# 2025 Minnesota United FC season

The 2025 Minnesota United FC season is the club's sixteenth season of existence, and ninth in Major League Soccer. Their season began on February 22, 2025, where they faced Los Angeles FC in Los Angeles, California. The club plays its home matches at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

## Technical Staff

As of March 13, 2024
| Position | Name |
| Chief Soccer Officer and Sporting Director | Khaled El-Ahmad |
| Head Coach | Eric Ramsay |
| Assistant Coach | Cameron Knowles |
| Assistant Coach | Dennis Lawrence |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Thomas Fawdry |

## Roster

As of March 16, 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Height | Signed In | Signed From | Transfer Fee | Contract Start | Contract Length |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alec Smir | USA | GK | (1999-04-13) April 13, 1999 (age 25) | 6 ft 2 in | 2024 | Minnesota United FC 2 | Free | 2024 | 1+2 |
| 97 | Dayne St. Clair | CAN | GK | (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 27) | 6 ft 3 in | 2019 | Maryland Terrapins | Draft | 2022 | 3+1 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Devin Padelford (HGP) | USA | DF | (2003-01-03) January 3, 2003 (age 22) | 6 ft 0 in | 2022 | MNUFC Academy | Free | 2022 | 3+2 |
| 5 | Nicolás Romero (INT) (U22) | ARG | DF | (2003-11-28) November 28, 2003 (age 21) | 6 ft 1 in | 2025 | Atlético Tucumán | $2M | 2025 | 3+1 |
| 13 | Anthony Markanich | USA | DF | (1999-12-26) December 26, 1999 (age 25) | 6 ft 1 in | 2024 | St. Louis City SC | Trade | 2022 | 1+3 |
| 15 | Michael Boxall | NZL | DF | (1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 36) | 6 ft 2 in | 2017 | SuperSport United | Free | 2024 | 2+1 |
| 18 | Matúš Kmeť (on loan at Górnik Zabrze) | SVK | DF | (2000-06-27) June 27, 2000 (age 24) | 5 ft 8 in | 2024 | AS Trenčín | $630K | 2024 | 3+1 |
| 23 | Morris Duggan (INT) | GER | DF | (2000-10-24) October 24, 2000 (age 24) | 6 ft 4 in | 2024 | Marshall Thundering Herd | Draft | 2024 | 1+3 |
| 24 | Kipp Keller | USA | DF | (2000-07-14) July 14, 2000 (age 24) | 6 ft 1 in | 2025 | FC Cincinnati | Re-Entry Draft | 2024 | 1+3 |
| 27 | DJ Taylor | USA | DF | (1997-08-26) August 26, 1997 (age 27) | 5 ft 9 in | 2021 | North Carolina FC | Free | 2024 | 2+1 |
| 28 | Jefferson Díaz (INT) | COL | DF | (2000-12-05) December 5, 2000 (age 24) | 6 ft 1 in | 2024 | Deportivo Cali | $700K | 2024 | 4+1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | Joseph Rosales | HON | MF | (2000-11-06) November 6, 2000 (age 24) | 5 ft 11 in | 2021 | Independiente | Undisclosed | 2025 | 3+1 |
| 17 | Robin Lod | FIN | MF | (1993-04-17) April 17, 1993 (age 31) | 5 ft 11 in | 2019 | Sporting Gijón | $500K | 2023 | 3+1 |
| 20 | Wil Trapp | USA | MF | (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 32) | 5 ft 8 in | 2021 | Inter Miami CF | Free | 2025 | 1+1 |
| 22 | Jeong Ho-yeon (INT) | KOR | MF | (2000-09-28) September 28, 2000 (age 24) | 5 ft 11 in | 2025 | Gwangju FC | $1M | 2025 | 3+1 |
| 25 | Alejandro Bran (on loan at Alajuelense) | CRC | MF | (2001-03-05) March 5, 2001 (age 24) | 5 ft 9 in | 2024 | C.S. Herediano | Transfer | 2024 | 3+2 |
| 26 | Joaquín Pereyra (DP) (INT) | ARG | MF | (1998-12-01) December 1, 1998 (age 26) | 6 ft 1 in | 2024 | Atlético Tucumán | Undisclosed | 2024 | 4+1 |
| 30 | Owen Gene (INT) (U22) | FRA | MF | (2003-03-19) March 19, 2003 (age 21) | 6 ft 1 in | 2025 | Amiens SC | $2M | 2025 | 3+1 |
| 31 | Hassani Dotson | USA | MF | (1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 27) | 5 ft 11 in | 2019 | Oregon State Beavers | Draft | 2022 | 3+1 |
| 67 | Carlos Harvey | PAN | MF | (2000-02-03) February 3, 2000 (age 25) | 6 ft 1 in | 2024 | Phoenix Rising FC | Undisclosed | 2024 | 2+1 |
| 90 | Loïc Mesanvi | TOG | MF | (2003-10-06) October 6, 2003 (age 21) | 5 ft 8 in | 2024 | Minnesota United FC 2 | Free | 2024 | 2+2 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jeong Sang-bin (INT) (U22) | KOR | FW | (2002-04-01) April 1, 2002 (age 22) | 5 ft 9 in | 2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. | $2.6M | 2023 | 3+1 |
| 9 | Kelvin Yeboah (DP) (INT) | ITA | FW | (2000-05-06) May 6, 2000 (age 24) | 6 ft 0 in | 2024 | Genoa CFC | $3.2M | 2024 | 4+1 |
| 14 | Tani Oluwaseyi | CAN | FW | (2000-05-15) May 15, 2000 (age 24) | 6 ft 2 in | 2022 | St John's Red Storm | Draft | 2025 | 3+1 |
| 19 | Samuel Shashoua | ENG | FW | (1999-05-13) May 13, 1999 (age 25) | 5 ft 7 in | 2024 | Albacete Balompié | Free | 2024 | 1+2 |
| 21 | Bongokuhle Hlongwane | RSA | FW | (2000-06-20) June 20, 2000 (age 24) | 6 ft 1 in | 2022 | Maritzburg United | $500K | 2025 | 3+1 |
| 99 | Jordan Adebayo-Smith (on loan at Detroit City FC) | USA | FW | (2001-01-11) January 11, 2001 (age 24) | 5 ft 11 in | 2024 | New England Revolution II | Trade | 2024 | 3+1 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Notes |
| December 13, 2024 | DF | 24 | Kipp Keller | FC Cincinnati | Re-Entry Draft |
| January 30, 2025 | DF | 5 | Nicolás Romero | Atlético Tucumán | Transfer |
| February 1, 2025 | MF | 22 | Jeong Ho-yeon | Gwangju FC | Transfer |
| February 11, 2025 | MF | 30 | Owen Gene | Amiens SC | Transfer |

### MLS SuperDraft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Previous club | Status | Ref |
| 1 | 25 | Roman Torres | Midfielder | Creighton | Signed with Minnesota United FC 2 | [39] [40] |
| 2 | 43 | Kieran Chandler | Defender | UConn | Signed with Minnesota United FC 2 | [39] [41] |
| 2 | 45 | Logan Dorsey | Forward | Kentucky | Signed with Minnesota United FC 2 | [39] [42] |
| 3 | 85 | Nick Collins | Defender | Rutgers | Returned to School | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Notes |
| November 28, 2024 | GK | 1 | Clint Irwin | Free Agent | Option Declined |
| November 28, 2024 | DF | 3 | Zarek Valentin | Retired | Retired |
| November 28, 2024 | DF | 12 | Derek Dodson | D.C. United | Option Declined |
| November 28, 2024 | DF | 24 | Hugo Bacharach | Rhode Island FC | Option Declined |
| November 28, 2024 | MF | 44 | Moses Nyeman | Loudoun United FC | Option Declined |
| November 28, 2024 | FW | 7 | Franco Fragapane | Unión de Santa Fe | Out of Contract |
| November 28, 2024 | FW | 29 | Patrick Weah | Atlanta United 2 | Option Declined |
| December 17, 2024 | DF | 4 | Miguel Tapias | C.D. Guadalajara | Transfer |
| January 24, 2025 | FW | 22 | Teemu Pukki | HJK | Transfer |
| February 4, 2025 | DF | 5 | Ethan Bristow | Free Agent | Mutual Contract Termination |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref. |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Notes |
| January 5, 2025 | End of 2025 Season | MF | 25 | Alejandro Bran | Liga Deportiva Alajuelense | Option to Buy |
| February 6, 2025 | End of 2025 Season | DF | 18 | Matúš Kmeť | Górnik Zabrze | Option to Buy |
| March 14, 2025 | End of 2025 Season | FW | 99 | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | Detroit City FC | |

## Friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss On January 17, Minnesota United announced a midseason friendly against German Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.

## Competitions
### MLS regular season
#### Standings
##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 9 | New York City FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 10 | Chicago Fire FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
| 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 |

##### Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2025) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 12 | Qualification for round one and the CONCACAF Champions Cup round one |
| 2 | San Diego FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 8 | Qualification for round one |
| 3 | St. Louis City SC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 8 | Qualification for round one |
| 4 | Colorado Rapids | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for round one |
| 5 | Minnesota United FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for round one |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for round one |
| 7 | Austin FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | Los Angeles FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: March 15, 2025 Source: MLS Results Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

#### Regular season
### Leagues Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated March 15, 2025.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Alec Smir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | GK | CAN | Dayne St. Clair | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | USA | Devin Padelford | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Nicolás Romero | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA | Anthony Markanich | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | NZL | Michael Boxall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SVK | Matúš Kmeť | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GER | Morris Duggan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | USA | Kipp Keller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | DJ Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | COL | Jefferson Díaz | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | HON | Joseph Rosales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FIN | Robin Lod | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | USA | Wil Trapp | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | KOR | Jeong Ho-yeon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | CRC | Alejandro Bran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ARG | Joaquín Pereyra | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | FRA | Owen Gene | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | USA | Hassani Dotson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | PAN | Carlos Harvey | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | TOG | Loïc Mesanvi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | KOR | Jeong Sang-bin | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Kelvin Yeboah | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Tani Oluwaseyi | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Samuel Shashoua | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | RSA | Bongokuhle Hlongwane | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | USA | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||||||

### Goalscorers

    As of March 15, 2025.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Kelvin Yeboah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 14 | FW | | Tani Oluwaseyi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 31 | MF | | Hassani Dotson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

### Assists

    As of March 15, 2025.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Name | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | 14 | FW | Tani Oluwaseyi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 15 | DF | Michael Boxall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 | DF | Morris Duggan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 21 | FW | Bongokuhle Hlongwane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 26 | MF | Joaquín Pereyra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | MF | Robin Lod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of March 15, 2025.
| Rk. | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 31 | MF | | Hassani Dotson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 14 | FW | | Tani Oluwaseyi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 15 | DF | | Michael Boxall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

    As of March 15, 2025.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Major League Soccer | U.S. Open Cup | Leagues Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | Total |
| 1 | 97 | GK | | Dayne St. Clair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Honors and awards
### Bell Bank Man of the Match

Note: Bell Bank Man of the Match is voted on by fans on X near the end of each MLS Match.
| Player | Position | Times Won | Most Recent |
| Kelvin Yeboah | FW | 2 | Mar. 1st vs CF Montréal |
| Tani Oluwaseyi | FW | 1 | Mar. 15th at Sporting Kansas City |
| Morris Duggan | DF | 1 | Mar. 8th at San Jose Earthquakes |

### MLS Team of the Matchday

| Week | Player | Opponent | Position |
| 2 | Michael Boxall | CF Montréal | DF |
| 2 | Kelvin Yeboah | CF Montréal | Bench |
| 3 | Michael Boxall | San Jose Earthquakes | DF |

### MLS All-Stars

| Player | Position | Ref |