| Anderson Julio | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Fidel Barajas | 2 | 2 | |||
| Andrew Brody | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Maikel Chang | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Bryan Oviedo | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Brayan Vera | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | Gavin Beavers | 1 | 1 | |||
| Bode Hidalgo | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dominik Marczuk | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Nelson Palacio | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Zavier Gozo | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Nation | Total | MLS Regular Season | Leagues Cup | US Open Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zac MacMath | 4 | 4 | |||
| 2 | Gavin Beavers | 3 | 3 |