2019 Tacoma Defiance season

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Tacoma Defiance
2019 season
General manager
Head coachChris Little
StadiumCheney Stadium
USL ChampionshipConference: 17th
USL PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerJustin Dhillon
Highest home attendanceLeague: 5,185
(October 19 vs. Austin Bold FC)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,396
(April 1 vs. Sacramento Republic)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 2,636
Biggest win5–1
(August 30 vs. San Antonio)
Biggest defeat0–5
(April 13 at Las Vegas)
(July 12 at Real Monarchs)
(September 10 at Reno)
Away colors
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The 2019 Tacoma Defiance season is the club's fifth year of existence, previously for the last four seasons as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their fifth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. This is the second season of the soccer team playing in the Tacoma, Washington. Defiance is majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

Current roster[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of October 16, 2019.[1]

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Trey Muse ([A])  United States
3 DF Jonathan Campbell ([A])  United States
5 DF Nouhou Tolo ([A])  Cameroon
12 DF Saad Abdul-Salaam ([A])  United States
16 MF Alex Roldan ([A])  United States
17 FW Will Bruin ([A])  United States
21 MF Jordy Delem ([A])  Martinique
23 MF Henry Wingo ([A])  United States
29 DF Román Torres ([A])  Panama
31 DF Nick Hinds  United States
32 FW Alec Díaz  Puerto Rico
33 DF Sam Rogers  United States
34 FW Danny Robles  United States
35 GK Bryan Meredith ([A])  United States
36 DF Denso Ulysse  Haiti
37 FW Shandon Hopeau  United States
38 MF Azriel Gonzalez  United States
39 MF Marlon Vargas  United States
40 DF Enrique Montana ([B])  United States
41 DF Khai Brisco ([B])  United States
42 MF Alex Villanueva ([B])  United States
43 MF Sota Kitahara ([B])  United States
44 MF Ethan Dobbelaere ([B])  United States
45 MF Blake Malone ([B])  United States
46 MF Peter Kingston ([B])  United States
47 DF ([B])  United States
48 MF Chris Hegardt ([B])  United States
49 DF ([B])  United States
50 MF Gabe Threadgold ([B])  United States
56 FW Austin Brummett ([B])  United States
65 GK Jamie Lowell ([B])  United States
66 GK Sam Fowler ([B])  United States
67 GK Jacob Castro  United States
70 MF Handwalla Bwana ([A])  Kenya
71 DF Aleks Berkolds  United States
73 DF Modou Ndow  Gambia
75 MF Danny Leyva ([A])  United States
78 MF Ben Numbi  DR Congo
80 MF Ray Serrano  United States
84 MF Josh Atencio  United States
87 FW Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez ([A])  United States
88 DF Matt Nance  United States
89 MF Jesse Daley  Australia
90 MF Herbert Robinson García  Mexico
96 DF Everardo Rubio  Mexico
98 MF Antonee Burke-Gilroy  England
99 FW Justin Dhillon ([A])  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Sounders FC.
  2. ^
    Sounders FC Academy player.

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of September 6, 2019.

No. Pos. Player Nation
— DF Abdoulaye Cissoko (on season long loan to San Diego 1904 FC)  France

Competitions[]

Preseason[]

Tacoma Defiance – Gonzaga Bulldogs
(PDT)
Note: Match results not publicized.
February 16, 2019 Tacoma Defiance 2–2 (a.e.t.) Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 Tukwila, WA
(PDT) Goal
Goal		 Report Goal 30'
Goal 63'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Note: Teams played 15 minutes of extra time.
March 3, 2019 Seattle Redhawks 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Seattle, WA
7:00 pm (PDT) Stadium: Championship Field

Friendlies[]

–
(PDT)

USL regular season[]

Main article: 2019 USL Championship season

Standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Portland Timbers 2 34 10 8 16 65 71 −6 38
15 OKC Energy FC 34 9 11 14 45 58 −13 38
16 Tulsa Roughnecks 34 8 10 16 45 69 −24 34
17 Tacoma Defiance 34 8 7 19 42 82 −40 31
18 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 34 7 6 21 31 65 −34 27
Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 8 7 19 42 82  −40 31 7 3 7 30 31  −1 1 4 12 12 51  −39

Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Source: USL Championship

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHHAAAAAHHHAHAAAAHHHAHHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWLLLWLLLLLLDDDLLDDLWLWLLWLLLLDWWDW
Source: [1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = DrawW; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

March 8, 2019 USL 1 Tacoma Defiance 1–0 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PST) Díaz Goal 49'
Atencio Yellow card 68'
Ndow Yellow card 84'		 Preview Coronado Yellow card 77' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
March 16, 2019 USL 2 Tacoma Defiance 0–3 LA Galaxy II Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Rydstrand Yellow card 79' Report Harvey Yellow card 29'
Williams Goal 24', Goal 60'
Walker Goal 41'
Acheampong Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,911
Referee: Victor Rivas
March 23, 2019 USL 3 Tulsa Roughnecks FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance Tulsa, Oklahoma
1:00 pm (PDT) Hedrick Goal 8'
Altamirano Goal 20'
Lobo Goal 44', Goal 57'		 Preview Rydstrand Yellow card 23' Stadium: ONEOK Field
Attendance: 2,489
Referee: Thomas Snyder
March 29, 2019 USL 4 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 New Mexico United Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Gonzalez Goal 2'
Ndow Yellow card 27'		 Preview Frater Yellow card 17', Goal 77'
Moar Yellow card 23'
Williams Goal 37'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,837
Referee: Dejan Susak
April 1, 2019 USL 5 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Sacramento Republic FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Leyva Yellow card 22'
Wingo Goal 50'
Bruin Goal 78'		 Report Keinan Yellow card 55'
Iwasa Goal 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Alejandro Aguilera
April 10, 2019 USL 6 Orange County SC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance Irvine, California
7:00 pm (PDT) Jones Goal 28'
Forrester Yellow card 50'
Leonardo Goal 71'
Seaton Goal 85'
Vinicius Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: Champions Soccer Stadium at OC Great Park
Attendance: 1,558
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
April 13, 2019 USL 7 Las Vegas Lights FC 5–0 Tacoma Defiance Las Vegas, Nevada
7:30 pm (PDT) Tabortetaka Goal 11', Goal 50'
Parra Goal 23' (pen.), Goal 32', Goal 60', Yellow card 61'		 Report Daley Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 63'
Campbell Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Cashman Field
Attendance: 7,805
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
April 20, 2019 USL 8 Phoenix Rising FC 4–0 Tacoma Defiance Scottsdale, Arizona
7:30 pm (PDT) Flemmings Goal 34', 44'
Johnson Goal 37'
Asante Goal 53'
Blackmon Yellow card 90'		 Report Hinds Yellow card 45+1'
Ulysse Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex
Attendance: 6,534
Referee: Guido Gonzales, Jr.
April 26, 2019 USL 9 San Antonio FC 3–0 Tacoma Defiance San Antonio, Texas
5:30 pm (PDT) Jamieson IV Goal 9'
Barmby Goal 19', Goal 24'
Eboussi Red card 60'
Restrepo Yellow card 69'		 Preview Kingston Yellow card 42' Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 6,357
Referee: Luis Guardia
May 4, 2019 USL 10 OKC Energy FC 2–1 Tacoma Defiance Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5:30 pm (PDT) Brown Goal 13', Goal 70'
da Fonte Yellow card 42'		 Preview Daley Yellow card 16'
Gonzalez Goal 40'
Hinds Yellow card 47'
Rydstrand Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Taft Stadium
Attendance: 3,338
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 12, 2019 USL 11 Tacoma Defiance 1–4 Portland Timbers 2 Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Dhillon Goal 42'
Hinds Yellow card 88'		 Report Langsdorf Goal 24'
Williamson Yellow card 38'
Asprilla Goal 49' (pen.), Goal 61'
Hurtado Goal 59'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,927
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
May 18, 2019 USL 12 Tacoma Defiance 1–1 Reno 1868 FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Dhillon Goal 1'
Daley Yellow card 57'		 Recap Brown Goal 84' Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,121
Referee: Dejean Susak
Note: Dhillon's goal at 8 seconds was the fastest scored in USL Championship history
May 26, 2019 USL 13 Tacoma Defiance 3–3 Fresno FC Tacoma, Washington
1:30 pm (PDT) Wingo Yellow card 31'
Hopeau Goal 52'
Dhillon Goal 90'		 Report Lawal Goal 38'
Daly Goal 48' (o.g.)
Basuljevic Goal 54'
Chavez Goal 81'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
Referee: Mark Allatin
May 29, 2019 USL 14 LA Galaxy II 2–2 Tacoma Defiance Carson, California
7:30 pm (PDT) Vera Yellow card 40'
DePuy Yellow card 41'
Fiddes Yellow card 42'
Remero Yellow card 42'
Koreniuk Yellow card 82'
López Goal 87'
Iloski Goal 90'		 Report Dhillon Goal 4', Yellow card 75'
Daley Goal 21'
Ulysse Yellow card 23'
Ocampo-Chavez Yellow card 42'
Gonzalez Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Attendance: 681
Referee: Malik Badawi
June 1, 2019 USL 15 Tacoma Defiance 1–2 El Paso Locomotive FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Rogers Yellow card 24'
Dhillon Goal 42'
Daley Yellow card 55'
Rydstrand Yellow card 70'		 Report Kiesewetter Goal 31'
Herrera Yellow card 62'
Rezende Goal 68'
Ross Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Joseph Salinas
June 8, 2019 USL 16 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Colorado Springs, Colorado
5:00 pm (PDT) Burt Goal 23', Yellow card 45+3'
Yaro Yellow card 34'
Dorsey Goal 71'
Jome Goal 87'		 Report Gonzalez Yellow card 51'
Berkolds Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Weidner Field
Attendance: 3,547
Referee: Greg Dopka
June 15, 2019 USL 17 Austin Bold FC 1–1 Tacoma Defiance Austin, Texas
5:30 pm (PDT) Kléber Goal 61'
Báez Yellow card 90'		 Report Dhillon Goal 37'
Daley Yellow card 82'
Gonzalez Red card 88'		 Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,755
Referee: Matthew Thompson
July 6, 2019 USL 18 Rio Grande Valley FC 0–0 Tacoma Defiance Edinburg, Texas
5:30 pm (PDT) Junqua Yellow card 42' Report Hinds Yellow card 58'
Atencio Yellow card 69'
Daley Yellow card 78'
Vargas Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: H-E-B Park
Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 12, 2019 USL 19 Real Monarchs SLC 5–0 Tacoma Defiance Herriman, Utah
7:00 pm (PDT) Chang Goal 8'
Martínez Goal 36', Yellow card 62', Goal 67', Goal 76'
Blake Goal 83'		 Report Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Attendance: 1,919
Referee: Michael Radchuk
July 24, 2019 USL 20 Tacoma Defiance 4–1 Las Vegas Lights FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Dhillon Goal 31'
Ocampo-Chavez Goal 47', Goal 66'
Burke-Gilroy Yellow card 73'
Hopeau Goal 85'		 Report Sandoval Yellow card 4'
Torre Goal 36', Red card 75'
Parra Yellow card 45'+2'
Olsen Yellow card 69'
Gonzalez Red card 70'
Ochoa Red card 86'
Preston Yellow card 90'+4'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 27, 2019 USL 21 Tacoma Defiance 0–2 OKC Energy FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Report Gordon Yellow card 15'
Ross Yellow card 53'
Hyland Goal 77'
Harris Goal 89'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,291
Referee: Farhad Dadkho
August 9, 2019 USL 22 Tacoma Defiance 2–1 Orange County SC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Hopeau Goal 43'
Berkolds Yellow card 45'
Vargas Goal 52', Yellow card 55'
Hinds Yellow card 62'		 Report Seaton Goal 11', Yellow card 89'
Orozco Yellow card 23'
Quinn Yellow card 44'
Leonardo Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Kevin Broadley
August 17, 2019 USL 23 El Paso Locomotive FC 2–0 Tacoma Defiance El Paso, Texas
6:30 pm (PDT) Partida Goal 32'
Makinde Yellow card 48'
N'Toko Red card 62'
Salgado Goal 70'		 Report Berkolds Yellow card 9'
Rubio Yellow card 37'
Atencio Yellow card 58'
Dhillon Yellow card 61'		 Stadium: Southwest University Park
Attendance: 6,222
Referee: Marco Vega
August 27, 2019 USL 24 Tacoma Defiance 2–4 Phoenix Rising FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Hopeau Goal 26' (pen.)
Bwana Goal 72'		 Report Musa Yellow card 1'
Jahn Goal 2', Goal 83'
Lambert Yellow card 67'
Asante Goal 81'
Flemmings Goal 84'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,710
Referee: Alejandro Mariscal
August 30, 2019 USL 25 Tacoma Defiance 5–1 San Antonio FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Dhillon Yellow card 9', Goal 17', Goal 90'
Robles Goal 29'
Ocampo-Chavez Goal 75' (pen.)
Dobbelaere Goal 80'
Daley Yellow card 86'		 Report Barmby Yellow card 31'
Hernández Yellow card 74'
Restrepo Yellow card 86'
Yaro Goal 88'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
September 7, 2019 USL 26 Sacramento Republic FC 3–0 Tacoma Defiance Sacramento, California
7:30 pm (PDT) Skundrich Yellow card 11'
Enevoldsen Goal 13', Goal 75'
Taintor Yellow card 18'
Iwasa Goal 45+2'		 Report Vargas Yellow card 33'
Hegardt Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
Attendance: 10,218
Referee: Luis Guardia
September 10, 2019 USL 27 Reno 1868 FC 5–0 Tacoma Defiance Reno, Nevada
7:00 pm (PDT) Musovski Goal 4', Goal 26', Goal 30', Goal 41'
Casiple Goal 27'
Seymore Yellow card 74'		 Report Dhillon Penalty missed 47' Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Victor Rivas
September 17, 2019 USL 28 Tacoma Defiance 1–4 Real Monarchs SLC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Ocampo-Chavez Yellow card 4', Goal 60'
Leyva Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 64'
Rubio Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 44'
Berkolds Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Coffee Goal 32'
Chang Goal 55', Goal 73' (pen.)
Brown Yellow card 58'
Plewa Yellow card 63'
Blake Yellow card 81'
Cálix Goal 89'
Powder Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Mark Allatin
September 20, 2019 USL 29 Portland Timbers 2 6–3 Tacoma Defiance Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm (PDT) Hurtado Goal 3'
Asprilla Goal 22', Goal 48' (pen.), Yellow card 58'
Sierakowski Goal 40'
Williamson Goal 45'
Anguiano Goal 83'		 Report Roldan Goal 42'
Daley Yellow card 44'
Dhillon Yellow card 53', Goal 53'
Ocampo-Chavez Goal 90'+1'		 Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Matthew Thompson
September 28, 2019 USL 30 Tacoma Defiance 1–1 Tulsa Roughnecks FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Leyva Yellow card 33'
Hinds Yellow card 53'
Hopeau Goal 86'		 Report Uzo Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 75', Goal 60'
Marlon Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,327
Referee: Reyna Fonseca
October 5, 2019 USL 31 Fresno FC 1–4 Tacoma Defiance Fresno, California
7:30 pm (PDT) Samura Yellow card 52'
Chaney Goal 83'
Alihodžić Yellow card 90'+1'		 Report Villanueva Yellow card 28'
Dhillon Goal 31', 64'
Daley Yellow card 53'
Ocampo-Chavez Goal 69' Yellow card 69'
Leyva Goal 75'		 Stadium: Chukchansi Park
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 12, 2019 USL 32 Tacoma Defiance 2–0 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Daley Yellow card 55'
Burke-Gilroy Yellow card 61'
Atencio Goal 90'+3'
Robles Goal 90'+4'		 Report Robinson Yellow card 10'
Reaves Yellow card 26'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 3,351
Referee: Danielle Chesky
October 16, 2019 USL 33 New Mexico United 1–1 Tacoma Defiance Albuquerque, New Mexico
6:00 pm (PDT) Wehan Goal 8'
Frater Yellow card 63'		 Report Gonzalez Goal 7'
Rubio Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Isotopes Park
Attendance: 9,323
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 19, 2019 USL 34 Tacoma Defiance 3–1 Austin Bold FC Tacoma, Washington
7:00 pm (PDT) Gonzalez Goal 21'
Vargas Goal 77'
Daley Goal 79'
Hegardt Yellow card 88'
Rogers Yellow card 89'		 Report de Villardi Yellow card 61'
Tyrpak Goal 82'		 Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Malik Badawi

U.S. Open Cup[]

Main article: 2019 U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 13 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.[2]

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Regular season Playoffs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States USA Trey Muse 22 0 21+1 0 0 0
3 DF United States USA Jonathan Campbell 12 0 12 0 0 0
5 DF Cameroon CMR Nouhou Tolo 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 DF United States USA Saad Abdul-Salaam 3 0 3 0 0 0
16 MF United States USA Alex Roldan 6 1 6 1 0 0
17 FW United States USA Will Bruin 1 1 1 1 0 0
21 MF Martinique MTQ Jordy Delem 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF United States USA Henry Wingo 7 1 7 1 0 0
29 DF Panama PAN Román Torres 1 0 1 0 0 0
31 DF United States USA Nick Hinds 27 0 22+5 0 0 0
32 FW Puerto Rico PUR Alec Díaz 16 1 8+8 1 0 0
33 DF United States USA Sam Rogers 20 0 18+2 0 0 0
34 FW United States USA Danny Robles 24 2 16+8 2 0 0
35 GK United States USA Bryan Meredith 8 0 8 0 0 0
36 DF Haiti HAI Denso Ulysse 15 0 12+3 0 0 0
37 FW United States USA Shandon Hopeau 28 5 25+3 5 0 0
38 MF United States USA Azriel Gonzalez 18 4 13+5 4 0 0
39 MF United States USA Marlon Vargas 24 2 13+11 2 0 0
40 DF United States USA Enrique Montana 1 0 1 0 0 0
42 MF United States USA Alex Villanueva 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
43 MF United States USA Sota Kitahara 2 0 2 0 0 0
44 MF United States USA Ethan Dobbelaere 7 1 2+5 1 0 0
46 MF United States USA Peter Kingston 3 0 3 0 0 0
47 DF United States USA Connor Drought 1 0 1 0 0 0
48 MF United States USA Chris Hegardt 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
49 DF United States USA 1 0 1 0 0 0
50 FW United States USA Gabe Threadgold 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
56 FW United States USA Austin Brummett 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
65 GK United States USA Jamie Lowell 2 0 2 0 0 0
66 GK United States USA Sam Fowler 1 0 1 0 0 0
67 GK United States USA Jacob Castro 2 0 2 0 0 0
70 MF Kenya KEN Handwalla Bwana 6 1 6 1 0 0
71 DF United States USA Aleks Berkolds 23 0 22+1 0 0 0
72 MF Sweden SWE Joel Rydstrand 16 0 11+5 0 0 0
73 DF The Gambia GAM Modou Ndow 5 0 4+1 0 0 0
75 MF United States USA Danny Leyva 14 1 12+2 1 0 0
78 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Ben Numbi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
80 MF United States USA Ray Serrano 8 0 2+6 0 0 0
84 MF United States USA Josh Atencio 25 1 23+2 1 0 0
87 FW United States USA Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 17 6 13+4 6 0 0
88 DF United States USA Matt Nance 7 0 6+1 0 0 0
89 MF Australia AUS Jesse Daley 23 2 20+3 2 0 0
90 MF Mexico MEX Herbert Robinson García 6 0 1+5 0 0 0
96 DF Mexico MEX Everardo Rubio 8 0 6+2 0 0 0
98 MF England ENG Antonee Burke-Gilroy 22 0 18+4 0 0 0
99 FW United States USA Justin Dhillon 24 12 19+5 12 0 0
  • Last updated: October 19, 2019
  • Source: [2]

Top scorers[]

Rank Position Number Name Regular season Playoffs Total
1 FW 99 United States Justin Dhillon 12 0 12
2 FW 87 United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 6 0 6
3 FW 37 United States Shandon Hopeau 5 0 5
4 MF 38 United States Azriel Gonzalez 4 0 4
5 FW 34 United States Danny Robles 2 0 2
MF 89 Australia Jesse Daley 2 0 2
15 MF 16 United States Alex Roldan 1 0 1
FW 17 United States Will Bruin 1 0 1
DF 23 United States Henry Wingo 1 0 1
FW 32 Puerto Rico Alec Díaz 1 0 1
MF 39 United States Marlon Vargas 2 0 2
MF 44 United States Ethan Dobbelaere 1 0 1
MF 70 Kenya Handwalla Bwana 1 0 1
MF 75 United States Danny Leyva 1 0 1
MF 84 United States Josh Atencio 1 0 1
  • Last updated: October 19, 2019
  • Source: [3]

Top assists[]

Rank Position Number Name Regular Season Playoffs Total
1 DF 31 United States Nick Hinds 4 0 4
2 FW 37 United States Shandon Hopeau 4 0 4
DF 38 United States Azriel Gonzalez 3 0 3
3 MF 70 Kenya Handwalla Bwana 2 0 2
FW 87 United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 2 0 2
MF 89 Australia Jesse Daley 2 0 2
FW 99 United States Justin Dhillon 2 0 2
8 DF 12 United States Saad Abdul-Salaam 1 0 1
FW 17 United States Will Bruin 1 0 1
MF 39 United States Marlon Vargas 1 0 1
MF 42 United States Alex Villanueva 1 0 1
  • Last updated: October 19, 2019
  • Source: [4]

Disciplinary record[]

No. Pos Player Regular Season Playoffs Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
3 DF United States Jonathan Campbell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF United States Henry Wingo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 DF United States Nick Hinds 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
32 FW Puerto Rico Alec Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 DF United States Sam Rogers 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
36 DF Haiti Denso Ulysse 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
38 MF United States Azriel Gonzalez 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
39 MF United States Marlon Vargas 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
43 MF United States Alex Villanueva 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
46 MF United States Peter Kingston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
48 MF United States Chris Hegardt 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
71 DF United States Aleks Berkolds 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
72 MF Sweden Joel Rydstrand 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
73 DF The Gambia Modou Ndow 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
75 MF United States Danny Leyva 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
84 MF United States Josh Atencio 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
87 FW United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
89 DF Australia Jesse Daley 9 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
96 DF Mexico Everardo Rubio 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
98 MF England Antonee Burke-Gilroy 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
99 FW United States Justin Dhillon 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Total 59 3 1 0 0 0 59 3 1
  • Last updated: October 19, 2019
  • Source: [5]

Honors and awards[]

Goal of the Week[]

Week Position Player Opponent Ref
11 FW United States Justin Dhillon Reno 1868 FC [3]


Team of the Week[]

Week Position Player Ref
1 Bench United States Shandon Hopeau [4]
11 Bench United States Trey Muse [5]
12 Bench United States Shandon Hopeau [6]
13 Bench United States Justin Dhillon [7]
26 FW United States Justin Dhillon [8]
Bench United States Shandon Hopeau
31 FW United States Justin Dhillon [9]
Bench United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez
33 GK United States Trey Muse [10]

USL 20 under 20[]

Rank Position Player Age Ref
8 MF United States Danny Leyva 16 [11]
17 FW United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 17 [12]

Transfers[]

For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Defiance 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 Tacoma Defiance roster.

In[]

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
48 FW Puerto Rico Alec Díaz United States Sounders Academy via Pacific Northwest Soccer Club Signed for 2019 roster October 2, 2018 [13]
49 FW United States Danny Robles United States Sounders Academy via Pacific Northwest Soccer Club Signed for 2019 roster October 2, 2018 [13]
40 MF United States Danny Leyva United States Sounders Academy via Barcelona USA Academy Signed for 2019 roster October 16, 2018 [14]
73 DF The Gambia Modou Ndow Czech Republic On loan from MFK Vyškov Signed for 2019 roster December 21, 2018 [15]
78 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Numbi Czech Republic On loan from MFK Vyškov Signed for 2019 roster December 21, 2018 [15]
84 MF United States Josh Atencio United States Sounders Academy Signed for 2019 roster January 22, 2019 [16]
71 DF United States Aleks Berkolds United States San Diego State Sounders MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#68) March 4, 2019 [17]
88 DF United States Matt Nance United States Xavier University March 4, 2019 [17]
72 MF Sweden Joel Rydstrand United States Creighton University Sounders MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#44) March 4, 2019 [17]
99 FW United States Justin Dhillon United States LA Galaxy II free March 15, 2019 [18]
96 DF Mexico Everardo Rubio Mexico Murciélagos F.C. B May 31, 2019 [19]
90 MF Mexico Herbert Robinson García Mexico Coyotes de Tlaxcala September 6, 2019 [20]
DF France Abdoulaye Cissoko United States San Diego Zest FC Signed and then loaned to San Diego 1904 FC through 2019 September 6, 2019 [20]

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No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
96 DF United States Jalen Markey United States Miami FC Option declined November 14, 2018 [21]
34 DF Nigeria Ibrahim Usman Option declined November 14, 2018 [21]
71 FW United States David Olsen Out of contract November 14, 2018 [21]
92 DF Cameroon Rodrigue Ele Out of contract November 14, 2018 [21]
77 MF Panama Francisco Narbón Panama Plaza Amador Out of contract November 14, 2018 [21]
74 FW Mexico David Estrada United States New Mexico United Released granted December 18, 2018 [22]
75 MF United States Danny Leyva United States Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown Player contract with first team April 9, 2019 [23]
87 FW United States Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez United States Seattle Sounders FC Signed Homegrown Player contract with first team May 1, 2019 [24]
99 FW United States Justin Dhillon United States Seattle Sounders FC Signed contract with first team June 28, 2019 [25]
72 MF Sweden Joel Rydstrand Spain San Roque Released granted August 27, 2019 [26]

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