2021 FC Cincinnati season
The 2021 FC Cincinnati season was the club's third season in MLS, and the sixth season of a team playing under the FC Cincinnati brand after three years in the lower-division USL Championship. The club finished with a league worst 4–15–4 record in their second MLS season in 2020, one shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio. The season was the first year that FC Cincinnati played home matches at newly built TQL Stadium.
| 2021 season | |||
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| General manager | TBD | ||
| Head coach | Tyrone Marshall (interim) | ||
| Stadium | TQL Stadium | ||
| MLS | Conference: 14th Overall: 27th | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,701 (7/9 v. CLB) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,000 (5/16 v. MIA) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 21,157 | ||
| Biggest win | TOR 0–2 CIN (6/26) CIN 2–0 TOR (9/11) | ||
| Biggest defeat | NYCFC 5–0 CIN (4/24) | ||
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FC Cincinnati's offseason transfers were executed under general manager Gerard Nijkamp and head coach Jaap Stam. On August 6, 2021, Nijkamp and the club mutually agreed to part ways.[1] On September 27, 2021, Stam was relieved of his duties.[2] The team ended the season with a 4–22–8 record, with the team not being able to qualify into the MLS Cup Playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Club
Roster
- As of October 18, 2021[3]
Player movement
In
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 29, 2020 | 18 | DF | $600,000 | [4] | ||
| December 30, 2020 | 17 | MF/FW | End-of-year waivers draft | [5] | ||
| December 30, 2020 | 1 | GK | Free transfer | [6] | ||
| February 5, 2021 | 9 | FW | $13 million | [7] | ||
| March 17, 2021 | 11 | MF | $250,000 | [8][9] | ||
| March 31, 2021 | 23 | FW | Transfer | [10] | ||
| April 13, 2021 | 2 | DF | Free transfer | [11] | ||
| May 7, 2021 | 25 | GK | Waivers | [12] | ||
| May 13, 2021 | 12 | DF | Free transfer | [13] | ||
| July 2, 2021 | 29 | FW | Homegrown player | [14] | ||
| August 5, 2021 | 3 | DF | Free transfer | [15] | ||
| August 5, 2021 | 64 | MF | $50,000[lower-alpha 1] | [17] | ||
| August 20, 2021 | 26 | DF | Free transfer | [18] | ||
| August 31, 2021 | 21 | MF | Free transfer | [19] |
- FC Cincinnati will pay $50,000 in allocation money for the 2022 season and an additional $50,000 if certain performance incentives are met[16]
Out
| Date | Number | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 9, 2020 | 1 | GK | Option declined | [20][21] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 2 | DF | Option declined | [20][22] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 4 | DF | Option declined | [20] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 11 | MF | Option declined | [20][23] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 17 | DF | Option declined | [20][24] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 18 | GK | Waived | [20][25] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 20 | MF | Option declined | [20][26] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 25 | MF | Option declined | [20][27] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 26 | MF | Option declined | [20][28] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 47 | DF | Option declined | [20] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 81 | FW | Option declined | [20][29] | ||
| November 9, 2020 | 96 | DF | Selected in 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft | [20][30][31] | ||
| April 13, 2021 | 12 | DF | Waived | [11][32] | ||
| April 20, 2021 | 24 | MF | $950,000[lower-alpha 1] | [33] | ||
| July 29, 2021 | 3 | DF | Mutually agreed to part ways | [34] |
- New York could pay an additional $125,000 in allocation money if certain performance incentives are met[33]
Loans in
| Number | Position | Player | Loaned from | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | FW | February 3, 2020 | June 30, 2021 | [35][36] | ||
| 21 | FW | October 12, 2020 | July 28, 2021 | [37][38] | ||
| 27 | DF | April 5, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | [39] |
Loans out
| Number | Position | Player | Loaned to | Loan start date | Loan end date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | GK | May 6, 2021 | End of season | [40] | ||
| 27 | DF | May 21, 2021 | July 5, 2021 | [41] | ||
| 17 | MF | August 16, 2021 | End of season | [42] | ||
| 1 | GK | August 25, 2021 | End of season | [43] |
2021 MLS SuperDraft picks
| Round | Pick # | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | FW | Wake Forest | ||
| 2 | 29 | DF | South Florida | ||
| 3 | 54 | MF | Dayton | From Columbus Crew SC | |
| 4 | 56 | FW | Hofstra |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Preseason
| March 13 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | 0–3 | Louisville City FC | Milford, Ohio |
| 1:30 p.m. EST | Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center Attendance: 0 | |||
| Note: Behind closed-doors | ||||
| March 27 Preseason | Chicago Fire FC | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Citrus Ridge, Florida |
| 11:30 a.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex Attendance: 0 | |
| Note: Behind closed-doors | ||||
| March 31 Preseason | Orlando City SC | 1–0 | FC Cincinnati | Kissimmee, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Osceola County Stadium | ||
| Note: Behind closed-doors. Second-half shortened by weather. | ||||
| April 3 Preseason | Minnesota United FC | 3–1 | FC Cincinnati | Citrus Ridge, Florida |
| Report | Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex |
| April 7 Preseason | FC Cincinnati | Cancelled | Louisville City FC | Milford, Ohio |
| Report | Stadium: Mercy Health Training Center | |||
| Note: Cancelled | ||||
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 46 | Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2] |
| 11 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 41 | |
| 12 | Chicago Fire FC | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 34 | |
| 13 | Toronto FC[lower-alpha 1] | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 | |
| 14 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Notes:
- Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
- As 2021 Canadian Championship winners
Overall
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | FC Dallas | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 56 | −9 | 33 |
| 24 | Austin FC | 34 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 31 |
| 25 | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 30 |
| 26 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 28 |
| 27 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 74 | −37 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
Results
| April 17 1 | Nashville SC | 2–2 | FC Cincinnati | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| April 24 2 | New York City FC | 5–0 | FC Cincinnati | The Bronx, New York |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Referee: David Gantar |
| May 1 3 | Orlando City SC | 3–0 | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Exploria Stadium Referee: Drew Fischer |
| May 16 4 | FC Cincinnati | 2–3 | Inter Miami CF | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| May 22 5 | CF Montréal | 1–2 | FC Cincinnati | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT | Mihailovic Brault-Guillard Quioto Wanyama |
Report | Locadia Vallecilla |
Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: unknown Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| May 29 6 | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | New England Revolution | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 3:00 p.m. EDT | Stanko Kubo |
Report | Buchanan Kessler Buksa |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Dave Gantar |
| June 19 7 | FC Cincinnati | 0–2 | Colorado Rapids | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,054 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| June 23 8 | Chicago Fire FC | 0–1 | FC Cincinnati | Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 5,926 Referee: Ismir Pekmic |
| June 26 9 | Toronto FC | 0–2 | FC Cincinnati | Orlando, Florida |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Rubiel Vazquez |
| July 3 10 | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–1 | FC Cincinnati | Houston, Texas |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Pasher Figueroa Valentin García |
Report | Barreal Kubo |
Stadium: BBVA Stadium Attendance: 20,021 Referee: Marcos de Oliviera |
| July 9 11 | FC Cincinnati | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Castillo Acosta Kubo Cameron Vallecilla Barreal Stanko |
Report | Afful Mensah Zelarayán Berry |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,701 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| July 17 12 | CF Montréal | 5–4 | FC Cincinnati | Montreal, Quebec |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Toye Torres Waterman Hafez |
Report | Medunjanin Brenner Kubo Vallecilla Vermeer Acosta |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 21 13 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Atlanta United FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 23,162 Referee: Tori Penso |
| July 24 14 | Nashville SC | 3–0 | FC Cincinnati | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 8:30 p.m. EDT | Sapong Leal Mukhtar |
Report | Vallecilla Cameron |
Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 23,832 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| July 31 15 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | D.C. United | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Gyau Acosta Hagglund |
Report | Moreno Mora Nyeman Reyna |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 25,060 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza |
| August 4 16 | New York Red Bulls | 0–0 | FC Cincinnati | Harrison, New Jersey |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,203 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| August 7 17 | FC Cincinnati | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Brenner Matarrita |
Report | Nani Schlegel Mueller DeZart |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 24,113 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 18 18 | FC Cincinnati | 0–0 | CF Montréal | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,115 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| August 21 19 | New England Revolution | 4–1 | FC Cincinnati | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT | Buchanan Boateng Buksa McNamara Farrell |
Report | Brenner |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,268 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| August 27 20 | Columbus Crew SC | 3–2 | FC Cincinnati | Columbus, Ohio |
| 6:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 19,949 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
| September 4 21 | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | Inter Miami | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Shea Gregore Figal Matuidi |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,234 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| September 11 22 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | Toronto FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,636 Referee: David Gantar |
| September 15 23 | Atlanta United FC | 4–0 | FC Cincinnati | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,501 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| September 18 24 | FC Cincinnati | 1–2 | New York City FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,978 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| September 25 25 | D.C. United | 4–2 | FC Cincinnati | Washington, D.C. |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 16,069 Referee: Chris Penso |
| September 29 26 | Toronto FC | 3–2 | FC Cincinnati | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 p.m. EDT | Shaffelburg Delgado Achara Soteldo Marshall-Rutty |
Report | Valot Matarrita Castillo Vallecilla Acosta Stanko |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 5,110 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| October 2 27 | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | New York Red Bulls | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,141 Referee: Timothy Ford |
| October 9 28 | FC Cincinnati | 1–2 | Philadelphia Union | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,674 Referee: Lukasz Szpala |
| October 16 29 | FC Cincinnati | 0–1 | Orlando City SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 22,488 Referee: Marcos de Olvieira |
| October 20 30 | FC Cincinnati | 3–4 | Chicago Fire FC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Acosta Bailey Vázquez Gyau Cameron Blackett |
Report | Berić Kappelhof Medrán F. Navarro G. Slonina Stojanović |
Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 21,369 Referee: Jon Freemon |
| October 23 31 | Inter Miami CF | 5–1 | FC Cincinnati | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 8:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report | Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium Attendance: 14,927 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| October 27 32 | FC Cincinnati | 3–6 | Nashville SC | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: TQL Stadium Attendance: 20,581 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
| October 31 33 | Philadelphia Union | 2–0 | FC Cincinnati | Chester, Pennsylvania |
| 7:30 p.m. EDT | Report | Stadium: Subaru Park Attendance: 13,488 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Numbers after plus-sign(+) denote appearances as a substitute.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | MLS | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Cody Cropper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | GK | Przemysław Tytoń | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | GK | Kenneth Vermeer | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Edgar Castillo | 14 | 1 | 12+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | DF | Tyler Blackett | 11 | 1 | 8+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | DF | Gustavo Vallecilla | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | DF | Geoff Cameron | 28 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | DF | Nick Hagglund | 24 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | DF | Zico Bailey | 11 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | DF | Chris Duvall | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 36 | DF | Rónald Matarrita | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Haris Medunjanin | 29 | 3 | 18+11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | Yuya Kubo | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | Allan Cruz | 22 | 1 | 18+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | MF | Luciano Acosta | 31 | 7 | 30+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | DF | Joe Gyau | 21 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | MF | Kamohelo Mokotjo | 13 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | MF | Calvin Harris | 16 | 0 | 4+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | MF | Kyle Scott | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | MF | Álvaro Barreal | 33 | 3 | 26+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 33 | MF | Caleb Stanko | 20 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 64 | MF | Florian Valot | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Brenner | 33 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | FW | Arquimides Ordonez | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | FW | Brandon Vazquez | 31 | 4 | 6+25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | FW | Isaac Atanga | 22 | 1 | 12+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Players who have played for FC Cincinnati this season but have left the club: | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | Tom Pettersson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | FW | Jürgen Locadia | 9 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | FW | Franko Kovačević | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
- Last updated: November 15, 2021
- Source: Team Stats
Top scorers
| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | MF | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | FW | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | MF | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | DF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8 | DF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FW | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 37 | |||
- Last updated: November 15, 2021
- Source: Team Stats
Top assists
| Rank | Position | No. | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | MF | 36 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | DF | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| FW | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| MF | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 | MF | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| FW | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| DF | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| FW | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 32 | |||
- Last updated: November 15, 2021
- Source: Team Stats
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Player | MLS | Playoffs | Total | ||||||
| 12 | DF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 2 | ||
- Last updated: November 15, 2021
- Source: Team Stats
Clean sheets
| No. | Name | MLS | Playoffs | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | |
| 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Last updated: November 15, 2021
- Source: Team Stats
Awards
MLS Team of the Week
| Week | Player | Opponent | Position | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | GK | [46] | |
| Bench | ||||
| 6 | CF Montréal | DF | [47] | |
| Coach | ||||
| 9 | Chicago Fire FC | Bench | [48] | |
| 10 | Toronto FC | MF | [49] | |
| 12 | Columbus Crew | Bench | [50] | |
| 13 | CF Montréal | FW | [51] | |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | GK | [52] | |
| 24 | Toronto FC | MF | [53] |
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