The 2018 Minnesota United FC season was the ninth season of

Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC is an American professional soccer club based in Saint Paul, Minnesota that plays in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The club began play in 2017 as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Soc ...

's existence and their second season in

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Cana ...

, the top-tier of

American soccer The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is ...

. United played at

TCF Bank Stadium Huntington Bank Stadium (formerly known as TCF Bank Stadium) is an outdoor stadium located on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The stadium opened in 2009, after three years of construction. It is ...

and was coached by

Adrian Heath Adrian Paul Heath (born 11 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He currently serves as head coach of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United FC. As a player, he is best known for his six seasons at Everton, where ...

, who still coaches United. Outside of MLS, Minnesota United also participated in the

2018 U.S. Open Cup The 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was the 105th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, a knockout cup competition in American soccer. It is the oldest ongoing competition in the United States and was contested by 97 teams from leagues in the U.S. system ...

, as well as various preseason competitions.

Club

Transfers

Transfers In

MLS Re-Entry Draft

Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 15, 2017.
Stage 2 of the Re-Entry Draft took place on December 21, 2017.

MLS SuperDraft

Any player marked with a * is part of the

Generation Adidas Generation Adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young professional soccer talent in the United States. The program, sponsored by Adidas, offers professional-ready players in the U.S ...

program.

Transfers Out

Loans In

Loans Out

Friendlies

Carolina Challenge Cup

Competitions

Overview

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U.S. Open Cup The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, commonly known as the U.S. Open Cup (USOC), is a knockout cup competition in men's soccer in the United States of America. It is the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in that country. The 2023 U.S. O ...

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MLS

Overall table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

U.S. Open Cup

Player statistics

Top scorers

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Darwin Quintero Carlos Darwin Quintero Villalba (born 19 September 1987) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Categoría Primera A club América de Cali. Quintero is also known by his nickname of ''El Científico del G ...

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Miguel Ibarra Miguel Ángel Ibarra Andrade (born March 15, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Charlotte Independence in the USL League One. College and amateur Ibarra played college soccer at Taft College from 2008 to 2009, and t ...

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Ibson Ibson Barreto da Silva (born 7 November 1983), simply known as Ibson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Nacional de Muriaé. Club career Flamengo Born in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Ibson arrived at Clube de Re ...

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Romario Ibarra Romario Andrés Ibarra Mina (born 24 September 1994) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Oviedo, on loan from Liga MX club Pachuca, and the Ecuador national team. He is the younger brother of Renato Ibarr ...

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Kevin Molino Kevin Reginald Molino (born 17 June 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. Club career Orlando City After playing for severa ...

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Ethan Finlay Ethan Christopher Finlay (born August 6, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. Career College and amateur Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Finlay's family moved across the U.S. ...

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Michael Boxall Michael Joseph Boxall (born 18 August 1988) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer, and the New Zealand national football team. Early career in New Zealand For high school, Boxall attended ...

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Francisco Calvo Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada (born 8 July 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Konyaspor and the Costa Rica national team. Early life After starting with Deportivo Saprissa as a youth player from ...

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Sam Nicholson Sam Alastair Nicholson (born 20 January 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left winger or left midfielder for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. Career Heart of Midlothian Nicholson attended Penicuik High School in Midlothian a ...

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Tyrone Mears Tyrone Robert Mears (born 18 February 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. His clubs include Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, West Ham United, Derby County, Olympique de Marseille, Burnley, Seattle So ...

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Rasmus Schuller Rasmus may refer to: People * Rasmus (given name) * Rasmus (surname) Arts and entertainment * The Rasmus, a Finnish rock band formerly called Rasmus ** ''The Rasmus'' (album), a self-titled studio album by the Finnish band * the title ch ...

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Abu Danladi Abu Danladi (born October 18, 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer. Career Amateur & College Abu Danladi graduated from Ghana's Right to Dream Academy. He attended Dunn High School in Los Olivos, California. He played college soccer with the UCLA ...

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Shutouts

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Appearances

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Carter Manley Carter Manley (born April 29, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender who currently plays for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship. Career Youth and college Before college, Manley featured for two seasons at Mount Saint J ...

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Jérôme Thiesson Jérôme Thiesson (born 6 August 1987) is a Swiss football coach and a former player. He is the manager of FC Mutschellen in the fifth-tier 2. Liga Interregional. Career In January 2011 Thiesson agreed to a contract to join FC Luzern as of sum ...

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Marc Burch Marc Burch (born May 7, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American soccer player. Career College and amateur Burch played college soccer at the University of Evansville for three seasons from 2002–2004, scoring seven goals and assisting on 22 ...

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Frantz Pangop Frantz Pangop T'chidjui (born 18 May 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Darby FC in League1 Ontario. Club career He began his senior career in his native Cameroon with Sable FC (Cameroon), Sable FC and Coton Sport FC d ...

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Mason Toye Mason Vincent Toye (born October 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal. Early life and education Born in South Orange, New Jersey, Toye attended Morristown-Beard ...

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Discipline

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Collin Martin Collin Martin (born November 9, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for San Diego Loyal in the USL Championship. He has played for D.C. United and Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer, and for Richmond ...

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Harrison Heath Harrison William Heath (born 6 March 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Youth career Heath played in the youth academy of Houston Dynamo from 2011 to 2012 before moving to England to play for ...

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Attendance

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References

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