2021 D.C. United season

The 2021 D.C. United season was the club's 26th season of existence, and their 26th consecutive season playing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing vaccination efforts, the season began on April 17, 2021 (about six weeks later than normal) and ended on November 7, 2021. Despite winning against Toronto FC on the last match of the regular season, the team did not qualify playoffs, making it their second consecutive season in which D.C. United did not qualify for the playoffs. It was the first time since 2011, that United did not qualify for the playoffs in consecutive seasons.

D.C. United
2021 season
General managerDave Kasper
Head coachHernán Losada
StadiumAudi Field
MLSConference: 8th
Overall: 16th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
U.S. Open CupCanceled
Atlantic CupWinners
Capital CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ola Kamara (19)
All: Ola Kamara (19)
Highest home attendance18,034 (10/16 v. NSH)
Lowest home attendance3,935 (5/13 v. CHI)
Average home league attendance12,791
Biggest winDC 7–1 TOR (7/3)
Biggest defeatNYCFC 6–0 DC (10/23)

Beyond MLS play, D.C. United would have participated in the 2021 U.S. Open Cup, which was initially to begin on May 4, before again being delayed by about six weeks and then ultimately being canceled in July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background
Further information: 2020 D.C. United season and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football

Offseason

The 2021 season was the first season since 2010 where Ben Olsen was not the club's head coach, as he was fired before the end of the 2020 season while Chad Ashton filled in as the interim head coach. After the 2020 season ended, the team began interviewing multiple candidates for the vacancy. Among the candidates included Ashton, former New York Red Bulls manager Chris Armas, former USWNT coach Jill Ellis, Columbus Crew assistant coach and former LA Galaxy assistant Ezra Hendrickson, and Seattle Sounders FC assistant coach Gonzalo Pineda. However, the team was either unable or unwilling to hire any of those candidates for undisclosed reasons. After a couple months of interviews and expanding the search to Europe, D.C. United officially announced the signing of former Argentine player and current head coach of Beerschot, Hernán Losada, on January 18, 2021.[1]

On the player front, D.C. United declined options on six different players, letting their deals expire. The team also traded Ulises Segura to expansion side Austin FC for cash considerations. Meanwhile, the team signed D.C. United Academy and Loudoun United defender Jacob Greene to a Homegrown Contract. Later, the team picked up forward Adrien Perez from LAFC in the MLS Re-Entry Draft, and acquired Jon Kempin from Columbus to add depth to their goalkeeping corps in exchange for their third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. D.C. added a few more players during the offseason, signing both of their first-round picks in the SuperDraft (Kimarni Smith and Michael DeShields) to first-team deals and later adding Dutch forward Nigel Robertha. In addition, the team took in two players on loan: American defender Brendan Hines-Ike from KV Kortrijk in Belgium, and Venezuelan forward Jovanny Bolívar from Deportivo La Guaira.

With multiple players injured or recovering from injury during the preseason, D.C. signed two additional defenders just before the season-opening match: the veteran and former DCU Academy graduate Andy Najar, and Mexican defender Tony Alfaro, and put them both on the gameday roster.

MLS Season

With multiple prospective starters on the injury list or not match-fit to Losada's liking, Losada was forced to be creative with his opening day lineup. Among those decisions: Chris Seitz was given the start in goal, Alfaro started at CB despite being signed only a few days prior, and Erik Sorga was given the starting job as the main striker. DC fell behind early as their opponents, NYCFC, got the first goal 15 minutes into the match. Shortly after that, DC woke up and scored a pair of goals from outside the box, with Hines-Ike and Canouse each scoring a goal before the end of the first half. DC would end up winning their first match of the season 2-1. The match was also notable for giving Robertha and Perez their first minutes in a D.C. United jersey, along with Najar's return to the field for D.C. since leaving in 2013, as they were subbed in late into the match.

The following match against the New England Revolution used the same starting lineup, but it turned into a grinding affair with neither team really able to pull ahead. The only action was Hines-Ike accidentally deflecting a Revolution cross into his own net to give DC their first loss of the season, 1-0.

Management team
Position Name
Chairman Jason Levien
Co-Chairman Stephen Kaplan
General Manager Dave Kasper
Technical Director Stewart Mairs
Head coach Hernán Losada
Assistant coach Nicolás Frutos
Assistant coach Oka Nikolov
Assistant coach Chad Ashton
Goalkeeping coach Zach Thornton

Roster
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Apps Goals Assists Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Seitz GK (1987-03-12) March 12, 1987 8 0 0 Houston Dynamo
21 Jon Kempin GK (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 0 0 0 Columbus Crew
24 Bill Hamid GK (1990-11-25) November 25, 1990 238 0 0 Midtjylland
Defenders
3 Chris Odoi-Atsem RB (1995-05-27) May 27, 1995 30 1 0 Maryland Terrapins
4 Brendan Hines-Ike CB (1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 1 1 0 KV Kortrijk (loan)
13 Frédéric Brillant CB (1985-06-26) June 26, 1985 67 3 4 New York City FC
14 Andy Najar RB (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 83 10 11 Los Angeles FC
15 Steve Birnbaum CB (1991-01-23) January 23, 1991 163 8 3 California Golden Bears
23 Donovan Pines CB (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 10 0 0 Maryland Terrapins
28 Joseph Mora LB (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 51 0 3 Saprissa
33 Jacob Greene LB / RB (2003-03-23) March 23, 2003 0 0 0 D.C. United Academy
35 Michael DeShields CB (1998-04-23) April 23, 1998 0 0 0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
93 Tony Alfaro CB (1993-06-15) June 15, 1993 1 0 0 Reno 1868
Midfielders
5 Júnior Moreno DM (1993-07-20) July 20, 1993 50 0 5 Zulia
6 Russell Canouse DM (1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 57 2 2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
7 Paul Arriola RM (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 68 14 12 Tijuana
10 Edison Flores AM / LW (1994-05-14) May 14, 1994 14 0 4 Monarcas Morelia
11 Yamil Asad LM / LW (1994-07-24) July 24, 1994 55 12 7 Vélez Sarsfield
12 Drew Skundrich CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 0 0 0 Loudoun United
18 Felipe CM (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 17 0 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
27 Moses Nyeman CM (2003-11-05) November 5, 2003 11 0 0 D.C. United Academy
30 Kevin Paredes MF (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 17 0 1 D.C. United Academy
31 Julian Gressel RM (1993-12-16) December 16, 1993 23 2 0 Atlanta United
Jeremy Garay MF (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 0 0 0 D.C. United Academy
Forwards
9 Ola Kamara ST (1989-10-15) October 15, 1989 27 7 0 Shenzhen
16 Adrien Perez FW (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 1 0 0 Los Angeles FC
17 Kimarni Smith FW (1998-03-14) March 14, 1998 0 0 0 Clemson Tigers
19 Nigel Robertha FW (1998-03-13) March 13, 1998 1 0 0 Levski Sofia
20 Jovanny Bolívar FW (2001-12-16) December 16, 2001 0 0 0 Deportivo La Guaira (loan)
22 Griffin Yow FW (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 12 2 0 D.C. United Academy
29 Yordy Reyna ST (1993-09-17) September 17, 1993 5 0 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
32 Ramón Ábila ST (1989-10-14) October 14, 1989 0 0 0 Boca Juniors (loan)[note 1]
  1. Though acquired off MLS waivers from Minnesota United, Abila's acquisition is considered an extension of his current loan agreement between Boca Juniors and MLS, as DC United paid $200,000 of the loan fee to Boca Juniors to complete the transfer.

Transfers

In
Date Position No. Name From Fee/Notes Ref.
November 25, 2020 DF 33 Jacob Greene D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [2]
January 6, 2021 FW 16 Adrien Perez Los Angeles FC 2020 MLS Re-Entry Draft [3]
January 8, 2021 GK 21 Jon Kempin Columbus Crew Traded for third round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [4]
February 5, 2021 DF 35 Michael DeShields Wake Forest Demon Deacons Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [5]
March 8, 2021 FW 17 Kimarni Smith Clemson Tigers Signed from the 2021 MLS SuperDraft [6]
March 23, 2021 FW 19 Nigel Robertha Levski Sofia [7]
April 15, 2021 DF 14 Andy Najar Los Angeles FC [8]
DF 93 Tony Alfaro Reno 1868 [8]
May 12, 2021 MF 12 Drew Skundrich Loudoun United 2021 guaranteed, 2022-23 team options [9]
July 2, 2021 MF Jeremy Garay D.C. United Academy Homegrown Player [10]

Out
Date Position No. Name To Fee/Notes Ref.
November 30, 2020 MF 25 Mohammed Abu Vålerenga End of loan [11]
GK 36 Earl Edwards Jr. New England Revolution Option Declined [11]
DF 91 Oniel Fisher L.A. Galaxy Option Declined [11]
FW 20 Gelmin Rivas Al-Shorta Option Declined [11]
DF 44 Axel Sjöberg San Antonio FC Option Declined [11]
December 13, 2020 MF 8 Ulises Segura Austin FC $150,000 GAM [12]

Loan in
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Start End Source
4 DF Brendan Hines-Ike Kortrijk March 10, 2021 December 31, 2021 [13]
20 FW Jovanny Bolívar Guaira March 10, 2021 December 31, 2021 [14]
32 FW Ramón Ábila Boca Juniors August 12, 2021 December 31, 2021 [15]

Loan out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Start End Source
35 DF Michael DeShields Loudoun United May 1, 2021 October 30, 2021
17 FW Kimarni Smith Loudoun United June 25, 2021 October 30, 2021 [16]
50 FW Erik Sorga VVV-Venlo August 12, 2021 December 31, 2021 [17]

MLS SuperDraft picks
Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
2021 D.C. United SuperDraft Picks
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeStatus
1 4 Kimarni Smith FW Clemson Signed to first team[6]
1 5 Michael DeShields DF Wake Forest Signed to first team[5]
2 32 Logan Panchot MF/DF Stanford Signed with Loudoun United FC[18]

Non-competitive

Preseason
March 20 D.C. United 1–1 Greenville Triumph SC Cary
14:00 EST Smith 29' Report McLean 27' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 0
March 26 D.C. United 5–1 Loudoun United FC Washington
15:00 EST
  • Kamara 19'
  • Brillant 30'
  • Unsigned Player 72'
  • Unsigned Player 88'
  • Unsigned Player 90'
 Report Amoustapha 84' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 0
March 31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 D.C. United Chester
3:00 pm Fontana 3', 37'
Bedoya  74'		 Report Moreno  67' Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 0
April 4 D.C. United 1–2 New York City FC Chester
15:00 EST Smith 29' (Flores)
Moreno  44'		 Report Castellanos 25' (Þórarinsson),  44'
Jasson 50'		 Stadium: Power Training Complex
Attendance: 0
April 10 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United Harrison
13:00 EST
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0

Midseason friendlies
July 7 Capital Cup first leg D.C. United 1–0 Alajuelense Washington
20:00 EDT Felipe 86' Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 6,000
July 11 Capital Cup second leg Alajuelense 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 D.C. United Washington
20:00 EDT Report Bolívar 68' Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 5,000
July 11 D.C. United — Puebla Washington
20:00 EDT Stadium: Audi Field
Note: Match cancelled after Club Puebla withdrew due to COVID-19 protocols.
July 14 D.C. United 1–0 Alianza Washington
20:30 EDT Ferrin 72' Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 3,192

Competitive

Major League Soccer
Main article: 2021 Major League Soccer season
Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Orlando City SC 34 13 9 12 50 48 +2 51 Qualification for the Playoffs first round
7 New York Red Bulls 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 48
8 D.C. United 34 14 15 5 56 54 +2 47
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47
10 CF Montréal[lower-alpha 1] 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
Source: MLS
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:
  1. Canadian clubs cannot qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.
  2. As 2021 Canadian Championship winners
Overall table
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
14 New York Red Bulls 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 48
15 LA Galaxy 34 13 12 9 50 54 −4 48
16 D.C. United 34 14 15 5 56 54 +2 47
17 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 46 45 +1 47
18 CF Montréal (V) 34 12 12 10 46 44 +2 46 Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
Source: MLS
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)
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:
  1. As 2021 Canadian Championship winners (CAN1)

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
22 30 9 10 3 35 32  +3 7 3 0 18 8  +10 2 7 3 17 24  −7

Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAAAHHHAHAAHAAHAAHAAHHA
ResultWLLLWLLWWDLWLDWDWWLLLWD
Source: D.C. United schedule
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results
April 17 1 D.C. United 2–1 New York City FC Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ted Unkel
April 24 2 New England Revolution 1–0 D.C. United Foxborough
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
May 1 3 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 D.C. United San Jose
22:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Earthquakes Stadium
Attendance: 3,600
May 8 4 Columbus Crew 3–1 D.C. United Columbus
13:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium
Attendance: 5,180
May 13 5 D.C. United 1–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 3,935
May 16 6 D.C. United 0–1 Orlando City Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
May 23 7 D.C. United 0–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
19:00 EDT Report Przybyłko 45+1'
Martínez  65'
Blake  90+5'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Tim Ford
May 29 8 Inter Miami 0–3 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale
20:00 EDT Figal  52' Report Kamara 15, 71'
Arriola 21'  52'
Paredes  52'
Hines-Ike  90+2'		 Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 15,945
Referee: Armando Villarreal
June 19 9 D.C. United 1–0 Inter Miami Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 23 10 CF Montréal 0–0 D.C. United Fort Lauderdale
19:30 EDT Bassong  35'  45' Report Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the match is expected to take place at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. CF Montréal will play as the home team for this match.
June 27 11 New York City FC 2–1 D.C. United Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 EDT Parks 84'
Andrade 90+5'		 Report Robertha 9'  70'
Mora  52'
Najar  78'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Robert Sibiga
Note: The match was played at Red Bull Arena instead of Yankee Stadium due to scheduling conflicts. New York City FC played as the home team.
July 3 12 D.C. United 7–1 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
17:30 EDT Paredes 2'
Robertha 8'
Priso 21' (o.g.)
Gressel  57'
Arriola 71'
Kamara 81'
Asad 85'
Yow 90'		 Report Gonzalez  35'
Akinola 39'
Osorio  45+2'
Zavaleta  75'  78'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Lukasz Szpala
July 17 13 Philadelphia Union 2–1 D.C. United Chester
19:30 EDT Santos 10'
Martínez  22'
Przybyłko 83'		 Report Asad  27', 51' (pen.)
Reyna  45+1'		 Stadium: Subaru Park
Attendance: 16,821
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: The match was suspended before 9:30 PM ET at the 87th minute due to inclement weather. The match later resumed at 11:20 PM ET.[19]
July 21 14 Chicago Fire 2–2 D.C. United Chicago
20:00 EDT Giménez 32',  62'
Najar 61' (o.g.)
Medrán  65'		 Report Najar  55'
Paredes 82'
Skundrich  84'
Kamara 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 8,306
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
July 25 15 D.C. United 1–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Alfaro  12'
Kamara 27'
Brillant  87'
Hamid  90+6'		 Report Fábio  46'
Klimala  69'
Edwards  80'
Cásseres Jr.  83'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,912
Referee: Alan Kelly
July 31 16 FC Cincinnati 0–0 D.C. United Cincinnati
19:30 EDT Gyau  36'
Acosta  60'
Hagglund  64'		 Report Moreno  15'
Mora  41'  90+2'
Nyeman  52'
Reyna  72'		 Stadium: West End Stadium
Attendance: 25,060
Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
August 4 17 Columbus Crew 2–4 D.C. United Columbus
19:30 EDT Keita  24'
Etienne  30'
Mensah  45+1'
Molino 65'
Zelarayán 71'		 Report Kamara 19', 45+3' (pen.)
Reyna 40', 74'
Alfaro  66'		 Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 18,398
Referee: Victor Rivas
August 8 18 D.C. United 2–1 CF Montréal Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Najar 40'
Kamara 54'		 Report Waterman  3'
Brault-Guillard 16'
Miller  57'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
August 15 19 Nashville SC 5–2 D.C. United Nashville
19:00 EDT Sapong 14', 31'
Mukhtar 37'
Muyl 80', 87' (pen.)		 Report Brillant 3'
Kamara 41'		 Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 20,022
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 18 20 New England Revolution 3–2 D.C. United Foxborough
19:00 EDT Traustason  33'  72'
Kaptoum  42'
McNamara 49'
Buchanan 53'
DeLaGarza  60'
Jones 85'		 Report Arriola 10'
Asad  32'
Birnbaum  78'
Ábila 90+6'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 11,419
Referee: Ted Unkel
August 21 21 D.C. United 1–2 Atlanta United Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Alfaro  50'
Reyna 54'
Canouse  58'
J. Moreno  73'
Gressel  75'		 Report Martínez 25'
Bello  29'
M. Moreno 82'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,180
Referee: Nima Saghafi
August 28 22 D.C. United 3–1 Philadelphia Union Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Kamara 36' (pen.)
Reyna 49'
Najar  55'
Ábila 90+5'		 Report Birnbaum 22' (o.g.)
Elliott  59'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,593
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
September 11 23 New York Red Bulls 1–1 D.C. United Harrison, NJ
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Robert Sibiga
September 15 24 D.C. United 3–0 Chicago Fire Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Kamara 9' (pen.), 35' (pen.), 44'
Pines  12'
Gressel  53'		 Report Terán  7'
Giménez  11'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,524
Referee: David Gantar
September 18 25 Atlanta United 3–2 D.C. United Atlanta
15:30 EDT Barco 18'
Martínez 64'
Franco  65'
Araújo  81'
Bello 87'		 Report Brillant  27'
J. Moreno  34'
Paredes  50'
Felipe 75'
Alfaro  77'
Flores 90+4'		 Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Attendance: 42,608
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
September 25 26 D.C. United 4–2 FC Cincinnati Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Arriola 7', 41'
Birnbaum 21'
Hamid  34'
Robertha 72'		 Report Vázquez 80'
Acosta 84'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,069
Referee: Chris Penso
September 29 27 D.C. United 3–1 Minnesota United Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Kamara 23'
Gressel 45'
Birnbaum  59'
Arriola  66'
Moreno 85'		 Report Hayes  18'
Dibassy 40'
Trapp  43'
Kallman  79'
Gasper  88'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 12,262
Referee: Ramy Touchan
October 2 28 Orlando City 2–1 D.C. United Orlando
19:30 EDT Jansson 17'
Dike 90+7'		 Report Gressel 6'
Vázquez  20'
Canouse  67'
Hamid  90+5'		 Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 16,848
Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
October 16 29 D.C. United 0–0 Nashville SC Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Canouse  33'
Mora  46'		 Report Mukhtar  62'
McCarty  90+4'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 18,034
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 20 30 D.C. United 2–3 New England Revolution Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Felipe  18'
Robertha 53'
Ábila 90+3'		 Report Polster  45'
Buksa 61'
Gil 64'
Bou 79'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,387
Referee: Nima Saghafi
October 23 31 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United Harrison
19:30 EDT Andrade 1'
Castellanos 7', 11'
Sands  33'
Moralez 43'
Callens 52'
Medina 74'		 Report Canouse  3'
Birnbaum  54'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Joseph Dickerson
October 27 32 D.C. United 1–0 New York Red Bulls Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT Paredes 9'
Moreno  36'
Najar  64'		 Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 14,109
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
October 30 33 D.C. United 1–3 Columbus Crew Washington, D.C.
19:30 EDT Arriola 3',  32'
Felipe  79'		 Report Valenzuela  42'
Zelarayán 45' (pen.), 76'
Santos 66'		 Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,787
Referee: Drew Fischer
November 7 34 Toronto FC 1–3 D.C. United Toronto
15:30 PM EST Laryea 18'
Dwyer  74'		 Report Birnbaum 13',  90'
Kamara 30' (pen.), 36'
Felipe  65'
Pines  76'
Mora  85'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 11,166
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2021 U.S. Open Cup

The U.S. Open Cup was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for a second consecutive year.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMLSMLS CupCapital Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  USA Chris Seitz 504+00000+10
3 DF  USA Chris Odoi-Atsem 201+100000
4 DF  USA Brendan Hines-Ike 11111+010000
5 MF  VEN Júnior Moreno 19019+000000
6 MF  USA Russell Canouse 14114+010000
7 MF  USA Paul Arriola 14313+130000
8 MF  BRA Felipe Martins 2125+151001+01
9 FW  NOR Ola Kamara 191613+6160000
10 MF  PER Edison Flores 13210+320000
11 MF  ARG Yamil Asad 1828+82002+00
12 MF  USA Drew Skundrich 1408+600000
13 DF  FRA Frédéric Brillant 20114+41002+00
14 DF  HON Andy Najar 19116+310000
15 DF  USA Steve Birnbaum 1409+30002+00
16 FW  USA Adrien Perez 1309+400000
17 FW  ENG Kimarni Smith 401+20000+10
18 MF  USA Nicky Downs 1000000+10
19 FW  CUW Nigel Robertha 1024+52001+00
20 FW  VEN Jovanny Bolívar 1100001+01
21 GK  USA Jon Kempin 1209+10002+00
22 FW  USA Griffin Yow 1111+81002+00
23 DF  USA Donovan Pines 908+100000
24 GK  USA Bill Hamid 12012+000000
26 DF  CIV Gaoussou Samaké 1000001+00
27 MF  LBR Moses Nyeman 19010+80001+00
28 DF  CRC Joseph Mora 21013+60002+00
29 FW  PER Yordy Reyna 1546+84001+00
30 MF  USA Kevin Paredes 18214+420000
31 MF  GER Julian Gressel 25022+300000
32 FW  ARG Ramón Ábila 620+620000
33 DF  USA Jacob Greene 2000001+10
35 DF  TRI Michael DeShields 00000000
39 MF  CIV Nanan Houssou 2000000+20
41 FW  NIG Kairou Amoustapha 1000000+10
50 FW  EST Erik Sorga 402+200000
51 DF  SLV Allexon Saravia 1000000+10
93 DF  MEX Tony Alfaro 22018+30001+00
  • Last updated: September 22, 2021
  • Source: Soccerway

Top scorers
Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Total
1 FW 9 Ola Kamara 16 0 16
2 FW 29 Yordy Reyna 4 0 4
3 MF 7 Paul Arriola 3 0 3
4 MF 10 Edison Flores 2 0 2
MF 11 Yamil Asad 2 0 2
FW 19 Nigel Robertha 2 0 2
MF 30 Kevin Paredes 2 0 2
FW 32 Ramón Ábila 2 0 2
9 DF 4 Brendan Hines-Ike 1 0 1
MF 6 Russell Canouse 1 0 1
DF 13 Frédéric Brillant 1 0 1
DF 14 Andy Najar 1 0 1
FW 22 Griffin Yow 1 0 1
MF 8 Felipe Martins 1 0 1

Top assists
Rank Position Number Name MLS MLS Cup Total
1 MF 31 Julian Gressel 5 0 5
2 FW 9 Ola Kamara 3 0 3
DF 14 Andy Najar 3 0 3
4 MF 7 Paul Arriola 2 0 2
MF 10 Edison Flores 2 0 2
MF 5 Júnior Moreno 2 0 2
FW 16 Adrien Perez 2 0 2
8 FW 29 Yordy Reyna 1 0 1
MF 11 Yamil Asad 1 0 1
MF 6 Russell Canouse 1 0 1
MF 8 Felipe Martins 1 0 1
FW 22 Griffin Yow 1 0 1
DF 93 Tony Alfaro 1 0 1
MF 12 Drew Skundrich 1 0 1
MF 27 Moses Nyeman 1 0 1

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Player MLS MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup Total
       

Awards

Awards will be announced as the season begins.

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