# 2024 Union Omaha season

The 2024 Union Omaha season was the fifth season in the soccer team's history, and their fifth season in the third division of American soccer, USL League One. Union Omaha played the majority of their home games at Werner Park, located in Papillion, Nebraska, United States. They also played two matches in the U.S. Open Cup at Caniglia Field on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
On January 25, the team announced their intention to build a new soccer specific stadium in the downtown riverfront area of Omaha. The team intends to move into the new stadium by the Spring of 2026.
On July 20, Brazilian Midfielder Victor "PC" Giro suddenly announced his immediate retirement from professional soccer after an 11-year career. PC would subsequently join the academy coaching staff of USL Championship club San Antonio FC as the director/head coach of their U12 program.
On October 31, Hatian Defender Mechack Jérôme, his wife, and a close relative were involved in an accidental explosion caused by propane vapors from a cooktop igniting at his home in Bellevue, Nebraska. Jérôme had been a regular in the Union Omaha lineup, featuring in 28 of the club's matches in all competitions, and the situation led to an outpouring of support from the team and fans alike. In comments following the USL League One Final, principal owner Gary Green declared that, "Nobody will ever wear number two for Union Omaha, except for Mechack," making his the second number retired for Union Omaha, and the first that had been worn by an active player.
The team secured the Players' Shield, awarded to the team with the best regular season record, for the third time in four seasons after a 3–2 victory on the road against South Georgia Tormenta FC. They won their second playoff championship by defeating Spokane Velocity 3–0 in the final, becoming the first team to win the championship twice. They also advanced to the semi-final of the inaugural USL Cup, losing to eventual champions Northern Colorado Hailstorm.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| January 9, 2024 | FW | Adam Aoumaich | Marshall Thundering Herd | Free |
| January 9, 2024 | DF | Blake Malone | Colorado Rapids 2 | Free |
| January 16, 2024 | MF | Nortei Nortey | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Free |
| January 30, 2024 | FW | Aarón Gómez | El Paso Locomotive | Free |
| January 30, 2024 | DF | Mechack Jérôme | Indy Eleven | Free |
| February 6, 2024 | MF | PC | San Antonio FC | Free |
| February 6, 2024 | GK | Wallis Lapsley | Tacoma Defiance | Free |
| February 27, 2024 | MF | Brandon Knapp | St. John's Red Storm | Free |
| March 5, 2024 | DF | Ryen Jiba | Minnesota United FC | Free |
| March 6, 2024 | DF | Will Perkins | Western Michigan | Free |
| March 28, 2024 | FW | Zeiko Lewis | Sacramento Republic | Free |
| June 19, 2024 | DF | Isaac Bawa | Unattached | 25-day Contract |
| July 31, 2024 | DF | Charlie Ostrem | Western Suburbs FC | Free |

### Loans in

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |
| | FW | Missael Rodríguez | Chicago Fire FC | March 14, 2024 | | |
| | MF | Max Schneider | Indy Eleven | July 18, 2024 | | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| December 7, 2023 | MF | 8 | Joe Brito | Rhode Island FC | Free |
| December 12, 2023 | MF | 17 | JP Scearce | Phoenix Rising FC | Free |
| December 19, 2023 | DF | 28 | Shaft Brewer Jr. | North Carolina FC | Free |
| January 4, 2024 | FW | 7 | Noe Meza | Memphis 901 FC | Free |
| January 22, 2024 | MF | 20 | Luis Gil | Spokane Velocity | Free |
| January 29, 2024 | MF | 22 | Conor Doyle | South Georgia Tormenta | Free |
| Unknown | DF | 95 | Alexis Souahy | Spokane Velocity | Free |

### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |
| 22 | DF | Will Perkins | Huntsville City FC | June 8, 2024 | | |

## Roster

    As of September 5, 2024

### Current roster

| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 2 | DF | Mechack Jérôme | Haiti |
| 3 | DF | Blake Malone | United States |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | Italy |
| 5 | DF | Marco Milanese | Italy |
| 7 | MF | Joe Gallardo | United States |
| 8 | MF | Nortei Nortey | England |
| 9 | MF | Pedro Dolabella | Brazil |
| 10 | FW | Steevan Dos Santos | Cape Verde |
| 11 | FW | Zeiko Lewis | Bermuda |
| 13 | DF | Anderson Holt | United States |
| 15 | MF | Brandon Knapp | United States |
| 18 | FW | Mark Bronnik | United States |
| 20 | DF | Charlie Ostrem | United States |
| 21 | FW | Aarón Gómez | Mexico |
| 22 | MF | Max Schneider | Germany |
| 24 | GK | Rashid Nuhu | Ghana |
| 26 | MF | Dion Acoff | United States |
| 27 | DF | Ryen Jiba | South Sudan |
| 33 | FW | Adam Aoumaich | France |
| 36 | GK | Wallis Lapsley | United States |
| 70 | FW | Lagos Kunga | United States |
| 77 | DF | Isaac Bawa | Ghana |
| 99 | FW | Missael Rodríguez | United States |
* ^ On loan from Indy Eleven
* ^ On loan from Chicago Fire FC

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | DF | USA | Will Perkins (on loan to Huntsville City FC) |

## Competitions
### Regular season
#### Standings
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Union Omaha (C, S) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 24 | +23 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Forward Madison FC | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 39 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Greenville Triumph SC | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 37 | Playoffs |
| 5 | One Knoxville SC | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 35 | Playoffs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: USL League One

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Stadium | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Match results
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 21 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Union Omaha | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 14 | Advanced to knockout stage (wild card) |
| 3 | Central Valley Fuego FC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | |
| 4 | Spokane Velocity FC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 5 | |

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

Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL-1 | USL-1 | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | HAI | Mechack Jérôme | 28 | 1 | 20+4 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Blake Malone | 32 | 2 | 24+5 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ITA | Luca Mastrantonio | 34 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Marco Milanese | 26 | 1 | 21+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | BRA | PC | 11 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | USA | Joe Gallardo | 31 | 7 | 23+4 | 4 | 4+0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Nortei Nortey | 29 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Pedro Dolabella | 30 | 15 | 25+1 | 14 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | CPV | Steevan Dos Santos | 23 | 11 | 16+5 | 10 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BER | Zeiko Lewis | 23 | 2 | 12+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Anderson Holt | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Brandon Knapp | 33 | 1 | 15+14 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | USA | Mark Bronnik | 10 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | USA | Charlie Ostrem | 12 | 2 | 11+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | MEX | Aarón Gómez | 33 | 5 | 21+8 | 5 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Will Perkins | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | GER | Max Schneider | 12 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | GHA | Rashid Nuhu | 28 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Dion Acoff | 25 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | SSD | Ryen Jiba | 20 | 1 | 4+13 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | FRA | Adam Aoumaich | 9 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | USA | Wallis Lapsley | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | USA | Lagos Kunga | 32 | 8 | 15+14 | 6 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 77 | DF | GHA | Isaac Bawa | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | USA | Missael Rodríguez | 30 | 7 | 11+16 | 7 | 1+2 | 0 |
* Last updated: October 28, 2024
* Source: USL League One

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | USL1 | USL1 | USL1 | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | US Open Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Mechack Jérôme | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Blake Malone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luca Mastrantonio | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Marco Milanese | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | PC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Joe Gallardo | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Nortei Nortey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pedro Dolabella | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Steevan Dos Santos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Zeiko Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Anderson Holt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Brandon Knapp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Mark Bronnik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Charlie Ostrem | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Aarón Gómez | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Will Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Max Schneider | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | GK | Rashid Nuhu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Dion Acoff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Ryen Jiba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Adam Aoumaich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | Wallis Lapsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Lagos Kunga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Isaac Bawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | Missael Rodríguez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 95 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 3 | 2 |
* Last updated: October 28, 2024
* Source: USL League One

## Awards and honors

Player of the Week :
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 1 | Missael Rodríguez | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | FW |
| 8 | Joe Gallardo | Tormenta FC | MF |
| 13 | Steevan Dos Santos | Lexington SC | FW |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 7 | Steevan Dos Santos (2) | Central Valley Fuego | FW |
| 18 | Joe Gallardo (2) | Richmond Kickers | MF |
Team of the Week :
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 2 | Blake Malone | Central Valley Fuego FC | DF |
| 2 | Marco Milanese | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 2 | Aarón Gómez | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 2 | Steevan Dos Santos | Central Valley Fuego FC | Bench |
| 6 | Blake Malone (2) | One Knoxville SC | DF |
| 6 | Steevan Dos Santos (2) | One Knoxville SC | FW |
| 6 | Rashid Nuhu | One Knoxville SC | Bench |
| 7 | Marco Milanese (2) | Charlotte Independence | DF |
| 7 | Rashid Nuhu (2) | Charlotte Independence | Bench |
| 7 | Mechack Jérôme | Charlotte Independence | Bench |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 1 | Ryen Jiba | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | MF |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 1 | Missael Rodríguez | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | FW |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 1 | Wallis Lapsley | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Bench |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 1 | Luca Mastrantonio | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | Bench |
| 8 | Dominic Casciato | Tormenta FC | Coach |
| 8 | Dion Acoff | Tormenta FC | DF |
| 8 | Pedro Dolabella | Tormenta FC | MF |
| 8 | Joe Gallardo | Tormenta FC | MF |
| 8 | Rashid Nuhu (3) | Tormenta FC | Bench |
| 8 | Nortei Nortey | Tormenta FC | Bench |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 2 | Missael Rodríguez (2) | Spokane Velocity | FW |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 2 | Pedro Dolabella (2) | Spokane Velocity | Bench |
| 8 | Pedro Dolabella (3) | Tormenta FC | MF |
| 8 | Lagos Kunga | Tormenta FC | MF |
| 8 | Missael Rodríguez (3) | Tormenta FC | FW |
| 8 | Marco Milanese (3) | Tormenta FC | Bench |
| 8 | Aarón Gómez (2) | Tormenta FC | Bench |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 3 | Pedro Dolabella (4) | Central Valley Fuego | MF |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 3 | Lagos Kunga | Central Valley Fuego | MF |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 3 | Missael Rodríguez (3) | Central Valley Fuego | FW |
| 10 | Blake Malone (3) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | DF |
| 10 | Pedro Dolabella (5) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | MF |
| 10 | Joe Gallardo (2) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | FW |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 4 | PC | Spokane Velocity | MF |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 4 | Steevan Dos Santos (2) | Spokane Velocity | FW |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 4 | Missael Rodríguez (4) | Spokane Velocity | Bench |
| 12 | Luca Mastrantonio (2) | Forward Madison | Bench |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 5 | Blake Malone (4) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | DF |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 5 | Steevan Dos Santos (3) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | FW |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 5 | Pedro Dolabella (6) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Bench |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 5 | Joe Gallardo (3) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Bench |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 5 | Missael Rodríguez (5) | Chattanooga Red Wolves | Bench |
| 13 | Pedro Dolabella (7) | Lexington SC | MF |
| 13 | Steevan Dos Santos (4) | Lexington SC | FW |
| 14 | Luca Mastrantonio (3) | Greenville Triumph | DF |
| 14 | Pedro Dolabella (8) | Greenville Triumph | MF |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 7 | Wallis Lapsley (2) | Central Valley Fuego | GK |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 7 | Steevan Dos Santos (5) | Central Valley Fuego | FW |
| 18 | Joe Gallardo (4) | Richmond Kickers | MF |
| 18 | Brandon Knapp | Richmond Kickers | MF |
| Jägermeister Cup Round 7 | Steevan Dos Santos (6) | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | FW |
| 19 | Pedro Dolabella (9) | Spokane Velocity | MF |
| 19 | Steevan Dos Santos (7) | Spokane Velocity | FW |
| 20 | Lagos Kunga (3) | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | FW |
| 20 | Dominic Casciato | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Coach |
| 20 | Aarón Gómez (3) | Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC | Bench |
| 21 | Dominic Casciato (2) | One Knoxville SC | Coach |
| 21 | Charlie Ostrem | One Knoxville SC | Bench |
| 22 | Charlie Ostrem (2) | Spokane Velocity | MF |
| 22 | Aarón Gómez (4) | Spokane Velocity | Bench |
| 22 | Rashid Nuhu (4) | Spokane Velocity | Bench |
| 23 | Luca Mastrantonio (3) | Lexington SC | Bench |
| 24 | Max Schneider | South Georgia Tormenta | MF |
| 24 | Pedro Dolabella (10) | South Georgia Tormenta | Bench |
| 24 | Joe Gallardo (5) | South Georgia Tormenta | Bench |
| 25 | Ryen Jiba (2) | Central Valley Fuego | DF |
| 25 | Aarón Gómez (5) | Central Valley Fuego | Bench |
Save of the Week :
| Week | Player | Opponent | Ref |
| 9 | Rashid Nuhu | Charlotte Independence | |