2025 Austin FC season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Chairman | Anthony Precourt | ||
| Head coach | Nico Estévez | ||
| Stadium | Q2 Stadium | ||
| Average home league attendance | 0 | ||
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The 2025 season will be Austin FC's fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of soccer in the United States. They play in the league's Western Conference.
Background
[edit]Austin FC started playing in the MLS Western Conference in 2021, finishing in 12th place with a record of 9W-4D-21L.[1] 2022 brought many new experiences to Austin FC. They lost their first ever U.S. Open Cup match against San Antonio FC in extra time,[2] won their first trophy, the Copa Tejas, and qualified for their first-ever MLS Cup Playoffs in just their second season as a franchise.[3] Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals but lost to LAFC.[4] Austin FC fell almost all the way to the bottom of the 2023 standings, with the team finishing in 27th place in Major League Soccer. The new sporting director Rodolfo Borrell was quoted as saying "The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year", but showed his support for coach Josh Wolff as the team looks to rebuild for the 2024 season.[5] At the end of the 2024 season, and after back-back seasons without reaching the MLS playoffs, Austin FC release their first ever coach Josh Wolff, having an interim coach for the final game of the season.[6]
Summary
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Austin FC started their 2025 roster build the week after their final game of the 2024 season. On October 21, 2024, Austin announced they had extended Jáder Obrian's contract through 2026 with a 1-year club option, after being one of the top goal scorers for the 2024 season.[7] The next day, Austin FC announced the contract extension of Owen Wolff, the teams first homegrown player, signing him through 2027 with a 1-year club option.[8] With their third announcement in three days, Austin FC announced the extension of Brendan Hines-Ike through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[9] Austin FC continued agreeing to contract extensions for the fourth straight day, announcing Diego Rubio had been signed through the 2025 season with a 1-year club option.[10] Closing out a week of updates, Austin FC announced the hiring of Nico Estévez as the new coach, with plans for him to join the team after the November 2024 FIFA window.[11] On November 5, 2024, Austin FC announced their roster decision headed into the 2025 season. Austin exercised their club option on Daniel Pereira and Jimmy Farkarlun while they did not exercise the option for Matt Hedges, Jhojan Valencia, Alexander Ring, Ethan Finlay, and Matt Bersano. With Hector Jiménez out of contract the team continues to negotiate for his service during the 2025 season.[12] After exercising their option on Pereira, Austin FC announced they had signed him to a new contract through the 2025 season with an option for 2026. After recently obtaining his Green Card, Pereira will hold a senior spot on the roster, but no longer an international slot.[13] On December 9, 2024, Austin FC announced they had used their season buyout on Gyasi Zardes, opening up a senior slot and removing his salary from the 2025 budget.[14]
Management team
[edit]| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Anthony Precourt
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| Sporting Director |  Rodolfo Borrell[15]
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| Head coach | Nico Estévez[11]
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| Assistant coach | Davy Arnaud
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| Assistant coach |  Rodrigo Rios
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| Assistant coach | Terry Boss[16]
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Preston Burpo
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| Set Piece Coach | Jason Grubb[17]
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| Chief Scout | Manuel Junco
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Roster
[edit]As of December 9, 2024[update].[18]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Brad Stuver | |
GK | April 16, 1991 | 2020 | New York City FC |
0 | 0 |
| 12 | Damian Las | |
GK | April 11, 2002 | 2022 |  Fulham |
0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stefan Cleveland | |
GK | May 25, 1994 | 2024 | Seattle Sounders FC |
0 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 3 | Mikkel Desler |  |
DF | February 19, 1995 | 2024 |  Toulouse FC |
0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike | |
DF | November 30, 1994 | 2024 | D.C. United |
0 | 0 |
| 15 | Leo Väisänen |  |
CB | July 23, 1997 | 2023 |  IF Elfsborg |
0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jon Gallagher |  |
LB/RB | February 23, 1996 | 2020 | Atlanta United FC |
0 | 0 |
| 18 | Julio Cascante |  |
CB | October 3, 1993 | 2020 | Portland Timbers |
0 | 0 |
| 21 | Oleksandr Svatok |  |
CB | September 27, 1994 | 2024 | SC Dnipro-1 |
0 | 0 |
| 23 | Žan Kolmanič (U22) [a] |  |
LB | March 3, 2000 | 2021 | Maribor |
0 | 0 |
| 29 | Guilherme Biro |  |
LB | May 2, 2000 | 2024 | Mirassol |
0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 6 | Daniel Pereira (GA) |  |
MF | July 14, 2000 | 2021 | Virginia Tech Hokies |
0 | 0 |
| 7 | Osman Bukari (DP) |  |
MF | December 13, 1998 | 2024 |  Red Star Belgrade |
0 | 0 |
| 10 | Sebastián Driussi (DP) (captain) |  |
MF | February 9, 1996 | 2021 |  Zenit Saint Petersburg |
0 | 0 |
| 19 | CJ Fodrey (GA) | |
MF | February 10, 2004 | 2023 | San Diego State |
0 | 0 |
| 32 | Micah Burton (HG) | |
MF | March 26, 2006 | 2024 | Austin FC II |
0 | 0 |
| 33 | Owen Wolff (HG) | |
MF | December 30, 2004 | 2020 | Austin FC Academy |
0 | 0 |
| Forward | ||||||||
| 11 | Jáder Obrian |  |
FW | May 18, 1995 | 2024 | FC Dallas |
0 | 0 |
| 14 | Diego Rubio | |
FW | May 15, 1993 | 2024 | Colorado Rapids |
0 | 0 |
| 26 | Jimmy Farkarlun |  |
FW | July 14, 2001 | 2024 | Austin FC II |
0 | 0 |
Transfers
[edit]Out
[edit]| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Type | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2024 | DF | 2 | Matt Hedges
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Declined contract option | N/A | [12] | |
| MF | 5 | Jhojan Valencia
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Declined contract option | N/A | |||
| MF | 8 | Alexander Ring
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Declined contract option | N/A | |||
| MF | 13 | Ethan Finlay
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Declined contract option | N/A | |||
| GK | 20 | Matt Bersano
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Declined contract option | N/A | |||
| DF | 16 | Hector Jiménez
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Out of Contract | N/A | |||
| December 9, 2024 | FW | 9 | Gyasi Zardes
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Contract buyout | $1,000,000 | [14] |
MLS Re-Entry Draft picks
[edit]| 2024 Austin FC Re-Entry Picks | ||||||
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | Team | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |||||
| 2 | 12 (42) | |||||
MLS SuperDraft picks
[edit]| 2025 Austin FC SuperDraft Picks | ||||||
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | |||||
| 2 | 12 (42) | |||||
| 3 | 12 (72) | |||||
New contracts
[edit]| Date | Pos. | No. | Player | Contract until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 21, 2024 | FW | 11 | Jáder Obrian
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2026 + 1yr option | [7] |
| October 22, 2024 | MF | 33 | Owen Wolff
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2027 + 1yr option | [8] |
| October 23, 2024 | DF | 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike
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2025 + 1yr option | [9] |
| October 24, 2024 | FW | 14 | Diego Rubio
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2025 + 1yr option | [10] |
| November 8, 2024 | MF | 6 | Daniel Pereira
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2025 + 1yr option | [13] |
Preseason
[edit]Competitive fixtures
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| MLS Regular Season | Matchday 1 | — | |||||||
| Leagues Cup | Group Stage | — | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Source: Soccerway
Matches
[edit]| Matchday | Date | Opponent | Venue | Location | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
- ^ Austin FC's score written first
U.S. Open Cup
[edit]
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | Other[a] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA
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Brad Stuver | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | DEN
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Mikkel Desler | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA
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Brendan Hines-Ike | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  VEN
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Daniel Pereira | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GHA
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Osman Bukari | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG
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Sebastián Driussi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | COL
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Jáder Obrian | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CHI
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Diego Rubio | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | FIN
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Leo Väisänen | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | IRL
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Jon Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | CRC
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Julio Cascante | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA
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CJ Fodrey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | UKR
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Oleksandr Svatok | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SVN
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Žan Kolmanič | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | LBR
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Jimmy Farkarlun | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | BRA
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Guilherme Biro | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA
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Stefan Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | USA
|
Micah Burton | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA
|
Owen Wolff | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
- Last updated: November 5, 2024
- Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
Disciplinary record
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | GK | Brad Stuver
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mikkel Desler
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Brendan Hines-Ike
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Daniel Pereira
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Osman Bukari
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Sebastián Driussi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Jáder Obrian
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Diego Rubio
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Leo Väisänen
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Jon Gallagher
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | CB | Julio Cascante
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CJ Fodrey
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Oleksandr Svatok
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | LB | Žan Kolmanič
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | WG | Jimmy Farkarlun
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Guilherme Biro
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Stefan Cleveland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Micah Burton
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Owen Wolff
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- Last updated: November 5, 2024
- Source: https://www.austinfc.com/stats/
Notes;
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "Conference Standings". MLSSoccer.com. MLS. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "San Antonio FC vs. Austin FC". ESPN.com. ESPN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Wright, Ben (September 15, 2022). "Austin FC clinch first-ever playoff berth: "We can make it as far as we want"". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Gates, Billy (October 30, 2022). "Austin FC falls 3-0 to LAFC in MLS Western Conference finals". KXAN-TV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ Vertuno, Jim (October 10, 2023). "Coach Josh Wolff still part of Austin FC future as club tries to rebound after disappointing season". Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year
- ^ "Austin FC Parts Ways with Head Coach Josh Wolff". Austin FC. October 6, 2024. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin FC Signs Winger Jáder Obrian to Contract Extension". Austin FC. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin FC and Owen Wolff Agree to New Contract". Austin FC. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Brendan Hines-Ike Signs Contract Extension with Austin FC". Austin FC. October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin FC Agrees to New Contract with Diego Rubio". Austin FC. October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin FC Announces Nico Estévez as Club's New Head Coach". Austin FC. October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin FC Announces Roster Decisions Ahead of 2025 Season". austinfc. Austin FC. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin FC Signs Dani Pereira to New Contract". Austin FC. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Austin FC Exercises 2025 Contract Buyout on Gyasi Zardes". Austin FC. December 9, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ "Rodolfo Borrell Joins Austin FC As Sporting Director". Austin FC. June 30, 2023. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Austin FC Announces Updates to Technical Staff Ahead of 2023 Season". Austin FC. January 2, 2023. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Austin FC Announces Soccer Operations, Technical Staff Updates Ahead of 2024 Season". Austin FC. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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