# 2021 Seattle Sounders FC season

The 2021 Seattle Sounders FC season was the club's thirty-eighth year of existence, and their thirteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was under the management of Brian Schmetzer in his fifth full MLS season as head coach of the Sounders. Seattle were the reigning Western Conference champions and lost to Columbus Crew SC in the MLS Cup 3–0.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the capacity of Lumen Field was limited to 7,000 in March and increase in stages. The stadium's full capacity was restored in July with the addition of COVID-19 testing and vaccination requirements.
The Sounders finished second in the Western Conference and qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League as a result. They were also runners-up in the 2021 Leagues Cup, losing to Club León in the final.

## Background

The Sounders lost the MLS Cup at Mapfre Stadium to Columbus Crew SC 3–0. The team is set to play in the Leagues Cup, along with regular MLS and U.S. Open Cup matches.

## Summary

The Sounders released or traded several key players, including six who were at the MLS Cup, during the 2020–21 offseason as part of roster moves. The team began their preseason training camp at Starfire Sports in late March and played scrimmages against their USL affiliate, Tacoma Defiance, and the Portland Timbers. A third match against Phoenix Rising FC was cancelled due to the spread of COVID-19 among their players. The Sounders were scheduled to continue their preseason in the Los Angeles area, playing friendlies against USL clubs LA Galaxy II and San Diego Loyal, but remained in Seattle. The team won two friendlies on April 10 against San Diego at Lumen Field, which was open to 200 healthcare workers in attendance.
Coach Brian Schmetzer switched the team from their traditional 4–2–3–1 formation to a 3–5–2 or a 3–4–1–2 to address several roster issues, namely the absence of Jordan Morris and Nicolás Lodeiro due to injuries. The Sounders opened the MLS season by winning or drawing in their first 13 matches—setting an MLS record for the longest unbeaten streak to open a season. A reduced capacity of 7,000 seats was permitted for home matches at Lumen Field; the tickets were primarily distributed to existing season ticket holders.

## Final roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 5, 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 3 | DF | Xavier Arreaga | Ecuador |
| 5 | DF | Nouhou Tolo | Cameroon |
| 6 | MF | João Paulo (DP) | Brazil |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Roldan | United States |
| 8 | MF | Jordy Delem | Martinique |
| 9 | FW | Raúl Ruidíaz (DP) | Peru |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Lodeiro (DP) | Uruguay |
| 11 | DF | Brad Smith | Australia |
| 12 | FW | Fredy Montero | Colombia |
| 13 | FW | Jordan Morris (HGP) | United States |
| 16 | DF | Alex Roldan | El Salvador |
| 17 | FW | Will Bruin | United States |
| 18 | GK | Spencer Richey | United States |
| 20 | MF | Nicolas Benezet | France |
| 21 | MF | Reed Baker-Whiting | United States |
| 22 | MF | Kelyn Rowe | United States |
| 23 | MF | Léo Chú | Brazil |
| 24 | GK | Stefan Frei | Switzerland |
| 26 | GK | Andrew Thomas | Russia |
| 27 | DF | Shane O'Neill | United States |
| 28 | DF | Yeimar Gómez Andrade | Colombia |
| 30 | GK | Stefan Cleveland | United States |
| 45 | MF | Ethan Dobbelaere (HGP) | United States |
| 75 | MF | Danny Leyva (HGP) | United States |
| 84 | MF | Josh Atencio (HGP) | United States |
| 92 | DF | Abdoulaye Cissoko | France |
| 94 | DF | Jimmy Medranda | Colombia |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of July 16, 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Trey Muse (HGP on loan to San Diego Loyal SC) | United States |
| 37 | MF | Shandon Hopeau (HGP on loan to San Antonio FC) | United States |
| 87 | FW | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (HGP; on loan to FC Pinzgau Saalfelden until December 31, 2021) | United States |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss  Void  Upcoming fixture

### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
| 5 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 49 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New England Revolution (S) | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 41 | +24 | 73 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | |
* ↑ As Supporters' Shield winners (USA2)
* ↑ As 2021 MLS Western Conference regular season champions (USA3)
* ↑ As highest-ranked U.S. based Division I club (based on 2021 MLS regular season record) not already qualified (USA4)

#### Results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 7, 2021. Source: MLS
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | D |

### U.S. Open Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular season | Regular season | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Playoffs | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | USA | Spencer Richey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | SUI | Stefan Frei | 20 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | RUS | Andrew Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Stefan Cleveland | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | ECU | Xavier Arreaga | 30 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CMR | Nouhou | 19 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | AUS | Brad Smith | 31 | 3 | 20+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SLV | Alex Roldan | 33 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | Shane O'Neill | 31 | 1 | 19+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | COL | Yeimar Gómez Andrade | 37 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | USA | Alex Villanueva [TAC] | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | FRA | Abdoulaye Cissoko | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | COL | Jimmy Medranda | 28 | 4 | 15+10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | BRA | João Paulo | 35 | 3 | 28+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Cristian Roldan | 32 | 7 | 27+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | MTQ | Jordy Delem | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | URU | Nicolás Lodeiro | 11 | 1 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Nicolas Benezet | 16 | 4 | 7+6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Reed Baker-Whiting | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Kelyn Rowe | 38 | 1 | 24+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BRA | Léo Chú | 9 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | USA | Ethan Dobbelaere | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | USA | Obed Vargas [TAC] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | USA | Danny Leyva | 24 | 0 | 8+16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | USA | Josh Atencio | 27 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | PER | Raúl Ruidíaz | 30 | 19 | 24+2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | COL | Fredy Montero | 33 | 8 | 15+14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | USA | Jordan Morris | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Will Bruin | 27 | 3 | 16+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | USA | Samuel Adeniran [TAC] | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 87 | FW | USA | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: November 23, 2021
* Source: Team Stats
[TAC] – Defiance player

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | 12 | Fredy Montero | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Cristian Roldan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | 20 | Nicolas Benezet | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | DF | 94 | Jimmy Medranda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | 6 | João Paulo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | 11 | Brad Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | 17 | Will Bruin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | 3 | Xavier Arreaga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | 10 | Nicolás Lodeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 16 | Alex Roldan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 22 | Kelyn Rowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 23 | Léo Chú | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 27 | Shane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 28 | Yeimar Gómez Andrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: November 23, 2021
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | Playoffs | Leagues Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 6 | João Paulo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Cristian Roldan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 11 | Brad Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | FW | 12 | Fredy Montero | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 16 | Alex Roldan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | 94 | Jimmy Medranda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 17 | Will Bruin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | 5 | Nouhou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 9 | Raúl Ruidíaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 84 | Josh Atencio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: August 21, 2021
* Source:

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs | MLS Playoffs | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Xavier Arreaga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Nouhou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | João Paulo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Cristian Roldan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jordy Delem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Raúl Ruidíaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Lodeiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Brad Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Alex Roldan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Kelyn Rowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Shane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Yeimar Gómez Andrade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | Ethan Dobbelaere | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | Danny Leyva | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | Josh Atencio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Jimmy Medranda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | Samuel Adeniran [TAC] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: August 21, 2021
* Source: Disciplinary Stats

## Honors and awards
### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 1 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Minnesota United FC | FW |
| 1 | Josh Atencio | Minnesota United FC | Bench |
| 2 | Brad Smith | Los Angeles FC | DF |
| 3 | Raúl Ruidíaz | LA Galaxy | FW |
| 3 | Brad Smith | LA Galaxy | DF |
| 4 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Portland Timbers | Bench |
| 5 | Xavier Arreaga | San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles FC | DF |
| 5 | Alex Roldan | San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles FC | DF |
| 5 | Cristian Roldan | San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles FC | MF |
| 5 | Brian Schmetzer | San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles FC | Coach |
| 6 | Nouhou | Atlanta United FC | Bench |
| 8 | Yeimar Gomez Andrade | LA Galaxy | DF |
| 9 | Cristian Roldan | Real Salt Lake | MF |
| 10 | João Paulo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bench |
| 11 | Alex Roldan | Colorado Rapids | Bench |
| 12 | João Paulo | Houston Dynamo | MF |
| 12 | Kelyn Rowe | Houston Dynamo | Bench |
| 14 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Austin FC | FW |
| 14 | Josh Atencio | Austin FC | DF |
| 17 | João Paulo | FC Dallas | Bench |
| 19 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Portland Timbers | FW |
| 19 | Fredy Montero | Portland Timbers | Bench |
| 20 | Raúl Ruidíaz | FC Dallas | FW |
| 21 | Xavier Arreaga | Columbus Crew | DF |
| 21 | João Paulo | Columbus Crew | Bench |
| 24 | João Paulo | Minnesota United FC | MF |
| 24 | Stefan Frei | Minnesota United FC | Bench |
| 27 | João Paulo | Sporting Kansas City | MF |
| 28 | Cristian Roldan | San Jose Earthquakes | MF |
| 28 | Raúl Ruidíaz | San Jose Earthquakes | FW |
| 28 | Yeimar Gómez Andrade | San Jose Earthquakes | Bench |
| 29 | Cristian Roldan | Colorado Rapids | MF |
| 29 | João Paulo | Colorado Rapids | MF |
| 31 | Léo Chú | Colorado Rapids | MF |
| 34 | Stefan Frei | LA Galaxy | Bench |
Italics indicates MLS Player of the Week

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent |
| 1 | João Paulo | Minnesota United FC |
| 5 | Cristian Roldan | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 14 | Raúl Ruidíaz | Austin FC |
| 19 | Jimmy Medranda | Portland Timbers |
| 20 | Raúl Ruidíaz | FC Dallas |
| 29 | João Paulo | Colorado Rapids |

### MLS Save of the Year

| Player | Opponent | Ref |
| Stefan Frei | Real Salt Lake | |

### MLS Best XI

| Player | Position |
| Raúl Ruidíaz | Forward |
| João Paulo | Midfielder |
| Yeimar Gómez Andrade | Defender |

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired are not listed. For transfers out, dates listed are when Sounders FC officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another club. If a player later signed with another club, his new club will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when he was officially removed from Sounders FC roster.

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 6 | MF | João Paulo | Botafogo | Undisclosed | January 21, 2021 |
| 11 | MF | Kelyn Rowe | New England Revolution | Free Transfer | January 29, 2021 |
| 18 | GK | Spencer Richey | FC Cincinnati | Free Transfer | February 3, 2021 |
| 12 | FW | Fredy Montero | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Free Transfer | March 4, 2021 |
| 21 | MF | Reed Baker-Whiting | Tacoma Defiance | Signed HGP Deal | May 12, 2021 |
| 26 | GK | Andrew Thomas | Stanford University | Off waivers. Seattle acquired the top spot in the waivers process from Chicago Fire FC for $50,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM). | May 21, 2021 |
| 92 | DF | Abdoulaye Cissoko | Tacoma Defiance | | May 21, 2021 |
| 20 | MF | Nicolas Benezet | Colorado Rapids | $50,000 in GAM | August 5, 2021 |
| 23 | MF | Léo Chú | Grêmio | U22 Initiative signing; $2.5 million transfer fee | August 5, 2021 |

#### Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2021 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Notes | Ref |
| January 21, 2021 | T. J. Bush | 01 | GK | James Madison University | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#80) | |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 99 | FW | Justin Dhillon | San Antonio FC | Option declined | December 14, 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Miguel Ibarra | San Diego Loyal SC | Option declined | December 14, 2020 |
| 33 | DF | Joevin Jones | Inter Miami CF | Option declined | December 14, 2020 |
| 18 | DF | Kelvin Leerdam | Inter Miami CF | Out of contract | December 14, 2020 |
| 4 | MF | Gustav Svensson | Guangzhou City | Out of contract | December 14, 2020 |
| 29 | DF | Román Torres | Cartagines | Out of contract | December 14, 2020 |
| 6 | MF | João Paulo | Botafogo | End of loan | December 14, 2020 |
| 13 | FW | Jordan Morris | Swansea City | On loan | January 22, 2021 |
| 11 | GK | Trey Muse | San Diego Loyal SC | On loan | February 2, 2021 |
| 37 | MF | Shandon Hopeau | San Antonio FC | On loan | April 15, 2021 |
| 87 | FW | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | FC Pinzgau Saalfelden | On loan | July 16, 2021 |