# 2021 Miami FC season

The 2021 Miami FC season was the club's second season in the USL Championship, the second-tier of American soccer, and seventh overall.

## Roster

    As of November 6, 2021
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 ||||||||||
| 24 | Connor Sparrow | GK | (1994-05-10) May 10, 1994 (age 30) | Chicago Fire FC | 2021 | | 31 | 0 |
| 49 | Jeff Caldwell | GK | (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 (age 28) | loan from Hartford Athletic | 2021 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Brian Sylvestre | GK | (1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 32) | Forward Madison FC | 2020 | | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Othello Bah | DF | (1997-04-27) April 27, 1997 (age 27) | Unattached | 2019 | | 52 | 5 |
| 3 | Luca Antonelli | DF | (1987-02-11) February 11, 1987 (age 37) | Empoli F.C. | 2021 | | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Callum Chapman-Page | DF | (1995-11-06) November 6, 1995 (age 29) | FC Tulsa | 2021 | | 42 | 4 |
| 5 | Paco Craig | DF | (1992-10-19) October 19, 1992 (age 32) | Wycombe Wanderers F.C. | 2021 | | 33 | 2 |
| 17 | Sean McFarlane | DF | (1993-04-04) April 4, 1993 (age 31) | Austin Bold FC | 2021 | | 41 | 4 |
| 19 | János Löbe | DF | (1995-08-21) August 21, 1995 (age 29) | New York Red Bulls II | 2020 | | 44 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 14 | Robert Baggio Kcira | MF | (1994-01-09) January 9, 1994 (age 31) | Unattached | 2021 | | 42 | 2 |
| 18 | Junior Palacios | MF | (1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 28) | Boca Raton FC | 2021 | 2022 | 27 | 0 |
| 25 | Lance Rozeboom | MF | (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 (age 35) | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2019 | | 40 | 0 |
| 30 | Bolu Akinyode | MF | (1994-05-30) May 30, 1994 (age 30) | Birmingham Legion FC | 2021 | | 32 | 1 |
| 80 | Devon Williams | MF | (1992-04-08) April 8, 1992 (age 32) | Louisville City FC | 2021 | | 25 | 3 |
| 99 | Jahshaun Anglin | MF | (2001-05-06) May 6, 2001 (age 23) | Harbour View F.C. | 2021 | | 15 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Billy Forbes | FW | (1990-12-13) December 13, 1990 (age 34) | Austin Bold FC | 2021 | | 26 | 7 |
| 8 | Joshua Pérez | FW | (1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 (age 26) | UD Ibiza | 2021 | | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Christiano François | FW | (1993-07-17) July 17, 1993 (age 31) | Reno 1868 FC | 2021 | | 32 | 11 |
| 10 | Ariel Martínez | FW | (1986-06-09) June 9, 1986 (age 38) | FC Tulsa | 2021 | | 122 | 31 |
| 11 | Richard Ballard | FW | (1994-01-26) January 26, 1994 (age 30) | Unattached | 2021 | | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | Lamar Walker | FW | (1999-12-05) December 5, 1999 (age 25) | Portmore United F.C. | 2021 | | 25 | 6 |
| 15 | Chris Cortez | FW | (1988-07-24) July 24, 1988 (age 36) | 1. FK Příbram | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Adonijah Reid | FW | (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 25) | Unattached | 2021 | | 30 | 6 |
| 98 | Pierre da Silva | FW | (1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 (age 26) | Memphis 901 FC | 2021 | | 26 | 2 |

### Staff

* Paul Dalglish – Head coach
* Jed Davies – Assistant coach
* Andy Thomson – Assistant coach

## Transfers
### In

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed from | Details | Date |
| 25 | MF | Lance Rozeboom | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 5, 2021 |
| 92 | GK | Brian Sylvestre | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 5, 2021 |
| 2 | DF | Othello Bah | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 5, 2021 |
| 19 | DF | János Löbe | Miami FC | Re-signed | January 5, 2021 |
| 18 | MF | Junior Palacios | Boca Raton FC | Signed following trial | January 5, 2021 |
| 17 | DF | Sean McFarlane | Austin Bold FC | Multiyear contract | January 6, 2021 |
| 76 | DF | Ramón Martín del Campo | OKC Energy FC | Free transfer | January 7, 2021 |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | Louisville City FC | Free transfer | January 8, 2021 |
| 7 | FW | Billy Forbes | Austin Bold FC | Free transfer | January 11, 2021 |
| 4 | DF | Callum Chapman-Page | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | January 12, 2021 |
| 5 | DF | Paco Craig | Wycombe Wanderers F.C. | Free transfer | January 13, 2021 |
| 98 | FW | Pierre da Silva | Memphis 901 FC | Free transfer | January 14, 2021 |
| 11 | FW | Richard Ballard | Unattached | Free transfer | January 14, 2021 |
| 30 | MF | Bolu Akinyode | Birmingham Legion FC | Undisclosed fee | January 15, 2021 |
| 9 | FW | Christiano François | Reno 1868 FC | Free transfer | January 18, 2021 |
| 10 | FW | Ariel Martínez | FC Tulsa | Free transfer | January 19, 2021 |
| 24 | GK | Connor Sparrow | Chicago Fire FC | Free transfer | January 21, 2021 |
| 21 | FW | Adonijah Reid | Unattached | Free transfer | January 22, 2021 |
| 13 | FW | Lamar Walker | Portmore United F.C. | Free transfer | January 29, 2021 |
| 99 | MF | Jahshaun Anglin | Harbour View F.C. | Free transfer | January 29, 2021 |
| 3 | DF | Luca Antonelli | Empoli F.C. | Free transfer | February 17, 2021 |
| 14 | MF | Robert Baggio Kcira | Unattached | Free transfer | June 6, 2021 |
| 8 | FW | Joshua Pérez | UD Ibiza | Free transfer | August 26, 2021 |
| 15 | FW | Chris Cortez | 1. FK Příbram | Free transfer | September 17, 2021 |

### Out

| # | Pos. | Player | Signed to | Details | Date |
| 4 | DF | Hassan Ndam | FC Cincinnati | Loan ended | October 11, 2020 |
| 1 | GK | Mark Pais | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Marco Franco | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 6 | MF | Harrison Heath | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 12 | FW | Miguel González | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 13 | DF | Lawrence Olum | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 14 | FW | Lloyd Sam | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 17 | MF | Brian James | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 21 | MF | Héctor Morales | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 22 | GK | Bryant Gammiero | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 23 | DF | Brenton Griffiths | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 45 | DF | Jalen Markey | Unattached | Not re-signed | December 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Sebastián Velásquez | Bnei Sakhnin F.C. | Not re-signed | October 18, 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Romario Williams | Al Ittihad Alexandria Club | Not re-signed | December 5, 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Prince Saydee | Phoenix Rising FC | Not re-signed | January 4, 2021 |
| 8 | MF | Tomás Granitto | C.D. FAS | Not re-signed | February 5, 2021 |
| 7 | MF | Vincent Bezecourt | FC Alashkert | Not re-signed | March 9, 2021 |
| 28 | FW | Mohamed Thiaw | Metro Louisville FC (PASL) | Not re-signed | March 2021 |
| 76 | DF | Ramón Martín del Campo | Unattached | Retired | May 22, 2021 |

### Loan in

| # | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Details | Date | Source |
| 1 | GK | Luis Zamudio | Fort Lauderdale CF | Season-long, recalled on July 30 | July 7, 2021 | |
| 49 | GK | Jeff Caldwell | Hartford Athletic | Emergency loan, ended on Nov 7 | November 5, 2021 | |

## Competitive
### USL Championship
#### Standings — Atlantic Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 71 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Charlotte Independence | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 59 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 34 | +18 | 58 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | Miami FC | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 54 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 5 | Hartford Athletic | 32 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 41 | |
| 6 | Charleston Battery | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 37 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls II | 32 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 42 | 67 | −25 | 28 | |
| 8 | Loudoun United FC | 32 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 31 | 78 | −47 | 15 | |
* 1 2 The USL decided to replay the sides' October 16 match from the 67th minute after the referee wrongly disallowed a Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC goal. The original score was 0–0.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 30, 2021. Source: Match reports

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

As a team playing in a recognized professional league, Miami normally automatically qualified for the U.S. Open Cup. However, with the 2021 edition shorted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Championship has only been allotted four teams spots. On March 29, US Soccer announced the four teams taking part from the league with Miami being left out.
On July 20, U.S. Soccer announced that the 2021 tournament was cancelled.

## Squad statistics

    As of Match played November 6, 2021

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 24 | GK | USA | Connor Sparrow | 31 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 92 | GK | HAI | Brian Sylvestre | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | LBR | Othello Bah | 23 | 4 | 16+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Luca Antonelli | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Callum Chapman-Page | 27 | 2 | 23+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Paco Craig | 33 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | JAM | Sean McFarlane | 23 | 1 | 12+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | GER | János Löbe | 29 | 0 | 19+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 14 | MF | USA | Robert Baggio Kcira | 25 | 0 | 14+10 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | COL | Junior Palacios | 27 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Lance Rozeboom | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | NGA | Bolu Akinyode | 32 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | JAM | Devon Williams | 24 | 3 | 22+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | JAM | Jahshaun Anglin | 15 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | TCA | Billy Forbes | 26 | 7 | 10+15 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | SLV | Joshua Pérez | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | HAI | Christiano François | 32 | 11 | 26+5 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | CUB | Ariel Martínez | 30 | 6 | 21+8 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Richard Ballard | 22 | 0 | 12+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | JAM | Lamar Walker | 25 | 6 | 18+7 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Chris Cortez | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CAN | Adonijah Reid | 30 | 6 | 9+20 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | USA | Pierre da Silva | 26 | 2 | 17+8 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Left during season ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Luis Zamudio | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | - | - |
| 49 | GK | USA | Jeff Caldwell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 76 | DF | MEX | Ramón Martín del Campo | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | - | - |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Number | Name | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Christiano François | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Billy Forbes | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Ariel Martínez | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 13 | Lamar Walker | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 21 | Adonijah Reid | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | 2 | Othello Bah | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | 80 | Devon Williams | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Callum Chapman-Page | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 5 | Paco Craig | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 98 | Pierre da Silva | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 8 | Joshua Pérez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 15 | Chris Cortez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | DF | 17 | Sean McFarlane | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 30 | Bolu Akinyode | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Othello Bah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Luca Antonelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Callum Chapman-Page | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Paco Craig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Christiano François | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Ariel Martínez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Richard Ballard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Lamar Walker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Robert Baggio Kcira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Junior Palacios | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | János Löbe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Adonijah Reid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | Connor Sparrow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | Bolu Akinyode | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 76 | DF | Ramón Martín del Campo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Devon Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | GK | Brian Sylvestre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Pierre da Silva | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | Jahshaun Anglin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |