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Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo | BBVA Stadium, Houston, TX | Wednesday, September 11 Kickoff: 7:30 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

6 Osvaldo Alonso Midfielder

7 Kevin Molino Midfielder

8 Jan Gregus Midfielder

9 Angelo Rodriguez Forward

10 Miguel Ibarra Midfielder

11 Thomás Chacón 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

86 Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat Defender

97 Dayne St. Clair Goalkeeper

99 Abu Danladi Forward

HOUSTON DYNAMO ROSTER1 Tyler Deric Goalkeeper

2 Alejandro Fuenmayor Defender

3 Adam Lundkvist Defender

5 Juan David Cabezas Midfielder

6 Kiki Struna Defender

7 DaMarcus Beasley Defender

8 Memo Rodriguez Midfielder

9 Mauro Manotas Forward

10 Tomas Martinez Midfielder

11 Tommy McNamara Midfielder

12 Niko Hansen Midfielder

13 Christian Ramirez Forward

14 Marlon Hairston Midfielder

15 Maynor Figueroa Defender

16 Kevin Garcia Defender

17 Alberth Elis Forward

18 Jose Bizama Defender

19 Michael Salazar Forward

20 A.J. DeLaGarza Defender

21 Ronaldo Pena Forward

22 Matias Vera Midfielder

23 Joe Willis Goalkeeper

24 Darwin Ceren Midfielder

25 Eric Bird Midfielder

26 Michael Nelson Goalkeeper

27 Boniek Garcia Midfielder

28 Erik McCue Defender

29 Sam Junqua Defender

31 Romell Quioto Forward

2019 MLS Record (W-L-D): .......................13-9-6Western Conference Standings: .................... 3rdHead Coach: ................ Adrian Heath (50-65-31)Asst. Coach: .......................................... Ian FullerAsst. Coach: ................................... Mark WatsonAsst. Coach: ................................ John PascarellaGK Coach: .........................................Stewart Kerr

2019 MLS Record (W-L-D): ...................... 9-15-4Western Conference Standings: ................... 11th

Interim Head Coach: ...........Davy Arnaud (0-2-1)Asst. Coach: .......................... Michael Dellorusso GK Coach: .......................................... Paul Rogers

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 Houston Dynamo | BBVA Stadium, Houston, TX | Wednesday, September 11

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Goals#25 Darwin Quintero 8#13 Ethan Finlay 6#23 Mason Toye 6

Assists#8 Jan Gregus 9#19 Romain Metanire 6#25 Darwin Quintero 5

Saves #1 Vito Mannone 98

LAST TIME OUT | Minnesota United FC vs CF Pachuca | September 7, 2019 | Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN | International Friendly

MIN Substitutes 60’ – Gasper IN, Moimbe-Tahrat OUT

60’ – Danladi IN, Rodriguez OUT

Unused SubsGK – Mannone D – Opara, Metanire, Boxall

MIN Starting XI vs. PAC

Minnesota United AbsencesSuspended N/AOut N/AQuestionable Quintero (Undisclosed)International Duty Gregus (Slovakia), Schuller (Finland), Lod (Finland), Molino (TnT), Toye (USA) Dotson (USA)

MNUFC Tries for a Perfect Year Against the DynamoMinnesota United will try to make it three wins in 2019 against the Houston Dynamo as it returns to BBVA Stadium for a midweek match-up. The Loons won the league meeting at home and came back to knock the Dynamo out of the Open Cup on the road already this season. Houston has had a lackluster second half of the year, with just one win it its last 11 games as it tumbles out of the playoff picture. The Loons are flying high after knocking off league-leaders LAFC two weeks ago, and would love a solid road result to kick off a double-game week. The game wraps up four-straight competitive games on the road for MNUFC, as it begins to make the final push for its first-ever MLS Cup Playoff appearance.

Loons Draw Los Tuzos 2-2 in FriendlyMinnesota United played its third international friendly of the year at Allianz Field, hosting CF Pachuca of Mexico’s Liga MX. The Loons had to get creative with their lineup to manage resting players and fill in gaps for those who have been called up for international duty. A back-and-forth first half concluded with an incredible free kick goal from Wilfried Moimbé-Tahrat to get the Loons in front. Pachuca rallied to score two quick goals and take over the lead in the second half. Abu Danladi would tie the game up again on a breakaway after Thomas Chacón made a crucial tackle at the back. A late red card left Pachuca with 10 men, but the game would end at two goals each.

13-9-6 MLS Record (W-L-D) 9-15-4

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

45 Points 313rd West MLS Position 11th West28 Games Played 28

46 Goals Scored 38

37 Goals Against 49

40 Assists 38379 Shots 372118 SOG 119

335 Fouls Conceded 356

286 Fouls Suffered 36042 Offsides 52

133 Corner Kicks 114

6 PK Scored 47 PK Attempts 5

10 Clean sheets 2

Series History

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

MIN home W-L-D: 2 - 0 - 1 | 3 GF, 1 GA

MIN away W-L-D: 0 - 2 - 1 | 3 GF, 7 GA

MLS stats only | 2019 MLS Season

Game OfficialsReferee: TBD (Career MIN games: -) 2019 MLS Stats: - YC / - RC / - Games ARs: TBD, TBD 4th: TBD VAR: TBD AVAR: TBD

Goals#9 Mauro Manotas 11

#17 Alberth Elis 7#8 Memo Rodriguez 6

Assists#17 Alberth Elis 8#9 Mauro Manotas 6Two players tied 4

Saves #23 Joe Willis 74

MINNESOTA UNITED TEAM LEADERS

HOUSTON DYNAMO TEAM LEADERS

UP NEXT | Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo | September 11, 2019 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, TX | MLS Regular Season

HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE MIN HOU

ST. CLAIR

OMSBERG

IBARRA

CHACÓN

KALLMAN

RODRIGUEZ

MARTIN

MANLEY

OLUM

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Date Score Result Location

4/15/2017 MIN 2 at 2 HOU D BBVA Compass Stadium7/19/2017 MIN 0 vs 0 HOU D TCF Bank Stadium9/30/2017 MIN 1 at 2 HOU L BBVA Compass Stadium4/28/2018 MIN 2 vs 1 HOU W TCF Bank Stadium7/7/2018 MIN 3 at 3 HOU L BBVA Compass Stadium5/25/2019 MIN 1 vs 0 HOU W Allianz Field

MIN HOU1 Five Players tied GOALS Alberth Elis 4

1 Four players tied ASSISTS Romell Quioto 3

4 Christian Ramirez* SHOTS ON GOAL Mauro Manotas 10

7 Rasmus Schuller FOULS Ricardo Clark* 8

1 Bobby Shuttleworth WINS Two players tied 1

2 Bobby Shuttleworth LOSSES Joe Willis 1

1 Bobby Shuttleworth CLEAN SHEETS Two players tied 1

MIN HOU1 Five Players tied GOALS Philippe Senderos* 2

1 Four players tied ASSISTS Two players tied 2

6 Rasmus Schuller FOULS Romell Quioto 5

7 Bobby Shuttleworth SAVES Tyler Deric 2

3 Bobby Shuttleworth GOALS ALLOWED Joe Willis 2

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

Christian Ramirez played five seasons with Minnesota, starting in 2014 through 2018. He remains the club’s all-time leading scorer with 74 goals in all competitions.

Joe Willis and Collin Martin were both in the D.C. United organization in 2013 and 2014. Both were loaned to the Richmond Kickers during the 2014 season.

Tyler Deric was coached by Adrian Heath while on loan with the Austin Aztex in 2009.

DaMarcus Beasley and MNUFC Director of Player Personnel Amos Magee were teammates on the Chicago Fire from 2001 to 2002.

Darwin Ceren and Kevin Molino were teammates on Orlando City SC from 2014 through 2016.

Interim Head Coach Davy Arnaud and Lawrence Olum played together on Sporting Kansas City in 2011.Team Type Player # of Games

MinnesotaUnited FC

Goals None

Assists None

Points None

Shutouts None

HoustonDynamo

Goals None

Assists None

Points None

Shutouts None

*Streak considered 2+ games in a row.

Suspended: Figueroa (HOU) Suspended after next caution: Gasper (MIN); Cabezas, Quioto, DeLaGarza (HOU)

DISCIPLINARY REPORT

MINNESOTA CONNECTIONSALL-TIME RESULTS AGAINST HOUSTON DYNAMO

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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• This will be Christian Ramirez’s first game against MNUFC after playing five seasons with the club. He was traded to LAFC by the Loons in 2018 for up to $1 million in Allocation Money.

• Houston acquired Ramirez in a trade with LAFC on August 7 for $250,000 in Allocation Money.

• Minnesota defeated league-leading LAFC 2-0 in its last MLS game. The result was the Loons’ second road shutout this year.

• Mason Toye score both of the Loons’ goals against LAFC. He now has six goals and three assists in 492 minutes.

• Toye has now scored multiple goals in two games this year.

• Toye’s opening goal became his third game-winner in MLS this year.

• Hassani Dotson and Toye were called up the U.S. U23 national team. The duo will join the team to prepare for a friendly against Japan on September 9.

• Jan Gregus (Slovakia), Robin Lod (Finland), Kevin Molino (Trinidad and Tobago) and Rasmus Schuller (Finland) were called up for international duty by their respective national teams.

• Loaned out players Romario (Ecuador) and Ally Hamis Ng’anzi (Tanzania) will also represent their countries during the international window.

• Vito Mannone kept his 10th clean sheet of the season, becoming the first MNUFC goalkeeper to reach a double-digit shutout total in the MLS era.

• Mannone and Toye were named to the MLS Team of the Week for Week 26 of the season.

• Toye was also voted MLS Player of the Week in Week 26, the first MNUFC player to take the honor in 2019.

• Houston’s Interim Head Coach Davy Arnaud took over the team after Wilmer Cabrera was dismissed by the club on August 13. Cabrera had coached the team for three seasons.

• The Dynamo have not won in their last seven MLS games, posting a 0-6-1 record in the stretch.

• Minnesota won both meetings with Houston in 2019. It claimed a 1-0 win in league play back on May 25 and eliminated Houston from the Open Cup on June 18 with a 3-2 result on the road.

• The Loons have yet to win at BBVA Stadium in league play.

• Michael Boxall surpassed Miguel Ibarra as the club’s all-time minutes leader in MLS. The New Zealand international has played 5,997 minutes for the Loons, surpassing Ibarra’s previous mark of 5,978. Ibarra has played 13,909 minutes since he joined the club in 2012.

PREVIOUS MEETING - 6/18/2019 (USOC)

2 31ST HALF

G: Peña 9’

20’ YC: Boxall

G: Martínez 37’

YC: Fuenmayor 40’

2ND HALF

66’ G: Quintero

82’ G: Quintero

89’ G: Toye

90+4’ YC: Olum

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OPPONENT FACTSGame Abbreviation: ..........................................................................................HOUColors: .............................................................Orange, Black and Space City BlueFounded:................................................................................................................2005First MLS Season: .............................................................................................2006MLS Titles: .......................................................................................2 (2006, 2007)City, State: .........................................................................................Houston, TexasStadium: ........................................................................... BBVA Compass StadiumCapacity (Built): ................................................................................22,039 (2012)

MATCHUP QUICK FACTS

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2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED NEWS AND NOTES

Mason Toye Named Week 26 Player of the WeekMinnesota United FC forward Mason Toye was voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 26 of the 2019 MLS season.

Toye scored two goals to help Minnesota to a 2-0 victory over the league-leading Los Angeles Football Club at Banc of California Stadium on Sunday. With the brace, Toye now has six goals this season, tied for second most on the team, along with three assists over 11 matches played. Minnesota sits in third place in the Western Conference with 45 points (13-9-6 overall record) and has a 5-0-1 record this regular season in matches where Toye scores a goal or registers an assist.

Minnesota took a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute when Toye finished from a challenging angle on the right side of the box with a left-footed strike to the upper left corner.

Days after receiving his first call to represent the United States Men’s U23 National Team, Toye showcased his tremendous skill once again, completing his brace to give Minnesota a 2-0 lead in the 29th minute. Toye collected the ball outside the box and sent a stunning long-distance left-footed strike to the upper right corner, perfectly out of reach of the LAFC goalkeeper.

Mannone and Toye Named to MLS Week 26 Team of the WeekThe Loons catapulted up to third in the Western Conference with a road victory against LAFC on Sunday night. Mason Toye and Vito Mannone were crucial in the taking of all three points and earned spots in the MLS Team of the Week for Week 26.

Toye propelled the Loons to a first half lead with a pair of goals in the first thirty minutes to shock LAFC. His two left-footed strikes were his only shots of the game and he made them count, curling past the goalkeeper with expert precision. The 20-year-old now has six goals and three assists in just under 500 minutes played this MLS season. This is his second MLS team of the Week appearance.

Mannone makes his fourth feature on the Team of the Week, and reached double-digit shutouts this year with Sunday’s result. He kept the Loons in the game as they held off an onslaught of LAFC attacks, making an MLS career high of eight saves.

Adrian Heath on Heading Into Houston Given How Tight the West Is“It’s the next game. We were really pleased with the players after the game in LA but as soon as we got back in the dressing room, from a coaching staff, we’re talking to the players about let’s get our minds fixed now purely and simply on Houston and prepare ourselves because every game is going to be crucial between now and the end of the season.”

Heath on the Western Conference Playoff Race“It’s good to be involved. I’d rather be above the red line than below it, I know that much. The one thing that we know is, it’s game to game. You go from seventh to second. We were looking at the Seattle game, thinking that Seattle were going to draw and if we win we go second and if they win, we go third and then you drop down three spots – it’s like snakes and ladders at the moment. It’s tight. It’s going to be like that all the way until the end of the season and as I think I said a few months ago, I think it will go until the last day of the season depending on who finishes second and who finishes seventh. Every game is crucial.”

Brent Kallman on Taking Three Points at LAFC“It’s huge. I think with how close everything is in the Western Conference, you’re not really reaching too far to say that every game coming up is the biggest game. It’s just kind of the nature of the beast and the situation that the Western Conference is in right now. That was a huge win. To know that we can go and grit one out on the road is going to be really important down the stretch because we have a couple more tough road games left but also if we do get into the playoffs and we do have to play somewhere on the road, it could be somewhere like that where we are having to defend a lot and don’t have the ball. I think it was a good test and good for us to prove to ourselves that we can win a game like that.”

Kallman on Preventing a Letdown in Houston After a Big Win at LAFC“I think we just have to take what the plan is and we’ve got to execute. That’s what we did the other day. We really executed. We had a good feel for how the game was probably going to go and we executed what we were trying to do. We were able to get those goals on the break, which were great goals, by the way and buckle down and defend. The plan won’t be the same for this game. It’ll be different, every team is different. They [Houston] present different problems. We just have to make sure we are doing our jobs and we are paying attention to details and if we execute the plan we should be fine.”

MNUFC Trades GAM for GAM with Chicago FireMinnesota United announced that the club has acquired $50,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money (GAM) and a fourth-round pick in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft for $50,000 in 2019 GAM.

MNUFC and C.F. Pachuca Play to 2-2- Draw in International FriendlyIn its third and final international friendly of 2019, Minnesota United welcomed Liga MX side C.F. Pachuca to the confines of Allianz Field. In what was a hotly contested game, the two sides played to a 2-2 draw as the Loons scored once on each side of the half. The Minnesota United faithful were treated to a sensational free kick from Wilfried Moimbé-Tahrat, a composed finished from second-half substitute Abu Danladi and a full 90 minutes from young Designated Player Thomas Chacon.

“I thought there was a lot of good performances,” said Head Coach Adrian Heath. “Nobody was outstanding, but everyone did the job that I was asking of them. Thought the two centerbacks did well against good movement. Great goal from Wilf [Moimbé-Tahrat], first one. And then Abu [Danladi]’s took it well. Sometimes when you have that much time you overthink it, which he didn’t. Took his time and put it in the bottom corner. As I say, it’s been a good evening’s work. Great turnout. I’d like to thank the fans for them turning out tonight.”

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TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAx - Los Angeles FC 29 19 4 6 63 76 32Seattle Sounders FC 29 13 9 7 46 46 45Minnesota United 28 13 9 6 45 46 37San Jose Earthquakes 28 13 10 5 44 48 43Real Salt Lake 28 13 11 4 43 40 35Portland Timbers 28 13 11 4 43 45 41FC Dallas 29 12 10 7 43 47 38LA Galaxy 28 13 12 3 42 41 45Sporting Kansas City 29 10 12 7 37 42 47Colorado Rapids 29 9 14 6 33 47 54Houston Dynamo 28 9 15 4 31 38 49Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 6 15 9 27 30 53

TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GAx - New York City FC 28 15 5 8 53 53 35x - Philadelphia Union 29 15 8 6 51 54 42Atlanta United 28 15 10 3 48 47 33D.C. United 30 11 10 9 42 39 38New York Red Bulls 29 12 12 5 41 47 44Toronto FC 29 11 10 8 41 49 46New England Revolution 29 10 10 9 39 42 49Montreal Impact 30 11 15 4 37 42 56Orlando City SC 30 9 13 8 35 37 41Chicago Fire 30 8 12 10 34 44 43Columbus Crew SC 30 8 15 7 31 33 44FC Cincinnati 29 5 21 3 18 29 72

TEAM GP W L T PTS GF GALos Angeles FC 29 19 4 6 63 76 32New York City FC 28 15 5 8 53 53 35Philadelphia Union 29 15 8 6 51 54 42Atlanta United 28 15 10 3 48 47 33Seattle Sounders FC 29 13 9 7 46 46 45Minnesota United 28 13 9 6 45 46 37San Jose Earthquakes 28 13 10 5 44 48 43Real Salt Lake 28 13 11 4 43 40 35Portland Timbers 28 13 11 4 43 45 41FC Dallas 29 12 10 7 43 47 38LA Galaxy 28 13 12 3 42 41 45D.C. United 30 11 10 9 42 39 38New York Red Bulls 29 12 12 5 41 47 44Toronto FC 29 11 10 8 41 49 46New England Revolution 29 10 10 9 39 42 49Montreal Impact 30 11 15 4 37 42 56Sporting Kansas City 29 10 12 7 37 42 47Orlando City SC 30 9 13 8 35 37 41Chicago Fire 30 8 12 10 34 44 43Colorado Rapids 29 9 14 6 33 47 54Houston Dynamo 28 9 15 4 31 38 49Columbus Crew SC 30 8 15 7 31 33 44Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 6 15 9 27 30 53FC Cincinnati 29 5 21 3 18 29 72

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

x - Clinched playoff spot | y - Clinched No. 1 seed in Conference | s - Clinched Supporters’ Shield

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THIS WEEK IN MLS LAST WEEK IN MLS

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

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FC CINCINNATI

CHICAGO FIRE

HOUSTON DYNAMO NEW YORK CITY FC

NEW YORK CITY FC

NEW YORK CITY FC

PORTLAND TIMBERS

ORLANDO CITY SC

MINNESOTA UNITED FC

PHILADELPHIA UNION

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

ORLANDO CITY SC

ATLANTA UNITED FC

COLORADO RAPIDS

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC

PORTLAND TIMBERS TORONTO FC

COLORADO RAPIDS

MONTREAL IMPACT

REAL SALT LAKE

LA GALAXY

TORONTO FC

FC DALLAS

MINNESOTA UNITED FC NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

TORONTO FC

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION

REAL SALT LAKE

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB

NEW YORK RED BULLS

LOS ANGELES FOOTBALL CLUB

COLUMBUS CREW SC

LA GALAXY

HOUSTON DYNAMO

D.C. UNITED COLORADO RAPIDS

SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC

FC CINCINNATI

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES

SPORTING KANSAS CITY

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GOALS: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (27) MIN: Darwin Quintero (8)

ASSISTS: Maximiliano Moralez, New York City FC (18) MIN: Jan Gregus (9)

SHOTS: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (132) MIN: Darwin Quintero (70)

SOG: Carlos Vela, Los Angeles Football Club (60) MIN: Darwin Quintero (21)

YELLOW CARDS: Bryan Acosta, FC Dallas (11) MIN: Romain Metanire, Darwin Quintero (5)

RED CARDS: Three players tied (2) MIN: Jan Gregus, Mason Toye (1)

SAVES: David Bingham, LA Galaxy (118) MIN: Vito Mannone (98)

CLEAN SHEETS: Brad Guzan, Atlanta United FC (13) MIN: Vito Mannone (10)

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 8-1-5 10-6-1 25-13-10Playing on the road 5-8-1 1-14-2 9-35-5Playing on grass 12-7-6 1-11-2 15-26-10Playing on artificial turf 1-2-0 10-9-1 19-21-5Wearing primary kit 6-2-3 10-10-2 22-19-8Wearing secondary kit 7-6-3 1-9-1 12-26-7Wearing alternate kit 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0vs. Western Conference 8-4-4 5-15-3 18-31-12vs. Eastern Conference 5-5-2 6-5-0 16-16-3Scoring first 11-2-3 10-3-0 29-7-3Allowing first 2-7-1 1-17-3 6-40-9Scoring 0 goals 0-4-2 0-8-0 0-21-3Scoring 1 goal 6-1-3 1-7-2 9-14-7Scoring 2 goals 2-2-0 6-5-1 10-10-4Scoring 3+ goals 5-2-1 4-0-0 15-2-1Allowing 0 goals 8-0-2 2-0-0 14-0-3Allowing 1 goal 3-2-3 6-2-2 11-7-7Allowing 2 goals 2-2-0 2-6-1 8-12-4Allowing 3+ goals 0-5-1 1-12-0 1-28-1Scoring in the 1st half 8-4-2 7-4-1 22-13-4Scoreless 1st half 5-5-4 4-16-2 12-34-11Scoring in the 2nd half 10-4-2 8-9-2 25-19-8Scoreless 2nd half 3-5-4 3-11-1 8-28-7Leading at halftime 5-0-1 5-2-0 13-2-1Trailing at halftime 0-7-0 0-13-2 0-31-6Tied at halftime 8-2-5 6-5-1 20-14-8Leading after 60 minutes 8-0-2 8-2-0 23-2-2Trailing after 60 minutes 0-5-0 0-16-2 0-36-4Tied after 60 minutes 5-4-4 3-2-1 11-9-9Leading after 75 minutes 10-1-0 10-1-0 28-2-0Trailing after 75 minutes 0-6-1 0-18-2 1-39-4Tied after 75 minutes 3-2-5 1-1-1 5-6-11

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

2019 TEAM STATS VS OPPONENTS

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019 SCHEDULE

MIN OPPShots 379 386Shots on Goal 118 138Accuracy 31% 36%Goals 46 37Fouls 335 286Offside 42 56Corners 133 165Yellow Cards 51 46Red Cards 3 0Saves 98 72Clean Sheets 10 6

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 Field7/20 at Real Salt Lake 1-1 D Rio Tinto Stadium7/27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0-0 D Allianz Field8/04 Portland Timbers 1-0 W Allianz Field8/7 Portland Timbers^ 2-1 W Allianz Field8/10 at FC Dallas 3-5 L Toyota Field8/14 Colorado Rapids 1-0 W Allianz Field8/17 Orlando City SC 1-1 D Allianz Field8/22 at Sporting Kansas City 0-1 L Children’s Mercy Park8/27 at Atlanta United FC^ 1-2 L Mercedes-Benz Stadium9/01 at Los Angeles Football Club 2-0 W Banc of California Stadium

TIME (CT)9/7 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 4 12 6 1 7 9 4 4 46Against 4 9 7 1 1 5 7 3 37

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

TOTAL For 13 24 18 3 32 26 19 7 142Against 28 25 27 4 27 23 26 17 175

^ 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 28 28 2520 138 98 37 1.32 3 4 13 9 6 10

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 138 98 37 1.32 3 4 13 9 6 10

No. Pos. Name (JERSEY NAME) GP ST MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E6 M ALONSO, Osvaldo 22 22 1918 1 1 10 2 25 44 0 0 4 015 D BOXALL, Michael 23 23 2037 1 0 9 2 20 12 0 0 3 011 M Chacón, THOMÁS 1 0 24 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 099 F DANLADI, Abu 21 4 608 2 1 19 5 17 6 2 0 3 031 M DOTSON, Hassani 18 12 1126 3 0 10 6 13 10 0 0 2 013 M FINLAY, Ethan 27 20 1673 6 3 28 8 18 18 5 0 3 077 D GASPER, Chase 11 10 933 0 0 2 0 18 12 0 1 4 08 M GREGUS, Jan 24 24 2159 1 9 50 15 33 23 1 103 4 110 M IBARRA, Miguel 22 16 1505 1 2 23 3 16 12 3 0 4 011 M Ibarra, ROMARIO 8 4 381 2 1 12 8 4 2 3 0 1 014 D KALLMAN, Brent 16 14 1281 0 1 1 0 12 11 2 0 2 016 M LOD, Robin 4 2 215 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 02 D MANLEY, Carter 1 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 017 M MARTIN, Collin 3 2 184 0 1 1 0 8 2 0 2 0 019 D METANIRE, Romain 21 21 1890 1 6 9 2 19 15 0 0 5 086 D MOIMBE-TAHRAT, Wilfried 2 2 156 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 07 M MOLINO, Kevin 13 8 671 3 3 19 7 3 13 0 0 1 012 M OLUM, Lawrence 8 4 408 0 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 022 D OMSBERG, Wyatt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 D OPARA, Ike 24 23 2071 3 1 20 5 15 4 1 0 3 0

25 M/F Quintero, DARWIN JR 25 21 1800 8 5 70 21 26 26 7 26 5 09 F Rodriguez, ANGELO 25 20 1587 5 2 47 16 39 32 13 0 2 0

20 M SCHULLER, Rasmus 15 11 924 0 0 15 1 15 9 0 1 1 023 F TOYE, Mason 11 4 492 6 3 17 9 6 7 4 0 1 1

MIN TOTALS^ 46 40 379 118 335 286 42 133 51 3

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 19, Week 22, Week 24Vito Mannone (GK)Week 6*, Week 19, Week 21*, Week 26Ethan Finlay (M)Week 12

Brent Kallman (D)Week 13*Jan Gregus (M)Week 17Mason Toye (F)Week 18, Week 26Hassani Dotson (M)Week 20*

MLS PLAYER OF THE WEEKMason Toye (F)Week 26

ALL-STARRomain Metanire (D)

2015 MINNESOTA UNITED FC GOAL MAPMINNESOTA UNITED 2019 INDIVIDUAL HONORS

* On bench

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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 9038 Darwin Quintero July 20 Salt Lake 5739 Ethan Finlay August 4 Portland 90 ^40 Ethan Finlay August 10 Dallas 1141 Ethan Finlay August 10 Dallas 4142 Hassani Dotson August 10 Dallas 7343 Darwin Quintero August 14 Colorado 3944 Abu Danladi August 17 Orlando 90 #45 Mason Toye September 1 LAFC 2546 Mason Toye September 1 LAFC 29

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 2019 45

Wins 2019 13

Losses 2018 20

Draws 2017 & 2019 6

Shutouts 2019 10

Goals Allowed 2018 71

Stat #

Wins 37

Losses 50

Draws 15

Points 123

Goals 151

Assists 136

Shutouts 18

Yellow Cards 204

Red Cards 13

Goals Allowed 186

Consecutive Wins (Overall) 4 6/29/2019 - 7/13/2019

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

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

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Overall) 7 6/29/2019 - 8/4/2019

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Home) 7 6/29/2019 - Present

Consecutive Games Unbeaten (Away) 2 7/6/2019 - 7/20/2019

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 7/27/2019 - 8/4/2019

Consecutive Clean Sheets (Home) 4 7/13/2019 - 8/14/2019

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

148 ShotsDarwin Quintero

4 Shots on GoalThree times

34 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017

53 Shots on GoalDarwin Quintero

9 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,5/20/18

116 SavesBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

219 SavesBobby Shuttleworth

2955 MinutesJerome Thiesson, 2017

5997 MinutesMichael Boxall

12 WinsVito Mannone, 2019

19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth

9 Clean SheetsVito Mannone, 2019

9 Clean SheetsVito Mannone

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

84 AppearancesMiguel Ibarra

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

14 GoalsChristian Ramirez, 2017

23 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

163 ShotsDarwin Quintero

4 Shots on GoalFour times

34 Shots on GoalChristian Ramirez, 2017

61 Shots on GoalDarwin Quintero

9 SavesBobby Shuttleworth,5/20/18

116 SavesBobby Shuttleworth, 2017

223 SavesBobby Shuttleworth

2970 MinutesJerome Thiesson, 2017

6101 MinutesMiguel Ibarra

16 WinsVito Mannone, 2019

19 WinsBobby Shuttleworth

9 Clean SheetsVito Mannone, 2019

9 Clean SheetsVito Mannone

34 AppearancesJerome Thiesson, 2017 Miguel Ibarra, 2018

87 AppearancesMiguel Ibarra

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

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. Colorado Rapids 8/14/2019Last home loss 2-3 vs. Philadelphia Union 6/2/2019Last home draw 1-1 vs. Orlando City SC 8/17/2019

Last away win 2-0 @ LAFC 9/1/2019Last away loss 1-2 @ Atlanta United FC* 8/27/2019Last away draw 1-1 vs. Real Salt Lake 7/20/2019

Held scoreless 0-1 L @ Sporting Kansas City 8/22/2019Scored 1 goal 1-2 L @ Atlanta United FC* 8/27/2019Scored 2 goals 2-0 W @ LAFC 9/1/2019Scored 3+ goals 3-5 L @ FC Dallas 8/10/2019

Clean sheet 2-0 W @ LAFC 9/1/2019Allowed 1 goal 0-1 L @ Sporting Kansas City 8/22/2019Allowed 2 goals 1-2 L @ Atlanta United FC* 8/27/2019Allowed 3+ goals 3-5 L @ FC Dallas 8/10/2019

Scored hat trick Angelo Rodriguez, vs. NM* 7/10/2019Multi-goal game Mason Toye (2G), @ LAFC 9/1/2019Multi-assist game Kevin Molino (2A), @ MTL 7/6/2019Multi-point game Ethan Finlay (2G), vs. FCD 8/10/2019Sent off Mason Toye, vs. FCD 8/10/2019Successful PK Darwin Quintero, vs. POR 8/7/2019Unsuccessful PK Darwin Quintero, vs. COL 8/14/2019GK penalty save Vito Mannone, vs. FCD 7/13/2019M

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Scored hat trick Josef Martinez, ATL 3/12/2017Multi-goal game Brandon Servania (2G), FCD 8/10/2019Multi-assist game Barrios, Pomykal (3A), FCD 8/10/2019Multi-point game Servania (2G), Two players (3A), FCD 8/10/2019Sent off Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, ATL* 8/27/2019Successful PK Nani, ORL 8/17/2019Unsuccessful PK Reto Ziegler, FCD 7/13/2019GK penalty save Clint Irwin, COL 8/14/2019

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* Indicates a game in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. All other achievements reflect league play. Current as of 9/2/2019.

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, 2018Mason Toye (F)Week 26, 2019

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 1-0 W 2018 2 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 3

2019 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1All Time 6 2 4 1 6 8 3 2 1 0 2 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 3-5 L 2018 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2

2019 2 1 1 0 4 5 1 ! 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 5All Time 6 2 4 0 8 11 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 0 3 0 3 9

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Ethan Finlay (2); FCD – Michael Barrios, Brandon Servania (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 1-1 D 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 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1

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

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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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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)

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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 2-0 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 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0

All Time 3 2 1 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 2Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Mason Toye (2); LAFC – Three players tied (1)

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SEAT

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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 0-1 L 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 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0All Time 7 1 4 2 5 12 3 1 0 2 4 2 4 0 4 0 1 10

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 0-0 D 2018 2 1 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 4

2019 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2All Time 6 2 2 2 8 11 3 1 0 2 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 1-0 W 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 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0All Time 5 3 2 0 10 12 3 3 0 0 7 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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AKE 2019 Games: Total Home Away

Season GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA GP W L D GF GA7/20 @ Salt Lake 1-1 D 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 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1All Time 5 2 1 2 9 7 2 2 0 0 7 4 3 0 1 2 2 3

Leading Scorers in series: MIN – Christian Ramirez, Miguel Ibarra, Darwin Quintero (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

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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

RSL 7/20 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Gregus LM Molino RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Toye

Score: MIN 1-1 RSL Attendance: 16,992 Venue: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy Utah

VAN 7/27 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 0-0 VAN Attendance: 19,845 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

POR 8/4 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Ibarra RM Finlay RF Molino LF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-0 POR Attendance: 19,726 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

POR 8/7 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Lod RM Molino CM Quintero CF Toye

Score: MIN 2-1 POR Attendance: 15,073 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

FCD 8/10 GK Mannone LB Dotson CB Boxall CB Kallman RB Manley CM Olum LM Schuller RM Martin LW Ibarra RW Finlay CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 3-5 FCD Attendance: 15,168 Venue: Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas

COL 8/14 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso DM Gregus LM Lod RM Molino CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-0 COL Attendance: 19,629 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

ORL 8/17 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Gregus LM Molino RM Finlay CM Quintero CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 1-1 ORL Attendance: 19,738 Venue: Allianz Field, Saint Paul, Minnesota

SKC 8/22 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Dotson DM Gregus LM Moimbe-Tahrat RM Finlay CM Lod CF Toye

Score: MIN 0-1 SKC Attendance: 17,083 Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

ATL 8/27 GK Mannone LB Gasper CB Boxall CB Opara RB Metanire DM Alonso CM Gregus CM Dotson RM Molino LM Lod CF Toye

Score: MIN 1-2 ATL Attendance: 35,709 Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

LAFC 9/1 GK Mannone WB Moimbe-Tahrat CB Boxall CB Opara CB Kallman WB Metanire CM Olum CM Dotson CM Gregus AM Quintero CF Toye

Score: MIN 2-0 LAFC Attendance: 22,143 Venue: Banc of California Stadium

PAC 9/7 GK St. Clair LB Moimbe-Tahrat CB Kallman CB Omsberg RB Manley DM Martin DM Olum LM Ibarra RM Finlay CM Chacón CF Rodriguez

Score: MIN 2-2 PAC Attendance: 19,498 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

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

8 Jan Gregus M 6’3” 170 Nitra, Slovakia YAHN GREY-goosh

7 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-oh10 Miguel Ibarra M 5'6" 145 Lancaster, California ee-BAHR-ah

11 Thomas Chacon M 5’5” 128 Palmitas, Uruguay toe-MAH cha-COHN

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, Virginia86 Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat D 5’8” 143 Vichy, France moh-EEHM-bay TAH-raht

97 Dayne St. Clair GK 6’3” 165 Pickering, Ontario99 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.

#11 THOMÁS CHACÓN | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’5” Weight: 128 Birthdate: 8/17/2000 Hometown: Palmitas, UruguayPrevious Club: Danubio FC Acquired: Transfer 8/7/2019

The young attacking midfielder joins MNUFC after spending his first two professional seasons with Uruguay’s first division team Danubio FC, helping lead them to finish fifth in the league during the 2018–19 season, in 20 game appearances across 1114 minutes. Internationally, Chacón has played for the Uruguay National Team at every level, making a total of 48 game appearances and scoring two goals for the U17 team, including one in the U17 2017 South American Championship against the Bolivia U17 team on March 2, 2017.

#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.

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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.

#16 ROBIN LOD | MIDFIELDERHeight: 5’11” Weight: 168 Birthdate: 4/17/1993 Hometown: Helsinki, FinlandPrevious Club: Sporting de 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.

#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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#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.

#86 WILFRIED MOIMBE-TAHRAT | DEFENDERHeight: 5’8” Weight: 140 Birthdate: 10/18/1988 Hometown: Vichy, FrancePrevious Club: AS Nancy-Lorraine Acquired: Signed on 7/23/2019

Moimbé-Tahrat joins the Loons after spending the 2018-2019 season with French Ligue 2’s AS Nancy-Lorraine where he played 26 games and scored two goals across 2,181 minutes. Moimbé-Tahrat began his career in 2005 with French Ligue 1 club FC Girondins de Bordeaux, where he played one game, in the final group stage of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, scoring the winning goal in the 87th minute. Throughout his career, Moimbé-Tahrat has made 259 appearances, across 20,492 minutes with five goals and nine assists.

#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.

#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.

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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

#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.

#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.

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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

#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.

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CONSTRUCTING MINNESOTA UNITED

MINNESOTA UNITED 2019 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)

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)Wilfried Moimbe-Tahrat (7/23)Thomás Chacón (8/7)

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

Vito Mannone (2/10)Ally Hamis Ng’Anzi (3/4)

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 from Sporting Gijon on 7/16

Wilfried Moimbé-Tahrat Signed from Nancy on 7/23

Thomás Chacón Signed from Danubio FC on 8/7

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

Eric Miller Traded to NYCFC on 7/28

Bobby Shuttleworth Loaned to Sacramento on 8/10

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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 13 - 9 - 6 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 17 - 9 - 6

TOTAL 34 - 47 - 15 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 3 - 1 38 - 50 - 17

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 | ASSISTANT 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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