The 2024 Austin FC season will be
the club's fourth 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 Canada ...
, the top flight of soccer in the United States. They playin the league's
Western Conference.
Background
Austin FC started playing in the
MLS Western Conference in
2021
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, finishing in 12th place with a record of 9W-4D-21L.
2022
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brought many new experiences to Austin FC. They lost their first ever U.S. Open Cup match against
San Antonio FC in extra time, won their first trophy, the
Copa Tejas
Copa Tejas is the two cup competitions and one shield between the Major League Soccer, USL Championship and NWSL teams of the state of Texas, awarded by independent supporters groups of the state's teams. It was initially founded in 2019 by su ...
, and qualified for their first-ever
MLS Cup Playoffs in just their second season as a franchise. Austin FC advanced to the Western Conference Finals but lost to
LAFC
Los Angeles Football Club, commonly referred to as LAFC, is an American professional Association football team based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The club ...
. Austin FC fell almost all the way to the bottom of the 2023 standings, with the team finishing in 27th place in Major League Soccer. The new sporting director
Rodolfo Borrell
Rodolfo Borrell Marco (born 31 January 1971) is a Spanish football coach, who is currently a sporting director at Austin FC.
Management career Barcelona
Borrell was a youth coach at Barcelona, where he coached some of the world's finest emergi ...
was quoted as saying "The team overachieved last year, the team underachieved this year", but showed his support for coach
Josh Wolff
Josh Wolff (born February 25, 1977) is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Austin FC in Major League Soccer.
Playing career College
Born in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Wolff played three years of colle ...
as the team looks to rebuild for the
2024 season.
Summary
Pre-season
Austin FC ended the 2023 season with multiple players at the end of their contract. The front office made their first move by signing
Ethan Finlay to a new one-year contract with an option for a second year at the end of October.
In addition to working on their roster Austin FC started making plans for their 2024 pre-season, announcing they would participate in the
AEG
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sponsored
Coachella Valley Invitational
The Coachella Valley Invitational is a preseason exhibition tournament hosted by the LA Galaxy at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. The first edition of the tournament was held in February 2022 and featured clubs from Major League Socce ...
taking place February 4–17, 2024. In mid-November 2023, Austin FC announced their initial roster changes for the 2024 season.
Alexander Ring met his performance metrics and his contract was extended automatically through the 2024 season. Both
Daniel Perreira's and
Damian Las's options were exercised for 2024.
Charlie Asensio,
Will Bruin,
Sofiane Djeffal,
Kipp Keller,
Adam Lundqvist
Adam Lundqvist (born 20 March 1994), sometimes spelled Adam Lundkvist, is a Swedish footballer as a left back. He previously played for in the Allsvenska for IF Elfsborg, where they won the Svenska Cupen, and in MLS for the Houston Dynamo, helpi ...
,
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez,
Rodney Redes,
Memo Rodriguez, and
Maximiliano Urruti options were all declined.
Brandan Craig will return to the
Philadelphia Union
The Philadelphia Union are an American professional soccer club based in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 201 ...
at the end of his loan.
Austin started the month of December, by announcing they had exercised
Hector Jiménez option for the 2024 season. On December 11, 2023, Austin FC traded
Nick Lima to the
New England Revolution for $300,000 in GAM.
On December 14, Austin traded up for the first pick in the
2023 MLS Re-Entry Draft
The 2023 MLS Re-Entry Draft is conducted in two stages, as it has been in previous years. Stage 1 takes place on December 14, 2023, and Stage 2 takes place on December 21, 2023. All 29 existing Major League Soccer club will take part of the 2023 ...
and subsequently picked
Jáder Obrian
Jáder Rafael Obrian Arias (born 18 May 1995) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a winger for FC Dallas in MLS.
Career
Obrian spent time with Uniautónoma, Deportes Tolima, Cúcuta Deportivo and Águilas Doradas
Águilas () is a ...
, who had previously played for
FC Dallas.
On December 19, 2023, Austin FC chose Nate Jones from University of Washington with the 5th overall pick,
and subsequently traded him for $250,000 GAM and the 31st pick. Austin FC then picked Bryant Farkarlun from UT Rio Grande Valley with that pick.
Austin FC signed
Stefan Cleveland
Stefan Daniel Cleveland (born May 25, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
Early life
Cleveland was born in Dayton, Ohio, and attended The Miami Valley Scho ...
on December 24, 2023, as a free agent, bringing the roster up to four goalkeepers.
On January 9, 2024, Austin FC announced they had traded
Jhohan Romaña to the Argentine team
San Lorenzo de Almagro for $750,000.
The same day the team announced they had signed defender
Guilherme Biro as a free agent. Biro spent the previous season with Brazilian team
Mirassol.
On January 10, Austin FC announced the signing of their second
homegrown
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Music
*Home Grown, an American rock band formed in 1994
* ''Home Grown'' (Geri Allen album), 1985
* ''Homegrown'' (Dodgy album), 1995
* ''Home Grown'' (Blue Mou ...
player,
Micah Burton. Burton was signed to
Austin FC II
Austin FC II is an American professional soccer team that is located in Austin, Texas. It is the reserve team of Austin FC and participates in MLS Next Pro.
History
On August 4, 2022, Austin FC was named as one of seven MLS clubs that would fi ...
for the
2023 MLS Next Pro season
The 2023 MLS Next Pro season is the second season of MLS Next Pro, the reserve league of Major League Soccer.
27 clubs will participate in the 2023 season. Atlanta United 2, New York Red Bulls II and LA Galaxy II joined the league from the U ...
and has multiple appearances with the
United States men's national under-17 soccer team
The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.
History
Champ ...
.
The team reported for pre-season on January 13, 2024, and announced that
Sebastián Driussi
Sebastián Driussi (; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Club career
River Plate
On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Pla ...
had obtained his
green card and no longer would occupy an international spot on the roster. On January 29, 2024, Austin FC announced they has signed
Damian Las to new contract through the 2026 season, with an optional additional year. Austin FC also announced that Las would be loaned to
Louisville City FC for the
2024
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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***''Steamboat Willie'', Walt Disney's fi ...
season.
Austin FC started February off by adding another player to the roster when they announced the signing of Striker
Diego Rubio
Diego Iván Rubio Köstner (born 15 May 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Club career Early career
Rubio began his football career with Universidad Católica. However, when h ...
as a free agent to a one year contract, with an option for a second.
On February 14 Austin FC announced that they had signed free agend defender
Brendan Hines-Ike. Hines-Ike spent the last two seasons with
D.C. United
D.C. United is a professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the top tier of American soccer. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Suppo ...
.
February/March
Austin FC started the 2024 MLS season in the same manner they ended the 2023 season, with a poor first half, Austin dropped their first game to
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 Socc ...
2–1, with
Guilherme Biro scoring a stoppage time goal. On March 2, prior to their match against
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
, Austin announced they had signed defender
Salvatore Mazzaferro, defender Antonio Gomez, and midfielder
Valentin Noël
Valentin Noël (born 27 April 1999) is a French professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Las Vegas Lights FC of the USL Championship.
Career Youth and college
Noël was born and raised in Niort, France playing for his hometown ...
to a short term agreement.
In their second game of the season, Austin continued to struggle offensively, being outshot by the
Sounders 9–0 in the first half, but stood strong defensively, earning a 0–0 draw. On March 8, Austin FC announced they had signed defender Antonio Gomez to his second short-term agreement and Jimmy Farkarlun to his first short term agreement prior to the March 9 game against
St. Louis City SC
St. Louis City SC (stylized as St. Louis CITY SC) is an American professional men's soccer club based in St. Louis, Missouri. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference and will join in 2023 as an expans ...
.
Returning to
Q2 Stadium for their second home match of the season, Austin FC gave up a stoppage time goal letting
St. Louis City SC
St. Louis City SC (stylized as St. Louis CITY SC) is an American professional men's soccer club based in St. Louis, Missouri. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference and will join in 2023 as an expans ...
tie up the game at 2–2, earning the draw.
Management team
Roster
''.''
Transfers
In
Loan in
Out
Loan out
MLS Re-Entry Draft picks
MLS SuperDraft picks
New contracts
Non-competitive fixtures
Preseason
Competitive fixtures
Overall record
Major League Soccer Regular Season
Standings
= Western Conference
=
=Overall
=
Matches
MLS Playoffs
U.S. Open Cup
Austin FC II
Austin FC II is an American professional soccer team that is located in Austin, Texas. It is the reserve team of Austin FC and participates in MLS Next Pro.
History
On August 4, 2022, Austin FC was named as one of seven MLS clubs that would fi ...
represented the club in the
2024 U.S. Open Cup
The 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is the 109th edition of the U.S. Open Cup, the knockout domestic cup competition of American soccer. Houston Dynamo FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 32 by Detroit City FC.
...
based on a deal reached between
U.S. 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 a ...
and MLS.
Leagues Cup
West 1
Statistics
Appearances and goals
''Numbers after plus–sign (+) denote appearances as a
substitute.''
Top scorers
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Matt Hedges
Matthew James Hedges (born April 1, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Hedges has been one of the better defenders in MLS since 2014, landing on the MLS Best X ...
, 1
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Julio Cascante
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, 29
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Guilherme Biro
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Top assists
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Alexander Ring
, 1
, 0
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, DF
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Žan Kolmanič
Žan Kolmanič (born 3 March 2000) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Career
In March 2021, Kolmanič joined Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's ...
, 1
, 0
, 0
, -
, MF
, 33
, align="left",
Owen Wolff
Owen Wolff (born December 30, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Club career
Wolff began his youth career with the academy at Columbus Crew, making four appearances ...
, 1
, 0
, 0
, -
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Clean sheets
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! style="background-color:#00AE42; color:#000000" width=75, Total
, -
, 1
, 1
, align="left",
Brad Stuver
Bradley Stuver (born April 16, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Youth and college
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Stuver attended Twinsburg High School in Twinsburg, ...
, 1
, 0
, 0
, 1
, -
Disciplinary record
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, -
, 1
,
GK
, align="left",
Brad Stuver
Bradley Stuver (born April 16, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Youth and college
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Stuver attended Twinsburg High School in Twinsburg, ...
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, 2
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DF
, align="left",
Matt Hedges
Matthew James Hedges (born April 1, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Hedges has been one of the better defenders in MLS since 2014, landing on the MLS Best X ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 4
,
DF
, align="left",
Brendan Hines-Ike
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 5
,
MF
, align="left",
Jhojan Valencia
, 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 0
, -
, 6
,
MF
, align="left",
Daniel Pereira
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 7
,
FW
, align="left",
Emiliano Rigoni
Emiliano Ariel Rigoni (; born 4 February 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Club career
Rigoni is a youth exponent from Club Atlético Belgrano. He made his leagu ...
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, -
, 8
,
MF
, align="left",
Alexander Ring
, 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0
, -
, 9
,
FW
, align="left",
Gyasi Zardes
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 10
,
MF
, align="left",
Sebastián Driussi
Sebastián Driussi (; born 9 February 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Club career
River Plate
On 2 December 2013, Driussi made his debut for River Pla ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 11
,
FW
, align="left",
Jáder Obrian
Jáder Rafael Obrian Arias (born 18 May 1995) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a winger for FC Dallas in MLS.
Career
Obrian spent time with Uniautónoma, Deportes Tolima, Cúcuta Deportivo and Águilas Doradas
Águilas () is a ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 13
,
MF
, align="left",
Ethan Finlay
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 14
,
FW
, align="left",
Diego Rubio
Diego Iván Rubio Köstner (born 15 May 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Club career Early career
Rubio began his football career with Universidad Católica. However, when h ...
, 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0
, -
, 15
,
DF
, align="left",
Leo Väisänen
Leo Väisänen (born 23 July 1997) is a Finland, Finnish professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back for Austin FC in Major League Soccer and the Finland national football t ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 16
,
CB
, align="left",
Hector Jiménez
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 17
,
DF
, align="left",
Jon Gallagher
Jon Gallagher (born 23 February 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. He can also play as a right-back or midfielder.
Early life
Born in Dundalk in Ireland, growing up Gall ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 18
,
CB
, align="left",
Julio Cascante
, 2, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 2, , 0, , 0
, -
, 19
,
MF
, align="left",
CJ Fodrey
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 20
,
GK
, align="left",
Matt Bersano
Matt Bersano (born September 10, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Career Youth, college and amateur
After spending his youth career with the Real Salt Lake AZ academy, Bersano ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 23
,
LB
, align="left",
Žan Kolmanič
Žan Kolmanič (born 3 March 2000) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Career
In March 2021, Kolmanič joined Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's ...
, 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0
, -
, 26
,
WG
, align="left", Jimmy Farkarlun
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 29
,
DF
, align="left",
Guilherme Biro
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 30
,
GK
, align="left",
Stefan Cleveland
Stefan Daniel Cleveland (born May 25, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC.
Early life
Cleveland was born in Dayton, Ohio, and attended The Miami Valley Scho ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 31
,
MF
, align="left",
Valentin Noël
Valentin Noël (born 27 April 1999) is a French professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Las Vegas Lights FC of the USL Championship.
Career Youth and college
Noël was born and raised in Niort, France playing for his hometown ...
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 32
,
MF
, align="left",
Micah Burton
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
, 33
,
MF
, align="left",
Owen Wolff
Owen Wolff (born December 30, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
Club career
Wolff began his youth career with the academy at Columbus Crew, making four appearances ...
, 1, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 1, , 0, , 0
, -
,
,
DF
, align="left",
Salvatore Mazzaferro
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
,
,
DF
, align="left", Antonio Gomez
, 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0
, -
!colspan="3", Total, , 8, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 0, , 8, , 0, , 0
Awards and honors
MLS Team of the Matchday
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Jhojan Valencia
, rowspan="2",
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...
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References
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Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1928 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law.
***''Steamboat Willie'', Walt Disney's fi ...
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