# 2025 Real Salt Lake season

The 2025 Real Salt Lake season is planned to be the team's 21st season in Major League Soccer, the top division of the American soccer pyramid. The team also plans to compete in both the 2025 Leagues Cup and the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, based on standings from the 2024 season. Real Salt Lake plays their home games at America First Field in the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, and are to be managed by Pablo Mastroeni in his fourth full season with the club.

## Club
### Roster

    As of February 27, 2025
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 |
| 1 | GK | BRA | Rafael Cabral |
| 3 | DF | USA | Kobi Henry (on loan from Reims) |
| 4 | DF | COL | Brayan Vera |
| 6 | MF | PAR | Braian Ojeda |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Pablo Ruiz |
| 8 | MF | USA | Diego Luna |
| 10 | FW | POR | Diogo Gonçalves |
| 11 | MF | POL | Dominik Marczuk |
| 12 | FW | JAM | Matthew Bell |
| 13 | MF | COL | Nelson Palacio |
| 14 | DF | USA | Emeka Eneli |
| 15 | DF | USA | Justen Glad |
| 16 | FW | USA | Tyler Wolff |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Lachlan Brook |
| 18 | GK | USA | Zac MacMath |
| 19 | FW | USA | Bode Hidalgo |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Axel Kei |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Ariath Piol |
| 24 | GK | USA | Max Kerkvliet |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | DF | USA | Philip Quinton |
| 27 | FW | GHA | Forster Ajago |
| 29 | DF | USA | Sam Junqua |
| 30 | MF | USA | Owen Anderson |
| 31 | GK | USA | Mason Stajduhar |
| 32 | DF | USA | Zackery Farnsworth |
| 33 | DF | USA | Tommy Silva |
| 34 | MF | USA | Luca Moisa |
| 36 | FW | ESP | Jesus Barea |
| 37 | DF | USA | Luis Rivera |
| 38 | MF | USA | Jude Wellings |
| 39 | MF | USA | Aiden Hezarkhani |
| 40 | MF | USA | Omar Marquez |
| 41 | DF | USA | Juan Gio Villa |
| 72 | FW | USA | Zavier Gozo |
| 91 | DF | JAM | Javain Brown |
| 92 | MF | GER | Noel Caliskan |
| 98 | DF | GRE | Alexandros Katranis |

### Transfers

    As of January 23, 2025

#### In

| Player | Position | Previous Club | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Tyler Wolff | FW | Atlanta United FC | $50k 2026 GAM | December 9, 2024 |
| Forster Ajago | FW | Nashville SC | Re-Entry Draft | December 13, 2024 |
| Elias Manoel | FW | New York Red Bulls | $700k 2025 & 2026 GAM | December 20, 2024 |
| Sam Junqua | DF | FC Dallas | Trade for Anderson Julio + $500k GAM | December 23, 2024 |
| Mason Stajduhar | GK | Orlando City | Up to $200k GAM + 2026 SuperDraft pick | January 15, 2025 |
| Owen Anderson | MF | RSL Academy | Homegrown Player | January 16, 2025 |
| Aiden Hezarkhani | MF | RSL Academy | Homegrown Player | January 16, 2025 |
| Omar Marquez | MF | RSL Academy | Homegrown Player | January 16, 2025 |
| Juan Gio Villa | DF | RSL Academy | Homegrown Player | January 16, 2025 |
| Rafael Cabral | GK | Cruzeiro | Free agency | January 21, 2025 |
| Ariath Piol | FW | Macarthur FC | Undisclosed | January 23, 2025 |
| Max Kerkvliet | GK | UConn Huskies | 2025 MLS SuperDraft | February 17, 2025 |
| Jesus Barea | FW | Missouri State Bears | 2025 MLS SuperDraft | February 27, 2025 |

#### Out

| Player | Position | Next Club | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Kevin Bonilla | DF | | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Maikel Chang | MF | | Out of Contract | November 27, 2024 |
| Tomas Gomez | GK | | Out of Contract | November 27, 2024 |
| Erik Holt | DF | | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Bertin Jacquesson | FW | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Benji Michel | FW | | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Jaziel Orozco | DF | St. Louis City 2 | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Ilijah Paul | FW | Monterey Bay FC | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Delentz Pierre | DF | FC Tulsa | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Rubio Rubin | FW | | Option Declined | November 27, 2024 |
| Marcelo Silva | DF | | Out of Contract | November 27, 2024 |
| Anderson Julio | FW | FC Dallas | Trade for Sam Junqua + $500k GAM | December 23, 2024 |
| Matt Crooks | MF | Hull City | Undisclosed | January 10, 2025 |
| Chicho Arango | FW | San Jose Earthquakes | $1.5m GAM + int'l roster spot | January 11, 2025 |
| Gavin Beavers | GK | Brøndby IF | Undisclosed | January 22, 2025 |
| Andrew Brody | DF | Sporting Kansas City | Waived | February 18, 2025 |
| Elias Manoel | FW | Botafogo | Undisclosed | February 27, 2025 |

### Loans
#### In

| Player | Position | Loaned From | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Kobi Henry | DF | Reims | Loan for full 2025 season | January 14, 2025 |

#### Out

| Player | Position | Loaned To | Fees/Notes | Date |
| Kevon Lambert | MF | Louisville City FC | Loan for full 2025 season | January 23, 2025 |

## Competitions
### MLS regular season
#### Matches
#### Standings
##### Western Conference table

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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 13 | Sporting Kansas City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 1 | |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
| 15 | LA Galaxy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |

##### Overall table

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | FC Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
| 18 | Real Salt Lake | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
| 19 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 20 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |

### U.S. Open Cup

Due to their participation in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and 2025 Leagues Cup, Real Salt Lake will not send their senior squad to the 2025 U.S. Open Cup. RSL's reserve team, Real Monarchs, will compete in the competition instead.

### Leagues Cup

Real Salt Lake will participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup, based on 2024 standings. The tournament will take place between July 29 and August 31.

#### League stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Orlando City SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Portland Timbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | San Diego FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### CONCACAF Champions Cup

Real Salt Lake will participate in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, qualifying via league position achieved during the 2024 MLS season. The team will enter the competition in Round One.

#### Round One
## Statistics
### Squad appearances

As of March 16, 2025
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS Regular Season | MLS Regular Season | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | CONCACAF Champions Cup | CONCACAF Champions Cup | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| No | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts | Apps | Starts |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Rafael Cabral | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | | Zac MacMath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | | Max Kerkvliet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | | Mason Stajduhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Kobi Henry | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Brayan Vera | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Justen Glad | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Philip Quinton | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Sam Junqua | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | | Zack Farnsworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Tommy Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Luis Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | | Juan Gio Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | | Javain Brown | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | DF | | Alexandros Katranis | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Braian Ojeda | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Pablo Ruíz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Diego Luna | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Dominik Marczuk | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Nelson Palacio | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Emeka Eneli | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Owen Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | Luca Moisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | | Jude Wellings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | | Aiden Herzarkhani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | | Omar Marquez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | | Noel Caliskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | | Diogo Goncalves | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Matthew Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Tyler Wolff | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Lachlan Brook | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Bode Hidalgo | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Axel Kei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Ariath Piol | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Forster Ajago | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | | Jesus Barea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | FW | | Zavier Gozo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.) ||||||||||||||

### Goals

    As of March 16, 2025

### Assists

    As of March 2, 2025

### Clean Sheets

    As of March 16, 2024