# 2024 Los Angeles FC season

The 2024 Los Angeles FC season was the club's seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of the American soccer pyramid. LAFC plays its home matches at BMO Stadium in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

## Squad
### First-team roster

    As of October 20, 2024
| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | Hugo Lloris | France | GK | (1986-12-26) December 26, 1986 (age 38) | 33 | 0 |
| 12 | Thomas Hasal | Canada | GK | (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 25) | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | David Ochoa | Mexico | GK | (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Omar Campos (INTL) | Mexico | DF | (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 22) | 27 | 0 |
| 3 | Jesús Murillo | Colombia | DF | (1994-02-18) February 18, 1994 (age 31) | 22 | 0 |
| 4 | Eddie Segura | Colombia | DF | (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 (age 28) | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | Marlon | Brazil | DF | (1995-09-07) September 7, 1995 (age 29) | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Sergi Palencia | Spain | DF | (1996-03-23) March 23, 1996 (age 28) | 30 | 0 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Dellavalle | Italy | DF | (2004-04-04) April 4, 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Erik Dueñas (HG) | United States | DF | (2004-10-18) October 18, 2004 (age 20) | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Ryan Hollingshead | United States | DF | (1991-04-16) April 16, 1991 (age 33) | 31 | 1 |
| 25 | Maxime Chanot | Luxembourg | DF | (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 35) | 23 | 0 |
| 33 | Aaron Long | United States | DF | (1992-10-12) October 12, 1992 (age 32) | 29 | 1 |
| 42 | Luca Bombino (HG) | United States | DF | (2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Diego Rosales (HG) | United States | DF | (2005-11-01) November 1, 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ilie Sánchez | Spain | MF | (1990-11-21) November 21, 1990 (age 34) | 31 | 1 |
| 8 | Lewis O'Brien | England | MF | (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 (age 26) | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Timothy Tillman | United States | MF | (1999-01-04) January 4, 1999 (age 26) | 32 | 4 |
| 19 | Mateusz Bogusz | Poland | MF | (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 23) | 32 | 15 |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta | Colombia | MF | (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997 (age 27) | 28 | 4 |
| 36 | Tommy Musto | United States | MF | (2003-11-10) November 10, 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud | France | FW | (1986-09-30) September 30, 1986 (age 38) | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Cristian Olivera | Uruguay | FW | (2002-04-17) April 17, 2002 (age 22) | 21 | 6 |
| 21 | Tomás Ángel | Colombia | FW | (2003-02-20) February 20, 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Sierra Leone | FW | (1984-09-01) September 1, 1984 (age 40) | 27 | 3 |
| 27 | Nathan Ordaz (HG) | Mexico | FW | (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 (age 21) | 17 | 1 |
| 30 | David Martínez | Venezuela | FW | (2006-02-07) February 7, 2006 (age 19) | 17 | 4 |
| 55 | Bajung Darboe (HG) | United States | FW | (2006-11-07) November 7, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Adrian Wibowo (HG) | United States | FW | (2006-01-17) January 17, 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Luis Müller | Germany | FW | (2001-02-12) February 12, 2001 (age 24) | 4 | 0 |
| 99 | Denis Bouanga | Gabon | FW | (1994-11-11) November 11, 1994 (age 30) | 32 | 20 |

### Los Angeles FC 2 players that made MLS appearances

| No. | Name | Nationality | Pos | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals |

## Coaching staff

    As of May 13, 2024
Technical staff :
| Head coach | Steve Cherundolo |
| Assistant coach | Marc Dos Santos |
| Assistant coach | Ante Razov |
| Assistant coach | Enrique Duran |
| Assistant/Goalkeeping coach | Oka Nikolov |
| Assistant coach/Performance director | Gavin Benjafield |
| Co-President & General Manager | John Thorrington |
| Technical Director | Neil McGuinness |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Notes |
| December 30, 2023 | GK | Hugo Lloris | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer |
| January 24, 2024 | DF | Lorenzo Dellavalle | Los Angeles FC 2 | Transfer |
| January 30, 2024 | DF | Omar Campos | Santos Laguna | Transfer |
| January 31, 2024 | FW | Tomas Ángel | Atlético Nacional | Free transfer |
| February 1, 2024 | FW | David Martínez | Monagas | Transfer |
| March 27, 2024 | DF | Maxime Chanot | Ajaccio | Transfer |
| March 29, 2024 | FW | Kei Kamara | unattached | Free agent |
| May 3, 2024 | FW | Luis Müller | Los Angeles FC 2 | Transfer |
| May 14, 2024 | FW | Olivier Giroud | AC Milan | Free transfer |
| June 5, 2024 | GK | Thomas Hasal | unattached | Free agent |
| September 11, 2024 | DF | Marlon | unattached | Free agent |
| September 13, 2024 | DF | Luca Bombino | Los Angeles FC 2 | Homegrown signing |
| September 13, 2024 | DF | Adrian Wibowo | Los Angeles FC 2 | Homegrown signing |
| September 13, 2024 | GK | David Ochoa | Los Angeles FC 2 | First-team signing |
| September 13, 2024 | DF | Diego Rosales | Los Angeles FC 2 | First-team signing |
* ↑ Signed previously with the Chicago Fire.
* ↑ Signed previously with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
* ↑ Signed previously with Shakhtar Donetsk.

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Notes |
| December 12, 2023 | DF | Giorgio Chiellini | N/A | Retired |
| December 12, 2023 | FW | Christian Torres | Tapatío | Declined contract options |
| December 12, 2023 | MF | Daniel Crisostomo | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Declined contract options |
| December 12, 2023 | DF | Julian Gaines | Nashville SC | Declined contract options |
| December 12, 2023 | DF | Tony Leone | Monterrey | Declined contract options |
| December 12, 2023 | DF | Mohamed Traore | Phoenix Rising | Declined contract options |
| December 12, 2023 | GK | John McCarthy | LA Galaxy | End of contract |
| December 12, 2023 | GK | Eldin Jakupović | Chattanooga FC | End of contract |
| December 12, 2023 | GK | Maxime Crépeau | Portland Timbers | Free agent |
| December 12, 2023 | MF | Kellyn Acosta | Chicago Fire | Free agent |
| December 31, 2023 | DF | Denil Maldonado | Motagua | End of loan |
| January 2, 2024 | DF | Diego Palacios | Corinthians | Free transfer |
| January 27, 2024 | MF | Filip Krastev | Lommel | Loan terminated |
| July 8, 2024 | FW | Stipe Biuk | Real Valladolid | Exercised option to buy |
| July 22, 2024 | DF | Mamadou Fall | Barcelona | Exercised option to buy |
| August 8, 2024 | MF | Francisco Ginella | | Contract terminated |
| August 14, 2024 | GK | Abraham Romero | Columbus Crew | Trade |

### Loans in

| Position | Player | From Club | Start date | End date | Notes | Ref. |
| MF | Eduard Atuesta | Palmeiras | February 8, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | Year-long loan with purchase option | |
| MF | Lewis O'Brien | Nottingham Forest | July 30, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | Short-term loan with purchase option | |

### Out on loan

| No. | Player | To Club | Start date | End date | Notes | Ref. |
| — | Mario González | Famalicão | August 2, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | Short-term loan with purchase option | |
| 21 | Tomás Ángel | Phoenix Rising | August 2, 2024 | December 31, 2024 | Short-term loan | |

### Draft picks

| Round | # | Position | Player | College/Club Team | Reference | Status |
| 1 | #28 | GK | Jackson Lee | West Virginia University | | Signed with Rhode Island FC |
| 2 | #57 | DF | Kenny Nielsen | Georgetown University | | Signed with Los Angeles FC 2 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss
All matches are in Pacific Time

### MLS
#### Standings
##### Western Conference

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, the 2025 Leagues Cup and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 48 | +17 | 59 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 57 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 54 | Qualification for round one and the 2025 Leagues Cup |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Inter Miami CF (S) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 79 | 49 | +30 | 74 | Qualification for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup group stage and CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 2 | Columbus Crew (L) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 72 | 40 | +32 | 66 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 |
| 3 | Los Angeles FC (U) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One |
| 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 |
* ↑ As 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield champions
* ↑ As winners of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As runners-up of Leagues Cup
* ↑ As 2024 MLS Cup champions
* ↑ As highest-ranked club in 2024 MLS Supporters' Shield not already qualified

#### Matches

All matches are in Pacific time

### U.S. Open Cup

All matches are in Pacific Time.

### Leagues Cup
#### West 7

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VAN | LFC | TIJ |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 3–1 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage | 2–2 | — | 3–0 |
| 3 | Tijuana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | | — | — | — |

#### Knockout stage
## Statistics
### Squad appearances and goals

    As of January 1, 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SUI | Eldin Jakupović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | CAN | Thomas Hasal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | MEX | David Ochoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | MEX | Omar Campos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | COL | Jesús David Murillo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Eddie Segura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Marlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Sergi Palencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Lorenzo Dellavalle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Ryan Hollingshead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | LUX | Maxime Chanot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Aaron Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | USA | Luca Bombino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | USA | Diego Rosales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Ilie Sánchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Lewis O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Timothy Tillman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Erik Dueñas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | POL | Mateusz Bogusz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | COL | Eduard Atuesta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | USA | Tommy Musto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | USA | Bajung Darboe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | FRA | Olivier Giroud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | URU | Cristian Olivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SLE | Kei Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SLV | Nathan Ordaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | VEN | David Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | USA | Adrian Wibowo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | FW | GER | Luis Müller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | GAB | Denis Bouanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who made an appearance this season but left the club ||||||||||||