# 2024 Miami FC season

The 2024 Miami FC season was the club's fifth season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and tenth overall.

## Roster

    As of October 26, 2024
Appearances and goals are career totals from all-competitions and leagues.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Khadim Ndiaye | GK | (2000-04-12) April 12, 2000 (age 24) | FC Hebar Pazardzhik | 2023 | | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniel Gagliardi | GK | (1997-01-21) January 21, 1997 (age 27) | Unattached | 2024 | | 15 | 0 |
| 31 | Felipe Rodriguez | GK | (2004-05-14) May 14, 2004 (age 20) | Miami FC Academy | 2024 | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Allan Aniz | DF | (2003-05-11) May 11, 2003 (age 21) | SC Internacional U-20 | 2024 | | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Jordan Ayimbila | DF | (2001-02-14) February 14, 2001 (age 23) | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2023 | | 21 | 0 |
| 4 | Nicolás Cardona | DF | (1999-02-11) February 11, 1999 (age 25) | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | 2023 | | 30 | 0 |
| 14 | Daniel Barbir | DF | (1998-01-31) January 31, 1998 (age 26) | Indy Eleven | 2024 | 2024 | 20 | 0 |
| 15 | Mujeeb Murana | DF | (2000-09-23) September 23, 2000 (age 24) | Birmingham Legion FC | 2024 | 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 18 | Junior Palacios | DF | (1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 28) | Unattached | 2024 | 2024 | 63 | 1 |
| 29 | Alejandro Mitrano | DF | (1998-04-04) April 4, 1998 (age 26) | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2024 | 2025 | 34 | 0 |
| 34 | Marco Santana | DF | (2005-01-08) January 8, 2005 (age 20) | Miami FC Academy | 2024 | 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Joey DeZart | MF | (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 26) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2024 | | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Gabriel Cabral | MF | (1997-04-29) April 29, 1997 (age 27) | Tormenta FC | 2022 | 2024+ | 48 | 3 |
| 13 | Daltyn Knutson | MF | (1997-03-01) March 1, 1997 (age 27) | Tormenta FC | 2024 | | 32 | 0 |
| 16 | Manuel Botta | MF | (2002-07-16) July 16, 2002 (age 22) | SS Audace Cerignola | 2024 | | 25 | 1 |
| 33 | Lucas De Paula | MF | (2006-03-23) March 23, 2006 (age 18) | Miami FC Academy | 2024 | 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 99 | Allen Gavilanes | MF | (1999-08-24) August 24, 1999 (age 25) | Greenville Triumph SC | 2023 | | 34 | 5 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Luis Pedro | FW | (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002 (age 22) | Itabirito Futebol Clube | 2024 | | 22 | 5 |
| 9 | Isaac Zuleta | FW | (2003-08-10) August 10, 2003 (age 21) | New Mexico United | 2023 | | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Frank López | FW | (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 29) | Rio Grande Valley FC | 2023 | | 24 | 7 |
| 17 | Khalid Balogun | FW | (1998-07-25) July 25, 1998 (age 26) | loan from Lexington SC | 2024 | 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Michael Lawrence | FW | (1999-07-10) July 10, 1999 (age 25) | Miami FC | 2024 | 2024 | 18 | 3 |
| 23 | Rocco Genzano | FW | (2004-05-15) May 15, 2004 (age 20) | Lykos Football Club | 2023 | | 32 | 2 |
| 30 | Christopher Jean-Francois | FW | (2005-11-01) November 1, 2005 (age 19) | Miami FC Academy | 2024 | 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Sébatien Joseph | FW | (2007-01-02) January 2, 2007 (age 18) | Miami FC Academy | 2024 | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Roberto Molina | FW | (2001-01-28) January 28, 2001 (age 23) | Indy Eleven | 2024 | 2024 | 27 | 1 |

### Staff

* Marcello Alves – Interim head coach
* Ariel Martínez – Assistant coach
* Giuseppe Weller – Goalkeeper coach

#### Departed staff

* Antonio Nocerino – Head coach
* Giovanni Troise – Assistant coach
* Massimo Borlina – Head of sports performance

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 11 | FW | Frank López | Rio Grande Valley FC | Free transfer | December 4, 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Samuel Biek | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Free transfer | December 6, 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Ayimbila | Las Vegas Lights FC | Free transfer | December 8, 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Isaac Zuleta | New Mexico United | Free transfer | December 11, 2023 |
| 13 | MF | Daltyn Knutson | Tormenta FC | Free transfer | December 13, 2023 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Vang | Portland Timbers 2 | Free transfer | December 15, 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Nicolás Cardona | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC | Free transfer | December 18, 2023 |
| 23 | FW | Rocco Genzano | Lykos Football Club | Free transfer | December 22, 2023 |
| 67 | FW | Mattia Gagliardi | ASD GC Sora | Free transfer | December 27, 2023 |
| 99 | MF | Allen Gavilanes | Greenville Triumph SC | Free transfer | December 29, 2023 |
| 1 | GK | Khadim Ndiaye | FC Hebar Pazardzhik | Free transfer | January 1, 2024 |
| 32 | MF | David Mejía | Atlanta United 2 | Free transfer | January 7, 2024 |
| 16 | MF | Manuel Botta | SS Audace Cerignola | Free transfer | January 19, 2024 |
| 12 | GK | Daniel Gagliardi | Unattached | Free transfer | January 24, 2024 |
| 2 | DF | Allan Aniz | SC Internacional U-20 | Free transfer | January 26, 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Achille Truchot | 1. SC Znojmo FK | Free transfer | February 1, 2024 |
| 80 | MF | Andrew Booth | Charleston Battery | Free transfer | February 10, 2024 |
| 29 | DF | Alejandro Mitrano | Las Vegas Lights FC | Free transfer | February 26, 2024 |
| 7 | FW | Luis Pedro | Itabirito Futebol Clube | Free transfer | March 7, 2024 |
| 30 | MF | Christopher Jean-Francois | Miami FC Academy | Academy contract | March 8, 2024 |
| 31 | GK | Felipe Rodriguez | Miami FC Academy | Academy contract | March 8, 2024 |
| 33 | MF | Lucas De Paula | Miami FC Academy | Academy contract | March 8, 2024 |
| 14 | DF | Daniel Barbir | Indy Eleven | Trade | April 11, 2024 |
| 50 | FW | Roberto Molina | Indy Eleven | Trade | April 11, 2024 |
| 19 | FW | Michael Lawrence | Miami FC | Free transfer | April 27, 2024 |
| 15 | DF | Mujeeb Murana | Birmingham Legion FC | Transfer | June 1, 2024 |
| 34 | DF | Marco Santana | Miami FC Academy | Academy contract | June 6, 2024 |
| 18 | DF | Junior Palacios | Unattached | Free transfer | June 19, 2024 |
| 35 | FW | Sébatien Joseph | Miami FC Academy | Academy contract | August 10, 2024 |
| 5 | MF | Joey DeZart | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Transfer | August 10, 2024 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed to | Details | Date |
| 1 | GK | Jake McGuire | North Carolina FC | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Aedan Stanley | Indy Eleven | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 6 | DF | Moisés Hernández | Dallas Sidekicks (indoor) | Mutual contract termination | November 7, 2023 |
| 7 | FW | Claudio Repetto | Retired | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Kyle Murphy | Memphis 901 FC | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 10 | MF | Florian Valot | Loudoun United FC | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 11 | FW | Joaquín Rivas | El Paso Locomotive FC | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 13 | GK | Adrian Zendejas | Charlotte FC | End of loan | November 7, 2023 |
| 14 | MF | Ryan Telfer | HFX Wanderers FC | Contract options not exercised | November 7, 2023 |
| 18 | MF | Dennis Dowouna | Unattached | Contract options not exercised | November 7, 2023 |
| 21 | DF | Bolu Akinyode | El Paso Locomotive FC | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 23 | DF | Curtis Thorn | Tormenta FC | Buy-out option executed | November 7, 2023 |
| 77 | DF | Gustavo Rissi | Indy Eleven | End of loan | November 7, 2023 |
| 99 | FW | Christian Sorto | Orange County SC | Not re-signed | November 7, 2023 |
| 5 | DF | Callum Chapman-Page | Indy Eleven | Free transfer | November 17, 2023 |
| 17 | FW | Michael Salazar | Los Angeles Force | Buy-out option executed | December 5, 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Paco Craig | North Carolina FC | Transfer, undisclosed fee | December 8, 2023 |
| 17 | MF | Ben Mines | Indy Eleven | Trade | April 11, 2024 |
| 22 | DF | Benjamin Ofeimu | Indy Eleven | Trade | April 11, 2024 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Vang | Retired | Released | June 21, 2024 |
| 80 | MF | Andrew Booth | FC Tulsa | Transfer | July 10, 2024 |
| 32 | MF | David Mejía | Unattached | Released | July 20, 2024 |
| 5 | DF | Achille Truchot | Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC | Released | August 1, 2024 |
| 6 | MF | Samuel Biek | Charleston Battery | Transfer, undisclosed fee | August 9, 2024 |
| 67 | FW | Mattia Gagliardi | Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC | Released | August 21, 2024 |

### Loan in

| # | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Details | Date | Source |
| 17 | FW | Khalid Balogun | Lexington SC | Season-long | June 29, 2024 | |

## Competitive
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Eastern Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC (S) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 76 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Charleston Battery | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 64 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Detroit City FC | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 56 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Indy Eleven | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Rhode Island FC | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 51 | Playoffs |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 50 | Playoffs |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 8 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Birmingham Legion FC | 34 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 45 | |
| 10 | Hartford Athletic | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 44 | |
| 11 | Loudoun United FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 42 | |
| 12 | Miami FC | 34 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 89 | −63 | 11 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 1, 2024. Source: Match reports

#### Match results
### U.S. Open Cup

As a member of the USL Championship, Miami FC entered the U.S. Open Cup in the third round, matched up against South Georgia Tormenta FC, a member of the USL League One, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played October 26, 2024

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular Season | Regular Season | Open Cup | Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SEN | Khadim Ndiaye | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | USA | Daniel Gagliardi | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | URU | Felipe Rodriguez | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Allan Aniz | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | GHA | Jordan Ayimbila | 21 | 0 | 8+12 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | PUR | Nicolás Cardona | 30 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Daniel Barbir | 20 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NGA | Mujeeb Murana | 17 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | COL | Junior Palacios | 18 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | VEN | Alejandro Mitrano | 34 | 0 | 28+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ESP | Marco Santana | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | JAM | Joey DeZart | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Cabral | 26 | 1 | 16+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Daltyn Knutson | 32 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Manuel Botta | 25 | 1 | 13+11 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA | Lucas De Paula | 11 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | USA | Allen Gavilanes | 34 | 5 | 28+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA | Luis Pedro | 22 | 5 | 6+15 | 3 | 1+0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Isaac Zuleta | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CUB | Frank López | 24 | 7 | 22+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Khalid Balogun | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Michael Lawrence | 14 | 3 | 12+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Rocco Genzano | 32 | 2 | 26+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | HAI | Christopher Jean-Francois | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | HAI | Sébatien Joseph | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | SLV | Roberto Molina | 27 | 1 | 16+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Left during season ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | FRA | Achille Truchot | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GER | Samuel Biek | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ben Mines | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | LAO | Michael Vang | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Benjamin Ofeimu | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | PER | David Mejía | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | ITA | Mattia Gagliardi | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | JAM | Andrew Booth | 17 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Regular Season | Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Frank López | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | MF | 99 | Allen Gavilanes | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | 7 | Luis Pedro | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Michael Lawrence | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 23 | Rocco Genzano | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 8 | Gabriel Cabral | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 16 | Manuel Botta | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 17 | Khalid Balogun | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | 50 | Roberto Molina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | 80 | Andrew Booth | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | Open Cup | Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Khadim Ndiaye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Ayimbila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Nicolás Cardona | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Joey DeZart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Samuel Biek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Luis Pedro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Gabriel Cabral | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Frank López | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Daniel Gagliardi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Daltyn Knutson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Daniel Barbir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Manuel Botta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Ben Mines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Junior Palacios | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | Michael Lawrence | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Vang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Rocco Genzano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Alejandro Mitrano | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Christopher Jean-Francois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Felipe Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Lucas De Paula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Marco Santana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Sébatien Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | Roberto Molina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | FW | Mattia Gagliardi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Andrew Booth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Allen Gavilanes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |