Austin FC 2021 football season
The 2021 Austin FC season is the club 's inaugural season in Major League Soccer , the top flight of soccer in the United States. This is also the first season a top-tier sports franchise is playing in the Greater Austin region.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , began on April 17, 2021, about a month and a half later than normal, and will conclude on November 7, 2021. Outside of MLS, Austin FC would have competed in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup , but it was postponed indefinitely in April before being canceled in July.
Background [ ]
Management team [ ]
Roster [ ]
As of June 17, 2021 . [1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
28
Brady Scott
GK
(1999-07-30 ) July 30, 1999 (age 22)
2020
Nashville SC
0
0
31
Andrew Tarbell
GK
(1993-10-07 ) October 7, 1993 (age 27)
2020
Columbus Crew SC
0
0
34
Will Pulisic
GK
(1998-04-16 ) April 16, 1998 (age 23)
2021
Duke Blue Devils
0
0
41
Brad Stuver
GK
(1991-04-16 ) April 16, 1991 (age 30)
2020
New York City FC
8
0
Defenders
3
Jhohan Romaña
CB
(1998-09-13 ) September 13, 1998 (age 22)
2020
Guaraní
7
0
4
Aedan Stanley
LB
(1999-12-13 ) December 13, 1999 (age 21)
2021
Duke Blue Devils
1
0
5
Matt Besler
CB
(1987-02-11 ) February 11, 1987 (age 34)
2021
Sporting Kansas City
7
0
16
Hector Jiménez
LB
(1988-11-03 ) November 3, 1988 (age 32)
2020
Columbus Crew SC
3
0
18
Julio Cascante
CB
(1993-10-03 ) October 3, 1993 (age 27)
2020
Portland Timbers
5
0
19
Freddy Kleemann
CB
(1999-01-01 ) January 1, 1999 (age 22)
2021
Washington Huskies
0
0
21
Žan Kolmanič
LB
(2000-03-03 ) March 3, 2000 (age 21)
2021
Maribor
8
0
22
Ben Sweat
LB
(1991-09-04 ) September 4, 1991 (age 29)
2020
Inter Miami
2
0
24
Nick Lima
CB
(1994-11-17 ) November 17, 1994 (age 26)
2020
San Jose Earthquakes
8
0
Midfielders
6
Sebastian Berhalter
CM
(2001-05-10 ) May 10, 2001 (age 20)
2021
Columbus Crew SC
6
0
7
Tomás Pochettino (DP )
CM
(1996-02-01 ) February 1, 1996 (age 25)
2021
Talleres
7
0
8
Alexander Ring
CM
(1991-04-09 ) April 9, 1991 (age 30)
2020
New York City FC
7
0
12
Ulises Segura
LM
(1993-06-23 ) June 23, 1993 (age 28)
2020
D.C. United
0
0
14
Diego Fagúndez
CAM
(1995-02-14 ) February 14, 1995 (age 26)
2021
New England Revolution
8
2
15
Daniel Pereira (GA )
CAM
(2000-07-14 ) July 14, 2000 (age 21)
2021
Virginia Tech Hokies
6
0
20
Jared Stroud
RM
(1996-07-10 ) July 10, 1996 (age 25)
2020
New York Red Bulls
8
0
Forward
9
Danny Hoesen
FW
(1991-01-15 ) January 15, 1991 (age 30)
2020
San Jose Earthquakes
5
0
10
Cecilio Domínguez (DP )
LW
(1994-08-11 ) August 11, 1994 (age 27)
2020
Independiente
8
3
11
Rodney Redes
FW
(2000-02-22 ) February 22, 2000 (age 21)
2020
Guaraní
8
0
13
Aaron Schoenfeld
FW
(1990-04-17 ) April 17, 1990 (age 31)
2021
Minnesota United
0
0
17
Jon Gallagher
FW
(1996-02-23 ) February 23, 1996 (age 25)
2020
Atlanta United
7
1
23
Kekuta Manneh
FW
(1994-12-30 ) December 30, 1994 (age 26)
2021
New England Revolution
5
0
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Date
Position
No.
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
July 6, 2020
FW
11
Rodney Redes
Guaraní
$2,750,000
[2]
August 24, 2020
MF
10
Cecilio Domínguez
Independiente
$2,500,000
[3]
December 13, 2020
DF
18
Julio Cascante
Portland Timbers
$250,000 GAM
[4]
December 13, 2020
DF
17
Jon Gallagher
Atlanta United
$225,000 GAM
[4]
December 13, 2020
DF
24
Nick Lima
San Jose Earthquakes
$250,000 GAM
[4]
December 13, 2020
MF
12
Ulises Segura
D.C. United
$150,000 GAM
[4]
December 13, 2020
DF
22
Ben Sweat
Inter Miami
$100,000 GAM
[4]
December 15, 2020
FW
9
Danny Hoesen
San Jose Earthquakes
Drafted [a]
[5]
December 15, 2020
MF
20
Jared Stroud
Red Bull New York
Drafted[a]
[5]
December 15, 2020
GK
28
Brady Scott
Nashville
Drafted[a]
[5]
December 15, 2020
MF
—
Joe Corona
LA Galaxy
Drafted[a]
[5]
December 15, 2020
DF
—
Kamal Miller
Orlando City
Drafted[a]
[5]
December 17, 2020
MF
8
Alexander Ring
New York City FC
$1,250,000 GAM
[6]
December 21, 2020
DF
16
Hector Jiménez
Free
[7]
December 22, 2020
DF
3
Jhohan Romaña
Guaraní
Undisclosed
[8]
December 23, 2020
GK
31
Andrew Tarbell
Free
[9]
December 28, 2020
GK
41
Brad Stuver
Free
[10]
January 5, 2021
MF
14
Diego Fagúndez
Free
[11]
January 6, 2021
DF
5
Matt Besler
Free
[12]
January 21, 2021
MF
15
Daniel Pereira
Virigina Tech Hokies
Drafted [b]
[13]
January 22, 2021
FW
23
Kekuta Manneh
Free
[14]
February 4, 2021
FW
13
Aaron Schoenfeld
Free
[15]
February 9, 2021
DF
19
Freddy Kleemann
Washington Huskies
Drafted[b]
[16]
February 11, 2021
MF
7
Tomás Pochettino
Talleres
$2,500,000
[17]
April 16, 2021
GK
34
Will Pulisic
Free
[18]
DF
4
Aedan Stanley
Drafted[b]
Loan In [ ]
21
DF
Žan Kolmanič
NK Maribor
March 3, 2021
December 31, 2021
[19]
6
MF
Sebastian Berhalter
Columbus Crew SC
March 3, 2021
December 31, 2021
[20]
Out [ ]
Loan out [ ]
MLS SuperDraft picks [ ]
Non-competitive fixtures [ ]
Preseason [ ]
Austin FC v Houston Dynamo
Austin FC v Houston Dynamo
April 3 Scrimmage Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo show Austin, Texas6PM CST
Report
Rodríguez
Stadium: St. David’s Performance Center Attendance: 0 Note: 30-minute scrimmage.
Midseason [ ]
Austin FC v Tigres UANL
July 13 International Friendly Austin FC 1–3 Tigres UANL show Austin, Texas 8PM CST
Rodney Redes 62'
Report
Diego Reyes 26' Nicolas Lopez 71' Nicolas Lopez 73'
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Competitive fixtures [ ]
Major League Soccer Regular Season [ ]
Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season
April [ ]
Colorado Rapids v Austin FC
May [ ]
Sporting Kansas City v Austin FC
LA Galaxy v Austin FC
May 15, 2021 5 LA Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC show Carson, California 2:30 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 7,193 Referee: Kevin Stott
Nashville SC v Austin FC
May 23, 2021 6 Nashville SC 1–0 Austin FC show Nashville, Tennessee 8:00 PM CT
Leal 35'
Report
Pereira 69'
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 22,421 Referee: Chris Penso
Seattle Sounders v Austin FC
May 30, 2021 7 Seattle Sounders 0–0 Austin FC show Seattle, Washington 8:00 PM CT
Arreaga 2'
Report
Lima 24' Stroud 45+2'
Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 12,895 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
June [ ]
Sporting Kansas City v Austin FC
Austin FC v San Jose Earthquakes
June 19, 2021 9 Austin FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes show Austin, Texas 8:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Referee: Ismail Elfath
Austin FC v Columbus Crew
June 27, 2021 11 Austin FC 0–0 Columbus Crew show Austin, Texas 7:00 PM CT
Report
Afful 35'
Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Ted Unkel
July [ ]
Austin FC v Portland Timbers
Austin FC v Seattle Sounders
Austin FC v Colorado Rapids
August [ ]
Austin FC v Houston Dynamo
Real Salt Lake v Austin FC
August 14, 2021 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Austin FC show Sandy, Utah 9:00 PM CT
Wood 32' Morgan 68'
Report
Ring 44' Cascante 49'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,506 Referee: David Gantar
Austin FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Austin FC v Portland Timbers
September [ ]
Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Austin FC
September 4, 2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Austin FC show Vancouver, British Columbia 6:00 PM CT
Stadium: BC Place
Houston Dynamo v Austin FC
September 11, 2021 Copa Tejas Houston Dynamo v Austin FC show Houston, Texas 7:30 PM CT
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Austin FC v San Jose Earthquakes
September 18, 2021 Austin FC v San Jose Earthquakes show Austin, Texas 8:00 PM CT
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Austin FC v LA Galaxy
September 26, 2021 Austin FC v LA Galaxy show Austin, Texas TBD
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Colorado Rapids v Austin FC
October [ ]
Austin FC v Real Salt Lake
October 2, 2021 Austin FC v Real Salt Lake show Austin, Texas 2:30 PM CT
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
San Jose Earthquakes v Austin FC
October 20, 2021 San Jose Earthquakes v Austin FC show San Jose, California 9:30 PM CT
Stadium: PayPal Park
Austin FC v Houston Dynamo
FC Dallas v Austin FC
October 30, 2021 Copa Tejas FC Dallas v Austin FC show Frisco, Texas 7:00 PM CT
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
November [ ]
Austin FC v Sporting Kansas City
November 3, 2021 Austin FC v Sporting Kansas City show Austin, Texas 9:00 PM CT
Stadium: Q2 Stadium
Portland Timbers v Austin FC
November 7, 2021 Portland Timbers v Austin FC show Portland, Oregon 5:00 PM CT
Stadium: Providence Park
U.S. Open Cup [ ]
Qualification [ ]
Colorado Rapids v Austin FC
April 24 2 (MLS 2) Colorado Rapids 1–3 Austin FC show Commerce City, Colorado 8:00 p.m. CST
Shinyashiki 36' , 40' Price 47'
Report
Fagundez 59' Domínguez 67' , 71' Pereira 73'
Stadium: Dicks Sporting Goods Park Referee: Marcos de Oliviera
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute .
Last updated: May 23, 2021
Source: TBD
Top scorers [ ]
As of August 29, 2021.
Top assists [ ]
Disciplinary record [ ]
No.
Pos.
Player
MLS
MLS Cup
U.S. Open Cup
Total
3
DF
Jhohan Romaña
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
MF
Sebastian Berhalter
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
8
MF
Alexander Ring
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15
MF
Daniel Pereira
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Total
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
Awards [ ]
Awards will be announced as the season begins.
Notes [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Club – Players" . AustinFC.com . Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ Baer, Benjamin (July 6, 2020). "Austin FC announce Paraguayan winger Rodney Redes as first signing" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b Bogert, Tom (September 1, 2020). "Austin FC loan Cecilio Dominguez to Club Guarani until inaugural MLS campaign" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Bogert, Tom (December 13, 2020). "Austin FC make moves to build inaugural roster in half-day trade window" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Bogert, Tom (December 15, 2020). "2020 Expansion Draft results: Austin FC makes picks" . MLSSoccer.com . Retrieved December 16, 2020 .
^ "Austin FC acquire midfielder Alex Ring from NYCFC in blockbuster deal | MLSSoccer.com" . www.mlssoccer.com . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC sign versatile midfielder Hector Jimenez | MLSSoccer.com" . www.mlssoccer.com . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires Colombian Defender Jhohan Romaña via Transfer from Club Guaraní" . Austin FC . December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires Free Agent Goalkeeper and 2020 MLS Cup Champion Andrew Tarbell | Austin FC" . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires Free Agent Goalkeeper Brad Stuver" . austinfc.com . MLS. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .
^ "Longtime Revs midfielder signs with Austin FC in free agency" . January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires Sporting Kansas City Captain Matt Besler via Free Agency | Austin FC" . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^ Liljenwall, Ari (January 21, 2021). "Austin FC select Virginia Tech midfielder Daniel Pereira at No. 1 in 2021 MLS SuperDraft" . MLSSoccer.com . Major League Soccer . Retrieved January 22, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires Free Agent Forward Kekuta Manneh | Austin FC" . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires Free Agent and Two-Time Israeli Premier League Champion Aaron Schoenfeld" . Austin FC . February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Signs 2021 MLS SuperDraft Presented by Adidas First Round Pick Freddy Kleemann" . Austin FC. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Signs Argentine Attacking Midfielder Tomás Pochettino to Designated Player Contract" . Austin FC. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Signs Defender Aedan Stanley and Goalkeeper William Pulisic" . Austin FC. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires 21-Year-Old Slovenian Defender Žan Kolmanič" . Austin FC. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021 .
^ "Austin FC Acquires 19-Year-Old Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter on Loan Ahead of 2021 MLS Season" . Austin FC. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021 .
^ "Impact get Canadian D Miller from Austin" . TSN . December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020 .
^ Richardson, Dustyn (December 22, 2020). "Dynamo select Joe Corona in MLS Re-Entry Draft" . Dynamo Theory . SB Nation. Retrieved December 22, 2020 .
^ Creditor, Avi (July 6, 2020). "Austin FC Signs Rodney Redes as Its First Player" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ Jump up to: a b "Austin FC Announces USL Loans for Defender Freddy Kleemann and Goalkeeper Brady Scott" . austinfc.com . Retrieved May 24, 2021 .
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