# 2020 Tacoma Defiance season

The 2020 Tacoma Defiance season was the club's sixth year of existence, formerly as Seattle Sounders FC 2, and their sixth season in the USL Championship, the second tier of the United States Soccer Pyramid. It was their third season in Tacoma, Washington. The Defiance are majority owned by Seattle Sounders FC.

## 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 December 15, 2020.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Trey Muse | United States |
| 16 | DF | Alex Roldan | United States |
| 31 | GK | Christian Herrera | United States |
| 32 | FW | Alec Díaz | Puerto Rico |
| 33 | DF | Sam Rogers | United States |
| 34 | FW | Danny Robles | United States |
| 37 | FW | Shandon Hopeau | United States |
| 38 | MF | Azriel Gonzalez | United States |
| 39 | MF | Marlon Vargas | United States |
| 40 | MF | Chris Hegardt | United States |
| 42 | MF | Alex Villanueva | United States |
| 43 | MF | Sota Kitahara | United States |
| 45 | MF | Ethan Dobbelaere ( on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) | United States |
| 48 | DF | Joshua Hardin | United States |
| 49 | MF | Reed Baker-Whiting | United States |
| 52 | DF | Eric Kinzner | United States |
| 61 | GK | Jamie Lowell | United States |
| 74 | DF | Taylor Mueller | United States |
| 75 | MF | Danny Leyva | United States |
| 80 | MF | Ray Serrano | United States |
| 81 | DF | Danny Reynolds | England |
| 84 | MF | Josh Atencio | United States |
| 87 | FW | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez ( on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) | United States |
| 90 | MF | Chino Pérez | United States |
| 92 | DF | Abdoulaye Cissoko | France |
| 97 | MF | Collin Fernandez | United States |
| 98 | MF | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | England |
| 99 | FW | Justin Dhillon | United States |

## Competitions
### USL regular season
#### Standings — Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | Reno 1868 FC | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 36 | 2.25 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Sacramento Republic FC | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 | 1.88 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Tacoma Defiance | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 14 | 0.88 | |
| 4 | Portland Timbers 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 50 | −30 | 9 | 0.56 | |

#### 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 3, 2020. Source: USL Championship

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | H |
| Result | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Upcoming fixture

### U.S. Open Cup

Due to their ownership by a higher division professional club (Seattle Sounders FC), Tacoma is one of 15 teams expressly forbidden from entering the Cup competition.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Trey Muse | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Alex Roldan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | USA | Nick Hinds | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | PUR | Alec Díaz | 12 | 5 | 9+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Sam Rogers | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | USA | Danny Robles | 13 | 3 | 11+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | USA | Shandon Hopeau | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | USA | Azriel Gonzalez | 15 | 2 | 7+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | USA | Marlon Vargas | 14 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | USA | Chris Hegardt | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | USA | Alex Villanueva | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | USA | Sota Kitahara | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | USA | Ethan Dobbelaere | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | USA | Joshua Hardin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | USA | Reed Baker-Whiting | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | DF | USA | Eric Kinzner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | USA | Conrad Lee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | GK | USA | Christian Herrera | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | GK | USA | Eric Klenofsky | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | USA | Taylor Mueller | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | USA | Danny Leyva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | USA | Ray Serrano | 12 | 3 | 5+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | ENG | Danny Reynolds | 11 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | USA | Josh Atencio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | MF | USA | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 12 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | MF | AUS | Jesse Daley | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | USA | Jesús Pérez | 13 | 3 | 4+9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | FRA | Abdoulaye Cissoko | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | USA | Collin Fernandez | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | DF | ENG | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | USA | Justin Dhillon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: October 3, 2020
* Source:

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | Regular season | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 32 | Alec Díaz | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | FW | 34 | Danny Robles | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 80 | Ray Serrano | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | 90 | Chino Pérez | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | 38 | Azriel Gonzalez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 33 | Sam Rogers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 40 | Chris Hegardt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 45 | Ethan Dobbelaere | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 74 | Taylor Mueller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 87 | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | 89 | Jesse Daley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | 92 | Abdoulaye Cissoko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | FW | 99 | Justin Dhillon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: October 3, 2020
* Source:

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | Number | Name | Regular Season | Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | FW | 34 | Danny Robles | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | DF | 81 | Danny Reynolds | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 32 | Alec Díaz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 39 | Marlon Vargas | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 87 | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 98 | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | 37 | Shandon Hopeau | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 40 | Chris Hegardt | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 90 | Chino Pérez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | 98 | Azriel Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: October 3, 2020
* Source:

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos | Player | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Total | Total | Total |
| 31 | DF | Nick Hinds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Alec Díaz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | Danny Robles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | Azriel Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | Chris Hegardt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Sota Kitahara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | Reed Baker-Whiting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | DF | Eric Kinzner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | GK | Christian Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | DF | Taylor Mueller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | Ray Serrano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | Danny Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | MF | Josh Atencio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | DF | Jesse Daley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | DF | Abdoulaye Cissoko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | Collin Fernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | MF | Antonee Burke-Gilroy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: October 3, 2020
* Source:

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

| Week | Position | Player |
| 4 | FW | Alec Díaz |
| 4 | Bench | Danny Robles |
| 7 | FW | Alec Díaz |
| 15 | DF | Danny Reynolds |

## Transfers

For transfers in, dates listed are when Tacoma Defiance 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 Defiance 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 Tacoma Defiance roster.

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 74 | DF | Taylor Mueller | Charleston Battery | Free transfer | December 12, 2019 |
| 97 | MF | Collin Fernandez | Saint Louis FC | Free transfer | January 14, 2020 |
| 51 | DF | Danny Reynolds | UNC Wilmington | Seattle Sounders FC MLS SuperDraft 2nd round Pick (#35) | February 7, 2020 |
| 90 | MF | Jesús Pérez | UIC | New York City FC MLS SuperDraft 1st round Pick (#22) | February 19, 2020 |
| 52 | DF | Eric Kinzner | Sounders FC Academy | | July 13, 2020 |
| 64 | GK | Christian Herrera | Oakland Roots SC | On loan through until September 12 | July 13, 2020 |
| 49 | MF | Reed Baker-Whiting | Sounders FC Academy | | July 23, 2020 |
| 87 | FW | Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez | Seattle Sounders FC | loan through end of season | August 3, 2020 |
| 42 | DF | Alex Villanueva | Sounders FC Academy | | August 19, 2020 |
| 65 | GK | Eric Klenofsky | Toronto FC II | On loan through end of season | September 2, 2020 |
| 45 | MF | Ethan Dobbelaere | Seattle Sounders FC | On loan through end of season | September 3, 2020 |
| 31 | GK | Christian Herrera | Oakland Roots SC | Signed after end of loan | December 15, 2020 |
| 88 | MF | Carlos Anguiano | Portland Timbers 2 | Free | December 15, 2020 |
| | MF | Sota Kitahara | Sounders FC Academy | | December 15, 2020 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 71 | DF | Aleks Berkolds | Reno 1868 FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 88 | DF | Matt Nance | | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 96 | DF | Ever Rubio | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 90 | MF | Herbert Robinson García | Deportivo CAFESSA Jalisco | Option declined | November 21, 2019 |
| 73 | DF | Modou Ndow | MFK Vyškov | End of loan | November 21, 2019 |
| 36 | DF | Denso Ulysse | Inter Miami CF | Free transfer | November 21, 2019 |
| 78 | MF | Ben Numbi | MFK Vyškov | End of loan | November 21, 2019 |
| 84 | MF | Josh Atencio | Seattle Sounders FC | Signed Homegrown contract | June 15, 2020 |
| 37 | FW | Shandon Hopeau | Seattle Sounders FC | Signed Homegrown contract | June 30, 2020 |
| 89 | MF | Jesse Daley | Brisbane Roar FC | Requested release | August 12, 2020 |
| 64 | GK | Christian Herrera | Oakland Roots SC | Recalled from loan | September 3, 2020 |