# FC Cincinnati Season

The 2024 FC Cincinnati season will be the club's sixth season in MLS, and the ninth season overall for the team including their first three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club will enter 2024 as the defending Supporters' Shield winners, the award given to the team that finishes with the most points in the regular season.
FC Cincinnati home matches will be played at TQL Stadium. 2024 will be the third season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

## Club
### Roster

    As of 12 December 2023
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| 1 | Alec Kann | United States | GK | (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 33) | Atlanta United FC |
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GA) | United States | GK | (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 23) | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 25 | Paul Walters (HG) | United States | GK | (2004-04-11) April 11, 2004 (age 20) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 36 | Evan Louro | United States | GK | (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 28) | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 2 | Alvas Powell | Jamaica | DF | (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 29) | Philadelphia Union |
| 3 | Joey Akpunonu (GA) | United States | DF | (2001-12-21) December 21, 2001 (age 22) | Bowling Green Falcons |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund | United States | DF | (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 31) | Toronto FC |
| 21 | Matt Miazga | United States | DF | (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 28) | Chelsea F.C. |
| 32 | Ian Murphy | United States | DF | (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 24) | Duke Blue Devils |
| 33 | Isaiah Foster | United States | DF | (2003-08-12) August 12, 2003 (age 20) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 37 | Stiven Jimenez (HG) | United States | DF | (2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 (age 16) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 42 | Bret Halsey | United States | DF | (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 24) | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| 34 | London Aghedo | United States | DF | (2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 24) | Air Force Falcons |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP) | Nigeria | MF | (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 27) | Göztepe S.K. |
| 8 | Marco Angulo (INTL) | Ecuador | MF | (2002-05-08) May 8, 2002 (age 22) | Independiente del Valle |
| 10 | Luciano Acosta (DP) | Argentina | MF | (1994-05-31) May 31, 1994 (age 30) | Atlas |
| 26 | Malik Pinto | United States | MF | (2002-08-09) August 9, 2002 (age 21) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 31 | Álvaro Barreal | Argentina | MF | (2000-08-17) August 17, 2000 (age 23) | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield |
| 44 | Ben Stitz | United States | MF | (2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 24) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 58 | Gerardo Valenzuela (HG) | United States | MF | (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 19) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo | Japan | FW | (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 30) | K.A.A. Gent |
| 9 | Aaron Boupendza (INTL, DP) | Gabon | FW | (1996-08-07) August 7, 1996 (age 27) | Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) |
| 17 | Sérgio Santos | Brazil | FW | (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 29) | Philadelphia Union |
| 19 | Brandon Vazquez | United States | FW | (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 25) | Atlanta United FC |
| 29 | Arquimides Ordóñez (HG) | United States | FW | (2003-08-05) August 5, 2003 (age 20) | FC Cincinnati Academy |

## Player movement
### In

TBD

### Out

| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Fee/notes |
| December 6, 2023 | 13 | DF | Santiago Arias | Option declined |
| December 6, 2023 | 14 | FW | Dominique Badji | Option declined |
| December 6, 2023 | 28 | DF | Ray Gaddis | Option declined |
| December 6, 2023 | 93 | MF | Júnior Moreno | Option declined |

### Loans in

TBD

### Loans out

TBD

### 2024 MLS SuperDraft picks

TBD