# 2021 Rio Grande Valley FC season

The 2021 Rio Grande Valley FC Toros season was the 6th season for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in USL Championship (USLC), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. This article covers the period from November 2, 2020, the day after the 2020 USLC Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2021 USLC Playoff Final, scheduled for November 28, 2021.

## Club

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of January 10, 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
| 1 | GK | Tyler Deric | United States |
| 2 | DF | Carter Manley | United States |
| 4 | DF | Erik Pimentel | Mexico |
| 5 | MF | Juan Cabezas | Colombia |
| 6 | MF | James Murphy | United States |
| 7 | FW | Juan Azócar | Venezuela |
| 8 | MF | Rodrigo López | United States |
| 9 | FW | Frank López | Cuba |
| 11 | FW | Vicente Sánchez | United States |
| 12 | GK | Colin Miller | United States |
| 13 | DF | Camden Riley | United States |
| 14 | DF | Zach Jackson | United States |
| 15 | DF | Adrián Diz | Cuba |
| 17 | MF | John Sánchez | Colombia |
| 18 | FW | Adrian Vera | United States |
| 19 | DF | Eduin Quero | Venezuela |
| 20 | MF | Christian Sorto | Uruguay |
| 22 | DF | Roberto Albuquerque | United States |
| 24 | FW | Alexis Cerritos | United States |
| 25 | DF | Diego Rocha | United States |
| 26 | MF | Josue Soto | United States |
| 27 | FW | Kyle Edwards | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 28 | GK | Javier Garcia | United States |
| - | DF | Louis Ramsay | England |
| - | MF | Wan Kuzain | Malaysia |
| - | MF | Emilio Ycaza | United States (soccer) |
| - | MF | Grant Robinson | United States |
| - | MF | Baboucarr Njie | Gambia |
| - | MF | Andrés Flores | El Salvador |
| - | FW | Jonas Fjeldberg | Norway |
| - | FW | Elvis Amoh | Ghana |

## Competitions
### USL Championship
#### Match results
#### Standings — Western Conference

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | PC | Phoenix Rising FC | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 67 | Playoffs |
| 2 | MT | El Paso Locomotive FC | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 64 | Playoffs |
| 3 | PC | Orange County SC | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 52 | Playoffs |
| 4 | MT | San Antonio FC | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 52 | Playoffs |
| 5 | MT | Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 49 | Playoffs |
| 6 | PC | San Diego Loyal SC | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 48 | Playoffs |
| 7 | MT | Rio Grande Valley FC Toros | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 47 | Playoffs |
| 8 | MT | New Mexico United | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 46 | |
| 9 | MT | Austin Bold FC | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 42 | |
| 10 | PC | Oakland Roots SC | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 41 | Playoffs |
| 11 | PC | LA Galaxy II | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 39 | |
| 12 | PC | Tacoma Defiance | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 39 | |
| 13 | PC | Sacramento Republic FC | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 36 | |
| 14 | MT | Real Monarchs | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 56 | −28 | 22 | |
| 15 | PC | Las Vegas Lights FC | 32 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 77 | −36 | 21 | |

### U.S. Open Cup

2021 U.S. Open Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

### Statistics

Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.

#### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL Championship Regular Season | USL Championship Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | USA | Carter Manley | 33 | 2 | 26+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | MEX | Erik Pimentel | 29 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | COL | Juan Cabezas | 19 | 1 | 13+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | USA | James Murphy | 23 | 0 | 14+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | VEN | Juan Azócar | 27 | 6 | 17+8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | USA | Rodrigo López | 33 | 6 | 26+5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Elvis Amoh | 22 | 13 | 17+3 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | USA | Vicente Sánchez | 31 | 2 | 4+25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | USA | Colin Miller | 8 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SLV | Andrés Flores | 16 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | GAM | Baboucarr Njie | 28 | 2 | 12+14 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | CUB | Adrián Diz | 23 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | COL | John Sánchez | 16 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | USA | Adrian Vera | 27 | 0 | 14+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | VEN | Eduin Quero | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | URU | Christian Sorto | 32 | 4 | 25+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | USA | Roberto Albuquerque | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | USA | Alexis Cerritos | 22 | 1 | 9+11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Josue Soto | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | VIN | Kyle Edwards | 14 | 3 | 6+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | USA | Javier Garcia | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | ENG | Louis Ramsay | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | MAS | Wan Kuzain | 19 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | USA | Grant Robinson | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | USA | Camden Riley | 16 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | NOR | Jonas Fjeldberg | 8 | 3 | 8+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | NOR | Emilio Ycaza | 30 | 2 | 20+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: March 12, 2022
* Source: https://www.uslchampionship.com/rio-grande-valley-fc-player-stats-2021