# 2020 Minnesota United FC season

The 2020 Minnesota United FC season was the eleventh season of Minnesota United FC's existence and their fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top-tier of American soccer. United plays at Allianz Field and is coached by Adrian Heath. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United were also scheduled to participate in the 2020 U.S. Open Cup and the 2020 Leagues Cup, before their cancelations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as various preseason competitions.

## Club

    As of February 17, 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Tyler Miller | GK | (1993-03-12) 12 March 1993 (age 31) | Los Angeles FC |
| 18 | Greg Ranjitsingh | GK | (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) | Orlando City SC |
| 30 | Adrian Zendejas | GK | (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 29) | Nashville SC |
| 97 | Dayne St. Clair | GK | (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 27) | Maryland Terrapins |
| 99 | Fred Emmings (HGP) | GK | (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 21) | MNUFC Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Noah Billingsley | DF | (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) | UC Santa Barbara |
| 3 | Ike Opara | DF | (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 35) | Sporting Kansas City |
| 4 | José Aja | DF | (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31) | Union Española |
| 14 | Brent Kallman | DF | (1990-10-04) 4 October 1990 (age 34) | Minnesota United FC (NASL) |
| 15 | Michael Boxall | DF | (1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 (age 36) | SuperSport United |
| 19 | Romain Métanire | DF | (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34) | Stade Reims |
| 21 | Bakaye Dibassy | DF | (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35) | Amiens SC |
| 41 | James Musa | DF | (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 (age 32) | Phoenix Rising FC |
| 77 | Chase Gasper | DF | (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 29) | University of Maryland |
| Midfielder ||||||
| 5 | Jacori Hayes | MF | (1995-06-28) 28 June 1995 (age 29) | FC Dallas |
| 6 | Osvaldo Alonso | MF | (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985 (age 39) | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 7 | Kevin Molino | MF | (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 34) | Orlando City SC |
| 8 | Ján Greguš (DP) | MF | (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 34) | F.C. Copenhagen |
| 10 | Emanuel Reynoso (DP) | MF | (1995-11-16) 16 November 1995 (age 29) | Boca Juniors |
| 11 | Thomás Chacón (DP) | MF | (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 24) | Danubio F.C. |
| 13 | Ethan Finlay | MF | (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34) | Columbus Crew |
| 17 | Robin Lod | MF | (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31) | Sporting Gijón |
| 20 | Sam Gleadle | MF | (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) | Reno 1868 FC |
| 31 | Hassani Dotson | MF | (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27) | Oregon State University |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards | MF | (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 (age 29) | Chicago Fire |
| 89 | Kevin Partida | MF | (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 29) | Reno 1868 FC |
| 94 | Marlon Hairston | MF | (1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30) | Houston Dynamo |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Luis Amarilla | FW | (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29) | Vélez Sarsfield |
| 12 | Aaron Schoenfeld | FW | (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 34) | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 16 | Kei Kamara | FW | (1984-09-01) 1 September 1984 (age 40) | Colorado Rapids |
| 27 | Foster Langsdorf | FW | (1995-12-14) 14 December 1995 (age 29) | Reno 1868 FC |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Notes |
| November 13, 2019 | MF | 94 | Marlon Hairston | Houston Dynamo | Trade |
| November 25, 2019 | GK | 18 | Greg Ranjitsingh | Orlando City SC | 2019 MLS Waiver Draft |
| January 16, 2020 | GK | 1 | Tyler Miller | Los Angeles FC | Trade |
| January 17, 2020 | MF | 41 | James Musa | Phoenix Rising FC | Transfer |
| January 21, 2020 | MF | 5 | Jacori Hayes | FC Dallas | Trade |
| January 22, 2020 | GK | 99 | Fred Emmings | MNUFC Academy | Signed as a Homegrown Player (HGP) |
| February 11, 2020 | MF | 44 | Raheem Edwards | Chicago Fire | Trade |
| February 12, 2020 | FW | 12 | Aaron Schoenfeld | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Transfer |
| February 14, 2020 | DF | 4 | José Aja | Union Española | Transfer |
| August 3, 2020 | DF | 21 | Bakaye Dibassy | Amiens SC | Transfer |
| September 1, 2020 | MF | 10 | Emanuel Reynoso | Boca Juniors | Transfer |
| September 17, 2020 | GK | 30 | Adrian Zendejas | Nashville SC | Trade |
| September 19, 2020 | FW | 16 | Kei Kamara | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| October 30, 2020 | MF | 20 | Sam Gleadle | Reno 1868 FC | Transfer |
| October 30, 2020 | FW | 27 | Foster Langsdorf | Reno 1868 FC | Transfer |
| October 30, 2020 | MF | 89 | Kevin Partida | Reno 1868 FC | Transfer |

### MLS SuperDraft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Previous club | Status |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Billingsley | Defender | UC Santa Barbara | Signed |
| 4 | 88 | Matthew Bentley | Forward | Missouri State University | Unsigned |
| 4 | 96 | Andrew Booth | Midfielder | FIU | Unsigned |
* ^ Acquired from Chicago Fire along with $50,000 in 2020 General Allocation Money in exchange for $50,000 in 2019 General Allocation Money

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Notes |
| October 25, 2019 | DF | 2 | Carter Manley | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | Option declined |
| October 25, 2019 | MF | 17 | Collin Martin | San Diego Loyal SC | Option declined |
| October 25, 2019 | MF | 20 | Rasmus Schüller | HJK | Option declined |
| October 25, 2019 | MF | 86 | Wilfried Moimbé | Free agent | Option declined |
| October 25, 2019 | MF | | Ally Hamis Ng'anzi | Loudoun United FC | Option declined |
| November 13, 2019 | MF | 25 | Darwin Quintero | Houston Dynamo | Traded |
| November 19, 2019 | FW | 99 | Abu Danladi | Nashville SC | Selected in Expansion Draft |
| November 21, 2019 | MF | 10 | Miguel Ibarra | Seattle Sounders FC | Option declined |
| November 21, 2019 | MF | 12 | Lawrence Olum | Miami FC | Option declined |
| January 1, 2020 | GK | 1 | Vito Mannone | Reading | End of loan |
| January 21, 2020 | FW | 9 | Ángelo Rodríguez | Deportivo Cali | Contract buyout |
| February 11, 2020 | DF | 22 | Wyatt Omsberg | Chicago Fire | Traded |
| July 1, 2020 | MF | | Romario Ibarra | Pachuca | Transfer |
| October 1, 2020 | FW | 23 | Mason Toye | Montreal Impact | Trade |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. |
| January 28, 2020 | End of season | FW | 9 | Luis Amarilla | Vélez Sarsfield | |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club |
| May 21, 2019 | June 2020 | MF | | Romario Ibarra | Pachuca |
| February 12, 2020 | August 19, 2020 | GK | 97 | Dayne St. Clair | San Antonio FC |
| August 14, 2020 | September 17, 2020 | DF | 14 | Brent Kallman | El Paso Locomotive FC |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| MLS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 060.00 |
| MLS is Back Tournament | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 045.45 |
Updated to match played August 6, 2020 Source: Competitions

### Exhibitions
#### Portland Tournament
##### Standings

| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 | 3 |
Last updated: February 23, 2020. Source:

### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 39 | 1.77 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and Leagues Cup |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 | Qualification for the playoffs first round and 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 34 | 1.62 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | 1.56 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 6 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
* ↑ As MLS is Back tournament winners

##### MLS is Back Tournament – Group D

Group D results :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting Kansas City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Minnesota United FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |

##### Overall

2020 MLS overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 7 | New York City FC | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 Leagues Cup |
| 8 | Portland Timbers (M) | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 39 | 1.70 | 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Minnesota United FC | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 34 | 1.62 | |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 28 | 1.56 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 1.55 | |
* ↑ As 5th, Eastern Conference (MLS4)
* ↑ As MLS is Back tournament winners (USA3)

#### Results

All times are Central.

#### MLS Cup Playoffs
### U.S. Open Cup

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, US Soccer cancelled the competition.

### Leagues Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Under "Apps" for each section, the first number represents the number of starts, and the second number represents appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS is Back Knockout Stage | MLS is Back Knockout Stage | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Tyler Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NZL | Noah Billingsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Ike Opara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | URU | José Aja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | USA | Jacori Hayes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CUB | Osvaldo Alonso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | TRI | Kevin Molino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SVK | Ján Greguš | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Luis Amarilla | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Emanuel Reynoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | URU | Thomás Chacón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | USA | Aaron Schoenfeld | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | USA | Ethan Finlay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Brent Kallman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NZL | Michael Boxall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SLE | Kei Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FIN | Robin Lod | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | CAN | Greg Ranjitsingh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | MAD | Romain Métanire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Sam Gleadle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | MLI | Bakaye Dibassy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | USA | Foster Langsdorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Adrian Zendejas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | USA | Hassani Dotson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | NZL | James Musa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | CAN | Raheem Edwards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | USA | Chase Gasper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | MF | USA | Kevin Partida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | USA | Marlon Hairston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | GK | CAN | Dayne St. Clair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | LUX | Fred Emmings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Minnesota during the season: ||||||||||||
| 23 | FW | USA | Mason Toye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Minnesota stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS is Back Knockout stage | MLS is Back Knockout stage | 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs | 2020 MLS Cup Playoffs | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Tyler Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Noah Billingsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Ike Opara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | José Aja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Jacori Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Osvaldo Alonso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Kevin Molino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ján Greguš | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Luis Amarilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Emanuel Reynoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Thomás Chacón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | Aaron Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Ethan Finlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Brent Kallman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Michael Boxall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Kei Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Robin Lod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Greg Ranjitsingh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Romain Métanire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Sam Gleadle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Bakaye Dibassy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Foster Langsdorf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Adrian Zendejas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Hassani Dotson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | James Musa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Raheem Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Chase Gasper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | MF | Kevin Partida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | Marlon Hairston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | GK | Dayne St. Clair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | Fred Emmings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left Minnesota during the season: |||||||||||
| 23 | FW | Mason Toye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Minnesota stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | MLS | MLS is Back Knockout stage | MLS Cup Playoffs | Total | Games Played |
| 1 | Tyler Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Greg Ranjitsingh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Dayne St. Clair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Minnesota stats