# 2024 Real Salt Lake season

The 2024 Real Salt Lake season was the team's 20th season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also competed in both the 2024 U.S. Open Cup and 2024 Leagues Cup. Real Salt Lake played their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and were managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his third full season with the club.

## Club
### Roster

    As of April 19, 2024
| No. | Name | Nationality | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Seasons with club (year signed) |
| 2 | Andrew Brody | United States | DF | (1995-05-03) May 3, 1995 (age 29) | Real Monarchs | 4 (2021) |
| 3 | Bryan Oviedo | Costa Rica | DF | (1990-02-18) February 18, 1990 (age 34) | FC Copenhagen | 3 (2022) |
| 4 | Brayan Vera | Colombia | DF | (1999-01-15) January 15, 1999 (age 25) | América de Cali | 2 (2023) |
| 6 | Braian Ojeda | Paraguay | MF | (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 (age 24) | Nottingham Forest | 3 (2022) |
| 7 | Pablo Ruíz | Argentina | MF | (1998-12-20) December 20, 1998 (age 25) | San Luis | 7 (2018) |
| 8 | Diego Luna | United States | MF | (2003-09-03) September 3, 2003 (age 21) | El Paso Locomotive | 3 (2022) |
| 9 | Chicho Arango (DP) | Colombia | FW | (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 (age 29) | C.F. Pachuca | 2 (2023) |
| 11 | Andrés Gómez | Colombia | FW | (2002-09-12) September 12, 2002 (age 22) | Millonarios F.C. | 2 (2023) |
| 12 | Matthew Bell | Jamaica | MF | (2002-08-07) August 7, 2002 (age 22) | Marshall Thundering Herd | 1 (2024) |
| 13 | Nelson Palacio | Colombia | MF | (2001-06-16) June 16, 2001 (age 23) | Atlético Nacional | 2 (2023) |
| 14 | Emeka Eneli | United States | DF | (1999-10-18) October 18, 1999 (age 25) | Cornell Big Red | 2 (2023) |
| 15 | Justen Glad (HGP) | United States | DF | (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 27) | Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) | 11 (2014) |
| 16 | Maikel Chang | Cuba | MF | (1991-04-18) April 18, 1991 (age 33) | Real Monarchs | 5 (2020) |
| 17 | Fidel Barajas | Mexico | MF | (2006-04-06) April 6, 2006 (age 18) | Charleston Battery | 1 (2024) |
| 18 | Zac MacMath | United States | GK | (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 33) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 5 (2020) |
| 19 | Bode Hidalgo | United States | FW | (2002-02-22) February 22, 2002 (age 22) | Real Monarchs | 4 (2021) |
| 20 | Erik Holt (HGP) | United States | DF | (1996-09-06) September 6, 1996 (age 28) | Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) | 6 (2019) |
| 21 | Axel Kei (HGP) | Ivory Coast | FW | (2007-12-30) December 30, 2007 (age 16) | Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) | 3 (2022) |
| 23 | Ilijah Paul (GA) | United States | FW | (2002-07-26) July 26, 2002 (age 22) | Washington Huskies | 2 (2023) |
| 24 | Tomas Gomez | United States | GK | (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 31) | Real Monarchs | 3 (2022) |
| 25 | Matt Crooks | England | MF | (1994-01-20) January 20, 1994 (age 30) | Middlesbrough F.C. | 1 (2024) |
| 26 | Philip Quinton | United States | DF | (1999-11-16) November 16, 1999 (age 25) | Columbus Crew | 1 (2024) |
| 27 | Bertin Jacquesson (GA) | France | FW | (2001-11-30) November 30, 2001 (age 23) | Pittsburgh Panthers | 2 (2023) |
| 29 | Anderson Julio | Ecuador | FW | (1996-05-31) May 31, 1996 (age 28) | Atlético San Luis | 4 (2021) |
| 30 | Marcelo Silva | Uruguay | DF | (1989-03-21) March 21, 1989 (age 35) | Real Zaragoza | 8 (2017) |
| 32 | Zack Farnsworth (HGP) | United States | DF | (2002-07-13) July 13, 2002 (age 22) | Real Salt Lake Academy (HGP) | 4 (2021) |
| 33 | Tommy Silva (HGP) | United States | DF | (2002-02-21) February 21, 2002 (age 22) | UCLA Bruins (HGP) | 1 (2024) |
| 34 | Luca Moisa (HGP) | United States | MF | (2008-04-20) April 20, 2008 (age 16) | Real Monarchs (HGP) | 1 (2024) |
| 35 | Gavin Beavers (HGP) | United States | GK | (2005-04-29) April 29, 2005 (age 19) | Real Monarchs (HGP) | 3 (2022) |
| 36 | Kevin Bonilla | United States | DF | (2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 23) | Portland Pilots | 1 (2024) |
| 37 | Luis Rivera (HGP) | United States | DF | (2007-12-01) December 1, 2007 (age 17) | Real Monarchs | 2 (2023) |
| 38 | Jude Wellings (HGP) | United States | MF | (2006-04-26) April 26, 2006 (age 18) | Real Monarchs (HGP) | 3 (2022) |
| 34 | Zavier Gozo (HGP) | United States | FW | (2007-03-27) March 27, 2007 (age 17) | Real Monarchs (HGP) | 1 (2024) |
| 98 | Alexandros Katranis | Greece | DF | (1998-05-04) May 4, 1998 (age 26) | Piast Gliwice | 1 (2024) |

### Transfers

    As of April 19, 2024'

#### In

| Player | Position | Previous Club | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Tommy Silva | DF | UCLA Bruins | Homegrown player | January 5, 2024 |
| Kevin Bonilla | DF | Portland Pilots | 2024 MLS SuperDraft | January 9, 2024 |
| Fidel Barajas | MF | Charleston Battery | Undisclosed | January 11, 2024 |
| Alexandros Katranis | DF | Piast Gliwice | Undisclosed | February 2, 2024 |
| Matt Crooks | MF | Middlesbrough F.C. | Undisclosed | February 12, 2024 |
| Matthew Bell | MF | Marshall Thundering Herd | 2024 MLS SuperDraft | February 19, 2024 |
| Zavier Gozo | FW | Real Monarchs | Homegrown player | February 20, 2024 |
| Luca Moisa | MF | Real Monarchs | Homegrown player | February 20, 2024 |
| Philip Quinton | DF | Columbus Crew | $200,000 GAM | April 19, 2024 |
| Noel Caliskan | MF | Real Monarchs | | June 22, 2024 |
| Benji Michel | FW | Arouca | | July 19, 2024 |
| Lachlan Brook | FW | Western Sydney Wanderers | | July 23, 2024 |
| Javain Brown | DF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | | July 31, 2024 |
| Diogo Goncalves | MF | F.C. Copenhagen | | August 9, 2024 |
| Dominik Marczuk | MF | Jagiellonia Bialystok | | August 14, 2024 |

#### Out

| Player | Position | Next Club | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Julio Benitez | MF | | Option Declined | November 17, 2023 |
| Scott Caldwell | MF | Retired | Retired | | November 17, 2023 |
| Damir Kreilach | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Option Declined | November 17, 2023 |
| Danny Musovski | FW | Seattle Sounders FC | Contract expired | November 17, 2023 |
| Jasper Löffelsend | MF | Colorado Rapids | $100K GAM, int'l spot, SuperDraft pick | January 10, 2024 |
| Jefferson Savarino | FW | Botafogo | Undisclosed | January 13, 2024 |
| Fidel Barajas | FW | Guadalajara | Undisclosed | July 2, 2024 |
| Bryan Oviedo | DF | Alajuelense | Waived | August 15, 2024 |
| Andrés Gómez | FW | Stade Rennais | | August 17, 2024 |

### Loans
#### In

| Player | Position | Loaned From | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Noel Caliskan | MF | Real Monarchs | Short-term call-up | February 21, 2024 |

#### Out

| Player | Position | Loaned To | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Rubio Rubín | FW | Querétaro | | January 14, 2024 |
| Kevon Lambert | MF | San Antonio FC | Loaned for full 2024 season | February 16, 2024 |
| Delentz Pierre | DF | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | Loaned for full 2024 season | February 16, 2024 |

## Competitions
### MLS Cup playoffs
#### Round One
#### Standings
##### Western Conference table

MLS Western Conference table (2024) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 52 | Qualification for round one |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 61 | 60 | +1 | 50 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 47 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 47 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 10 | Austin FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | St. Louis City SC | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 37 | |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 51 | 66 | −15 | 31 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 78 | −37 | 21 | |

##### Overall table

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 4 | LA Galaxy (C) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 5 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 |
* ↑ As 2024 MLS Cup champions
* ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* ↑ As second highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* ↑ As third highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified
* ↑ As one of the top eight US teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

### Leagues Cup

The Leagues Cup will occur between July 26 and August 25, with all MLS teams competing. Real Salt Lake will enter in the group stage as a Tier 2 ranked team, based on 2023 standings.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOU | ATL | RSL |
| 1 | Houston Dynamo FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Atlas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | — |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | | — | 2–1 | — |

### U.S. Open Cup

Real Salt Lake will enter the U.S. Open Cup in the Round of 32.

## Statistics
### Squad appearances

As of December 10, 2024
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS Regular Season | MLS Regular Season | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | | Zac MacMath | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | GK | | Gavin Beavers | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | GK | | Tomas Gomez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Andrew Brody | 37 | 24 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Bryan Oviedo | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Brayan Vera | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | | Justen Glad | 31 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | | Bode Hidalgo | 28 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | | Erik Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Philip Quinton | 20 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | Marcelo Silva | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Zack Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Tommy Silva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | | Kevin Bonilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Luis Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | | Javain Brown | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 98 | DF | | Alexandros Katranis | 34 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Braian Ojeda | 38 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Pablo Ruíz | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Diego Luna | 36 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | Diogo Goncalves | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Dominik Marczuk | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | Matthew Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Nelson Palacio | 28 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Emeka Eneli | 38 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | | Maikel Chang | 24 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Lachlan Brook | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Matt Crooks | 33 | 27 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | MF | | Luca Moisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | | Jude Wellings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | | Noel Caliskan | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Chicho Arango | 34 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | | Axel Kei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Ilijah Paul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Bertin Jacquesson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Benji Michel | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Anderson Julio | 38 | 16 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | FW | | Zavier Gozo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.) ||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | | Andrés Gómez | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Rubio Rubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Fidel Barajas | 18 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Delentz Pierre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | | Kevon Lambert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goals

    As of December 10, 2024

### Assists

    As of December 10, 2024

### Clean Sheets

    As of December 10, 2024