2024 Seattle Sounders FC season

Seattle Sounders FC 2024 soccer season

Seattle Sounders FC 2024 soccer season

Seattle Sounders FC2024 season

General manager| Craig Waibel
Head coach| Brian Schmetzer
Stadium| Lumen Field
Major League Soccer| Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs| TBD
U.S. Open Cup| TBD
Leagues Cup| TBD
Cascadia Cup| TBD

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The 2024 season is the sixteenth season for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer (MLS), the top flight of professional club soccer in the United States. It will be the 41st season for a professional team bearing the Sounders name, which had originated in 1974 with the first incarnation of the franchise. The team remains under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his eighth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders.

## Background and preseason[edit]

Main article: 2023 Seattle Sounders FC season

The Sounders finished second in the Western Conference during the 2023 regular season and qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs after missing the 2022 edition.[1] The team were eliminated in the Conference Semifinals by Los Angeles FC, which ended a 19-match home unbeaten streak in the playoffs.[2] Throughout the year, Seattle had one of the best defenses in MLS but were unable to produce many goals, especially during the absence of Cristian Roldan.[3] The roster had not changed significantly during the year due to salary cap constraints and largely was retained from the 2022 season.[4]

The 2024 season will be the first for the Sounders under their updated logo, unveiled in September 2023 as part of the club's 50th anniversary celebrations.[5] It will also be the first season at their new headquarters and training facility, the Sounders FC Center at Longacres in Renton,[6] which opened in mid-February.[7] The team is expected to undergo major roster changes after the expiration of contracts for key players according to Craig Waibel, who is in his second year as general manager.[8] Among the departures is former captain and midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro, who has a Designated Player contract that expires during the offseason.[9] He entered free agency on December 12, 2023.[10][11] Seattle's two other Designated Players, Raúl Ruidíaz and Albert Rusnák, have contracts that run through the season.[12][13]

On December 4, 2023, the club announced that they would retain 22 players from the 2023 roster and declined the contract options for backup goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland, midfielder Ethan Dobbelaere, and forward Héber.[14] Goalkeeper Stefan Frei signed a new two-year contract the following day.[15] The Sounders selected three players in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, including two from colleges in the Pacific Northwest, and acquired defender Jonathan Bell in the Re-Entry Draft.[16][17] Bell was signed on January 12 alongside forward Braudílio Rodrigues, a former Tacoma Defiance player.[18] On January 24, the team announced the signing of Argentinian forward Pedro de la Vega to four-year Young Designated Player contract—the first in Sounders history.[19]

The Sounders opened their training camp in the Seattle area on January 16 and then traveled to Marbella Football Center Spain for preseason friendlies and additional training.[20] The team played their first preseason opponent, Serbian club FK TSC, on January 31 and won 3–2 over the course of two hour-long scrimmages with two different lineups.[21] The team is scheduled to play against three European teams in Marbella and return to Seattle in mid-February, with an additional friendly against Sacramento Republic FC.[22][23] The first match of the season will be played on the road due to the installation of new FieldTurf at Lumen Field.[10]

## Non-competitive matches[edit]

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### Preseason matches[edit]

Seattle Sounders FC  v  FK TSC January 31 |  Seattle Sounders FC  | 1–1|  FK TSC | Marbella, Spain

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* Minoungou 34'

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* Đakovac 1'

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Note: 60-minute scrimmage[24]

Seattle Sounders FC  v  FK TSC January 31 |  Seattle Sounders FC  | 2–1|  FK TSC | Marbella, Spain

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* Teves 23'
* Rusnák 60'

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* Milosavljević 11'
* Kuveljić 44'

| Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Note: 60-minute scrimmage[24]

Seattle Sounders FC  v  IFK Norrköping February 4 |  Seattle Sounders FC  | 3–0|  IFK Norrköping | Marbella, Spain

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* Rusnák 6'
* Léo Chú 39'
* Teves 98'

| Report |  | Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Note: 135-minute match

Seattle Sounders FC  v  Odense BK February 8 |  Seattle Sounders FC  | 0–3|  Odense BK | Marbella, Spain

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* Baker 48'

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* Al Hajj 36' (pen.)
* Paulsen 64'
* Kjerrumgaard 65'
* Owusu 85'

| Stadium: La Quinta Football Center

Seattle Sounders FC  v  Odense BK February 8 |  Seattle Sounders FC  | 1–2|  Odense BK | Marbella, Spain

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* Ruidíaz 85'

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* Muçolli 7'
* Fenger 11'
* McCoy 51'

| Stadium: La Quinta Football Center

Seattle Sounders FC v Sacramento Republic FC February 17 |  Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1|  Sacramento Republic FC | Renton, Washington

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* Cicerone 44'

| Stadium: Sounders FC Center at Longacres

Seattle Sounders FC v Sacramento Republic FC February 17 |  Seattle Sounders FC | 4–0|  Sacramento Republic FC | Renton, Washington

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* de la Vega 31'
* Ruidíaz 45'
* Bell 63'
* Aquino 88'

| Report |  | Stadium: Sounders FC Center at Longacres
Note: Sacramento was replaced by Tacoma Defiance players for the second half of the match.[25]

## Competitions[edit]

In addition to league play, the Sounders will also participate in several cup competitions. Seattle was set to enter the U.S. Open Cup in the third round[26] until MLS announced it would not send its teams to compete in the cup.[27] In July and August, MLS play will halt for the Leagues Cup, an international competition with Liga MX clubs hosted in the United States and Canada.[28]

### Major League Soccer[edit]

#### League tables[edit]

MLS Western Conference table (2024)  Pos | Team

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9  | Real Salt Lake | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Qualification for the Wild card round
10  | San Jose Earthquakes | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |
11  | Seattle Sounders FC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
12  | St. Louis City SC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
13  | Sporting Kansas City | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

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23  | Real Salt Lake | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
24  | San Jose Earthquakes | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
25  | Seattle Sounders FC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
26  | St. Louis City SC | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
27  | Sporting Kansas City | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

#### Results summary[edit]

Overall | Home | Away

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0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  |  0

Source: MLS

Results by matchdayMatchday| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Source: MLS
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Regular season[edit]

The 2024 regular season schedule was released on December 20, 2023. The Sounders will play 34 matches during the regular season from February 24 to October 19. 28 of the regular season matches will be played against teams in the Western Conference; the six matches against teams from the Eastern Conference will all be played before the Leagues Cup break in July.[28]

Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders FC February 24 1|  Los Angeles FC | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Los Angeles, California

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1:30 pm PST |  | Report |  | Stadium: BMO Field

Seattle Sounders FC v Austin FC March 2 2|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Austin FC | Seattle, Washington

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Philadelphia Union v Seattle Sounders FC March 9 3|  Philadelphia Union | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Chester, Pennsylvania

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Seattle Sounders FC v Colorado Rapids March 16 4|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Colorado Rapids | Seattle, Washington

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San Jose Earthquakes v Seattle Sounders FC March 23 5 (HC)|  San Jose Earthquakes | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | San Jose, California

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LA Galaxy v Seattle Sounders FC March 30 6|  LA Galaxy | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Carson, California

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Seattle Sounders FC v CF Montréal April 6 7|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  CF Montréal | Seattle, Washington

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FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders FC April 13 8|  FC Dallas | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Frisco, Texas

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Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC April 20 9 (CC)|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington

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D.C. United v Seattle Sounders FC April 27 10|  D.C. United | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Washington, D.C.

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Seattle Sounders FC v LA Galaxy May 5 11|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  LA Galaxy | Seattle, Washington

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Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC May 12 12 (CC)|  Portland Timbers | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Portland, Oregon

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Real Salt Lake v Seattle Sounders FC May 15 13|  Real Salt Lake | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Sandy, Utah

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Seattle Sounders FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC May 18 14 (CC)|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington

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St. Louis City SC v Seattle Sounders FC May 25 15|  St. Louis City SC | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | St. Louis, Missouri

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Seattle Sounders FC v Real Salt Lake May 29 16|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Real Salt Lake | Seattle, Washington

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Columbus Crew v Seattle Sounders FC June 1 17|  Columbus Crew | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Columbus, Ohio

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Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC June 8 18|  Sporting Kansas City | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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Seattle Sounders FC v Minnesota United FC June 15 19|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Minnesota United FC | Seattle, Washington

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Houston Dynamo FC v Seattle Sounders FC June 19 20|  Houston Dynamo FC | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Houston, Texas

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Seattle Sounders FC v FC Dallas June 22 21|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  FC Dallas | Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Sounders FC v Chicago Fire FC June 29 22|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Chicago Fire FC | Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Sounders FC v New England Revolution July 6 23|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  New England Revolution | Seattle, Washington

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Austin FC v Seattle Sounders FC July 13 24|  Austin FC | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Austin, Texas

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Seattle Sounders FC v St. Louis City SC July 17 25|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  St. Louis City SC | Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Sounders FC v Los Angeles FC July 20 26|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Los Angeles FC | Seattle, Washington

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Minnesota United FC v Seattle Sounders FC August 24 27|  Minnesota United FC | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | St. Paul, Minnesota

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Portland Timbers v Seattle Sounders FC August 31 28 (CC)|  Portland Timbers | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Portland, Oregon

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Seattle Sounders FC v Sporting Kansas City September 15 29|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Sounders FC v San Jose Earthquakes September 18 30 (HC)|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  San Jose Earthquakes | Seattle, Washington

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Seattle Sounders FC v Houston Dynamo FC September 28 31|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Houston Dynamo FC | Seattle, Washington

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC October 2 32 (CC)|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, British Columbia

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Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders FC October 5 33|  Colorado Rapids | v|  Seattle Sounders FC | Commerce City, Colorado

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Seattle Sounders FC v Portland Timbers October 19 34 (CC)|  Seattle Sounders FC | v|  Portland Timbers | Seattle, Washington

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## Players[edit]

For the 2024 season, the Sounders were allocated six international slots that were filled by players from outside the United States who did not have a green card. Two of these slots were traded in January 2024 to Los Angeles FC for general allocation money to be used in 2025.[29]

### Roster[edit]

As of January 31, 2024[30]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad includes all players who had first team contracts or appearances during the 2024 season across all competitions. Ages listed for each player is calculated from February 24, 2024, the first matchday of the MLS regular season.

Seattle Sounders FC first team roster[30] No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Position  | Age  | Signed  | Previous club  | Notes

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3 | Xavier Arreaga |  Ecuador | DF | 29 | 2019 |  Barcelona S.C. |
4 | Nathan  |  Brazil | DF | 28 | 2024 |  San Jose Earthquakes | International
5 | Nouhou Tolo |  Cameroon | DF | 26 | 2017 |  Seattle Sounders FC 2 |
6 | João Paulo |  Brazil | MF | 32 | 2020 |  Botafogo |
7 | Cristian Roldan |  United States | MF | 28 | 2015 |  Washington Huskies |
8 | Josh Atencio |  United States | MF | 22 | 2020 |  Tacoma Defiance | HGP
9 | Raúl Ruidíaz |  Peru | FW | 33 | 2018 |  Morelia | DP
10 | Pedro de la Vega |  Argentina | MF | 23 | 2024 |  Lanús | Young DP
11 | Albert Rusnák |  Slovakia | MF | 29 | 2022 |  Real Salt Lake | DP
13 | Jordan Morris |  United States | FW | 29 | 2016 |  Stanford Cardinal | HGP
14 | Paul Rothrock |  United States | MF | 25 | 2023 |  Tacoma Defiance |
15 | Jonathan Bell |  Jamaica | DF | 26 | 2024 |  St. Louis City SC |
16 | Alex Roldán |  El Salvador | DF | 27 | 2018 |  Seattle Redhawks |
18 | Obed Vargas |  United States | MF | 18 | 2021 |  Tacoma Defiance | HGP
21 | Reed Baker-Whiting |  United States | MF | 18 | 2021 |  Tacoma Defiance | HGP
23 | Léo Chú |  Brazil | MF | 23 | 2021 |  Grêmio |
24 | Stefan Frei (c) |  Switzerland | GK | 37 | 2014 |  Toronto FC |
25 | Jackson Ragen |  United States | DF | 25 | 2022 |  Tacoma Defiance |
26 | Andrew Thomas |  Russia | GK | 25 | 2021 |  Stanford Cardinal |
27 | Braudílio Rodrigues |  Portugal | FW | 24 | 2024 |  Tacoma Defiance | International
28 | Yeimar Gómez Andrade |  Colombia | DF | 31 | 2020 |  Unión de Santa Fe | International
29 | Jacob Castro |  United States | GK | 24 | 2023 |  San Diego State Aztecs | HGP
33 | Cody Baker |  United States | DF | 20 | 2023 |  Tacoma Defiance | HGP
39 | Stuart Hawkins |  United States | DF | 17 | 2023 |  Tacoma Defiance | HGP
77 | Sota Kitahara |  United States | MF | 21 | 2023 |  Tacoma Defiance | HGP
99 | Dylan Teves |  United States | FW | 23 | 2022 |  Washington Huskies | HGP
– | Danny Musovski |  United States | FW | 28 | 2024 |  Real Salt Lake |

## Coaching staff[edit]

As of January 2024[31]
Technical staff

Head coach  |  Brian Schmetzer
Assistant coach  |  Preki
Director of goalkeeping  |  Tom Dutra
Assistant coach  |  Freddy Juarez
Assistant coach  |  Andy Rose

## Transfers[edit]

For transfers in, dates listed are when Seattle Sounders FC officially signed the player to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Seattle Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from the Seattle Sounders FC roster.[32]

### In[edit]

Incoming transfers for Seattle Sounders FC  Player[32] | No.[32] | Pos.[32] | Previous team  | Notes  | Date[32]

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Jonathan Bell | 15 | DF |  St. Louis City SC | Acquired through 2023 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 14, 2023.[34] | January 12, 2024
Braudílio Rodrigues | 27 | FW |  Tacoma Defiance | One-year contract with options for 2025 and 2026; college priority rights traded from New York City FC for natural third-round pick in 2025 MLS SuperDraft[35] | January 12, 2024
Pedro de la Vega | 10 | MF |  Lanús | Four-year contract with option for 2028; Young DP contract[19][36] | January 24, 2024
Danny Musovski | – | DF |  Real Salt Lake | Two-year contract with option for 2026[37] | February 1, 2024

#### Draft picks[edit]

See also: 2024 MLS SuperDraft

Draft picks were not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract were listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft are listed in the notes.

2024 MLS SuperDraft picks for Seattle Sounders FC  Player  | Round[38] | Pick[38] | Pos.[38] | Previous team[38] | Notes

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Kalani Kossa-Rienzi | 1st | 23 | DF |  Washington Huskies |
Antino Lopez | 2nd | 52 | DF |  Duke Blue Devils |
Buba Fofanah | 3rd | 81 | FW |  Portland Pilots |

### Out[edit]

Outgoing transfers for Seattle Sounders FC  Player[32] | No.[32] | Pos.[32] | New team  | Notes  | Date[32]

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Stefan Cleveland | 30 | GK |  Austin FC[39] | Option declined[40] | December 4, 2023
Ethan Dobbelaere | 45 | MF |  D.C. United[41] | Option declined[40] | December 4, 2023
Héber | 19 | FW |  | Option declined[40] | December 4, 2023
Abdoulaye Cissoko | 92 | DF |  Memphis 901 FC[42] | Out of contract[40] | December 4, 2023
Nicolás Lodeiro | 10 | MF |  Orlando City SC[43] | Out of contract[40] | December 4, 2023
Fredy Montero | 12 | FW |  | Out of contract[40] | December 4, 2023
Kelyn Rowe | 22 | MF | Retired[44] | Out of contract[40] | December 4, 2023

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