# 2025 D.C. United season

The 2025 season is D.C. United's 30th in existence and its 30th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. The team will participate in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup in addition to MLS play.
It is Troy Lesesne's second season with the club and Ally Mackay's second season as general manager. The club finished 20th in the league and 10th in the Eastern Conference during the 2024 season. D.C. United has not qualified for the MLS Cup playoffs since 2019.
United's season began on February 22 with a 2–2 home draw against Toronto FC.

## Background

The 2024 D.C. United season saw the arrival of Ally Mackay as general manager following the dismissal of Dave Kasper, and Troy Lesesne as head coach following the sacking of Wayne Rooney. Entering the season, expectations among the media were low among the club, and most expected the team to finish at the bottom of the table, and possibly win the Wooden Spoon. The club vastly improved their attack thanks to a Golden Boot-winning season by Christian Benteke as well as acquisitions of players such as Aaron Herrera, Jared Stroud, and Lucas Bartlett. However, the club let in a record 70 goals, the third worst in the league, which offset the 52 goals they scored during the season.
Benteke and Herrera nevertheless were named All-Stars and the former won the MLS Golden Boot, becoming the first D.C. United player to win the boot since Dwayne De Rosario did so in 2011.

## Club
### Front office

| Position | Name |
| Chairman and Majority Owner | Jason Levien |
| Co-Chairman | Stephen Kaplan |
| Minority Owners | Mark Ingram II Mario Mims Devin Talbott |
| President | Danita Johnson |
| Chief Marketing Officer | Lisa Franklin |
| Senior Vice President | James Armold |
| Chief Financial Officer | Dan Franceschini |
| Chief Communications Officer | Zach Abaie |

### Team management and technical staff

| Position | Name |
| General Manager | Ally Mackay |
| Assistant GM | Caleb Shreve |
| Director of Player Personnel | Clarens Cheridieu |
| Head coach | Troy Lesesne |
| Assistant coach | Alex Martínez |
| Assistant coach | Zach Prince |
| Goalkeeping coach | Cody Mizell |

### First-team roster

| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Apps | Goals | Assists | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||
| 1 | Kim Jun-hong | GK | (2003-06-03) June 3, 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 13 | Luis Barraza | GK | (1996-11-08) November 8, 1996 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | New York City FC |
| 24 | Jordan Farr | GK | (1994-10-05) October 5, 1994 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| Defenders |||||||||
| 3 | Lucas Bartlett | CB | (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 (age 27) | 35 | 2 | 3 | St. Louis City SC |
| 4 | Matti Peltola | CB / DM | (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 22) | 34 | 0 | 0 | HJK Helsinki |
| 5 | Lukas MacNaughton | CB | (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nashville SC |
| 12 | Conner Antley | RB / CB | (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29) | 7 | 0 | 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 15 | Kye Rowles | CB | (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Heart of Midlothian |
| 16 | Garrison Tubbs | CB | (2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 (age 23) | 16 | 0 | 1 | Atlanta United FC |
| 18 | Derek Dodson | RB | (1998-11-03) November 3, 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Minnesota United |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera | RB | (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 27) | 33 | 1 | 5 | CF Montréal |
| 28 | David Schnegg | LB | (1998-09-29) September 29, 1998 (age 26) | 5 | 1 | 0 | Sturm Graz |
| Midfielders |||||||||
| 5 | Boris Enow | CM | (2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 24) | 8 | 0 | 0 | Maccabi Netanya |
| 8 | Jared Stroud | LW / RW | (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 28) | 36 | 5 | 9 | St. Louis City SC |
| 10 | Gabriel Pirani | AM | (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 22) | 46 | 7 | 1 | Santos |
| 11 | Randall Leal | RM | (1997-01-14) January 14, 1997 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nashville SC |
| 23 | Brandon Servania | CM | (1999-03-12) March 12, 1999 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Toronto FC |
| 25 | Jackson Hopkins | AM / SS | (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 20) | 53 | 0 | 1 | D.C. United Academy |
| 44 | Rida Zouhir | CM | (2003-11-23) November 23, 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | 0 | CF Montréal |
| 48 | Gavin Turner | AM / LW | (2007-01-05) January 5, 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | D.C. United Academy |
| 77 | Hosei Kijima | CM | (2002-07-01) July 1, 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | San Diego FC |
| Forwards |||||||||
| 7 | Peglow | LW / RW | (2002-01-07) January 7, 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Radomiak Radom |
| 17 | Jacob Murrell | FW | (2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 (age 20) | 30 | 1 | 2 | Georgetown Hoyas |
| 19 | Hakim Karamoko | FW | (2005-11-01) November 1, 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC State Wolfpack |
| 20 | Christian Benteke | ST | (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 34) | 74 | 40 | 8 | Crystal Palace |
| 23 | Dominique Badji | CF | (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32) | 11 | 1 | 1 | Bandirmaspor |
| 99 | Fidel Barajas | FW | (2006-04-05) April 5, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Guadalajara (on loan) |

## Transfers
### MLS SuperDraft picks

2025 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Status |
| 1 | 10 | Hakim Karamoko | FW | NC State | Signed with first team |
| 2 | 40 | Daniel Ittycheria | FW | Princeton | Returned to school |
| 3 | 70 | Jonah Biggar | DF | South Carolina | Returned to school |
| 3 | 86 | Grant Bailey | DF | Loyola (Chicago) | Returned to school |

### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Name | From | Fee/notes |
| November 20, 2024 | GK | 24 | Jordan Farr | Tampa Bay Rowdies | |
| December 9, 2024 | GK | 13 | Luis Barraza | New York City FC | $50,000 GAM + incentives |
| December 12, 2024 | MF | 77 | Hosei Kijima | San Diego FC | $400,000 GAM |
| December 16, 2024 | MF | 7 | Peglow | Radomiak Radom | Signed through 2027, 2028 team option |
| December 18, 2024 | DF | 5 | Lukas MacNaughton | Nashville SC | $150,000 GAM + incentives |
| December 20, 2024 | DF | 18 | Derek Dodson | Minnesota United | 2024 MLS Re-Entry Draft |
| January 8, 2025 | FW | 19 | Hakim Karamoko | NC State Wolfpack | 2025 MLS SuperDraft |
| January 9, 2025 | GK | 1 | Kim Jun-hong | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Signed through 2027, 2028 Team Option |
| January 14, 2025 | MF | 11 | Randall Leal | Nashville SC | Claimed off waivers, 2026 Team Option |
| January 15, 2025 | DF | 15 | Kye Rowles | Heart of Midlothian | |
| February 11, 2025 | MF | 23 | Brandon Servania | Toronto FC | |
| February 21, 2025 | MF | 48 | Gavin Turner | D.C. United Academy | Homegrown Player, signed through 2027 with Team Options in 2028-29 |
| February 21, 2025 | MF | 44 | Rida Zouhir | CF Montréal | One-year deal, Team Options in 2026-27 |
* ↑ Kijima last played for St. Louis City SC but was selected by San Diego FC in the 2024 MLS Expansion Draft before being traded to D.C. United.

### Transfers out
#### Winter
##### First team

| Date | Position | No. | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| October 25, 2024 | GK | 1 | Tyler Miller | TBD | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | FW | 11 | Cristian Dájome | Santos Laguna | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | MF | 14 | Martín Rodríguez | Ñublense | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | MF | 18 | Jeremy Garay | TBD | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | GK | 24 | Alex Bono | New England Revolution | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | GK | 26 | Nathan Crockford | FC Cincinnati 2 | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | DF | 30 | Hayden Sargis | Orlando City B | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | GK | 50 | Luis Zamudio | Charleston Battery | Released |
| October 25, 2024 | DF | 97 | Christopher McVey | San Diego FC | Released |
| December 20, 2024 | MF | 43 | Mateusz Klich | Atlanta United | Trade |
| December 31, 2024 | MF | 6 | Russell Canouse | TBD | Free |
| December 31, 2024 | MF | 7 | Pedro Santos | TBD | Free |
| January 3, 2025 | DF | 45 | Matai Akinmboni | AFC Bournemouth | Undisclosed fee (est. $1.25M-2.5M) |
| February 10, 2025 | MF | 21 | Ted Ku-DiPietro | Colorado Rapids | $1.125M cash, $275K future incentives Future sell-on/trade percentage clause. |

##### Summer

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee/notes |
| June 30, 2025 | MF | Michael Dessalegn | Old Dominion Monarchs | Signed NLI |
| July 1, 2025 | MF | Gleb Bogdanov | Villanova Wildcats | Signed NLI |
| July 15, 2025 | MF | Otu Bisong | Virginia Cavaliers | Signed NLI |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
| February 26, 2025 | FW | Fidel Barajas | Guadalajara | June 30, 2025 | |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
| August 30, 2024 | FW | Kristian Fletcher | Nottingham Forest | June 30, 2025 | |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### Standings
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | New York City FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for round one |
| 7 | D.C. United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | FC Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Qualification for the wild-card round |

##### Overall table

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Minnesota United FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 12 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 13 | D.C. United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 14 | Austin FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | FC Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: March 15, 2025. Source: MLS

#### 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 | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 3 | DF | USA | Lucas Bartlett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | FIN | Matti Peltola | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | CMR | Boris Enow | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Jared Stroud | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Pirani | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Conner Antley | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Garrison Tubbs | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Jacob Murrell | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | BEL | Christian Benteke | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | USA | Ted Ku-DiPietro | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GUA | Aaron Herrera | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SEN | Dominique Badji | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | USA | Jackson Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | AUT | David Schnegg | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | POL | Mateusz Klich | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | LBR | Matai Akinmboni | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: November 3, 2024
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Total |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: November 3, 2024
* Source: Team Stats

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Total | Total | Total |