# 2021 OKC Energy FC season

The 2021 OKC Energy FC season was the club's eighth and final season of existence, and their eighth consecutive season in the USL Championship, the second tier of American soccer. The season covers the period from October 3, 2020, to the beginning of the 2022 USLC season. The 2021 season was the second for OKC coach John Pascarella. On June 4, 2021, following a winless start to the 2021 USL Championship season, Pascarella and the OKC Energy mutually agreed to part ways.

## Roster

    As of match played July 2, 2021
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | C.J. Cochran | GK | (1991-09-27) September 27, 1991 (age 33) | 2020 | Fresno FC | 58 | 0 |
| 35 | Kyle Ihn | GK | (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994 (age 30) | 2020 | Lansing Ignite | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Sam Howard | GK | (1992-12-23) December 23, 1992 (age 32) | 2021 | Union Omaha | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Rob Coronado | DF | (1996-08-03) August 3, 1996 (age 28) | 2021 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Mitch Osmond | DF | (1994-03-11) March 11, 1994 (age 31) | 2021 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 1 |
| 15 | Lamar Batista | DF | (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (loan) | 15 | 1 |
| 19 | Mueng Sunday | DF | (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 (age 31) | 2021 | Des Moines Menace | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Conor Donovan | DF | (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 (age 29) | 2021 | North Carolina FC | 32 | 2 |
| 22 | Zachary Ellis-Hayden | DF | (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 33) | 2020 | Fresno FC | 37 | 1 |
| 28 | Deklan Wynne | DF | (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Phoenix Rising FC (loan) | 14 | 4 |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 6 | Brad Dunwell | MF | (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 35 | 0 |
| 7 | Seyi Adekoya | FW | (1995-12-05) December 5, 1995 (age 29) | 2021 | Phoenix Rising FC (loan) | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Hiroki Kurimoto | MF | (1990-06-16) June 16, 1990 (age 34) | 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 1 |
| 9 | Jaime Chavez | FW | (1987-07-17) July 17, 1987 (age 37) | 2020 | Fresno FC | 42 | 5 |
| 10 | Arun Basuljevic | MF | (1995-12-17) December 17, 1995 (age 29) | 2020 | Fresno FC | 41 | 1 |
| 11 | Frank López | FW | (1995-02-25) February 25, 1995 (age 30) | 2020 | San Antonio FC | 20 | 3 |
| 12 | Irakoze Donasiyano | MF | (1998-02-03) February 3, 1998 (age 27) | 2021 | Nashville SC (loan) | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Aidan Daniels | FW | (1998-09-06) September 6, 1998 (age 26) | 2021 | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 30 | 3 |
| 14 | Charlie Ward | MF | (1995-02-19) February 19, 1995 (age 30) | 2020 | Ottawa Fury | 33 | 0 |
| 17 | Jonathan Brown | FW | (1990-04-17) April 17, 1990 (age 34) | 2019 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 89 | 4 |
| 18 | Tucker Stephenson | FW | (1996-10-23) October 23, 1996 (age 28) | 2020 | Swope Park Rangers | 42 | 3 |
| 21 | Villyan Bijev | FW | (1993-01-03) January 3, 1993 (age 32) | 2021 | Sacramento Republic FC | 31 | 12 |
| 24 | Kodai Iida | FW | (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 (age 30) | 2020 | HFX Wanderers FC | 23 | 0 |

## Competitions
### USL
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Louisville City FC | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 61 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion FC | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 60 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 3 | Memphis 901 FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 50 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 4 | FC Tulsa | 32 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 47 | Advance to USL Championship Playoffs |
| 5 | OKC Energy FC | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 37 | |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta United 2 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 34 | |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 32 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 33 | 64 | −31 | 20 | |
* 1 2 The USL awarded a 3–0 win to Atlanta United 2 after Sporting Kansas City II fielded Jake Davis who was an ineligible player. The original score was 1–0 for Sporting Kansas City II.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: USLC standings

#### 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Stadium | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | L | D | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | L |

#### Match results
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | C.J. Cochran | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Rob Coronado | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Mitch Osmond | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Brad Dunwell | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Seyi Adekoya | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | Hiroki Kurimoto | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Jaime Chavez | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Arun Basuljevic | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | Irakoze Donasiyano | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | Aidan Daniels | 30 | 3 | 30 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | Charlie Ward | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Lamar Batista | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Brown | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Tucker Stephenson | 31 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| 19 | DF | Mueng Sunday | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Conor Donovan | 32 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | Villyan Bijev | 31 | 12 | 31 | 12 |
| 22 | DF | Zachary Ellis-Hayden | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Kodai Iida | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Deklan Wynne | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | Kyle Ihn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: |||||||
| 5 | DF | Sam Rogers | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Groutchov Pierre | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Frank López | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
Source: Energy FC stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | USL | USL | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | C.J. Cochran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Rob Coronado | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Mitch Osmond | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Brad Dunwell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Seyi Adekoya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Hiroki Kurimoto | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jaime Chavez | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Arun Basuljevic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Frank López | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | Aidan Daniels | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Charlie Ward | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Lamar Batista | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jonathan Brown | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Tucker Stephenson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Mueng Sunday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Conor Donovan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Villyan Bijev | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Zachary Ellis-Hayden | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Kodai Iida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Deklan Wynne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Energy FC stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | USL | Total | Games Played |
| 1 | C.J. Cochran | 31 | 9 | 31 |
| 35 | Kyle Ihn | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Sam Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Energy FC stats

## Transfers
### Loan in

| Pos. | Player | Parent club | Length/Notes | Beginning | End | Source |
| DF | Deklan Wynne | Phoenix Rising FC | On a match-by-match basis. | Jul 1, 2021 | | |