# 2025 FC Cincinnati season

The 2025 season will be the 10th season for FC Cincinnati and their 7th in Major League Soccer (MLS), the highest level of men's professional soccer in the United States. Their home stadium is TQL Stadium. It is the fourth season with the club for general manager Chris Albright and head coach Pat Noonan.

## Club
### Roster

    As of February 27, 2025
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| 1 | Alec Kann | United States | GK | (1990-08-08) August 8, 1990 (age 34) | Atlanta United FC |
| 13 | Evan Louro | United States | GK | (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996 (age 29) | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 18 | Roman Celentano (GA) | United States | GK | (2000-09-14) September 14, 2000 (age 24) | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 2 | Alvas Powell | Jamaica | DF | (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30) | Philadelphia Union |
| 3 | Gilberto Flores | Paraguay | DF | (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 (age 21) | Sportivo Trinidense |
| 4 | Nick Hagglund | United States | DF | (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 32) | Toronto FC |
| 12 | Miles Robinson | United States | DF | (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 28) | Atlanta United |
| 15 | Bret Halsey (GA) | United States | DF | (2000-06-01) June 1, 2000 (age 24) | Real Salt Lake |
| 16 | Teenage Hadebe (INTL, DP) | Zimbabwe | DF | (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29) | Konyaspor |
| 21 | Matt Miazga | United States | DF | (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 (age 29) | Chelsea F.C. |
| 29 | Lukas Engel | Denmark | DF | (1998-12-14) December 14, 1998 (age 26) | Middlesbrough F.C. |
| 42 | Amir Daley | United States | DF | (2002-02-26) February 26, 2002 (age 23) | FC Cincinnati 2 |
| 91 | DeAndre Yedlin | United States | DF | (1993-07-09) July 9, 1993 (age 31) | Inter Miami CF |
| 5 | Obinna Nwobodo (INTL, DP) | Nigeria | MF | (1996-11-29) November 29, 1996 (age 28) | Göztepe S.K. |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha | Czech Republic | MF | (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 27) | FC Viktoria Plzeň |
| 22 | Gerardo Valenzuela (HG) | United States | MF | (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 20) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 23 | Luca Orellano | Argentina | MF | (2000-03-22) March 22, 2000 (age 24) | CR Vasco da Gama |
| 27 | Brian Anunga | Cameroon | MF | (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996 (age 28) | Nashville SC |
| 37 | Stiven Jimenez (HG) | United States | MF | (2007-06-24) June 24, 2007 (age 17) | FC Cincinnati Academy |
| 7 | Yuya Kubo (INTL) | Japan | FW | (1993-12-23) December 23, 1993 (age 31) | K.A.A. Gent |
| 9 | Kévin Denkey (DP) | Togo | FW | (2000-11-30) November 30, 2000 (age 24) | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. |
| 10 | Evander (INTL, DP) | Brazil | FW | (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 26) | Portland Timbers |
| 11 | Corey Baird (HG) | United States | FW | (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996 (age 29) | Houston Dynamo |
| 17 | Sérgio Santos | Brazil | FW | (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994 (age 30) | Philadelphia Union |
| 19 | Ștefan Chirilă | United States | FW | (2007-01-15) January 15, 2007 (age 18) | FC Cincinnati 2 |

## Player movement
### In

| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| January 1, 2025 | 9 | FW | Kévin Denkey | Cercle Brugge | Transfer |
| January 1, 2025 | 23 | MF | Luca Orellano | Vasco da Gama | Transfer |
| January 13, 2025 | 27 | MF | Brian Anunga | Nashville SC | Free agent |
| February 17, 2025 | 10 | MF | Evander | Portland Timbers | Cash-for-player trade |

### Out

| Date | No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| December 9, 2024 | 6 | DF | Chidozie Awaziem | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 9, 2024 | 32 | DF | Ian Murphy | Colorado Rapids | Trade |
| December 13, 2024 | 14 | DF | Kipp Keller | Minnesota United FC | Re-Entry Draft Stage 1 |
| February 12, 2025 | 10 | MF | Luciano Acosta | FC Dallas | Cash-for-player trade |

### Loans In

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
| 29 | DF | Lukas Engel | Middlesbrough F.C. | February 14, 2025 | End of 2025 season | |

### Loans Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
| 31 | MF | Álvaro Barreal | Santos FC | February 6, 2025 | Through December 2025 | |

### 2025 MLS SuperDraft picks

| Round | Pick # | Player | Pos | College | Notes |
| 3 | 80 | Ben Augee | MF | Gonzaga | |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss
All matches are in Eastern Time

### Preseason
#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Eastern Conference

MLS Eastern Conference table (2025) :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | New York City FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualification for round one |
| 8 | D.C. United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for the wild-card round |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 4 | |

##### Overall

Overall MLS standings table :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | D.C. United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
| 15 | Austin FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 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 |

## Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Major League Soccer | February 22, 2025 | TBD, 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 050.00 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Leagues Cup | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | February 19, 2025 | TBD | Round One | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 037.50 |
Last updated: March 17th Source: Competitions

## 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 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
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

## Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | L |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Position (East) | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 |

### Match results

Win  Draw  Loss  Void  Postponed

### U.S. Open Cup

FC Cincinnati did not send their main squad the 2025 U.S. Open Cup as they were already participating in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the 2025 Leagues Cup and sent FC Cincinnati 2 instead.

### Round of 16
## 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 | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | USA | Evan Louro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Roman Celentano | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | JAM | Alvas Powell | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | PAR | Gilberto Flores | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA | Miles Robinson | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Bret Halsey | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ZIM | Teenage Hadebe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | DEN | Lukas Engel | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Noah Adnan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | USA | Amir Daley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | DF | USA | DeAndre Yedlin | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | NGA | Obinna Nwobodo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CZE | Pavel Bucha | 6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | MF | USA | Gerardo Valenzuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Luca Orellano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CMR | Brian Anunga | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | JPN | Yuya Kubo | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | TOG | Kévin Denkey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Evander | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Corey Baird | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Sérgio Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Stefan Chirla | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | FRA | Kenji Mboma Dem | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
* Last updated: March 18, 2025
* Source: Team Stats

### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Kévin Denkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | MF | 20 | Pavel Bucha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | FW | 10 | Evander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
* Last updated: March 5, 2025
* Source: Team Stats

### Top assists

| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 2 | Alvas Powell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Yuya Kubo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 9 | Kévin Denkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 10 | Evander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | FW | 11 | Corey Baird | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | 29 | Lukas Engel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | MF | 91 | DeAndre Yedlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
* Last updated: March 5, 2025
* Source: Team Stats

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | MLS Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Champions Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 5 | MF | Obinna Nwobodo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Kévin Denkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Corey Baird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Teenage Hadebe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Roman Celentano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Noah Adnan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | Amir Daley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: March 5, 2025
* Source: Team Stats

### Clean sheets

| No. | Name | MLS | MLS Cup | Leagues Cup | Champions Cup | Total |
| 18 | Roman Celentano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Last updated: March 5, 2025
* Source: Team Stats

## Awards
### MLS Team of the Matchday

| Matchday | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
| 1 | Miles Robinson | New York Red Bulls | DF | |
| 1 | Kévin Denkey | New York Red Bulls | Bench | |