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2025 D.C. United season

The 2025 season will be D.C. United's 30th in existence and its 30th consecutive season in the top division of American soccer, Major League Soccer. Pending announcements from the club, it is expected that the team will participated in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup and the 2025 Leagues Cup in addition to MLS play.

D.C. United
2025 season
General managerAlly Mackay
Head coachTroy Lesesne
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS CupTo be determined
U.S. Open CupTo be determined
Leagues CupTo be determined
← 2024
2026 →
All statistics correct as of November 1, 2024.

It will be 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.

Background

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Main article: 2024 D.C. United season

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

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Front office

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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

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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

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
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) 0 0 0   St. Louis City SC
4 Matti Peltola   CB / DM (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 (age 22) 0 0 0   HJK Helsinki
12 Conner Antley   RB / CB (1995-03-22) March 22, 1995 (age 29) 0 0 0   Tampa Bay Rowdies
16 Garrison Tubbs   CB (2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 (age 22) 0 0 0   Atlanta United FC
22 Aaron Herrera   RB (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 27) 0 0 0   CF Montréal
28 David Schnegg   LB (1998-09-29) September 29, 1998 (age 26) 0 0 0   Sturm Graz
45 Matai Akinmboni   CB (2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 18) 7 0 0   D.C. United Academy
Midfielders
5 Boris Enow   CM (2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 24) 0 0 0   Maccabi Netanya
8 Jared Stroud   LW / RW (1996-07-10) July 10, 1996 (age 28) 0 0 0   St. Louis City SC
10 Gabriel Pirani   AM (2002-04-12) April 12, 2002 (age 22) 10 1 0   Santos
21 Ted Ku-DiPietro   AM / SS (2002-01-28) January 28, 2002 (age 22) 39 5 3   Loudoun United
25 Jackson Hopkins   AM / SS (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 20) 34 0 1   D.C. United Academy
43 Mateusz Klich   CM (1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 (age 34) 36 4 7   Leeds United
Forwards
17 Jacob Murrell   FW (2004-03-29) March 29, 2004 (age 20) 0 0 0   Georgetown Hoyas
20 Christian Benteke   ST (1990-12-03) December 3, 1990 (age 33) 41 15 3   Crystal Palace
23 Dominique Badji   CF (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 32) 0 0 0   Bandirmaspor

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position No. Name From Fee/notes Ref.
November 20, 2024 GK   Jordan Farr   Tampa Bay Rowdies [1]

Transfers out

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Winter

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First team
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Date Position No. Name To Fee/notes Ref.
October 25, 2024 GK 1   Tyler Miller   TBD Released[a] [2]
FW 11   Cristian Dájome   TBD Released[a] [2]
MF 14   Martín Rodríguez   TBD Released[a] [2]
MF 18   Jeremy Garay   TBD Released[a] [2]
GK 24   Alex Bono   TBD Released[a] [2]
GK 26   Nathan Crockford   TBD Released[a] [2]
DF 30   Hayden Sargis   TBD Released[a] [2]
GK 50   Luis Zamudio   TBD Released[a] [2]
DF 97   Christopher McVey   TBD Released[a] [2]
December 31, 2024 MF 6   Russell Canouse   TBD Free[b] [2]
MF 7   Pedro Santos   TBD Free[b] [2]
Academy
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Summer
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Date Position Name To Fee/notes Ref.
June 30, 2025 MF   Michael Dessalegn   Old Dominion Monarchs Signed NLI [3]
July 1, 2025 MF   Gleb Bogdanov   Villanova Wildcats Signed NLI [4]
July 15, 2025 MF   Otu Bisong   Virginia Cavaliers Signed NLI [5]

Loans in

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Loans out

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First-team

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
August 30, 2024 FW   Kristian Fletcher   Nottingham Forest June 30, 2025 [6]

Preseason and friendlies

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Club friendlies will be announced in December 2024 or January 2025.

Competitions

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Major League Soccer

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Main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Standings

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Eastern Conference
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Overall table
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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: November 1, 2024.
Source: MLS

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Leagues Cup
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

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

Top assists

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

Disciplinary record

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Contract option for the 2025 season was declined.[2]
  2. ^ a b Contract expired, player became free agent.

References

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  1. ^ Goff, Steven (November 10, 2024). "D.C. United begins rebuilding its goalkeeper corps by acquiring Jordan Farr". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "D.C. United Announces 2024 End-of-Year Roster Decisions". dcunited.com. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Clark, Travis (September 16, 2024). "Recruiting Roundup: September 16-22". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  4. ^ @GlebBogdanov26 (February 21, 2024). "I am incredibly excited and blessed to announce that I have committed to Villanova University to play Division 1 soccer and further my academic career. I would like to thank everyone that has helped and supported me to get to this point. The work is only beginning!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "2025 Men's DI Recruiting Rankings: October". topdrawersoccer.com. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "D.C. United Loans Homegrown Forward Kristian Fletcher to Nottingham Forest FC | DC United". D.C. United. Major League Soccer. August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
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